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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-31

CITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY
MEDICAL.
VALENTINES MEAT JUICE, Ira w. Blunt
Agent, 81 Thirteenth street
MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
c. r. JOHNSTON, 9ls Main street
NEWSDEALERS.
WILLIAM A. EDWARDS, No. sol East Broad
street, sells newspapers at New York prices.
CT JOHNSTON, 9ls Main street. See adver-
| tsement.
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PAPER HANGERS & UPHOLSTERS.
BOOTH, SPENCE & Co., Tenth street, be-
| tween Main and Bank.
PHYSICIANS.
| JOE. V. HOBSON, NJ. D., Homeopathist Resi-
denee and office All Grace street, corner Of
Fifth.
DIR. M. A. RUST, Office and residence Second
between Main and Cary streets
DIR. A. s. McRAE, office Franklin street under
Exchange Hotel, residence No 1910 R,ss ST.
PICTURES AND MIRRORS.
VIM. DAFFRON, l4ss Main street. See adver.
tisement
PLUMBING, STEAM G. GAS-FITTING
DANIEL O'DONNELL, No. SIS Broad street.
w. J. ANDERSON, Nos s26 Main and 2o5
Broad streets.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
w. ID. ROBINS, No. lll5 Main street
SMITH PETERSON, Marshall Hall, corner
Tenth and Bank street. See advertisement.
K; A. J. CLoPToN, Eleventh street, between
Main and Bank.
JAMES L. SUTTON, STATE JOURNAL Building, |
el2H Main street See advertisement.
JAS. L. APPERS0N, (since 1861 No. lole Main |
and Eleventh streets
RESTAURANTS.
sCANlMELL's ALL-NIGHT House AND
street, near Broad.
TRI-MOUNTAIN HOUSE, l426 Main street, ION
the European plan,) p. B. Callahan, Pro
prietor
ROOFING, PLUMBING, &c.
). L. WHITAKER, 1917 Gary street
SASH, BLIND AND DOOR FACTORY.
sAML G. FLoURNOY, l4ls Cary street. See
advertisement.
SEINE THREAD, LINES, &c.
L. LICHTENsTEIN, 1905 and 1907 Franklin
street
|
SAVINGS BANKS.
UNION BANK OF RICHMOND, 1. Davenport,
Jr, Prest., Jas. Miller, Cashr, llo4 Main
street, .... n
FREEDMEN'S SAVINGS BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY, 10 north Tenth
street, Chas. Spencer, Cashier. See advertise
nent.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-31
SIGN AND HOUSE PAINTERS.

w. L. MONTAGUE, No. s South Tenth street.
ID. II. PYLE, Tenth street, between Main and
Bank
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-31
BY Richardson 4 Co., Real Estate gems and
Auctioneers, 1ll3 Main street

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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-31

II. L. PELOUZE & Co., Franklin between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. See adver-
tisement.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
NO SOUND SLEEP FOR YEARS.

In lecture delivered in New York by
Rev. Mr.. Talmage, on the life of Horace
Greeley, the lecturer said "Mr. Greeley
told me ten days before his death that he
had not enjoyed sound sleep for fifteen
ycars.n In reference to this statement
Mr.. Talmage said "Bretheren of litera-
ry toll, we had better slow up-put down
brakes. You who are going at abreak-necE
speed with the lightning express train at
60 miles an hour had better take the ac-
commodation at 35 miles an hour. 1t is
this night work that is killing our literary
men. The brass heads of the coffin lid are
made out of gas light"
Considering Mr.. Greeley stemperate life
and strong constitution, his death was GER
tainly premature. But when we measure
his years by the work he performed, he
lived full round life. But it is true, as
Mr.. Talmage says, the literary men Of this
age are working out their life by the mid
night lamp. This is true of the journalists,
especially of our large cities. But few
men realize the wonderful amount of work
they perform. Take the leading writer of
leading daily and at the end of a year
measure the articles he has written and
they. would fill volumes. Much of his
work is necessarily done under pressure.
At midnight the telegraph brings to the
editorial room news that demands editori-
al notice. 1t may be the death of a promi-
nent citizen whose life and works demand
conspicuous mention. 1t may be an APP
palling calamity or a new question in poll
tics or new discovery in science or art.
No matter what the subject is it demands
full investigation and full discussion. The
pressman is laundering for his forms and
in an hour or two the subject must be read
up, written up, and the article set up and
printed for careful perusal by thou
sand critical eyes at the morning
table. OF course an article written
under such pressure eXhausts the writer
more than four times the work under more
favorable circumstances.
We are all living at rapid pace. We
travel by steam, eat by railroad time,
print by steam, read and write at high
pressure and die at a premature age. We
have many warnings that such fast living
is telling fearfully upon us as people,
carrying off our greatest men just as their
matured minds and ripe experience make
them most valuable but we heed not. We
continue the break neck pace and suppose
we ought to congratulate ourselves if it
does not grow worse.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
OUR AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.

