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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-17

VALUABLE STATE PROPERTY The
state o: Virginia owns piece of property
in this city which has doubtless been lost
sight of-at least by our state Solons-and
as they are now in session, we have thought
it worthy of suggestion to their minds in
order that something might be done with
it by which to increase the finances of the
state. What we have reference to is the
peuitentiary spring lot, which includes the
square bounded by Main, Cary, Jefferson
and Madison streets, which has not been in
use for the past fifty years solely on ac-
count of it having a fine spring of water
-upon it; but as the penitentiary now has
pipes running to it and uses the James
river water that is used all over the city
they have no use for it. Now why should
this lot, which is in the most valued Sec
ton of the city, stand idle? 1t needs
filling up, it is true, but this could be done
ct very small cost, and we believe it
could then be sold for perhaps 100000,
which would probably buy new site for q
penitentiary.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-17
THE WATT PL0W

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-17

HIaHMAYMEN ROB A STAGE
, 1874-02-28

/. 2nd Discussion on Draft of Ordinance ex-
tending to the Danish Westindia Islands the
Law Of the 23rd January 1862 concerning
the use of Firms and Of written instruments
or powers to sign by procuration, etc.
2. 2nd Discussion on Draft Of Ordinance
for the Danish Westindia Islands by which
the enactments contained in the Ordinance
of 10th July 1855 and Ordinance Both Au-
gust 1861 5 ] regarding modification in the
price of Danish Westindia 3 Cent Postage
Stamps are made applicable to other Danish
Westindia Postage Stamps.
3. End Discussion on Draft OF Ordinance extending
to the Danish Westindia Islands the Law of
18th April 1851 concerning contraction of Mar
rage outside the recognized religious Congre-
cations, etc. etc.
4. 1st, Discussion on Draft of Additional Grant for
1886 sub Item C. u the Poor-Department Of
the Budget for 1894.
5. Letter from the Presidency dated 10th February
proposing continuance of Bureau.Advances for
March 1874 from the amount Of $4,000 grant,
ed in June 1873.
6. Ist Discussion on Draft of Ordinance concern
ing Pension for former Postmaster in Christian
sted, P. c.. Teslmann.
7. Letter from the Presidency concerning the ac-
ceptance of Tenders for Supply to the Garrisons
at Christiansted and Frederiksted.
, 1874-02-28
THE "AV[S."
ST CROTX,
SATURDAY, 2sru FEBRUARY 1874.

The Estate Mauning's Bay was sold on
Thursday the 26th inst, to Mr.. H.
Patterson for $4,000. 1t was appraised
at about $4,000.
The st. Thomas Papers of Saturday
2Ist were not received here before yester-
day but the st. TIL. Times of Wednesday
the 25th arrived the day before. They
announce the arrival at St. Thomas of two
vessels in distress, the British Barquentine
Zizjne and the American Brigantine
d. c. Chapman. BY two other arrivals
there, the one from Southampton and the
other from New York, they have been put
in possession of European dates to the 18th
inst. The news received is important and
the principal kilograms from the papers
we give elsewhere. The Tidende says
that on the Goth a telegram was received,
stating that the Cable between Dominica
and Martinique had been successfully laid.
GLOW much more acceptable would
the news have been, need not be attempt
cd to be explained" says that paper, off
Dominica and Martinique had been substi-
tuted for st. Jago de Cuba and Batabano.
1t is time we should have some informa-
ton of the movements of the 'Investiga-
tor which left here on the 14th January
last for the purpose Of repairing the Cable
between those two places, for in these
days of Geographic communication all over
the world, and having already participant
ed in the benefits accruing from such COM
munications, we now feel quite isolated,
and we feel it more keenIy, when we
know we have q Telegraph Station and
can only apply there to forward messages,
and get nothing in return in the shape of
news from the United States and Europe,
leaving US entirely dependent on the Pack
cts to know what is going on in the
world."-H they OF st. Thomas speak that
way, what must we say Should that
" teIegraphic dis%arrangement' ever be ar
ranged, we would beg to suggest another
arrangement that would soon prove to be
an Improvement, viz. the publishing of
the two papers Of st. Thomas on different
days, thereby doubling the chance Of
bringing their news quickly to market.
, 1874-02-28
STATISTICAL.

