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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-07
evening State Suitrnal.
CAPITOL NOTES.

The finance committees of the Legislature
are endeavoring to perfect tax bill which
will accomplish the two opposite extremes
| of yielding sufficient amount of revenue
to carry on the government and at the SAME
time not bear too heavily on the people.
The perfecting Of such q bill is rightly con.
sidered to be the main work of the present
General Assembly, and there is every indi
cation. that members will address them
selves to its consideration with that earnest
ness ofpurpose BETTING the occasion. When
this bill is properly matured and passed
into law, there will be so little to do that
our legislators can adjourn and save to the
state the amount Of their expenses. II
members will only look to this and avoid
introducing, for mere local buncombe, any
vexation questions over which controversy
and protracted debate will be had, they can
more surely win the applause of their con-
stituents than in any other way.
A legislative committee has in charge
the proposition for leasing out the peni-
Tertiary, which involves the contingency of
its removal from its present site. This last
is popular idea with the citizens of Rich
mond, who would like nothing better than
to see the institution removed from their
midst. 1t is also favored by their Legisla-
tive representatives. 1t has been suggested
that the city might be induced to purchase
the present prison buildings for a Jail,
workhouse, tread-mill and oakum picking
establishment. oil of which reformatory in
stitutes are sadly needed here. The pres.
ent city Jail, besides being located at the
base of hill, in damp and unhealthy
locality, is as much Of nuisance as the
City Hall. whose demolition is so eagerly
sought.
Should the Legislature determine to
build an additional lunatic asylum, War
renton offers the land necessary for the |
institution free gratis. Wytheville makes
the same offer. There are other vii
lagos in the commonwealth willing to do
the same thing. Some of them will, af-
ter time. be putting in an offer for the
penitentlary, and it is hoped that the
General Assembly will lose no time in
embracing the first available one.
The Governor yesterday released Jos. A.
Blair from adjudgment of the hustings
court, sentencing him to the state prison
or three years. His excellency to-day
Ludwell D. Brown notary
public for Prince Edward county.
The secretary of the commonwealth to-
lay received from gentleman in Wesches-
er, Penn, a letter enclosing some court
processes issued in Warwick county in
800. d He says they came into his possess
ion during the war, and he returns them
because he did not wish to retain anything
hat did not belong to him.
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STATE NEWS.

-"Hoss" Waugh, esq.,, formerly Of
Craig, has become proprietor of the Vir-
ginia hotel, at Abingdon.
WIN. F. Minter, formerly delegate
from Lee county, recently died at Tray
eler's Rest, Kentucky, aged IS.
In view of the high price of coffee,
Carper, of the Montgomery Messenger.
will hereafter dilute his bread and meat
with sassafras tea. This exhibits the in
dependence of the press.
In Southwest Virginia the complaint
now is the sheep are killing the dogs.
When sheep is found slain, the hide is
taken off and the carcass we'll seasoned
with strychnine. 1t works like charm,
j. H.. Sheets and Lewis S. Hulvey.
from near Mt. Sidney, were committed to
the Staunton Jail on Thursday last, in
default of 81, 900 bail, to answer charge
OF obtaining a threshing machine under
false pretenses.
Bishop Doggett, who has just returned
from California, saw a wheat field there
seventeen miles long. When the owner
plows it he starts the plows on one furrow
and goes all day, and when night comes
stops and camps out, and plows back the
next day.
AT the Long Dale iron works, in
Allegheny county, owned by Firmstone
Pardee d Co., in the last twelve months
they have turned out one thousand tons Of
metals, built casting house, stack and
blacksmith shop of stone, six new DWELL
ings for workmen, hot-blast, hot-oven,
stable, barn and brick kiln.
When Captain Woodward's Richmond
bound train stopped at Mediums river,
the bottom Of box OF guinea fowls
dropped out as it was being carried to the
train, and the winged freight flew every
way--four of the fowls lighting on the roof
OF the express car, where they resolutely
maintained their position, notwithstanding
a shower of snow balls from the people at
every station the train touched. AT Char
lottesville, combined storming by both
boys and men, only kept them actively
lodging, but didn't make them change their
place. In this way they rode seventy miles
to Gotham, when they were finally
scooped off with long pole, and having
no tickets were-confiscated. -Sta,.nto n
Vindicator.
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ASSEMBLY HALL.

