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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15
MUNSON Hull NURSERIES.

| The proprietor OF these nurseries has been en-
gagged twenty-five years in the propagation of
| fruit and ornamental trees. He has made
SOUTHERN VARIETIES a special study, and
| now offers an immense assortment of perfectly
grown stock of PEACHS, APPLES AND
PEARS. His varieties are warranted true to
name. having been tested in his extensive
experimental orchard, and superior in perfec-
| ton of growth and size, to any in the state
They are the CHEAPEST WELI-GROWN
| TREES offered in Virginia.
He has also a la rye stock of fine ORNANIEN-
tai TREES.
Special attention devoted to ORCHARD
LISTS, adapted to all SOILS and Ii LOCATIONS
Orders should be sent as soon as possible.
Parties leaving the selection of varieties to
the proprietor may be sure of getting the best of
every thing. T.
Persons, in ordering, will please state express
ly the varieties they desire, and the number of
each, and whether of Standard or Dwarf
When I have not the varieties desired, will
substitute as near in character as possible,
| unless otherwise directed. Tie cost of boxing
| or packing will always be charged; but all
packages will be sent 10 the steamboats, or depots
at Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria
without charge for carriage, and when so de.
livered my responsibility US to their condition
will cease. ~ ~
Remittances should be made in drafts to my
order or by express, or, If small sums, by mail
Particular directions should be given as to
marking and shipment of packages. Where
directions are not given, will ship by such line
as shall seem best.
Varieties particularly recommended for this
climate and market are marked thus.*
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15

ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS does not
indulge in the average Bourbon estimate OF
President Grant. Here is what he said, in
conversation with a friend, few days ago.
concerning this bate noir of Democracy:
"When l first met him, in 1866, l made
up my mind that Grant was one of the most
remarkable men of the age. / said so, and
wrote to that effect, before Grant was ever
thought of for the Presidency, and every
year since has strengthened my conviction.
He has shown wonderfully clear concep-
ton of his duties and powers as President.
He has executed the laws as he has found
them, and is as little inclined to usurp
power as any President we ever had in
this respect he is q great contrast to jack
son, who had an imperious will. Even in
the Louisiana troubles he has illustrated his
character. He enforced the DEGREES of the
United States court, and when asked to send
another Judge to New Orleans in place OF
Judge Durell, he replied that he could not
interfere with the assignment of judges
made by the Supreme court. Not much
Cnsarism in that
The Bourbon press Of the country has
Deen loud IN the praise OF Mr.. Stephens,
and of his marvellous intellectual insight,
since he re-entered Congress, and we hope
they will as generally copy his utterances
in reference to the President, as when he
speaks upon other and more congenal
topics. The most extraordinary trait in
Mr.. Stephens character is, that he seems
inspired to speak the truth, whether it
makes for political friend or foe.
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FOR SALE.
LAND FOR SALE.

Pursuant to decree the District Court of the
United States, Eastern District of Virginia, /
VIII oher for sale at the Hague, Westmoreland
county, va. on the SECOND SATURDAY IN
DEoEhibER NEXT, at IL o'clock m, the fol-
lowing property belonging to the estate of Sam.
mel r. jackson. bankrupt to.wit: s
]. FARM called "Green HILL" on Noming
river in said county, containing about 400
ACRES. with good DWELLING HOUSE.
Barns. Stables and all necessary out-houses.
2 FARM containing about 400 ACRES
near Montross in same county. This Farm is
almost entirely covered with very fine timber.
TERMS'-one-fourth cash; balance in six.
Twelve and eighteen months.
ROBERT M. MAYO,
-, Assignee of 8. r.. Jackson, bankrupt.
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DEAp.HEADIssr.

