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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-29
GENERAL ITEMS.


stood, is about to send $4,000, 900 of con-
solidated mortgage bonds to Europe for
negotiation, as money is needed for the
double track and other costly projects.
"A. S. Vandyke, county judge Of Rock
county, ILL.,, and township. treasurer of
Pecatonica, ran away just before the time
appointed for the opening Of the court,
thus disappointing a number of litigants.
Insanity is suggested.
Lake Tahoe, Nevada, has curiosity.
Half mile from the shore tree stands
perpendicular in eighty feet of water. 1t
projects ten feet above the surface, and is
fastened so firmly to the bottom that it
affords safe moorage to the largest crafts
on the lake.
"A young white woman named Sopher,
of Prince Georges county, Maryland, was
shot and severely wounded at a camp meet
ing at "Suit's Grove" about four miles from
Washington, on Sunday last, by a young
man. The demon jealousy was the cause
of the tragic deed.
The New York Times thinks the
harangues of Jefferson Davis are likely to
bring him into trouble in more ways than
one. The southern people are not willing
to accept his proposition that only
cowardice induced them to surrender; nor
are they prepared to assent to his theory
that Lee betrayed them.
The engine Of. freight train on the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
exploded it's boiler Monday afternoon,
about five miles west Of Atlantic, killing j..
Dyson, brakeman, and badly scaldlng
| the engineer, George Crane, and q fireman
named Harry Morgan.
"A mutual transportation company has
been formed at Chicago, which will under
take to run cars over the various railroads,
| rendering the companies reasonable toll,
and making their own rates to shippers.
| The companies now dictate the rates
charged by transportation companies.
Salt Lake newspapers are very en-
phatic in their belief that the suit brought
by Brigham Young's seventeenth wife for
| divorce is simply matchmaking operation.
1t is also the opinion of the journals that
the prophet will compromise the matter by
paying down a handsome sum rather than
have his family affairs exposed.
The Rev. Robert Collyer, of Chicago,
| is in favor of clergymen paying full price
for railroad travel, clothes, books, news
| papers and other Injuries and necessaries,
in like manner with other men. His
ground is that since ministers are paid
| nowadays as well according to their talents
as any other class of men, it is time fol
them TO discard the garb Of mendicancy.
"A circular from the war department
issued Saturday, requires the standard
height for recruits to be as follows: Fol-
artillery and infantry, five feet four inches
and upwards ; for calvary, not less thar
five five feet five inches and and not more
| than five feet ten inches. This will moi
be applicable to musicians or to recruits
tor colored regiments, the present regula-
tons for enlisting whom still remain in
force.
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THE Cincinnati Enquirer is indignant at
jeff Davis for having been so indiscreet as
to make that Virginia speech but it says
nothing against the speech itself. The
speech was all right, but it was made at
the wrong time. Why will Mr.. Davis be
so inconsiderate I?
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IS
LIVE STOCK.

RICHMOND, August IS 1873.
Mr.. l.. Gimml, weighmaster at the Live Stock
Scales, makes the following report Of transac-
tons for the week ending August 81 Cattle
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WILL wasps freeze? '' has been de-
cided by q Peoria man. who found one IN
a frozen nest one day last week, and
took the insect in the house, and held it
by the tail while he warmed its ears over
gas jet. You wouldn't believe it, but
the Peoria naturalist says its tail thawed
out first, and while its head was so stiff
and icy it couldn't wink; its probe -
worked with inconceivable rapidity to the
great distress Of the minister, who was
present, and was dreadfully distressed
Nv the hideous profanity consequent on
each and every movement Of the probe
aforesaid. 4
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-29

The Charleston News and Courier de-
scribes cotton press at work in that city,
which reduced an ordinary bale of cotton
weighing live hundred pounds to eight
inches in the press and thirteen inches
turned out, and will compress seyenty-hye
bales an hour.
District Judge Maury, Of Texas, who
issued a warrant for the arrest of the
supreme court Of the state for contempt,
and was himself arrested and taken before
that court, has been admitted to bail the
supreme court judges having quarreled
about the question of jurisdiction.
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rINO THE LOYAL CREDITORS OF JOHN
l. II. SKINNER, DECEASED, LATE OF
STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
The act of congress, of March 3, 1873, (private
No. 1907 allowed "to the loyal creditors Of John
II. Skinlser, deceased, two thousand three hun
bred and seventy-seven dollars; and if that
sum shall be more than sufficient to pay their
just claims, then the balance to his sisters Mrs.
Knox, resident in Ohio, and Mrs. Clark, resident
in Kentucky"
Any loyal creditor desiring the benefit Of this
act must present his claim, with evidence to
sustain it and to prove his loyalty to the THIRD
TON, d. c., before the first day of January, 1874
and any claims not thus presented before said
date will not be considered.
Information is requested of the present resi-
dence of Mrs. Knox and Mrs. Clark.
ALLAN RUTH ERFORD,
jy 22-Iay174 Third Auditor.
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DISTRICT COURT UNITED STATES, J
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA,
CLERKS OFFICE.
NOTICE.

