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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-12-09
by Gruhbs q Williams, Auclion.sru.

Nh ASsTaHEt'S SALE. !sSA
10y OF ~
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN THE
COUNTY OF BRUNSWICK, VA.
IL compliance With an order of the UnitaJ
Staies District Court for the Eastern District OF
Virginia, dated November IL. 1879. In the rhattsy
OF John r. Kenneday. bankrupt, will oIay los
sale at pubic auction, on
THURSDAY, DECEMBER IL, 1879,
at IL O'Clock NJ In trent of the United stasas
Court House, in the city OF Richmond. elsar CT
all liens ahd eacrmb"ances,
700 ACRES OF LAND
lying in brunswick County, Va, about ten miles
north OF the Courthouse adjoining the lands Of
James b. Mallory, H M. Snort and others with
moderate BUILDINGS thereon.
TERM>-Ons-third cash; balance on a credit
or six and twelve nonths. the purchaser to give
note for the deferred payments, with six per
cent interest. andrd, tihe 10 be retained until
the whole OF the purchase money l. paid
WM. H. ALLDERDICE.
no Z3--2aWJW Assignee.
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~. man 100 HudnsneiIa
theories / ghning Ser found flast
Ein which n~penthusiasn5 ever Hzasskindled.
he ID solid. ssnsxcitabet NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
.ssrativs.afesoIate, ana 0Bstinassss@HisseK-
perienee has proved e. him The. hoIlownesae Of
ali partisan pretensions and The selfshi,ess
that animates aIili professed followers. he
cannot fail to despise their motives ; ne can
not enter into sympathy with their asplra-
tons. Therefore he has, we conjecture, de-
termined to disregard them except SO far as
they may subserye his purposes In adyanc-
ing, as he understands them, the interests OF
the country; and thus determined, he will go
on smoking and riding his fine horses, diYid-
ing bis time between what he deems public
duty and private enjoyment, indifferent
pretty much to praise or blame.
Thus considering General GRANT in his
second term, we may hope for an impartial
administration for four years to come. Ii
he Is but true to his understood disposition,
we certainly shall !; and that he may not IN
any way be inyeigled into the support OF
the schemes of the ambitious partisans and
corrupt rings, and that he may stand firmly
BY ciivil-service reform, is unquestionably the
hope of every mar not interested in the cor
rupt use of the official power Of the PresI-
dent.
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President Grant.

Perhaps the best description of the Presi-
dents message is in the brief passage in the
comment of the London Times which says
that ait is full of confident authority and
placidity." Exactly so. 1t is entirely char.
acleristic of General GRANT. 1t presents
him US ne really is, freed from the trammels
which his first four years imposed upon him,
by reason of his expectation of reelection.
Now he is, indeed, General GRANT: RICH
ARD himself again. His message is not SEN
timcntal nor sectional. 1t talks straight on
in Il business way-presents the gist of the
departmental reports, calls attention to work
to be done, and commits the author to
nothing. He is i'll camp at headquarters
smoking his cigar, is involved in no abb
struct idcas, no schemes that excite his
anxiety or elicit his enthusiastic support,
and is determined to tic himself to the fate
of no partisan aud no clique. So he makes
the smoke curl above him, listens to the
arguments and stories Of aspirants and fol-
lowers, and still puffs away his unconcern,
determined 10 take the world easy for the bal
ance OF his Presidential life and "let things
slide"
1t is certainly a matter Of c~ongratulation
to the communities who thought them
selves not in favor during General GRANTS
first term that he has since his reelection
showed his impartiality, or rather indiifer-
enceIto the sectionalisms and party schemes
of the day. 1t is an indifference from which
they cannot suffer. The chief magistrate
thus disposed will not likely be partial in his
administration OF benefits Or Of justice /; and
the reason is good to hope that any preju-
dice that the proceedings In the last four
years may have engeadered will die out I'M
der the influence Of that imperturbable reso.
luton to keep out of entanglements which
Il Is evident General GRANT has adopted.
Nor do we mean to accuse General 1GRAsT
30 an Indifference to the welfare Of the conn
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The Currency.

