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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-05
NEW YORK
Financial.


New YORK. March 5-Noon.-
Stocks active Money 3. Gold liz.
Exchange, long 4S4 short, 4S71. Gov
ernments active. State bonds quiet.
Religious Conference
New YORK, March 5.-The committees
representing the general synod of the
Reformed Church in America and the
general sessions of the Presbyterian
Church South, have held several meetings
at which the subject of consolidating the
churches was thoroughly discussed, and
the utmost harmony and good feeling pre-
vailed. Their final action was substantial
ly as follows: The committees unanimous
~ agreed to report to their respective
bodies. which will meet in May and June
OF this year, that a plan of cooperation is
practicable so far as the leading features
OF the ecclesiastical work is concerned,
especially that relating to home and for
eign missions, and the public action OF in
terest. No steps thus far have been ia
ken toward ~effecting IN organic union of
the denominations represented, but the
harmony which has thus far prevailed
renders it probable in the minds of many
that this contamination will be realized at
no distant day.
An English Preachers License Re
Voked.
New YORK, March 5.-Upon his arri-
val in this city from England, DR.. Por-
teus presented his credentials and applied in
the usual manner for license to preach.
Bishop Potter gave him a license for this
diocese and Bishop Littlejohn gave him a
similar one for that of Long Island. After
lecturing in Dr.. Duryea's, Plymouth, DR..
Carrolps and other churches, DR.. Portcus
lectured on various topics. He yesterday
received letters from the bishops revoking
his license, the charges being hat he
preached in non-Episcopal pulpits and de-
iivered lectures on frivolous subjects.
Anxiety for an Overdue Steamer.
New YORK, March 5.-Conslderable
anxiety is expressed respecting the safety
of the German steamer Graf Bismarck,
which left Bremen for this port three weeks
ago via Southampton, at which port she
took in extra cargo and passengers and left
on the 18th of February for New York,
and has not since been heard of.
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BALTIMORE, March 5.-The State
Grange is in secret session here. Al
oranges are represented.
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KATIE PUTNAM.-The Ianchon OF
Katie Putnam, as portrayed to a large and
intelligent audience at the Theatre last
night, W. unhesitatingly assert, proved her
to be the Fanchon of the American stage.
Her thorough naturalness of character,
whether in joyousness, wildness or that
which seems peculiarly her OWN emotional,
stamp her a rare child of genius. Browns
| Didiere and Nugent's LANDRY were, as
usual, first-class. The rest Of the com
pany afforded her q very creditable support.
Those who appreciate true art should not
| fail to see Katie Putnam.
Tonight, "Blade O'Grass" and "Happy
Pair with Katie in both pieces.
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BeB~ W. @. FREEMAN'S PAINT SHOP
S at No. is, Thirteenth street, between Main
and Cary street, up stairs. ia 6-tf
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TEA-DRINKING~This old and agree
able custom which used to be productive
of good feeling in our churches, but has
long since died out, was revived at Sidney
chapel last night by the Rev. Mr.. Wander
slice. About seventy-fve or eighty per-
sons were present, and a couple of hours
were pleasantly spent in a real oid-ttmeJ
tea-drinking. We don't wish this to be
misconstrued, there were no old persons
present.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
The Liquor MOvement-A New Pian of
ODeratiOHS,

WORCESTER, March 4.-The temper
ance women have abandoned the Dio
Lewis PLAZA of attack and will seek to ope-
rate through the owners of buildings by
pledging them not to let to liquor dealers.
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DEATH OF A FORMER CITIZEN
Henry l.. Brooke, ESQ.,, formerly a prac-
ticlng lawyer in Richmond, died at the
residence of his son-in-law, d. b. Lucas,
esq.,, in Jefferson county, West Virginia,
on Saturday last. Mr.. Brook was a son
of Judge Francis Brooke, of the old court
of appeals, and his estimable wife was a
daughter of Henry St. George Tucker and
a sister of Hon. Beverley Tucker. In
1874 Mr.. Brooke was a candidate for the
House of Delegates from this city, his
opponent being the late Hon. Joseph
Mayo, mayor of this city. Mr.. Brooke
was a true Virginia gentleman in every
sense of the word.
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ASSEMBLY HALL.

WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY EVENINGS, AND
SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
MARCH 4, 5, 9, AND7.
THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY BIRCH, WAN
BOLD, & BACKUS' WORLD-RENOWNED
SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS,
FROM BROADWAY,
NEW YORK.
~ TALENTED A~RTISTES.
Admission, rs cents gallery, 80 cents.
Seats secured without extra charge at c.. F.
Johnston's book and music store, 9lS Main
street. NH 2-6t
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POLICE CoURT.-The following cases
were disposed of in this court to-day
j. w. Brown, stealing, jailed fifteen
days. ,
John A. Owens, burglary, continued
until the 18th.
Dick johnson, stealing, jailed for six
months.
Samuel Harkmau, unlawful assault,
jailed five hours.
Bob Robinson, drunkenness, jailed five
days.
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THE DINwIDDIE SHERIFFALTY.-
B. II. Ragsdale, esq, Of Dlnwlddie Court
house, writes the following under date OF
March Sd, which is sufficiently eXplanato-
ry without comment:
"In the late election | was chosen sheriff
of this county, and the sum fixed by the
court for the official bond of this officer
was thirty thousand dollars. In which
sum / endeavored to qualify with surety
that | deemed adequate; but the court
thought otherwise, and consequently failed
to qualify. This would have seemed to
have left it incumbent upon the county
| Judge to have appointed some one to this
office to qualify in a bond similar to the
one required of me. As yet this has not
been done, and I have been informed by
the county judge will not bat the sheriff
of the expired term holds over in virtue Of
the enabling act If this construction
of the enabling act is law, which
may well be doubted, it appears that the
sheriff is now acting under no bond, for
it does not follow that the suretles for the
expired term are still bound. Official
bonds when properly taken are for the
constitutional term Of such office or such
portion of it as still remains. Hence the
matter as stated may be thus enunciated :
If the enabling act enables officers to hold
over their term, 1t does not enable courts
to impose obligations upon individuals
without their consent. SuretleS can only
be bound for the time for which they en-
dorse. Any bond would be better than
none"
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THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
RoAD.-The opening Of spring brings in
creased travel and freights over the line OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio road from the
West, and thus far the operations of the
company have not been hiDdered or re-
tarded BY the slides which ale incident to
the mild weather after the cold winter in
the mountains, especially along New and
GreenbrieI rivers.
In a great measure this Is doubtless
owing to the removal of ~overhanglng rocks
and earth, and to the excellent engineering
which has characterized all Of the work on
this line.
The transportation department, as is
we'll known, is under the care and manage
ment of Mr.. A. II. Perry, general super
intendent of the road. TO his excellent
management the company is indebted for
much of the success which is now attend
ing it.
On and after Sunday night the fast ex-
press train will leave here at $3.50 instead
of 8:45, as heretofore. The express train
coming east will hereafter reach Richmond
at 4:40 instead of $3.50, as heretofore. Large
quantities of coal are arriving daily from
the west, and being carried to the wharves
at Rockets and loaded for various points in
the North. But this is not the only kind
of freight arriving here. A few days ago
several car loads of lard passed through
the tunnel, some of which is designed fol
expectation to Europe.
The company may fairly look for a heavy
travel from the West to the Virginia springs
this summer, and of course it will have the
49,
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NEW YORK. March 5-Noon.-
Stocks active Money 3. Gold 1115.
Exchange, long 4s4; short, 4S7!. Gov
ernments active. State bonds quiet.
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BURNED TO DEATH
A RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE
STATE CHANGERS IN SESSION
FROM ABROAD

Etc, Etc, Etc.
The Grange advance., 1874-11-18
An Wcena1arV.

The New York Journal Of Com
nnerce has the following: '*We desire
to cali the attention of unlerwriterssto
new material used for martingalc
rings, knife handles, combs, &C., which
we are informed bears the name of
'Celluloid.' It is to all appearances as
hard As iron, and, when cold, possesses
great strength and tenacity; but
il is Is infammable as ftinder, and it
burns more readily thanpitch. = fash
Of match viii set of ! box Of this
material, made up IN any form, and pro-
duce : confagration 50 Utterly at svari-
ance with tho apparent solidity of tho
article that it seems ikesmagic. Anew
class Of extra -haxardous' must IS made
b 81 Of our fire insurance companies
if this is to pass into con llmon use. We
do not know how many ifres mlay 4.
ready be traoeail sto srep ion,
which evidently yaporii,slaol g ) compar..
atNsly low 2 - s.
The Grange advance., 1874-11-18

through gigantic golden COW, which
was afterward melted up and divided
among 5000 Brahms. He became
kquite society man with the English
officers, and was remarkably gallant to
the ladies. Arab horses and Cashmere
shawls were frequent tributes from this
unusually affable Hindoo. Milder than
his proverbially mild face, his ferocity,
when it did break OUT. was as that of a
tiger of his country's jungles. He
brought mourning to the whole nation,
with whom the world sympathized.
That he has been caught is crowning
satisfaction.
The Grange advance., 1874-11-18
Mana Sahib.
From the New York Republic

