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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-25
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The supreme court of Louisiana has

The supreme court of Louisiana has
decided that the act signed by Yarmouth
10th November, 1872, did not repeal that
part of the election law of1S70 which crea-
ted the board Of returning officers /; that the
judge of the superior court is at least a
de tacto judge, thereby recognizing the
regular legislature as legal, and the appoint-
ment and confirmation of Judge Haw-
kins as valid, Finally the court decided
that the Lynch, Heron, and Longstreet
board are the legal returning officers of
the state of Louisiana.
"A census Of Cuba has recently been
taken, and General Sickles, receiving the
result from the Spanish government, has
transmitted it to Washington. The
total population of the island is placed
at 1,399.Sll, there being 1853, l7G
whites, 23S,927 free coloIed, G63,2SS
slaves, and 1920 Asiatic. In 1867 the
population of Cuba was reported to be
l,4l4 sos, so that in five years that have
elapsed there is apparently a decrease of
14,706. The instruction of Cuba proba-
bly, interfered with getting an accurate
census of the insnrgent districts last year.
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THE LATEST NEWS.

m. b. Philip has been appointed prin-
cipal examiner in the patent office.
The Grand Duchess Helene Pauloona,
of st. Petersburg, is dead.
Hon. Frank Arnim, of South Caro-
lima, is at the National hotel, Washington.
The Gear of Ruseia will occupy Buck
ingham palace while visiting England.
Archbishop Bayley is in Washington,
the guest of Senator Casserly, No. II La
fayette Square.
Greece refuses to arbitrate the Lou
rum mines question ; whereupon France
and Italy suspend diplomatic relations with
Greece.
MIR. Hale, assistant secretary of state,
has resigned, and the President yesterday
nominated Hon. j. G. Bancroft Davis to
fill the position.
"A soldier was killed by a squaw in a
a recent battle between the troops and the
Modocs. The forces in the field are
inadequate to restrain Captain Jack from
raiding.
The wife of Hon. Erasmus D.. Peck,
member of Congress from Ohio, died at
the National hotel, Washington, Thursday
morning, from heart disease.
Captain j. G. Hester, of Raleigh,
| North Carolina, the celebrated detective
who was such a terror to the southern
kuklux klans, is in Washington.
Susan b. Anthony and fifteen other
women have been indicted for voting illegal
ly. The three inspectors who received
their votes have also been indicted.
-The repnrt IF tha a1aot;or commodities
that neither De Large nor Bowen were en-
titled to a seat from. South Carolina, was
adopted yesterday by the House without a
dissenting voice.
There was a great anti-slavery meet
ing held in the Royal theatre, Madrid, yes
terday, the building being crowded from
pit to dome. The characteristics of the
meeting were intense enthusiasm and bril-
liant speeches. 1t is estimated that the
amount to be paid the slave owners in
Porto Rico for their property will De about
seventeen million five hundred thousand
dollars.
Secretary Boutwell, Thursday com.
pleted arrangements with a syndicate for
placing the new government loan OF three
hundred millions in five per cent. bonds
upon the market. The great foreign bank
ing houses of the Rothschilds, Barring
Bros. & Co., J. S. Morgan & Co., Nor
ton, Rose & Co., and Jay Cooke, McCul-
loch & Co. and in the United States, Nor
ton, Bliss & Co., Jay Cooke & Co.. and
Drexel, Morgan, & Co., undertake the con-
tract, and will commence business as soon
as the preliminary arrangements can be
made.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
SPECIAL TO THE STATE JOURNAL.
Our Registered Letter system

WASHINGTON, January 25.-The sys-
tenn of registered letters now in vogue un-
der the operation of the postofice depart
ment is in a fair way of being improved
upon. An Office entirely new has been
designated by the postmaster general, and
has already been filled by a new appoint
ment.
Everything in connection with the sys-
tenn of registered letters comes under his
charge, and as more attention will be paid
to registered letter affairs, the consequence
will be q more perfect arrangement.
As it is now, q missing letter that has
been registered can only be traced to the
office in which it disappeared. If it could
be 80 fixed that a registered letter could be
traced through every step of its transmits
sion, then the government would be safe in
assuming all responsibility and liability for
its contents, and a great desideratum would
be reached.
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OFFICIAL.