1t is a curious long way that some in
formation has to travel before reaching its
proper destination. The following Stats
teal items extracted by Dagb!adet from
the Ministerial Gazette, would have been
of sufficient interest to our people to have
deserved seeing the light in the "Oficial
Paper" of the government of st. .Croix
before it could reach that of the Govern
ment of Copenhagen. Although we have
no doubt of the interest taken In our af-
fairs at home, still it is natural that we
should take more in them The
statistical items referred to are for 1672-73.
The Customs revenues for St. 9Croix for
, 1874-02-28
o BIT JAR

DIED on Thursday evening" last, about S O'Clock,
after a short illness of about one hour, Mrs.
Margaret Iyersen of this town, aged 66 years.
The deceased was on her way to attend service
at the Moravian Church when she was seized
with the malady which ended her life. On
being taken home medical aid was promptly
called, but all was in vain nature had to sue
oumb. The loss sustained by Mrs. Iversen's
death is that of a thrifty and industrious citi-
zen, an alfectionate and tender parent, a social
and warm-hearted friend, and an earnest
Christian.
, 1874-02-28
Tillseg sbev
tai BudgeHet for Communen 81. Croir for
Flnantsaaget fra 1ste april 1878 til
Site NaYtS 1874.

Pre%sidentskabet bemyndiges til / FL
uautsaaret 1894 af Colonialkassen at
anvende ct Bel6b az indtiI 1000 vestin-
diske Daler til Fo~rstrakniuger til Immi-
grationsfondet.
bet forbehoIdes senere Bestemmelse,
hvorledes Diet forstrakte BeI6b, hvoraf
Immigrationsfondet like betaler Renter,
oliver at tiIbagebetale Colonialkassen.
Pr9sidenskabet, st. Croix den code Fe-
bruar 1874.
J.. A. STAKEMANN.
, 1874-02-28
S. w VAN BRARLE.
Translation:
Additional Grant
to the Budget for the MunicipaLty Of st..
Croir for the Financial Year from lst
Of April 1878 to 3lst March 1874.
Translation:

The Presidency is authorized in the
Financial Year from LIST April 1878 to 3Ist
March 1874 to use an amount not exceed
ing $4,000 from the Colonial Treasury to
Advances to the immigration Fund.
1t shall be subject to further regulation
how the amount so advanced, on which
the Immigrationfund is not to pay interest,
is to be repaid to the Colonial Treasury.
Presidency, St. Croix the goth February
1874.
J. A. STAKEMANN.
, 1874-02-28
S. ". VAN BRAKLE.

THE undersigned begs to inform
his customers that he has remov-
ed from No. SIS Kingsstreet, to the
Wharf, next to r.. J. Robinson's Of
fee, where he still carries on his
usual business.
Christiansted, February 9th 1874.
p. MARSAN.
, 1874-02-28
EDW YARD EnllS & GO
photographers
will leave here in two weeks.
ORDER OF THE DAY

to' tie Colon1a5 GoanciTs Ordinary Meeting
Non9ay End Marcel 1874, II o'clock, noon.
, 1874-02-28

qF2A,82 Office is hereby given
IGN that the half yearly
dividend of THREE PER
CENT on the paid up Capt.
tai ofthis institution declared
at a Meeting Of Proprietors
held this day, will be payable
at the Bank tomorrow, and
every day after, during the
hours Of business,
Bank of St. Thomas, St.
Thomas Gath February 1874.
Ed. s. PETERSEN.
Manager.
, 1874-02-28

The Estate Maming's Bay was sold on
Thursday the 26th inst, to Mr.. H.
Patterson for $4,000. 1t was appraised
at about so, 600.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18
SUCCESS.

II your seat is too hard to sit upon.
stand up. Ifa rock rises up before you
roll it away or climb. over it, Ifyou
wish Tor confidence, prove yourself
worthy Of IT. |. takes longer to skin an
elephant than mouse, but the skin ii
worth something. Don't be cont ent
with what another has done-surpass
1t. Deserve success and it will come.
The boy was not born man. The sun
does not rise like rocket or 60 down
like a bullet fred from gun: slowly
but surely it makes its round, and never
tires. It is as easy to be a leader as a
whell horse; if the job be long the pay
will be greater;i If the task be hard the
more competent you must be to do
IL
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18

