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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-06
GENERAL ITEMS.

The great legal phenomenon at Jack
son, Michigan, is lawyer who eloquently
defended in court, the other day, a negro
who had stolen from him an overcoat.
-Heine said of the elder Dumas: ellis
head is an inn where good ideas often en-
ter, but where they never remain over
night. Very often it is quite empty"
"A missing man was lately advertised
for, and described as having a Roman
nose. He won't be found. Such q nose
as that will never turn up.-National Bap-
tist.
"A bishop, fond of hunting, being re-
buked on the ground that the Apostles
never hunted, replied: "No, shooting
was very bad in Palestine. SO they went
fishing instead"
The force of habit is fully illustrated
in the case of retired milkman, who says
he never sees can of water without hav-
ing an almost irresistible desire to put
some milk into it.
The following advertisement appeared
recently IN an English paper: "St.
James church.--On Sunday next the af-
ternoon service will commence at half
past three, and continue until further no.
ticc."
This is from the Augusta (Ga)
Chronicle: delinquent subscribers
should not permit their daughters to
wear this paper for hustle, there being
SO much due on it, there is danger of taking
cold"
The marriage of the Duke Of Hamil-
ton, Premier Peer of Scotland, with Lady
Mary Montagu, eldest daughter of the Duke
and Duchess Of Manchester, will be cele-
brated in London some time during the
present month.
Among the Ultramontane party the
decision of Archbishop Manning and his
twelve suffragans to establish forthwith a
Roman Catholic university for England is
regarded as the most aggressive step which
has been taken in that country since
the restoration of the Papal hierarchy in
1850.
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A Letter From Cap tain Fry

The New Orleans Times publishes the
following letter from the late Captain Fry
to friend in that city:
On BOARD SPANISH MAN-oF-W AR !
LA TORNADO, SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
November 4, 1878. }
DIR. 2. 0. King, Eeo Orleans, La, o. s. A.:
Dear Doctor-I have been captured by
the Tornado. subjected to rigid examina-
ton and cross-examination, and tonight
have been officially informed that to-mor-
row morning l and thirty others will be
tried by court-martial. They did not
add "and shot" but / look upon it as a
polite way of making the announcement.
I have but few hours left in
which to say to you, Mrs. King,
and Mary, Tom, the Judge, and Mrs.
Gayarre Adios! as they say it here. For
your warm friendship and many acts o.
kindness to me and mine, receive my last
and warmest thanks. They shot yesterday
four splendid fellows, and in less than forty
eight hours. / will be with them soon, and
am not sorry that it is so for my own sake
My little Lizzie hoverl
over me now. Say goodbye for me tt
Fellows of the Academy. l shall be spared
bed Of sickness, and die in the full pos
session Of my faculties and in good health
God bless you and yours, dear doctor, AMI
may he send peace and plenty to our poo
state soon, is among my last prayers.
Yours, affectionately,
JOSEPH Fry.
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State Suarnat.
STATE NEWS.