FOR ONE WEEK COMMENCING MON
DAY, FEBRUARY 9th. FIRST APPEAR
ANCE IN RICHMOND. M. HARTZ, THE
GREAT ILLUSIONIST (of $50 Broadway, N
W will give series of his incomprehepsible
performances as given by him for IA consecutive
months in New York, and which were unani.
monsly pronounced as beyond comparison with
anything eyer in this country. Among other
Great Speciaflies, he will introduce his Latsst
Wonder, the INDIAN BOX AND SPIRITUAL
BASKET. tcopyright,) which has startled the
world and which is far more wonderful than
anything ever produced by so called Spiritual
Mediums. See the Scientific American of De.
cember 18th, and Harper's Weekly of December
goth, twojournals that never before noticed any
entertainment. THE BOWER OF FLORA.
THE MIRACULOUS HAT, TWO STAR ILLU-
SIONS, and many Others that cai only be &C.
complished by this great master of the art
CARD.-M., Hartz wishes it 10 be distinctly
understood that his entertainment must not be
classed with anything of the kind ever in Rich
mond, as 1t is entirely different from anything
that has preceded IL. Such being the case. he
will stay III Richmond for One Week that the
public may have time to prove the truth of this
assertion.
Doors open at 1870 Performance commence
at o'clock. Admission 30 cents Mr..
A. Sedgewick will presd at the piano, and also
introduce Solos on the English Concertina, for
which he is celebrated. fe 5-3t
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Charles Short, late sheriff of Culpeper coun-

Bill for the relief Of the late sheriffs o
the commonwealth was reiected--aye
ii, noes IL. The vote by which it wa,
rejected was reconsidered and the bill wa!
tabled.
Passed: House bill to prevent the OBJ
structing of public highways.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, of Nelson, il
was
Resolved, That the committee for courts
&C., be instructed to report upon the ex.
pediency of providing by law that the
property of single women shall not be
liable after marriage for any anti-nuptial
debt of her husband.
A number OF bills were advanced on
the calendar.
Adjourned.
House.-The House was called to order
at noon by Speaker Hanger. Prayer by
Rev. DR.. Preston. 2 !
A bill was introduced incorporating
Pamplin City, Virginia.
Senate bill providing new charter for
the city of Petersburg was referred to the
committee of courts Of justice.
The committee on roads asked to be
discharged from the consideration of
resolution to provide for payment Of dam
ages to Allegheny county for running the
Covington and Ohio railroad through it.
The committee on privileges, ETC., asked
to be discharged from the consideration of
resolution inquiring into the expediency
OF abolishing the registration laws in Ger
tain portions of the commonwealth.
The clerk of the House was directed to
withhold the bill authorizing the United
Brethren in Christ, Of Winchester, to sell
certain property.
!, Senate bill incorporating the One Dollar
Savings bank of Charlottesville was passed !;
also bill in reference to judgment liens.
Adjourned.
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SATURDAY, Februa

SATURDAY, February Z.
Senate. The Senate met at IL o'clock
M, president in the chair. Prayer by the
Rev. G. Fl. Reid.
Bills reported from committees: In re-
lation to acts of detinue, with amendments;
to punish the concealment of the birth OF
children, with the recommendation that it do
not pass in regard to the disturbance of
religious worship, with amendments; in
reference to inspection of jails, with the
recommendation that it do not pass.
A report was presented from the COM
mittee on courts declaring it inexpedient to
legislate on the subject of resolution re-
quiring litigants residing outside of the
county or cooperation in which they institute
suit to deposit SIS with the clerk in actions
at law, and $40 in suits in chancery to pay
fees.
introduced and referred:
BIZ Mr.. Quesenberry-Bill for tho en-
couragement of immigration.
BY Mr.. Mofett-Bill to provide for the
payment of the indebtedness of Harrison
burg, Rockingham county.
BY Mr.. Grimsley-Bill to incorporate
the Culpeper Library Association.
BY the same--Bill for the relief of
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BA vKRUPT N ,iICEs.

