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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23

MILITARY EXCURsIoNs.--Since the
contemplated trip of the three companies
of the First Virginia regiment to the
Allegheny Springs has fallen through,
two of them have made a new move
lnent. The Guard of the Common
wealth design visiting the Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs at an early day,
and "F" company have in contemplation
the celebration of their anniversary, which
occurs in October, by taking trip to
Washington, ID. G.
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4 PERsoNAL.-We are happy to greet
on his return to the city Mr.. Charles w.
Farrel, whose brilliant pen made the col
umns of The Wing sparkle for time last
year. We trust that Mr.. Farrell will resume
his connection with the Richmond press.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23
LOUISIANA.
The COIOred Mission from Louisiana ia
the North.

the North.
NEW ORLEANS, July 23.-The Repub-
lican saws that Hon. j. Henri Burch,
colored. left for the North last evening, as
the ayant courier of the committee of col
ored men appointed to visit the North to
explain to the people the events of the last
election in This state. Mr.. Burch is an.
nounced to speak in Harrisburg, Pennsyl-
vania, on the first of August. Messrs.
Ingraham, Chester and Lewis, all colored,
will follow Mr.. Burch in week or two,
and the party will rendezvous at Saratoga
or the 9th of August. At meeting of
committee of colored men in this city
yesterday, it was agreed to call a conven-
tion of colored men some time in Noyem-
ber to meet in New Orleans.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23

"HERE's YOUR MULES. ."--Major Gid
dings, of Hampton, arrived in Richmond
last evening, having left Newport News on
Monday evening with his team Of mules,
making the distance travelled lone hundred
miles) inside of twenty -four hours, and
trottmg up Main street at the finish in DASH
ing style. The Major has recently bought
farm in Chesterfield, near Richmond,
and is engaged extensively in the cultiva-
ton of peaches.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23

FULL. DRESS BALL AT THE ALLIE
.aHANY SPRINGS first full dress
ball of the season at the Allegheny Springs
will take place Friday evening, July 25th.
The following gentlemen comprise the COM
mittee of invitation: General Joseph E..
johnson, Georgia; Governor Gilbert G.
Walker, Virginia General j. B. Hood,
Louisiana Hon. John w. Johnston, Vir-
gnia Colonel John Wharton, Louisiana,
and General III. @. McBlair, Maryland.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23
NEW YORK.
Financial.


New YORK, July 23.-Stocks dull.
Gold firm at 11G. Money easy at3a5.
Exchange, long lo94; short 10. Govern
ments easy. State bonds steady.
The sub-treasurer yesterday paid $97, :
600 in gold on account of the July interest,
and SO, 480 for called bonds.
The customs receipts were $4,000.
New YORK, July 23.-Governor Dix
has vetoed the newspaper claims bill, and
the bill removing Sing-Sing prison.
John McMahon, of New York, has de-
feated Thomas Copeland, of Canada, in o
wrestling match. Stakes, 50, 1000 in gold,
and the championship of America.
Orders have been issued for the arrest Of
twenty striking coopers formerly employed
in a sugar refinery at Williamsburg, New
York.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23
MEETINGS.

THE REPUBLICANS OF CLAY WARD
l. are requested to meet at the Second Baptist
African) Church, on FRIDAY NIGHT, the 2sth
Instant at 8 o'clock, to elect delegates to the
Lynchburg Nominating Convention. AS other
business Of Importance will come before the
that there will be prompt and full attendance,
BY order of Ward Committee.
WILLIAM MICHIAN
iy 21-4t asa Secretary
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23

SPECIAL SUPREME COURT OF AP-
PEAIs.-The following business was trans
acted in this court to-day:
Norfolk city VS.. Lamb was fully argued
by Judge Crump for the city of Norfolk
and Mr.. Tazewell Taylor for Lamb, and
submitted. a -4f v.,.a.
FAINT VS.. Downman; argument COM
menced. by James v. Brooke, esq.,, for
Fant, and will be continued tomorrow.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23

