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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-18

SUICIDE OF THE MEANEsT MAN.
When "mighty mean man" commits
suicide we hope that it will not be consid-
cred inhuman if we say that our horror at
the deed is mtigated by the unpleasant
personal character of the doer. Thomas
Shackford, of Eaton, N. H., sent his
old mother 10 the poor-house last
year. AS he was in comfortable cir
cumstances, the town brought an action
against him for the cost Of her
support, and received $500. This did
weigh so upon the mind of Mr.. Thomas
Shackford that he determined not to re-
main in world in which sons are COM
PEELED by law to support their aged
mothers. Wherefore he slit his own wind
pipe and then hanged himself. He felt
that he could not afford to live, and so
launched himself into more economical
state OF existence.
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Items.

THE STING of reproach is in its truth.
The ADVICE "to keep cool" is now
entirely superhuous.
ADA GRAY is playing in Little Goldis,
or Whose Wife," in New Orleans.
ITEMS are scarce about the Capitol,
hustings court, Custom-house, ETC., to-
day.
LYING TOO MUCH IN BED is bad
habit, but not so bad as lying too much
out of it. gl
THAT FIRST SNOW of the season, yester-
day and last night, was not beautiful, by
any means.
HEREAFTER volunteers for Cuba, il
they would 60 regular, must resemble
domestic ale and be drafted.
BEAR IN MIND, that the Theatre will
be opened on Thursday night by Harry
Watkins, with the ''Black Crook"
THOUGH SHERIFF WRIGHT, of Rich.
mond, amt much 10 love, he has an at
tachment for Gardner q Co., late Of this
city. nora
~ A. SHEEP may be loaded down with ad
ipose and still not be in-fat-uated with his
lot-especially if it is near slaughter
house.
YESTERDAY the cold wind went whist
ling up through the trousers OF many 9
loafer, asking him what he had been doing
all summer. At
AN AGED Grace street lady, whenever
she loses her scissors, arouses the whole
family with, "Where's them shears ap'
peared to ?"1
The "TENDER LINES" of a butcher
contain valentines meat JUICE" in {
crude state, but are not necessarily poetic
in their nature.
THE EDITOR of the Lexington (Mo.
Caucasian, Colonel P. Donan, is in th,
city, stopping at the leading Franklin
street restaurant.
THE APPROACHES to the James rive
free bridge should be put in order befor'
! the winter sets in. The muck and mire a
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Tender Rat,ocinntion.

