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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-14
Items.

SOME Of the coons who received valen-
tines to-day looked sheepish thereafter.
THE brig Anna, Captain O'Connell,
cleared to-day for Santos Brazil laden with
fur.
The RUMBLING of distant but not silent
thunder was heard in this vicinity about 10
O'Clock last night.
ONE MEMBER of popular club in this
city is already IN Jail and another one is
gravitating that way very fast.
WILLIAM A. SoUTHALL, formerly a
member of the Richmond Blues, died in
Baltimore February IL, aged 81 years.
AssIaNEEs in bankruptcy will find an
important notice from Judge Hughes in an
other column.
BISHOP GIBBONS, of the St. Peters
Cathedral, yesterday morning occupied q
privileged seat on the floor of the hall of
the House.
CHARLOTTESVILLE is rejoicing over
the possession of ~ one dollar savings
bank" Our experience here with SINH
lar institution is accompanied by infelici-
touS memories.
''How MUCH LONGER" anxiously in
quires an exchange paper, ''are the people
to be robbed?n Not long. They have
but few dollars left, and they borrowed
that from their neighbors.
CAPTAIN w. A. GAvETT, internal
revenue agent of the Treasury department,
has just returned from Savannah and
Charleston, where he has been engaged
examining the collectors offices at those
points, both of which he reports 0. K.
THIS MORNING train of cars while
moving down Broad street, after the en-
CINE had beeu detached, scared horse
hitched to the furniture wagon of Edward
Pearson, colored; the result being that
Pearson was thrown out and very badly
bruised, besides running narrow risk of
his life.
In THE MILLER WILL CASE, pending
in the circuit court, the Davidson children
agree to take 100000 and let the balance
of the estate THAT which the lawyers and
Others have leff) 60 to the establishment of
the Manual Labor school of Albemarle,
1t is thought that 100000 may be availa-
BILE for this latter purpose.
GENERALS BERNARD, GILMORE AND
WEITzEL, and their confreres of the United
States board of engineer officers, who have
been examining the route up the James Riv-
er and Kanawha canal, by the direction of
the Secretary OF War, will arrive in Rich
mond to-day, via canal packet, from Lynch
burg, in company with Major G. s. Car
rington.
IT WAS VIM. WASHINGTON, who not
long ago stabbed John Williams with a
dirk knife, and not Colin Payne, as erro-
neously stated yesterday. The names got
mixed up. Mr.. Payne is assistant janitor
at the Custom-house, a worthy, industri-
GUS and well-esteemed citizen, now lying
at his own house very i'll. William Wash
ington is in the city Jail awaiting the re-
suit OF the wound inflicted on John Will
liams. l.s.a
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STATE NEWS.

The Valley railroad will be open to
Staunton by March LIST.
There are seventeen candidates in the
field for postmaster of Alexandria.
r. D. Beckley. colored, is an applicant
for the office of postmaster at Alexandria,
in place of N. P. Trst.
20. X. Matthews, formerly ofthe Wythe-
vile Enterprise, has accepted position on
the reportorial corps of the Boston Post.
John Branson, citizen of Fancy Gap
township, Carroll county, aged 70 years,
was found dead near his stable last Sunday
evening.
Grey Skipwith has sold his plantation
near GAINESVILLE, containing $500 acres, to
Mr.. Richard Owen, of North Carolina, for
$40 per acre.
Hon. D. G. Dejarnette's estate, "Spring
Grove" has been sold Tor 81 900. E. NJ.
Dejarnette, purchaser. There were 1900
acres in the tract. ......
The Augusta spring races will COM
mence at the Baldwin Augusta fair grounds,
near Stanton, on Tuesday, May 18th, and
continue three days.
Hon. VIM. Mines has very generous
ly erected ct his own expense $4,000
parsonage for the Methodist church at
Shenandoah iron works.
= Last Monday two murderers in Jail at
Bowling Green, Caroline, were brought
into court. One was seventeen years old
and the other twenty-five.
The Rawley springs company, have
contracted for the erection of an additional
building at that watering place, to be COM
pleted for the summer season.
Two ladies' of Southampton, Miss
Becky Kitchen and Mrs. Beaton, died in
that county few days ago, the former at
the advanced age of 12l years, and the
latter l04 years.
Mrs. E. Victoria Yonce, wife of Rev.
w. B. Yonce, professor of ancient Ian
guages in Roanoke college, and the daugh-
ter OF Bishop Glossbrenner, departed this
life on Saturday morning, the 7th instant.
The Floyd Reporter says "On Friday
last, two children, aged five and seven
years, son and daughter of VIM. Akers,
of A lum Ridge township, in this county,
got hold ola jug of brandy, and took q
drink, from the effects of which both died.
Captain O. G. Henderson, some years
ago assistant professor of French at the
Virginia Military institute, has been ap-
pointed adjunct professor of modern lam
guages, and will take his chair next fall
after he returns from visit to Europe.
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SATURDAY, February IA,

