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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03
CURRENCY CONTRACTION.

During the last four years the currency
drawal OF the three per cent. certificates
compound interest notes and 7-30 bonds out
standing on the 4th of Marcn, 1869, all OF
which took tue place of legal tenders in the
bank reserves to the extent o. sixty three
million dollars During the same perio /
there has BEEN a much larger comparative
contraction of the currency.
The population of the country has largely
increased more than twenty-five thousand
miles of railroad have beer built, recurring
the active use Of capital to operate them !;
millions OF acres of land have been opened
to cultivation: requiring capital to move the
products; manufactures have multiplied be-
You'd all precedent in the same period O
time, requiring capital, weekly, for the pay
nent 0; wages and for the purchase of ma
terial, and probably the largest of all COM
parative contraction arises from the organ
lzing OF free labor In the South Now every
iaborer thus receives his wages, and Tor want
of saviegs banks the greater part of such
wages is carried in the pocket or boarded
until required for use.
Tuese suggestions are thrown out for yonr
consideration without any recomm ndation
that they shall be adopted literally, but
hoping that the best method will be arrived
at TO secure such an elasticity of the cur
rency as will keep employed all the indus
tries OF the country and prevent such an
Initiation as will put off Indefinitely the re-
sumption OF specie payments, an object 30
devoutly to be wished Tor by all, and by none
more earnestly than the class of people most
directly InteresteI-thosc who earn their
bread by tho sweat OF their brow. The de-
cisions OF Congress on this subject will hive
the hearty support OF the Executive.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

recommend legislation to create special
court to consist of three judges who shall be
empowered to hear and deter mine all claims
ofaliens upon the United States arising from
acts committed against their persons or pro-
perty during the Instruction.
The recent reference under the Treaty Of
Washington was confined to claims of British
subjects, arising during the period named in
the Treaty; but it is also understood that
there are other British cl,ims of similar
nature, arising after the 9th of April, 1865,
ind it is known that other claims of a like
nature are advanced by citizens or subjects
Of other powers. 1t is desirable to have these
claims also examined and disposed of.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

Official information is being received here
from the Dutch Cos eminent of state of war
between the King of the Netherlands and the
Sultan OF Acheen. The officers fthe United
States who were near the seat of the war
were instructed to observe an impartial neu-
trality; it is believed that they have done
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

IL is believed however, that a regular census
every five years ud be of substantial benefit to
the country, nasmuch as our growth hitherto ha s
been so rapid the results OF the decennIai cen
sus are necessarily unreliable as a basis of est.
mates for The Latter years al a decennlil period.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The District of Columbia, under the very eficien
management of the Cove nor of the 6oard of rubliC
this District the city of ashingon is RAPIDLY
assuming appe of capital of which the nation
may well be proud, from being most anSightly place
three ago, dsagreeable to through
in consequence arising from unpaved
and sim st inpassable in the winter from mud it
now one of the slightly cities in the country and
can boast of being the best paved.
The work been done systematically, the plan OF
grades. location of sewers wat and gas mains being
determined upon before the work was commenced, thus
securing permanency when completed question
whether much h,s ever been accomplished before in
any american city for lie same expenditure.
The Government having large reservations in the city
and the Nation At large having an interest in their
capital recommend liberal policy toward the Dis
trict of oumbia and that the Government should bear
its Just share the expense of these improvements
Every citizen visiting the capital feels pride in its
ing beau and that he too part owner The invest
msnts made here.
would suggest Congress the propety ct n-1noting
the establishment in the District of i.-.ItIn OF
learning University of the highest class Inv tho
ton of land. There is place better ted tor such
institution thani the Ma onal Fapitol There is no
other place in which every citizen directly inter
ested.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
In three successive messages 10 Congress { have
Cdlied 10 OF hefurm
con has been taken SO r authorize the appoint
of board to devise rules GO erning methods of
king appointments and promotions; but there never
has been any ction making these rules binding
entitled to observ where persons desire the appon
ment of friend or the removal Of official who
be disagree bic to them
To have any rules effective they must have the &C.
quiescence of Congress we'll OF the Executive.
commend. therefore, the subject TO your attention,
and suggest that special committee of ongress might
confer with the Civil Service Board during the present
session fot the purpose of devng such rules can be
maintained and which will the services of homes;
nd capable officials, and which will also protect them
in degree of independence while in Office Proper
rules will protect Congress we'll the Executive
from much needless persecution and will prove ogrea
value 10 the public at large.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