The Times, of Whitehall, N. Y, says
that there is in that village family who
have little daughter two years and half
old, who has formed singular attachment
for rat. Every day this little one goes
into the wood-shed adjoining the house,
where large and venerable looking rat
makes his appearance, when the innocent
looking child proceeds to feed him from
her chubby hand. The parents have
caught their little one feeding its protege
several times of late, yet on the ap-
proach Of any other than the lit
tie girl the rat scampers off to its
hole. Several efforts have been made
by the child's parents to dispatch this sim
gular companion of their darling, for it
was feared that the child may get bitten
by it. Last Sunday the rat showed its
affection and guardian care of the little
ones comfort, as the following will show !:
The child's mother put it to sleep in its
cradle in the kitchen, going to another
room in the house, leaving the sleeping
child alone. She was gone some time. On
her return she cast her eye at the child,
when she was surprised to observe the
rat standing perched on the top of the
cradle, moving its tail over the little
sleeper. The mother, wishing to see
what the yarment was up to, stood and
watched its movements, peeping through
the door, which was only partly opened.
She observed number Of flies above the
child's face, when two lit on the little one.
whereat the kind rat whisked them off with
its tail. Wishing to make sure, the lady
quietly called her husband, and the two
stood watching the proceedings for at least
ten minutes. Every time fly dared to
alight on the little ones face, that old rat s
friendly tail would brush it away, like the
guardian angel lowering about us, who,
we believe, is constantly brushing away
dangers that threaten us poor mortals. 1t
was thought safe by the child's parents to
leave the child in charge of its strange
nurse, and for one hour the little one slept
When it awoke its mother went to take it
up, and the rat jumped from the cradle
and sped away throug the half open door
to the wood-shed. Since that time the child
has been put to sleep to ascertain if the
experiment would be repeated. Each
time, when left alone, with the shed door
partially open, the rat would enter and
take up its position above the top of the
cradle, watching the little sleeper, and
brushing away the flies who dared to
trouble its precious charge.
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both ends will no doubt impede travel very
much. We suggest that a little judicious
macadamizing at both ends would now be
in order.
THE LING LOOK COMBINATION the
cream of the late brilliant company-will
give grand entertainment at the Opera.
house tonight. The bill is splendid one.
AT THE LAST ELECTION for mayor
OF this city, among the scattering votes
were twenty-six cast for wellknown fe-
male for that office.
ALL WHO have any liking for flowers
and taste for gardening know that the
present is the proper time to select the
bulbs which bloom early in the spring.
GEORGE JoRDoN, an actor well known
in Richmond during the days Of John S.
Potter, died in England last month. He
was printer by trade and a Baltimorean
by birth. .r.
A LARGE NUMBER of estimable and
worthy spouters of both political parties,
who were 'on the stump" during the re-
cent canvass, have found it necessary to
get down. .,.
"THE FIRST MEETING of the Ex-
change hop club has been postponed until
Thursday night" The boys last night
could not raise enough yeast to make the
thing WORK.
No MATTER HOW HARD A TINE
town people may have in getting along
this winter, the farmers are better off now,
so far as good crops, etc., are concer ned,
than they have been since 1866.
The ANNUAL MEETING of the stock
holders of the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad company will take
place at the Office of the company, in
Richmond, Wednesday at IL m.
THE RISING YOUTHS of our city do
not find it comfortable nowadays to
lounge around street corners or assist in
supporting asthmatic gates or aged awning
posts, as erst they did. The weather just
now is not suitable to these Herculean un-
dertakings. r.,-
LOCAL FOoTPADS try vainly, on the
Mechanicsville turnpike, to sequester the
hard earned accumulations of homeward-
bound Hanover market-men. Hence arises
loud call for pistols, but not coffee. for
two. This part of the Lords moral vine-
yard is getting wicked. 1
We SHALL SHORTLY get out our
charitable pole and begin with double
diligence to stir up the well-to-do citizen to
the exhibition of some charity, during the
hard winter days coming, towards his less
fortunate fellow men. Those rich ducks
are not now rallying very extensively
around the flag.
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The TRUTH AT IAsT.-An amusing
incident of childish humor used to be narra-
ted by Mr.. Campell, of Jura, the SUBJ
Ject of it being his own son. 1t seems
the boy was much spoiled by indulgence !;
in fact, the parents were scarcely able to
refuse him anything he demanded. He
was in the drawing room on one occasion
when dinner was announced, and on being
ordered up stairs to the nursery, he insisted
on going down to dinner with the COM
pany. His mother at first refused, but
the child persevered, and kept saying "If
ye. dinna let me, I'll tell you.' His
father then, for the sake of peace, allowed
him to go into the dining-room. lie sat at
the table beside his mother, and when
ne found every one getting soup and him.
self omitted, he demanded soup and re-
geated, "If dnna get some, I'll tell you."
Well, soup was given, and various other
things yielding to his opportunities, to
which he always added the usual threat Of
telling you.' At last, when it came to
wine, his mother stood firm, and positively
refused to let him have some. He then
became more voc.erous than ever about
telling you," and as he was still refused,
he declared snow I'll tell you," and at
last roared out, to the great amusement of
all present. "My new breels were made
out o. the auld curtains ~
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STEAM HEATING.
E. II. COOK 4 CO.,