rsa.rss SATURDAY, February "A,
House. - Called to order by the speaker.
Prayer by Rev. DIR. CRANBERRY. M
A number Of bills were reported and
referred.
The petition of j. Thompson Brown,
offering to sell the Amelia Springs for the
site of the Central Lunatic asylum, was
presented. -.-.
Senate bill incorporating the Richmond
and Trans-Alleghany railroad was read. !
House bill regulating the sale Of boots
and shoes containing wood or paper bot
toms was reported, with recommenda-
ton that it doanot pass. An adverse re-
port was also made on the bill incorporat-
ing the benevolent association known as
the "Galleean Fishermen of Virginia. u
The auditor of public accounts sent in a
communication showing the amount of
oyster tax collected id 1873, and the
monthly cost of so doing. fi
Senate bill prohibiting the sale of intoxi-
eating liquor on the Sabbath day being
up, was supported by Messrs. Blair,
Massey and Ould, and opposed by Messrs.
Gilman, Griffith and Cecil, and was
passed to its third reading. after exempt
ing towns and cities that have police
regulations from its operations. 80.
Adjourned.
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GENERAL ITEMS.

The third trial is said to be lucky
-Thaw's sponge is a bad as Thor
hammer, and great deal nastier.
The legislative, executive and judica
appropriation bill will be reported to the
House next week.
Senator Lewis is quite unwell, and
has gone to his home in Rockingham
county, Va, far few days rest.
20. G. now agrees with Martin Van
Buren,, who use to say that it was better
to walk thirty miles to see man than to
write him letter.
Florida already rejoices in green peas
and new potatoes. The natives don't eat
them, however. They live principally on
nsh and strangers--but care very little for
The entire United States Senate was
photographed Friday afternoon after the
adjournment. The Senators stood in rows
on the steps of the east front of the Senate
wing.
The anniversary Of Lincoln's
birthday was celebrated at Buffalo, N. Y,
Yesterday by exercises in the various
public schools and appropriate exercises by
citizens at st. James, hall in the evening.
The Massachusetts, legislature yester-
day elected Alexander Agassiz, son of
the great naturalist, a trustee of the
Museum Of Comparative Zoology to fill
the place made vacant by the death of
his father.
-Shrewd. A BROOKLYN widow has
just ascertained, from an examination of
her late husbands correspondence with
his mother-in-law, that the old lady's
omission to visit them was due to the
continued prevalence of smallpox in their
family. E
1t is astonishing to see the number of
friends the poor man has in the
legislatures now in session. A great
many speakers find it necessary to state
positively their friendship for this
class. Well, they would never find it
out in any other way.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
FRIDAY, February Is.

FRIDAY, February 13.
Senate. Mr.. Stockton called up the bill
to restore William Kilburn to his rank in
the navy. Passed.
Mr.. Sergeant presented memorials signed
by 1868 citizens of California calling the
attention Of Congress to the great influx
Of Chinese on the Pacific slope.
The chair presented joint resolutions of
the Iowa legislature asking the reduction
of the salaries of the civil and military
officers of the government to scale COM
mensurate with the duties performed by
them.
On motion of Mr.. Sumner, the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds were
instructed to inquire into the expediency Of
providing for the protection of the statue
of Jefferson now in the open air in the
grounds of the executive mansion, the
same being work of art by an eminent
French sculptor.
Mr.. Bayard called up his resolution of
inquiry addressed to the President as to
the conduct of Major Louis Merrill, of the
United States army, stationed in South
Carolina, which was discussed by him and
MIR. Scott
House.-Mr. Young (Ga.) moved that
when the House adjourn to-day it be to
meet on Monday. Carried.
Mr.. Foster (Ohio), from the committee
of ways and means, reported resolution
directing the Secretary of the Treasury to
communicate all further information in his
possession relative to what are known as
Sanborn contracts. Agreed to.
Mr.. Frye (Me.), from committee on judi
ciary, reported a bill to relinquish the title
of the United States to certain land near
Columbia, Tennessee, for seminary.
Passed. Also reported bill for the re-
lief of the state of Tennessee, by settling
the claims of the United States for railroads
sold to Tennessee. Referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Butler (Mass.), from same commit
tee, reported a bill for the relief of the
sureties of Jesse j. Simkins, late collec-
tor of the port of Norfolk, Virginia. Re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
The House then resolved itself into COM
mttee of the whole on the private calen-
dar.
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THE NUMBER OF TREASURY CLERKS,

