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n, wednesday which, udgeTIoNAs was
s,c,t,nr of the sproprety ofinstruetions.
from, tho Auditor 10 TIE collecting oficers7or
the state, Mr.. QUEsESHExEY interrupted him
With the question, Are the collecting OH
"cers the servants of the court or the ser
wants Of the people sn~ The Judgepfemptly
replied, 'Unquestiopaby of the court !;
adding, "we are all servants of the court.
The answer was both direct and correct.
The Government consists of three, depart
ments-legislative executive. and judicial
each independent of the other. The powers
of each are defined and positive. Originally
they derive these powers from the constituent
BODY; but the constituent body cannot re-
sist the authority of either department any
more than one Of them can obstruct the au-
thority of either of the other two. No mat
Ter what terms may be employed to convey
the idea, the people are bound to respect the
authority of their own Government. Not
one. nor q dozen, nor hundred, nor any
other number of people can rightfully resist
It. no matter from which of the departments
the authority proceeds.
This term "people" Is like tlst Of liir-
ertv," in whose name Madame ROLAND said
such crimes had been committed. Thcpeo-
pie cannot right(nlly resist their own Coy
eminent; to resist it would be revolution.
To obstruct one Of the departments would
be to di>orgunize the whole machinery.
Obedience to law is essential to the existence
OF the political community, and diso5cdcnce
of law and the authority of the tribunals
established by the people is the destruction
of Government. Therefore is the Judgment
Of the judicial department binding upon
every public officer and upon the people also.
We cannot speak Of resisting-we cannot
speak of popular obligation conflicting with
the obligations to obey that department.
consistently with the idea of Government
The man who so speaks either thinks tirlt
we have what is tantMnount to no govern
ment-something to lie obeyed or resisted
when we plca,e-or he is too poorly III
formed to understand or too refractory TO
submit to Government.
The extravagant talk of demagosulsm
about the power Of the people could only
tind proper definition in the meeting OF the
people en- mdsSe to do and to order every
thing. This has been tried in small comm'l-
mites; but has been discarded rs the most
impructicble. discordant, and unhappy form
of government ever attempted by man. A
representative government requires the ooe-
dience of the community to its authority.
Without that 1t cannot eXist-and all those
who owe obedience, servants or what not,
they are bound TO obey. Ii they successfully
resist. lawlcSSne>s and anarchy follow
condition ot society which cannot be en-
durcd. Let gentlemen look to where their
theories lead them.
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THE VALUE OF FAcCISATIof.-Much IS
being said pro and con. in regard to the value
of vaccination; but the opinion Of leading
physicians and experts is quite conclusive III
the affirmative. For instance, we find in the
Baltimore Sun an article from Or. }. ;. Con-
rad, resident physician at the Marine Hos
pital at that city, in which he says:
"From my standpoint Of observation, a
physician to the Marine Hospital, in which
institution over 600 cases have beer treated
since the epidemic began, in November,
1871. feel il nv duty to the public to cct-
rect this impression. and in evidence OF the
tnestimable value Of vaccination add the
weight Of my testimony to this greht and
onLv means of protection. During the fiscal
year ending October 81, 1872, there were 1877
smallpox eases treated in this hospital. or
this number only IS Of per cent. thirty
eight hundredths of per cent? died having
one or more good marks. whilst go per cent.
died having no marks or imperfect ones.
What greater exhibit of the value Of the
great discovery Of Jenner could be offered III
proof Of its value!
at is only necessary to walk through tie
wards of the hospital to see the great result
of vaccination. Those patients having one
or more good marks scarcely require To keep
their beds ut all. whilst those unyacclnated
battle all treatment, and die in the proportion
above given.
"Myself and all my nurses are daily liviD.
examples of the value Of vaccination; nc
one of lis have erer had the disease, neither
a spot or mark of it in any way, whilst we
have been in the most intimate relation with
it, in all its worst forms, for more than one
year.
, 81 would certainly advise every resident
of the city to he yaccinatcd, whether they
have good mark on their arms or not; and
if it docs not take" repeat it again and
again. For many reasons vaccination may
not be successful at enc time, whilst at an-
other il may be-" .'
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The numerous gains of the speculation in
the shares of the Credit-Mobilicr stock may
be understood by IL fact which was brought
out in the testimony of Tuesday before the
Committee OF Investigation. A Mr.. NEIL
son expended $4,000, and inside of a year
he Melted 100000 therefrom. How could
congressman keep out of such Il speculation
as that :? ''s. ..s..-
But Cledit-Mobilier what an inap-
propriate name. There was in it the very re-
verse of modified credit, such as the name
implied. The whole affair was close and
exclusive. a ring had it nil to themselves,
only parting with enough of the shares to
control Congress. These were "placed" to
the best advantage upon the principle that
congressman would attend to their own in
terests better than they would to those of
other people. eli. ....