Mr. boutwell, in his report says that the
country is not prepared to sustain the policy
Of the contraction of the currency. In this
he is quite right. But he opposes any in
crease Of the paper circulation until the re-
sumption Of specie payments. 1t would be
a great hardship upon the country to cur
tail the currency at this time, and there can
be no occasion for it. Based as it is upon
national credit and gold combined, there
can be no disturbance on account Of q want
Of confidence III it. People will continue to
employ the bank notes now aloat in their
transactions with perfect faith In their SOL
yeGcy, whether specie payments be resumed
or not.
Mr.. Boutwell, opposes also the idea of
abandoning the issue of national bank notes
and the issuing of United States notes in
their place. lie contends that the result
would be that the people, deprived of the
facilities for business Afforded by banks,
would seek relief through State institutions,
and without much delay Congress would
concede to them the right to issue notes for
circulation; and "this surrender" says he,
/" would be followed by the surrender by
1.-THE General Government Of all control
"over the paper circulation of the
"country." This would be a national mis-
fortune. The present banking system, with
some amendment, would be as u~nexception-
able as any Of the human institutions can
"a, all I,a;,,r ylDnyaa1 RI InfoptS n Iyns rho
invention of C~hief-Justice CHASE while
Secretary Of the Treasury, and is Il monu-
ment to bis wisdom and forecast. 1t was 4
war measure indeed, but he saw how it
would in time Of peace furnish the nation
with a good circulation, commanding public
confidence, and equally creditablc in every
part of the Union. 1t furnished in a large
| degree the siuewS of war, and after the war,
without a jar, glided into the uses of peaceful
intercourse and commerce.. Judge CHASE,
| seeing that the system of banks, based, az
are the national banks. on public credit, was
| hostile to the old State banks, caused the
latter to be taxed out of existence. Thus it
was that the old debate about the power Of
the Federal Government on the one hand
and the States on the other to authorize
banks Of issue was put at an end.
There is no dissatisfaction with the result,
and we have no idea that Congress ever will
| surrender the control it las thus assumed
| over the currency. If it would take one
step further, and establish Il uniform rate of
Interest over the whole Union.-in other
words, establish u uniform value for money
in all the States-it would do q great na-
| tional good. A law that would fix the legal
rate for the settlement of the accounts Of
tiduciarics and the government, of all cases
| where private contract had not provided for
a different rate, would be entirely in keeping
with the enterprising commercial spirit Of
the land and i'll no wise injurious to any
| interest.
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MnnssI& Cd. iii s~sSbuatos aslasss
snbgedaess b the ssata, sis frols
|saIss of balance of States stoc&ita sng
Marietta Ind Cincinnati RaslTead gesapanys
and Mbeo from The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. '
Rai,road GaTnpanvron.accoantsffhe their bona
held By the state-total, $52,87I,46. Inc
disbursements were: ON account OF ex-
pepsss, 81 .t0;4onaccountscf . the purchase 81
900; SOC % of Virginia consolidated bonds,
s5s. sIa. II. Balance on hand, S26o.49. There
are now held by the commissioners CONSOLE
dated bonds purchased by them as above,
SOC. $685. purchased by Board Of Public
Works and transferred to sinking fund.
$4,000; unfunded bonds purchased BY
| Beard of Public Works and transferred to
shaking fund, sI4o.s53; and balance re-
ceiyed from sale of States interest in the
| Richmond and Danyile railroad and trans
| ferrcd to sinking fund, S934,924.29-totai'
5i,075,7T7.aS.
The reports Of the Board Of Directors OF
the Penitentiary and Of the superintendent,
GEORGE i. S~TRoTHER, Esq, show that inst1tu-
ton to be in good condition. The most im-
portant features are referred to in the mes
sage OF the Governor.
The report of .Attorney-G General TAYLOR
gives in brief the state of; the several cases IN
which the Commonwealth Is a party pend'
ing in the Circuit Court of the city Of Rich
mond and the Supreme Court OF Appears.
In the former there are thirty-one and in the
latter eleven cases of this description.
Adjucant-G General RICHARDSON sets forth
that the State has 1876 regiments of militia of
the line not enrolled, and an active volun
teer force of one regiment seven companics)
and seven detached companies OF infantry
and two companies of artillery. The AdJu-
tant-General recommends q complete reVl-
sion of the militia laws, and urges the i'm
portauce of securing batteries for the Rich
mond Howitzers and the Norfolk Light Ar
tiilery Blues. He also highly eulogizes the
volunteers.
The publication of these reports in the
torn of a bound volume, ready on the first
day of the session of the General Assembly,
is a great Improvement upon the old plan,
and we hope ii will hereafter be the rule to
put them forth in the new fashion.
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Annual Reports of State Officers