ny THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
ID A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the Cen
eral Assembly of Virginia did on the 9TH day of
January, 1873, agree to q resolution in these
words. to wit
.'That the holders of the bonds of the State
of Virginia, either in person or by proxy, be re-
spectfully invited to meet in conference a COM
mlttee Of the General Assembly of Virginia on
the fifteenth day of February, eighteen hundred
and seventy-three, in the city of Richmond, to
consider the existing liabilities of the state of
Virginia, with n view to a fair, just, equitable
honorable and certain settlement of the same
And whereas on the 22d day of January, 1873,
the General Assembly did agree to another
resolution, which is in these words, to wit
That the Governor be requested to give Off.
cial notice to the creditors of the State OF the
meeting proposed to be held in the city OF Rich
mond on the fifteenth of February next, and
invite their attendance
Now, therefore, 1, GILBERT G. WALKER, Gov
ernor of the Commonwealth, do hereby make
known the said action of the General Assembly,
and do respectfully invite the holders of the
bonds of Virginia to assemble, in person or by
proxy, in the city of Richmond at the time and
for the purpose above set forth.
oo Done.'at Richmond, this twenty third day
3L.s of January, one thousand eight hun
e~~' dred and seventy-three, and in the
ninety seventh year of the Common
an wealth. q. O. WALKER.
BY the Governor z
JAMES MCDONALD, II
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
--- 10y" IL. ZA-AE
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THE WASHINGTON MoNUMENT-CAN
1T BE RAISED 900 FEE WITHOUT En-
~DANGERING ITS STABILITY.-Mr. John
Carroll Brent, secretary of the Washington
monument association, publishes a card
denying the recent statement of q morning
paper in regard to the instability of the
Washington monument, and quoting from
the report Of Lieut.. Ives, the Topographic
cal engineer who was detailed by the Sec
rotary of war to su~perintend the work.
Lieutenant Ives says in his report, dated
August 10, 1859, that before the monu-
ment was commenced the strength of the
material of which the obelisk was to be
composed was thoroughly tested, and the
marble was found to be able to bear, with
out crushing, q pressure of more than fif-
teen times greater than it would be SUBJ
jected to in any part of its structure. If
raised to the height of six hundred feet, the
weight Of the shaft, together with til,
foundation, will be little more than seventy
thousand tons. The weight of the portion
now built is more than forty thousand tons.
For five years, therefore, during which tie
work has been suspended, the foundation
has been bearing about four-sevenths
of the pressure that it will ultimately
be required to sustain, and in a recent ex-
animation | was unable to detect any APP
pearance of settling or indication of inse-
curity. As the question has been raised
whether the height of six hundred feet can
be attained without ~endangering the stabili-
ty of the obelisk, it would appear hat the
weight alone of the structure would offer a
resistance nearly eight times greater than
the overturning effort of the heaviest tenn
pest to which it would probably ever
be exposed. The dimensions of the
obelisk are: height, 600 feet; breadth at
base. rs feet: at ton 30 feet.
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The Ger Marine Disaster on tho
Coast OF England-The other Collid-
Ing ShIP suppOsed to be also Lost

LONDON, January Pot is reported
this morning that a steamship has been
discovered sunk at the scene of the recent
collision at Dunganess lighthouse. The
opinion is becoming general that the vessel
which ran into the Northfeet, also went
down with all hands, before the ~emigrant
ship sunk.
The me of the Spanish steamship
Murillo, who landed at Dover two hours
before the collision occurred, believes that
it was that vessel which was IN collision
with the Northfeet, and that both were
DESTROYED.
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The Appeal declines to bet. We have
been religious on the subject ever since the
Louisville lottery. Neither does The
Appeal drink. We have belonged to the
total abstinence party for more than a
week.-Pdersbarg Appeal.
We chronicle the reformation of u
neighbor, however recent, with the ~liveliest
satisfaction; but, in the face of the declara-
ton in the last sentence, must be allowed
to say he acted rather queer only two or
three days ago. We suppose steamed
oysters or the James river water made him
do so.
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THE PLANET URANUS.-The spectro-
scope has enabled astronomer to ascertain
that the atmosphere of the planet Uranus,
which is further from the sun than any
other planet except Neptune, is composed
chiefly of hydrogen gas. MIR. Proctor
says, that, if there is even a small proper
ton of oxygen present, an electric spark,
however minute, would cause tremendous
commissions by combining the hydrogen
and oxygen into water. The Spectator, re-
ferring to his assertion that there is proba-
bly, no life upon the planet, asks, "Why
may there not be life which needs no
oxygen?"
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nIRECT IMPORTATION.

