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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-24
Another Fizxle-PittsyIvauia sure for
's'aaf Hughes.
4 - DANvILLE, October %. 1873.
tor If The State Journal

10 the Editor of The State Journal,
United States Senator J. w. johnson and
one Phil Mckinney s'noratedp here last
night to about half as large an audience as
greeted Colonel Hughes on the night of the
10th. Senator Johnson's speech was very
tame indeed everybody looked disap-
pointed when he concluded. He discussed
Judges Durell and Underwood at length,
and said United States senators and mem
bers of congress required great many
Investigating committees to keep them
straight. He ought to knoao hon it has been.
Phil Mckinney talked rather better. but
much dirtier. lie told very obscene
anecdote, which made our tall Methodist
preacher and one ofour good Baptist deacons
look as If they thought they were in the
wrong per. He made special appeal to
the party (of SO many names) to support
Nike Clark" candidate for Judge Shu.
maker to defeat. He said. 'if Mike aoas
not their choice they must support him
aayhoD that all they would have to
do when Mike got down to the capital,
would be to send down committee and
instruct him what to do, and Mike would do
do it." They evidently suspect Mike of
infidelity or think he lacks capacity, one
or the other or both. Mike is known
here as Union Lacquer in Union League
times, which don't mix very we'll with
the x. X. X. white mans party of to-day.
But any way, Mckinney went his whole
length for Nike, and strange to say, said
nothing in behalf Of the balance of the
ticket for the lower house. This, how
ever, is not strange either when we re-
member that Mike is the only one q.
the party who has bar-room.
and Mckinney certainly carries the
sign with him. But poor Mckinney.
he needs something to keep his spirits up, ,
| for he did talk mighty pitifnl about the apa.
thy that he said was apparent all over the
Southside among the Conservatives. He
said his audience here looked dull, and he
himself felt SO, but begged them to rouse
up, and towards the close of his speech he
warned the people that if they sent these
| Republicans to the legislature, !" there was
no telling to what extent they would tax
the property of the people for these public
schools.o He seemed much alarmed about
the Republicans increasing the schoolfund.
/ All told, his speech did us good rather
than his own party. Weexpect confidently
to carry Pittsylvania county by five hun
dred to six hundred majority for our whole
ticket in November. w.
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e. R. Sherwin, the New York broker,
who was arrested on Saturday for alleged
completely in the Phelps defalcation, being
unable to furnish the requisite bail, $50, 600,
was locked up in Ludlow-street Jail yester-
day.
Secretary Richardson decides that un-
der the provisions of the act of June 2S,
1864. Officers of the United States must
in all cases be citizens of the United States.
and, as pilots by section Ia of the steam
boat act of February 8,1s71, are regarded
as officers of steamers, only American
citizens are entitled 10 the license issued to
pilots under that act. gs
The secretary of the navy has pro-
mulgated the sentence of the naval court
martial in the case Of DIR. Maurice DuvalI,
who was tried for shooting two marines
at the naval academy, Annapolis. The
court sentenced him to susp ension Of rank
and duty for three years, but the sentence
was modified 10 two years by the sec.
retary of the navy. and findings of the
co urt otherwise approved.
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STATE NEWS.

Senator John w. johnson spoke in
Fredericksburg last night.
The Alexandra people are amusing
themselves by hunting coons and 'possums
on the surburbs of that city.
The Index-Appeal announces that a
joint stock company has been organized
for the publication of another daily paper
at Petersburg. 1 ~
Hon. John W. jenkins will address
the. people at Stafford Courthouse on Sat
urday, November 1st. He will also speak
at Spotsylvania Courthouse on the Sd of
November. court-day, and will address
the people of Fredericksburg at the court
house on the night of the Sd.
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A SERIES of caricatures now popular
in Vienna gives the. Austrian impression of
the beseting sins of the Great Powers.
Prussia, naughty dame resting upon a
sword, represents Pride. Eng land is q
scrawny female seated on cotton bale,
and is called Avarice. Russia goes skat-
ing and scowling by under the name Of
Envy. Turkey lolls ON sofa, a fat ada
lisque, as Luxury. France, witha mans hat
in one hand and glass of champagne in
the other, dances deeollete cancan, and is
call lmmodesty. Spain is wild Petro-
leuse, and represents Anger. Scotland is
a bonnie lassie dropping to sleep on a
mountain side, as Laziness. But America
has an eighth capital sin invented to char.
acterize her. She sits on pile Of Pub.
Docs, scribbling furiously; the iniquity
she represents bears the uncanny name Of
zeitungschreiberei. If American journ-
alism be indeed sin, there is no mistake
in calling it capital one. al tai
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ILLINOIS.
NATIONAL Board of Trade-Re port of
the Finance Committee on ResumD.
tiOn of Specie Payne ent.