Through the kindness Of the Superintend-
emit Of Public Printing (R. F. WALKER,
ESQ., we have received q bound volume
containing the annual reports Of the officers,
boards, and institutions of the Common
wealth Of Virginia for the year ending Sep.
TENDER 80, 1872. Many Of the facts con-
tanned in these documents have already been
laid before our readers in some form, and it
is unnecessary now to devote much space to
them.
The Auditor of Public Accounts submits
the usual statements showing the receipts
and disbursements for the year and the state
OF the treasury on the 30th Of September.
It was made the duty of this officer, in con-
junction with the Secretary of the Common
wealth, the Second Auditor, and the Trcasu.
rer, under a joint resolution of the General
Assembly, approved March 10, 1872, to re-
wise the laws for the assessment and collec.
ton of taxes both for State and county pur-
poses. The report Of this commission is
nearly ready, and as it e,nbodies the views of
Auditor TAYLOR upon many subjects Of taX-
alton, and will soon be presented, he makes
no recommendations now, and only en-
presses the opinion that the present revenue
laws are very defective. The Auditor also
has in preparation, and will shortly present
10 the General Assembly, statements show
Ing tue valuations of land under the several
acts OF Assembly which authorize reassess-
ments. These will he ready as soon as full
returns shall be received from the township
assessors, together with statements showing
the valuations Of personal property, and
other subjects, for the year 1872.
The most interesting facts in the reports
OF TIE Treasurer Colonel JosErH MAYO, yJr.)
and the Superintendent Of Public Printing
[h. +. WALKER, Esq., have been published.
The report Of the Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund, by WILLIAM d. COLEMAN,
secretary, embraces u concise statement of
their operations from the date Of their OF.
gan:zation under the act Of March 80, 1871,
10 the close Of the fiscal year ending
September 80, 1872. The receipts were
SsI,sss.4s fsom saIdsy assets Of sRIpEs,
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North Carolina.

Things in North Carolina delight not us.
The senatorial election might have been
much better terminated. The middle in
that State is vexatious because it is mysteri-
Gus. What is the matter in North Carolina:
We wish she would or wouldn't; bur this
wayering and unreliability is intolerable.
Well, there will come upon us a new order
of parties, and then, possibly, North Carolina
will he somewhere.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-05

The nomination of Mr.. WARD Hunt, Of
New York, for the place on the bench of the
Supreme Court made vacant by the resigna-
ton of Judge NELSON, takes the public by
surprise. His name had not been mentioned
in connection with the office. 1t is said to
give satisfaction where he is known. He
had not a national fame. If he is related to
WASHINGTON Hunt that will commend bin
to Il great many people.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-05

DR.. Hogc, Nr. WASuINGTO& w. DAVIS 10 Miss
ANN {. DREW; all of this city. No cards.
Philaielph ia and Baltimore papers please copy.
uzGEzzznxx6zzEHEEs7
DEATHS.
Died. on Tuesday the sd day of December. ls7s, at
his residence, IN the county of UenTico, BESJh-
MIN ". GREEN, III the sixty-Iourta year u Lis
age.
His funeral will take place from Che Centenary
church, In this city, at l. O'Clock THIS DAY.
Died, In Piedmont West Va, on the 81 instant,
MARION Fl. FRANKLIN.
His remains viii reach RicbDiond THIS aloHa-
ING at 8 O'Clock. Ills funeral wiz take place from
his fathers residence, OH, Byrd between tenth and
and those OF his father Is. G. FraiklinI are respect
fully invited TO attend. DISC a@1e
Died, on Tuesday, December sd, ut 5:ls o'clock or
Cipbtheria. ANNIE EVELYN, aged i've years,
three months and e!gh, days, and on, "Wednesday,
December 18th, at LAS, MAMIE, aged three years:
ten months and twenty-five days, infant children OF
Annie l.. and John L. Sims.
The funeral of both will take place mt Clly-Stfect
Methodist church THIS rrEursdayl ~
IL O'Clock. Friends and acqaaintances are reqass.ed
to attend without further notice.
Died, In Pierce city, No., November rs 1877,
ALFRED A. HEATH, formerly OF this CITY.
His remairs reached this city on the stn lns1ni,
and they will he buried from the M0nl,lneii'st
church tSey. DR.. WooGbridge's) THIS fEharsaay.
MORNING 1T IL o'clock. Relatives anc frienasU VI
the family are respectfully invited 70 afteud; ais9
the members Of the Richmond Typographical
Union, aE .r*a -
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PETITION, &c.