Fraught as the last sixteen years
have been with grand events, which
have changed the destinies Of nations,
news to thrill SO many hearts has, per.
haps, never flashed through the wires
as the brief message that Mana Sahib
has at last been captured.
Like thunder in clear sky the mu.
tiny Of 1857 shocked while it astound.
ed the civilized world. The Well at
Cawnpore has become a shrine. The
deron hero Of that awful deed was
Mana Sahib. Hunted like wolf in the
field, his followers slain, his every eff.
fort at resistance cast to the winds by
the fierce and s1eepless wrath of the
avengers, the baff1ed Prince has been a
fugitive all these years. Not
for ia, secod has the
search relaxed. Every mans hand
has been armed against him. Immense
rewards have been offered, and he has
been tracked and pursued all over Asia.
Rumors brought ever and anon by fly.
inf Cossids would Place him at Herat or
Yarkand, Aleppo or Bokahara. There
on the spur, hurried bands of the old
allies of Great Britain in quelling the
outburst, eager to bring him back,
dead or alive. He has been captured
adozen times, according to rumor, but
the prisoners have proved to be either
other mutineers, " no were Of course
duly executed,) or perfectly innocent
persons. al g. = =
This time, however, there seems to
be no doubt about the matter. Ar
rested in Gwaloir, his native place, and
Of which he claimed the sovereign
ty, he has been recognized by his cOus.
in, the Maharajah Scindiah, perhaps
the most powerful and cert ainly the
wealthiest of all the native monarchs 81
{ Il vas from d Gbroao,ding over the Al.
legged injustice of the East India Com.
pany that Mana Sahib, or rather Mans
Rao, his proper name, lashed himself to
the pitch of ruthless fury which cul.
minated in his dreadful massacres Al
Bithoor and Cawnpore. He was Nah
rata Brahmin and, according to the
peculiar Hindoo law of inheritance, the
adopted con Of the -Peishwa excluded
nearer relations. When he died thu
British government refused to recog
ni4e Nano, Rao, and placed Scindiah o.
the musrod. The disappointed Prince
9 cultivated man, braved the dis
pleasure Of his friends, the very
ltenets Of his religion, crossed
the forbidden Kala PAM, r o.
@tBlack Waters, 2 and for years pervad
I'd the precincts Of the English Cont
HI. .was unsuccessful. He returned t<
India, and . purge himself g lii IN
against the ceresnosaial law, passei
The Grange advance., 1874-11-18
d. - The four mile running race at So

t The four mile running race at San
Francisco Saturday swsssNon by Katie
Pease, the favorite, who travelled the
first four-mile heat in. 7:43 Ia. and the
III 1855 IA. The purse was
925Q0e IN gold, and the pool bstlins
amounted to over $100. 200, but the
time made IS not extrap rdinAry, for
RelloWctAftsran four gmilsaE Eata \ Saeatoea
|last August ,int 7:lo 1-21 nd Lexington
lat Nm 0rlsans IS 1855, s: s. IS Z ;le
The Grange advance., 1874-11-18
The B. d o. Makes a Sensible Prop
ositton Regarding the Fast FreiSh1
Business


osition Regarding the Fast Freight
Business.
baltimore Telegram, Nov. 12.l
At conference of prominent rail.
way officials held in this city to-day.
the proposal to the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad to become party to the Sara
toga compact was declined, but that
road, in conjunction with others,agreed
to abolish all commissions on . tickets
and drawbacks on freights. IT. was in
dicated that the, Baltimore & Ohio
would pursue q conservative policy re-
garding transportation. and cooperate
with the other lines in al legitimate
measures Of economy 1t was urged
by the Baltimore & Ohio management
that the first step in the direction of
complete reform, was to abolish the fast
freight lines now in use on, through
northern trunk lines, namely: the
Pennsylvania, Erie and New York
Central It was claimed that under
this system independent Organizations
are enabled to clear large profits, which
BY right belong to the railway com.
panies, and which if obtained by the
latter would enable them to maintain
always reasonable tariffs. The o6cials
of the trunk lines named expressed
themselves desirous Of an ! abolishmert
j Of the fast freight lines, but said The
condition Of affairs 1t present would
not Justify IL. z&t tts*%s
The Grange advance., 1874-11-18
How a Fortune is Made Through
Buying and Selling Pennies.
from the N. Y. Sun.

