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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

The decision of the court of INQUIRY in
to the cause Of the disaster to the steamship
City of Washington has been rendered.
captain Phillips is suspended for one
year.
Eight prisoners in the Columbus Ohio
penitentiary died of cholera in twelve
hours.
The Industrial Congress in session at
Cleveland Ohio, has declared itself against
imported cheap labor, and for cooperation
as the most feasible plan of adjusting diff
ferences between labor and capital; against
strikes, and in favor Of system of arbi-
tratlon by labor unions as legal means of
settling difficulties between employer and
employed.
A special correspondent at West Ches-
ter Pa, says that circumstantial evidence
clearly indicates that the body of the mur-
dered man recently found near that place
and for whose murder William E. Udder-
zook, OF Baltimore, was arrested, is that of
w. ). Cross, upon whose life heavy in
surance is claimed by his widow, and suits
lor which have been instituted on the
ground that he was burned to death in his
shop.
A special dispatch to the New York
Times from Philadephia.says: There are
indications of great labor strike here.
The journeymen stone cutters association
nave demanded fifty cents more pay day,
which the employers have resolved not to
pay. There are between 5000 and 30
ooo stone-cutters belonging to the associa-
ton, who will stand out until their demand
is acceded to.
:, Fred. A. Shower, jr., son Of f. A.
Shower, appraiser in the Pennsylvania rail-
road company's office, has been arrested
in Philadelphia for forging his fathers
name on checks to the amount. of "a 900.
AS workmen were engaged in taking
down building in Indianapolis Thursday,
the main girder gave way and the whole
mass, with the men upon it, fell to the
ground, distance of sixteen feet. George
Scott was very badly injured. A dozen
others were more or less hurt.
The managers of the Chicago and Alton
railroad company have decided to abolish
the pass system altogether.
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NEW APPLICATIONS OF PAPER
Singularly enough, The Iron Age argues
that paper is to become the general, if
not universal substitute for wood, leather,
and 1ndia-rubber, as also, to some extent,
for copper, tin, and zinc, and that even iron
is not adapted to uses so widely various
1t being practicable, indeed, to bring pa
per pulp to such state of toughness and
solidity, by pressure, as to be almost as
fire-proof and indestructible as iron, and
thus railroad cars may be made of paper,
instead ofiron, thereby preventing the dam
gers now incurred in case of accidents.
1t is claimed that, in proportion to the
weight, paper is, probably, the strongest
material of construction known, combining
more prefectly than any other substance
the qualities of strength. lightness, fexi-
bility, durability, and cheapness. So ma
ny and various, too, are the articles, of
which it can be made that it can be manu-
factured in quantities practically unlimit-
ed in every civilized country, and so long
as plants continue to grow, paper manu-
facture can be sustained. It is also, un-
der all circumstances, an easy material to
work and handle. The fact is probably
well known that the paper wheels which
have been used with success on some of
the palace cars are formed of compressed
paper fitted into steel tire iron plates
are then adapted to each side of the paper
and bolted together to prevent any dis
placement of the filling.
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GENERAL ITEMS.