Mr. GaEEsEaf Petersburg made an effort
TO Introduce a petition OF Reuben RagLand,
Esd, and n draught OF a bill TO incorporate
the Weldon and Washington Railroad Com
pany, and providing for the appointment Of
commissioners iii the cities OF Richmond,
Petersburg, Fredericksburg, and Alexandra
to open books Of subscription to the capital
stock of the company.
Mr. PzNs objected, and the bill was with
drawn.
The PREsIpEST announced that the stand
ing committees of the last session would,
under the rules, serve at this session.
Adjourned.
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Fssa66n 81 Ssaena sAssss ~
sssssiy sssIfls ssskh
Ga n1oties sof Mfzx fseshupdnsd
copies n addition Id the asaAA rsunI1er o5 tue
GcssrDor,ssnaessage were ordered TO be-
aEgtEcr pon rGH a1sforg or roEacF GExzlsr.
At this point Mr. srEvEss Of aussax
sented d fesolntion looking 70 the adj
iourffdefiss or the Senats III respsctstcfafhe
memory of the late Hon. Horace Greeley--ss
follows :
.Reso5ced, That In tfew OF the fact that
this dayI has been set apsrtfofthe solensnizs.
ton OF the funeral obsequiess Of the Hon.
Horace Greeley, whose recent death, in the
city Of New York, has falleE Hike a pail upon
the entire American republic, se,dinga rang
ofsge1nine sorrow to tbs hearts OF bis fellow
citizens OF all sbadesof political opinion, the
senats do adjourf until 10 O'Clock to-Haor
row., Adopted.
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MARRIAGES.

Married, on The 80 OF October, 1879, by tie Rev.
DR.. Hoge. Nr. WASUISGTOS w. DAVIS 10 Miss
j. {. DREW; all Of this city. No cards.
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The rerorts OF ai the departments of the govern
ment, OF our public and charitable institutions. aud
the State literary Institutions are herewith submitted
to YOU, and | beSreik for each one OF them your cure
ful pcrusal. IL will be gratifying to you TO note the
thol o~ughness and completeness of administration
which cllaractclizes every department and all our
Institutions ! desire % be1r my testimony TO tie
faithtulness, efficiency, and uniform courtesy OF all
our Stale officials. They have largely contributed
to whatever of success lias attended the discharge of
my executive dukes. and they are Ia no wise respon-
sibie for any errors that may have been committed.
] trust thar the General Assembly VIII adopt tie
suggestion OF the General. aud cordially
approve of the recommendations maze by the Al
P srhniiIs eshiIits in mi his Sr report q gratifying rednc-
tion In The expenses OF his department. l must
again suggest the p~ropriety OF relieving the E2eca-
tive from the duty Of examining and approving the
bills Of this department.. From the nature OF the
case such examinations must be superficial, aud, SO
far as he present Executive Is copceri!.d. almost Ut.
terly v~aiueless, due to the fact that he Is ignorant OF
he value OF material used and the work done by
this department. Let this duty te, Imposed upon
Il state Board OF Health was duly organized under
the net approved, February %, 1872, composed OF
eminent aud learned physicians. l commend. TO
your careful consideration the able report OF this
Board. Its usefulness has been tralnmelted fer The
want of funds, and i trust that you will find 1t con-
sistent 70 make 4 reasonable appropriation for the
use Of this Beard. The duties deyolged upon 1t are
OF the highest Importance. and the small sum re-
CURED TO enable II to discharge those duties with
efficiency and satisfaction ought to he promptly APP
/ submit herewith the repor, Of DR.. w. p. Palmer,
appointed by the aet approved Aprit ., 1872, !, tose-
cure the preservation Of historical papers In the
capitol building" The suggestions therein made
are Important, and meet With my cordial approval.
The statue OF General Washington formerly
standing In the roiunda OF Tie capitol II wasfoGnd
necessary TO remove during the past suDmer, Us II
was ascertained that the brick arches on whiehit
| resled we're giving away and were liable 10 fall. The
preservation from mnhlafion or possible destrue-
iou OF this exceedingly valuable work Of aft was
deemed of the highest moment, and IL was conse-
qeent!y promptly removed from Its dang roua posi-
ton and carefully boxed 10 avail, the action OF the
General sseDshly. II you shall decide to r~e-lus.aie
It iii Its fern.er positions 10 Viii be necessary 20 take
down and rebuild the arches underneath the TO-
iaunta, which will he attended With considerable ex-
pense. il has been suggested that hcaseo OF Ere II
would be impossible to rsllose tifss statue rom tho
great weigh ,a.Id that il would ka advisable 90 place
klinst the caysital GROUNDS sufficiently remote from
| shs 10 insure It's ssfety. ] tays no RECON-.
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General Assembly Of Virginia.
WEDNESDAY, December 4, 1872.
SENATE.