All creditors of the estate of James G. Hill,
bankrupt, who have not proved their debts
against the same, are hereby required to do SO !;
and to file the proof thereof in che clerks office
of the District Court of the United States for the
Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond, with
in thirty days after due publication of this mo-
tice, or they will be barred from all claim upon
the real estate of said bankrupt, or The proceeds
of the sale thereof.
BY order of Hon. John c. Underwood, Judge
of the said court
ED. ]. UNDERWOOD,
eiy 28-1aw4w District Clerk.
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PRIVATE SALES.
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PRIVATE SALE

OF THE GRANITE QUARRY OF THE
JAMES RIVE. GRANITE COMPANY,
ments thereon, consisting Of DWELLING
HOUSE. WHARF DERRiGKS, and complete
QUARRY APPARATUS. The Quarry and Appur-
granite unsurpassed. The property fronts on
Jamesriver, lying in Chesterfield co. Va.near the
city of Richmond, adjoining the lands of 8. Bas-
sett French. Bids in writing are solicited, and
For further information, apply to
ISAAC II. SHIELDS,
Attorney-at-Law, corner Tenth and Bank sts.,
Richmond, Va,
Attorney for James River Granite Company.
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Country merchants should remember In order.
ing, that refined sugar is constantly huetuating.
SALT-I4iverpool, &240; jobbing price, per
sack Ground Alum, o. 25a2 40
SHOT--2.SOa300 per bag.
SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE-30a9O
TEAS-Blacl, 66e. ash .26-the last a prime ar
ticlei Imperial, sOa8l 90; Gunpowder, 6Oasi.76.
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THE New York Sun calls attention
to the fact that poetic justice has
reached the republican senators who
were most fierce and vindictive in their
hostility TO Charles Sumner Pome-
ROY. the first of these, was the senator
who rose in the republican caucus and
moved that Charles Sumner be depOsed
from the chair of the committee on
Foreign relations, and that Senator
Cameron take his place The brand
of infamy has been placed on Pomeroy
aud he retires this day from the Senate
Of the United States followed by the
contempt and scorn Of the American
people
Following Pomeroy is the pious
Harlan 1t was Harlan who was Sc
lected to- make gross attack on Mr..
Summers motives for opposing the
San Domingo job. His speech was
distributed by the administration post
masters by the thousands. and he re-
ceived his reward in new favor and pa
tronage. Harlan now sits in the pillory
with Pomeroy, pronounced corrup-
ZIONIST and jObber, who traded in poll
tics ndpiety, sungpsalms and dabbled
IN Indian jobs, held prayer meetings,
grabbed public lands, and preached
temperance while practising knavery.
Next comes Patterson. of New
Hampshire, who was member of the
committee on foreign relations, and as
sisted in elevating Simon Cameron to
the place Of Charles Sumner. At the
outset Patterson stood with Sumner
y. opposition to the San Domingo job
but he surrendered his convictions, re-
canted his faith, and went into the ser.
vice Of the administration. He is now
the most disgraceo Of all the Credit
hobllIzers. After accepting the booty
oi Oakes Ames and selling his vote
and influence, he went on from evasion
TO denial, and at last to DOWNRIGHT
perjury. He takes his place in tho
pillory by the side Of those other emf
nent Christian statesmen, Pomeroy
and Harlan There are Others luz.
them who are awaiting a similar igno
EainiouE fate
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y STRANGE CIRCUMsTAHCE-A few
days ago Mr.. Pennock Marshall, of West
Chester, received 4 photograph from his
daughter, who resides in Bucks county,
AFTER receiving it and pronouncing it 4
good likeness, Mr.. NJ. took it into biS ne-t
door nelghhor's to show them. and while
they We're looking at the picture it sudden
" faded from the paper, leaving but a very
faint outline behind. What caused the
strange transformation it is difficult to say
ana many arguments have been used 10
advance certain theories in regard to the
effect of light on chemical objects. bnt tLe
most plausible has thus far been unsatis-
factory. One ofthe ladies into whose hands
the picture was placed, was engaged in
washing, and had upon her hands some
strong soap suds, and it is supposed by
some that the alkah component of the
soap may have been the cause in WORKING
the sudden change West Chester .JsfsTeo
SOR5dH.
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CHICEEH THIEF kILIED.-Last We'd
ncSday night negro named John BurIeI
visited tie hen rOost ofJcsse Peuueracker.
Front street. Columbia, for ihe purpose Of
stealing chickens. AS Mr. Pennepackcr
has frequently before suffered from the
depredatious of chicken thieves, he had
recently placed in his Hennery = gun. heav-
iiy charged with buc!lshot, and 50 arranged
that ii would go of. if any one not in the
secret opened the door OF the coop. Bur
rel happened to be the unfortunate thief
that first attempted to enter. The gun
was diFcharged, and its contents entered
his abdomen and groin, inhicting fea .ful
wounds which resulted i'll his almost instant
death.
Deputy Coroner NJ Chimes summoned a
jury and held an inquest on the body, and
the jury after ashort consultation returned
a verdict Of "death by his own hands,
Since this occurrence Mr.. Pcnnepacker
has again been arrested, and after hear
ing before Judge Livingston, the accused
was admitted to bail in SS OCO, to answer
whatever charge may he preferred against
him at tue April term of Quarter Sessions
He was removed to jail until the bail was
fully approved.
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\ NEW CONFIDENCE GANE.-A we'll
dressed young man stopped ut Vermont
hotel last week for a few days. and made
acquaintances. The evening of the second
day of his arrival a nice young lady came
alonf.- Inatt or'Ioel, and Instantly attracted
the attention of the heimpressihle youngsters $,
who canvassef her charms freely as they
sat apart from her at supper. Tho stran-
ger youth even went So fIr as to say that
he would marry her if she would have
him, and offered, for 4 substantial wager.
to pop the question, and have the mar
riage ceremony performed right away
lie wager was accepted, aud also the pro
p"Sal OF marriage, made So suddenly to hc..
by the young man, and the parson called
III, who soon united the twain The sum
wagered was paid over to the happy bride
groom, and he and his bride set of next