THE PENITENTIARY.- George Miner,
thrice indicted for house-breal1ing in the
county Of Wythe, was received at the peni-
tentiary to-day ior term of nine years.
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMSHIPS.
FOR NEW YORK. x8kxk

THE OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM-
PANY'S elegant steamship RICHMOND,
Capt. LAWRENCE, win sail on FRIDAY, July
25th, at O'Clock p. m,
Positively no freight received after 3 %. m.
Through bills of lading signed, and goods for
warded with dispatch TO all points-north, south
east and west Close connections made with Gu
nard line for foreign ports.
Passenger Accommodations unsurpassed.
Stessraqe. ...,............. s......,........ 90
Round TIP Tickets s-.,..........,'.s.....,. ~ W
For freight OF passage, apply TO
tEO.W ALLEN & co,
jy 23--2t Oompany's Wharf. Rockets.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23

MoRTUARY.--From returns re-
ceived at the office of the board
of health the whole number of
deaths in the city for the week ending
July 10th was 61; in addition 2 still-born
were reported. Il white, ! colored.) Sex
males, 20; females, 80. Color-White
males, 10; white females, 10; colored
males, 16; colored females, %.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23

THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Widows and Orphans of the Southern
States.
DIsrRIBuTIoN No. 444. EvRsIsa. July 22.
s3 81 SO II 90 GO 62 20 t5 6 SO Al
DIsTRIsuTIos No. 445 MORNING. July %.
10 20 58 as "A 81 Sc 2 46 81 60 81
day of July, 1873. -
SIMMONS CO., @. q. TOMPklNS,
Managers. Commissioner.
CERTIFICATES OF RAFFLE can be pui'
chased from Captain w. |. DABNEY, at the
Branch Office. No. Twelfth street. three doore
rom Main.
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PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS

FOR CONCRETE STONE, RUBBLE STONE,
BRICKS. CEMENT AND SAND, REQ QUIRED
IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE U.
8. COURTHOUSE AND POST
OFFICE AT RALEIGH, N. G.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23

CLEARED. The German bark st.
Bernard cleared to-day for IIavre with
a cargo Of tobacco.
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pa- GEORGE W. JONES, sl
pd ii. MCCOR M l 9 KS
MAMMOTH AUCTION
AND
COMMISSION HOUSE, !.
llI4 MAIN ST.. RICHMOND

DAILY SALES at 10 A. Nj. and ~ p. M.
Of Clothing, Fancy Goods, Hats, Gaps, Boots,
Shoes. Grockery, Glassware, and all kinds of
Furniturss Housefurnishing Goods. Sc, sc.
COME ONE. COME ALL, AS WE ARE
DETERMINED TO PLEASE.
aENTLEMANLY statesmen constantly
in attendance, to wait on parties who wish to
purchase any of the above named goods at
private sale, at auction pnces.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS offered to Coun-
try Merchants. Consignments solicited. Out
door sales puuctually attended to. je2s-tf
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23

b@-COAL! COAL! WOOD! WOOD!
Now discharging and to arrive, 1900 tons supe-
rior RED-ASH, EGG and STOVE, and
ANTHRACITE COAL
Also constantly on hand BITUMINOUS
COAL. and COKE best seasoned Oak and
Pine WOOD, long and sawed
Orders for winter supply filled at very lowest
market prices.
COAL. WELL-SCREENED AND SOLD
BY WEIGHT.
T. r. F. BURROUGHS,
jy Sim Cor. Main and Seventh streets.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23
PENNsYLvANIA.

Death OF an Actress.
PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-Mrs. Il. N.
Thayer, the actress, is dead.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-23

aeT- CHURCH COMMITTEES TAKE
NOTICE-GAS FIXTURES and CHANDE-
LIERS, REBRoNZED and REPAIRED-made
10 look as good as new--by
DANIEL O'DONNELL,
ap s-6m SIS Broad Street.
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TERMS