Turkeys are selling in Alexandria al
10 cents pound, and pork at 4a6 cents.
Thomas Brown has been appointed
postmaster at Hague, Westmoreland coun
ty, wee Richard H. Claybrook, deceased.
-Harrisonburg will be the location O
the work shops of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad for that part of the Manassas rail.
road leased by it.
The total allowance to the jailor oil
Fairfax county for board of prisoners dur
ing the four months preceding November
coart amounted to the enormous sum OF
seventy cents.
AT a special term of the circuit
court of Bedford, held for the purpose,
James g. Martin was tried upon the charge
of stabbing his father-in-law, B. f. Carter,
and was acquitted.
James H. Plat, il. esq, Nj. c. from
Norfolk, has introduced bill in Congress,
to regulate the pay of laborers at the Nor
folk navy-yard, and to remove q powder
magazine from that city.
Mr.. Sener, of Virginia, yesterday in
troduced in the House of Representatives q
bill to establish an educational fund, and to
apply the proceeds of the public lands to
the education of the people.
AT the Western lunatic asylum. Mon
day, 3S hogs were killed, averaging 34s
pounds. The "big hog" of the lot
weighed 699 pounds, and three others
weighed 426, 406 and 447 respectively.
The town of Salem was disturbed
Tuesday night, by fracas 10 front of the
colored Baptist church, which resulted in
the death Of Eldrige Bowels by pistol
in the hands Of george Bailey, both COL
ored.
The Postoffice department has made
an order establishing the system of free
delivery in the city OF Petersburg, Virginia,
with Eve carriers. The new system will
60 into operation there on the first day Of
January next.
The tug boat Commerce, OF Alexan-
dria, driven ashore during the heavy gale of
the goth ult. at Newport's News, is still
well up on the sand. The Messrs. B. &.
j. Baker have contracted with the owners
to get her off, and there is hardly doubt
but that they will be able to do so.
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general public. That they should some.
times slip up is not to be wondered at.
The NOTICE about the prevalent rates
OF interest in this city, published few
Gays ago, was written by the Richmond
correspondent of the Petersburg News,
instead OF Index and Appeal, as stated.
1t comes Handy to make this statement.
A MILITARY EsTRANGENfENT between
the Lee Guard of this city and the First
regiment causes unwonted pain to the
reporter OF the Richmond Enquirer. To
us the quarrel resembles that narrated in
one of Hsop's fables of the belly and its
members.
In SOME COURT PROCEEDINGS. at
Hagerstown, Maryland, we came across
the name of one Henry Colliaower as de-
-fendant in an action at law, which re-
minds us that John G. Turnipseed. a
Georgia soldier, passed through Richmond
during the war.
A STINGY BUT oPULENT CITIZEN
was asked to-day on Main street by a
poor and hungry looking cuss for the means
OF getting q square meal, and hauled out a
hive cent piece and handed 1T over, doubt
less feeling that he had been the means of
dolng some good in his day and generation.
In New YORK, DR.. Dio Lewis, is on
.ne stump, counterblasting against tobacco.
Men who go to hear him light their cigars
as usual when they come away, and the
pig wooden Indian at the tobacconist's door
does not look as though there were 'snone
to care for Logan" while the quotations
IN brlar-wood pipes yet fully equal those in
baked beans.
DAN HAGERTY, well-known resi-
dent here before the war, and who, during
that unhappy conflict, was the leading Off
Ger In the Purcell battery, has, for the last
hve or six years, occupied the position Of
ponce justice in Baltimore. 1t may graf.
ny his many friends here to state that the
judicial decisions of Judge Hagerty are
much respected in Baltimore, and he is
held personally in high esteem. Besides. |
fortune has dealt generously with him,
ana ne is not deficient in "this worlds |
goods" which makes it still better for |
Dan.
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Items.