American girls are said to expose the
biggest braids at theFienna exposition.
1t has been discovered recently that
the organ of rational language lies in the
third conyolution Of the left anterior lobe
of the brain.
Grape culture and the making of wine
will be largely increased in North Carolina
this summer.
Somebody says that the reports OF
ocean disasters from Halifax should be
printed with the addendum 8. to be con-
tinued.n
The average salary of the ministers
in the Kentucky M. Il Conference is
exactly $780,
Divorce will be next obtained on the
ground of " emotional insanity" such as
marrying an empty purse.
American female newspaper reporters
are now found in all parts OF the world.
Sixteen went to the Vienna exposition.
Siam is an ungallant country. There
the first wife may be divorced, and after
that every wife may be sold for cash or
traded for yellow dog. =
The young lady who refused to go
into rifle factory because some of the
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A TREMENDOUS BUSINESS IN LUM.
BER.-Last year the forests of Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota produced over
eight hundred million feet of lumber, which
was sent to the Mississippi or the lakes.
This large product if shipped by railway
would require fifty thousand trains of at
least fifteen cars each, so that rafting has
to be continued to the exclusion of railway
transportation. The portion sent
10 the Mississippi river floats
down that stream, which is inter
sected by various railways, which bring
grain and live stock from the interior, and
carry back lumber. 1t costs about TWEEN
ty five cents thousand feet for each hum
dred miles to float the RATS down the river,
and logs'in the raft vary in value from ten
to fifteen dollars per thousand. On the
railways the average freight is four dollars
thousand for each hundred miles.
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THE ENGLISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
English Arctic expedition is at present en-
deavoring to reach the North Pole. The
yacht Diana, under command of Leigh
Smith, some time ago sailed from Dundee,
and letters have been received from her by
a whale ship, which state that on June lst
she was " degrees 40 minutes north lati-
tude, among floating ice, which at that
time reached northward to Spitzbergen.
The voyage of the Diana was to be directed
along the outside of the northwest corner of
Spitzebergen, where she would meet q
storeship that had preceded her. Reaching
this point she will have gone almost to so
degrees north latitude, and the intentio n is
to push northward from Spitzbergen as far
as possible. Captain Hall, it will be remem-
bered, reached 80 degrees 16 minutes north
latitude.
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SHIPMENT OF SIIAD TO CAIIFoR-
NIA.-The Sacramento (Cal.) Union saws
the forty thousand live shad sent to Cali
iornia and Great Salt Lake by the United
States commissioner of fisheries, under
charge OF Livingstone Stone, deputy for
the Pacific coast, and two assistants, have
arrived at their destination in perfect
order. OF the number five thou
sand were presented to Brigham Young,
and were placed in the Jordan river. ten
miles above its outlet into Great Salt lake.
The remaining thirty-fve thousand arrived
in Sacramento safely and were forwarded
to Tehama, and placed in the Sacramento
at the same point where Seth Green plant
ed his importation two years ago.
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htGliS
DULL everywhere and hot accord
ingly.
LOTS OF FOLKS are leaving the city for
the springs.
THE CAPITOL failed to furnish us with
an item to-day.
81 WAS UP once for another dog''
said man in the police court to-day.
AN EYE AND EAR infrmary has been
established in the city by DR.. Randolph
Barksdale. ...
A MAIN-sTREEr hardware merchant
locked his porter up in his store last night
about dark through mistake. He was,
however, soon released.
JAILoR O'DwYER has number of
musical boarders, both vocal and instru-
mental.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad COM
pany refuse to issue half-lare tickets to
members of either the Republican or Con-
Seryatiye state conventions.
RAPID PROGRESS is being made
towards completion Of the exterior of
the new high free school on Marshall
street. between Eighth and Ninth streets.
The CONSERVATIVES will hold meet
ings in the various wards of the city next
Thursday the Oath instant, for the pur-
pose OF electing delegates to the state con-
vention, which will assembly here on the
9th of August.
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From the Alexandria Gazette, July 17l

AT ward meetings held last night, the
following delegates were elected to the
Conservative state convention: Hugh
Latham, First ward Il. Snowden, ir.,
Second ward j. b. Smoot, Third ward.
In the Third ward Messrs. BAIL Brawner,
X. kemper, Q. +. Suttle and Il. j. Beck
ham were nominated for delegate, but Col
onel Suttle and Mr.. Beckham declined.
ColoneiT. w. Ashby moved that the
candidates be requested to express their
preference as to the candidates for governor. .
Colonel Brawner said that his preference
was for Colonel Withers, but if upon con-
sultation in Richmond, he found that
Colonel W. was not the strongest man he
would vote for what he considered the best
interest of the party.
Captain kemper was primarily in 'avor
Of Colonel Kemper, but would do that
which he considered best for the interest of
the party and would willingly represent
the views of his constituents if elect,d.
Colonel Ashby wanted the man elected
who had expressed himself in favor of
Withers. He thought that Colonel Braw-
ner would best represent the views of the
people of Alexandria in voting for Colonel
Withers who he thought could carry the
state without, doubt, but that in his opinion
the contest with General Kemper as the
candidate would be very close, If indeed he
could carry the state at all.
A. j. Wedderburn said that issues
would be made in the convention that were
not known here. Kemper would go into
the convention with General Mahone's in
terest to back him, but Withers would have
this interest opposed to him. If Withers
was chosen General Malone would not
support the Conservative nominee.
Colonel Ashby asked why Malone was
opposed to Withers.
Mr.. Wedderburn said it was because
they had been at '1oggerheads' for three
or four years.
Colonel Ashby said Mahome would not
support Withers, because he (W.) would
not support the consolidation scheme,
which would destroy Alexandria.
Colonel M. d. Ball said he had Just re-
turned from (" Mahonedom' Uynchburg)
and Malone men had stated that while they
preferred Kemper, yet they would support
the Conservative nominee, who ever he
might be, and he did not believe the
assertion to that effect had the shadow of
a foundation. tss
Colonel Suttle said that Withers was
the choice of Tidewater Virginia.
A ballot was then taken-Brawner
receiving eighteen and kemper thirteen
votes. Ia
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DECISION IN BANKRUpTCY.--In the
matter of w. S. Coons, bankrupt from
Culpepper county, Judge Underwood de-
clded in the district court of the United
States at Alexandria on Tuesday, that a
bankrupt cannot claim his exemption
against judgment docketed before the
execution of general deed of trust to Sc
cure all his creditors; and that the iudg.
ment with its priority remains intact, and
no exemption can be allowed unless there
is surplus after paying all his debts.
This decision secures the payment of a
large debt due to parties in Fauquier. The
Judge also decided, in another case, that
the exemption could be claimed against
the ii. fa., upon the ground that the judg.
ment on which it issued was made subject
to the exemption by the amended bank
rupt law, the execution being an emana-
ton from the judgment, its lien fell with
der, ..I -
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
guns had no breeches is spending a few
days in the country. Let her stay,

