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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-13
by w. s. CATLETT g. CO.,
1899 MAIN STREET,
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BsSs"CITY FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, OF RICHMOND, VA.
OFFICE, No. lll3 MAIN STREET,
Jrpder the Raukinp-house of Lancaster a. %

DIRECTORS Peter w. Grubbs, Clement r.
Barksdale, Charles T. Davis, William M. Ar
cher, William II. Palmer, L. b. Tatum s. II.
Halves, t. William Pemberton, d. S. Wool.
bridge, F. T. Glasgow, T. l.. d. Walford, John
Tyler, Isaac H. Darlington, James Dunlop, w.
r. Quarles, Anthony Bargamin, w. II. Lucke,
Bailey Davis, Frank d. Hill, F. B. Watkins,
Lewis d. Crenshaw, George w. Gary Samuel
Freddy, William H. Powers.
This home company is now ready to issue its
policy against LOSS OR DAMAGE BY FIRE
ON BUILDINGS, MERCHANDISE. HOUSE,
HOLD FURNITURE and other insurabe pro-
perty, and solicits patronage.
ASA SNYDER, President
+. Il. MEADE, Secretary.
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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-13
MEETINGS,

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GRAND
~ WORTHY SUPERIOR OF THE CITY
OF RICHMOND AND COUNTIES OF yIR-
GlN1A.-To the Worthy Supporters and Mem
bers of No. 40, So and 70, Tabernaces of the
General Grand Accepted Order of Love and
Charity You are hereby requested to attend
communication of Union Tabernacle on MON
DAY EVENING, the 10th instant, at O'Clock,
at Love and Charity Hall.
BY order of THOS. r. JOHNSON,
je l3-ltH ID. q. W.. s.
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1eg~ GEORGE W. JONES,
DENTAL SURGEON, 6HYYH
OFFICE No. I'll, BETWEEN SEVENTH AND
EIGHTH, FRANKLIN STREET.

Has fresh liquid gas for PAINLESS EX.
TRACTION of teeth. Having best materials,
ample facilities and 26 years experience, is pre-
pared to gently and thoroughly Fill, Cleanse,
Regulate and Extract the natural teeth and
insert artificial ones any material desired
Ali work warranted. my tim
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Minister Orr's Remains.

NEW YORK. June l3.-Forty- three
lodges of Masons, seven Communicates of
Knights Templar and several chapters of
Royal Arch Masons, besides company of
calvary and the Seventh regiment, will
JON the escort to the remains of the late
Minister Orr, this afternoon.
The Icc-FIoe Party From the Polarfs
New YORK, June 13.--A Washington
dispatch says the refugees from the Polars
have been sent north with instructions to
make no communications. The dispatch
also states that enough has been hint ed
around the hayward to indicate that the
report of the secretary Of the navy will in
dictate that jealousy and intrigue prevailed
on the Polaris. From the day that she
sailed, Captain Hall found that Buddington
opposed him, and when the Polaris
reached the farthest point north with
everything favorable in prospect, Budding
ton requested to 60 farther, when Captain
Hall became discouraged, and Buddington
after Halls death was constantly drunk.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-13

A special correspondent of The Norfolk
Journal writing from Hampton, June u,
1873, says: ..sa
The closing exercises OF the Hampton
Normal school came off to-day. The ex-
aminations were conducted almost exclu-
siyely by the teachers. There was
A LARGE ATTENDANCE OF VISITORS
not only from this community but from
other states. The following are some of
tLa
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-13
BfaS~ II. CCOR MICK'S
MAMMOTH AUCTION
AND
COMMISSION HOUSE,
I4i4 MAIN ST., RICHMOND

DAILY SALES at 10 A. NJ and ~ p. NJ
of Clothing, Fancy Goods, Hats, Gaps, Boots,
Shoes, Croekery, Glassware, and all kinds of
Furniture, Housefurnishing Goods, Sc, sc.
COME ONE. COME ALL, AS WE ARE
DETERMINED TO PLEASE.
GENTLEMANLY Statesmen constantly
in attendance, to wait on parties who wish to
purchase any of the above named goods at
private sale, at auction prices.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS offered TO Coun
try Merchants Consignments solicited. Out
door sales puuctuallv attended to. NH 2s-8m
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STATE NEWS.