REAL ESTATE is going up in this city.
+ A wAIF in the shape of dead infant
was found floating in James river near
Brownss island yesterday.
The wEATHER-WISE are still pre-
dieting mild winter, all appearances to
the contrary notwithstanding.
MARSHALL WARD CONSERVATIVE
CLUB will hold meeting at their new
clubhouse at o'clock this evening.
TT IS A SOLEMN FACT not apprecia-
ted by many that wrecks always come to
the shore the shore does not go to the
wrecks.
CARLEs BURKE JEFFERSON, son of
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, is expected to ap-
pear on the night of the 18th instant at
Assembly Hall.
MILD AND BALMY DAYS, such as have
lately distinguished this locality, are wea-
ther- -breeders-in proof of which may be
cited the existing state of sublunary affairs.
The SUNDAY SERMONS of e. Lyman
Magoon, former pastor of the Second
Baptist church of Richmond, appear
every Monday in the Philadelphia Press.
A CARY STREET MAN to-day fell
bHiouSu uatCuWdy lOlCy ICSJj Wltll ldtul
results to the packing-boxes where he hap
pened to pause. He himself was alive at
the latest accounts.
FIELDS Cook. well known colored
man, formerly of this city, has been dubbed
d. d. by the Alexandria Va. Sentinel.
Mr.. Cook is also president of a bank and
pastor of church in that city.
AaRAND DSUNDAY-scHooL MEETING,
under the auspices of '..the Union Sunday
school society of the city of Richmond" i"
will be held at the First Baptist church
Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
IF SOME PEOPLE in this city were to
preach from the text, 'sThe God that
Worship-My Religion" it would be
found on close examination to be ten-cent
piece and the multiple thereof.
THE is no such office as "public prin-
ter" to be flied by the next General As
semby. The ''public printer is he who
will do the work on the most reasonable
terms, under the supervision of superin-
tendent of printing.
If RICHMOND KEEPS ON INCREAs-
ING her bar-rooms there will soon be
a restaurant for every one hun
dred of population, and distilleries will be
again in order to supply the increased de-
mand for corn juice.
THE PuRvEYoRs OF INTELLIGENCE
for newspapers have to gather local news
from different individuals who retail it to
them for conveyance by wholesale to the
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PLANTS IN WINTER QUARTERS -
Persons fond of flowers, but not possess.
ing the advantage of greenhouse, may
like to try this method of propagating
plants for next season: Procure q few
starch boxes, bore holes in the bottom and
fill in an inch or so of small stones, broken
pots or charcoal 0he latter is the best), for
drainage. Upon this sprinkle a little
moss, and then place about two inches Of
clean pure sand over all, pounding it hard.
This will till the box about half or two
thirds full, leaving space of say three
inches. Prepare cuttings of such plants as
grow readily (as for instance heliotrope,
verbena, fuchia, geranium, petunia, and
even roses), by trimming off all leaves at
the lower end, and clipping the leaves above
to one-half their size. Insert these cut
tings close together about one inch deep in
the sand, sprinkle slightly, and cover
the box with pane of glass. Place it in
warm, sunny window, and shade during
the day with paper. Cuttings must have
heat, moisture, and light to form roots,
but an excess of either will invariably ruin
them. Therefore be careful not to give
too much water, and do not let them come
directly in contact with the sun. After
roofing, the cuttings may be potted off
singly or pricked out into boxes of soil,
to remain until spring. Most persons are
not aware that so many plants may be
kept in pit dug deeply, and without arti-
fetal heat; but such is the case. Even il
quite tender they frequently survive, and
come out in the spring looking better than
if kept in warm greenhouse. OF course
the pit must be closely covered with hot
bed sash, and during very severe weather
an additional covering of mats, boards, or
old carpets will be essential to keep out
the frost.
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THE beautiful hymn, "Abide with Me-"
was written by Henry Francis Lyte, an
English clergyman, who died at Nice some
years ago. The manner in which it was
composed is thus told by the Christian
Weekly: ut was the autumn of 1e47 I;
the gloom of winter was already settling
upon the coast and the pomps of decay
tinging the leaves. The pastor, who was
now preparing to leave the parish, and
who seemed like one already lowering
over the verge of the grave, determined to
speak to his dear people once more, per-
haps for the last time. He dragged his at
tenuated form into the pulpit and delivered
his parting discourse, while the great tears
rolled down the hardy faces of the worship
ers. He then administered the Lords
Supper to his spiritual children. Tired
and exhausted, but with his heart still
swelling with emotion, he went home. The
old poetic inspiration came over him, and
he wrote the words and music of his last
song. He had prayed that his last breath
might be spent 'swan-like,'
7" in song that may not die,' -
and this effort was to prove literal
answer to his prayer. "The poem COM
posed under these interesting circumstances
was the well-known hymn chant begin
ming:
"'Ablde with me |; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens Lord with me abide
When other helpers fall and comforts flee,
Help OF the helpless, oh, abide with me- -
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The WANDERERS RETURN.-Joseph
Severance is sailor, and was born many
years since in the vicinity of the "Bird in
Hand" on Main street. In his time he
has travelled the wild wastes of Africa,
seas, dug for gold in the mines of Australia,
and suffered the usual privations of an
exposed and adventurous career. He
lately tired of his journeyings and resolved
to come back to the scenes of his earlier
exploits. The visions of innumerable mud
pies made in youth on the dock, of lick
lngs bestowed by the parental domino for
playing truant from school, and of baths
taken from Napper's Rock, came back
to him gentle as the rain, silent as the dew,
pervasive as the sunshine, rich as the glo-
rious fruit and hues of autumn, and sat in
his heart like the notes of sweet music, the
gifts of Divine benefcence. He arrived
from Norfolk in his native city few nights
ago, to find the grass Of twenty years grow
ing over his parents graves, and the loved
of his young heart gone where earthly pas
sions are unknown. In truth, the Rich
mond of ''by-gone days" no longer ex-
isted, and q generation had grown up
shat knew not Joseph" While wan
dering about yesterday evening. seeking to
find somebody he knew, he struck corner
grocery where they did not sell "B select"
With joyous alacrity he hoisted in num-
Der of snifters of Incompatible pine-top.
The usual result ensued. His aged bowels
were unable to stand the pressure. He
fell by the wayside. A friendly policeman
and capacious wheelbarrow oppoItunely
interposed their friendly offices. Joseph
Severance, the returned wanderer, slept
the sleep of innocence and purity last
night in the station-house. The PROV OF
his life barque had again parted the waves
Of strange sea, and he had added another
to his numerous experiences. He will
now hoist sail and steer again away from
the home port. and seek the sailors snug
harbor" that is denied him there. Sic
transit.
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How to keep selfish and ambitious men
out of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry
has worried many of its friends. We do
not know of any human organization that
is perfect. We do not know church that
has not its hypocrite or hypocrites who
are within the fold for selfish purposes !;
nor patriotic party that is not afflicted
with hollow-hearted pretenders. We do
not, therefore, expect the Order will
remain untainted with corrupt men and
corruption; but we do not propose to con-
demp it on that account. If its general
influence is good, special indiscretions may
be overlooked, though they of course
ought to be avoided or corrected il
possible.
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AT meeting of the Virginia Republic

