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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
SPECIAL TO THE STATE JOURNAL,
Passage OF the Homestead Amend.
ment to the Bankrupt law.

WASHINGTON, January 81. = The
homestead amendment to the bankrpnt
law was passed by the House of Represent
atives to-day, on motion of Mr.. Plat. by
two-thirds majority. The bill is as follows /:
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Ameyi-
ca IN congress assembled, That II was the truo
l alis ana meaning of an act approved Tune
.1 eisnLeen hundred and seventv-two, enti-
tied An act to amead an act entitled sAn act
to establish uniform system of bankruptev
throughout the United States approved March
second, eighteen hundred and sixty Sc zen, that
me exemptions allowed the bankrupt by the
SAID amendatory act should, and IL is hereby en-
acted That they shall, be the amount allowed by
the constitution and laws Of each State respect
lveiy, as existing in the year eighteen hundred
and seventy one and that such exemptions be
wand against debts contracted before the adop-
uon ana passage OF such State constitution and
laws, as well as those contracted after the same,
and against liens by Judgment or decree of any
STATE court, any decision of any such court
rendered since the adoption and passage of suob
constitution and laws to the contrary notwith
standing. nv Will
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OFFICIAL.

ny THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
ID A PROCLAMATION.--W the Gem
eral Assembly of Virginia did on the 18th day of
January, 1873 agree to a resolution in these
words, to wit :
"That the holders of the bonds of the State
Of Virginia, either in person or by proxy, be re-
spectfully invited to meet in conference a COM
mlttee of the General Assembly of Virginia on
the fifteenth day of February, eighteen hundred
and seventy three, in the city of Richmond, to
consider the existing liabilities of the State of
Virginia, with a view to fair, just, equitable
honorable and certain settlement of the same''--
And whereas on the ed day of January, 1878,
the General Assembly did agree to another
resolution, which is in these words, to wit
.That the Governor be requested to give Off
cial notice to the creditors of the State of the
meeting proposed to be held in the city OF Rich
mond on the fifteenth of February next, and
invite their a.tendance''-
Now, therefore, l, GILBERT O. walker, Gov
ernor of the Commonwealth, do hereby make
known the said action of the General Assembly,
and do respectfully invite the holders of the
bonds of Virginia to assemble. In person or by
proxy, in the city of Richmond at the time and
for the purpose above set forth. HI{ u
1~n4e Done.at Richmond, this twenty third day
3L.s of January, one thousand eight hun
e~~~' bred and seventy and in the
ninety seventh year of the Common
wealth. Go. WALKER.
BY the Governor: hE
JAMES MoDeEALD, &GS
Secretary of the Commonwealth. s
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EVERLASTING BURNINGs.-The dis
tingushed Methodist divine, Rev. Mr..
Gorham, does not disguise his conviction
that when men die in their sins they go
to place of everlasting burnings, and that
there God Almighty tortues them alive SO
long as God Almighty lives" The rev.
erend gentleman's general knowledge on
this subject is probably as accurate as it
is possible to have it, but his assertion that
the Almighty does the torturing there"
might hut the feelings of great many
who believe that that branch of the BUSH
ness is conducted by the devil.
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"A southern paper, which has heard
that fish was good brain-food, appeals to
the hotel-keepers to beautifully supply the
members of the legislature Herewith.
ina San Francisco court the other
day, little dialogue ran thus: Counsel
to witness: ''You say you were at his
house every night ?" "Yes, sir" "Were
you bis partner? "No." "What were
you doing at his house every night?" 81
was sparkling his wife's sister,"
AT a ball given in Philadelphia.
"Then you are fond of dancing, sir ?" said
a pretty girl to her partner. ION the con-
trary, miss, detest it." "But this is our
fourth polka, if | don't mistake" True.
but the fact is, my doctor has ordered me
a good perspraIisa at any cost"
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ADJUSTMENTS.
A ssEMBLY HALL.