The railway magnates who control the
Western roads have again been in session
for the consideration of the dead-head
system, and have decided that there shall
be no more free passes after the 3lst inst,
at which date the outstanding passes
expire. Even the conventional minister's
half-lare has been cut off. A movement in
the same direction has been started by the
Massachusetts railroads.
And now the provincial newspaper press
of the country should convene in council,
and take under consideration the extent
to which the railroads of the country are
dead-heading upon their columns for
nearly all the information they desire to
impart 10 the public. We have
known the railroads to pay large
sums Of money to the Associated
Press for telegraphing important infor-
nation to the six or eight thousand
provincial journals In the United States.
each and all of whom were dead-headed on
10 the tune of not less than twenty dollars
by the operation, for the express benefit Of
these railway magnates who have grown so
scrupulously exact and ''honest," all at
once, on the practice Of dead-heading. We
think there is not leading daily paper
in the country, outside of metropolitan
journalism, which does not pay from two
10 three hundred dollars year for the
mere composition of the railroad matter
that goes gratutously into their columns.
1t is different with the metropolitan press
in our larger cities. They demand their
pay, and generally get it at the high
est rates, for the reason that it is expected
the provincial journals will copy, and thus
secure the railway magnates the extended
advertising they want.
We have put up in the last year not
less than three hundred dollars worth of
matter, at the lowest rates Of composition
ito say nothing OF the expense of shaping
it for our columns), for the different rail-
roads leading to and through our state,
without having received solitary annual
pass from railroad in or out of the state,
and have paid our fare over one road in
whose interest we have written at least a
dozen leaders in the last two years,
because we felt that the public inter-
osts demanded the granting of the
privileges it sought. And what is true of
THE STATE JOURNAL is largely true of
every provincial journal in the country.
Let us have convention of the proyin-
cial press, and shut down the dead-head
gates on these railway magnates, and give
the Associated Press notice, that, hereafter,
we will deduct pro rata from their monthly
bills every line of railway information,
however incidental it may be, which they
shall transmit to US, without printing a
word of the same. We would like to see
whether the provincial press is the third
estate or the fourth.
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THERE seems to be gratifying dispo-
sition on the part of Congress to defer all
matters touching the currency until after
the holidays, in imitation of the celebrated
Mr.. Micawber, who always took time for
things to ''turn up" in their natural order.
Should the holidays fail to impart the re-
quired cheerfulness and vigor to our vari.
GUS industries. then the return of spring
may be waited for with equal Micawber-
like confidence and trust in the possible
ties of the future.
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A REAsoNABLE REQUEST.

The following petition was presented to
Judge Guigon, on the last day Of the late
term of the Hastings Court of this city, by
Nelson p. Vandervall, colored member
of the Common Council, and is, in our
Judgment, a just and reasonable one. It
is well-worded and entirely courteous in
its terms, and is signed by some Of the
most intelligent and best disposed colored
people in our city. It is understood that
the Judge will pass upon The petition at the
next term Of his court, which commences
on the 9th day Of January next. We
hope the character of the petition and its
signers will commend it to the favorable
consideration Of the Court:
RICHMOND, December 10, 1873. :
Court:
"The undersigned, colored taxpayers
OF the city of Richmond, would respect
fully implore your Honor to grant to
their race the coveted privilege IN your
court of trial by parties composed of col
ored men in all cases where persons of
color are concerned. They sincerely be-
lieve that by granting this boon your
Honor will increase the confidence of the
colored people in the court of hustings,
and they are equally sure that if only
men of intelligence chose who can read
and write) are selected as jurors, the
interests of the Commonwealth will be
protected, crime will be punished as the
laws direct, and the ignorant will be stim-
ulatad to that improvement in intel.
ligence, industry and morality, so essen
tial to their well.being as honest, useful
and reliable citizens, and to that end
your petitioners will ever pray. Yours,
Nelson P. Vandervall, Richard FORESTER.
r. G. II bion, James B. Burrel,
Thomas Hewlett, Reuben M. West, Will
liam Furgu son, Taft Lanson, Rev. Jol n
Jasper Rev. James II. Holmes, Rev.
Richtrl Wells, John w. To1ey, /.
B. Smith, Philip Gray, w. II. L.
Coombs, and about twenty others, all
colored."
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The moral sentiment of Indignation
which we regard as healthy one, is being
largely cultivated just now by the people
of the country. Hatred oil evil is not SO
much vindictive sentiment as a vndica-
tory one, and there are times when the
people cal cultivate it to advantage, and
hardly exercise it to excess. What is
especially needed, at the present juncture
OF affairs, is good, hard, hot hatred for
faithless public servants Of every sort and
description.
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THE ORIGINAL
INsTALLMENT HOUSE,
1888 MAn STREET, RIoHMosD, vIasrxrA.

i offer for sale the following goods for cash, sor
by weekly OF monthly payments. For cheap
ness. quality, and variety, second to none In the
market; for accommodation, SURPRISING any
1000 Lithograph and Steel Engrayings; Chro-
mos, newest in the market; Oil Paintings;
Looking Glasses, in great variety; Photograph
Frames, large assortment. Frames of all de-
scriptions made at the shortest notice. A large
stock of Picture and Looking Glass Mouldings
always ON hand, sold cheap by the foot or man.
ufactured. Special contracts made for large
orders and dealers Clocks, Bibles, Window
Shades, Carpets, Rings, Mating, Oil Cloths,
Walnut Extension Tables, and other goods.
Parties In want of any Of the above articles
will consult their own interest by giving me a 4
call before purchasing elsewhere.
Q 96 '7s--am WILLIAM DAFFRoN.
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AGRICULTURAL IMrLEMENTs,
THE WATT PLOW