l. u'f
National Board of Trade-RepOrt of
the Finance Committee on ResumD.
ton of Specie Payment.
CHICAGO, October 24.-The report of
the finance committee of the national
board of trade for resumption of specie
payment, provides for the redemption of
greenbacks in gold after the first Monday in
July, 1877. Redeemed notes to be ayaila-
Bile for payments by the United States,
others than those where specie is specially
secured by existing laws. Greenbacks shall
continue legal tender for public and private
debts. That for the purpose of regulating
the currency as furnished by said treasury
notes, and providing for its expansion or
contraction at seasons when such changes
in its value are called for by the business
OF the country, the secretary of the treas
ury be authorized to issue in exchange for
such treasury notes registered certificates of
debts in sums not less than $500, or any
multiple thereof; which certificates shall
be at interest of 8 65-IOO per cent,
per annum. The certificates so issued
shall not exceed fifty millions of dollars in
the whole, and said certificates shall be
redeemable at the will of the holders
thereof, in treasury notes of United States
oil denominations now in use and upon
such redemption, interest then accrued on
such certificates shall be payable and
paid. and certificates so redeemed shall
be cancelled and destroyed, but new
certificates may from time to time
be issued in their places, and the amount
OF certificates SO redeemed, if the same
shall be demanded by holders of the Uni
ted states treasury notes and certificates so
issued. shall not be used for nor computed
in the reserve now required by law to be
held by the national banks for payment of
their circulation and deposits. The report
was made the special order for tomorrow
afternoon.
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THE CONSERVATIVE DEMON
STRATION IN PTTERS.
~ BURG LAST NIGHT.
A RAccHANALIAN RIOT.
DTSGRACEFCL CONDUCT OF ROUGAs
AND ROWDyES.

A correspondent gives us the follow
ing hasty and brief account of the Con-
servative demonstration in Petersburg
last night, which was attended by a
large number of gentlemen from this
city, in company with much larger
number of roughs and boys. 1t will be
seen that our prediction that the whiskey
shops were patronizcd early and often was
verified. Probably more disgracelul affair
has not occurred in that or any other Vir-
ginia city within the memory of the Oldest
inhabitant. A few more such denonstra-
tons and the Republican party will have
no need to carry on the campaign any far
ther, as its success would be assured by
1000 majority
PETERSBURG. October "a.
To the Editor Of The State Journal:
/ Well, the great Conservative demon
stration took place here last night, and if
we were to believe their newspapers we
would conclude that it was rather
respectable affair. But we who were on
the ground, are forced to the conclusion
that it was disgrace to civilization.
You must have sent over hard
crowd from your city, and as you stated
in your local yesterday they made for the
bar-rooms with all possible expedition.
All through the night they made the air
hideous with their bacchanalian revels,
cursing with the most indecent and profane
language possible, insulting ladies'. and
throwing rocks and bricks at the colored
people,. in style that would vie
with the New York roughs on that
famous occasion in New York when
colored orphan asylums were burned, and
Republicans were murdered in the streets.
In fact. the Richmond crowd swore they
came over here for fight, and they meant
to have one before they went back-they
declared their purpose was to ''clean out
all the Radicals of this town." Our police
men did all they could to preserve order,
headed tby the mayor of the city
but, of course, when they were over
powered by numbers. their efforts
were futile. One of our colored policemen
was beaten by the roughs, others were
grossly insulted. The result of this de-
politically will do us an inn
mense amount of good. Ii we have been
in any danger here it has been through
the apathy of our colored voters. But
their treatment last night has aroused the
last man Of them to the full importance of |
the. campaign, to the danger of ofinditference,
and to determination to. rebuke- at the |
polls this rowdy, pro-slavery, Democratic
Conservative ~ party.
This feeling was shared by many white |
voters who have heretofore affiliated with
that party. They declare their purpose to
cut loose from such party, and openly
avow their determination to vote against
lAemper. Not vote was gained to the
kat-Klar Konsevatires by their demonstra-
lion last night, but many will be lost to
hem while hundreds of our folks who
have heretofore been careless of the issue
will be eager to vote. Ofthe meeting itself,
t is only necessary to say that the speeches
we're in the usual style, the substance of
which we read daily in the Democratic
]apers. @.
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Poor Husbands.