DAILY-a8 per year; six months, % three
months, &l.0O; one month, 90 cents.
Mf-WEEKLY-S2.5O per year six
nonths S1.10; three months, 15 cents.
WEEkLY-6l.SO per year; six months. S0
s.. f4
WEEKLY and SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
tF,,bs at egtreBlelv loo rates
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.jy 23-12t
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WASHINGTON, July 23.--Tbe head
quarters of the department of the gulf
will be temporarily removed from New
Orleans to Holly Springs, Mississippi, on
the Goth instant.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-04
Eating without an Appetite,

It is wrong to eat without an appetite,
for it shows there is no gastric Juice in
the stomach, and that nature does not
need food, and not needing it, there be-
ing no fluid to receive and act upon it,
it remains there only to putrify. the
very thought of which should be sufi-
cient to deter any man from eating
without an appetite for the remainder
of his life. II O tonic is taken to whet
the appetite it is mistaken course, for
its only result is to cause enc to eat
more, when already an amount has
been eaten beyond what the gastric
juice is able to prepare.
The object to be obtained is larger
supply Of gastric juice, not q large
supply Of food /; and whatever fails to
have any efficiency towards the cure OF
dyspeptic diseases. The formation OF
gastric juice is directly proportioned
to the wear and tear Of the system,
which it is to be the means of supply.
ing, and this wear and tear can only be
the result OF exercise. The efficient
remedy tor dyspepsia is workout
door work-benefcial and successful in
direct proportion as it is agreeable, in.
teresting and proftable.-HalTs Jour.
nal of Health.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-04
Worth Considering.

A pleasant story has run through our
principal papers, bearing upon the gen.
eral prejudice which exists against mo-
thers-in-law, and the subject is pleas
antly as we'll as thoroughly handled.
A typical mother is blessed with two
children, girl and a boy, for whom
she works assiduously, until both mar
ry. Then, being widowed and alone,
she naturally expects home with them,
but finds herself alluded to as emo
ther-in-law, +" which might be interpre-
ted as meaning o nuisance. She is
therefore alone in the world, chief
object of love to nobody. 81 had my
solitary home to myself, and very soli-
tary it was. I tried to get up some
spasmodic friendships with my neigh.
bors, bat, being hollow, those forced
intimacies fell through. Perhaps /
ought not to complain; it 10 the way
of the world. I only wonder il, CON.
sidering the love we women have for
our children, young or old, the world is
not apt to be . little hard on the mo
ther-in-law." Young folks, do ycu find
q moral In this touching sketehf :
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-04
A Horrible Trade.

Opium smoking is stealing away the
physical and moral life in China, and
the horrible sin of forcing the trade
upon the Chinesel Government, even at
the cannon's mouth, lies at the door of
the great English nation-a Christian
nation whose missionaries are laboring
in every open port of China to bring
this heather people to knowledge Of
Christ's truth. According to the last
quarterly report, the revenue from
opium alone nearly equals that derived
from all other imported articles; and
this enormous amountof poison is near
~ oil produced and brought into the
empire by British subjects and on Brit
ish ships. All careful observers can
see that heather China is being slowly
but surely dragged down to the depths
of wretchedness by this rapidly increas-
ing evil, and all the world know that,
to very large extent, the responsible
ty rests with Christian England. No
traveller in China can fail to be pro-
foundly stirred by this subject, or to
realize the solemn duty of all Christian
nations to strengthen the feeble hands
of the Government against this terrible
ain
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-04
Oxygen q Poison.

Oxygen, on the plentifulness of which
in the air we breathe the bounding
blood Of health is supposed to depend,
is as fatal as dose Of strychnine II in
hailed in condensed form. Paul Bert,
a French scientist, has demonstrated
this by some recent experiments with
birds and animals. Placing sparrows
under pressure Of three and o half at
mospheres, the birds were seized with
violent commissions. The same results
followed when sparrows were confined
in common air, under pressure OF sew.
enteen atmosphefes. In oxygen at O
pressure OF three and half atmospheres,
or in air attwenty-two atmospheres,
the commissions were extremely violent
and soon fatal. In the latter case the
SYMPTOMS were as follows: Conyulsions
commence after four or five minutes.
The bird hobbies in moving about, as
though walking on hot Goals. 1t then
fIutters its wings, falls on its back, and
spins about with its claws doubled up.
Death supervenes after q few such
spasms. In order to produce convul-
sions in o dog, oxygen was found to re.
ouire a pressure Of three and hall at
mospheres, and o pressure OF fve at
mospheres is fatal. The amount OF oxy-
cen in the arterial blood OF dog, In
Commissions, was found to be consider.
ably less than twice the normal qnanti-
ty From these facts, NJ. Bert draws
the startling conclusions that oxygen Is
the most fearful poison known.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-04
Our Present Duty.

