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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-31

MEMORY OF FACEs.-When man has
the painters faculty of recollecting faces,
and with it quick and retentive memory
of small facts, the combination gives him
great social power. This was Macauley's
case. He never forgot the face of man
whom he had met in society, and with the
face he remembered all the salient facts
connected with the owner of it. Few
things are more flattering to an ordinary
mortal than being thoroughly remembered
by great lion with whom he has perhaps
had brief interview several years
before. doubt if this faculty exists
to any great extent among our
public men !; indeed, have often been sur
prised at the absence of it. A Russian
baron of the true drvine-right school once
maintained to me that this was an effect Of
Republican institutions, or, what came to
the same thing, that the opposite was the
result of monarchical institutions. He
said that the kings and princes were
obliged to see great many persons, where
fore Providence had conferred on them
various means of being gracious to those
persons, of which prompt recognition was
one.- Carl Benson. in GALAXY for January.
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. ....-. 4Z56
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
i TED STATES, for the Eastern District of
Virginia.
In the matter of E. F. Anderson, bankrupt
lin bankruptcy.
At Richmond, on the 18th day of December,
a. d., 1873.
TO WHOM IT MAY CoNCEN;
Please to take notice hereby, that petition
has been to-wit on the 18th day of December,
a. d., 1873, filed in said District court by E. F.
Anderson, of King William coty, in said district.
who has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt
under the act of Congress entitled San Act to
establish O uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States" approved March
I'd, 1867, for a discharge and certificate thereof
from all his debts and other claims provabls
under said act and that the 10th day of January,
a. d. 1874. at 10 O'Clock a. M, before w. w.
Forbes. one of the registers of said court In
bankruptcy, at his office, in Richmond In
said district, Is the time and place assigned fol
the hearing of the same; when and where
you may attend and show cause. if any yol
have. why the prayer of the said petition
should not be granted.
| You are also hereby notified, that the secon,
and third meetings of the creditors of the SAT-
| bankrupt Will be held at the same time an
place. w. W. FORBES.
I register in bankruptcy for the
de ls--F2w Sd Cong'l Dist. Of Va.
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Macsranon,. Daels in 1897.