NO CHOKING when bright and SIN Doth; NC
LABOR to the plowman |; ONE-THIRD LESS
DRAUGHT to the team; thorough BURIAL OF
weeds, grass, SC. !; great STRENGTH. durabIi
ity and economy in its use, and complete pull
verization of the soil. ssssA 1K
! have, within the past eighteen months
made great improvements in the WATT PLOW,
and can, with greater confidence than ever,
recommend 1t to the farming community every
where GE(cRGE WATT
Premiums received during the last three
e 81 weeks of October, 1873 s'a
Virginia and North Carolina Fair, October 2,
1s73-All first premiums awarded on
Flows. Tested in sandy loan. weeds,
&C., four to six feet high. II =.
North Carolina State Fair, Raleigh, October
l4-All premiums awarded on Flows.
Piedmont Agricultural Fair, Culpeper g. H.,
October 14--All premiums awarded on
Plows. Tested in hard and stiff clay
soil, not plowed since the war and covered
with running briers. The WATT PLOW
run seven inches deep
Virginia State Fair, Richmond, October 2s-AE
the premiums on each size right and left
hand. Also four special premiums. Tested
in heavy sodded and pipe.clay SOIL
Western North Carolina Fair, Salisbury, Octo-
ber7-Highest premium. bsssE
Darlington, South Carolina, Fair, October To-
Highest premium. ,sss eesss
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THE total immigration of the last fiscal
year was 459,9O3; males, 275, 792;
female, 184,01l; an increase of 54,997
or l3a per cent. over the preceding year.
The estimated average value Of an immi-
grant is $500, SO that the nation is worth,
through the new corners, 1897, s42, 400
more than it would be without them.
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SCHEDULE OF TRAINS.

RICHMOND,
FREDERlCKBURGA AND POTOMAC ROUTE
RIoHhoND, FRBD'Ba PoToMAo r.. r. Co,
OFFICE OF GRs'L TICKET & FREIGHT AagsT,
RIoHMoSD. October II, 1871
UP DAY MAIL leaves Byrd-strest Station
800 p. m. .sstlsss
UP NIGHT Mali. leaves Byrd-street Station
II p. m. Except on Sundaysl
UP ACCOMMODATION leaves Broad-street
Station, at e;o6 p. m. Except on Sundays.)
DOWN DAY MAIL, arrives at Byrd-street
Station, at 1:40p. m. 80 ~ - 49,
DOWN NIGHT MAIL, arrives at Byrd-streei
station, at 1850 a. m. Except on Mondaysl -.
DOWN ACCOMMODATION TRAIN arrives
at Broad-street Station, at s:s7 a. m, Except on
Sundays)
FREIGHT TRAINS leave Broad stree,
Station on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and
FRIDAYS, at 1925 a. m, connecting at Quantico
with the Alexandria and Fredericksburg rail.
way. A&8
Returning, arrive at Broad.street Station on
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATUR
DAYS, at coop. m.
By order of the General Superintendent.
J. B. GENTRY,
ocl4 Gen'l Ticket and Freight Agent.
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The magnanimous and considerable
treatment which the ex-Vice-President of
the Southern Confederacy meets with
from the Republican members of Con-
gress, not inaptly illustrates the great say
ing that "there is more joy over one
sinner that repenteth than over ninety-nine
just ones who need no repentance.
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TWEED advanced half million dollars
to finish the Hoosac tunnel, and now the
city council of New York propose to test
the question of ownership in the great
bore with the Massachusetts Legislature.
If they can't get the whole of the hole
they insist on part.
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HE Louisville Courier-Journal opposes
the repeal of the salary-grab bill, on the
ground that the pay which it establishes is
not excessive. That journal entirely misses
the point. The reason for the repeal is
moral, not pecuniary. The bill was q
bargain. ss
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15