5Io9 ua @
'kNHis Is TO GIVE NOTlCE--That on the
L 18TH day OF January, a. d.. 1874, a warrant
IN bankruptcy was issued out of the District
court OF the United States for the Eastern Dis
trict Of Virginia, against the estate of John W.
Waddy, OF Louisa county and State of Va, who
has been adjudged bankrupt upon the petition
or himself, and the payment of any debts,
and the delivery ofany property belonging to said
bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the trans
FER OF any property by him, are forbidden by
law A meeting OF the creditors of said
bankrupt, to prove his debts and choose one or
more assgnees of his estate, will be held at a
court OF bankruptcy, to be holden at Rich
mond, Va, before w. w. Forbes esq, register, ON
the goth day of February, a. d., 1874, at 10
O'Clock a. M DAVID B. PARKER.
ja27--Tu2w u. 8. Marshal. =
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The NATIONAL REFORM AssoCIA-
TON, in session at Pittsburg, have adopted
the following declaration of principles
1.-The country and its Institutions were
founded by Christians and should remain
Christian. Whether acknowledged or not
Jesus Christ is the ruler of the nations of
the world, and Gods moral law is the
nations guide. The constitution fixes the
moral statutes of the people. If the con-
stitution be Christian the people will be
Christian. The objects of the association
are the perpetuation Of the Christian Sab
bath, maintenance of the Bible in the pub
lie schools, establishment of proper regard
for the sanctity of marriage relations, and
the suppression Of intemperance."
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BANKRUPT NOTICES.

1926
rNHIs IS TO GIVE NOTICE.-That on the
i 10th day of January, a. d.. 1874, a warrant
In bankruptcy was issued out of the District
Court of the United States for the Eastern Dis.
trict of Virginia, against the estate of Charles
E. Evard, of Loudoun county and State
of Virginia, who has been adjudged bankrupt
on his own petition That the payment of
any debts, and the delivery of any properly
!, belonging to said bankrupt, to him or for his
use, and the transfer of any properly by him,
are forbidden by law; That meeting of the
creditors of said bankrupt, to prove their debts
and choose one or more assignees of his estate.
will be held at court Of bankruptcy, to be
holden at Alexandria, Va, before Lysander Hill
esq, register, on the Goth day of February, a.
d., 1874. at o'clock a. IN. $50 g4.4
DAVID d. PARKER,
lie 4--W2w ". S. Marshal
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Items.

I
! The GROUND HOG" is more familiar
to most persons as the s'woodchuck."
The COST OF EACH MEMBER of tn,
General Assembly so far has been abou,
s260. The body has been in session nearly
seven weeks. ge
JUDGE Ro W. HUGHES, of the United
States district court, left this city yester-
day for Norfolk. He will reopen court
here on the 18th inst.
IT IS UNDERSTOOD that Mr.. Edwin
Harvie Smith, brother of the Hon. John
amber Smith, will be deputy clerk of the
John R. Popham.
The Rev. FLoRENCE MCCARTHY.
pastor of the Union Park Baptist church,
of Chicago, has made himself SO unpopular
with his congregation that they have asked
him to resign. - l q : -
AT EIGHT O'CLOCK LAST EVENING
the commissioned officers of the First Vir.
glnla Regiment assembled at Armory Hall,
and soon afterward proceeded in q body to
the Governors house and were cordially
welcomed by his excellency. oE ~;
THE CITY COUNCIL, meets next Mon.
day afternoon. This will be an Interesting
meeting, as no doubt some action will be
taken relative to new City Hall, and the
promised report of the James River I'm
provement committee will be presented,
besides other important public business.
The BELLoNA ARSENAL property, To-
Gated few miles up James river, on the
other side, situated in the midst of To-
cality scanned with veins of coal, is again
assuming prominence as possible site for
new state prison. 1t already has on it
number of strong buildings, which could
De adapted for prison purposes, put there
by the United States government at a cost
of several hundred thousand dollars. The
can be purchased at reasonable
rates.
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THIS Is no GIVE eq S6rros TN, =, 4.