uayS III tho Countiy. LeJ ner stay.
An oil man of Titusville, Pa, esti-
mates that the average production is a
little over $4,000 barrels day.
"A mineral spring has been discovered
in Nebraska Of such curative powers that
dilapidated ladies', after quaffing it for a
week, find no use for cotton.
The wife of Louisville lawyer made
a hustle of some important legal docu-
ments, and court had to adjourn until she
could 60 home and return with them in
proper shape.
An eastern editor who has tried to
evolxe it out of his own consciousness, tells
what the Fourth of July is: "The day for
our youth of cooling beverages that fire the
blood while they refresh the lips, and for
the essential pistol practice, without which
he would hardly be able to bring down
his father at short range.o
The Worcester Press says the cool
nights of the last few days have been
boon to the bond-holder and the bond
slave, and but for the CORY necessity OF
tracing the inlnriated mosquito to his lair
while the deadly dampened towel CLEANS in
the moonlight, life might yet possess some
charm for the good.
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MASSACHUSETTS,,
ROll Racing

SPRINGFIELD, July 1S.--The start in
The university race was made at about
O'Clock. The race was hotly contested.
AT first it appeared that the Harvard had
won, and by mistake the colors were ad-
judged to her. The error soon became
evident, and Yale was pronounced the win
ner. Time: Yale, 16 minutes, 50 seconds;
Wesleyan, IL minutes, second Har-
ward, II minutes, IL seconds; Dartmouth,
II minutes, 27a seconds Amherst. IL
minutes, 32 seconds; Columbia, II min.
utes, 53a seconds; Bowdern, Is minutes,
x seconds; Massachusetts, Agricultural,
Is minutes, 194 seconds; Cornell, IS min
utes, "a seconds Trinity, IS minutes, AZ
seconds; Williams, 10 minutes, 254 Sec
onds.
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STATE NEWS.

The Fredericksburg Ledger SAYS
Hon j. B. Sener has called the attention
of the lighthouse board to the necessity O.
greater lighthouse facilities for the Poto.
mac river, and has received assurances that
the matter shall receive thorough consider
alton by the board.
Rev. j. w. Ragland has been ap.
pointed by the superintendent of public
instruction school trustee for Jamaica
township, Middlesex county, vice Captain
w. @. Feet, elected supervisor; and Dan.
icl Jenny school trustee in Stonewall dis
trict, Frederick county, vice William
Lodge resigned.
The Republicans of Rappahannocll
county have chosen w. r. Robson and
W. s. Wood as delegates to the state con-
vention, and j. Ii. Settle and w. Partlow
alternates. A delegation consisting of III.
Il. Howard, j. III. Settle, A. w. Utter
bach and L. III. Bruce, was appointed to
confer with delegates from Fauquier coun-
ty on the 2Sth instant, in reference to the
senatorial nominations.
MIR. John Underwood is now building
at Occoquan, a stern-wheel steamer for
the Potomac trade, which he expects to
launch about the end of the current
month. and which, it is said, will be
the best vessel of the sort on The
river. Mr.. Oliver Underwood, of the
same place, will launch new long boat
which he has just completed.
The Republican convention of Bed
ford county have elected G. V. Case, Able
Hunter, L. Y. Mosby, j. A.. Tinsley :. &.
Campbell, B. P. Robertson, delegates to
the S tate convention, with M. ii. Gray, G..
b. Fuqua, j. S. Watson, A. L. Thurman,
w. Brown and @. Lewis as alternates.
The convention then elected as the county
committee T.. Y. Mosby, G. V. Case, j. S.
Watson, Able Hunter, B. p. Robinson,
w. Brown, G. Lewis, E. Campbell and G.
Powell-Mr. G.. V. Chase being chosen by
them chairman; after which resolutions
were adopted expressing confidence in the
Hon. Robert w. Hughes, for his devotion
and untiring labors for Republicanism,
both in and out Of the state, and for earnest
and united work for any true and tried Re-
publican that may be nominated for COVER
nor.
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FOREIGN.
SPAIN.