--Harrisonburg's town council has Or
ganized chain-gang to work on the
streets - = = --------
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SPECIAL RATES made at counter, or by
with regular patrons.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

RICIID & DANNILLE RAILROAD COMFY,
OFFICE OF ENGINEER AND SUpT,
EIrMMnNn- VI InnR Ii. lSIl
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16

ANXIETY About CnlEREN --Parenis,
whose prulen, care Tor their children we
vouri, not diminish may iu'erinit mnch
Of the solietude with wnich they gre APT
necessarily TO hurry themselves. A"S
eratutous anxiety often. moreover, dc
fea,s lis own object 1t renders the child
bv constantly remin,iIng it OF the RISKS
to safety, unnaturaiiy tinid, and prevents
that camness OF mind and development
Of animal courage essential for the pru.
dent avoidance Of and bold resistance to
danger. The over watched children are
notoriously those who are the most con
stantly exposing their health and lives to
hazard They are so accustomed to
move at the will of another that their own
violation loses its power to a certain eX'
tent, and beeomes hesita,ing and uneer
tain Their muscles, accordingly act
with little precision, and render the step
fsltering and the hold insecure. The
child who is left free to run, climb and
jump, though he may apparently expose
himself to thousand risks, generally es
capes danger by his habitaal readiness OF
expedent and practical precision Of
movement The freer children have,
moreover. the advantage Of protecting
themselves BY various means of security
denied to those kept under too close q
supervision. Swimming. riding. run
ming, leaping, using fiacarms-not to
speak Of wrestling and fghtng-all OF
which may ia their turn become impor.
tant means Of safety, are tho ordinary
acquisitions of the enancipated boy, but
seldom of him who is subjected to an un-
ceasing parental control 1t is obvious,
too, that the greater freedom Of the one
is more favorable to health than the con.
straint Of the other. It is equally advan.
tsgeous to the neral as to the physical
health and development that the parent
should not allow his anxiety about his
children to become too apparent, or to
interfere too much with their freedom OF
conduct The self reliance and indepen.
dence Of character which are essential cl
ements Of all human excellence are to be
acquired only by learning early to act
from voluntary motive. Ii the parent
fxes himself as a finger. post at every
turn, the child will hardly ever hnd the
road of his own accord, and must neces-
sarily lose his way when deprived of his
habitual guide.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16

LIE DlD ir.--Not long since Spriggins
had occasion to stop in New Bedford
over night. New Bedford Is where the
prohibitory Law is ostensibly enforced
very rigidly---or was when Sprigglns
stopped there Sprigains is man who
likes " night cap, and an "eye-open
err" and "a drop" before dinner. and
between these he can take an occasional
GLASS with r,..end IN Now Bsd'ord, on
the occasion referred to, Spriggias, DC.
fore retiring, asked the landlord for q
glass Of brandy, Spriggns was q stran.
ger--he might be State constable--and
the landlord was Mortified at the audaclty
of his suest--to ass for brandy in that
moral ely OF New Bedford. lie didn't
keep the article.
But Spriggins did not believe his oil
factories lad deceived him. He lad GER
tainly smelled tic glitter very plainly
since entering the hotel But he held his
peace, and took his lamp and went his
way to his chamber Having undressed
and got into bed. he gave the bell pull
succession of violent yanks, which short
jy brought the landlord and the clerk,
and two portcrs to the scene Sprigglns
was in convulsiens. He was claspinp
his diaphragm with both hands, and
grosning fearfullv. In answer to nm In
auiry Of what was the matter, lie manag'
cd to gasp
pam - o. - DYING - Brandy -
Brandy 20"
A bottle OF pure old Hcnnessy wa:
brought forthwith, and tumbler hall
full OF the amber liquid was poured out
and extended. Spriggins took it, and
sat up more easily. lie smellsd the bev'
erage. and the expression Of agony gave
place to n cleaning of satisfaction in
tense and complete. He raised the glas.
to his lips, and drank. Then he handed
back the empty tumbler with a genia
smiling
Thank You. Goodnight, gentlemen
goodnight"
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16
NO. 81

up in blankets and conveyed to his tenn
porary residence, the spectators Of bis
thrilling exploit crowding abont the We.
hicle and giving vcntto great deal OF
enthusiasm.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16

rT A woman ut Ironton, Ohio, said
10 her husband: "lfyou get drunk to
day I hope they'll bring you homo
dsad!' lie got drunk that afternoon,
and sure enough two men brought him
home in coal car. just at dark--dcads I
No, not much. After beng unloadcd he
went in and thrashcd her most Ia death
for inlugins In such hope.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16