5095 sa 5a
fINHfS ~ TO GIVE MOTTO E That on the
Il 10Th day ofJanuary, a. d., 1874, warrant in
bankruptcy was issued out of the District Court
of the United States for the Eastern District Of
Virginia, against the estate of J. W. Reins of
Henrico county, and State of Virginia, who
has been adjndged a bankrupt on his own petit :
ton That the payment of any debts, and the
delivery OF any property belonging to said bank
rupt. to him or for his use, and the transfer of
any property by him, are forbidden by law r.
That meeting meeting of the creditors of said
bankrupt, to prove their debts and choose one or
more assignees of his estate, will be held at a
court of bankruptcy, to be holden at the regis
ter's office, Richmond. Virginia, before Wv.
Forbes esq, register, on the Goth day of
February, a. d., 1874, at 10 o'clock a. m.
DAVID B. PARKER, rod
ia 27-Tu2w u. s. Marshal
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MARYLAND.
sianese Twins.

BALTIMORE, February IA special
from Cambridge to The Sun says: s'Last
Wednesday night at Tobaccostick, Dorches-
ter county, Nd, Mary Travers, wife of
Thomas Travers, colored, gave birth to
female twins something like the late Sia-
mese pair. They are united by feshy
band from the lowerpart of the breast bone
to the abdomen, and face to face. One
was born dead, the other lived few
minutes, and had its arm around the dead
ones neck. DIR. Benjamin Smith has
bought and preserved the bodies.
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items

NEW YORK. February 1.-THE storm
which continued all night has abated.
Travel is much impeded by the snow, which
is SIX inches deep ona level.
A letter containing SIS 900 in bonds,
but with no address, awaits the owner at
the Brooklyn postoffice.
Last evening the driving wheel of an en-
glne on the elevated road broke, and James
Ryan, the fireman, was badly scalded. The
Hook and Ladder company was sent for,
and brought down to terra Jf,ma, amid con-
siderable amazement. such of the passen-
gers as had not climbed down the pillars.
Ryan is the first person injured on the ele-
waited road.
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THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE-That on The
Il 10th day of January, a. d., 1874, a
warrant in bankruptcy has been issued out OF
said Court against the estate Of B. W. Garrett, OF
Loudoun county, and State of Va, in said dis
trict, who has been duly adjudged a bankrupt on
petition OF his creditors and the payment of
any debts, and the delivery of any property
belonging to said bankrupt to him or for his use,
and the transfer of any property by him, are
forbidden by law: a meeting of the creditors of
said bankrupt, to prove their debts and choose
one or more assignees of his estate, win be held
at q court of bankruptcy, to be holden at the
Office of the Register at Alexandria, Va, before
Lysander Hill, esq, Register, on the Goth day of
February, A. d.. 1874, at O'Clock a. m.
DAVID B. PARKER,
fe 4-W2w zt- tlsaa u. 8. Marshal.
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CITY NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT
VIRGINIA OrRRA-Hou sB.-Davenport Brothers