E. II. COOK & CO.,
ELMIRA, NEW YORK,
Manufacturers of and Contractors for the erec-
tion of LOW-PRESSURE STEAM-HEATING
APPARATUS by direct or indirect radiation !;
offer to contract for the warming by steam of
DWELLINGS, OR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, at
prices as low as is consistent with flrstclass
work.
We believe our apparatus to be the safest,
most healthful, durable and economical of any
n use. Satisfaction guaranteed in every case.
We call particular attention TO MILLS'S
PATENT SAFETY STEAM GENERATOR, !,
two of which may now be seen in operation in
Richmond College. Z. H. COOK CO.,
no 15-dlw&w4t Elmira, N. Y.
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STEAMBOAT COMMUNICATION Es.
TABLIsHED.-Several citizens of the
District of Columbia and Maryland have
formed joint stock association, with a
capital of $4,000, for the purpose of es-
tablishing a regular daily communication
between some point Immediately above
Occoquan bay, in the county of Fairfax,
Va, and the cities of Alexandria and
Washington with a commodious, swift, and
lght-draught side-wheel steamer, to be
run in the interests of the ''people," and
for the development of the agricultural and
other valuable resources of the Upper
Potomac borders. The following
named officers have been elected
for the ensuing year: President, P. Hill
man Troth vice president, DR.. Edwin P.
Rowland treasurer, Daniel P. Smith !;
secretary, VIM. II. Snowden directors,
P. Hillman Troth, DR.. Edwin p. How
land, Daniel P. Smith, VIM. II. Snowden,
Colonel Edward Daniels, Colonel Jane 8
M. Lewis, Edward G. Gibbs, VIM. Hunter,
Stacy Ell. Snowden, Valentine Baker,
Charles F.. Wilkins, Allan G. Harman,
Benjamin Barton, Robert Roberts, Walter
III, Cox,
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SENATOR CHARLES SUMNER, who
year ago was very unpopular in Massa-
chusetts and censured by the legislature of
the state on account Of his motion to strike
the names of battles from the regimental
colors of the United States army, has, it is
stated, regained all his former popularity.
The man who moved the resolution for his
censure has been elected to stay at home,
and the defeat Of Butler for governor is
set down as Summer triumph. 1t is now
predicted by the senator's friends that he
will be reelected in 1875 by large ma
jority of the Massachusetts legislature in
spite of Batler's plotting.
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THE STORY OF BLooMER AND HER
REsCUE.-A crowd of boys followed her,
as you have seen them chase an unfortu-
nate kitten with tin pail tied to it. Jeers
and insults pursued her. These little
Arabs of the street had even picked up
missiles to throw at her. The poor hunted
creature turned round face of appeal, and
my friend met her frightened eyes. He
hurried on and placed himself at her side.
He has done many brave things, this good
knight of the pen but I question whether
he ever did braver one than this, for by
this time the spectators were many and
Of all ages. Everybody was there except
the policemen. Ho! ho! A heirloom
er!' shouted the young arabs, jeeringly.
Your tongues are your own," he cried,
facing them and putting his hand on q
imaginary pistol in his breast pocket ;
"but if one of you dares to touch this lady
I'll blow his brains out.o Then he said
to her, $ Madame, will escort you to
a carriage, if you will allow me-" Be-
fore he came to one he had traversed sew.
eral blocks, with the boomer beside him
and the jeering crowd in his rear. When
at last he had safely deposited his
charge in hack and taken her address, to
give to the driver, it is no wonder that
even his long suffering and unobtrusive
nature was moved to interrupt her thanks
by the utterance of brief moral exhorta'
ion. Madame he remarked, in singu
larlY gentle voice, "you perceive how much
your present costume is all embarrass-
ment. Before submitting to martyrdom
would it not be as we'll to consider whether
one is about to suffer for a principle or
merely for whim !? ?''--Louise Chande,
Moultor. tfHan@ E0t
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AS members of society, women should
come up to the highest standard of useful
ness possible. Now, this end can be at
tanned only by education. The more any
woman knows, the better she will be quail
flied to fulfill her destiny. The questions
of fitness and limitation will be settled well
enough by nature. We need not come in
with dogmatic authority and say, 'This
you shall learn; that you shall not" If
women attempt to do what they are not fit
for, they will fail. Failure will make
them wiser than any argument or set OF
rules could do. AS the object of educa-
ton is to qualify students for certain
work, 1T should be accessible to all who
wish to prepare for that work no distinc-
ton should be made, apart from that OF
capacity and merit. Good work will
always command its price, and get it. The
disappointment of poor and insufficient
workers will teach lesson profitable to
others, if not to themselves.-Neao FORK
Times.
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DEATH OF A NOTED CoL4oRED MAN.
Stephen Smith, for many years the aged
leader of the colored race in Philadelphia,
died on Friday last. His life was divided
into youth of slavery, manhood of
freedom bought by his own labor, and all
old age of wealth and honor. He voted
for General Jackson as a Democrat in
1884 lost his vote by the act inserting the
word white" into the state constitution Of
Pennsylvania in 1888, and got it back
under the constitutional amendments in
1869. He has made, it is stated, splendid
benefactions to the aged poor.
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no 6-d2aw&w1m