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LOSSES OF THE BosToN SHOE AND LEATHEF
TRADE.-The report Of the New England
shoe and Leather Association. made mt the
annual meeting to-day, gives the losses OF
the trade by the great fire as follows
Hides, s35O.00O; sole leather, $l,25O,0Oo
upper, including splits, $4,000; calfskins,
81 900, 600; sheep skins and Innings, 81 .0OO,-
900: morocco and goat skins, $4,000 boots
and shoes, S4,5O000o; findings, machinery,
&c., 100000; making total loss of SILL
100000. The report says that notwitllsfand-
ing these heavy losses the trade has stood up
firmly; few of the iobbers have been unable
TO meet their engagements at maturity ;;
some extensions have been granted, ana
some dividends have been accepted, YET the
number Of failures during the year has been
mite small
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A COOP sToRy.-Dr. WILLEr, lecturing in
Boston the other night, told droll story
of himself. He said that at one time. when
he was counoiSseur IN bird-stufling, he
used to crticise other peoples bird-stufiing
severely. Walking with n gentleman one
day, he stopped at window where eigan.
tic owl was exhibited. ,"You see," said the
Doctor to his friend, "that there is magnif.
scent bird utterly ruined by unskilful stuff.
cling. Notice the mounting! Execrable,
"isn't it' No living owl ever roasted in
"that position. And the eyes are fully n
"tbird larger than any owl ever possessed"
AT this moment the stuffed bird raised
one foot and solemuly blinked ut his critic,
who said very little more about stuffed birds
that afternoon. g.
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Coon WORDS FROM THE FALLEY.-[Fronl
the Staunton Valley Firginian.]-We desire
to see the metropolis of Virginia Richmond,
properly recognized in all State legislation
where it is rational and legitimate that SHE
should be. The people all over the State
are personally interested in the population
and wealth Of that city, for what enriches
the enterprises of the cities adds that
much to the relief of the country. The brave
struggle Richmond has made since the wal
in the march OF material progress entities her
to the active sympathy of the people of the
whole state. Believing that her future lies
in the increase Of her manufacturing faciii.
ties, for which nature has designed her, VIC
would regard with the greatest pleasure
every indication pointing to the increase oil
these. We believe this is the feeling every.
where in the State, and that the prosperity
of that city is sentiment nourished in the
hearts of the people.
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CnESArEAEE AND OHIO observation-disclosures
received at the office of the company i'll this
city Yesterday from the resident engineers
on the western division Of the road were OF
the most satisfactory character. While there
have been II few slides, owing to the recent
heavy rains, the work is steadily progressing
from either end. Only ten miles of track
are to be laid to form the connection, and
the engineers report that ii will be put
down mt the rate of a mile and Il quarter per
day, when the weather will permit out-ot-
door operations. The rough and wild coun-
try about Miler's Ferry has been passed,
and the work beyond is comparatively easy.
The first train will in all probability pass
through by the 1st Of February. ...
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Rev, TnoaAs A. HoYr.--At iarge con-
oreeatio laI meeting of the FIRST .pgesny-
terian church of tliis city last sabsasn y, Ine
Rev. ThomasA. Hoyf, of the Synod o. VIZ
ojnia. was unanimously elected pastor OF lhoI
inmnortant church. This eminent divine is q
native of South Carolina, and is about forty
wears of age. His father was pastor OF the
PRESBYTERIAN church in Athens, Ga, Tor
thirty wears. The reverend gentleman tai,eo
to this place, we believe, commenced DIS
nastorate in Abbeville, S. G., and while there
received calf to the First Presbyterian
church Mt Louisville, Ky, where he stoodln
the foremost rank as preacher and pastor.
he was arrested BY the Federal authorities
In 1862, lodged IN prison, and afterwards re-
fusinp leave to go South, was sent to Canada.
After that time he removed to New YORK,
where he entered into business to make a
support for his family. He never ceased IN
his ministerial efforts, however, but rented
room for that purpose and preached to the
Door in New York as O missionary. HIS
wife. who had been IN invalid for years, died
last October. Mr.Hoyt Is regarded as one
of the most talented ministers of his age in
the Church. Union and Arae''t-
can. go '- f.'-st'.t. -.ia n. .,
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NEWPORT NEWS AS RAILWAY TERMINUS
Fortress Monroe, December 15.-There is
quite an excitement here over the prospect
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad termi-
Mating at Newport News, at the mouth o!