There is a man in this city who il
amassing handsome fortune by buy
ing and selling pennies, two and three
cent pieces, and five cert nickels. In
many of the newspaper offices, news
depots, ferry Offices, retail houses where
cheap goods are sold, bakeries and 9th.
er places, the accumulation of small
coin very often becomes so large as to
be cumbersome. It cannot be disposed
OF, for coin is so plenty that customers
object to taking it in change in any
great quantity, and in business houses
where it is needed the regular sources
of supply are always ample. The coin
might be sent to the Philadel-
phia Mint for redemption, but the re.
quirements Of the redemption depart
ment are enough to discourage any
business man. To send pennies to the
Mint they must first be sorted and
wrapped in packages of five dollars
each. Coin of each separate mintage
must be put together. 1t will not do
to mix the old.fashioned coppers with
the bright or bronze-colored nickels,
nor can two or three cent piece be
mixed with the pennies. If they are
packed in this way they are not even
counted at the Mint, but are shipped
back to the sender without delay OF
notice of any kind. The law also pre-.
scribes that the coins shall be packed
in iron-bound boxes, and shipped at the
sender's expense. As coins are heavy,
the cost of transportation is considera-
bic. The officials count the money at
their leisure, and sometimes the sender
does not hear from his consignment in
nearly a year. He thus loses the use
of his money for that length of time.
This combination of vexatious details
prevents those who have an accumula.
ton Of coin from sending it to the
Mint, and it seems as though the off,
Gals at Philadelphia intended that they
should not be troubled with it.
Every day a man rides to the news.
paper and other Offices in buggy, and
buys the coin which has been taken in
from the newsboys and the customers.
For the pennies and two.cent pieces he
pays ninety.seven cents hundred, and
for the three and five-cent nickels he
gives ninety-nine cents for dollars
worth. The sellers are glad to dispose
Of the coins at this discount. The man
then rides to about the only tradesmen
in the city who desire a quantity of
pennies-the pawnbrokers--and to
them he sells the coins at par, taking
their notes for three months in pay
ment.
The pawnbrokers who have shops
among the poorer classes say they need
small denominations Of fractional cur
rency or coin, as many Of their loans
do not exceed ten or fifteen cents.
Many poor persons pawn their articles
Of wearing apparel or trinkets only
when driven to do so by the want of a
single meal Of food, and such are not
particular as to the denomination OF
the money they receive. The pawn
brokers give their notes without inter
est, thereby gaining the use of the
money for three months.
The Grange advance., 1874-11-18
Tree Cultivation Along the Line of
the st. p. Il p. R. H.
[From the Willmar Republican,

[From the Willmar Republican,
Mr.. L. B. Hodges, the superintendent
Of tree planting of the St. Paul & Pa
cifc Railroad Company, has had crew
Of eight men engaged the past week in
cutting off white willow cuttings from
the cuttings which were planted along
the road year ago last spring. Some
of the cutting. brought to this place
were 8 inches in diameter and IA feet
in length. How is that for an off shoot
of cutting that two summers ago was
the size of lady's littlest finger? The
Company proposes to plant 100000 cut
tings along the line next spring, all of
which can be obtained from the cuttings
planted at the time above mentioned.
During the four weeks prior to the
last, the crew has been employed in
planting seeds in various parks west Of
this place. The kind of seeds planted
were white ash, butternut, acorn and
box elder. -
The Grange advance., 1874-11-18

-Reufee and Bullock, who we're ar
rested in Sumter county, Ala, for vio-
lation of the enforcement act, and
lodged in prison at Mobile, have been
admitted to bail on "a joint bond Of
$4,000. =,
-Kilham, Land & Co., ship:brokers
Of Boston, have asked an extension of
eighteen months and two years. Their
liabilities are $4O0,OO0; their assets
$650,000. Other Boston firms in the
same business are also reported to be
embarrassed.
, 1874-02-15