The joint commission under the conven-
ton with Mexico of 1868 has again been
legally prolonged, and has resumed its busi-
ness. which it is hoped may be brought to an
early conclusion.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

THE MEXICAN CLAIMS COMMISSION.
The distinguished represent alive Of Her
Brlttanic Majesty &C Washington has kindly
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09

To RE EXAMINED THIS MoRNISa.-Detective
Kendall O'Dwyer. in visit to the City Jail
yesterday, ferreted out some startling reve-
Eltions. he there recognized, in the person
OF one of the prisoners, William James, the
person who entered the house OF Mr.. Wal
lace Washington, on the Sd instant, for the
nurpose.of robbery, and who was sent to
jail in default Of security. On that same
day Detective O'Dwyer, in searching house
on Byrd Island, found two coats valued at
$3.50, the property of NJ. w. Staples, one
butter-dish and goblet belonging to G. L.
Bidgood, Esq, and silver pitcher, property
Of Mr.. W. p. Strother; all Of which the said
james, not regarding the law of neum and
tuum, had appropriated to bis own services.
His case, in which there are three distinct
charges, will lie brought up before the Po-
lice Court this morning. The officer de-
serves great credit for the diligence which
he has shown in working up this case. :.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09

The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -Janauschek,
the Queen Of English tragedy, supported by
her own great star company and Mr.. James
Fl. Taylor, pays her second visit to Rich
mond next week, and will appear at the
Theatre on the 18th, 10th, 17tb, and 18th in-
stants. Mary Stuart, Deborah, Chesney
Void, and Macbeth will be presented.
Last year Janauschek played at Troy,
Buffalo, Louisville, Washington, Cleve-
land, Albany, Chicago, Indianapolis,
Terre Haute, Kansas City, st. Louis,
Cincinnati, during period of three
months, and the aggregate amount which
she received as her share was 800.
At the time these figures were published it
was estimated that $50, GOO would be her ex-
penses for the three months in which she
realized $4,000. Deducting this $4,000
from her receipts, it leaves the neat little
profit of $4,000.
The above is published by way of novelty
to show how she draws. The sale of re-
served seats gives promise of q grand triumph
for the peerless JanauSchek, if we may judge
from the ovation which she received at the
bands of the Richmond theatre.goers in Feb
rlIary last. 'Tis true on the first night of her
visit. the weather was threatening, and In
deed rainy, but more brilliant asSemblage
never tbronged the Richmond Theatre than
on that occasion. 1t was an evening of ex-
quisite enjoyment, and one which can scarce
" ever be forgotten. In Mary Stuart, Ja-
nauschek Is q queen; in Deborah she is the
outcast Jewess; but in both she commands
the highest admiration. 1t is hard to say In
which drama she excels. In both her genius
must be acknowledged; and we doubt not
that she will on each night OF her stay In this
city receive as enthusiastic greeting as she
did on the occasion of her first visit to our
beautiful city,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09
Fire and Loss Of Life.

Especial telegram to the DispatchI
FARMvlLLE, VA, January Son Tuesday
morning MIR. Tandy Holman, residing In
Cumberland county, nine miles from Farm.
vile, left home with his wife and child on
visit, leaving in charge of his house Miss
Ann Lowe, decrept old lady sixty-6ve
years of age. No one else was on the
premises. During their absence the DIV ell
ing was burned, from some cause unknown,
and In the afternoon the charred remains of
the unfortunate lady were found beneath
the smoking ruins.
Mr.. Holman had stored In his dwelling for
safe-keeping his entire crops of corn and to-
bacco, and everything was destroyed. His
loss was about $4,000, with no insurance.
There is no clue by which to determine
whether the fire was accidental or the result
of foul agency.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
stock and aaonoy aIarhets.