move among the poor class of people
that write of. The other day I heard a
vile say to her husband that she took q
heavy cold while saving wood ina damn
cellar, and have done Just the same
myself. Many q man I know who has
no concern whether his wife has four or
six or eight children to take care of and
raise in the " nurture and amonition of the
Lord" All he thinks about is, that it is
the Lords will to have so many children,
whether the man can afford to decenty
support them or not, or whether the
woman can work like slave, and keep
well and still at the same time bear chill
dren that shall likewise be well in body as
well as in mind. No such thoughts seem
ever to enter his mind. He leaves his
shop, where all day he has done the work
laid out for him to do, work that he is used
to, and that he knows when it is done, and
comes into the house at night and asks
whv the shelf is not busted, or why the
floor is not kept clear of the children's
toys, such broken ones as the poor tried
mother may be able to get for them) why
the children are dirty. He likes chill
dren, but he likes to see them kept clean.
When Sunday comes, he asks his wife.
/" Have you made Mary's dress? Is Mel
lies hat trimmed? Did you get Johnny,s
pants and vest done? Have you sewed
the hat that was torn? Are my new pants
ready to wear? Did you get nv under.
shirt and drawers made ~ and fifty-eleyen
other things are expected to be done lust
when they are wanted by kind husband.
It is truly impossible to raise children
under such circumstances, as they should
be raised. Our country is in need ofpood
and noble men and women, but if a man
has not an income to tighten the burden Of
his wife by providing comforts for her, and
sufficient help, he is in duty bound not to
heap one responsibility after another upon
her until she is worn and tired to death.
leaving group of poorly born and raised
children. | say men are brutes who act
with no more consideration. Almost every
day hear persons say, "How wicked the
people are getting to be-" and can't help
thinking it is owing largely to the fact that
mothers are so oyerborne with
work that they can not train
up their children to be good and noble
citizens. / work harder now with four
children than / would wish my husband
eyer to do. His work is done at 6 o'clock.
but work from morning till bedtime, and
often from night till morning. Though
know how much my children need their
mother, often wish to die. My husband
is kind, but our family is too large for his
income, and l am too much worn down to
do all that needs to be done; and an
untold number of .other women are in the
same or worse conditions. Laos of Life.
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HELP FOR THE MEMPHIS SUFFERERS.
twill be seen by reference to an advertise.
ment in another column that the First Reg
iment band concert, advertised to take place
to-day at 2 p. M, ,at the First Regiment
armory, will be given tonight at s o'clock,
at Assembly Hall. The generous effort
Captain McCann is making for the help Of
the death.stricken people Of Memphis
should, and we hope will, meet with the
hearty corporation of the people of
Richmond. " But the greatest Of these is
Charity. -
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sta,,,merlnr cured

There seems to be no doubt that stam-
mering may be permanently cured for ne
one who has read the certificates from
Governor Caldwell, of North Carolina, and
many others from different parts of the Uni
ted States, can longer remain incredulous
Besides, DIR. Moses has been stammerer
himself over forty years, and we'll known
to the citizens of Virginia. So we advise
all afflicted with stammering to call at the
Exchange hotel and be cured. He can do
It. The Doctor will remain in the city until
the Goth OF November. b =
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Items.

