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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-27

ing his train, forty miles east of Wheeling,
last evening, caught his foot in frog and
was run over and instantly killed.
Mrs. Mary Wolcott died yesterday
morning, at Philadelphia, from the effects
of pistol shot wound, which was sup
posed to have been fired by her husband.
Previous to her death she exonerated her
husband from having caused her injuries.
At the thirty-fourth annual commence
ment Of the Baltimore college of dental
surgery, at the Concordia Opera-house,
last night, Miss Louisa jacob, of Berlin,
Prussia, graduated with high honors. being
among the first in anatomy and chemistry
The New York Assembly, last night.
rejected the bill providing for refunding to
cities. towns. and individuals the money
they paid for substitutes under the various
drafts during the war of the rebellion.
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New STEAMBoAT.-We

New STEAMBoAT.--We have received
from correspondent whom 1--WE deligh
to honor a communication which W.
are compelled to leave out, and for two
reasons !: First, we published in yester
days JOURNAL an account of the subjec
matter contained therein second, it is
too long. We shall be pleased to heal
from him again.
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HERE'S YOUR MuLE.-"Lct the man
stand forth, !" remarks the Rockingham
Citizen ''who dares to say with Henry
Clay, Il would rather be right than be
President p" Here! And now fetch on an
office ofsome kind. tHff
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-27

ToBAcco.-Messrs. N. M. Wilson q
Co., of this city, recently disposed of the
tobacco crop Of Mr.. O. L. Wash, OF Louisa,
consisting Of twenty-one hogsheads of dark
tobacco, for an average of $l1.4S, viz:
four hogsheads at Sl4 per cwt, and the
balance ranging from sl3 to $3.50 for Tugs.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-27

CHILD AND MOTHER BURNT BY
FIRE. Yesterday afternoon little daugh-
ter, aged three years, Of Mr.. Thos. Wells
who resides on Oregon Hill, was Sc
verely burned about the limbs by her
clothes catching fire from a crate. The
occupants Of the household were all absent
from the room at the time Of the accident.
The mother was in the next room, and
hearing the screams Of the little one rushed
in and extinguished the flames. In doing
so, however, the mothers clothes caught
fire. Her screams brought to the rescue
Mr.. A. Godsey, neighbor, who rushed
into the house, and seeing the state Of af-
fairs, with nothing lying around to aid him
in putting out the flames, he bethought
himself of his coat; this he shufled off
with wonderful alacritY, and throwing it
around the burning lady soon succeeded in
subduing the flames. Mrs. Wells fortu-
nately received no other injuries than be.
ing severely burnt about the hands and
arms. Mother and daughter are both do
ing well. No serious results are antici.
pated. 1850
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OHIO.

20 The brotherhood OF Engineers.
go CLEVELAND, February 27.--1he
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers have
appointed P. M. Arthur. of Albany, gran d
chief engineer, vice Wilson, resigned.
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JOKE FOR THE SEASON. -''Dot vas a
ferry goot shoke. dot vas" remarked our
German friend yesterday. "He sphoket,
goot dot odder weller loan him five toller,
aud dot odder weller he sphoket dot he
couldn't, cause 1t vas Loanet. See?" 1t
was reference, we are Obliged to explain,
to the venerable peripatetic humor regard
ing Lent which has recently appeared fol
the thousandth time in all the well.regu'
lated papers. s'ags4HH 8yi1-E RI
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-27