We are glad to note that Senator Nor
rill, of Vermont, was so prompt to call up
in the Senate his bill to donate additional
public lands to the Agricultural Colleges
of the various States. The probabilities
are that a bill granting enough land to
make the donation to each College one
million acres, will pass. In no better way
could the Government encourage the work
of education. 1t is work of such impor-
lance as to be engaging to-day the time
and unceasing labors of the best minds
and purest men of the nation. Especially
to the Southern States is this bill of deep
importance. If it becomes a law as pro-
posed, it will establish in each one of
the Southern States an educational
institution with wealth enough to
catonal influence that will in n
few years do more to build up the wealth
and morals of the section than any other
movement the Government could inaugu-
rate. The South needs this help, especially,
and we know Southern Representatives in
both branches of Congress will earnestly
favor it. One provision should be incor-
porated in the grant and that is, that so
far as possible the fund arising from the
sale of the lands should be so invested and
deposited as to amply insure its being used
for the purpose designated, and that its
application should he free from political
and sectarian influences.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
PETITION FOR SCHOOLS.

Several friends of the school cause have
suggested that we prient the outlines of
general petition for general school law
and urge upon the friends of public schools
in every county the propriety of procuring
the signatures to the petitions of the best
men to be found. We give below form
which eau be copied off on paper ready for
signatures. Will not some school man in
every civil district see that this petition is
signed and handed to the legislator elect
for presentation to the Legislature?
To the General assembly Of the State of
Tennessee
The undersigned petitioners, citizens of
the comfy of --, believing the edu-
cation of the people to be the best safeguard
for civil liberty and a free government and
the best means known to promote general
prosperity and happiness, respectfully
petition your Honorable Body to provide
a State system of public schools, which,
by imposing a reasonable tax shall give us
good public schools in every county in
Tennessee. The details of the system and
the rate of taxation we leave to your judg-
ment. Believing the time is at hand when
prompt measures should be taken to re-
move from the character of our State the
reproach cast upon it by the census return.
of the General Government, which places
it second in the Union on the roll of iHite-
rdcy, we hereby promise our hearty sup
port and endorsement in all reasonable.
efforts to give the children of the State
free education
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

meeting of the Legislature will prove a
crisis in the affairs of those who are plead
ing so earnestly for organization" and
for this reason, it will be looked forward to
with interest.
We trust and believe that when the Leg
islature does meet that such questions will
be speedily and that our lawmakers
will promptly proceed TO the important
business which will come beforethem. The
people care a great deal less about who Is to
hold the offices than they do about the set
Element of vital issues in which the State
is interested. They expect the next Legis-
la.ure to act, not for the special benefit of
any political party but for the welfare of
the commonwealth. Let good men he
selected for the various positions, and then
let us have apublic policy inaugurated that
will add something to our material pros
perity
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
EDWIN FORREST.

Edwin Forrest, the greatest tragedian of
the age, who fell dead yesterday morning
in Philadelphia while dressing himself,
was born in that city in 1906. He has
been on the stage fifty-folr years, having
commenced performing when he was only
twelve years old, In his fifteenth year he
made his debut at the old South street
theatre in Philadelphia. He has remained
OH the stage ever since, gaining a distinc-
tion that is seldom accorded to men of his
or any other profession. Since 1858 he has
not been so actively or constantly engaged,
his entertainments partaking of the char
acter of readings" rather than theatrical
performances. His fame is not confined to
this country by any means. Three times
he has visited England and his
performances were received there with the
same favor as in his native land. In the
personation of characters demanding ro-
bust action and physical power, he, in his
palmy days, was without an equal.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Lively times are anticipated upon the
meeting of the Tennessee Legislature on
the first of next month. Numerous gem
tlemen have intimateda desire to serve the
State in the various offices to be filled by
that body. The process by which the
Isham G.. Harris wing of the late Demo-
cratic party expects to whip the recalci-
trant Johnson men into supporting the or
thodox military ring, will be interesting.
For some time past the leaders of cor
ganization" have manifested doubt
as 70 the best course to pursue
under the circumstances. One day
they breathe forth threats, and crack the
party whip right lively over these apos-
tates from the true faith. Finding that
their subjects view such a proceeding with
provoking GOODNESS, they change their
tactics and, with tears and entreaties,
exclaim, I" Return, Oh Wanderer, return!"
Thus far tears and thEeatenings have
produced little or no visible effect. The
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
AN EASY WAY TO MAKE MONEY.