James river, and in consequence land in that
vicinity is going UP. Mr.. Ford, of Ford's
Hotel, Richmond, has bought fifteen or
twenty acres, paying at the rnte of $500 an
acre. and wants more. 1t would certainly
be most desirable point for the terminus OF
any road, as the water is deep. and is but
mile from Hampton Roads, the finest barber
in the world. 1t is never incumbered win
ice, and vessels of the largest tonnage could
come to the wharf without the aid of steam.
The land bordering on the river is high
bluff, stretching up lis banks for miles, while
number of large springs, capable OF sup
plying an array of twenty thousand men, arc
scattered along its base.
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VERDICT AGAINST THE ADAMS EXPRESS Com
pANY.-About two years or more since case
came Oh for trial in the Supreme Court OF
New York in which Asa +. COchrane sought
to recover from William B. Dinsmore. presi-
dent of the Adams Express Company, $1,000,
which was lost while being transported from
New York to New Orleans. After two trials,
the decision in each having been reversed by
the Court of Appeals, the case now, for the
third time, has been tried by Judge Van
Brunt and jury, the result of which was
verdict Monday in favor of the plaintiff
for SS,471.
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REMOVAL OF CAUSES FROM COURTS.
The Repeal Of Hsury Laws.

from tho New York Journal of Commerce.
McSSrS. w. G.. Il Co., n respectable Pearl
Street firm, writes us in reference to the pc
ttiun for the abolition Of the usury law, Sig
niying their own assent to it, but asking
what are the objections TO a repeal OF the
law. If the point of the inquiry Is as to re'''
sonablc objections to the repeal OF the law,
or what may fairly he said Oh the other side,
we answer that there is nothing to he 'irgcd
No plausible objection to the repeal OF the
usury law, or prctencc OF argument IN laVor
Of such restriction, has been made ior
wears. If our correspondent means only
to ask what are the motives that have pre-
vented the repeal, we answer:
/. There is notion in the minds of some
wel.meaning but uneducuted and superb
tious people that the taking of more than
seven per cent. interest is prohibited in the
Bible where "usury" is denounced. The
truth is. of course, that the l>laeltc was pro-
hbitcd from taking any interest for il loan
from brother Jew, but expressly allowed
| to take il from all others. Where uisurv is
denounced, it is the taking of usancc or in
terest at all, and one per cent. is lis much
! usury in the Bible sense rs ten per cent.
2. There is widespread feeling among
| landowners and others who may be borrow
ers in the agricultural districts that the re.
| peal of the llSury law would either raise the
| average rate Of interest, or it not, would at
tract capital to the financial centres and
make it more difficult to secure loans on
bond and mortgage. 1t is clear to every in
telligent observer familiar with the course
of monetary affairs that the effect would be
the very reverse Of this; but, like the Eng
lish farmers prejudice in favor of the corn
laws, the feeling is so deeply rooted that the
truth can only be established in their minds
by actual experiment.
3. There are rauiSh people who believe
that it will be easier for poor men to borrow
at some rate if the law is repealed, and that
if there is no such latitude of discrimination
their own chances will be better, and they
oppose the rereal from selfish considerations
This sums up the opposition rs far as it is
developed to our observation.
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The proud "Old Dominion" the producer
of presidents and prime smoking tobacco, is
in rather a humiliating position, but one of
her own prophets suggests good way OF
getting out of It. She is so weighed down
with debt that she raves wildly about rcpu-
diationS, hut the Richmond Dispatch tells
her calmly but firmly that half the money
spent in whiskcy in Virginia would pay the
necessary tax to relieve her honor" BY all
means let every citizen reduce his whiskey
potations one-half and pay the honest debts
Of the State.-Nep York Mail.
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RICHMOND PAPERS IN DEMAND.--The hrs;
Richmond papers that have been received
at this place since Christmas day were re-
ceiyed on last Wednesday. Such was Tue
anxiety of the people of Gloucester TO near
what had been Transporting during the TWO
weeks which preceded the arrivals OF 'n,
mails on that day that not more tnah nan
dozen papers could be found III the post
office at shutdown that evening" gloucester
UornJJ january IL.
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New Rocks.

The american Reports: Containing all De-
cisions of General Interest Decided in the
Courts of Last Resort of the Several States.