He was then q straight, tall boy OF nine-
teen, with wide blue eyes, light flaxen hair,
and demeanor somewhat solemn and
thoughtful. Little given to dissipation, ne
preferred riding and the manly sports OF
his boyhood to the gambling, hard-drlnk.
iny and frivolous galantries in which most q
his brother officers INDUCED but, on the
other hand, he was noted and sklllful
duelist. This was one of the necessities
of his position. An officer who went much
to court, and had personal reasons for being
attached to the King, could not, In those
days, stand by Indifferent while the royal
family were assailed by liberal journalists,
and BY Bonapartist officers OF Napoleon's
old army, MacMahon made point Of at
tending the Cafe Valois, in the street of
that name, which was then the head quar-
tiers of royalist officers and there duels
were arranged almost every night as coolly
as pigeon matches would be in these our
times. 1t was the custom for the liberal
papers to he placed in heap on the CEN
trail table. At 2 o'clock officers dropped
in. and at 8, when the room vas full, the
napers would be read aloud, and if one of
them contained anything offensive to the
king the officers drew lots among them
as to who should go and challenge the ed
itor. Important Journals were then pro-
vded with responsible fighting editor,
whose sole mission it was to accept
challenges. He was generally an old half
pay officer or sergeant, and now and then
it happened that he could not even read.
MacMahon fought seven of these gentle
men in the course Of five years, and it is on
record that he was never once wounded,
nor did he ever kill his man. He was sim
gularly expert in the art of pinkng his
adversary in the feshy part of the right
arm, just above the elbow, inficting q
wound that was not dangerous, but which
obliged his adversary to drop his foil like
hot coal, and to keep his arm in sling for
six waeks.s This thrust got to be known
as ia botte McMahon," and it earned the
young officer many encomiums, for which
he little cares, being in his heart averse to
dueling.-Pasis Letter.
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Heated in contact with air, diamonds
were not only blackened, but reduced in
weight, showing positive conclusions. In
oxygen they burned with vivid incades-
cence at q temperature below white heat.
In crucible which allowed the combus-
ton to be observed through q sheet Of
mica, the burning diamond was seen to be
surrounded by a white fame, less bright
without and tinged with violet on the outer
edge. Pure diamonds burned tran
gully, retaining their sharp edges,
even when so reduced as to
be visible with difficulty. Impure spec
linens snapped and flew. The effect of
heat on colored diamonds is more pro-
nounced, with the exception, perhaps, of
grey and yellow gems, which appear to
resist such action the same as the color
less ones. Green diamonds are variously
affected. One of dirty green tint was
changed to pale yellow, with slight in
crease of its transparency !; but its bright
green as to be almost black, likewise re.
gained its brilliancy, but gained in clear
ness, while its color was changed to violet.
A light green gem lost its color entirely,
but was otherwise unaffected. Brown dia-
monds lost more of their color, showing
under the microscope limpid field, scat
tered with black spots. Asidamond al
most colorless assumed, under the influ-
ence of heat tout of contact with air) deep
rose color, which it retained some time
when kept in the dark. In the light it's
color faded, but always returned again with
heating. A naturally rose.colored diamond
reversed the phenomena, losing it hue with
heating, and afterward gradually regaining
it.--iScientJfc american.
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ef-. We 6076
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE-That ON the
Il oath day of Nov'ber, 1873, q warrant In bank
ruptcy was issued out of the District Court of
the United States for the Eastern District
of Virginia against the estate Of J. L. Hen
driok. of Meklenburg county, and State of
Virginia, who has been adjudged a bankrupt
on his own petition: That the payment Of any
debts. and the delivery Of any property belong
ing to said bankrupt, to him or for his use, and
the transfer of any property by him, are forbid
den by law: That q meeting Of the creditors of
said bankrupt, to prove their debts, and choose
one or more assignees of his estate, will be held
at court Of bankruptcy, to be holden a.
Richmond. Va, before W. w. Forbes, esq.,,
register, the 10Th day of January, a. d.. 1874,
at 10 o'clock a. m.
! DAVID b. PARKER,
de l6--T2w J. S. Marshal.
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GOS7
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE--That ON the
i I'd day of December, a. d., 1873, warrant
in bankruptcy was issued out Of the District
Court of the United States for the Eastern
District of Virginia, against the estate Of W.
Rowlett, of Amelia county and State of Va,
who has been adiudged bankrupt on the petit
ton of himself: that the payment of any
debts, and the delivery of any property belong
ing to said bankrupt, to him or for his use.
and the tranfer of any property by him are for.
hidden by law that meeting of the creditors
of said bankrupt. to prove their debts and
choose one or more assignees of his estate, will
be held at court of bankruptcy, to be holden
at Richmond, Virginia, before w. W. Forbes
esq, register, on the 10th day of January, a. d.
1874, at 10 o'clock a. M. IS 49,
DAVID d. PARKER.
de l6--T2w U. S. Marshal.
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1854
i LIST day of December. a. d., 1873, q warrant in
bankruptcy was issued out Of the District
Court of the United States for the Eastern
District of Virginia, against the estate of
Edward Lendbetter, of Hanover county, and
State of Virginia, who has been adjudged a
bankrupt on his own petition: That the pay.
ment of any debts and the delivery Of any pro-
perty belonging to said bankrupt, 10 him or for
his use, and the transfer of any property by him,
are forbidden by law: That a meeting OF the
creditors Of said bankrupt to prove their debts,
and choose one or more assignses of his estate,
will be held at a court of bankruptcy, to be
holden at Richmond, Va, before w. w. Forbes,
esq, register, on the 10th day of January.
a. d. 1874, at 10 o'clock a. m.
>..to DAVID B. PARKER,
de16-T2w u. s. Marshal.
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de l9-FSw

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i UNITED STATES, for the Eastern District
of Virginia
In the matter of W. Bowie, bankrupt-inbank.
ruptcy.
At Richmond. Va, this 18th day of Dec, 1878.
To Whom it May Concern-The undersigned,
S. b Witt, of Richmond, Henrico county,
Virginia, hereby gives notice Of his appoint
ment as assignees of the estate of w.
Bowie, of the county of Louisa, In said
district; and who was to wit: on the 9Th day
of Nov, a. d., 1873, adiudged bankrupt upon
the petition of himself, by the District Court OF
the United States for said district.
Dated at Richmond, the nth day of December
a d., 1878. S. B. WITT,
de l9-F3w Assignee.
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