The very liberal premiums offered fer
subscribers to the WEEKLY CHRONICLE
offer an opportunity to our friends to rem
der us a very valuable service and to bene-
fit themselves at the same time. a good
paper is needed in every family. Its mar
ketsa and agricultural items are worth far
more than the price ofthe paper to the far
mer. It's news items are valuable to every
class of readers. 1t teaches children how
to read quicker than the school teacher.
The CHRONICLE costs Cess than three GEMS
a a0eak. The poorest man can certainly
afford to pay that much for so much good
reading. People complain of hard times,
but to stop the.newspaper is the last 'eK-
pense that ought to beeut of.
Restler look over our premiums in an
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them. A beautiful picture will be yalu-
able Christmas gift. There are great
many valuable premiums offered. Now is
the time to get subscribers. Start out right
for 1873. Help circulate the CHRONICLE
and you will be doing good work.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
PEACE TRIBUNALS.

Secretary Fish, in friendly letter to
Justice Nelson on his retirement from the
Supreme Court of the United States, refers
TO the results attending the international
arbitration at Geneva, (Which has given
peace to two nations whose passions it has
calmed." The satisfactory results attend
ing this international peace tribunal sug-
gests the inquiry why other nations can
not arbitrate their differences in the same
way. The tribunal having authority to
decide disputes between nations once es-
tablished, such differences between them
can be settled as well peacefully as by
force. Why. should it not be SO? If our
civilization has made the progress of which
we boast, why is it that two powerful ma
tions VIII deliberately sacrifice upon the
battle field the lives of half million of
brave men over difference which
when examined really amounts to moth
ing So long as the sentiment humankind
encourages such wars we will continue to
have them and 50 long as they are proba-
BILE, nations hemmed about by rival powers
will find their own protection demands
that large standing armies should be main
tanned. Look at the States of Europe,
and what are they but vast camp of
trained soldiers. How much of the labor
and wealth of Germany and France is
now being expended in preparations for
the war that must again sooner or later
follow the present policy of the Govern
ments of the Eastern Continent? The
military laws of both nations are sweep
ing in their eXactions. 1t takes for years
the best young men from the industries of
the people and appropriates their best
years to piling up misery and wrath for
the battlefelds to come. If the destruc-
tive character of the modern enginery of
war is improved much more, the battle
fields of the future will number their vic
tins by the thousands, where they have
heretofore by the hundreds. 1t may then
become a matter for united effort on the
part of the friends of mankind to create
international organizations to exert to the
utmost their influence against war.
The standing armies of Europe are enor-
NOUS. If the labor and money expended
in war preparations were directed to the
building of industries to promote the pub
| lie good, or to establishments in the
interest of reform and charity, there would
soon be less encouragement for nations to
| go to war, and great advance made in
the public morals and in the general pros
perity of the people.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

II appears that some of the prominent
merchants of New York, Boston, Phila-
delphia and other cities have purchased
the Bay of SANTANA in San Domingo, which
the Government lately refused to buy.
The steamer Tybee that recently sailed
from New York took out the money re-
quired by the BaeZ Government for a GER
tain specified amount of territory, includ-
ing the celebrated harbor named. One of
the merchants interested, Mr. c. X. Gar
rison, in the purchase was recently inter-
viewed in New York, Being asked what
shape the project was in he said:
ave have raised the money demanded
and sent it out in the Tybee, and will thus
gain control of the port of Samana the
finest in the West Indias, and capable of
holding the navies of the world"
You will have special rights and privi-
leges, / suppose-be a sort of western East
India COmpany""
"Well, we are paying out a great deal of
money, and of course we are not giving it
for nothing, but expect ample returns"
"Will not this first outlay need to he fol-
lowed by other large expenditures for
warehouses, &c?'
"We don't know much about what will
| come after. We shall move cautiously IAN
be governed by circumstances"
"Are only New York capitalists in the
enterprise ."
NO; there are capitalists of Boston,
Philadelphia, and other towns in the
movement
1T appears to be legitimate transact
! ton. suppose that many of you have
long had mercantile dealings with those
regions ?"
Yes; /, for one, have been running
steamers TO those islands, and as far down
as Brazil, have no connection with the
Administration, and it is matter of BUSH
ness with us all"
This is certainly good way to settle a
veXed question, and prevent further politi-
cal controversy on the subject. But what
is the condition of the island? Is there
much industrial activity there ?"
There Is large export trade of coffee
and other tropical products; but the point
of the greatest importance will be the pos
| session by Americans of such a fine port in
the West Indies.n
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
Important Opinion of the Attorney Gem
eral,

