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Judge Underwood Dead.

Nc learned by telegram yesterday that
J-G.e john c. USDERwooD died in Wash
soc;on on Sunday night. lie was appointed
.j..lee of this Federal judicial district by
President LINCOLN during the war, under the
Impression that personal grievance re-
t,.:-cd his appointment to place Of some
..;>:iaction amongst those who were accused
3: having wronged him. Irrespective Of the
.c>.i. Of the complaint, it could not have in.
Owed more than very small neighbor.
:.4cI. and was, therefore, no justification for
facing Judge UNDERWOOD in place affect
:. the rights aud welfare of the whole people
{! Nirginia-ina position for which he had not
lie first qualification, and in which he has
zone much wrong, committed much folly.
and. according to the decision Of the United
states Supreme Court, had done that which
wes a blot upon the judiciary Of the country.
This was one Of the wrongs of the war.
;. ceases by the death Of the poor man who,
through a conspiracy of circumstances, was
Pat into a position which must have been
painful to himself But the grave ends his
career, and likewise the rcSentmcnts it had
20 widely excited. We trust that his errors
we're due more TO timidity and incempe-
sepcy than to dcliheration, aud that men may
be as ready to forgive As they are to suppli-
cafe for forgiveness even i'll the case Of Judge
USpEawoop.
The death of this famous Judge removes
neavy weight and opens the way to the
appointment Of some gentleman who will
be able to replace the Federal District Court
r the confidence and respect Of the people.
We are sure that it is the desire Of General
GRANT to elevate the court in this manner.
"reminiscences as well rs the prejudices in.
ne-itcd from the war.
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JUICE UNDERwooD.-Judge Underwood
has neen a resident of Virginia for the last
thirtr-two years. lie was born in Hcrkimcr
county, New York, i'll 1910, and was conse.
qucntly siXty-three years of age at the time
Of his death. He removed to this State in
1912 or 1S43, and engaged successfully in
agricultural pursuits in LoudOun county,
where he resided up to the commencement
Of the late civil war. Here he became ac-
1uanted with and married Miss Jackson, an
accomplished Virginia lady, and first cousin
to Stoncwall jackson, by whom he leaves
two children, Il son aid daughter, both
grown. On The breaking out Of the rebel
lion he was driven from the State by reason
of his loyal sentiments, and was soon after
wards appointed Auditor of the Treasury
under the late Chiel-Jlleiicc Chase. On March
-, 1863. he was appoilteG by President Lin.
coin. Oh the recommendation of MIR. Chase,
United States district judge for the District
OF Virginia, which position he held until
1870, when, on division Of the judicial dis
trict. he became Judge of the Eastern District
of Virginia. State formal.
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Tho paek paw.
.. lai,orj1, undera the.yilea thai LIN

Congress alaboEA sunder4 the,sidea thas Elne
country demands the repeal OF the s2'ooc
nor annum voted last year to each member
nnder the law familiarity and not comp''-
mcntarilv styled the back-ray grab ana
the "back-my steal" 1t is likely tna. III
obedience to the awayward morality ~ OF
the constituent body they will repeai 't'a'
law. But Congress Is not going to damage
itself in n fit of fidelity to the wishes OF the
neoplc. They will compensate themselves
for On apparcnt respect for popular opinion
by restoring 10 themselves the tranklne
rr;y,lcpc and mileage These two pcrquisitcs
wjll be probably equal to the SUN given up
in tho repeal of the . back.pay grab
So il anybody awards to the present
Congress any credit torvirtuc and for d'sap'
probation of the "baek-pay" business on
any moral ground he will make great mis-
take. There is no such sentiment of ccns'rc
OF the "back pay" fo,tcrcd in Congress.
On the contrary. we are sure there VIII DC
general sentiment Of regret at what Will be
deemed the necessity which compels the re-
peal.
In the matter of compensation for Con-
greSsmcn. we are pretty sure that ii Will not
be reduced. There will be close calcutta
ton on the subject, and the compromise that
will he made to propitiatc public sentiment
will be one in which Congressman Will lose
nothing.