4
MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
EVENINGS, AND WEDNESDAY
MATINEE,
JANUARY 9TH, 18th AND 10Th,
The. wonderful Troupe of Juvenile Artists
known in Great Britain as the
MINIATURE MINSTRELS;
(Not Negro Mnstrels)
OR, LIVING MARIONETTES.
Consisting of the Shakspearean Glee Singers.
composed entirely of Boys.
MISS LIZZIE COOTE, aged years, with new
Songs, expressly written for her
MASTER OORRt, aged years, the youngest
Ballad Singer before the public.
THE COOTE BROTHERS, the pleasing Duet
Singers.
MASTER OMAN, the wonderful Boy Soprano.
MISS ALICE MOLTENO, aged 10 years the
brilliant Harpst
MISS ADA M0LTENo, aged years, Solo
PROF. MOLTENo and CHARLES B. WAND,
Solo Pianist and Accompanies.
ADMISSION, so cents; reserved seats, zoe.
Tickets for sale of secured seats at Johnston's
Music store, and at the door on the even
ngs Of the concert. The piano used is from
the celebrated mandatory of Knabe. Balti-
more, kindly loaned by Messrs. Woodhouse &
Parham. ia 2l--St
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The Double Postage Question.

WASHINGTON, January 26.-It is I'M
derstood that during recent interview be-
tween the postmaster-general and Repre-
sentative Farnsworth, chairman of the
committee on postoffices and post roads,
the former intimated that he would revoke
his order requiring double postage in cases
where partial postage only has been paid,
provided he should be sustained by the at
torney general, whom he would consult on
the subject. If however the postmaster
general should not do so, the committee
will accomplish the object by the passage
OF the bill heretofore agreed upon by them.
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DOUBLE SURPRIsE.-A wife Of nearly
tenyears, having given her servant holiday,
was attending to culinary matters herself,
and hearing her husband coming in the
kitchen, thought she would surprise him
as soon as he entered the door by throwing
her hands over his eyes and imprinting
a kiss on his brow, as in the days of the
honeymoon. The husband returned tie
salute with interest, and asked, as he disen-
gagged her hands, "Mary, darling, where is
your mistress ?" The wife discharged
MARY darling" the next day, and has
adopted new plan of surprising" her
husband. Lancaster pa Express.
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THE LATEST NEWS.

"A telegram from Salt Lake states that
every stage line is stopped by the epizooty.
The horses and mules of the ore trains are
all sick.
The schooner George Steel, from Sa-
vanah for Kingston, Jamaica, has been lost.
The crew was saved after great hardships.
"A fire at Darien, Georgia, Saturday
night, destroyed the courthouse and public
records and other property.
Much uneasness is felt in London
over the notes between England and Russia
regarding the boundary of Afghanistan.
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ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE
TUNNEL.-About o'clock this morning,
George Dorsett, Waterman at shaft No. l.,
Church Hill tunnel, fell down the shaft,
sixty to seventy feet deep, and was in
stantly killed. His skull was crushed,
and his right leg and right arm broken by
the fall. 1t is supposed that Mr.. Dorset
approached the opening for the purpose of
answering signal from below, and being
unable to see clearly on account of the
steam, smoke and vapor which at that
hour enveloped everything about the
shaft, stepped in when he thought he was
at safe distance.
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A"HEATHEN CHINEE" IN LovE.-One
of the Bellevue laundry Cinnamon, named
Nimba Shing, fell in love with one of the
girls employed there. This morning she
was discharged. when Shing followed her
10 Jersey City and began to make violent
love to her in the depot. The woman
screamed, when Shing was arrested. AT
the station-house he wanted some opium to
kill himself with. lie was locked up.--N.
7. EGpresS, ISL.
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JoURNEYMEN PAINTERS. AT meet
ing of the Journeymen Painters lodge
No. "a, held Friday evening, January oath,
the following officers were elected for the
term of six months: President, Harry
Donahue first vice-president, VIM.
McCauley second vice-president. Lewis
Belts, recording secretary, j. G. Furleng ;
financial secretary, Q. w. Gardner CORES.
spending secretary, r. j. Pollard; treas
urer L. Spies.
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FRANCE.
The Royal observation-disclosures Prince
Declare for do Chamb Ord.

