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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-10-20

New YORK, October 19.-New devel-
opments were received here to-day in
connection with the heavy defalcation
OF G. ii. Philips, cashier of the State
treasury department. Late this after
noon Frank Shemen, who for some six
months past has been doing business
here Ostensibly as banker and broker,
bat mainly in what he calls stock oper-
ations, was arrested, bail being fixed at
thirty thousand dollars. He was unable
TO furnish the amount, and was commit
tod IN iaiI
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-10-20

WASHINGTON, October l9.-All de-
ferred orders for postal-cnrds have now
been filled, and the government has
about seven millions Of them on hand.
The cards now supplied by the contract
ors are fully up to the standard. The
total demand for postal-csrds has settled
down to an average Of between three
hundred and seventy-five thousand and
four hundred thousand per day, which
is believed to indicate almost exactly
their daily consumption at present.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-28
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The City COuncil-Thc Contemplated
Southern Tour,

The City COunciI-Thc Contemplated
Southern Tour,
To the Editor ofthe State Journal:
| am not at all surprised to see THE
STATE JOURNAL or any Republican, dis
posed to find fault with the action of the
Council in the matter Of receiving the Pre-
sident of the United States. There is only
one thing wanting to complete this beauti-
ful and characteristic transaction. Why
was not the mayor of the CITY, who on
such occasion, should be its repre-
sentative, placed at the head of
the committee and authorized to lead
around the "Dummy'- the admiration
of the Infatuated partisans, who, during the
late campaign, after four years of faithful,
honest and impartial labor in restoring the
country to its former peace and prosperity,
endeavored to cover him with obloquy
and lying defamation Who could expect
that city government, every office of
which was taken possession of by fraud.
cheating, ballot-box breaking and judicial
connivance, would ever do a manly. gen.
tlemanly or magnanimous action !? Their
action would be an insult to the President
of the United States and to the whole coun-
try, did it not affix more damning insult
upoh thiS Guy VI WHICH, tlley are tu6 uns
worthy representatives, in thus intimating
to the country that though the city of Rich.
mond has majority of its population, as
shown in the late election, who voted
for General Grant, yet of all those voters,
friends of his, only one in the council, and
not one outside is fit to be placed upon a
committee to welcome him to the city,
and not the least disgusting part of this
transaction appears in the effort to identify
with them the Honorable James Lyons,
by throwing over him the motley garment
of their piebald party which he so
boldly and manfully repudiated. But
General Grant will see through this
disgraceful, cowardly trick, and appreciate
properly this effort to degrade and insult
his friends, and he will doubtless trust
himself with the latter should he, after
such evidence of spite and hate, think
proper to honor the city of Richmond by
including it within the scope of is tour.
ONE WHO VOTED FOR GRANT.
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-Vice-President elect Wilson will soon
wed wealthy Cincinnati lady.
Commodore John P. ellis, United
States navy, died in Wilmington, Della
ware, on Monday.
1t is understood that the President
has not positively abandoned his projected
southern tour, as has been stated. If, as
is not improbable, the Senate gets through
with the executive business in week or
two, and there is nothing else of import
ance to require his presence here, the Pre-
sident still hopes to be able to 90 south
sometime during the spring.
In March, 1868, the American Express
company's messenger was robbed near Gin
cihnati Of nearly $40 900 by Lewis Dolman,
who was subsequently shot and killed while
attempting burglary in st. Louis. He left
considerable property in the latter city, and
the Express company brought suit against
the public administrator. The case was
decided on Monday in favor of the company
for $4,000.
When the vote was declared in the
house yesterday respecting Mr.. Brooks, he
conspicuously left his seat and went first
to Mr.. Eliot, the colored representative
from Charleston, South Carolina, and in
the presence of hundreds in rear Of Eliot's
seat thanked him at length and emphati-
cally for the vote which he had given, and
he then did the like to representative Raj
ney, also from South Carolina, whose seat
was in distant part of the house.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-28

EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERN
CLAIMS CoMMIssIoN.-The committee of
conference on the disagreeing votes of the
two houses on the House bill to extend for
four years the act organizing the board of
commissioners of southern claims met in
the room of the House committee of claims
Tuesday evening, and agreed upon basis
of compromise. extending the commission
for four years from the 10th day of March,
1878, and limiting the time in which
claims shall be presented to said
commission to March 8, 1873. The House
bill extended the time for filing
claims to December /, 1873, but as the
commissioners now have before them near
ly 10000 claims to be examined, which
will consume at least three years, the re-
striction of the Senate to March 3 of the
present year was deemed uniInportant, as
Congress can in the future extend, if
deemed necessary, the time for presenta
ton of claims. The House bill extending
the jurisdiction of the commission so as to
include articles of potatoes and tobacco,
and also to consider claims for rent, has
been reported from the Senate committee
Of claims without recommendation. The
danger that the bill extending the commits
sion would be lost ON account of unexpect-
ed opposition in the Senate is therefore
past Washington Star.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-28

REPUBLICAN MEETING IN JACKSON
WARD.-The Republicans of Jackson
ward held meeting Wednesday evening,
James b. Burrell in the char. The first
business considered was the vacancy in the
city council occasioned by the resignation
of Landon Boyd. Mr.. Alpheus Roper was
recommended as Mr.. Boyd's successor.
Mr.. W. H. Lester offered the following
preamble and resolution:
Whereas, the revolution in Cuba begun
four years ago in the interest of freedom,
is still going on; and, whereas, some Of the
most learned and eloquent men of the
nation are manifesting disposition, regard
less Of party affinities, to recognize the
great cardinal principal laid down IN the
Declaration of Independence, that all men
are created equal, and are appealing to the
American people to take some action in re.
gard to the deplorable condition of Cuba,
and among the earnest champions OF
the cause OF humanity is the Hon. j. Sella
Martin; therefore.
Resolved, That the representative Of
jackson ward in the city central com.
mittee be instructed to- urge upon that
committee the propriety of inviting the
Hon. j. Sella Martin to address the citi-
Gems of Richmond on Cuban affairs, ar
rangements to be made under the auspices
of said committee.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
Wednesday evening, March 5.
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evening State SnnrnaL.
Lynchburg to Norfolk.
From our Special Correspondent. ]

NORFOLK, February %.
On Sunday night we had good run, by
rail, from Lynchburg to Petersburg, in
marked contrast with the mountainous
routes west of that; yet through country
not presenting as much thrift as the blue
grass, stoek-raising region beyond and
yet, by proper attention to clover, plas-
ter, deep blowing, and careful system
Of rotation in crops, it can be made a
beautiful, blooming and thrifty section of
profitable farming. Petersburg is interested
in this.
Then, from Petersburg to this place. we
had still more level route, and ran down
here with speed and safety. Before leaving
the "Cockade City" we had pleasant visit
with friend Gregory, of the Appeal, who
extended to us kind and cordial attention.
His paper is highly popular in that busy,
growing city; may he prosper and grow
right in politics.
In activity and commercial appearance
Norfolk is ahead Of any place have Wis
tied and we believe it has the elements
and promise of speedily becoming the most
important city in the state i; anI soon to
rank with many much more pretentious
shipping points on the Atlantic seaboard.
A prospect of the eastern, deep water ter
minus of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad will help amazingly; but
the property owners and people here must
pursue a liberal, enterprising, and live poll
cy; there must be no ''dog-in-the-manger"
spirit, and no clogging the wheels of noble
progress with prejudice capital, industry
and enterprise that would develope and use
the natural resources on land or sea, should
be welcomed and respected if the place is to
reach its highest stature. Other fields can
be found, if this is not congenial.
d. S. G.
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THE CONCERT LAST NIaHT.-The
concert at the Theatre last night was one
of the most successful amateur perform
ances ever given in this city. AS it was
given in the interest of charity, it is mat
ter of sincere congratulation and pride that
most hearty response was made by our
citizens to the appeals of an afflicted and
distressed family. The audience was large
and intelligent, and the best musical talent
of Richmond was engaged in the perform
ances, which were received with the most
hattering demonstrations of delight, many
pieces being encored. We shall not at
tempt to point out any particular excellen-
ces, as the whole programme was rendered
in highly creditable manner. No city in
the South perhaps contains finer musical
talent than Richmond. The various musi-
cal associations have reached high order of
cultivation in both instrumental and vocal
music, and are able on short notice to get
up an entertainment of superior excel
lepce. The high cultivation reached by
our amateurs renders Richmond audien-
ces the most critical before whom profess
SIGNALS make their appearance, and also
renders the community in a measure indie
pendent Of the world for musical enter
tainments.
We are requested by Mr.. Charles Sci
bert to return his grateful thanks to Mrs.
Rheinhardt, the musicians, and the musical
societies, for their valuable aid in getting
up and giving the entertainment.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-28