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
i TED STATES for the Eastern District OF
Virginia.
In the matter of I. A. Lacy, bankrupt
lin bankruptcy.
At Richmond, Va. this lst day of Nov, 1873.
To Whom it may Concern-The undersigned
Cyrus A. Branch, of James City coy, Va, here
by gives notice of his appointment as assignee
of the estate of t. A. Lacy, of New Kent
co'ty in said district who was on the Sd day Of
October, a. d.. 1873, adjudged a bankrupt on
the petition of himself, by the District Court
of the United States, for said district.
Dated Richmond, the lst day of November
d., 1878. CYRUS A. BRANCH,
no 7-F3w Assignee,
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PENNSYLVANIA.
Arrest OF a would. Re Murderer.

Arrest OF q WOu1u- BE Mufdefer.
PHILADELPHIA, November 1S.-The
party who attempted the murder OF his
wife at Elizabeth, N. j., on Wednesday
last is Herman Koenig, resident of Ho-
boken. He was arrested in this city yes
terday afternoon and sent back to
Elizabeth. On his person were found
a silver pocket-book, which had be.
longed to his wife's former husband, a
pistol, with which he is supposed to have
fired the shot, and two pawn tickets, call
ing for watch and a diamond cluster
ring, all the property of his wife. The
baggage of the fugitive was traced from
Hoboken. and thus his arrest secured.
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FOREIGN.
FRANCE.

President MacNIahon's Messagc-The
PrOlOngatiOn Question.
PARIS, November 18.-President Mac.
Mahon's message asks for prolongation
of the present executive for seven years.
He deems it his duty to indicate guaran-
tees, otherwise it would be imprudent for
him to accept the task. He points out
the bad effect of postponing the prolonga-
ton until after the constitutional bills are
voted on. He will use the powers granted
in defence of conservative ideas, which he
is convinced are those of the majority Of
the nation.
After the adjournment of the Assembly
the committee on prolongation agreed to
seven years, butrefused to yield the Other
points. I-fs
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THE administrative council of Geneva
has made its official report to the muni-
cipal council with regard to the property
left by the Duke of Brunswick. The pro-
perty is valued at 20,570,000 francs, and
the debts are nearly 100000 francs, the
net balance being Is, 600, 900 francs, besides
the value of the Beaujou hotel in Paris
and some American railway securities. A
legal question is pending relative TO the
property in Germany. A woman who
PROCESSES to be the widow of the late Duke
has also put in claim for the estate.
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NEW YORK.



NEW York, November 1S-Noon.-
Stocks quiet. Money 6. Gold opened
at l092, now 1904. Exchange, long 6a !;
short 81. Governments ldull and strong.
States dull. aaf .a
Fire I'm Buffalo.
BUFFALO, November 1S.-White &
Brailey's printing establishment has been
destroyed by fire, together with adjoining
premises. Loss, 100000.
Marine.
New YORK, November 14.-Arrived,
Republican, City Charleston, Caledonia.
Arrived out, Trojan.
Items.
NEW YORK, November 1s.--Edwn X.
Winship, "a Broad street, who bought
claims of government employees at ten per
cent. and received deposits paying three
per cent. interest, is short about S400, 900.
Winship has disappeared.
The associated banks have lost over half
a million of their legal tender reserves.
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THE Scieace of Health puts forth the
opinion that wheat is the greatest promoter
of physical vigor, and that "nothing is
more sure than that the great bread-eaters
are the great thinkers, or that the phos-
phorus which wheat contains in the outer
kernel, Immediately beneath the husk, is
the feeder of brains, and the material
substances which provoke to thought,
study, reason, and all the forms of nervous
energy1s
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TAKE NOTICE,

That on the sth day of December next shall
apply to the Second Auditor of the State of Vir-
ginia to renew certificates No. 1855 and 1855,
each for 900 of state stock, issued to me under
the act of March 80, 1871 both dated July !, 1871
the originals thereof being LOST.
l.. R. SPILMAN,
Guardian of John Curries children.
no l7-3aW4W
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CITY NEWS.