New YORK, January s.-Money active and
close to-day ut 7 to 1872 for call loans.
The bulk of business was at 1.84 to 1872, and
closing quotations were at 7 currency to I
gold. Exchange strong and higher; actual
business 81, less 1-1e to 9snet. Gold opened
at ILL, advanced to 1124, fell to 112, and
closed at 1928 to 112l. Loans were to Z
for carrying. Governments strong at to &
better, with but little business. States
dull. Tennessee's strong at S0s; new,
SOa. Virginia's, As; new, so; consols, "a; !;
deferred, 10. Louisiana's, 50;, new, so.
Levee's, so; s's, 70. AIabama's, 80; 5's,
%. Georgias, 10; rs, So. North Caro-
lina's, S3s; new, 10; special tax, 12. South
Cardinals, 45; new, %; April and Octo-
Der, 24l.
BALTIMORE, January s.-Virginia consols,
90; registered, 81. West Vnginia'a, 15s.
all bids.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09

MANUFAcTuREb TOBACCO EXCHANGE
Messrs. Williams, johnson g. Co. have
opened Il Manufactured Tobacco Exchange
In Columbian Block, where full lines Of
samples of chewing and smoking tobacco
from all our factories will be kept. The
members of this firm are too we'll known 70
the trade to require any commendation. Dir.
D. IT. Williams has been engaged in busi-
ness ia this city for many years, and Messrs.
T. l.. and George L. johnson, the other
members of the firm, have built up -four
ishing business in the city of Lynchburg.
1t is hoped that this new enterprise will re-
suit in largely increasing the sales at home
of one of our chief staples, and innre to the
mutual benefit Of our manufacturers aud
dealers.
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uunicaici.l
so.,,o More Facts and Ei~urcs

b" Petersburg organ Of the Robinson
.'nn,'E, whose editorials are duly pub
...'J. as advertisements i'll the Richmond
,t.tr-. II IL Issue OF 9Th Of January allirms
N' ,"tuw>: "lhat il ULe Petersburg Rail
.-j company charges twice Us lEi!cI on "a
.u. % cotton CpG!i9g from Carolina TO Pc
-. .urg tann il ti!l: hale goes through to n
.," YORK buyer" li'he grammar Is not
.u-, Nor doe 1t SOUND Ike the I,lder.l
.tHa on tnc S.h ol january the same organ
@sa4> ., follows: That the RaSland man
.":u,'nt dl>cri!nuatcs against Petersburg
..e.r IL tnaiE"r never before attelnpted.'
&c deny c.npia:icaIy both Of the fore
t"4~ Stiicmc4l-, and challenge proof
'.' th" contrary. since tie Isl day of No.
.'"hcr. ls,2-iAc day on which the Peters
'. lt!IrOad obtained its release from the
" "a Erip ol the Scaboard and Roanoke
I!i-nN-tae commerce OF Petersburg has
'-FiT.d IN Impulse und development far
Ety.Ihg The iH0S; sanSuinc expectations OF
"' merchant. and manufacturers, and
'sAeHcd hopes Of II greatly prosperous
.jr Wien emancipation from the thral-
"'l 4" Tie Hr.arcan president Of two rail-
! &"d t"o steamboat companies shall be
"@i.ctcl.
g.. The staple Of cotton the new admins
.~s.'u nave found material for useful enter
i''>r. III the moDths Of November and
'"'li~er, 1872, The Petersburg Railroad
'"I,..y brought from all points and
'r@ II Petersburg Tor consumption in
.'' ''2'".!"', AID It, part of her legitimate
.4'.r.~", j,lsJ bales of cotton, and re-
"'" - irei2ht therefor $l1, ,Sl9.95. equiya-
IL -,l t-. l,,l,
>.'"e iL"A,n, thc road brought from all
Ill ma &srIn.I through Petersburg 4,3l6
80 "l c"j'oM, and received therefor as
-"' ?'.IDV.!i, equivalent to about 81 .0S
Nd,lAG The Sama months Of November
-'I Deteu!ber, IN the year 1871, (whlle the
,1'4A anj Roauoke Company held sway
N"12i, with the Richmond, Fredericks.
ana Potomac Company Standing guard
hle4Mohd,l the Petersburg railroad
.7". - ana landed III Petersburg only
H., 't cotton, and received thereon
,..''' Ht:f"', equivalent 10 about Sl.33!
"Ie' uHu carried thi rough Petersburg
o.. ~ h'I'.' o! cotton, and received there
. >.-'.'-' equivalent toaEout 9Us cents per
4 49, figures, copied from the books Of
".., 'taii!, show that within the short pc
- 'No month, the present managers
,"1"'>.u local receipts Of cotton from
,'' '''lsj ha!c,, u.orc than 50 per cent,
y. '.!, '"''cci the local freight thereon from
..t...s u" 80. more taan five cents per
~. i.,I, ~" al the sAue time they increased
.ay;r '%H3H =, cotton from So to 5,5l5 bales,
.,,,., '@lH y" per cent, and advanced the
n. ~" -! ccnts TO 81 .OS per bale.
t,d -, ''sa-Is predecessors, so TO speak,
u...' through cottpn the difference be-
cst,. ~ fi,d.s and 96s cents, or about 81
,r,,s,,'. ~! t1'c; ai.d even with that large dis
s.1.-'i'A 1.'-%'''A succeeded In wrestling from the
l,,,.1 "."1 hld Hnanoks road tus miserable
AS" 81 ssa bslssI hence they sosld net
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09
LOCAL MATTERS.