At 1906 o'clock Lieutenant-G Governor Ma
RYE called the Senate to order and stated
that the hour had arrived for the meeting Of
the body.
Prayer by the Rev. II. G. Dashiell, of st
Marks UpiscopaD church.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-06-06

frantic gesticulations of the proprietor, who screamed furio1sly after them to stop. When hereached the opposite side, he took ont his poeketknife and deliber~ ately cut the rope. Having thus; as it were, blown mp the communication in his rear, my grandfather, without the loss of his baggage, continued his retreat to the fortress; while the little Governor, who galloped up just as they were disappear ing, was, like Lord Ullin, left lamenting.
 The sun was already declining, and threw their shadows far before them on the sands, as they rode along the beach close to the water. The bay at this inner ex- tremity makes great circular sweep radii drawn from the rock to different dis tant points of the arc would be almost equal; and for half an hour they continued to see Giberalter at nearly the same dis tanee to the right in front of them, hold ing itself aloof most provokingly. Twi- light descended as they passed the Span- ish lines and on the Neutral Ground. The Major glanced anxiously at his watch-in few minutes the gun from Middle Hill would give the signal for shutting the gates, and doom them irretrievably to re- turn into Spain for the night. For the first time in his life Major Flinders really punished his horse, lifting his tired beast along with whip and rein. Carlota's kept easily beside him underher lighter weight, and they rapidly neared the barrier. Just as they passed it, a stream of flame shot from the rock. illumining objects like a flash of lightning; then came the heavy report of the gun-another minute and the drawbridge at Landport would be lifted: but they were. upon it. They dashed across somewhat in the style of Marmion quitting Douglass castle, ''just as it trembled on the rise,' and were safe in Gibralter. q
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-06-06

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Litchfield enquirer., 1872-06-06
CHAPTER ".

At the inn, that night, the Major be- took himself to rest early, that he might be ready to start for Gibralter betimes in the morning. for on the following day their leave was to expire. s..s.. = < !.
 He had slept soundly for several hours, when he was awoke by Owen, who entered with 8 candle in his hand. The Major sat up in bed and rubbed his eyes. 0E&
 eHmeis up, my boy, eh 9'' said he, with & cavernous yawn s1 should have liked another hour of 1t, but it can't be helped, (preparing to turn out )ssE sSsass2 sslI
 q didn't want to spoil your rest lat night, said Owen, seating himself on the edge of the bed, ESQ said nothing about mishap that has occurred. That snug gling villain, Francisco, took advantage of our absence to fetch "a contraband cdr go in the boat from Gibralter, and has been caught in attempting to run 1t here. -. - -. ss s
 sGod bless me" said my grandfather. sswho would have thought Hand hs such capital cook But what's to be done? where's the boat ?'. .Tsss