Attorney General Heiskell has decided
that the Comptroller shall move on any
tax collectors bond on the first of January
of each year, and that the two years y
allowed the collector by law is only in
tended as time within which he may settle
with those who have been delinquent in
perfectly proper that every provision
should be made for the prompt collection
of all taxes, it would seem hat this is a
rather severe construction of the reading
of the law.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

IT is now pretty we'll settled that the
Tribune Association has rendered Vice
President Colfax the editorial chair made
vacant by Mr.. Greeley's death. 1t seems
from the statements of those in position
to know, that tempting offer has been
made in the shape of a salary, and that
NIr. Colfax is seriously considering the
proposition. 1t would be great help to
the Tribune, should he accept, and the
stockholders could well afford to pay him
any price he would ask.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

WILL not some good friend of public
schools and better public reads, in each
district, make it his business to see that
the petitions printed in this issue of the
CHRONICLE are copied off on paper and
circulated for signers? Now is the time
for friends of these measures to work.
Send on petitions TO Nashville, 90 that our
Legislators may know what public opinion
IL
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

WE give in another column long lis t
of persons whose claims have been favor
ably passed by the Commission and so re-
ported to Congress. There is little doubt
but that they will all be allowed by Con-
gress at its present session and provision
made for payment. In the list we notice
the names ofvery many East Tennesseeans
to whon this allowance will be very well
come.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

THE Nashville Banner says there are
about twenty-five Senators who are candi-
dates for Speaker of the Senate and about
seventy-fiVe in the House candidates for
Speaker of that body. If they all hold
their own there will be a tie vote on the
first ballot
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

THE constitutional amendment now un
der consideration in both Houses of Con-
gress provides that Presidents and Vice
Presidents are to be chosen by the people
and shall hold their positions for the term
of six wears
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

The ,precarious condition of Joe Jeffer-
sons .eyesight will prevent his favoring
the public with his inimitable play, Rip
Van Wrinkle, this winter.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

An effort is being made to raise susi-
cient funds to pay an artist to make a
statue eff Stenewall jackson.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

THE subject of equalizing tax ASSESS
ments en- property in Tennessee has been
productive of much discussion ana as
yet, no remedy has been secured for exist
ing evils. 1t is the source from whence
the greatest burdens connected with the
public revenue originates, and until some
relief is obtained it will always afford just
grounds of complaint If any one will take
the trouble to examine the books of the
Revenue Collector for the county, he will
lind an inequality Of assessments never
thought Of, unless he has had occasion to
examine before. 1t is an evil which calls
for legislation, and we trust that the Leg
islatuEe which meets at Nashville on the
first Monday in next month, will give the
matter some careful atteotion. While
every man is taxed in proportion to the
valne of biz property, no one will COM
plain, but A does not care to have his
property assessed at its full CASH value,
while his neighbor, b, pays tax On less
than three fourths of the value OF hie, es-
timated on the same basis.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

THE oCo,aicr-Jouyaad is indignant be-
cause certain journals il this State insist
that it 3snows nothing about Tennessee
politics.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

- On Monday morning two irate individu-
ais went into the Office of a Scranton ga, }
paper, and after sOundly Gaming the edi-
tor proceeded to upset several cases of type,
knock down imposing stones and throw
things into "pi" generally. The proyoca-
ton, was Sian derOus publication on the
day previous relative TO the wife of one OF
the parties, We do not favor resort to such
measures as this, but If there is evera time
when one is justifiable in taking the law
into h,s own hands, it is when a brutal
editor makes an assault upon female char.
acter. Nothing else will exere Use so salu-
tary an influence on such fellows as cas-.
tigation administered on their person.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

The Gallatin Examiner is in favor of the re-
election Of DR.. VIM. Morrow for State Treas
ureri position he now most w0rthily fills.
Middletown transcript., 1872-01-13

DIVORCES.

UNITED STATES DIVORCE AGENCY,
ESTABLISHED lsh5
niNuRGiS legally obtained IN every Stale
, where ihe lams arr liberal IN The subject
and under the tuited Siaies Laws, for persons
from nny Statc or touniry-.lnga cstftshcfe-
dcssr,isn. cruelty. nnn.sspi ori drunkenness,
eic. sHiiirieu eansc-~nn publicity reqhirci-no
fcc until divorce Is obtained.
Call on, or address
GOULD 4 BURGER
rnrSsItLogs Ar-LAw,
Broadway. "a door helow John ST.
Oct. 81, ls7l--6m.
Middletown transcript., 1872-01-13
lll5 WIN. I. HOPKINS, 1873
lll5 CHESTNUT ST. (Girard Row.
1873 n. EIGHTH ST. (N. Il. Cor. eth and Cherry, !,
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