&AhS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES princes
Declare for do ChambOrd.
PARIS, January 26.-A union of the
Orleans branch with the elder house of
the Bourbons is asserted. 1t is stated that
seven Orleans princes have declared that
Count de Chambord is the rightful king of
France.
GOrmany-Tho Retirement OF Bis.
marck.
BERLIN, January s6.-Bismarck, in the
Chamber of Deputies Saturday, said his re-
tirement from the ministerial presidency
was solely owing to ill health and desire
for relief from some of his official duties.
There was no disagreement with his COL
leagues.
After the speech of Prince Bismarck.
General Won Room made statement as to
the constitution of the Prussian cabinet.
He said ministry of the majority in
Prussia was impossible. A Prussian min
istry must be q royal ministry, and the
imperial chancellor must always be a
Prussian.
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IT'LL & GODDIN,

IT'LL & GODDIN,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND AUG
TIONEERS,
No. 1l08 MAIN STREET. raa
Real Estate and Personal Property sold at
auction or privately. Houses and Lands rented
or leased. -@
A large number of HOUSES and VACANT
LOTS in every section of the city for sale
privately. ia 24-3m
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To WASH HAIR BRUSHES, never use
soap. Take a piece of soda, dissolve it in
warm water, stand the brush in it, making
sure that the water only covers the bristles.
1t will almost instantly become white and
clean. Place it in the air to dry, with the
bristles downward, and it will be as firm
as a new brush.
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ESCAPE OF HALL.-The man named
Hall, who was convicted in the hastings
court of this city, some months since, of
swindling James Turner out of $4,000,
and sentenced to the penitentiary for a
term Of years, made his escape from the
guard at one of the quarries near this city,
where he and other convicts were employed
at work, last Thursday night, and is still at
large. We learn that Hall managed to
elude the guard while in the stockade, and
was not locked up for the night in the cells
with the others, and afterwards managed
to scale the walls and get away unobserved.
The guard on duty at the time has been
discharged for negligence.
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LOCAL MATTERS.

The estate Journal" will be deliv-
cred the same evening of publication
i'm any part of the city or Manchester
by reliable carriers, If name and ad-
dress Is left at our office, 9I2 I-2 Main
Street, and in Petersburg III left with
our agent thefo.
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A DANGEROUS PLACE.-There is dam
ger, if some means are not employed to
keep people, especially young people, from
mourning such risks, of shocking accident
at the trestle work of the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac railroad, on Byrd,
near First street. Boys and girls, and often
grown people, crowd this dangerous spot, at
times, and often traverse the whole length OF
the trestle, to the imminent risk of their lives.
There is an iron gate at the western end of
the tunnel and man on hand to open and
close it for passing trains. Why not erect
a barrier, to be under the control of the
same person, at or near First street, and to
save lives and limbs, shut off entirely the
dangerous avenue for pedestrians or idle
frolickers?
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" Wolves In the Fold

SAN FRANCISCO, January 27.-Mrs.
Laura d. Fair delivered her lecture on
T" Wolves in the Fold" in lager beer
saloon at Sacramento. The lecture was
free, as nobody would pay. Laura could
not secure the public hall.
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VIRGINIA LABoRERs FOR OHIO
Messrs. Bowman and Powers, proprietors
of coal mines in northern Ohio, were in the
this city Saturday, hunting laborers to be
employed in the mining and shipping of
coal. They procured about fifty hands,
mostly colored, and left with them to.
day via Washington city and the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, tickets being furnished
the party by j. L. Waldrop, the polite
agent in this city of the Baltimore and
Ohio road.
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THEATRICAL MARRIAGE.-Mr. @. H.
Drew and Miss Margaret Glenn, members
of the Oates Opera Troupe, were married
in this city yesterday morning, at 10
O'Clock, by the Rev. DR.. Woodbridge, and
left the city by the northern train. Mr..
Drew is the principal tenor of the troupe,
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Snow.