THE NUMBER OF TREASURY CLERKS,
AND WHERE THEY HAIL FRoM.-In
compliance with a request from Con.
gressional committee the Secretary of the
Treasury has prepared statement, which
he will submit to Congress to-day, show
ing the number of clerks employed in that
department since the operation Of the civil
service rules. The statement will show
that l54 have been appointed clerks, of
which number the District of Columbia is
credited with 45. The other territories
have no representatives. Pennsylvania is
second on the list with 25, and New York
has 16. Massachusetts comes next with
10; Virginia has 8; Maryland s; Iowa
and Maine A each. The whole number OF
clerks employed in the Treasury is 2, l21,
of which the District of Columbia is cred
tied with Gil; New York 265; Penusyl-
vania 253; Ohio 145; Massachusetts l22.
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CITY NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT
ASSEMBLY HALL.-Professor Hartz. the Magi.
clan.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES To-MoRRow.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES To-MoRRow.-
The usual religious services will be held in
all of the city churches tomorrow except
the following special appointments
Trinity Methodist--The pastor at IL a.
m. Subject: Material Wrought for the
Heavenly Temple" At y p. M, second
sermon of a series on the ''Life and Char
acter of Abraham" These special sermons
will be continued every Sunday night until
completed.
Clay-Street Methodist. Rev. L. N. s.
Blogg will preach at p. m. in German.
Second Baptist-Rev. j. l.. M. Curry,
ID. d., at II a. m. No service at night.
Assembly Hall-Dr. Hoge at IL a. m.
Subject: "Some Questions Relating to the
Sabbath" (contInued).
Missionary Mass-Meeting.-A Sunday
school missionary mass.meeting will be
held at the First Baptist church at u
O'Clock tomorrow night, in consequence
of which there will be no evening service at
the other Baptist churches except at the
Leigh-street church. Addresses may be
expected from Drs. Wilson, Curry, and
other distinguished speakers.
Third-Street Methodist Church-By the
pastor, Rev. W. B. Derrick, at IL a. M,
81 p. M, y p. m. Subject at night: 1.-THE
Solemn Question"
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M. HARTZ.-The farewell entertain
ment of this highly popular illusionist takes
place this evening at Assembly Hall. For
those who have not witnessed his wonder
full performance, this will be their only OPP
portunity, as we understand that Mr..
Hartz contemplates retiring from the stage.
Want of space in former notices has caused
US to omit mention of his associates, and
we take this opportunity of doing so. Mr..
Burke is himself an illusionist, as the rapid
and mastery manner in which he trans
fers himself from the basket to the box
will testify. In fact it may be said that it
is he who performs the tricks, while Hartz
has, as he says himself, the easiest time of it,
his business being only to appear pleasant,
talk, and look on. Each performance of
the week has also been agreeably strength
ened by Mr.. Sedgwick's solos on the
English concertina, an instrument but lit
tie known in this part of the world. But
Mr.. Sedgwick's name is celebratedin other
cities, as also in England, as an artistic
performer on it. Again we urge our citi-
zens to take this final opportunitysof wit
Messing these performances.
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fe 14-d4t& Wit

6US9
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
L TED STATES, for the Eastern District OF
Virginia.
In the matter of W. J. Hobbs, ir.. a bankrupt
lin bankruptcy. alat Fl--
At Richmond, Va, this 10th day of JAM, 1874
To whom it may concern - The undersigned,
G. H.. Wendhnger, of city of Richmond,
Virginia. hereby gives notice of his ap.
pointment as assignee of the estate of WI.
HOBBS jr., of Greensville county in said district
who was, on tbs Sd day of December, q. d. 1873
adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition by the
District Court of said district. - u
Dated at Richmond. the 10th day Of JAN, a. d.
1874. O. II. WENDLlNGER, B,
ia 20-2awSw Assignee.
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HUMOROUS.