INTEREST QUEsTIoN.-In the Senate
yesterday Mr.. Thomas offered substitute
for House bill No. $50, in relation to inter-
est on money or other thing. The bill pro-
vides that the legal interest on all contracts
other than negotiable paper shall continue
to be at the rate of six dollars upon one
hundred dollars for year, and proportion
ably for a greater or less sum or for longer
or shorter time, unless otherwise specially
provided by law; but money may be
loaned on negotiable paper for period not
exceeding six months, and negotiable paper
discounted, and interest taken at the rate
of ten per centum per annum, provided
the said negotiable paper shall be
stamped-that is to say, for each
note Of one hundred dollars or less there
shall be affixed stamp of the donomina-
ton of fifty cents, and where the note is
for greater sum than 800, there shall be
affixed q stamp to the value of fifty cents
for every 500 or fraction thereof After
the maturity of any negotiable paper inter-
est at.the rate of six per cent. only shall be
continued and paid.
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An Explanation by the President
the City Council.

An Explanation by the President OF
the City Council.
TO the Editor Of the State Journal:
The very polite manner in which your
correspondent "Justice" takes me to task
for seeming lack of proper regard for the
colored member Of the council requires at
my hands this explanation
A series of resolutions in relation to the
expected visit of General Grant, in which
it was proposed to appoint committee Of
the council to make the proper arrange.
ments, was offered by Mr.. Boyd. For
these substitute was offered by brother
member in the form of a series
OF resolutions, in one of which
the names of the committee were given.
Mr.. Boyd accepted the substitute and the
adoption of these resolutions, in which were
included the names of the committee, took
the appointing Of the committee from the
chair, and subsequent motion added the
mover of these resolutions to the commit
tee already named. With this statement
OF the facts as they occurred, trust will
not lose the good opinion of Justice"
Respectfully,
THOMAS H. WYNNE.
President City Council.
February 28, 1873.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-28

A RAILROAD CHECKMATED.-Illi.
nois has railroad law. regulating fare,
&c. This law, it is said, has been habitu-
ally violated by some roads. A farmers
club at Neponset, taking the train the other
day to attend a convention at Princeton,
concluded to test the question whether the
railroad was superior to the law so in
stead of paying the usual fare between the
two points they took their seats in the
train and rendered the conductor the exact
amount provided by law. The fare was
accepted, whether by instructions or other.
wise does not appear. 1t is thus demon
strated that company Of men can exact
justice where the individual is compelled to
Sllccnmh
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
SPECIAL RATES made at counter. or
Fire and Loss of Life I'm Boston.