nIRECT IMPORTATION.
so casks BASES ALE.
80 casks AL.LSOP'S ALE,
so casks VIM. Younger's EDINGBURGH
ALE,
100 casks GUINNESS PORTER, Burke &
Hibbert's bottling;
so dozen PEEK FREAN CRACKERS,
26 cases Colman's ID. S. F. MUSTARD-A,
n, l, and A d tins;
IRISH WHISKEYS,
HENNESSY and MARETT'S BRANDIES,
SHERRlES of superior qualities,
GEISLER'S CHAMpAIGNES,
We offer these goods at New York prices, with
freight added. Also.
1000 dozen 2b. and 3b. Peaches,
1000 dozen 2fb. and Stb. Tomatoes,
26o dozen Winslow's Corn,
at Baltimore prices, all of the best packers in
Baltimore. L. BALMER & Co,
oc la-tfe1 III sl4 Main Street.
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evening State Sanrnal.
Letter from CuIpepper-Murder Trial
New COurt-hOuse-AErIcultural Sci
ence-Captain McNuIty Piedmont
RegiOn-HeaIth.

Ikek AOh-khtthbls
CULPEPPER COUNTY, VA, Jan. %.
To tbs Editor Of the State Journal
Just now there is a very interesting MUIR
der trial progressing in the county court
here-Tom Corbln, charged with murder
ing his cousin, Billy Mccormick. 1t grew
out of a family feud between two old fami-
lies. The parties, with others, were at
work on the highways, early last June,
when Corbin stabbed and killed, with a
knife, young Mccormick, in open day,
where all were witnesses. There is no
question as to the act of killing; but the
defence sets up justifiable homicide. Judge
Smith occupies the bench, and proceeds
with decided dignity and i~mpartiality. Tue
prosecution is conducted. and very ably,
by the commonwealth attorney, L.. l..
Lewis, esq.,, assisted by Mr.. Meneffie; and
the prisoner is defended by Messrs. Forbes
and Fields, who exhibit great skill and
ability for their client. Casting my eye
over the jury, they present a body of very
substantial, thoughtful and intelligent men,
comparing favorably with any we have
witnessed for a long time.
There is a new courthouse being built
here, now in q good degree of progress,
promising speedy compieuon, WHicn VIII
be an ornament to the place. The court is
now held in a hall over some stores.
Female seminaries and schools here seem
to be in a fourishing condition, and of very
respectable character; and there is a grow
ing interest in all educational matters,
which a portion of the community greatly
need, though many are highly intelligent
and cultured, both farmers and townsmen
and it is hopeful and interesting to note
that the farming classes manifest a growing
appreciation of scientific knowledge in tho
operations of agriculture.
| have had the pleasure of enjoying the
cordial and refined hospitality of Colonel
Chapin's family; he is a retired army off,
GER, and lives in easy elegance on a hand
some little farm. The farmers in this Sec
ton, generally, are of the first class, in
quality and location, and the region is a
most healthy one, at the foot of the cele-
brated Blue Ridge.
Captain McNulty, the highly popular
postmaster, is putting forth efforts to cir
culate the WEEKLY JOURNAL.
ID, s, G.
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F1FTY-THlRD DAY..
SATURDAY, January 25.
SENATE.-The Senate was called to or
der at II o'clock, Senator Thomas in the
chair. Prayer by the Rev. A. r. Miller,
of the M. e. Church.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Roller, from the committee ON courts
of Justice : House bill to amend and re-
enact an act to prescribe the times for
holding the circuit courts of the state, in
force March 10, 1872, with an amendment.
Senate bill to amend the first section of
an act to amend and re-enact an act to
authorize the circuit courts of the common
wealth to grant charters Of incorporation