The way to make easy times is as
clear as daylight.
Let every man or woman who owes
money pay it at once, if it is possible.
Be willing to make a sacrifice in order
to meet promptly all your engagements.
Stop grumbling at the faults or mis-
takes of others, and attend faithfully to
your own affairs.
Deal fairly, leniently and cheerfull!y
with all persons who owe you or are In
pecuniary trouble.
If You are out Of debt, thank the
Lord and then go round among your
friends, and enemies, too, if you have
them, and render them all the assistance
in your power.
Don't hoard your money but loan
it, or use it to relieve the needy, on the
same principle that you would give
bread to the needy in day Of famine.
Do what you can in every way to re-
Geve pecuniary distress, to check the
current of financial embarrassments
and restore public confidence.
II you are o bank officer or director,
don't be cross o minute. Smile, as q
Christian duty, from morning till night.
Give an encouraging word, if possible,
to all, and by oil means strain every
nerve to help all who need it.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-04
A Celebrity.

Says the New Orleans Times: Last
menth there died in the hospital in st.
Louis, by whatever alias she might
then be known, who used to be Stella
del Norte. In the old mining days,
when California was but camp, and
tho Golden City o rude collection OF
wooden shanties, the city was eleotri'
fed to learn one day that as the cashier
of the Bank of California was standing
alone in his vault, woman opened the
door, and holding pistol to his head,
demanded $4,000 in notes. Feeling
the cold muzzle of the pistol in close
proximity 10 his brow, he very reluo-
family consented, and the vision LEFT,
and the next day he received very
neat card, with the written inscription,
sThanks. Stella del Ncrte. She was
afterwards arrested by vigilance com
mittee, dressed in mans attire, ana,
taken out to be hanged, was found TO
be a woman, when they released her,
and raised subscription Of 81 .OOO, with
which she left the country, and coming
TO the States, was known as o desperate
shoplifter and sneak thief"
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-04
An Heroic Flagman.

Andrew Hill, the fagman at the
Broad street crossing Of the Morris and
Essex Railroad, will ever be gratefully
remembered by young lady, who was
rescued by him from imminent death.
The young lady, who is the daughter of
wealthy gentleman residing in Bloom
field, had been in the city during the
afternoon, and was on her way to the
depot to take the next train to return
homo. A train from New York had
Just passed, and the Morristown train
down, due at six o'clock, came thunder
ing down the grade as the girl ap.
preached the crossing. In her haste to
get across, she fell directly in front of
the train. The headlight threw its
fearful glare upon her PROSTATE form,
and stout men, who had been accus-
toned to witnessing mutilated bodies
of the victims of railroad accidents, too
far off to render assistance in time,
sickened and shuddered at tho thought
of the inevitable crushing Of the fair
girls beautiful form. The nearest man
was Andrew Hill. He threw away his
lantern, dashed between the PROSTATE
girl and the train that now was within
twelve feet of her, seized her in his
arms, and with all his strength threw
himself backward. He fell The din
of the wheels drowned the cry Of the
doomed victims, and the misty outline
OF the train for moment hid them
from view. Mr.. Conklin had made q
rush to save the girl, but Hill was near.
er to her, and Mr.. Conklin, trembling
in every joint, saw them PROSTATE, close
by the track, as the train passed by,
the girl held firmly in Hills arms. AT.
ter the danger was over the brave flag.
man rose to his feet and assisted his
fair charge, who was entirely unscathed,
to reach the depot, where she took the
next train for home. It is stated that
the father of the young lady was in.
quiring for her rescuer next morning.
The romance is, however, taken out
Of this affair by the fact that Hill,
though young and handsome, is mar
ried.-Ne,Uark Courier.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-04
4 Lost Note.