day on their wedding tour. What lends
romance to the circumstances is the fact
that the young couple lad alIeady been
man and wife for year.
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FROM the ponderous report Of the
Board of Public Charity. Just publish
ed, we extract the following statistics
in relation TO the two pcnitentiaries in
this State:
In the two penitentiaries during 1872,
10 females. OF the convIcts : PEI CEN.
we're adults, aud 10 per cent minors -
Per cent. were natives Of United States,
per cent. OF Ireland j.cr cent. Of England
per cent. Of Germany, and per cent. Of
other foreign countries. or the z53 cen
victs 3SS had never been apprenticcd, and
only 81 served out their Apprenticeship
S4l could read and write, II we're unable
to do either, and 81 could only read. As
TO the habits of the prisoners, 13S never
used liquor, l26 were moderate drinkers
ard lS9 we're incorporate. The cost Of
maintenance was SlS6. 34S. So. an average
cost per capita of TlS5.S4 or daily co.t Of
5O.9l cents Of which sum the State paid
1880 cents, counties 23.79 cents, and pris-
oners' labor IS, 10 cents. The number Of
conVicts discharged from the two prisons
during the year was 46T. or Il more than
were receiTed-a change in the figures in
tie right direction. There were remaining
III confinement or the first of the wear -
032 prisoners. There were discharged by
par don during the first year 20, by com
mutation of sentence 3J3, and by expira-
ton of sentence 81
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Big LoG JoBBING.-The Clinton D.,,o
crdt says: Notwithstanding the severity
OF the winter, rendering log io5bing al
most an impossibility, and in fact entirely
ab:tlng the work i'll many places, the En-
cry Eros have continued their work suc-
ceSSiully, much to their credit and the sat
iSiactlon OF those who are depending upon
them for logs. We have been informed
oy responsible authority that upon their
contracts in Elk. Cameron and CIinton
counties more than fifty million feet of
logs have been put into the water ready
TO come out with the spring flood. and in
order To retain their men for driving pur
poses they are now putting in square tim
Der, shingles and hemloek for bin stuff
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AT the second inauguration of Pres
ident Grant, on Tuesday last, the usual
ceremonies, parades, balls, etc, were
indulged in on more brilliant scale
perhaps, than ever before, but there
was Of course no illusions TO the cred
it Mobiliers, to the Senate brlberleS,
and to the legion Of cOrruptions with
which the national capital has been so
shamefully disgraced during the past
winter. 1t was perhaps as well, says
the Phila. EVENING HERALD, that no
allusion was made TO these humllatng
facts. Let us hope, however, that the
reticence of the President in regard to
them does not imply any sympathy
on his part, but that it means rather
that in future he will lend the weight
Of his official influence to crush out
the rottenness that so seriously threat
ems the safety of the Government.
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SWAPPING WIvES.-We are reliably in
formed this morning of romantic we'd
ding III Green county, in the country back
of Eenia, which it is believed cannot he
paralieled in this section of Ohio. About
three years ago two brothers married SIS
terS, but 1t seems had not settled upon the
right one. Their married life Was not so
smooth as might be, and last Fall. only
three months ago. they concluded to swing
hand across or 'chaSsez over" They
snapped, and to show the way things turn
out; IN less than quarter of wear they
each "a, have children and all are happy now.
ne second marriage Is happier than the
first all around. Ijaufo, iO.i ,To,lrn1I
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THE pretext which saved the Rcpub-
lican dabblers in Credit Mobilicr from
being expelled the House is, as the
Pittsburgh POST pertinently puts it,
most miserable one. Mr.. Butler and
Mr.. Bingham have united in declaring
that Congress has nothing to do with
the antecedents Of any man who came
there with his credentials all right. and
rs these great criminals had received
and pocketed their unholy gains prior
TO the organization Of the present Con
gress, therefore they must escape ali
punishment for their misdeeds. Mr.
Bingham. as his custom is, became
quite rhetorical Bad" said he, las
the Credit Mohilier might be, its guilt
is covered with a dark eclipse in the
presence of the assumption made here
that any House Of Representatives
might strip the people Of the right to
representation on this floor" When II
is remembered that this very man,
Bingham, who calls into play his af-
fected love for the Constitution to pro
tect a class of criminals from punish
ment. whose conduct has rendered the
CONGRESS of the United States to be a
bv-wOrd and a rcproach throughout
the civilized world, has been for years
engaged in doing the very thing he
now denies that Congress has any right
to do-viz, strip the people Of right
to representatiOn--One can pretty ac-
curately measure the man himself and
the party he belongs to. He denies
the right to expel convicted bribe-tak-
ers, after having for years advocated
the power of denying the right Of rep
resentation to ten States, unless they
elected men to suit Mr.. Bingham.
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n HARRISBURG correspondent says
1t appears to he understood there that
state treasurer Mackey viii hold over
until the Fail election of this year
The report Of tie Senate bill authoriz-
ing the election of a Treasureronthe3 Sd
Friday OF March next, with a negative
recommendation, has excited no COM
ment. 1t was part Of the pre-arranged
programme. MIR. Mackey will proba-
bly, be candidate for the position be-
fore the people.
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The most atrocious case of using the
funeral bake meats 10 furnish forth the
marriage table is reported from North
Adams, Massachusetts,. On a Thursday
morning died Michael Clancy, aged seven
ty-five, leaving lone widow of sixty sum
mers. On Satm day at l o'clock the fun
eral was over, and at , o'clock of the self
same day Mrs. Clancy became the wife of
Neddie Hall, aged fifty five, who had long
Leen boarder iii the family. In fact the
bake meals were hardly cold victuals when
the marriage table was spread.
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EaEN S RuRC, PA,

