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On the State House removal, he is dead cock in

On tue Stato-Houso removal, he is q dead cock in
the pit.
DAVID M'cULLocK.
who has been opposed for years to the Emery
Ingersoll-Sta1r ring, ls man OF some ability
and unwearying Industry.
PAT sASFoED,
OF Knox, who has been in the house and Senate.
is SLOW but sound lawyer. He has been mixed
up in the county-seat tight and the bitterness
Of the contest remains, and would prevent him
from taking full delegation from his county to
a convention Price, Of Knox, much younger
man than Sanford, is in the same fix. Gray, OF
Fulton, 1s q brilliant young man, who will be
heard from in Congressional Convention somo
day.
THERE ARE ENOUGH DEMOCRATS
to run ticket, and they aro unwise enough to
do 80. ". n. O'Brien, the wel-known crimina!
lawyer OF Peoria, is spoken of; but he would
need the Farmers' vote to elect him. II he
could secure the Farmers, he would win. Jack
Lee, Of Peoria, ,stato Senator, would go IN q min
ute; and SO would IL c. Quinn, the bright little
Irish lawyer, who made 80 much fun in the Leg
islatnre. Lee is rising young man. Quinn
would PASS Tor man OF weight, and there is
really good deal to him but he canuot be seri-
ous FIVE minutee at time. which gives hnSo
Of ftiEolity to all he says. We're he preaching
funeral sermon over the remains OF his grand
father, he would indulge in q corncal a1lusion to
the party in the coffin. L. ". James. who WAS
in the Constitutional Convention. is now living
AA~
ton.
No List would be complete without the numo
Of
'ssAM" CUIanSGs,
OF Fulton, who is now in the Senate. and served
q torn in tho House. He WAS distinguished in
to Springfield. Ho now lives in hope OF going
to Washington. He is Democrat, or was when
Iaet heard from. Men change 30 suddenly now
adays there is no telling from week to week to
what party they do belong. Cummings would
be gratihed lie is too old s*agor for them.
He is we'll posted in Parliamentary practice. is
murderer OF bills, and talks ofton in jcrky
style.
The truth is, that, in this district, as in many
Others party nominations are not eagerly sought
after. They are regarded AZ an unsafe invest
ment this year and, il the Farmers do their
dnty in nominating tho best men they can find.
the prestige Of party will be gono forever.
, 1874-04-11
nHE rE1RTEENTHD DISTRICT

THE TH1RTEENTd UISIRlCT
is made up OF Mason, Tazewell Mclean, Lo-
p.,,. and Dewitt Conntos. and
THE BON. JOHN M'NULrA,
of Bloomington, is its Representative Mr. Nc
Nu1ta served in the State Senate, whence he WAS
nsomoted to Congress. rs j. Romatsmes KNOWN
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STATE NEWS.

John Lllard has been arrested at Front
Royal and placed in the Page county Jail
for trial for the larceny Of q horse.
The newest local option is that of the
Virginia farmers, who want every county
to vote whether q levy ofso much shall be
laid upon canine capita or not.
The schooner "Queen of the South, !"
cotton loaded, is ashore ct Watchapirgue
on the Virginia coast. She will 60 to pieces.
of her cargo 207 bales have been saved.
Large numbers of the colored people
of Lynchburg, especially the more hardy
men and boys, have recently left for parts
OF the South and West for the purpose of
finding work. .-
--Rhoda Fewell, who was committed to
jail at Brentsville for an assault on Mr..
Hinson, at Manassas, has been brought
before Judge Keith on writ of habeas
corpus and admittee to bail.
20 Joseph G. Russell, late member of the
legislature from Brunswick, has been ap-
pointed railway postal clerk on the route
between Washington and Weldon, at a
salary of 81 200 per annum.
john @. Henry, the Lynchburg reve.
nue. defaulter, had no money on his person
when arrested at Kanawha Falls, West
Virginia. His securities on Tuesday paid
to Collector Rives the entire amount OF
his detalcation aHd took in his official
bond. 10 ~
The Alexandra Gazette of February
10 says: "Aunt Agnes Standings, col
ored woman, who was fifteen years old
R,,t,ch fnal nf fhIc
city, died last night at her home on Wolfe
street, between Columbus and Alfred
Streets"
Mary, the mother of Washington,
needs no monument as memorial bu,
the cornerstone of one was laid forty
years ago at Fredericksburg, by General
jackson, and that is about all that evel
came of the project. Now Congress is
asked to take hold of the matter. Ger
tainly. Why not /?
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