We look upon the demonstration of az
fcctcd hostility to the " back-pay grab . rs a
blow struck at General GRANT. lie signed
the bill, and therefore stands forth as its ap-
proven. The repeal must be on the assumed
ground that there was something wrong IN the
form of the increase A; for Congress will confess
that it was not more than just hy restoring the
lraukin@ privilege and mileage. The Pre>i-
dent will feel that this scif-compcnSating acl
will rebound more to the d>creGit of Cor
greSS than to his injury. The people will be
hardly able to see the dtlelcnc between the
| back nav and the restoration Of! 4 privilege
50 >hamclily abused.
II the people take the right view Of ths
| question they would prefer to pay the $500
rather than restore the franking privilege
and the mileage. The ranking privilege
was corruptly employed aud the mails were
weighed down with the free matter sen
under the franks of COnSrcosmcn. 1t was
constant source Of complaint with the post
office. 1t most uniustly deprived that dc
paf,ment of an immense amount Of revenue
We would rather see the present compenSa
ton undi>turbed than that this privilege, 81
yiciou>ly abused rs it has been, should b
restored.
We hold to the principle that the mai
service should be free to none and cheap t.
all. There should be 10 dcad-hcads in tia
department.
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FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.-Satur de-
structiye tire originated in Philadelphia III
a building owned By Mr.. Lewis Thompson.
The first floor was unoccupied, but the
second, US we'll as the third, was occupied
by Warrington l. Co., manufacturers of steel
pens. They had large stock Of pens on
hand and some fine machinery, all of which
were destroyed, involving loss of about
$4,000. TO partly meet this they have an
insurance Of sl1 900 in Pennsylvania com.
panies. The fourth floor was occupied by
Robert Deakin Il Co. rs q brass foundry.
The loss on stock and tools Is thought to be
about $1,000. Insurance of $1,000 in the
West Chester Company. MIR. Thompson loses
about $4,000 on the building, and has this
amount covered by insurance.
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The LATE FIRE IN THE PosTAL-CARD MAN
UFAcToRy.-Mr. +. W. Barber, Third AS
slStant Postinaster-Gcncral, to-day received
a letter from special Postal-Card Agent Ty-
ner, at Springfield, Mass, in which hcspcakS
of the fire yesterday morning as follows
/" I am unable to get any satisfactory ideas
as to when we can begin manufacturing
postal cards. The registry department is
completely burned out, with most Of the fix
lures and furniture contained therein. The
vault proved to be OF great service, having
prevented the fire from reaching the postal
card mandatory. Up to yesterday morn
ing we had stored in the vault 2,655, 900
cards, and with yesterdays work to be add
ed, including the cards in sheet, uncut, the
amount on hand would reach 100000.
But the water was poured on the vault so
as TO destroy probably one-quarter of the
cards on hand. The fire originated, it Is
supposed, in the cngine-room, but nothing
definite can yet be ascertained."- Washing
ton Star,
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TIE PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTIoS.-Thc
Executive Committee OF the Pennsylvania
Constitutional Convention met 1T Harrisburg
Saturday. 1t appearing that the decision of
the supreme Court i'll tue injunction cases
ia Philadelphia related only to the mode of
conducting the election in that city, without
affecting the election in any way whatever
in other parts OF the State, it was deter
mined that brief address to the people be
forthwith prepared and published, stating
the situation, and invoking full attendance
of electors at the polls on the 10th instant.
The election in Philadelphia will, Of course,
be held by the regular election officers on
the same day,
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"TuEE" AND "TnoU."-At the last two
yearly meetings of Friends of Philadelphia
the subject of dropping the use of "thee v
aud thou" was discussed as being often
ungrammatical, and at the same time nom
essential of the sect. At the conference of
Friends at Lynn, Mass, composed of dele
gates from all over the United States and
Canada, the same subject was strcnuously
advocated, together with other very radical
innovations. 1t WAS argued that all " cX-
ternal pcculiarticS - which have heretofore
characterized Friends have outgrown their
use. and should be laid aside. This would
include not only the di>uSc OF "plain" IAN
guage. but the distinctive dress. or this
latter, the cssayist said, "any peculiaritics of
garb" ought to be discarded as ono longer
representing any important lesson or truth"
These views seem to have aroused no dis
sent, and according 10 the West Chester
Record are coincidcd in by many Friends
in Chester county, Pa, where this peculiar
sect is largely represented.
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AMERICAN BOYS BOOK OF SPORTS AND
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GILES'S MINORITY new, 81 .25 .