EE- 1t 10 told Of young gentleman
whom a maiden liked but her father
didn't, tha, at a reasonable hour the old
gent mildly intimatcd that the time for
retiring had arrived. 81 think you arc
correct, my dear sir, answered nine
tecn,h century, medestly. ave have been
waiting for over an hour for you to put
Yourself in your little bed. " The father
retired thoughtfully.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16


--e~ A->~~------
A WARNING TO LOVERS -" Metildy,
you are the most good for nothn', tri-
fin, owdacious, contrary piece that ever
lived y
"Oh, ma r sobbed Matilda, 81 couldn't I
help mysslf--'deed l csuldn' ~
"Couldn' help yourself? Thata pret-
ty way to talk. Amt he nice young
man7'
"Yes'm"
"Got money!
"Yes'mw
"And good kinfolks'"
/" Yes'm!"
"And loves you to dcstraokshun p
"Yes'm''
"Well, in the namo o. common sense,
what did you send him home for ?"
"Well, ma, if must tell the truth ]
must, ! spose, though I'd rather die.
You see, ma, when he feicat his cheer
clost TO mine, and ketcht holt Of my hand
and squcz it. and dropt on his knees, then
it was that his eyes rolled, and he began
breathin' hard, and his gallowses Kept
crsakin' and a ereSkin', till thought in
my soul somethis' terrible was the mat
ter with his in ards--his vitals---and that
austercd and skeered me so that bust
ont cryin' Secin me de that he creak.
ed werse'n ever, and that made me cry
harder; and the harder cried the hard
or he creaked, till all Of n sudden it came
fc~rs, and then bust out a.iau:mn ut
to kill myself, right in bis face and then
he jumpt up and run ont Of the house
mad as fire, and lie amt comm back no
more. Boo hoo ahoo boo hoo!
Metildy," said the old woman, stern.
ly, " stop sniv'lin You've made an ev
erlastin fool of yourself; but your cake
amt all dough, yet. IL all comes Of
them ne count, fashionable sto' gallow.
scs-' 'spcnders' ] believe they calls 'em,
Never mind, honey! I'll send for John
ny, tell him how it happened, 'pologize
to him, and knit him real nice pair CT
yarn gallowscs, jest like your pa's-and
they never do creak.
Yes, ma" said Matilda, Frightening
up, 4" But let me knit EN-. ="
$50 you shall, honey! He'll vally
them heap more than il | knit EN-.
Cheer up, Tidy! It'll all be right you
mind il it won't.
Sure enough, it proved to be all right
Tidy and Johnny were married. and
Johnny's gsllowscs never ereaked any
more.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16
POETRY.
Death of Summer.

BY the length ming twilight hours;
BY the chill and fragrant showers
BY the flow 'rets pale and faded;
By the leaves with russet shaded
BY the gray and clouded morn;
BY the dropping years Of coru;
BY the meadows overspread
With the spiders wavy thread;
BY the soft and shadowy sky;
By the thousand tears that lie
Every weeping bough beneath
Summer, we perceive thy death.
Summer, all thy charms are past;
Summer, thou art wasting fast
Scarcely one Of all thy roses
On thy faded brow reposss.
Thrush and nightingale have long
Ceased to WOO thee with their song;
And, on every lonely height
Swallows gather for their flight;
While the wild winds dreary tone,
Sweeping through tho valleys lone.
Sadly sighs, with mournful breath.
Requiems for sweet summers death.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16
FRAT E ERNAl.
MASONIC.

The regular communications Of VAN BU-
Rsy LoDGE, No. 6, +. \. MAsoNs are held
The Saturday on, or next preceding each full
moon, at 7. NJ. in their Hall at Van Buren.
Members of the Fraternity in good standing
ne respectfully invited 20 meet withus.
G. WILCOX W..
". II II. SHIBLGv. Secretary.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16