Entry of Don Carlos Into Spanish
Observation-Disclosures Reception.
BAYONNE, July 1S.-Don Carlos en-
tered Spain Wednesday, amid indescriba-
BILE enthusiasm. His party had no arms
and were dressed in citizens clothes. A
halt was made at small run ON the
Spanish side of the line near the foot of
Pena Plata, were the sMarqnis of Valdes-
pines and General Lizzaraga were waiting
with staff and escort. Here Don Carlos
donned a brilliant. uniform and was noun
ted on handsome English bay charger
The party then proceeded to Gngarra-
murdy, where several thousand Oarlist
troops were encamped. A TIE Deum was
chanted in the church. All the Republi-
can prisoners in the place were released,
the cannon Of the forts were fired, and the
day was given up to universal hilarity.
There are 1000 troops here, but the
main force is under Eio on the coast of
Biscay to cover the landing of cargoes of
arms and ammunition from English ships.
ENGLAND
LONDON, July 1S.-An Irish team
have won the Elicho Shield at Ambledon.
This is the first time that an Irish rifle
man has carried off the prize from English
marksmen.
Sir Sidney Waterlow, lord mayor of
London, has been created baronet, and
sherffs Thomas White and Frederick Per-
kins have been knighted.
Lord Westbury is hopelessly i'll.
TURKEY.
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FALL IN ENGLISH IRON. The Lon
don Times of July I'd announces that sew
eral large firms at Wolyerhampton are
reducing their prices of finished iron. The
reductions vary from 20 to 80 shillngs
per ton, but 40 shillings is the general fall.
One firm reduced lowest price bars from
10 to IA pounds sterling, and the others
dropped the price of bars to IA pounds
sterling. Coke and charcoal sheet are re-
duced 80 shillings per ton.
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The estate Journal " Will be delivered the
same evening of publication in any part Of
the city or Manchester by reliable carriers, If
name and address is left ut our Office, OI2 I-2
Main street, and In Petersburg If left with
our agent there; and cnn always be found on
sale In this city Mt G. f. Johnston's, 9IS Main
street; Wyatt & Minors, S17 Broad street;
News stand at Ford's hotel; Leon Schaap's
l4O2 Main street. and at our counter.
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The following balances remained in the
treasury at the close of business yesterday:
currency y"...................$ S,045,G7G 06
Special deposit of legal ten
ders for redemption of
certificates of deposit.... 33 3,4G5,0O0 90
Coln......". ........ .......... q, 9,366,97S OF
Including coin certificates 1877, 300 90
Outstanding legal tenders. $50, 100000 90
The receipts from internal revenue yes
terday were 1864, ,0lO.2O.
General SPINNER has recommended DR..
Mary Walker for an appointment as assis-
tant physician in the insane asylum in
charge of DR.. Nichols. lie says he thinks
she would render invaluable service in the
asylum.
1t is stated that the Geneva award,
amounting to SIS, 800, 600, will be paid at
the state department on the 9th of Septem-
Der.
The sergeant-at-arms of the house de-
clines to furnish list of the names of
members who have drawn their back pay.
1t is ascertained, however, that q list of
those who have the money still to their
credit on the books is very small. Only
one Pennsylvania member has returned his
amount into the treasury, viz, Washing
ton Townsend. Every member of the
next house, with one exception Foster, of
Michigan) has drawn his pay up to the Sd
of this month, at the new rate, which is
regarded here as indicating that the law
giving the increase of salary will not be
repealed next winter.
The postmaster-general originally estima-
ted that lOO, 900, 900 postal cards would be
required the first year. Up to date the
requlsitons for cards amount to about 50.-
100000, and this covers only the first qua
ter of the year. So great has been the
demand for the cards that none of the
small country towns have ye t been sup
piled with them.
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NJ PERSONS LEAVING THE CITY FOR
THE SUMMER MONTHS CAN HAVE THE
STATE JOURNAL MAILED TO THEM
FOR FIFTY CENTS PER MONTH. THE
JOURNAL REACHES THE GREENBRIER
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, AND POINTS
BEYOND, ON THE LINE OF THE OHES-
APEAKE & OHIO RAILROAD, TWELVE
HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MORN
ING PAPERS. EfA
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THE CHOLERA.