AT a meeting of the Virginia Republi-
can association, Thursday evening in
Washington city, speeches were made by
Hon. James H. Platt, Colonel Robert w.
Hughes, Colonel S. E. Chamberlain, Colo
mel j. H. Rives. Hon. w. I'll. Fl. Stowell,
and others. Some of the speakers stated
that notwithstanding many thousand col
oled men were prevented from voting by
intimidation and other means, the vote. for
Colonel Hughes was 1900 greater than
that cast for General Grant and that the
returns show Republican gain of 10000
white votes.
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~ H. CORMICK,
AuOTIoNEER AND COMMISSION MER-
CHANT, l414 MAIN STREET.

On consignment a large and desirable stock
of FURNITURE, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE
DRY GOODS, HATS, CAPS, NOTIONS, CLOTH
NG, &C.
would respectfully call the attention OF the
citizens of Richmond and public generally, to
this large and varied stock of the above .named
goods, embracing as it does nearly every article
to be found in wellstocked house. The most
of these goods have been purchased since the
great financial crisis. at greatly reduced prices,
which enables me to offer to the trade and con-
sumers, at private sale, greater inducements
than can be found elsewhere in the city.
AUCTION SALES DAILY.
Consignments solicited. Out door sales
promptly attended to.
H. MCCORMICK,
oc4 Auctioneer and Com. Merchant.
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washington Notes,
The House of Representatives adjourned
Friday until Monday.

The House of Representatives adjourned
Friday until Monday.
Rev. Byron Sunderland, of Washing
ton, will be chosen chaplain of the Senate.
The nomination Of Attorney General
Williams to be chief justice has been re-
referred to the committee on the judiciary.
There were but few visitors at the White
House yesterday, owing to the inclemency
of the weather. During the day Colonel
K. W. Hughes, of Virginia, with delega-
ton called upon the President to pay their
respects. Included in the delegation were
Judge Forbes, Colonels Bramhall and
Popham, and Captains Early and Rivcs.
Mr. John 7. Ford has purchased all the
furniture of the east room of the White
Pouse, which has been in use there from
General Jackson's time to the end of Presi-
dent Grants first term.
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CANON GRAssI, the Roman priest who
has abandoned his church and Joined the
Baptists, has written long and rather
rhetorical letter to Cardinal Patrizi, in
which he gives his reasons for this step he
has taken and presents in very strong
language his indictment of the church OF
Rome. 1t is stated that six Of hissassoci-
ates are contemplating the same action.
In one day, recently, twelve priests in
search of light, called upon Mr.. Hall, the
Baptist missionary at Rome.
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is true 1t is no hunbug the recipe is printed
around each bottle. A circular containing
certificates of wonderful cures of rheumatism,
neuralgia, lock-iaw, sprains, swellings, burns,
scalds caked-breast, poisonous-bites, frozenfeet,
gout, salt.rheum, ear.ache, &C.. and the recipe
of the Liniment will be sent gratis to any one.
1t is the most wonderful healing and pain-relev
ing agent the world has ever produced. 1t sells
as article ever before did sell, and it sells be-
cause it does just what it pretends to do. One
bottle of the CENTAUR LINIMRNT for animals
yellow wrapper) is worth hundred dollars for
spawned, strained or CALLED horses and mules,
and tor screw-worm IN sheep. No family or
stoclr-owner can afford to be without CESTAuR
LINIMEET. J. b. ROSE s. Co., 63 Broadwsy New
York.
WINTER STYLE SILK HATS at 81, $5,
A1
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THE general commanding at Havana
has been feryently congratulated by the
Roman Catholic archbishop of that quarter
on the circumstances that twenty of the
Virginius people embraced the Catholic
faith previous to being murdered. This,
the archbishop thinks. is the most interest
ing feature of the whole business. And
what is particularly remarkable about this
pentecostal affair is, that, whereas the cap
tives were slaughtered at A O'Clock in the
afternoon, they were only turned over to
the officiating priest at eight o'clock in the
morning; so that there were twenty souls
efectually converted in the short space OF
eight hours which indicates great convert
ing capacity, as well as uncommon indus
try on the part of that clergyman who
conducted the operations of the spirit.
The archbishop, heretofore, could not for
bear bringing this wonderful triumph Of
religion to the notice Of the commanding
general in congratulatory communication.
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OFFICIAL.