f~ Pay w whot you ORC.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16

ANGRY WORDS 1t is an excellent
thiag to have = good memory as rule,
but It is quite as good to have a.poor
one sometimes There are some things
IL would be such blessing to forget
Angry remarks aud bitters retorts are
amongst them; but, alas thousand
good words are forgotten, while the bad
ono is RENE bered forever. 1t is far
easier to learn an idle, senssless jingle OF
rhymes, than beautiful hymn or poem.
Do not waste your time and attention
over what you would somedsy give much
to forget. Slanderous wsrds are better
forgotten than remembered One OF the
best helps to forgetting is never to speak
Of them, not even in whisper. lf you
hear playmate say something unkind of
smother, keep it to yourself; she will for
get IL pretty soon, and feel as kindly as
ever toward the psrsoRs But IL you veil
it what storm you will raise How the
girls will take sides and two parties
will be formed, and very likely the girls
parents will join the. quarrel, and the
whels neighborhoed will be in q great
uproar just because Of that cross word
you had so much better let die. What
would you think Of person who went
along picking up all the old burs and
thistles he could find, and then fastening
them on to people2 just such nuisances
are these malicious, thoaghtlsss words
Don't pick Them up, and they will do but
little hurt
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16
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Special notices double the above rates Ed-
,oral notices 20 cents per line for the irst and
10 cents for each additional insertion. All
.rnsien, advertisements cash in advance
Marriage and obituary notices not to exceed
I, lines free, over five 20 cents per line.
cards or communications of personal
haracter, | f admissible at all, double the usual
AZ, and strictly in advance.
Announcing candidates, for Congress or
ate offices. S25.00. County officers, $1,000.
Editorial notices. % cents per line.
Yearly advertisements, paid quarterly. in
a,.nce. Legal and transient advertisements
Ne paid for when left at the Office.
A Job Work. to be paid for on delivery.
,d1ress all letters and communications to
Us. DUNuAM, Editor and Proprietor
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-23

The Gazette speaks of Richard Floyd, as
master mason at the Rock Island Arsenal
The name is Lloyd. a well known citizen
of this CITY. twice elected an Alderman
here, and now member Of our library
board. The tram-way erected apd used
for placing the stone on the new Rock isl
and dam was an idea Of Mr.. Lloyds, and
it not only enabled the work to be complet-
ed with greater expedition, but saved a
large sum Of money in the building of the
dam. II is thus described by the GaIette {:
A treste work was built along the upper
side of the dam. Upon this trestle work,
at proper distances, were rugged movable
boom derricks, eight in number, on the side
of which double track extended the whole
length of the trestle The huge blocks Of
stone we're hauled in from the yard upor
great stone wagons, and unloaded at the
end of the trestle by crane-derrick and
stationary engine. Here they were loadeC
upon small cars, and sent out upon tn,
track as required by the settlers, and un
loaded to the wall by the boom derricks
The cement was mixed at the end OF tn
trestle and sent in loads with the stone, a
needed. BY this very practical arrange
ment of the course, the greatest posslbl
expedition was obtained Five men wer
required at each boom derrick. In settln
the stone, three settlers were employed
each setter having three helpers. TIE
masons, each two having one helper file
II In the ruhble backing 10 the wall,
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-23
Scott County.

The farmers, the anti-mon0polists, the
liberals. and all who really desire honest
and frugal government, in Scott county are
thoroughly united on the following excellent
ticket For Senator, J. H. Murphy; forSu-
rervisor Jno. Madden; for sheriff Harvey
Leonard; for Treasurer, NJ. j. Rholts
for Auditor, W. B. Barnes; for Repre-
sentatives. Ernst Moeller. Eugene Birch
ard, D. B. ConnolIey; for Superintendent
of Schools, James NJ. DeArmond; for
County Surveyor Thomas Murray; for
coroner. DR.. W. W. Grant.
Judge Murphy, the candidate for the
senate, is the present Mayorof Davenport,
and is thus alluded to by the Dubuque
Herd,6:
The anti-monopOlists and liberals OF
Scott county have nominated that excellent
and able man, Hon. j. FL. Murphy, for the
/ State senate. and we are glad to hear that
there is every probability he will be elected
Mr.. Murphy will be valuable acquisition
70 the senate; ready and able debater, 0
keen and shrewd lawyer, man OF positive
and correct opinions and never backward
in expressing them on the proper occa
sions, of pleasing address and fine bearings
and acting with the foremost in the ques
tons now engaging the attention OF thu
people of Iowa; he will be just the mar
for the senate a credit not only to Scot
county, but to the State. Last spring hi
was elected mayor of Davenport, and ha
been very active indeed on the side of tn
people in the points at issue between tn
city and some of the railroads, and during
the recent severe visitation of choler
which has afflicted the city he has bee
/ unceasing in his efforts to provide for tn
sick, to abate the cOntagion and to proven
its spread.
1t is to be hoped he will be elected, a
we doubt not he will be, and it may add
the probability Of such desirable event t
: know that the old war horse of Scott, Hor
NJ j Rholfsis upon the same ticket wit
: him for county treasurer
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-23
Library Meeting