CoLFAx retired without the nsuai
vote Of thanks to the presiding oficer
of the Senate. He said in his farewell
address that no act of his showed th2t
confidence in him had been misplaced
That was his last "whopper" III the Of
Rce which he has disgraced.
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Estate Notice

/ E!tS or Adninistra ton on the E.to.. . o
II bantei N: Little. late OF Chest Springs bor
ouSh' cambria county, deceased. haviDS 49,,
grahted TO the subscriber 10y the Repistsr ~
sara county, all persons indebted ts said eSi.ts
Rre tSquested TO make immediate paTmrpt
and those having claims will present tbS,,, @ =
perry authenticated for settlement P'o-
ID. {. LITTLE, Administrator
Chest Springs, Feb. p, IS73.-8t. HUT
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Estate Notice

S; AFlAG been granted Letters Of har,i-,fs
- - tIction on the tssJute OF William KayICr
ne Hi Allegheny township. Cambria c0riuty
deceased. the undersigned hereby notifies III
persons indebted to said estate thar payuleDt
~ ~ uSt ue nae without delay. and those having
perry probatcd Tor settlements ~
MA i RET KAYLOR
SARAH e. SEAMAN. Adm'x.
AneghcnE IMD.. Fen. Il. IsIi..tt
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ESTATE Notice

I EITERS OF Administration on thr F.t,t. of
b Jacob W StuOy, late OF Carroll tCrDehiD
C3moria "a county, deceased, having been grant
800 eu Io lhG suoScFiber by the Register OF said
county. all persons indebted to Sail; a.rste So
Ft4ueSteu TO make immediate payment, and
go sause HANlEs Chains against the same will pre-
Incnt Ii. q XIX y M Tt-I- . .tIS-
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Al EEEECED RATES

= NIX q p IA Z rs
Ntt- l.. d HOFFMAN, gradual Of Dental Sur
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