CHILD'S OWN. BOOK OF FAIRY TALES, 500
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GRlMM.S GERMAN POPULAR TALES, 81. so;
PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, 81 so:
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HISTORY OF WONDERFUL INVENTIONS,
BIRDiE AND HIS FAIRY FRIENDS. 81;
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!, .,.,u-The new COMMITTEE IN

w.r Ct.ry7.-The new Ccmm!ttr" on
Var Claims Is de:lined u be one 9l III. III
most in,I ,ortaiik m tie House, Tor claims VIII
come before it Involving questions empla :,
ing several millions of dollars. .!nciuaea III
these claims will be those incident 10 inc
Confedcrate Invasion Of the. States OF MARY
land and PENNSYLVANIA. The new commit
tee. # is believed, will definitely settle iie
question whether or not these claims afe 10
be paid. III
Congressman are under inc
;mnrcssion that the holiday recess ut CHRIST
mn. will he n very brief one. The country
demands relief on financial questions, ana
many congressman think they had better
settle these questions than go nome LOT Tue
HOLIDAYS. The "back pay and otner
matters have so excited them that tney are
afraid to take too much holiday.
WHAT 1T MEAST.-Mr OBrlen>s rcsoiu-
ton, if adopted. would have brought our
some very unpleasant lacts, ana SHOWN th',
the sons of some of our most distinguished
officers. having been unable TO compete Ill
Wcst Point or Annapolis, have found sure
anchorage in The marine corps for appoint
mcnt. TO which the examination is mere
form. IL Congress had the proper informa-
ton thcy would doubtless agree upon sys-
tenn which would at least make the corps
something other than an asylum tor: broken
down cadets.
TIE SALARY BIILs.-Forty-eisht bills ana
resolutions are before the committee on the
salary question, and from them they must
make up general bill and present it to the
| House. The committee finds it difficult to
reconcile differences. Any proposition look
ing TO the return of money already pocketed
I, oil 81 DhSlIrlltS No retro
active law can be passed, nor any reducing
the salary prospectively unless there is
coupled with ii clause restoring the frank
ing privilege and relieving congressman OF
many incidental expenses.
Irhc above are specials to the Baltimore
Sun from Washington
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CINCINNATI on TIE FINANCIAL Question:
The Finance Committee Of the Cincinnati
Board of Trade on Saturday reported reso-
lutions that all restrictions limiting national
banking as L special privilege should be re-
moved, and the right to issue notes should
be given to all companies furnishing capital
on the present basis of security for notes;
that in this way the public debt could be
funded at home in bonds bearing four per
cent. interest or less, and that these bonds
might be convertible into greenbacks to Sc
cure the elasticity of the currency when ne
cess,ry. Also, a resolution asking Congress
to forbid the payment of interest on current
deposits by national banks.
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DEATHS.

Tn Gooclland county. ut the residence Of her bro
thcr-in- law. Mr.. Francis Gordon on The 9th OF De
crlnbcr, mt midnight. Mrs. MARY Ann ffh M
sixty-sixth year of her age. She leaves sisters,
broibers and friends TO mourn their loss. Blessed
arr, the dead who die In the Lord"
Tier funeral will take place TODAY TUESDAY
at the family bu1ying-groun Hanover county, at
II o'clock ~.
Atlanta iGa.) papers please copy.
Died. Mr.. LEROY SHEPHERD, in This city,
December 9Th, about halfpast o'clock i. d., In
the scyenty-sixth year Of his age.
Ills funeral will be preached TOMORROW
"wednesday at the residence OF his son-ln-iaw,
MIR George w. Dupsberry, Jr.. No. 9l7 west
Main street. Sidney, AT III o'clock a. NJ.
Philadelphia. Vlnccnncs and Evansville, Ind,
papers will please copy.
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WINTER on THE LAKEs-EESsEL DISABLED
AND Men Captain NJ. Banett, OF
the barge Guiding Star. with crew of seven
men, arrived in Port Elgin, Ontario, Satur-
day evening. in yawl-boat, with their feet
badly frozen. They left the barge about nine
miles out in a disabled condition. She was
laden with $4,000 bushels of wheat, from
Milwaukee for Sarnia. and was in tow OF the
propeller City Of Detroit, which was laden
with 5000 bushels Of wheat, the balance OF
her cargo being rolling freight. a gale
struck them at 800 O'Clock Saturday morn
ing, when they cut the barge loose and ut
about O'Clock the City of Detroit sunk in
Saginaw bay Captain Banett saw three Of
the crew of the propeller IN yawl. and one
man was seen in another boat. 1t is feared
the rest of the crew went down with the
propeller. They had about twenty men on
board.