CAsTORIA.-Is more tnan substitute
or Castor Oil. 1t is the only safe article in exIs-
tence which is sure to regulate the bowels. cure
wind-colic and produce natural sleep. 1t is
pleasant 10 take. Children need not cry and
mothers may sleep.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-27

h THE BEAUTIFUL SNow.-Thirteen
persons have been reported to the police
court for violation of an ordinance in moi
removing the snow from the sidewalk in
front of their premises within the time
prescribed. We do not give their names
and hope that they will not be fined, for
the reason that we doubt whether fifty
persons within the city complied with the
ordinance during the recent fall of snow.
The ordinance concerning this matter re-
quires that snow shall be removed from
sidewalks in front of the premises within
tico hours after it ceases to fall. If this is
to be enforced, fine all who have violated
it, or let the above parties off. Some per-
sons have not yet removed " the beautiful
snow"
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+ Go WEsT.-It is now charged that
Horace Greeley plagiarized is memora.
BILE advice, eco West. 1t is pointed out
that the original OF the remark was when
Ruth said. "Where thou go West I will
m - e4.-f- -r ftsrrfg# g.lt =ss.Hs.i .F -.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-27

FASHION DORIS. --One of the funniest
things in nature is council of fashionable
youths over new coat just brought home.
The inspection of the cloth, bindings ana
distance of buttons, anxious examination
if the shoulders are wide enough, the pat
ting in the back, and walking off in sus-
pense to decide the final question whether
the stall spl it," are enough to set o woman
off in unextinguishable laughter. i
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GREASY OPERATION. Nine car loads
of lard passed over the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad last week.
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CENTAUR LINIMENT.-
The great discovery of the
age. There is no pain which
the CRsTAUR LIHIMRSr WIN no:
relieve, no swelling which 1t
will not subdue, and no lame
ness which 1t will not cure.
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CITY NEWS.

ROMANTIC MARRIAGE IN STAUN.
ToN.-A woman's secret leaked out thus
in Staunton the other day. Miss Jennie
johnson, Of New Orleans, who had been Q
pupil at the Augusta Female seminary
had known and loved young merchant o.
the Crescent City, named Wilcox, before she
went there. Wilcox loved the maiden fair.
By preconcerted action he appeared in
Staunton last August, at the American
hotel, and by playing the cousin dodge on
the unsuspecting academy principal, he
was permitted several unobstrueted inter.
views with his lady love. He finally got a
license, and presenting the same at the
Methodist parsonage, was duly married be
starting Immediately for New Orleans and
she for the academy. The little wife kept
the secret bravely till week since, when
she impaired it under Injunction of strlctest
sort about non-revealment. Of course
everybody in Stanton knew all about it in
half an hour afterwards. Pater tamilias
being summoned, took the matter philo-
sophically and carried his daughter to
New Orleans. He remarked that he
should endeavor to make the most ont Of
1t, and do all in his power to contribute to
the prosperity and happiness Of the
strangely welded pair. ifi ni7A.-A 'toea
The Valley Virginian remarks there
upon !: thereafter, we think young
cousins will have to come to Staunton
pretty strongly authenticated before they
will be permitted to pay their repects to
the young ladies of any Of our female
schools" n71i Las f'aAi a. hl'1o'
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AssIGNEE's SALE.