New YORK, January 27.--Snow COM
menced falling early this morning. 1t is
now goa. n.y. three inches deep and con-
tinues. The wind is blowing from the
northwest.
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AUCTION SALES.

w. GODDIN, auctioneer, will sell in front of U.
5. Custom-house, at IL M, on the Goth and
3Oth insts., valuable Farming Lands in the
counties of York, Chesterfield Spotsylvania,
Orange, Louisa, New Kent, Gloucester and
Charles City.
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Mr.. James Dawson, of Staunton, has
been granted patent for an apparatus for
the production of spirits and the preven-
ton of fraud upon the revenue.
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THE MINIATURE MINsTRELs.-This
troupe promise us some beautiful music
at Assembly Hall for three nights and a
matinee Wednesday afternoon, com.
mencing tonight. They are highly spoken
Of by the papers and leading citizens of
Baltimore and Washington city. Their
performances are chaste, elegant and
highly entertaining. They should have
good audience tonight.
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The CITY CoUNCIL-THE New
STREET ORDINANcE.-The city council
will meet in regular session at five O'Clock
this afternoon. Some important questions
are likely to come before this body to-day,
among them the new ordinance relating to
the streets of the city, reported from the
committee on streets at the last meeting.
We have not had the privilege of inspecting
the provisions of the ordinance, but we hear
that it contains points which must be de-
cidedly distasteful to large majority of
our citizens. For instance, it is said that
it makes tenants responsible for the situa-
ton and repair of sidewalks in front of the
property which they occupy, and forces
them to reimburse themselves from land
lords. As much the larger part of the
population of Richmond are renters, and
already subjected to some unwise and un-
just laws, especially with respect to water,
we beg the council not to be hasty in the pas
sage of law which imposes additional bur-
dens upon so numerous o class of citizens.
That our city would be benefited by the
establishment of board of street commits
sioners, we can readily believe but any
law which makes further discrimination in
favor of propertY-holders, or requires ten
ants to shoulder burdens fitted only for
municipal shoulders, must certainly be
odious in the eyes of all fair-minded peo-
pie. Let our councimen come squarely
up to the work demanded of them by the
times, but let them carefully avoid action
which may justly be condemned as unfair
toward any class of citizens.
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WENT TwIcE.-George Freeman and
Randolph Turner, two colored boys, went
for j. j. Crutchfield's money drawer Sat-
urday night about halfpast nine O'Clock,
and about the same hour this morn
ing went to Jail for six months for the Of
fnnca -
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Fire.

New York, January 27.-Pratt's
astral oil works were burned last night
Loss 100000.
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CLEARED WITH FLOUR. - The
American brig ''Sarah and Emma"
Albert Carter, master, cleared from
the Custom-house to-day, for Rio
dc Janeiro, with $3.50 barrels of
-four
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BAD GAs.-Our citizens are complains
ing bitterly of the poor quality of the gas
now furnished them, and also of the un-
steadiness of the flame. In some places
the light keeps up such a flicker that it
would be an accommodation to families if
it would flicker out" entirely,
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SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS
Folks and Winston VS.. Rucker, from the
circuit court of Lynchburg, reversed in
part. Judge Mclaughlin delivered the
opinion of the court.
Penn VS.. Fry, from the Henry circuit
court, affirmed. Judge Winsfeld deliver
ed the opinion of the court.
Boswick, &c., VS.. Garry, from the
Halifax circuit court, affirmed. Judge
Barton delivered the opinion of the court.
Rogers vs.. Murphy, from the circuit
court of Halifax, affirmed. Judge Nc
Laughlin delivered opinion.
McCandlisb VS.. Carum, from the circuit
court of Williamsburg and James City
county, reversed. Judge Barton delivered
the opinion.
Maxwell's trustees VS.. Maxwell, from
the circuit court of Fluvanna. Affirmed.
Judge Wingfield delivered the opinion.
Lersner vs.. Bolling-from the circuit
court Of Fauquier. Reversed. Judge
Mclaughlin delivered the opinion.
Tjnsley, trustee, VS.. Mallory-from the
circuit court of Hanover. Reversed.
Judge Mclaughlin delivered the opinion.
Nails VS.. Taliaferro-partly heard by
Field & Gray for the appellants.
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SUPPOSED LUNATIC.-A commission
to inquire into the mental condition of
Catharne Maley, a convict in the peniten.
tiary, was held at that institution yester-
day, but before reaching conclusion was
continued until another day.
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FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS--THIRD
SESSION.
WASHINGTON, January 27.-Nothing
Of Importance TRANSFERRED in Congress this
morning. 5s
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THE ART ENTERTAINMENTs.-Prof.
Cromwell's art entertainments will open at
Virginia Hall tonight. We need scarcely
add anything to what we have already
said with regard to these entertainments.
They have the unqualified Endorsement
OF such persons as Oliver Wendell
Holmes, John G. Whittier, S. A. Latti-
more, of the University OF Rochester;
W: A. Stearns, president of Amherst
college; James McCosh, president of
Princeton college (; d. A. Woodward, of the
Maryland Institute Academy of Art; the
late Bishop Spalding, of Baltimore, and
numerous other eminent educators and men
of letters, well known to the intelligent
public. Those who can attend the whole
series will be fortunate indeed, as all the
sights of the grand tour of Europe will be
represented. But even one night, whether
spent in Italy, Rome, on the Rhine, in
London, or the gay capital of France, will
afford lifelong delight to the beholder.
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senatorlal RrIberx INTERPRETATION.