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NOTICE.-Sam S. Carter and Thomas
IN B. Saunders having declined further to act at
torneys Of MARIA &. SAUNDERS, executrlX OF the
last will and testament of David j. Saunders, de-
uuence thereof having been revoked. and /, having
been appointed the only and lawful attorney OF
do request all persons holding claims against the
estate of ID. D. Saunders, deceased TO present them
to me legally authenticated, and those indebted to
said estate without delay TO pay off aud discharge
such indebtedness. as l desire ana design to close
the affairs OF said estate as speedily as practicable.
FRANCIS +. ISBELL,
Attorney OF Maria &. Saunders, executrix OF d. j.
Saunders deceased
RICHMOND, December 9, 1873. de 9-eOd6t
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A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.

The trustees of the Public Library of Kentucky
and the management of the Gift Concert announce
the postponement OF The Fourth Gilt Concert until
TUESDAY the 31st of March next.
The public will readily understand the causes
which have made this postponement necessary.
The financial panic which has for the last two
months paralyzed the business of every section of
this country and Of Europe has prevented thou
sands from Investing In tickets. The epidernics
pervadng almost the entire South have cut OF q
large and available market. And TOO the public
Judging from the effects Of these causes, have eX-
pected Il postponement and have decllhedto invest
without more positive assurance OF the drawing
taking place on fixed day.
All interested desire a full drawing, but for the
rc,sons Just stated Ibis could not le had on the 81
of December, bur the short postponctnent now an
nounccd will secure It,
The management have met with unprecedented
Success The sales of tickets, the proceeds Oh WHICH
have already been received, amount to OVER MIL
LION DOLLARS. with Il number Of agencies III ''ii9
couatry yet to hear from. aud all those IN Ehrope
Thus n drawing Scaling the gifts one-half) could
be had now, but the management deem IL peS' ~
buve u postponeacnt and Il FULL DRAWING.
This nostnonemcnt ASSURES TIE SALE OF ALL
THE TICKETS AID AFTL1. DRAWING. That TINS
determination will meet with the appreciation OF
nearly every one interested Is made apparent by
,he very numerous letters received from every sec
lion Of this country and the Canadas asking Tor
postponement.
This action Of the management Will work no
dctrimcnt to any but will he for III" good OF all.
nv il the fortunate tickchoders will receive their
riffs IN FULL while 1t will not affect those who do
not draw gifts.
In making this announcement the management
ALPHABETICALLY STATE THAT THERE SHALL BE
40 FURTHER POSTPOEEMEHT. anu 10 inns emu all
agents will be impcrativcly required to close up
and transmit their accounts to this office 0y lie
DIST of March, THOMAS f.. BRAMLETTE,
Agcn, Public Library OF Kentucky.
la n-J CI1
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"The great Benjamin Franklin once said,
No poor man ever had a big printers BILL"
This was hardly said by FRANKLIN. There
"as no rage for advertising in his day.
FRASKLIs's economy was too CONSTRUCTED TO
have taken in the expansive and expensive
idea Of spending thousand dollars in one
single advertisement. But II FRAsKLIS did
say What Is attributed to him, he might Just
as well have said '.that no poor man ever
had big amount Of money"
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Miss Lucy Langdon NOVEL;, Of Alfred,
Me-, the woman who was to be tenderly
borne to Philadelphia to grace the coming
centennial exposition, having been born July
4, 1916, very inconsiderately and seditiously
died at her home, in massachusetts,, the other
day. With her, SO fur as is known, persbes
the last OF all the babic, whose natal screams
mingled with the wild clangor of INDIE
pendcnce bels.-Ne,U York Commercial.