WEDNESDAY, February IL.
Senate. The Senate met at - o'clock,
President in the chair. Prayer by the
Rev. Joshua Peterkin.
A number of House bills were reported
and referred.
. Mr.. Ward, from the committee on roads,
&C., reported, with amendments, Senate
bill to authorize the Valley Railroad COM
pany to construct free McAdamized
road from the town of Fincastle to the
said company's railroad.
MIR. kirkpatrick, from the committee on
public Institutions, presented joint resolu-
ton authorizing the board of directors of
the Central Lunatic asylum to purchase
the ground upon which it is located. He
also presented minority report adverse to
the same. 1b
Introduced and referred : ~
By Mr.. Penn--Petition of citizens of
Christiansburg, praying repeal of certain
provisions in the charter of said town.
BY Mr.. Finney-Petition of citizens of
Northampton in reference to hauling seines
in certain waters in said county.
By Mr.. Duffield-BilI to allow married
women to insure the lives of their hus-
bands. s.tr,s
By Mr.. Ward Bills for the protection
of sheep in Clarke and Frederick counties.
By the same-Resolution of enquiring
into the expediency Of amending the state
constitution so as to provide that the capt.
ton tax and the annual tax upon properly,
collected in each county of the state for
public school purposes, shall be expended
in said county for said purpose.
By Mr.. Holladay-R Resolution of en-.
quiring into the expediency of so amend
ing the present mechanics lien law as to
give more effectual protection to SUBJ
contractors.
y. Senate bill in reference to suits against
the commonwealth was taken up on its
passage and discussed afirmatively and
negatively by about dozen Senators, and
finally tabled.
A communication was received from the
Governor transmitting q communication
from the commissioners of the sinking fund
in relation to the recent defalcation of W.
ID. Coleman, late secretary of the board,
and recommending an investigation by the
General Assembly. a
Adjourned.
House.-Opened with prayer by Rev.
DR.. Granbery. Called to order by the
speaker. '''a
A number of bills reported from COM
mittees were placed on the calendar.
Senate bill to provide artificial limbs for
soldiers manned in war and for other pur-
poses was passed.
a The bill in relation to the capital stock
OF chartered companies was referred to the
committee for courts.
% Various bills were debated and amended,
consuming the time until adjournment.
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To HORsE-OwNEkS, DRIVERS, AND
TEAMsTERs.--I man has o heavy load
to push or draw, he lowers his head by
bending forward, and throws the weight Of
his body against, or to propel, the load /;
so does the OK or horse, under similar cir
cumstances, if permitted.
If the mans head were tied to a belt
around his body, so that he could not bend
forward, he would lose the advantage of
his weight, and could only pull or push
with his muscles; SO also with the OK or
horse. tf
If the mans head were thus kept in per-
pendcular position, he could not so readily
see where to step, and would be more apt
to stumble So also with the OK or horse.
No one in the saddle would thus tie up
the head of his horse, and no one would
expect horse thus tied up to win a race
nor would any one think it an advantage
to put check-reins on oxen.
The London Horse.book says:
"The horse is often prevented from
throwing his weight into the collar by
tight check-rein--a useless and painful in
cumbrance, introduced by vanity and re-
tanned by thoughtlessness, amounting to
cruelty. Few of the London cab-drivers
use check-rens, knowing them to be in
consistent with proper work; and when
one is observed, it will invariably be found
to be on some poor animal, whose wearied
and haggard appearance is attempted to be
disguised by this instrument of torture.
"The check-rein is in nearly every
case, painful to the animal. and useless to
the driver because it fastens the head in
an unnatural posture, and as the horses
shoulder and head fall together, cannot be
of any real support in case Of stumbling"
Our Dumb animals.
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examination of his accounts and render
them clear. As the secrctary's record says
he Immediately COMMITTED suicide, admit
ting by that act, as plain as words and
figures can show, his defalcation." Baker
was in embarrassed circumstances when he
went into the Office, and probably used the
money for his own purposes. Colonel
William r. johnson. one of his sureties,
said on hearing of his death that he would
have made good the money if Baker had
told him Of the circumstances.
Lawson Burfoot, esq, o: Chesterfield
county, was elected to supply Bakers
place. a
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NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE PATRONS
OF HUSBANDRY. F""Ht' 1''
Seventh Annual Session.