| Items. a
| A /" GERMAN CLUB" has been estab
lished in Richmond-saltatory and no
bologna. "
''WE ARE to have big things in Rich.
mond the Fair week. "--Eaquner. al
Will they be on ice? bl.
THE VIRGINIA STATE AGRICuITu.
RAL SOCIETY have real estate near this
CITY which they value at 1925, 900.
Mr.. HENRY s. PAGE, the celebrated
cornet-player, has. arrived in Richmond.
and Joined McCann's FIRST Regiment
band.
ST.. JOHNS CHURCH is undergoing re-
pairs. The bell tower is to be connected
with the church, and the main entrance
will be through it.
INA LETTER to friend Union Hill
young ladylstates that shs is not engaged,
but she sees cloud above the horizon
about as large as mans hand. fik
CANNON, .sKY-RoCKETs, AND BAL.
LOOMS are articles that can be omitted in
political contest with decided advantage to
parties seeking to employ them.
\ CAPTAIN CHARLES F. JOHNSTON.
the accommodating news and music dealer
at 9l8 Main street, has all the illustrated
weeklies for November lst on hand.
AS WILL BE SEEN by notice elsewhere
the next session of the United States dis
trict court at Norfolk has been postponed
until the third Monday in November. n
JOHN r. JORDAN, an estmable Young
man of Sidney, died Wednesday evening.
Two hours before his death he followed
the remains of W. d. Lucas to Hollywood.
OLD DOMINION COUNCIL, FRIENDS.
OF TEMPERANCE, gave banquet in this
city last night to the state council, the
subordinate councils of Manchester, and
other guests.
The REPUBLICANS OF HENRICo had
a meeting yesterday evening at Voegler's,
in Fairfield township. Colonel Hughes,
Rush Burgess, Landon Boyd, and others,
addressed the meeting.
THE STATE FAIR commences next
Tuesday, the 2Sth October, and will con-
tinue four days. Entries must be made
by the 18th day of this month Ito morrow
at the secretary's Office, by letter or in
person. I4ta I'D as ads !
The LADIES connected with HARMONY
Division, Sons of Temperance, will hold a
fair and feast, commencing next Monday
night, at 902 Main street (Redford's old |
stand), for the benefit of the above
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THE IRISH REPUBLICAN CLUB,-This
club held its regular meeting last night, and
adopted constitution and bylaws to gov
ern it. A large number Of additions were
made to the roll of membership, and the
prospect looks bright for most thorough
and effective organization of the Irish Re-
publicans Of this city. They will meet
again Saturday evening, at y o'clock, and
take part in the grand mass meeting to take
place that night. a5
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TsIF EVER HAVE THE POWER I
WILL RENDER THE SCHOOL FEATURE
OF THE CONSTITUTION NUGATORY.
1T SHALL NEVER BE CARRIED OUT
BY ANY VOTE OR ACTION OF MINE,
R. T. Daniel, IN Speech before the Virginfa
Legislature at its last session.
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WASHINGTON.
Financial Exhibit.

WASHINGTON, October 24.-The fol-
lowing was the financial exhibit of the
treasury department at the close of bust.
ness Yesterday: Currency, so, .O9O
special deposit Of legal tenders for redemn.
ton of certificates Of deposit, sl1, ,74O. .OO6
coiu, $Sl, ,060, ,705.l6; including coin GER
tifcates, $29, 147, 400; outstanding lega
tenders, 1850 Asa, 1888.
The receipts from internal revenue
sources yesterday were $25S, ,6l2.34.
General Spinner's report, which is about
completed, will show that the receipts Of
conscience money for the fiscal year Of 1877
was $2,997.4 in 1873, $25, ,551 .94. and
on July 1, 1873, this fund amounted tc
$154, ,695. 98. ss
Receipts from customs at the principa]
ports for the week ending October Is. were:
New York, 1870, 1894; Boston, $31l,-
266. %; Baltimore, SOL ,5S6.2O; Philadei-
phia, 1921 ,l70.61.
The Spanish Embassy.
n WASHINGTON, October 24.-It is
stated that the Spanish legation has beer
raised to an embassy, and Figueras an.
pointed minister to Washington.
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CAsToRIA.-Is more than substitute
or Castor Oil. 1t is the only safe article in exis
tence which is sure to regulate the bowels, cure
wind-colic and produce natural sleep. It ia
pleasant to take. Children need not cry and
mothers may sleep. Fif- ~
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PENNSYLVANIA.

Centennial Committee on a soutb.
ern Tour.
PHILADELPHIA, October 24.-The ex-
ecuslve committee Of the centennial board
OIL finance met to-day and made arrange
ments tors trip of subcommittee through
the south, with the object of awakening in
terest there in the centennial enterprise.
The first place to be visited will be the fair
at Macon, Georgia.
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A AMUsEMRNTs.-l'his evening. at . n

AMUsEMRNTs.--Ihis evening, at D.
M. McCann's band gave splendid enter
tainment at the armory of the First Vir-
ginia regiment, on Eleventh and Cary
streets, for the benefit of the Memphis suf-
ferers.
Wyman, the wizard, at the Virginia
Opera-house tonight, in his budget Of un-
equaled comicalities, followed by presents
to each auditor. Wyman draws well.
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SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY,"
Inc I first annual meeting of the Southern
historical society, will be held in Rich.
mond on the Goth instant.
- General Wade Hampton, the Rev. DR..
Hoge, and Rev. DR.. Curry have been in
vlted 10 address the society on this occasions
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REGISTRATION WILL COMMENCE TO.

