The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-14
Gvtniaa State yp,lrnaI.
Matters in General.
From our Travelling Correspondence
WASHINGTON. April 10. 1873.

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From various reports it is seen that tn
Patrons of Husbandry are rapidly increas
ing, in numbers and power, at the Yves
and south and begin to exert an influences
on legislation and elections, in thos
regions, for the benefit of the agriculture
classes but there is no state where tn
operations of the order will be of NOR
advantage than in Virginia and the farm
ers here will do well speedily to waken VI
to its importance and adopt it in every
county and town.
Mr.. VIM. Saunders, the principal orgi
nator and designer of the order, is one o
the truest and noblest men that ever plant
ed seed or plucked the fruit. He il
honest and earnest in having the oranges
and members act sincerely for advancing
its true principles and fol- promoting thu
highest interests of the cultivators general
ly, rather than for private emolument and
elevation. Z.
Happening in ct the book store of Ira A,
Hopkins, 12l Pennsylvania avenue, the Other
day, saw two very important books, BY
DIR. Naphey, on. the great principles of life
and domestic economy, as well for rearing
animals as for the health and strength O
divine human beings and it would be well
if every family and farmer would read them
carefully. One is entitled, the transmits
sion of Life;" and the other "Ecce
Femina." Hopkins has also o very fine,
large new picture Of Mr.. Greeley, sitting
amidst his family; it is much admired. and
for sale at low price; here is q chance
for the noble editors friends, and who is
not GreeleY's friend ?
Among departmental affairs interesting
to the south, we notice the following:
General Irwin Mcdowell, accompanied
by General Sherman, had long talk with
the President yesterday relative to matters
in the military division of the south. Gen
Mcdowell, in command ofthis division, has
made thorough inspection of all its sta
tons, with view to the practice of strictel
economy.
After cabinet meeting on Friday, Repre-.
sentatives Stowell and Plat, of Virginia
in company with Mr.. Hughes, had quite .
protracted interview with the President.
The President and General Babcock, il
is stated, will leave early next week fol
st. Louis. They will be absent about two
weeks. The President goes on private
business.
Immigrdtion.-Those interested in Vir.
ginia will take notice of such facts as the
following, which occur almost daily:
Official returns received at the Bureau oil
Statistics show that there arrived at the
port of New Orleans during the quarter
ended March 81. 1873. | ,521 immigrants Of
various occupations, the greater number
being laborers. Of the total number ar.
rived 4S2 hailed from Germany England
and Wales, 40; ireland, 81 France, 243;
Spain, So; Italy, 124; Austria, rs; and
from all other countries, so.
The Old Dominion should get them.
Here is a hopeful item, and if vigorously
carried out in our state and elsewhere, will
work marvellous benefits to our people
we need to buy less from abroad, and
manufacture more at home; and save the
money for improvement and Development
of mines and lands:
although the lmportations to the Uni
ted States for the first quarter of the
present year are larger than ever before
for any like period, the statistics of trade
now being compiled show that the general
demand for imported articles is far from COM
ing up to its usual standard at this season
of the year. The opinion is quite general
that importers, espe cially Of silk, will sus-
tain considerable lie loss because of the rise
in gold and the unusual legitimacy in the
market for imported articles"
Let the imported goods that cost gold
have the go-by, or wait buy our own,
which currency will pay for; that is the
true policy for US.
If your readers happen in Washington
and want nice, well-cooked meals, let them
step into ''Evans' old established restau-
rant, in Eighth street, near the postofice,
and they will be served in the best manner,
for reasonable pricesy Evans has been
there o long time, and made first rate
name. ID. 8. @.