With Notes and References. BY ISAAC
GRANT THOMPSON. Volume VI. Albany :
John ID. PARSONS, Ja. 80, H4- '.ifa
We have before noticed this valuable pub
ltcation with some particularly. We cannot
better fortify our own good opinion OF 1t
than by quoting the following letter Of Judge
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MINSEsoTA.-The Governor Of this State
says in his late message :, "On the LIST OF
January, 1872, we had /, $50 miles of railroad
completed and in operation. We have built
and equipped during the year $50 miles,
giving US now an aggregate OF 1906 miles,
while about 100 miles have been graded which
have not yet received the iron. The first
rail was laid in the State in September, 1852,
since which time an average of 100 miles oil
road per year has been built and equipped
/ doubt whether any State in the Union can
make better exhibit"
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MosSUnrE oS:the Virginia courtof Appeals

Isoshe publisher: S
81 "FREDERIeKsBUna,V Va, August l7.Isal2 =,
Dear sir,-fum very much pleased with the
plan and execution Of the American Re.
ports, now being published by you, COZ.
tanning all decisions OF general interest decl;
ded In the courts Of last resort Of the several
1states.L A, work upon that plan Is lnaispen-
sable to tue profession. Few lawyers can
afford to buy the reports OF all inc as Ices %
of those courts, so numerous have they De.
come and in buying them all very large
proportion of the matter thus purchased
would be of no value to the purchasers. AT
the same time some OF these DECISIONS are o!
great value to LAWYERS everywhere. What
The profession. needs is selection and publ
cation of the decisions of general interest
and that need seems to be well supplied D!
your publication, which ! hope VIII mee'
with the support it deserves.
every respectfully yours,
"R. G. L. MoNCURE."
For sale by RANDOLPH & ENGLIsH.
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REMOVALS.
S G.. TARDY & CO.,
-.
No. 1916 CORNER THIRTEENTH AND CARY
STREETS. ..-
REMOVAL.

We have this day .cliangcd our business location
from Seventeenth and Dock streets to No. 1916
CORNER THIRTEENTH and CARY STREETS
Thankful for tho liberal patronage bestowed II
the past. we ask continuance In the future.
In few dnys wa will be prepared with well sc
lectcd stock of GROCERIES. LIQUORS, &C., Il
mi orders aud solicit call from our friends ant
the public generally.
ia l3-lIn =. y. TAR'f q w.
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STEAM IN TIE STREETs.-A new steam
street-car has been put upon The streets OF
Louisville by the City Railway Company
which has proved success, the cars running
faster than the average time with heavy
loads Of passengers. ...-... E. .ar:s
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RIchsioTp AND pETERsEuRe RAILROAD Co.
hichMoNp, VA December II, Is7,.
ON AND AFTER WEDNESDAY nv

RICHMOND, VA, December II. isf,
ON AND AFTER WEDNESDAY, NJ
~ CEeiBER 18th, the TRAINS on this road VIII
The MAIL TRAINS leave Richmond ,,sA
and s:2n T: h, and leave Petersburg at las A. #.
FREIGHT TRAINS, with a passenger coach A.
tachc1. leave Richmond at A. NJ. and r. Nj. and
icaxe PetcrsbuJy At 2 80 4. n. and $50 I. NJ
,IheSUNDAf EXCURSION TRAINS viii Ie,y,
klchmcnd and Petersburg ats "a. NJ. Rcturniux
l'vc Richmond and Petersburg at 40 T. M. Instead
~ Cookbook rs heretofore.
Inc A. NJ. TRAIN will not leave Richmond ou
sundays. and the s9s =. NJ. NAH, TRAIN and a,
A, ". FREIGHT TRAIN will not leave Pe,ers,ur.
ON SUNDAYS. -
Passengers TOR Norfolk viii take the go T. NJ
DAILY TRAIN, and those from Norfolk Will cor. .
meet ut Petersburg with the ll:25 A. NJ. TRAIN
Passengers from Glover Hin VIII take the es3o
d. TRAIN on Mondays. Wednesdays. and FRIDAYS
aud returning leave Richmend on the same days ut
The NAIL TRAINS viii stop only at Chester anil
Manchester. s..
The A. M TRAIN will connect at Petersburg
with the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad for
Lynchburg daily.
PULLMAN'S PALACE sLEEPING-CAR viii
be attached to the THROUGH TRAIN at Weldon,
running through to Wilmington.
R.B.KASEY
de Is Ticket and Freight Agent
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RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND
POTOMAC ROUTE, December ls, 1877,

POTOMAC ROUTE, December 10, 1877.
I'M AND AFTER DE GENDER 16, 1872,
" mail trains on this road will run as follows
UP DAY MAIL, rita rail and steamer, leaves
Byrd-Streat station Z. M.
UP NIGHT MAIL, rin rail- alone, leaves Bird
Street station $40 r. N. except on Sundaysl
UP ACCOMMODATION leaves Broad-Strtrt
station $50 p. NJ Except on Sundays.l
DOWN DAY MAIL, ria rail and steamer. ar
rives ut Byrd-Street station at 9 Z. NJ.