The Board Of Library Directors held its
regular meeting on Saturday evening
present, Messrs. Burial Sweeney, Gest
and McElherne; absent, Messrs Speidel,
Lloyd and Jones. From the Librarian 5
report it appears that the average daily
attendance of people at the rooms, during
the last month, was ~ The number Of
books drawn from the library duriag the
same time was 800 Mr. Gest was ap-
pointed committee to employ janitor
Messrs Burial and Sweeney were ap-
pointed committee to receive proposals
for printing a catalogue Of the books. Two
hundred and thirteen valuable books,
which are much used, have been rebound,
and others are looked after as they need
attention. The Directors say that every
thing is running smoothly at the rooms
excellent order prevails; the people who
| frequent the library are quiet, polite peo
pie, and there is an inviting air of comfor
and homeishness there which all seem Il
appreciate The rooms are free to all
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-23
THE PANIC.

The n. Y. Tribune of Saturday, in a
lengthy editorial upon the money panic,
says:
Secretary Boutwell's interference with
Wall street year ago, which even at the
time was conspicuously more advantageous
TO certain friends of Government
among the spectators in gold and stocks
than to men engaged in legitimate bust
ness, is one of the prime causes of the
present panic. Another prime cause is
the power claimed by the Treasury De
partment to reissue the forty-four millions
of greenbacks which have been called IL
and canceled-a claim morally as base
practically as menacing to the natlona
credit, and legally as ill-founded as Gen
Buffers scheme to pay the interest on thu
bonds in greenbacks. Indeed, we consider
the latter the more respectable proposition
of the two The consequences of thes'
fatal blunders of Messrs. Boutwell, ant
Richardson are easily traced.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-23
Electrical Fire Alarm.

4 simple invention Is being tested for
alarming the inmates Of houses when
fire occurs in any room. In the ceiling OF
each room bulb of mercury is neatly
fixed, from which wires extend toa battery
and the indicator in the Office. These
bulbs can be regulated to act with any re
ouired degree of heat So if fire should
occur in a room, it would act upon the
mercury in short order and the instant
this occurs, the bell in the office rings yio-
lently, the number Of the room is shown
upon the indicator, and off for the room
starts the clerk, and Waterman, with fire
extinruisher. If reliable, the apparatus
will be very valuable for large hotels.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-23

New GooDs.-l am now prepared 70
show the most fashionable and stylish stock
of goods for the merchant tailoring trade
to be found in the market such AS import
al broadcloths, worsted coatings and SUIT
incs also vestings Of the most desirable
patterns. c-....,,,o.
Nv stock Of cassimeres for pants cannot
he excelled. either in style Of patterns or
in reasonable prices. 49,.
In the line of ready made clothlng,
have also most excellent stock, from the
cheapest to the finest, both in fit and work
manship. r.
A complete assortment of gents furn
ishing goods, hats and caps always OF
hand
Call soon and secure good bargains.
+. ZEIs.
| Cor Washington and Illinois Sts. 2od5
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-23
salaries Of County Oficers.

A complete history of the action OF the
last and the present Boards of Supervisors
on the salary question will be found in this
paper 1t will be seen that krell and > ar
Wis both belong to the high salary SIDE
There's no choice between them on that
ouestion-and very little on any other, that
,,., am ,,arrpivp
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-23
Market Square

B,H. Cook, weigh-master says that
new corn is beginning to come In ana tha'
it is very good. Andrew Heager' from
near Presumption, was in to-day Tuesday
with a load. and says that his crop is much
better than last year. The price paid is
IS cents for 70 pounds A good deal OF
bav Is arriving also, and more wheat, rye
and barley than for years past. Cook says
that within the last week he has weighed
more wheat than in eighteen months pre-
vious.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-23
POLICE COURT.
Before E. C cropper, Police Magistrate.

MONDAY Sept 22-John Quinlan and
Henry Gran were found quarreling Satur-
dav night and locked up bv Policemen
Rhinehart and Feeley Fined s. each.
Tuesday Sept. 23.-Jordon Carpenter
teolored was arrested by Policeman
Roatch for being disorderly,in Darts Hall,
where the colored people were having a
concert. The evidence did not show that
he had violated any ordinance Of the city
and he was discharged.
Peter Robinson, guard at the south end
of Sylvan Water Bridge complained Of
Charles Hall for using abusive and insult
ing language to him, and swore that he
gave him no provocation, etc, etc. From
Mr. Halls story it appears that he went to
the guard house for his paper, which Is
left then by carrier, and. as he says
Robinson first insulted him, and then HARD
words followed pretty fast. Fined 80