MONEY REALIZED FROM THE COLLEGE LAND
ScRlr.-The Board Of Education communi-
Gated to the Senate yesterday statement Of
money realized from the college land-scrip,
In response to n resolution.
In obedience to an act of the General As
semhly approved January I'd, 1872, the
Board say that they duly advertised the edu-
cational land-scrip and received bids there
for up to the 1st day of MAY, 1872. Quite
number of responsible parties made propo-
sitions, but the best offer, In the opinion of
the Board, was made by G.. +. Lewis, Of
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Board made sale to Mr.. Lewis upon
the following terms: Ninty-five cents per
acre for the 800, 900 acres called for In land
scrip-this being five cents per acre more
than had been received by any State for its
laHd-scrip, according to the best information
the Board could obtain. The whole Sale
amounted to two hundred md eighty-tive
thousand dollars $685., ,0OO), to be paid as fol-
lows: $2l 900 in hand $4,000 June /,
1872; 0,000 August l, 1872; So, 800 Sep
tember l, 1872; S02.500 january l, 1873.
These payments have all been made ex-
cept the last: which has not vet come to
hand. The total amount received from Mr..
Lewis Is Sl92,500. OF this, $4,000 was
turned over 10 the Board of Visitors of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College for the
purchase Of farm; Sl62,272.09 has been
Invested III Virginia stocks, as particularly
described before-leaving 1927 .91 still in
bank awaiting investment, and drawing iu.
terest al the rate Of six per cent. per annum
until invested. Consols, $73,5O0; interest
due January l, 1873, S2,2O5. Bonds under
act forbidding coupons to be received for
taxes, $4S,900-$467; new registered,
$ll ,60O-s345 old registered, $79,26S-
S1,250.04 OLD coupon, $l2I ,506--$is $50.
Total amount Of bonds, $340, ,GGS; total in-
terest due, 523,297.04.
In making this sale the rector of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College, and the
principal Of the Hampton Normal and Agri.
cultural Institute, co0perated, and the whole
body was unanimous in making the sale on
the terms above stated.
The investment was made by the Board of
Education alone. The act above cited au-
thorlzng an investment In Virginia stocks,
1t was thought best that the money should
be kept within the State, and that no invest
ment could be more secure or more likely to
inure to the benefit of the institutions con-
cerncd than State stocks. A report of the
action of the Board in this matter was made
to full meeting of the Board of Visitors of
the Agricultural and Mechanical College, and
met with the unanimous approval of the
members. s..
The report will be printed for use In the
Senate
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09

ELECTION OF OFFIcERs.-At regular meet
ing of Stonewall Council, Friends Of Tenn
perance, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing term President, Charles
W. Hardwicke; Associate, Charles w.
Flippin; Recording Secretary, James II.
Ainslie; Financial Secretary, John W. Car
ter; Treasurer, John f. Shinberger Con-
ductor, Stephen +. Curry; Assistant Con-
ductor, Charles W. Muhle; Outside Sentinel,
VIM. Hall Crew; Inside Sentinel, Edgar Fl.
Ferguson; Chaplain, John 3. Turpin; EX-
President, Julius A. Hobson.
at the annual meeting Of the Grace-Street
Baptist Missionary and Library Association
recently held, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President, T,
j. Todd; Vice-President, T. 81. Elicit; Re-
cording Secretary, j. B. Woodward; Cor
responding Secretary, William s. Pitcher
Librarian, J. s. Walden.
Ruth Tabernacle of the General Grand
Accepted Order of Love and Charity have
elected the following ofiicers-viz., James A,
Taylor, ". S.; Ellen Ellis, w. V. S.; P. j.
Welkerson,W R. S. !; Harriet White, w. I.
Virginia Lacy, W. F. s.. Sarah jackson, w
c.; Salie Mitchell. w. I. c.; Mary Harris
W. S. c.; John Weaver, w. o. S.; Bette
Weaver, ". I. S.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09