Boston, February ga fire occurred
to-day at the corner of Hanover and Black
stone streets. One girl persisted in the
flames. Sixteen girls escaped to an adjoir-
ing roof. One jumped from third story.
Another was severely hurt by jumping
from the burning building to an adjoining
roof. Several tiremen were killed by
falling walls.
Simon Brown, editor ofThe New England
Farmer, is dead.
The Boston Flre--More2 Victims.
BosToN, February 2s.-Two more girls
are missing. They were burned in the
Hanover street fire. Another fireman Is
also missing. The known casualties 10 fire.
men are: Two killed, two mortally hurt,
and twelve wounded.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Petersburg has a boy ten years old
weighing 240 pounds.
The late Father Mulvey's library is
the largest and most valuable private library
in Petersburg.
j. A. Moss, of this state, graduated
from the law school of Howard University,
Washington, Yesterday.
Eleven cases Of spotted fever are re-
ported in King and Queen, near Stephens
vile, ten of which have proved fatal.
Two colored men named John and
James Smith were drowned in the Kappa
hammock, near Tappahannock, Saturday.
Judah Jeter, colored woman who was
badly purned by lamp explosion, died in
Burkeville Tuesday.
Rev. G. B. Dana, pastor of Christ
church, Alexandria; for many years before
the war, died in Natchez, Miss, Wednes-
day.
The Norfolk Virginian states on the
authority OF private letter that Major
Hunt, formerly of the Confederate navy,
was lately killed IN Egypt by runaway
horse.
Phillip Epes, colored boy twelve
years of age, has been sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year, by the Amelia
county court, for striking Mr.. Thomas G.
Halt, white man, with stone.
The Norfolk Journal of this morning
says: 'The schooner Nellie Baker, Capt.
Freeman, arrived here at noon yesterday
in tow Of the oyster steamer VIM. F. Tay-
lor, having been seized by order of the oys-
ter inspector fol a violation of the oyster
law-Captain Freeman having failed to take
out license to buy oysters. The matter
was settled by compromise, and the schoon-
er was released and sailed for the oyster
grounds yesterday afternoon.
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Tn THE DisTRJCTCOURT OF THE UNI.
l. TED STATES for the Eastern District of

TN THE DlSTRJCTCOURT OF the UNI.
1 TED STATES for the Eastern District OF
Virginia.
In the matter of David s. Lgon, bankrupt
in bankruptcy.
At Richmond, on the 18th day of February.
A. ID. 1873.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that petition
has been, TO wit: on the 18th day OF February,
A. d. 1873, filed in said District Court by David
S. Lyon, of Mecklenburg CO.. in said district.
who has been heretofore duly declared bank
rupt under the act of Congress entitled AN Act
to establish uniform s, stem of bankruptcy
throughout the United States" approved March
I'd, 1857 for a discharge and certificate thereon
from all his debts ana other claims provable I'M
der said act, and that The 18th day of March A.
d. 1878, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, before w. W Forbes,
one of the Registers of said court In bank
ruptcy, at his office In Richmond, in said district
is the time aud place assigned for thu hearing
| of the same, when and where you may attend
and show cause, If any you have, why the
prayer Of the said petition should not be granted.
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings Of the creditors Of the said
bankrupt will be held at the same time and place.
W. w. FORBES,
| Register In Bankruptcy
! re ls--Th2w for Sd Congl Dist. Of Va.
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THE STATE JOURNAL" WILL BE
DELIVERED THE SAME EVENING OF
PUBLICATION IN ANY PART OF THE
CITY OR MANCHESTER BY RELIA-
BILE CARRIERS, IF NAME AND AID.
DRESS IS LEFT AT OUR OFFICE,
OLE I-2 MAIN STREET, AND IN PETERS,
BURG IF LEFT WITH OUR AGENT
THERE.
AND CAN ALWAYS BE FOUND ON
SALE IN THIS CITY AT c. f. JOHN
STON'S, 91s MAIN STREET; WYATT &
MINOR, sly BROAD STREET; NEWS
STAND AT FORD'S HOTEL; LEON
SCHAAP'S, 14O2 MAIN STREET, AMI
AT OUR COUNTER.
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MIR. WYNNE's EXPLANATIoN.-W
give place to communication from Thomas
Il. Wynne, ESQ.,, president of the city coun-
Gil, in relation to the appointment of the
committee to receive the President. 1t is a
curious circumstance that while the mover
of substitute to the original resolution
was courteously added to the committee of
councilmen, the original mover in the mat
ter, Mr.. Boyd, was entirely ignored f.; nor
was a single Republican placed upon the
committee of citizens. These are the points
upon which we base our complaints.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
l TED STATES for the Eastern District OF
Virginia.
In the matter Of Abraham Kraker vs. q
Zander' bankr 'pt- lin bankruptcy.
AZ RiehmJnd. Va. this 2 tn day of February.
1878
10 Whom it May Concern-The undersigned,
VIM. F'legenheimer, of Richmond city, Virginia,
hereby gives notice Of his appointment as as
signee OF the estate Of G. Zander, of Henrico
county, in said district. who was, on the 2lst
day of jan, A. D., 1873, adiudged a bankrupt
upon thepetition OF his creditors by the District
Court of said district.
Dated at Richmond, February 20, 1878
WIN. FLEGENHEIMER,
fe 22-SSw Assignee
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ADJUSTMENTS,
ASSEMBLY HALL.