An extraordinary affair happened
about the year 1740. One Of the di-
rectors, a very rich man, had occasion
for 100000 OF the Bank Of England,
which he was t. pay as the price Of an
estate he had just bought. To facilitate
the matter, he carried the sum with him
to the bank, and obtained for it bank
note. On his return home he was sud-
denly called out upon particular busi-
ness he threw the note carelessly on
the chimney, but when he came back
O few minutes afterward to look it up,
it was nowhere to be found. No one
had entered the room he could not,
therefore, suspect any person. At last,
after much Intellectual search, he was
persuaded that it had fallen from the
chimney into the fire. The director
went to acquaint his colleagues with
the misfortune that had happened to
him; and as he was known to be a
perfectly honorable man he was readily
believed. It was only about twenty
four hours from the time that he had
deposited the money; they thought,
therefore, that it would be hard to re-
fuse his request for second bill. BE
received it upon gi, ing an obligation to
restore the first bill, if it should ever be
found, or to pay the money himself, If
it should be presented by any stranger.
About thirty years after (the director
having been found dead, and his heirs
in possession of his fortune), an un-
known person presented the lost bill at
the bank, and demanded payment. It
was in vain that they mentioned to this
person the transaction by which that
bill was annulled; he would not listen
to it. He maintained that it came to
him from abroad, and insisted upon i'm
mediate payment. The note was pay
able to bearer, and the e30,0 were
paid him. The heirs Of the director
would not listen to any demands of res
titution, and the bank was obliged to
sustain the loss. 1t was discovered
afterward that an architect, having pur-
chased the directors house, and taking
il down, in order to build another up
on the same spot, had found the note
in crevice of the chimney, and made
his discovery an engine for robbmg the
bank.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-04
A Singular Suit at Law.

Some two years since John Joyce and
Henry Thompson of Indianapolis, Ind,
had o difficulty in which the latter was
stabbed, on being tried for the ofense
Joyce was sent up for two years. His
friends circulated petition for his par
don and presented it to Governor Baker,
who consented to issue the papers for
his release after he had served out one
wear of his sentence, on condition that
he would give Thompson some recon-
pense for the injury he had done him.
This Joyce consented to, and gave his
note for something over $500, payable to
Thompson, and at the expiration OF one
year he was released by order OF the
Governor. The above note has become
due, and Joyce refusing to pay the same,
suit was entered in the superior court
to get judgement on the note, and the
case is now on trial in Indianapolis.
The defendant claims that the note cam
not be collected, as the object for which
il was given was an illegal one.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-04
Laus De0 /!

The Memphis Register says: We
announce with grateful satisfaction the
decadenoe of the yellow fever in our
afflicted city. We have had a fearful
struggle with this dread monster for
more than six weeks past. It has slain
our people by the hundred; it has
parafyzed the business of our city, and
sent grief and desolation to thousands
of households throughout the country.
We have fought the fight as best we
could, ever and always trushing in
"Him from whom all blessings flow. )"
To us it has been long, weary night OF
ilimitable; trouble and underlined
misery. We have seen our best men
laid low and our bravest women cross
the river of death. The dread monster
has made no distinction. Old and
young, black and white, have all been
taken from us, and we could but say,
at is the will of the Lord, let it be
DONE" No tongue can describe, no
pen can picture the full extent OF our
suffering. Hence we rejoice. with an
exceeding great Joy" when we an
nounce that the pestilence is departing
from our midst. It has done its work.
The graves in the various burying-
ing. grounds around our city, the desc
lated homes of our corporation, and the
mourning widows and helpless orphans
on our streets, oil attest the extent OF
that work. The reports of our faithful,
untiring visitors, with the cold, bracing
atmosphere Of the past three days, tell
MS in plain and unmistakable language
that God in his mercy has stayed the
hand of the destroyer. We therefore
say, and our people join as in one united
voice, "Let God be praised"