ASSEMBLY HALL.-Professor Hartz, o.
New York, will entertain our citizens al
Assembly Hall Monday night, February
9th, and the balance of the week, also
giving matinee Saturday, February 18th,
with his wonderful performance in leger-
demain. Many of his feats are entirely
new. Amongst them is the celebrated and
most inexplicable performance of the In
dian box and spiritual basket. This trick
alone to the curious is worth trip of a
hundred miles. Prof. Hartz has this trick
copyrighted, so that all others who attempt
this are imitators of him. The Northern
papers speak very highly of him. His per-
formances are so wonderful that The Scien-
tlfic American was obliged to notice them.
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SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS. -
The following business was transacted in
this court to-day: tsdistr a.a al
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.
VS.. Atwood's ad'x; partly argued by
Judge Ould for the plaintiff in error, and
James II. Dooley, esq. for the defendant
IN error, and continued until Tuesday next,
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MEANING OF A LAW DECLARED
Both houses have passed an act providing
that the extra allowance of 500 per an
mum shall only be given the assistant
keepers of the penitentiary when in any
one year the labor of convcts, exclusive
of the amount derived from hire, shall ex-
coed $32, 900.
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FALLING THROUGH A WINDow.--A
citizen who was standing in front of John
ston's news emporium, No. 018 Main
street, this morning, slipped on the ice on
the cellar door, and before he could recover
his equilibrium, was projected by the
impetus through one of the large
plate-glass windows. Result, citizen very
much astonished. and Johnston out $1l 81
cents for new glass. ua
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BY TELEGRAPH
egs ~ Il -z-z2ll ~ - % go lAftt
FROM WASHINGTON CITY
THE CHocTAws IN COUNCIL
MARYLAND sIAMEsE TWINS
RECENT SNOW STORMS
NEWS FROM ABROAD
THE ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND
MR.. GLADSTONE RESIGNS
Etc, Etc. Etc.
RECENT SNOW STORMS
NEWS FROM ABROAD
THE ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND
MR.. GLADSTONE RESIGN
Etc, Etc. Etc.
WASHINGTON.
The Choctaws i'm Council.

WASHINGTON, February THE Chloe.
laws IN their council in Indian territory
nave passed resolutions protesting against
territorial government and allotment OF
tneir lands; protesting against the Chlcka.
saw. survey and allotment, and refused to
entertain the proposition to adopt the ne
groes residing among them.
Ihey appointed commission of three
persons to go to Washington to effect a
settlement in regard to the boundary line
between Arkansas and the Choctaw nation
and to personally urge Congress not to
pass the territorial bill. They repudiate
the Cochrane contract, under which $751;
O0o have already been advanced.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

General Sickles has taken final leave of
tne Spanish government, and placed Mr..
secretary Adee in charge of the legation.
senator Conkling was on the train which
was partially wrecked at New Brunswick,
N. u, early yesterday morning, but es-
capped with few slight bruises. -, ~.
., Edwin Booth, the well-known actor, has
hled petition of voluntary bankruptcy,
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y CAsToRIA.-Is more than a substitute
or Castor OIL 1t is the only safe article in exits.
tence which is sure to regulate the bowels, cure
wind.colic and produce natural sleep. 1t is
pleasant TO take. Children need not cry and
mothers may sleep. 49,
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The RIGHTS OF COMMON PROPERTY
HoLDERs.-A Communistically disposed
gentleman on yesterday morning made
friends with the pavement on Franklin
street, the meeting being of so cordial and
vehement nature that the risibles of the
bystanders were greatly excited, whereupon
the fallen one exclaimed very excitedly {:
"D--n it, gentlemen, this pavement, is
common property, and can greet it as
often as see fit" To prove it, be got
up and fell down again.
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DAVENPORT BROTHERS. These won
ders give their last performance at the
Virginia Opera-house tonight. Those
who have not seen them should not miss
the opportunity left.
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REAL EsTATE.-The whole value of
real property in Richmond is 500, 166, 979,
an increase Of 1892, S76 over the assess
ment of 1878. OF this 1928, $50 is charge
able to "new improvements direction of
new or addition to old buildings.
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POLICE CoURT.-Justice Crew dis.
posed of the following cases in this
court to-day: $50
A. Il. Lyneman and wife, unlawful as
sault, discharged.
Conrad Wagner, abusive language, dis
charged.
Lizzie Bates and Reuben Lewis, arson,
discharged.
Annie johnson and Jennie Watkins,
unlawful assault, the former fined SO, and
the latter So.
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PRESERVATION. Samuel s. Cox, M.
o., from New York, is in the city. Besides
being captivating speaker Mr.. Cox is the
envied possessor of mental endowments of
very high order.