As assignee of John w. Harwell, bankrupt
will sell at public auction on MARCH Q, 1874
at 8 p. m, on his premises, his HOUSE IL
Blandford opposite the brick Church, in Peters
burg. IdJ aHf so tA 400 IOiAt 6ta 81
TERMS.--Cash. sfgJss4 sll' no ElIEL8 VI
JOSEPH JoRGENSoN, q
fe l4-2aw3w laH6 3 ttsxa D Assignee.
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PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES. Teacher to
little boy-Well, my, boy, do you know
your tables Pupil-Yes, ma'am. Break
fast table, dinner table and supper table.
The boy goes to the head OF the holiday
class. ugg sg.rn
$50 you are taking lessons in drawing,
Sallie ?" "Yes, and the teacher says am
an apt pupil, as | draw more differences,
insinuations, admirers and allowance thar
any girl IN the school,"
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POLICE CoURT.-The following BUSH
ness was transacted in this court to-day,
Justice William Hall Crew presiding
CLAYTON Dungee, colored, having fifty
seven bags in his possession, supposed to
have been stolen, continued until to-
morrow.
Charles Dabney, vagrancy, jailed three
months. sHre rt ,rr 9Aa62sH
Maria johnson, colored, assault, cohtin-
ued until tomorrow. 81 10. 54eiJ - sd
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- FL
New YORK, February 27.--The move
move against liquor was more earnestly
displayed yesterday among the advocates
of temperance in this city than has pre-
viously appeared. The numerous temper.
ance lodges and church societies, both
Protestant and Catholic, are receiving new
viSor. twenty-five thousand temperance
tracts were ordered yesterday by the Mas
sachusetts temperance alliance alone. Over
one hundred liquor dealers in this city have
written letters expressing willingness to
discontinue the liquor business.
WASHINGTON, February 27.-The de-
tails of the temperance raid cover many
pages too absurd to go further South than
Washington by telegraph. The women
have dirty water thrown on them and eat
their lunch while kneeling in the cutters.
The lady raiders are usually about fifteen
lnot years of age by any means) in num-
Der. 75..'..',
OPPOSITION TO TIE CRUSADE RE
SORT TO ARMS, ADVISED, &C.
New YORK, February 27.-sA Cincin-
natl dispatch says German paper in Day
ton, has come out against the temperance
crusade, and earnestly advises the men to
organize regiment, and by an appeal to
arms to drive back the temperance var
ing women. 1t claims that mems rights
are being infringed upon, and lifts its oppo-
sing voice in holy horror.
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FAST DRIVING. Those who. own
horses in the city, it seems, are willing to
spend their money on them, as we, in con-
nection with our city contemporaries, have
frequently called the attention Of the pub.
lie to the ordinance prohibiting fast driving.
The following parties have not needed the
injunction, and will therefore have to in
terview the police justice tomorrow morn
ing to show cause why they have not done
so: JEFF Tyler, Royal Ford, James Mad
ison, W. E. Bachelor, Ambrose Dudley,
and Thomas Isaacs.
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REPORTED FOR RUNNING VEHICLES
WITHOUT A LICENSE. The following
persons have been reported for violation of
the city ordinance in running vehicles on
the streets without a license: George
Hudgns, William H. Taylor, Thomas
Isaacs, E. s. Woodbridge, Benjamin Cot
trell, John Brown, M. Laforge, w. W..
Tribbett, F.J. Kelley, Joseph Wyatt, w.
B. Hersman, Fl. Nj. Smith & Co., Il. III.
Frayser, Southern Express company, and
Singers Sewing Machine company. The
fine for violation of this ordinance is twenty
dollars, and those who wish to save that
amount had better walk up to the "cap.
tain's office" and get out their license.
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMSHIPS.
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FOR NEW YORK. fNA
TlET HU T-1 luiaTETT go.
THE OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM
PANY'S elegant side-wheel steamship OLD
DOMINION, Capt. WALES, will sail FRIDAY,
February 9th, at o'clock p. m. NS
Freight received until IL o'clock m. t.'
On and after November l, ships will leave
Norfolk at O'Clock p. m during the winter.
Through bills of lading signed, and goods for.
wardedwith dispatch toall points-North, South
east and West. Close connections made with Gu
uard line for foreign ports ''' N@
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed
Fare .L M N. 3l2 90
Stapraga ~ H 6 90
Round Trip Tickets. ........,. ......... 20 90
For freight or passage, apply to
re GEO. w. ALLEN & CO.,
fe 25-2t Company's Wharf. Rockets.
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q < Will PAY FOR SIX COPIES OF
@C the WEEKLY STATE JOURNAL for
one year.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-09-02
Ballet in EgyDt.