DOWN NIGHT MAIL, riG rail alone, arrives at
Byrd-Strcct station, iao a. NJ. Except on Mon
days)
DOWN ACCOMMODATION TRAIN arrives at
Brnad-Street station s:57 A. NJ. Except on sun
days.) +. T. D. MYERS,
deli General Superintendent.
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CIVIL RIGHTS.


CIVIL RIGHTS.
Mp. J. CARTER moved that the vote by
which the House agreed to TIE report VI LUG
Committee for Courts OF justice, IWo, uays
ago, be reconsidcred 1.-THE committee repoltsu
at that time that it was inexpedient 10 iegL'-
late on the subject Of civil rights ana puDlic
prvilegcs]. The pending question oelng OH
reconsideration, it was advocated py hes si.;
p. Il. JONES, MATTHEWS OIL Fetefsourg' ahu
NoaToN. sf.t reg ,., .,
:, The ayes and noes were called, with the
following result-a strictly party vote: Ayes,
%. noes 83-NIr. DENEALE of Rockingham
being the only Conservative voting IN the
negative.
THE STATE DEBT.
Mr. WALKER offered resolution request
ing the Second Auditor to furnish the FOL
lowing information: First, the amount OF
the debt upon which interest will have TO De
paid should two-thirds of the Whoie De
funded under the act of March, 1871, known
"a the funding BILL exclusive Of the stock
held and owned BIZ the literary fund. Second,
fine amount of State stock held and owned
by the literary fund upon which interest is
required to be paid annually by the Consti-
tuition. Third, the amount of interest due
and unpaid on 1st January, 1873. Adopted
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Bv Dir. PoAGUE: TO amend 47th section,
CHAPTER $40, Of the Acts 1871 in relation to
PAYMENT of capitation tax, &c, by fathers
sending their children to the public schools.
By Mr.. WATTS: To authorize the County
Court of Norfolk to appoint commissioners
to divide roads, &c. BY Mr.. PAUL Light
sER: To refund fine imposed on John W.
Mayers, of Highland county. BY same: A
petition Of citizens of Highland county, &c.
By Mr.. TrDBALL: TO amend the ninth rule
of the House, reducing the number OF door
keepers to three and the pages to four. BY
Mr.. RATLFr To amend section /, chapter
1O1, of the Code Of 1860, in relation to the
protection of deer. By Mr.. KEYsER: To
amend section IL of all act prescribing dll-
ties, &c, of county officers, approved March
Is, 1872. -..
CcLoRED GRAND JURORS.
Mr.. EVANS moved to reconsider the vote
by which the report of the Committee for
Courts of Justice was adopted Tuesday in
regard TO colored grand Jurors. (rhe COIN
mittee reported it inexpedent to 80 amend
the law Us to have One-half Of the jurors CO.
lored.]
1t was advocated by Mr.P J. CARTER and
opposed by hlr. BOOKER.
The pending question being on the motion
to reconsider, it was lost-~ayes, 27; noes,
SO.
THE CALENDAR.
House bill, with Senate amendments, to
relieve the Bank Of Danfille from the pay
meut of its notes on certain conditions.
Passed.
REMOVAL OF CAUSES FROM COURTS.
Senate bill TO remove certain causes COM
menced in the county courts to the Circuit
Courts, and for other purposes, with Housc
amendments, cine UP on its passage. ana
was opposed by MessrS. TALIAFEKRo, GRAY;
BROOK, DooLEY, and BRIsrow, and advocated
by Me>srs. CoGHEL and CLorToN. The peno-
ing question being upon the passage OF the
bin. it was agreed to-aycs, 80; noes, 80.
On motion of Mr.. BuRKnoLDER, the House
obi
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knoxville invested s. 800 in the Louisville
lottery and drew back $75.
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Posr.OFFlcg CHANGES IN VIEGlNlA.-P. 81
Brockwell Is appointed postmaster at Dispu.
.taute, Prince George county. Va, rice j. N
Beck, resigned. James Wade is appointed
postmaster at Yellow sulphur Springs, Mont
gomery county, Va. uice NJ. J. Jannell, re.
signed. Gordon II. Hopkins is appointed
postmaster at Flukes, Botetourt county, Va.
pice Mrs. a. Seay, resigned. L. b. Oliver is
appointed postmaster Mt Oceana, Wyoming
county, W. Va, rice w. Is. Mcclure, re-
signed. The post-oftice ut WaldinIreld, Ka'
nawha county, VI. Va, is discontinued.