ST. LOUIS, February 5, 1874.
Among the items of business transacted
to-day, was the announcement, by B. r..
Wardlaw, of Florida, of the death of j.
B. johnson, master of the Texas State
Grange, and the passage of suitable resolu-
tons of coincidence. tstt'4.
The finance committee, composed of
Smith of Georgia, Wright of California,
Vaughan Of Mississippi, and curtiss Of
Of appropriating the sum of $4,000 to
Iowa, 81, 900 to Minnesota and $3.50 to
Dakota, IN relief of the suffering settlers
from the ravages of grasshoppers the past
season, which was adopted. <gs,lI 7,Is
Discussion on the place for holding the
next session was had, but no conclusion
arrived at.
The session is likely to be protracted
One, as matters of finance, transportation,
ritual, constitution, and other subjects are
to be discussed and arranged.
The weather here is inclement and
changeable, with wind, rain and snow,
though not very cold.
A wise move is agitated in the Grange,
to establish more representative charac-
ter in the National Grange, now too
restricted, which is not satisfactory to the
large mass of farmers in the country
who compose the subordinate oranges ;
they feel they are not sufficiently repre-.
scented merely by the State Masters, not
always the free popular sentiment in the
manner of election, ,.-s .g4,gvg74.,.g ID
A measure was adopted to have the
constitution and bylaws Of this order
printed in the German, Scandinavian and
other European languages, which is a wise
provision, as we have large number Of
those nationalities in our country who are
industrious and useful agriculturists.
POTOMAC
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NEBRASKA.

Excitement In Nebraska and Else
where-The Indians RaIding ON Set.
Tiers, &c.-Federal Troops Moving.
= OMAHA, February 1.-THE excite
ment over Indian news is becoming great.
There is no doubt but that in consequence
of the failure Of the agents to provide for
them, the Indians are leaving their reser-
vations for the purpose of providing for
themselves at the expense of settlers,
herders and ranche-men.
AN official dispatch to General Ruggles
from the commandant at Sidney, Nebraska,
states that party of Indians drove two
ranche-men, named Wheeler and Merchan,
six miles. They abandoned their herds
and to Sidney. ld
The commanding officer at Sidney has
been directed by telegraph to send out all
his available cavalry to Lawrence Fork as
far as Reddington's rancho, and General
Reynolds, commanding at Fort Russell
has also been instructed by telegraph tc
send two companies of cavalry, under re-
liable officers. to the same place; thence
to thoroughly scout the country and driv,
the raiding Indians within reach of tn,
North Platte river.
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A GRANDDAUGHTER of Gen. Harr

A GRANDDAUGHTER of Gen. Harri-
son, once President ofthe United States, is
teaching school at Mt. Auburn, and the
fact is commented upon as something ex-
traordinary. Why the granddaughter of
a President should or Should not teach
school is question that should be per.
mitted to concern only the lady herself. II
her inclinations or necessities prompt her
to such step, she ought to be permitted
to pursue her course without being made
the subject of newspaper coment. The
calling of teacher is respectable one,
whether followed from choice or necessity,
and may be as appropriately exercised by
the granddaughter of President as Of 0
peasant. TT Philadelphia Star. ~
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Congressional.
NEW YORK.
Financial.

New YORK, February 11-Noon.-
Stocks active and feverish. Money 4. Gold
l12@ll2i. Exchange long, 4S5; short,
4S83. Governments strong and active.
State bonds quiet.
J Women's Anti-Liquor Movement.
New YORK, February 1l.-A special
from Cincinnati, giving detail of the wo-
mems movement against liquor dealers in
that state, says:a CAT Waynesville an
order has been issued by its mayor to the
marshal requiring him to dispense all bands
of women found congregating in the streets
or on the sidewalks. He declares his in
tention to have no more sidewalk or saloon
prayer-meetings in his village, and the
ladies, backed by the money of many
wealthy temperate people, no less deter
minedly evince their intention to hold Just
as many meetings and offer just as many
prayers as they think proper.
The Poor of New York-Chenp Trans.
pOrtatiOn
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE Presi-
dent of the Produce Exchange has been
requested by many members to convene
the body to consider measures for the re-
lief of the poor of this city.
At meeting of the Cheap Transportation
association yesterday information was given
that peoples freight railroad would soon
be built across the continent, which would
be managed in the interests of the people,
and that after work had fairly begun it
would be completed in three years.
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Items.
Items.
A LARGE STEAT PEN -Tha city