A lady in Cairo writes to the Cincin-
natl Gazette of amusements as follows:
'FThe ballet trouph here is not behind
the opera. company in excellence and
good training. There is ballet called
the 'Prodigal Son. with the scene laid
in Egypt, and with the costumes of the
Pharaonic days. It rivals Aida in
magnlticence, and is generally sure of
a good audience, or rather violence, as,
following the Oriental and European
custom, it is all id pantomime, with
never spoken word, and the ballet
troupe is quite large, sufficiently so for
the stage OF the house, and the action
OF the piece goes on necessarily for
about an hour and quarter, and the
costumes and sceneries are appropriate,
the former scanty as with the ballet
everywhere, and the latter rich and
typical of the place and time represent
ed. The cost of maintaining this troupe
must be great, and evidently the ladies
composing it are we'll paid, as they
drive daily in fine carriages on the
Shoobrar road and dress like countess
es who have fortunes of their own right.
am told that one of them spends G2OO
a month for carriages, dresses, and
ieVelry,"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-09-02
A Strange Story.

An old settler, one of our leading citi-
zen, residing on Brady, st. had son ap-
preaching manhood, who for some two
months has been out in Colorado seek
ing his fortune-about ten days ago
"Charley," for that is his name, wrote
to his parents advising them Of his re-
turn. Now this very much astonished
them, as they. had authentic intelligence
of his death last November, and had
mourned as none but parents can mourn
for their lost boy. But this letter was
genuine, there could be no doubt about
it, the very paper that was given him
by his sister before his exile, marked
with his initials, and purchased Of
Griggs, Watson & Day, the then exist
ing firm. The writing was his and the
signature-no one who had ever seen
the peculiar joining of the "n y to the
''t'' could for a moment dispute. On
Sunday night last the parents went to
bed, anticipating his arrival on Monday
yesterday. At midnight or near NOR
ming the mother states that she was
violently pulled out of bed, and, look
ing up, saw the pale face of Charley in
the rising moonlight My dear boy"
she cried, but he was gone. She awoke
her husband, and the house was search
ed, but no boy was there.
On yesterday, when the Western
train arrived, the parents sought the
conductor Nc, who had still a
stranger tale to tell. On receiving
charge of the train he saw and knew
" Charley and chatted with him, but
states that his conduct seemed strange,
and that after passing Des Moines he
missed him, and supposed that he must
have quit the train there. Nothing
more has since been heard of him, and
we leave it to the cogitations of the Gu
rious to determine whether he is among
the living or the dead.-Davenport,
(IOu0) Democrat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-09-02
The Indians as Soldiers.

General Sheridan is reported as say
ing of Indians as soldiers: 81 have
thought that the idea of employing the
Indians as soldiers was very good one,
and we have employed number OF
scouts. AS scouts they do admirably.
There is no trouble in their manage
ment, and they so far forget their al
!egience to their own people as to go
freely out to fight them whenever they
are called upon. Even Indian soldiers
enlisted belonging to different nations
that have always been at war, when
they become scouts seem to forget their
old hatreds and to work admirably
together. The only case of detection
in our Indian scouts has been at Fort
Fetterman, a short time ago, where a
few but recently enlisted deserted and
joined their people"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-09-02