tion is opened for business. As is the case with
the candy stores, man is posted outside with a
bell to ring up the public, who, upon entering,
perceive some such arrangement as this: Be-
hind the showcases, which glitters with treas-
ures, are gathered number of artlesa females.
who corne out strong in the mnttcr OF blonde
hair and vivid complexion, and are not chary ct
effective smiles. At the back end Of the room,
young man Of good g-power is heard calling
out
sswALK uP, GENTLEMEN,
and buy photograph, only Is cents, entities
the buyer to prize worth from one to one hun
drcd dollars and the photograph itself is worth
two dimes and hawf; walk up" etc.
The customer, invited in this urbsne
the individual holds in bis hand
u long wand with which he points to lot Of
cattes de yisite posted On the wall. It appears
that the backs Of these pictures are numbered
Cor blank) and in case the individual, after pay
ing his quarter for the privilege. selects num-
bered one he finds that it refers to oue Of the
before mentioned showcases attended by the
charming personages already spoken Of, who
tell him that be now has the privilege. upon pay
ing 81 MORE of selecting any article in her de-
partment.
Strange to say. while this very transparent
sw1ndle was in operation On Madison street tie
CLERKS we're all busy from morning to night tax,
ing in the fools dollars. 4 fine administered
daily for several days proved too heavy . burden
ut last, and the business has now been given up
as far as Chicago iB concerned. Boston has been
selected as the most prouis.ng tleld for future
operations, the well-known simplicity and guile
lessness Of che inhabitants OF that ambitious
place giving glowing promise OF The good Tor,
tune in store for '' Hovcy Co., :" J" alack,' and
others, when they shall have pitched their tents
on the Common.
, 1874-02-15
enc Of The Men Tells How the Rusi-
ness Is Carried On.
4 Love for Fine Arts Used in the Same
Way.
Manner Of Conducting the Panel
Game.
Incidents from the Anr!als Of the Grim
inal Court.

The TnrpuEE in it's mission OF warning society
md projecting it from the nofarious practices Of
tic gamblers and thieves who prey on the COM
uupity, has devoted considerable space Of late
to description of the various games and prac-
tices by which the stranger is taken in and re-
Heyed OF the cash that seems to have such an
unsettled anchorage in his pocket. This series
OF articles is concluded to-day by the account
given below of some Of the petty forms Of cheat-
ing adopted, supplemented By disclosure OF the
methods used to bring about that class Of rob-
berries that, from the peculiar circumstances at
tending them, oftenest elude exposure and go
unpuuished. It is learned that the new form OF
operating the candy prize swindle, the details Of
which arc shown below is now pnt into daiIy prae-
tco at The store formerly occupied hY Hovey &
Co. on East Madison street, With what appears to
be fair degree Of, success. Az the opening OF
the concern followed so quickly upon the heels
Of tho offer made to the reporter, it is presumed
that the enterpr1sing young man found some in
dividunl possessing more cash and less virtue
than the reporter to whom he made his brilliant
promises.
, 1874-02-15

FTtm kHE LQ8sUW U0Uf1Nts
There is true hero living at North Boscawen,
N. H., aud lis name IL Jonathan plummer. It
will be remembered that in the summer Of 1871
An old building at that place suddenly settled,
and one corner OF it swayed over On the railroad
track. Tho passenger-train was due in 8 few
minutes, and this Mr. Plummer, young aud
active tracknan, discovering tho danger, prompt
ly seized an AZ and cut OF post Of the building,
in order to swing tho structure from the track.
lie accomplished h,s purpose, and endeavored to
leap from hia dangerous position, but was
crushed and mangleo in the ruius. In a moment
tho train, behind time, swept by with its passen-
gers in safety. Tho brave scctlon-man was
found to have been terribly injured in his spinal
column and lower limbs, aud to thia day has
never bcen ablo to leave his bed. The Railroad
Company has furnished cottage at North Bos-
cawan for himself and wife, and continue him at
half-pay upon the section-rou. Mr. Plummer is
free from pain only = small part of The time, but
in his misfortune he exhibits . patience and
cheerfulaeas that stamp him with the highest
nobilitT
, 1874-02-15

Attention has been called to one OF the
nany passages Of Lord Lytton's novel Of "Tho
Psrisians," /" which musthave betrayed the author
ship had his death not caused it to be avowed+
It is rather singular one. In the second vol
,11ne the following speech is put into the mouth
Of Lemercior: ''Loye levels all ranks. I don't
Queen, but do blame him for passing himself
of as i noble-a plagiarism, by-the-by, from an
English play" No one except Lord Lytton waa
likely to accuse the author OF "Ruy Bias " OF
borrowing from the Lady OF Lyons!" Both
pieces, it may be observed, we1e produced in the
same year, 1858.