and to repeal sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, and
10 of the code of Virginia of 1860, APP
proved March 20, 1871, in force March 81,
1872, authorizing judges in vacation to
amend charters of incorporation with
an amendment); he, from the
same, presented a bill providing
now liens upon real estate may be dis
charged ; and a bill to amend and re-enact
section 5 of an act passed March 3, 1866,
providing for adjustment of liabilities aris-
ing under contracts, wills made between
the LIST day of January, 1862, and the 10th
of April, 1865 ; also a report declaring it
inexpedient to legislate On the subject of a
petition of the bar of Winchester to amend
chapter 12S and 1919 of the code of Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Roller from the committee ON banks:
Senate bill to incorporate the Rocking
ham bank.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Anderson, of Pittsylvania: A
bill to amend and re-enact an act in relation
to services generally as amended by an act
approved February 3, 1871.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The assessment bill, the unfinishedsbusi-
ness of yesterday, was taken up and fur
Their amended.
On motion of Mr.. Hundley, Senate adj
journed.
HoUsE.-Speaker Hanger in the chair,
Prayer by Rev. w. A. Campbell, of the
Manchester Presbyterian church.
REPORTED.
The following were reported and put or
the calendar Senate bill to amend the
first section of an act to amend the char tel
of the Valley railroad company, and te
amend section s Of chapter 176 of the code
in relation to copies of records and papers
in public offices as evidence; House bills te
authorize the supervisors Of the several
counties to appoint a physician and nurse
to attend the poor and regulate their com
pensation; to amend the act to incorpo
rate the cottage toll-bridge company ; t.
preserve all rights and remedies imperillec
o rdestroyed by the loss or destruction 0
papers filed in the various publi
offices Of the commonwealth to incorpo
rate Henderson lodge number los |. o..
f., of Manchester +; to amend the act to ii,
the compensation of supervisors Of Lee
Wise, Scott, Buchanan, Russell, and Blanc
counties, and for other purposes.
THE TAXES o 1872.
Mr.. Cummings, under suspension Of tn
rules, offered the following, which wa
adopted:
! Resolved, That the auditor of public &C
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ESMALL-Pox IN CoURT.-A p~eremptory
order to testify on supplementary pro-
ceedings brought John Davis into the
Brooklyn city court. When John stood
up everybody saw that he had the small
pox. The LAWYERS and clerks went out
through the side doors like champaign
corks. The judge gathered himself up
and vanished. The spectators rushed for
the doors and DISAPPEARED. George Knae-
bel seized a three-foot ruler and fourishing
it, ordered the case to ~extinguish himself.
He tried to get on a street car, but the
driver pushed him off, and dashed his
horses for half a mile. Nobody knows
what became Of Davis.--N. 7. San, 22d.
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A BID FOL THE CoNvENTIoN.-
The Petersburg Appeal makes a bid for
the proposed press convention, and gives
ten reasons why it should be held in Pc
tersburg, INT Of which we give as being
good:
." 1t will let some light into the average
editorial head to see negro police on the
streets of a town, which is nevertheless
more prosperous and busy than any other
in the state in proportion to its popula-
tion,n
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The vessels Destroyed by the Alabama