4 scotch pauper muatic Who believed
himself 10 be millionaire. used is al.
scribe with much gusto the costly sianis
daily prepared for him aud served Oh
gold plate adding that be could not I'M.
dorstand Why they all tasted IL oat meal
A similar objection migat be made 10
the present day, owing to the extent to
which tits peryaded By 4 flavor Of van-
lila The propensity to give the public
rather too mnch Of this good thing will
be increased by a discovery which ae-
cording to the Scotsman has been
madein DR.. Hoffman's laboratory at
Berlin, and is published by that Jour-
nal as especially interesting to the pos
SCISSORS OF fir tress, of which there are ma
ny in Scotland. There is, it appears
in the juice Of fir-trees, between the
wood and the bark, crystalline sub
stance called conferin, a glucosidc, as
chemists call 1t which when acted upon
by oxidizing agencies is easily converted
to vanillin, the chemical principal Of
vanilla. As a few grains Of this vanil-
lin will flavor at least dozen ice pud-
dings, and the juice Of an ordinary sized
fir.tree contains enough coniferin to
make five guineas worth of vanillin it
isevident that Scotland can supply all
the pastry-cooks Of the world with this
article without greatly diminishing the
forests of fir now about to clot he her
hills with the most delicate Of vernal
green
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18

AHIET FOR INEBRIATE SUI
CIDES.

The whimsical English Duke
who chose to be drowned in ii butt
Of Malmsey, has at last found an
iinitator in Il certain French youth.
There Is liz Paris q wine merchant
named Faille, who has son
nineteen years of age. This youth,
named Francis, was in love With Il
girl of the neighbOrhood, who.
however, had shown a tender i'm
clination towards gallant soldier
In the barracks at Courhev0ie.
Faancls, siung TO desperation By
jealousy, decided 10 make grand
stroke for victory, and seeing the
young woman alone, he plainly
demanded that she should at once
and definitely choose between the
military and civil contestants for
her favor. After Il few moments
hesitation she frankly declared
that she preferred the soldier and
that Francis need never hope to
call her his wife. The love-sick
youth thereupon precipitately left
her, with the remark that there
was nothing for him to do but to
die.
A few hours after the worthy
publican, his father, was puzzled
to hear trickling sound, as o
water. The noise was traced to
the wine vaults; and the alarmed
merchant, descending to the
gloomy crypt, found the faucets
of eight or nine wine barrels loos-
ened, and as many streams Of ruby
wine leaping forth to the floor.
in the midst of the reservoir thus
formed lay his only son, wallowing
and struggling, and trying to
drown himself therein. This was
the method of attempting suicide.
The father fastened TO the res
cue. The son declared that he
wished to be left alone to die, but
the anxious parent, and equally
anxious merchant. insisted that he
could not crafty that desire in
this way The would-he suicide
was dragged from the vaults and
submitted TO "A paternal castiga-
ton.
So ended the latest attempt at
Partisan self destruction. There
are features In this method of sui
eide which will doubtless COM
mend It 10 any old topper who may
be seeking voluntary exile from
earthly ills, as Il mode Of death
worthy OF Bacchus himself.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18
A GREAT WHEAT CROP

White bread will be cheap and
abundant this year. The wheat
crop now being harvested is al
most, or quite, unexampled in
quality or quantity. From the
Pacific to the Atlantic coast reports
OF the new crop are glowing. Cali
iiornia has increased her wheat in
crease from $685. fast year 10
over 1000, 900 acres. The average
yield last year was about IA BUSH
els to the acre, but this year 1t
will be 20 misunderstanding 100000
600 bushels Of wheat as the proba-
BILE crop Of that State.
Our neighbour, Tennessee, has
harvested tremendous crop
much the largest ever raised in
that State. Indeed, the Nashville
papers state that only the unusual
ly heavy spring rains prevented
the average yield of Tennessee
from being actually doubled this
year. The Union and American
says that of seven farm crops har-
vested in Davidson comfy, re-
ported at that Office in one day.
the average product ranges from
10 to % bushels.
About Knoxville, East Tennes-
see, lively betting and bantering
is going on among producers as to
the best yield, and all the samples
sent in to that market are I'm
usually fine. Not one has been
received which could be called Sec
ond class.
The first -four from new wheat
was turned out in Nashville on
the 18th. Contracts for 900 BUSH
els were made on that day for
81 25.
Kentucky is also rejoicing in an
extraordinary wheat crop-great-
ly exceeding last year in acreage,
and still more in product, while
the quality Is unexampled.
The Georgia crop, we know, is
far beyond the average, and the
outflow of money from this State
for foreign wheat and -four will
be largely reduced. 1t is not to he
doubted that the abundant food
harvests will soon stimulate activ-
ity in business. Macon Ca Mes
senger.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18
THE PATRIOTIC SERVICE OF
THE INDEPENDENT PRESS.