IHE Connecticut papers tell of a man
IN that state who can repeat, word for
word, every book and newspaper article
that he has read for the past ten years.
That is very likely; the man can't read.
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The Pittsburgh Commercial takes ex-
eeption to the unseemly scrambling after
Judge Underwood's shoes before the
kindly earth has fairly covered his re-
mains.
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.l BALTIMORE s.,I AND POTOMAC

|fgffEr 8t RAILROAD.
After $40 p. m October IL, 1873, trains will
NoRTHwARD.
NORTHERN ExPRESS-Lea Richmond at
1850 p. m; arrive in Washington at 4:os a. m.
Leave Washington at 5.s5 q. m arrive at Bal.
timore at 7:15 a, m.
PACIFIC ExPREss--Leave Washington at
10 p. M; arrive at Baltimore at 1i.5op. m.
CINCINNATI ExPRESs--Leave Washing.
ton at $40 p. M; arrive at Baltimore AZ 1865
m. a.a43
ACoOMMODATIoN-Le Leave Washington sss
a. m and $3.50 p. M; arrive at Baltimore 1876 a.
m. and $50 p. M
WESTERN ExPRESS-Leaye Washington
HIS a. m; arrive at Baltimore 1:Os p. m.
BALTIM0RE ExPREsS-Leave Washington
S;2S pm; arrive at Baltimore 1905 p. M
sfa TRAINS TO NEW YORK
RICHMOND EXPRESS Leave Leave Wash
fngton at lis p. M; arrive at New York at 1910
p. m. f &l H eiAAaA4sS3N
FAST LINE--Leave Richmond 1880 D. m. !;
leave Washington sos a. m. arrive New York
4.25 p m. ae-f
WASHINGTON NIGHT ExPREsS-Leaye
Richmond at $40 p. M: leave washington s.Os
p m. arrive at New York $40 a. m.
s@All the above trains, except Baltimore En-
press Accommodation, and New York trains,
connect at Baltimore with trains on the Northern
Central Railway for the Westand North. The
240,p. m. Express Train leaves Richmond daily.
The 1880 p. m. Express leaves daily except Sun
day.
SOUTHWARK. z
SOUTHERN ExPRESS-Leaye Baltimore
9;l6 p M; arrive at Washington HOS p. m
Leave Washington 1l:ss p. M; arrive at Rich.
mond 1850 a. m. tsstass
RICHMOND EXPRESS-Leave Baltimore at
900 p. m.; arrive in Richmond 400 a. m.
ACCOMMODATIONS Baltimore e.25
a. m. and $40 a. m. and 400 p. m; arrive in
Washington s.26 and 1923 a. m, and GAS p. m.
SOUTHERN MAIL--Leave Baltimore 1910
p m. arrive at Washington 2:s5 p. m.
EXPRESS FROM NEW YORK-Leaye Bal.
timore $40 p. M; arrive at Washington s:is ..
m. IS izr sssst . 1FasH
FAST LINE-Leave Baltimore at 7:10 a. M
arrive at Washington 1886 q. m. a
EXPRESS FROM NEW YORK--Leave Bal
timore 1926 a. m. ). arrive Washington 6:ls a. IN
and arrives at Richmond 1:so p. m.
MAIL-Leaye Baltimore GAO p. m !; arrive at
Washington S2s m
The 1850 p. m. Express Train arrives at Rich
mond daily.
EDMUND L. DuBARRY, Sup't,
ED. S. You've. Washington, D. G.
General Passenger Agent.
MOI Baltimore. Md.
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RICHMOND. YORK RIVER AND
CHESAPEAKE r. R.

RICHMOND, YoRK RIVER AND CHRsApEAKE y Z
RAILROAD COMPANY
RICHMOND, VA, June 2, 1873.
NOTICE.
On and after this date the PASSENGER and
FREIGHT TRAINS over this route will be run
as follows: So. f ssar-ia
PASSENGER TRAIN daily (Sunday ex-
cepted), between Richmond and West Point,
leaving the depot ate p. M. f
Passengers for river landings and Baltimore
will leave Richmond on WEDNESDAYS and
SATURDAYS at 2 o'clock p. NJ, connecting
with steamer at West Point on same evening
for Baltimore, &c.
Fare TO river landings. IA
Fare TO Baltimore..- 800
FREIGHT TRAIN for through freight leaves
Richmond on Tuesdays, Wednesdays Fridays,
and Saturdays at o'clock A. M.
LOCAL FREIGHT between Richmond and
West Point, carried both ways. on Wednes-
days and Saturdays, leaving Richmond at
o'clock A. M.
sef 8e9s aa WILLIAM N. BRAGG
J. L. TAYLOR, ~ Superintendent.
Freight and Ticket Agent, Richmond.
ie 2-tf ~ Hsstt ]
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILROAD.