ANOTHER KIcK AT THE LEolsLATURE.-As a
distinguished senator, no less distinguished
representative, and other members of the
House of Delegates were standing on the
corner of one Of our principal streets yester-
day, engaged in discussing the propriety Of
the equalization of assessments, free rail-
road bills. the public debt, &c, frisky mule
forgetting that jackass was his father (the
mules not The representatives,, ran sudden.
" near, and elevated his heels at an angle of
forty.Gve degrees, Immediately in the faces OF
the assembled party. With haste not at
all becoming Legislative dignity, they dis,
persed to place of safety, and left bis lord
Ship master of the field. Poor Old Vir.
ginia, even the mules kick at her Legisla-
ture.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09

There is q ghost in Wilmington, Illinois,
who is going to get awfuly booted one Oh
these nights if be does not cease proving
around back yards.
An Illinois original has named his family
after the days OF the week, beginning with
Monday. lie has now got down to Satur,
day. The next one will be Sunday, and
the clerical profession has been chosen for 1t.
There is but little doubt that the Rev. Mr.;
Scott of Wumego, Kansas, can shoot us wen
as lie Gun preach, ii his statement Is true
that he has "shot and killed forty buffaloes
this year, and sold the meat for eight cents
per pound"
The Khedive of Egypt has ordered the
wedding outfit of his daughter to be made
In Paris. One Of the items OF the order IS
founces Of point RAleneon at $500 yard,
and 0,009 worth Of ether lasss Grs to DO
added;
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09
Weather Probabilities.

WASHINGTON, January 8.-For New Eng.
land cloudy weather and snow tonight, but
winds probably shifting to westerly on Thurs
day, with clearing weather. For the Middle
States winds shifting to northwesterly and
southwesterly, with clear aud clearing wea-
ther on Thursday. For the Southern States
east Of the Mississippi northerly to north.
westerly winds, generally clear weather, and
low temperature. From the Ohio valley and
Missouri to Lake Erie and the upper lakes
rising barometer, low temperature, winds
veering TO westerly and northwesterly, gra-
dually diminishing in force, and clear and
clearing weather.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09

afford to reduce the local rates. But the
present directory, by advancing the rates
upon and increasing the quantity Of through
cotton. have been able already to reduce the
local rates and increase the local supply. If
the obstruction between Richmond and
Quantico can be In any way removed or sur
mounted, che same enterprise and sagacity
which has wrought In two months the
happy results above indicated Will within
the wear increase intellectually the through
business, and at the same time reduce loca!
rates to favorable comparison with the
schedules printed or imprinted Of the great
consolidated line from Norfolk to Cumber-
land Gap, which, some time In the uncertain
future, is to be, or not to be, completed.
CONSISTENCY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09

CnAIS.GASG' OFFICER APPoINTEp.-At n
meeting of the Board Of Police Commission
ers held yesterday afternoon, Dir. John Tim
bcrlake was elected second officer of the
chain-gang, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Mr.. William L. Peaslcy. 1t is
stated that there were one hundred and fifty
applications for the position.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09

UNAVAILABLE LETTERS REMAINING IN THE
RICHMOND PosT-OFFICE JANUARY s, 1879
Henry G.. Terrill, care of George w.
Smith, Main street between Fifteenth and
Seventeenth, Richmond, Va. w. S. Gentry,
Southern and Atlantic Telegraph Office,
Richmond, Va; K. s. White; George Beck
man, Signal Service Detachment, Fort Whip.
pie, Va; Mr.. r. Bailow Mrs. George d
Hankins, care Of Mr.. Toney, Richmond
Va. A. NJ. Braxton, Richmond, Va. Perry,
Mason 6 Co., publishers, No. Il Temple
Place, Boston, Mass; James T. Lowery, G1
Wall street. New York.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09

POLICE CouRr. WEDNEsDAY-Justtce White
presiding. Henry Harlan, charged with as-
saultiug james A. Gooden, was fined $40.
John Gordon and Philip Scott. charged
with breaking into house in the night
time. Case continued till to-day.
Pinkey Rose, charged with stealing pro-
perty to the value of $40 from Susan Robin
son. Case continued till the 18th instant.
Daniel Tucker alias Fleming, charged
with interfering with the chain-gang, was
fined S3.