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NY FOR NOEEMBER.-MORE NEW
AND ELEGA ANT CLOAKS, sACQUES, REDIN-
GOTES, SHAWLS, AND DRESS GOODS FOR
WINTER SALES.-T. r. PRICE & co. are open
Ing a great variety of new and elegant goods:
LATEST STYLE EMBROIDERED DoLMAS cLoAKs;
ENGLISH JACKETS, plain and cmbrodered;
ENGLISH JACKETS, blue, fancy, and new;
Great display of NECK RUFFLISGS;
LACE CoLLARETTEs.and TEsTs-very rare;
VELVET CoLLARETTES, ribbon ends;
DRESS GOODS in great variety at wonderfully low
rates, such Is VELOuRs. POPLIS SUITISCs
SATISS, REFS, OTToMANS, EMrE ESs. CAAELS'-
HAIR PorLISS, &C., &C., at 25, 80, 50, 4Oc. 10
Il per yard;
SuAwLS, HOSIERY, GLOVES;
LADIES SHIRTS and DRAWERS;
MISSES and BOYS SHIRTS and DRAWERS;
CAsSIMERES In great variety, &c. oc 81
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MARRIAGES.

Married, nj the Manchester Hethodlst cnuIch, -.
sThIrsduy evening. aNoyerbprs 20ts ag To,o m
to- Miss MARY. w. WALTHALL;s both OF Nan
and Petersburg papers please
Married, on the 2sih Of November, 1873, at
trnIdanSS q Inv tic REV. DR.. Laufin, MIR. TIE
sorStIR FREDERICK FRICk 10 Miss CAIiih-
NINE; WiNKERS: both OF Richmond. va. =
'iInItimore and Philadelphia papers please copy !"
Married. on the 4th Instant at the Second I Bnp-
10. Mr.. THOMAS r. TURNER and Mrs. ROSA y.
GARY. 80
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NJ MOTHERS, MOTHERS, MOTH
ERS.-Don1 fail to procure Mrs. WINSLOW'S;
SOOTHING SYRUP for all diseases incident IL
the persed or teething In children. 1t relieves tbs
child OF pain cures wind collie regulates the bowas
and hy giving relief and health to the child gives
rest to the neither
Be sure to call for
"Mss. wINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP"
Eex sale by all druggists. 10 a4-Tu, TaSSsm
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PIZZINI'S CONFECTIONERY
h>"'N' :" -
SOL BROAD STREET. RICHMOND, Va.

s07 BROAD STREET, RICHMOND, VA.
the public generally that Notwithstanding the
PANIC, RUMURS OF WAR, &C.,
Santa Claus i'll make his annual rounds, ana Ills
HEADQUARTERS, s07 BROAD STREET,
will, rs usual, be prepared with large and varied
stock Of
CANDIES. BOE-BONS, CANDY TOYS.
CRYSTALIZED FRUITS,
FRUITS. GLhCE. &C..
which on SATURDAY. December -. VIII be
spread on my counters for Their Inspection ana lii
on, and supplied with the best goods I'll" marie,
affords ut as Low PRICES as pure, ulladulter''Ied
No common or impure goods will be offered, but
TIE BEST, PURE SUGAR CANDIES
vii! be sold at such rates were considered hir-
cheap before the high prices since the war were
TO not SEKEEPERS offer beautiful
NkW EAISINS.
FiTRDN.
CURRASTS,
ALMONDS,
NUTS. and FIGS.
70 y"rNG MEN offer an elegant ana varied as
FSNCY SILK, SATIN. AND STRAW BON
Bon BONES
OF my own importation, which will make most
81, CANT and acceptable present 10 their lazy friends
establishment in this city. go.
TO YOUNG MISSES l offer large and beautiful
stock Of
IMPORTED WAX DOLLS,
TALKING DOLLS, and
DOLLS IN CARRIAGES,
which, although they have been exposed Tor SAFE
only L few days, htE RAPIDLY l)iSAFfEAR'
ING. for their beauty Is almost Irresistible
TO TIE BOYS Offer
FIREWORKS,
FIRE-CRAt Is Frs.
TORPEDDES and
CASSUN-CkACkERS
at PANIC PRICES. guarantee all Of them TO be
OF :, No. quality. . -,
Then. COME one, come all. Look II you VIII not
buy You are welcome. and should you desire TO
purchase NC will see that you pleased win your
bargains ANDREW PlZXINl, JR..
de g-lIt Canfcciiuncr. S07 Broud street
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Mr.. DAVIS, Of Virginia, last Friday, intro
:.uced into the House of Representatives at
Washington Il bill to admit licorice and
other articles used in manufacturing tobacco
and snuff free Of duty.