Generally speaking-Woman.
"A standing nuisance loafers
The more a woman's waist is shaped
like an hour glass, the quicker the sands
of her life run out.
What is the difference between a
mouse and girl? One harms the cheese
and the other charms the he's.
"A Kentucky man has named his six
teenth child, recently born to him, Omega,
hoping it will be the last.
What is the difference between bar
Der and mother? One has razors to
shave and the other has shavers to raise.
"A Wabash editor returns thanks for O
centipede sent him by mail from Texas,
being the first cent of any kind he has seen
for month.
Michigan moonlight is dangerous, we
should judge, from the statement that "two
men were robbed in Manchester, Mich,
by moonlight"
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NEW YORK.
Financial.

New YORK, February 14-Noon.-
Stocks dull. Money!. Gold l124. Ex-
change long, 4S59; short, 4S9. Govern
ments strong. State bonds quiet.
The WOman's Temperance Movement.
New YORK, February l4.-The woman 8
temperance movement is under Roadway in
Brooklyn, and committee was appointed
yesterday to importune the legislature for
amendments to the excise law. The
superintendent of the Southside Long
Island road has been requested to issue
orders refusing to receive intoxicating
liquors as freight.
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STATE LIBRARY FLOOR AND CELL
INa.-A number of the best architects in
the city having yesterday ventured on a
thorough examination of the plastering of
the state library ceiling, gave it as their
opinion that the peck of the substance
which fell Thursday should be replaced,
and that most Of the ceiling was as good
as any other made of James river sand,
dog hair, oyster-shell lime, split old-feli
pine laths and wrought nails. II refer
ence to the floor, after applying various
tests, including hydraulic pressure, the
opinion was given that it would stand
about nine million pounds dead weight,
and that if the members of the Virginia
Senate should live until it fell down, som
of them would be around when Gabriel
gave the last foot on his celestial horn.
The weight of the books now stored there,
including shelving, which is attributed
evenly oil about the room, is forty-eight
thousand seven hundred and sevcnty-Iwo
pounds.
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1 ~ OE.THE UNI
l. TED STATES, for the Eastern District CT
Virginia
RICHMOND, February Is, 1874.
1T IS ORDERED-That all assIgnees in bank
ruptcy OF this court do forthwith report to the
register before whom the cases in which they
are assignees are pending the monies in their
hands or at their credit in each case, and whe,h.
er they are deposited or not in some Govern
ment depository of the National Government;
and the registers Of this district are instructed
to report the facts to the judge of this district at
Norfolk by the 2sth day of February, 1874 In
any case in which assignees have not deposited
funds in their hands in Government depository,
they are required forthwith to do so. The reg
listers are instructed to report what assignees
shall have failed to comply with this order;
and in any case of failure, by any assignee, to
make an order in each case to show cause before
the district court of this district at Norfolk on
the 2sth day of February. 1874. why such assign.
ees should not be removed. The clerk is in
structed to cause this order to be published in
the Richmond STATE JOURNAL, and also in
the newspaper having the largest circulation in
the city of Richmond. A' N''t' ''a
A copy-Teste: e."
at h+ JOHN R. POPHAM,
fe 14-d4t&wlt District Clerk.
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ia S-Th3w