THE GREAT SOUTHERN TROUPE
TWO NIGHTS oNLY-FRIDAY. FEB
RUARY 18TH AND SATURDAY,
MARCH lsT.
EXCELLINq ALL RIVALS AND
COMPETITION,
by the World.renowned
DUPREZ NEDICT'S
Original NEW ORLEANS MINSTRELS
ORGANIZED at New Orleans, La, 1882.
Mammoth Double Troupe and Brass Band.
Now on their Twenty. first Annual Tour
The largest and most powerful company In ex
istence. Everywhere pronounced by press and
public as the superiors of the Minstrel Stage
The immense success attending the perform
ances of this famous troupe have Seen uni
versal.
For full particulars see Programme. Admis-
sion as usual Reserved Seats for sale at Am
holds Musical Exchange.
CHAS. H. DUPREZ, Business Manager.
CHAS. II. KEESH1N, General Agent
fe "a 25 26 81 % h MI.
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NUMBERING THE SHADE TREES
We observe that some of the shade trees
in Richmond have lately been shorn of a
portion of their branches. The job in
many cases has been very badly done,
some of the limbs being mutilated for
quite distance below the point of amputa-
ton. The operators should be arrested for
malpractice. We trust that, if there is any
further pruning done, competent men will
be employed to do it. Shade trees are
valuable, as all will agree, during the hot
months, and they should not be abused.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-28

ELECTION OF OFFIcERs.-The Con-
cordia Socials have elected the following
officers for the ensuing term of six months !:
=. D.. Hirshberg, president Joseph Nor
RS. vice-president; L. Jacobson, secretary {;
William Jacobs, treasurer; L. P. Levy,
M. Saal and L. Hirshberg directors.
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~ WILCOX and Gibbs Sewing Machine
This machine is a virginia institution" by in.
ventior and patent, and is greatly admired by
all who use it. There is no style of work that
cannot be done on it. 1t requires but single
thread, and loiU not rip. This we absolutely
warrant, and can satisfy the most incredulous in
a moments time of the truth of what we state if
they will call and examine our work. We are
constantly receiving certificates like the follow
ing:
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No $50 InvOI.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
1T ED STATES for the Eastern District of yir-
ginia.
In the matter of Jacob Cohn vs. Walter @.
Dalton, bankrupt-in bankruptcy.
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
The undersigned, U H. Wendlinger, of
Richmond city, Virginia, hereby gives
notice of his appointment as assignee or the
estate of Walter c. Dalton, of Richmond
city in said district, who was, on the 9TH
day of January. 1873, adiudged bankrupt upon
the petition OF his creditors by the District
Court of said district
Dated Richmond January "a, 1873
O. H. WENDLIN6ER.
ia 25-SSw Assignee.