One OF the most significant and cheer
Ing signs Of the time Is this practical
emancipation o. the press Despite
abuses which are evident and familiar
and which haze seriously injured II. the
press was never SO Independent Or Sc
powerful as it's To-day I'll influence
was never more felt. was aeyer more pals
pable, than it was during the hate ess-
ion Of congress The Investigation,
which was the best work ofshe session.
were greatly due toll
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18

A recent traveller says: what
always impresses me more than
anything else in Egypt or Pales-
tine has been the entire absence
Of cheerful and invigorating mu-
sic, especially from the children.
You never hear them singing in
the hnts. never heard a song that
deserves the name in the street or
houses of Jerusalem. One heavy
burden of voiceles sadness rests
upon the forsaken land.o
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18

She was yonng, she was fair, and she
scrambled her hair, like the average
belle OF the city; she was proud, bgt
not bold, yet the truth must be told
that the way she chewed wax was pity
But aside from this vice she was every
thing nice and the world must applaud
her hustle; and the Fayetteville boys,
being charmed by the noise, walked
miles just to hear the thing rustic. She
cut quite swell, did this wax chewing
belle, and the men Aocked In armies to
meet her; but she gave them the shfrk,
for she loved the young clerk, who
sung like hungry mosquiter. She
hemmed and she hawed and she sighed
and she chawed until her heart and
jaws were both broken: then she walked
by his store, while he stopped at the door
awaiting some amative token She
raised up her eyes with a pretty sur
prise, aud tried to enact the proud scorn-
err but to tell the plain truth, she just
grinned at the youth who loved the do
won't amen corner.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18
THE THEORY OF DIGESTION.

Digestion is vital process, to
which chemical forces contribute.
While the motion of the walls of
the stomach is necessary to min
gle its contents, and while the
chemical solvency of the gastric
juice is indispensable, both of
these combined can not produce
the true chyme. This chyme, in
to which every kind of food is
transformed, can be produced
nowhere outside Of the stomach.
In this respect chyme is like
other products of the body. We
may learn all the constituents of
the saliva, or the bile, but we
can produce neither Of them out
side the body. The mysterious
force which we call vital is the
force which determines all. Chem
istry mechanics play their part,
but the all determining, guarding
and controlling power is the vital
force. --Dio Lewis.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18

A treasure trove was discovered
in singular mander at old Fort
Fsllmore. New Mexico, short
time since. A boy found a gold
dollar on an ants hill In the old
commissary building. The fol-
lowing day three dollars were
found In the same place. They
had evidently been brought up by
the ants. Search was made, and a
small wooden box, badly decayed,
containing $50 gold dollars. was
found about foot below the sur
face.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18
DKUGs AND MEDICINES

:
embracing all the NEST popular and reliable RENEE
dies
RAAs the quality Of Medicines is always Of the
greatest Importance both the Physician and to his
PATIENTS we make it constant care tosecure none
but the pnrest and best Medicines and by our long
experience in tie retail trade, prepared to fill
PHYSICIANS prescriptions, and compound medicines
according to the latest and sricest rules OF Pharma-
Cyl The public confidently rely on having their
nrescrptons carefully ard accurately prepared at all
hours Of the day and night.
n-I take this occasion to return my sincere thanks
for the very large patronage bestowed upon me by
the community and to express my grateful acknowi-
edgements ofthe high appreciation of my fellow cifi-
zens (ofthis and adjoining countes) OF my efforts 70
serve theu Trusting that may be able in the future
to render entire satisfaction to all who may favor me
"''1 '''i. J. L. w. BAKER.
April |, 1873
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18

Flue ashes from the hot blast or
anthracite furnaces, have been
found very destructive to potato
bugs.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18
HIDES AND LEATHER.
R HUBER
TANNER AND CURR1ER
MARTINsBURG.