5000 ~N44&AS1
On and after october &c. 1878, the PAssEN-
GER TRAINS will run follows:
WESTWARD.
MAIL TRAIN.--Leaves Richmond $50 A. M.
daily except Sunday, connecting with VIC.
Va. M. & @. s. railroad at Gordonsville and
Charlottesville and arrives at Hinton at 1000
Pm. reg M
EXPRESS TRAIN.-Leaves Richmond at
1850 p. NJ, daily except Saturday, connecting
at Gordonsville with w. @. Va. M. & G.. s. r. r.
trains for Lynchburg. and southwest. and arrives
at Huntington at 700 p. M. next day. Steamer
leaves Huntington on arrival of the train, and
arrives at Cincinnati at O'Clock next morning.
This train stops between Richmond and
White Sulphur only at Junction, Gordonsville,
Charlottesville, Staunton, Goshen, Milboro
and Covihgton. @ ,,,s
ACCOMMODATION RAIN.-Leayes Rich
mond at 4:45 p. NJ, daily except Sunday, and
arrives at Gordonsville at $50 p. NJ.
EASTWARD
Steamer leaves Cincinnati at 4 p. M. daily OK.
cept Sunday, and arrives at Huntington at Q
AsM. next day, connecting with express train.
EXPRESS TRAIN.-Leayes Huntington at
10 A. NJ. daily except Sunday, and arrives at
Richmond ut 4S0 A. M. next day, connecting
with trains going South and with James
River Steamer for Norfolk. This train
stops between White Sulphur and Richmond
only at Junction, Gordonsville, Charlottesville,
Staunton, Goshen, Millboro' and Covington.
& MAIL TRAIN.-Leayes Hinton at 400 A.
M. daily except Sundays, connecting with
w. @. Va. M. & e.. S. railroad at Charlottesville
and Gordonsville, and arrives at Richmond at
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.--Leayes Cor
louisville at 600 A. M. daily except Sundays con-
Meeting ut Gtrdonsville with w. q. Va. M. 4
q. S. r. R. from Lynchburg and Southwest,
and arrives at Richmond $50 A. M.
For further information inquire at the COM
pany's office, on Broad near Seventeenth street
A. H. PERRY,
af General Superintendent
EDGAR VLIEr, gsEs E 4
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
oc 10 l Ea n
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SALE OF auARrERmasrEws STORES


OFFICE ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER,
FORT MONROE, VA, Dec. 0, 1873. )
VIII be sold at public auction, at Fort Monroe
Virginia, THURSDAY, THE srH DAY OF
JANUARY, 1874, at 10 o'clock a. M, the fol-
lowing articles of CLOTHING and QUARTER
MASTERS STORES, VIZ: f ME
go HATS (untrimme A
Of HAT FEATHERS,
40 HAT CROSSED-CANNON,
255 HAT EAGLES,
80 GAP RINGS,
II PAIR CHEvRoNs, sergeant-Maiors.
22S FORAGE GAPS, .lfE 4
% UNIFORM COATS, Artillery.
10 UNIFORM COATS, Ord. '.,--ss..z--.-
240 UNIFORM JACKETS, 1T, artillery,
12S FLANNEL SACK GOATS, lined,
1 PAIR BOOTEES, sewed, IL -.
g PAIRS Bo0TEES, pegged,
ea4 Sc YDs. WoRsTED LACE, IL inch.
70S lDS WORSTED LACE y inch, 81
PAIRS NON-COMMISSION STAFF
METALLIC SCALES
IL PAIRS SERGEANT'S METALLIC
ai5 PAIRS CoRPoRAL,s, AND pRI-
500 BUTTONS AND SLIDES for metallic
80 BEDSACKS. single, -.
J. MACHINE RULING AND BINDERY.
TERM Cash in United States currency
A deposit of twenty-five 1851 per cent. will be
required on all articles sold at time of sale.
BY order of Secretary of War, &
THEO. ]. ECKERsoN, m
d. Captain and A. Q. NJ, Bv't Major U. A.
de9 T-.a
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w A T T P L @ w

OF all sizes warranted to do better work with
more ease than any pillow in use. If they do not
prove so after one weeks trial, they may be re-
turnedto us, and the purchase money will be
refunded. WATT s. CALL,
no II Richmond, va
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3. h. TALLEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Practices in the courts Of Charles City New
Kent, Henrico, Chesterfield and in the city Of
Richmond ESa 81 $50
Messrs. HoLLADAY wHrrz will be associated
with me in Richmond. Matters in Bankruptcy
and Collecting Claims attended to. COMMUNE
cations addressed to Charles City @. H., or
Richmond, Va, will receive attention. ap