A LARGE STEAL PEN The city Jail. 4
OYSTERS are always in liquor but never
drunk. t'' ~ Hl
GENERAL Jos. E. JOHNSTON was in
the city yesterday. is-i llt
~ THE cold weather continues. The poor
are suffering. Aid them. ''""
THERE were thirty-three deaths in the
city for the week ending February 7th. ~
AN AMATEUR GRANGER says the best
way to raise strawberries is with spoon. !,
THOMAS T. CRoPpER, lawyer,
formerly of this city, died in Norfolk
Monday. t&DfR
! DELICATE French tinted writing paper
will take the place of the pure white station
cry hitherto in vogue. -t'aIE W
I THERE is a German Conservative club
in Jefferson and Marshall wards for the alb
sorption of lager and the letting off of sur
plus gas. mn rs s.@g a..8 ~
THos. s. ATKINS, ESQ.,, deputy clerk
of the U. S. circuit court, has been APP
pointed deputy clerk of the United States
district court. 4s4f
4 TIE CENSUS TAKERS had discovered
about 40, 900 inhabitants up to Saturday
night, and estimates made upon their work
place the probable total at Oh 900. ielti
In CONSEQUENCE of the passage by the
Legislature of the bill making it misde-
meanor to pull down a farmers fence the
x-loving Virginian is in danger of his
neck from trying to make his horse do
more than he has been accustomed to-. ~
I THE ''BRoAD-STREET AssoCIATIoN'
have engaged Hon. James Lyons. Colonel
VIM. P. Purwell and j. s.. Wise, esq, to
represent their interests in the prosecution
now pending against the Richmond, Frede-
rlcksburg and Potomac railroad company
for running steam engines on Broad street.
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PENNSYLVANIA.
The siamese Twins.

PHILADELPHIA, February 1l.--Yes-
terday the case containing the bodies of the
Siamese twins was opened in the presence
OLA number of eminent medical genule-
men, The embalming process has not
been entirely satisfactory in its results,
owing to the fact that when the
bodies were subjected to the
embalming process decomposition
was already far advanced. At the
same time it is believed the main points in
interest in the case will be fully calculated
by the autopsy. A number of medical
gentlemen were present at the college to-
night. and steps were taken to commence
operations. Plaster casts of the bodies
have been taken.
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The CITY HALL.-We have not Joined
in the cry for the disuse and destruction of
this ancient piece of Doric architecture
from any fear that it will fall down, or
falling down would thereby infiet much
damage on the community. Our reasons
are found in the fact that it wears about it
an outre look, and is not specially adapted
to the various uses to which it is put. 1t
is an unsightly structure and not up to
modern ideas Of architectural elegance and
comfort. On the subject of the City Hall,
however, the official inhabitant sayeth
"Hoop la!" and, shying his cap into the
ring, beginneth to dance and cut up ac-
cording to the most remarkable pictures on
the big bills, because while he is living at the
public expense, he wants to do so in new
house with all modern improvements and
in becoming manner. g.
The city council, however, will not take
any decided ground about building new
hall, because the subject promises to be-
come an issue in our spring election, and
members want to have a record on this
and other matters entailing large expense
which can be projected at the doubling
voter either end foremost.
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A MAN who has enough mothers to be
the son Of Brigham Young has been swind-
ling the undertakers OF Central New York.
Wherever he stopped, his mother died.
He hastens to the undertaken, bargains for
a funeral, borrows machine for freezing
a dead body under the plea that he fears
decomposition, and leaves with the next
train, carrying the freezer with him. What
he means to do with his assortment of
such articles is an enigma. They may
serve to establish his claim to be cool
scoundrel, but that is all. However, live
men are naturally averse to undertakers,
SO the victims will get little sympathy.
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JAMES RIVER IMpRovEnrENT.--It is

JAMES RIVER IMPRovEsfENT.--It is
stated that "the improvement of James
river " has cost the people Of Richmond
about $400, 900 since the war. 1t is esti-
mated that this sum would have sufficed to
have dug ship canal from Richmond to
deep water $50 feet wide and "a feet 8
inches deep. Despite the treasure poured
into its lap James river won't improve
worth a cent, but keeps running on in its
old way, making the same eccentric curves
and sand-bars as when the majestic Pow
hatan launched his solitary birch war
canoe On its placid bosom at Rockets, some
two hundred and fifty years ago. I'D -
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f1 ADJUSTMENTS. 4
ASSEMBLY HALL.
CROWDED HOUSES,