Having leased the Tuscaror Tanne-
~ for number Of years, wish to in
form the public that / viii pay the
highest market price in cash for HIDES
and SKINS, delivered ut my Currying
Shop and Leather Store. on
QUEEN STREET,
near the B. & 0. Roilroad, where l will
constantly keep on hand, for wholesale
or retail, Oak and Hemlocll
SOLE LEATHER. Birdie, NETT
HARM ESS, COLLAR AND
BETTING LEATHER,
Buff Upper, Wax Upper, Kipp, Calf
Skin, Morocco, and Topping of all de-
scriptions, Innings, sc. Also, COM
plete stock of SHOE FINDINGS,
SHOE LASTS, BOOT TREES of la
test styles, Nails, Pegs, Thread, Web
ing, Eyelets, Sand Paper, Avis, Hafts,
Hammers, Pincers, Knives, Rasps, 8c.
can supply boot and shoemakers with
every article in their line on terms that
will defy competition.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18

We do not know whether Miss
Kate Field means to fool with
the mask of Thalia or trifle with
the butcher-knife of Melpomene,
but we would advise tragedy by
all means We have a vivid reccol-
lection of witnessing one of the
charms of this person. She was
on tina platform; a baby was in the
gallery. Both couldn't scream at
once,and the earnest person turned
her eyes to the innocent but
offending babe. Her facial express
ion was intensely dramatic, it was
murderous. Lady Macbeth enter
ing Duncan's chamber had docile
smile upon her face, compared
with the Field expression. The
parties who smothered the Princes
in the tower merely simpered at
their work, if the murderous
expression Of the face of Field
may be the standard. Tragedy, by
all means, my bonnie Kate
Chicago Times.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18

It is more difficult TO frame an excuse
than an oil painting, thounh they are
both works Of the imagination.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-18
THE GREAT REMEDY FOR
CDNSUMI.lp TIOM

which can be cured by a
timely resort 10 tliis stand
ard preparation, as has beer
proved by the hundreds Of
testimonials received by the
propi.ietors. Ii Is acknowl-
edged by many prominent
physicians to be the most
reliable preparation ever in
troduced for the relief and
cure of all Lung complaints,
and is offered to the public,
sanctioned by the experience
-of over forty years. Whom
resorted to III season it sell
dom fails to effect d speedy
cure in the most severe
cases Of Coughs, Bronchitis,
Group, Whooping Cough,
Influenza, Asthma, Colds.
Sore Throat, Pains OF Sore
ness III the Chest and Side.
Liver Complaint, Dl etling
at the Lungs, &e is,at-'s
BaIsam 4 IS noo dry up \
Cough, and leave the cause
behind, as IS the CEASE with
Most preparations bat it
looseas and clcansss the
lungs, and ailays irritation,
thus removing the cause Of
&lc complaint.
l,H..PAIE9 ny
gSTE VI, F0WLE & soEg. 6dssoa, Mass.
N.al s5ld s. Druggists and Dealers GENERALS,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28

Tue following letter We publish
uerbatins ct punctaatim. There is in
it a vein of humor which smscks, of bus,
iness. We omit tho names Of parties
Gents, just please hold your solves
for 3 or 4 days, have ooppyed your
darned saucy letter to about 20 Of my
cu,timors, and think il will fetch
them without doubt. If you send
mo another dun before tho 18th I shall
probaly come up there aud clean
out the intro firm, Gibs included. You
arc little the darndest meauest fellows
to write 4 dunning letter I ever raw;
for God sake don't send any Of them on
: postal, for there is school marin A.
tending the Office, and she would think
you were awful mean or else I Va.
rather slou.
P.s. fyou put that note in thu
hands of an officer for collection, sup
pose You give me chance on il, I vii
charge a. low per cent ~ any othe,
Constable.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
DIED,

In Rasins, Mower County, April 9Th, 1874
Of heart disease, Miss Armenia Sleeper In
the esth year Of her age.
She vac recovering from an attack
Of lung fever, and while sitting in IN
easy chair, with only the members Of
the family about tho house, tho dark
winged angel auttered by, and extin-
gui,hed tho g'imneriug t.Psr Of life,
thereby crushing out ono Of those un'
obtrusive natures ever ready in quiet
manner, to do kind act, Or speak ,
helping word. While quite young sht
aid upon the alter Of her country, he'
early love, aud though the blow VA
bitter and crushing, she murmersd no,
but moved on in the same even tenor,
only living still less for selR aud keep
ing closer hold Of the guiding hand
Thvse who knew her best; sorrow much
at this chastisemept of the wise, but
still rejoice that 'tis only "0vcr th>
river" and in 1.-The sweet bye and bye
aud then = glorious reunion forever.