THEY HAVE ARRIvED.-Numerou
illusions through the city papers have been
made with reference to our young friends,
Messrs. Willie Walsh and John II. Wiley,
commonly known as the diamond hunters,
who left here more than year ago for
the diamond fields of South Africa. We
announce. without fear of contradiction,
that these young gentlemen have arrived,
as we welcomed them to our sanctum this
morning. They are both looking well,
though they are little stn-bmnt. They
bid adieu to "Afric's sunny cline" on the
14th Of August, and after passing through
Scotland, Ireland and England, took passage
on board the Italia, of the Anchor line, and
landed safely in New York few days ago.
They had quite rough passage out. but
were more than compensated in being able
to reach Americas shores without accident.
The climax has been capped, however,
in being landed once more in Virginia,
where they are perfectly willing to remain
the balance of their days. We hope no
one will infer from what we have said
that they didn't have o good time, because
they did, if they didn't make fortune.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
RICHMOND THEATRE.

FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY,
THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 20, 21, g. ...
BlDwELL s. MoDoNoUGHs BLACK CROOK.
with all its original scenic effects, under the
management Of
HARRY WATKINS. ,...
BLACK CROOK BLACK CROoKil
THIRTY-EIGHT PERFORMERS
and the
BLACK CROOK
GRENADIER GUARD BAND,
which will play choice selection of music
every afternoon on the principal square.
GRAND BLACK CROOK MATINEE sATUR-
DAY AT O'CLOCK.
Dress Clrcle. W
Reserved w
Parquette. 70
Colored Gallery 70
w. M. PAUL,
no 17-6t Busnee Manager.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

The Brooklyn board of city works have
twenty-eight gangs Of men at work repair
ing the streets, and have thousands Of APP
plications from men offering to work for
anything they can get.
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GERMANY.

BERLIN, November 1S.-The Bishop Of
Nancy has ordered prayers for the recovery
of Metz and Strasb arg. The German gov
ernment has demonstrated to France
against the bishops action.
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LAND FOR SALE.

Pursuant to decree of the District Court Of the
United States, Eastern District Of Virginia, !
will offer for sale at the Hague, Westmoreland
county, Va, on the SECOND SATURDAY IN
DECEMBER NEXT, at IL O'Clock m, the fol.
lowing property belonging to the estate of Sam.
,uel r. jackson, bankrupt, to-wit:
l.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. A FARM containing about 200 ACRES
near Montross in same county This Farm Il
almost entirely covered with very fine timber.
TERMS'-One-tour.h cash; balance in six
twelve and eighteen months.
ROBERT M. MAYO,
Assignee Of s. r. Jackson, bankrupt.
no l4--2awSw
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THE Com OF THE REALM.-Twelve
years have passed since specie payments
were suspended, and it is estimated that,
at this time, at least one-third of the popu-
lation of the United States are absolutely
unacquainted with the national coins.
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THE ALLEGED DUELIsT.-The case
OF Page Mccarthy, charged with killing
the late John B. Mordecai, was called in
the police court to-day, but owing to his
inability to attend, in consequence OF his
wound, as testified to by DR.. Cullen, JUS
tice White continued the case unil the 18th
of December.
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STOCK BROKERS.
R, H. MAURY & CO..
STOCK AND EXCHANGE BROKERS

OFFICE No. lOI5 MAIN STREET.
II will be seen from the above that WE HAVE
MOVED OUR OFFICE from No. 10l4 to No. 10l6,
Immediately opposite, and where we shall as
heretofore be pleased to see and serve friends and
the public generally In BUYING AND SELLING
ON COMMISSION.
INTEREST COUPONS received for State
Taxes NEGOTIABLE PAPER. GOLD, BONDS
and STOCK of all kinds sc. Orders receive
RH MAURY & CO.,
no 6-d2ay&wlm
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MASSACHUSETTS,.

Sentence of the BOY Murderer.
LOWELL, November 17.-George Ed
ward Curtin, the Acton boy murderer has
been sentenced to the state reform school
during his minority. He will be ten years
old on the Sd of December.
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TEMPERATURE.-The following is the
range of the thermometer at Captain @.
F. Johnston's bookstore, 918 Main street !:
6 a. m. 3S; 9a. m. AZ; II IN. 4S 8 p. m.
46.
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z HABEAs CORPUS prisoners, in
confinement at the city Jail, namely: Cor
nelius Goode, Cyrus McTYree and Joshua
johnson. charged with stealing, were re-
leased therefrom to-day by the city ser.
geant, on writ of habeas corpus. made
returnable to Judge Weisiger. of the cir
cult court of Chesterfield.