509S ..
THIS is TO GIVE NOTECE.-That on the
l. l9th 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 William
Cooke, of Fauquier county, and State of
Va, who has been adjudged bankrupt on
his own petition: That the payment of any
debts, and the delivery of any property belong.
ing to said bankrupt to him or for his use and the
transfer of any property by him, are forbidden
by law: That meeting of the creditors of said
bankrupt. to prove their debts and choose one or
more aseignees of his estate, will be held at
court of bankruptcy, to be holden at Alexandria
Va, before Lysander Hill, esq, register, on
the 18th day Of February, a. d., 1874, at o
O'Clock a. m. DAVID b. PARKER,
fe4-W2w III 8 Marshal
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The CENTRAL WATER-LINE.-The
board of United States engineer officers,
who were recently in this city, engaged in
partial examination of the James River
and Kanawha canal, will report during
March to the Secretary of War the result
of their observations. They have already,
we believe, gone over the completed por-
ton Of the work from Richmond to Buch-
anan. The project specially under exam
nation by the board contemplates the
enlargement of the present James River
and Kanawha caDal. so that the locks will
be 1870 feet long, 20 feet wide and 7 feet
deep. Also the continuation of the canal
westward, from the present terminus at
Buchanan, to be of the same dimensions !;
passing the Allegheny by tunnel nearly
8 miles long; and thence westward, by
slack water and sluice dam navigation, by
way of Greenbrier, New and Kauawhs
rivers to the Ohio. Their report is looked
for with good deal of anxiety.
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MISSOURI.
The Transportation question.

The Transportation Question.
ST LOUIS, February 14.-In the Ma
tional Grange the report of the COMMITTEES
on transportation was, after having been
presented and partially discussed, with
drawn on the ground that it was too spe-
cifc and not general enough in character,
and the whole matter lies over until the
next annual meeting. The Grange then
adjourned to meet in Charleston, S. c., on
the first Wednesday in February, 1876.
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMSHIPS.
FOR NEW YORK.
<sne

THE OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM
PANf'S elegant side-wheel steamship ISAAC
BELL, Capt. BLAKEMAS, will sail SUNDAY,
February 10th, at o'clock p. m.
Freight received until o'clock Saturday night.
On and after November l, ships will leave
Norfolk at o'c.oclr p. m. during the winter.
Through bills of lading signed, and goods fol-
"ardedwith dispatch toall points-North, South
east and West. Close connections made with Gu.
nard line for foreign ports. ....f
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed
Storage. .,,,, 60
Round Trip Tickets. .......,., ~ 20 co
For freight or passage, apply to
GEO. w. ALLEN & CO.,
Re 1877 Company's Wharf Rockets.
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WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE,
STAUNToN.-This deservedly celebrated
school for young ladies was recently the
scene of a cantata gotten up by the schol-
lars. and which was reformed by them
to the evident delight ola large crowd of
aides and gentlemen who assembled at the
institute. A brief mention of the pleasing
incident sent us by an occasional corre-
spondent has been unfortunately mislaid
until too late for insertion. Staunton has
great reasons to be proud of her many and
excellent female educational ms titutes.
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THE PRESIDENTS FUTURE HOME
President Grant has just purchased lot
of ground containing nearly $4,000 square
feet, and which fronts the circle at the in
tersection of P and 18th streets and Yer
mont and Rhode Island avenues, and ex-
tends 1873 feet along the latter and 143 feet
along the former avenue. The price paid was
$3.50 per square foot, amounting to 500,
1880. On this lot the President proposes
to erect fiue residence, in which to make
his home when he retires from the Presi-
dency.- WashiaQton Star,
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HUsTINGs CoURT.-Judge Gnigon, of
the hastings court. has been sitting in
chambers in the clerks office of his court
for the past few days, and the momentous
question has been agitating his mind as to
where he shall hold court. Negotiations
are pending to-day in reference to the rem
tai Of portion of the store now occupied
by the Howe Sewing Machine company,
situated on Broad street, between Ninth
and Tenth streets, and it is probable that
the court will be temporarily located at
said place. ..rt,
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PENNSYLVANIA.

the Philadelphia Disaster--ReeOvery
of Bodies of Victims, &c.
PHILADELPHIA, February 14.-Four
brewery last might've dead and terribly
mashed, one with both legs broken, and
another slightly injured. An unknown
citizen, who was assisting in the search,
fell into the excavation and was instantly
killed, and two policemen were seriously
injured by falling into the same excavation.
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POLICE CoURT.--The following cases
were before Justice White to-day: ...
Charles Fisher, drunk enness, discharged.
Charles Burress, unlawful possession,
continued until 21st.
Robert Brown, unlawful shooting, con-
tinued until Monday.
John Rankin, throwing ice, fined 50.
Lizzie Richardson, using indecent Ian
guaee, fined 81. ..-
W. Fl. Chambers, unlawful coha bitation,
sent on to the grand jury.
L. G. Rock, arson, continued until
Thursday. -