ST. LOUIS, January 27.-The commit
tee of the legislature appointed to in
vestlgate the charges of bribery on the
part of Senator Bogy in order to
secure his election, will acquit him.
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SERVICES IN ST. MARKS YEsTER-
DAY.-The Right Rev. Bishop Whttle
conducted the services at st. Marks
church yesterday morning, in the absence
of Rev. L. G. Dashiel, the pastor. His
sermon was powerful and practical pre-
sentation of the subject of conversion, ex-
emplified in the account given in Acts 16,
of the converted Lydia Of Phillippi, who
sought instruction, gave willing heed to the
teachings of the Apostle. and, having en-
braced the faith, conformed her daily life to
the requirements of Christianity.
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BOOTS. SHOES, TRUNKS, 60,
DEPARTURE OF sTEAMsHIpS.

THE-OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM
PANY'S elegant side-wheel steamship OLD
DOMINION, Capt WALKER, will sail on TUES
DAY, January 20. at p. M.
Freight received until 2P, M.
Through bills of lading signed, and goods for,
warded with dispatch to all points-north, south
east and west. Close connections made with Gu
nard line for foreign ports.
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed.
fare............... w
Et66TdEe. W
For freight or passage, apply to
JOHN w. WYATT, Agent,
ia 27-2t No. 8 Governor street.
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FATAL ACCIDENT IN KING VIII.
LLAMA letter just received in this city
gives an account of a fatal accident in King
William county, about one mile and half
from Moncure's postoffice, Saturday last. A
young man named Spencer L. France,
son of S. L. France, a merchant, of Balti-
more, had mounted tree as blind to
enable him to get shot at some game,
and in the effort to shoot, lost his balance,
fell to the ground, and was almost instant
ly killed.
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR.
Edwin A. Woodward commissioner of
deeds for Virginia in Pennsylvania; VIII.
liam L. Clarke notary public for the town
of Danville and county Of Pittsylvania.
THE TEMPERATURE.-Th following
is the range of the thermometer to-day at
Q. F. Johnston's news and music store,
9lS Main street 8 a. m, 81; IL M, IS ;
8 d. M. SO.
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A CASE DEMANDING THE ATTEN-
TIoN OF THE AUTHoRITIEs.-We learn
that widow lady named Bradley, resid-
ing on Twenty-eighth street, between M
and N, and all her children, five in num-
Der, have been Frustrated with smallpox
for several days. One child died and it was
with the utmost difficulty that any one
could be induced to attend to its burial
yesterday. Mrs. Bradley and four chill
dren are yet suffering with the dreadful
disease. This distressed family should
have the immediate attention of the au-
thorities.
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BISHOP GIBBONS LECTURE.-Bishop
Gibbons lecture upon the subject of
temperance last night was very interest
ing discourse, and considering the inclem-
ent weather, was well attended. We
regret that the weather was not more pro-
pitious, as many DESTROYS of attending
were thereby deferred from venturing out.
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FIRE IN PETERsgURG.-Sunday
morning about o'clock, the large brick
storehouse in Pocahontas, just north of
the Appomattox bridge, was burned to
the ground, with the exception of the east
tenement, and with it were burned all its
contents-sumac, ground bark. baled
oats. baled shucks, &C., the property of
Messrs. Halstead and j. A. Cullen. Mr..
II. was insured for $5,000-$2, 900 in the
Richmond banking and insurance COM
pany, and $4,000 in an Ohio company.
Mr.. @, was insured for "a. 400.