The Vessels Destroyed by the Alabama.
WASHINGTON, January 25.-The main
point in dispute now in reference to the bill
for the distribution of the Geneva awards
is whether the claims for the destruction
of American vessels shall be paid to the
insurance companies or the shipowners.
General Banks, chairman of the commit
tee on foreign affairs, stated yesterday that
he thought likely this one question would
delay the passage of the bill, if not prevent
it this session, as both the interests of the
insurance companies and %shipowners are
powerful and are demanding attention.
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Suggestions from a Citizen of Louisa
County.
TREvILIAN's DEPOT, VA.,l
January %,


To the Editor of the State Journal
The lower house of Congress having re-
Gently passed a resolution repeating alto
gether the bankrupt law the court of
appeals having by its decision annihilated
Senator Lewis amendment of last session,
securing to us the benefits of the Virginia
homestead bill-leaving the debtor virtu-
ally nothing-county meetings should be
promptly held all over the state, instruct
ing their members of the legislature
i. To SO modify the wife's contingent
right of dover as to make it a fee simple
estate in the wife, to take effect immediate
ly, and perhaps enlarging it from one-third
to one-half of the real estate of the hus.
band. This would afford relief to a great
many.
2. To remove the judges Of the present
court of appeals with the utmost dispatch,
and
8. If their consciences are in the way, to
resign, and let those fill their places who
have no such %scruples.
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MARROW EsoAPE.-A boy named HUI
bert Anderson, thirteen or fourteen years
of age, son of MIR. W. D. Anderson, of
this city, fell from the foot bridge of the
Petersburg railroad, yesterday afternoon,
into the river below, and would have
drowned but for the heroic exertions of
Ross Lowry and John Becky, who took a
boat and rescued the imperiled lad. Mr..
Lowry narrowly escaped drowning himself
In his generous efforts to save the boy.
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" 4bI5
I'm THE COURT OF THE N
L TED STATES for the Eastern District of Viz.
ginia.
In the matter of Baldwin s. Cox, bankrupts
in bankruptcy.
To Whom it May Concern-The undersigned,
r.. b. Berkeley, of Richmond, Virginia,
hereby gives notice of his appointment us
assignee of the estate of Baldwin & Cox, of Pr.
Edward county IN said district, who was, on
the 18th day of December, A. d. 1872, adjudged
bankrupt upon the petition of himself, by the
District Court of said district.
Dated at Richmond, January 10, 1873.
X. 3. BERKELEY,
ja-lS-M3W Assignee.
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No For Sale In installments, DOMESTIC
BLESSINGS,
The DOMESTIC runs so light, 1t is run.
ming away from all competitors.
The DOMESTIC works so easy. 1t is work
ing its way into every family.
The DOMESTIC" is the best Sewing
Machine for family or manufacturing pur.
poses.
Try a Light,Running DOMESTIC" 1t full.
fills more than it promises. Office 92l Main
street.
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BISHOP GIBBONS LECTuRE.-Bishop
Gibbons, as We have already stated, will
deliver a temperance lecture in st. Peters
cathedral tomorrow right at s O'Clock.
We trust he may have q large audience.
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Hotel Proprietor Shot for u
Burglar.

WASHINGTON, January 24.-Captain
A. H. Kenney, proprietor of the Central
house, near the postofice, was shot and
killed instantly this evening, by John P.
Hill, a car inspector on the New York and
Washington Air Line railroad. Kenney
was discovered in Hill's house, and, sup
posing him to be a burglar, Hill fired, with
the result mentioned. No blame is at
tached to Hill in the matter,
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THE MINIATUREs.-Our readers will
remember that the Miniature Minstrels
open for three nights and a matinee on
Monday evening at Assembly Hall. The
Baltimore Saturday Night says of them:
"The programme at each performance
was of the highest ard most varied charac-
ter, and was rendered throughout in a
name delightfully."- surprising. The con-
certed pieces, were simply perfect and dis
played in the performers talent Of nc ordi
nary character, while the beauty of the
several voices was such as we have never
before heard squalled."
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REMovED.-As will be seen by q notice
in another column, the Grover q Baker
sewing machine company have removed to
the new grand building, just completed, on
the site of the old Spotswood hotel. The
location is a good one.
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HAVE THE Docs EATEN ALL THE
SHEEP Our butcher informed us this
morning that there was not a pound of
mutton on sale in either of the markets of
the city. The inquiry is thus forced upon
us, Have the dogs eaten all the sheep? Our
legislators will, with the rest, miss their
''chops'' to-day, and we trust they will
thus be moved to do something for the pro-
lection of sheep from the dogs.
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RIP VAN WINKLE AGAIN.-Joe JEFF.
ferson's southern engagements will expire
about the middle of next week, when he
will return to this city and appear at the
theatre Friday and Saturday nights in the
great character of RIP Fan Winkte. This
will be good news to our citizens, especially
to those who were unable to get into the
house at the previous performance.
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LOCAL MATTERS.

IN estate Journal Will be deIiy-
cred the same evening of publication
I'm any part of the city OF Manchester
by reliable carriers, il name and ad-
dress is left at our Office, 9I2 I.2 Main
Street, and I'm Petersburg If left with
our agent there.
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DRAWN JURY FOR FEBRUARY TERM
OF HENRIco COUNTY CoURT.-The fol-
lowing grand jury has been drawn for Feb
ruary term of the Henrico county court t:
Charles Leber, Fountain Blackburn, Fred
erick Tiemer, Thomas NJ. Griffin, John H.
Goodman, George W. Hudson, R. j. A.
Smith, William Perry, Robert R. Roper,
j. Blake, Thomas w. Russell, Joseph B.
Stewart, j. W. Southwark, L. II. Hollo-
way, John Heckler, Joseph G. Blackburn.