LOUISVILLE, July 1S.-Advices to the
Courier Journal state that the cholera is
prevalent in Elizabethtown, Owensboro,
Millersburg and other Kentucky towns.
Z EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, July 1S.-A
special from Mount Vernon, Indiana, states
that panic prevails there on account of
the cholera. Forty deaths have occurred
within week, and eight or ten Yesterday.
The people are fleeing from the city.
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NEW YORK.
Financial.

New YORK, July 49, Stocks dull.
Gold steady, 1l5s. Money easy 3a4 per
cent. Exchange, long 9s; short 10y.
Governments very quiet and steady. State
bonds very quiet.
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Dogs LICENsED.-The city auditors
books show that 4,717 dogs were licensed
during the fiscal year ending July LIST, 1878,
and since that period only 1886 have been
licensed for this year, which shows fall
ing off of l,0Sl. If the dogs We're dead
it would be all right, but such is not the
case. Let the ordinance be enforced and
the city treasury will be replenished either
by fines or license taxes that will be col
leeted.
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CITY NEWS.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-This morning
about 9'oclock Alexander Purcell, Brick
layer, while at work on Belvin's building,
situated at the foot of Bank and Twelfth
streets, fell from the scaffolding of the
third story to the ground, distance of
about forty-five feet, breaking bone of
the left arm above the wrist, bruising the
right hip, and, it is supposed, internally in
juring himself. DR.. b. G. McPhail set the
broken bone, after which Mr.. Crump, one
Of the contractors of the building, pro-
cured carriage and removed the injured
man to his residence, corner of Twenty
fourth and Leigh streets.
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6 II. Moo RMICK'S
MAMMOTH AUCTION
AND
~. COMMISSION HOUSE,
I4l4 MAIN ST., RICHMOND.

DAILY SALES at 10 A. M. and IN p. nj.
of Clothing, Fancy Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots,
Shoes, Crocisery, Glassware, and all kinds of
Furniture, Housefurnishing Goods, &C., sc.
COME ONE, COME ALL, AS WE ARE
DETERMINED TO PLEASE.
GENTLEMANLY statesmen constantly
In attendance, to wait on parties who wish to
purchase any of the above named goods at
private sale, at auction prices.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS offered to Coun-
try Merchants. Consignments solicited. Out
door sales punctually attended to. je 2s-tf
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YROPOSALS.
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PROPOSALS
FOR INCLOSURE WALLS AT NATIONAL
MILITARY CEMETERIES.
WAR DEPARTMEN

WAR DEPARTMENT,
QUARTERMASTER GEN'L'.S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. O., July 1G, 1878.
Sealed proposals, in triplcate, with copy of
this advertisement attached to each, will be re-
ceived at this office until SATURDAY, August
Is, ut noon, for the following work at the
National Military Cemeteries named, viz:
Enclosure walls of brick or stone at Poplar
Grove, Petersburg, and Yorktown, Va
Copies of plans and specifications may be
seen at this Office arr at the Assistant Quarter
masters office at Fort Monroe, Va.
The work will be inspected by competent
engineers, and q strict compliance with the
terms OF the contract will be required.
Envelopes containing proposals will be in
dorsed Proposals for permanent Enclosures for
National Cemeteries and addressed to the
Quarlerm aster General
BY order of the Quartermaster General.
A. j. McGONNIGLE,
ly yl7-6t Captain and A. q M, u. S. A.
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MUNsON HILL NURSERIES

A large stock of FRUIT AND ORNAMEN-
tai TREES FOR SALE, small fruits, Sc
Apple trees, $40 per 100; per 1000, 800.
Peach trees, $40 per 100. per 900 $50. 0)O
go per 1000. 5000 s65 per Loco Dwarf Pears,
$2o per lO0 Standard Pears, $40 per 100.
Send for Catalogue, and address
ID. @. MUNSON.
Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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