OFFICE OF CITY ENGINEER. Z
RIcBAoxp, VA, december !, 1881
NOTICE-In compliance with resolution of
IN the City Council, GARBAGING BY THE
CITY CARTS Is HEREBY SUSPENDED
until further notice, and the removal of garbage
and other offal Is expected to be done by parties
themselves. w. E. CUTSHAW,
de 2-lw City Engineer.
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THE nhigh circles" in Washington have
nice little scandal on hand just now in
the divorce suit of Mrs. Ann T.. Dichman,
the daughter of late member OF Congress,
and whose husband was an officer in the
navy. The bill sets forth q persistence in
the most atrocious conduct of the husband.
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METHODIST SrAT1sTIcs.-The follow

METHODIST STATIsTICs.-The follow
ing preachers have been assigned to this
city by the Methodist Conference Of
Norfolk: Trinity, Adam c. Bledsoe
Rockets, Robert Ii. Mullen Centenary
John E. Edwards; Broad-street, John G
Grandbery Sidney. George c. Wander
slice; Oregon, Lewis A. Guy; Clay-street
BENJAMIN Il. Woodward Union Station
Henry @. Cheatham German Mission. F,
Bickel.
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SUPREME COURT OF APPEALs.-The
following cases occupied the attention of
this court to-day:
Matthews assignee VS.. Cohen and ais
motion continued till Saturday next
Dabney VS.. Preston's admir-; superse-
deas withdrawn, and motion to give new
bond overruled.
Staples VS.. Staples; argument concluded
by Mr.. James Alfred Jones for appellants
and submitted.
The cases of the town of Danville vs.
Pace set down as privileged cases, and
fixed for the 10th January, 1874.
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PENNSYLVANIA.
The Strikes.

Tie SfFIkeN.
PHILADELPHIA, December 6.-Some
freight train men and few passenger train
men have joined the coal train men in their
strike.
PHILADELPHIA, December 6.-The
carpet weavers have struck against five per
cent. reduction.
There is partial strike on the Reading
railroad against ten per cent reduction.
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Cry Po1NT-BARoUE DISABLED.

CITY POINT-bARQUE DISABLED.-
We had occasion to visit City Point yes
terday. and through the courtesy of Mr..
George Palmer, we spent several hours
very pleasantly both on land and water.
City Point, which is in Prince George coun-
ty, is situated on promontory some fifty
feet high, the base of which is washed by
the waters of the James and Appomattox
rivers; the latter stream emptying into
the James at this point. If our memory
serves us Alright, City Point is about sixty
miles by water and twenty-eight by land
in airline from Richmond, and eight miles
and half by rail and eleven by water from
Petersburg. It's barber can accommodate
vessels of equal capacity to any that lands
at our wbarves. So much for its
situation. Business is dull; weather
squally. Notwithstanding this was
the situation of affairs yesterday,
through the kindness of Mr.. Palmer, we
accompanied him in sail boat on the not
silent tide. We sailed around for about
an hour and half, got caught in the rain,
blistered our hands in pulling oars, but
reached the Point in a satisfactory condi-
ton. While out we boarded the German
barkentine Adolph Won Barth, Henryson,
master, from Liverpool, laden with salt,
and found her in disabled condition.
She had been out sixty days, in the last
fourteen of which she experienced very
rough weather. Her starboard bulwark
was stove in, sprung and broken for o
distance of twelve. or fifteen feet, and
portions of her larboard and starboard
centre cabin were carried away; her rig
ging was also damaged. The mate at one
time was washed overheard and grasped
by fellow-sailor, who drew him in. This
was the first trip the Adolph had ever
made, and but for her having been COM
paratively new and very strong vessel
would undoubtedly have gone to pieces.