POLICE CoURT.-But two cases we're
before this court to-day. Catharine Phil
Ilnger,, charged with stealing plough from
Randolph Bennett. Case continued till
Tuesday. Richard Hay, disorderly and
interfering with people on the street. Sent
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The GRAND RALLY To-MORRoW
NIGHT.--Arrangements are being made
to make the grand rally tomorrow night
IN front Of the Custom-house, on Bank
street, great success. "a mammoth
balloon will be sent up. s1- n :.
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UNMA1LABLE LETTERs IN TILE RIct

MoND PosToFFICE To-DAY.--Wille
Gray, city; Albert Cundy, 6l2 Third
street, city; Mr.. Ferry, city; Duke &
Jones, Charlottesville, Virginia; Miss
Eliza Bias, 704 Lexington avenue 9O7
Broad street Thomas Oakshot, Iron
Mountain, Missouri; Miss..Julia A. Yard,
Carroll county, Virginia.
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VIRGINIA expects every Republican
voter to do his duty. Respond to the call
by seeing that your name is on the regis
tration books and voting on the fourth Of
November.
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CENTAUR LINIAfENT. :,

The great discovery of the
age. There is no pain which
the CESrAUR LIEraEsT will not
relieve, no swelling which ii
will not subdue. and no Iame-
ness which it will not cure.
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HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR RESI-
DENoE since the last election? If so, at
tend to your transfer and see that your
name is promptly entered upon the regis
tration books.
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Colonel q. R. Jennison, at one time
commandant OF the post at Kansas CITY.
and colonel of the 9TH Kansas "Jayhawk-
ers, = IS now on trial before Judge Della
nay, OF the United States district court, at
Leavenworth, charged with conspiracy to
deiraud the United States out of s55 900.
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BY TELEGRAPH
The southside All AbIazc -srand Bar.
bacue at Hicksford. GrcensyIlIe Go.
Three Thousand Persons Present.
Roll on the Balli
Especial TO The State Jourr,,,

H Especial to The State Journall
HlcKsFoRD, October 24.-The largest
Republican meeting ever held on the South
side is now in progress at this place.
About three thousand people are pres
ent. Hon. w. H. Fl. Stowell, Hon. P. X.
Jones, Hon. W. N. Stevens, and W.
L. Fernald, esq.,, are present, and will ae-
dress the people. A brass band is in at
tendance. and enough provisions have been
furnished to feed the assembled multitude.
Altogether it is the grandest and most en-
thusiastic political meeting and barbecue
ever held in the state. F.
The Lynchburg Fair.
LYNCHBURG, October 24.-The fair
grounds were visited by over six thousand
persons yesterday.
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AMUSEMENTs.
HELP FOR SUFFERING MEMPHIS.

.II
BY MoCANN'S FIRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT
l3 BRASS BAND AND 0RCHEsTRA,
In their brilliant new Uniforms, at
ASSEMBLY HALL, Gs&
ii FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24rH, Arsp
PROGRAMME:
PART l.
!. Leo and Lotus Quick March. Brass Band
2 Sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer. ..... Orchestra
3. Medley (American Airs) ........ Brass Band
4. Polka (Angels and Ilemons). .....Orchestra
D. Aria (eiidsnmmer Night).......... Brass Band
PART II.
6. Quick March FausD. ........ Brass Band
7. Waltz (Fleur Dentelles) ......... Orchestra
s. Song Good bye, ,sweetheart,...... Brass Band
9. Anvil Polka (Parlow). Orchestra
10. Medley lMusical Jokes) .. ....... Brass Band
:, The entire net proceeds to be forwarded to
II. &. PAGE, THE CELEBRATED coRNET
PLAYER, has arrived and will take part in the
Grand Concert. f5F
Tickets, so cents children, 25 cents. For sale
at Colonel John A. Sloans office, Columbian
Block Ambold's music store, West, Johnston
Co.'S, Wyatt Co.'s Broad street. Seats for FIVE
hundred persons M
Doors open at p. M; Concert commences
at p. M. oc 24-lt
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REGISTERING is the loading of our
iblunderbuss against the fourth of Novem-
Der, and the more registered voters we
have the more terrific will be the discharge
of our weapon.