WONDERFUL SUCCESS OF '''.i''i
M. HARTZ, III"
THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE ILLUSIONIST
in his world-renowned feats. His great and
astonishing performance Of the
INDIAN BOX AND SPIRITUAL BASKET,
I'D will be given
EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK,
together with others. which can only be accom-
plished by him.
The Unanimous Sentiment of the Richmond
public is that EnI4ll
NONE CAN COMPARE WITH HIM.
Admission, so cents secured seats, rs cents;
which can be had at Johnston's music store, sls
Main street, during the day, and atthe door at
night. '1A-t 10 nsl. He#flg tH 81 ~ IQ
Do a GRAND MATINEE 4rla.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY I4th, AT g
O'CLOCK. OPEN AT 1880.
To Matinee Children, 25e. !; adults, soc.
fe HIT s i'' fi14'i
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SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS
The following business was transacted in
this court to-day:
Thornton vs.. Commonwealth; from the
circuit court Of Charlotte county. Affirmed
Judge Moncure delivering the opinion.
carp vs.. Booth; from the circuit court
OF Pittsylvania county. Affirmed, Judge
Christian delivering the opinion.
Chapman VS.. Sheppard; from the circuit
court of Orange. Reversed in part, Judge
Staples delivering the opinion.
Hunters ex'x VS.. Vaughn and ais. /;
from the chancery court of Richmond.
Affirmed, Judge Staples delivering the
opinion.
Osborne VS.. Osborne's ex'r; from the
hustlugs court of the city of Petersburg.
Reversed, Judge Bouldin delivering the
opinion. 'aa
Davis, assignee, VS.. Knight; from the
circuit court of the city of Richmond.
Reversed, Judge Bouldin delivering the
opinion. aratlr fyt. Is -.I.ra
The counsel for Joseph A. Blair pre-
sented petition to the court for writ of
habeas corpus. Blair, it will be remem.
bered, was convicted by jury in the hus-
tings court of grand larceny, and the jury
ascertained the term of his Imprisonment
in the penitentiary at three years, but
sentence was not pronounced by the court
at the time. and before it was pronounced
Governor Kemper, on the recommended
ton of the jury, and owing to the peculiar
circumstances of the case, pardoned Blair.
Judge Guigon refuses to release Blair,
holding that the Governor had no right to
pardon him until sentence aoas pronounced
by the court and thus Blair is driven to
the necessity Of coming to the court OF
appeals for this writ to determine this
question, and to lie in Jail until this court
can dispose of his case.
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance company
VS.. Atwood's admir-; further argued by
Judge Oald for the plaintiff in error.
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DIED.

TAYLoR-Of pneumonia on Tuesday, the
10th instant, at liz o'clock p. M, HERBERT
SELDOM, youngest child of r. Seldom and J..
Bell Taylor. aged two years and five days.
The relatives and friends of the family, and
his grand father. James M. Taylor, are in
vited TO attend his funeral from his fathers
residence, No. s07 Clay, between Eighth
and Ninth streets, on THURSDAY, Febru-
airy IL, at 81 o'clock p. M falaH ai.i "a
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ASSEMBLY Professor Hartz at
Assembly hall last night, exhibited his
wonderful Indian box and spiritual basket
trick again, to one of the largest crowds
that have attended any amusement at
Assembly hall since Nilsson was here
everybody was wonder struck and de-
lighted with the Professor. He undoubt-
eddy is far ahead of any illusionist that
has ever visited Richmond. Tonight he
does some new tricks besides the box
mystery.
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DEAD.-Some weeks since Colonel Ro.
W. Ashlin, father-in-law of DR.. John w.
Rison, of this city, while proceeding to his
home near Columbia, Fluvanna county,
via canal packet, fell into the water, and be-
ing very weak and feeble from long sickness
was with difficulty rescued. He was taken
to his home, where he fingered until We'd
nesday, when he passed away. Deceased
was an estimable and worthy gentleman,
and during the course of long life enjoyed
the respect and confidence Of his fellow
citizens.
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FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, February IL, 6 A. M.-Two
hundred and fifty-four Conservatives and
one hundred and eighty Liberals have been
returned to the House from England !; fif-
teen Conservatives and thrty.six Liberals
from Scotland and twenty-one Conserva-
tives and forty-four Liberals and Home
rulers from Ireland.
There was much rioting at Chesterfield
and Barnsley yesterday, and many police,
men were injured.
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The Fortnightly Review prophesies
that the day is not far distant when farming
10 England will become a commercial
speculation and will be carried on by large
ioint-stock concerns, issuing shares often,
fifteen or fifty pounds each, and occupying
from three to ten thousand acres. M