be French. It is quite terrible. We
feel it to be SO; but we found it neces-
sary to do our duty and inform you at
once. ..,-.,.-
THANK you," said Mrs. Willis, in a
choked voice, as she covered her face
with her handkerchief. "I hope" she
said after a moments silence, "that
you will not hesitate to repeat this, in
presence of Mr.. Willis. Of course you
are not afraid to speak the truth be-
fore any one. If you will wait, I will
send for him, I will not be long"
She still kept her face hidden, but
her agitation was evidently great.
81 must insist upon your presence"
she said, in faltering accents "and if
I separate from Mr. Willis T shall need
you for witnesses. Wait moment. I
will send for him."
This was more than the ladies had
bargained for, but retreat was impossi-
BILE. Mrs. Willis left the room, and re-
turned with her face hidden in her
handkerchief. There was some silence
in the room, and as the time passed on,
Mrs. Martin began to wish herself safely
at home, but Mrs. Glenn was of frmer
stuff and braved the matter out much
better.
Half an hour passed then latch
key way heard in the hall-door. It
opened. Mrs. Willis still concealed
her face. A step-nay, the steps of two
persons crossed the hall. The parlor
door opened, and Mr. Willis strobe in,
followed by a young lady-the very
young lady who had been the subject
of their communication pretty girl,
and very like Mr.. Willis himself.
And now Mrs. Willis arose with a
face as bright as it had ever been in
all their remembrance of it's brightness
and turned toward them.
Ladies" she said, "allow me to in
troduce my steps daughter, Adele Willis.
She has been with grandmother in
France until lately. You know, or dc
not know, that MI. Willis first wife was
French lady, and she has just come
to us. AS [ was absent the hotel was
pleasanter for her than the empty house,
and SO she has staid there until to-day.
She is just fourteen. The ladies thought
you quite sixteen, you are SO tall, Adele
and am very, very glad to have her
with me-"
Mrs. Glenn arose; so did Mrs. Mar
tin.
eyes, to be sure" said Mrs. Martin
delightful, of course" and hurried
out of the room.
ga good motive should atone for q
mistake said the brave Mrs. Glenn.
81 hope you'll bear no enmity."
"None at all, )" said Mrs. Willis. GO
have been very much amused" .
But Mrs. Glenn and Mrs. Martin were
not amused, [ fear; and that very
night they quarreled SO violently about
the matter, each blaming the other as
instigator, that neither ever spoke to
the other again.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-09-02
Transformers in Algeria.

Grasshoppers have disposition to
eat up things in Algeria, also; but
there nature has provided a remedy
against them in the form of a. g natural
enemy" This is an insect apparently
indigenous there and never classified
by the entomologists. It deposits it's
eggs in the same hole in which the
grasshoppers have deposited theirs,
thus taking advantage of their labor.
The eggs OF the "natural enemy
hatch first, and his young either live
on the grasshoppers eggs or destroy
the coming grasshoppers early in life.
This natural enemy" does no harm
to the crops. Now, if the agricultural
department could only import and
naturalize this fellow, it would do some
thing worth recording.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-09-02

Pink and purple, arching over
Meadow-slopes thick set with clover;
Pink and purple and blue together
u the perfect summer weather.!
. the corn, with green leaves cleaning!
. the roses deep in dreaming -
Wherefore, darling, dost thou tarry?
Come and bind the spell of faery,
Pink and purple slowly fading,
Fainter colors intershading-
Hid in dusk the insect chorus,
Tells that night is falling Ger U.s.
In the east star is burning
Signal, dear, Of thy returning
And the baby's eyes are weary;
Come and bind the spell of faery!
Pink and purple gone together. 's
O the perfect summer weather!
O the dark blue, arching over
Meadow-slopes, thick set with clover!
o the ceaseless insect-droning .-....
0 the tender baby-crooning .....
And the love that does not tarry,
Making all a world Of faery.
From the Ajdjae
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-09-02
Sovereigns of Industry in Massachu'
.- SettS.

The new order of Sovereigns of In
dustry is growing rapidly in Massachu-
sets, where there is a State Council and
in thiry-six different cities and towns.
One of the objects of this order is to do
away with middlemen in the purchase
of commodities of ali kinds, and the
means used to effect this purpose are
somewhat different from those that
have usually been employed by associa-
tons seeking to gain the same end.
The Executive Committee have been
making arrangements with wholesale
dealers in various branches of trade
whereby members of the order can be
supplied with goods in any quantity at
a large discount from retail prices.
The Boston Advertiser says that an ar
rangement has been made with one of
the oldest established wholesale cloth
ing houses in that city by which mem
bers of the order obtain six per cent. off
of the lowest wholesale prices on any
thing they wish to purchase, no matter
how small the amount of the bill A
large grocery house has agreed to make
a discount of ten per cent on all goods
sold to GO Sovereigns," and a separat re
arrangement has been made for tie
purchase of teas, coffee, and spices.
Dry goods are obtained at a discount
of fifteen per cent. on retail prices, and
arrangements have been completed
with leading houses for the purchase
of almost every variety of goods, the
merchants making large reduction in
prices in consideration of receiving the
PATRONAGE of the order.