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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-12
RE-OPENED ON THE sr

EUROP EAN Pr LAM
CORNER PRxssYLFARLA AVENUE AND SIXTH STs.
WASHINGTON, ID. O.
This Hotel has been closed since April last
and has, during the past summer, undergone the
most thorough renovation. 1t has been re-
furnished with elegant Walnut Marble-Top Fur
niture, Spring Beds. Velvet and Brussels Car
pets throughout.
The furniture and appointments have been
manufactured to order expressly for this House,
and are equal in style and durability to any
European Hotel in the country. The rooms are
arranged en- suite and single, and will be rented
from 81 90 to 20 per day Qncluding private
parlors.)
A spacious Ladies' and Gentleman's Dining
Room, Gentleman's Restaurant, Lunch and Re-
freshment Saloons are conveniently arranged.
where all meals will be served Ia carte.
A liberal discount will be made to those desir.
Ing to remain by the week or month.
WOODBURY. & DUREN.
no 27-3m Proprietors.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-12
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.
HYGIENIC HOTEL,
- ~ AND 10 LAiaHr STREET,
NEW YORK.
1 20 fE1u Ee rt H.F aa tlftu
NEW YORK.

This House, formerly known as the "New
York Hygienic Institute" has been thoroughly
renovated and improved in various ways during
the past summer, and is now in better condition
than ever before for the accommodation of our
hygienic friends, who wish to stop where they
can feel at home and get the best kinds of food,
BEAUTIFULLY prepared. .--.
Horse-cars pass near the door to all parts of
the city, making It very convenient stopping
place for persons visiting New York, either
upon business or pleasure. Open at all hours,
day and night. Board by the day or week, at
reasonable rates. Rooms can be secured In ad
vance by writing. Address 4F dfypsty
gg4lTs = WOOD 4 HoLBRooK, Proprietors,
oc6 Nos 10 and Is Laight street, N. Y
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-12

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
4 TED STATES for the Eastern District o
Virginia. ~ v.fe.k Er E0afarf ry-srrg r.Hf
In the matter Of r. W. H. Parsons, bankrupt
lin bankruptcy.
At Richmond, the 10th day of January, 1874.
O TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN-The I'M
dersigned, c. H. Wendlinger, of Richmond city,
Va, hereby gives notice of his appointment as
assignee of the estate of r. w. H. Parsons,
Sussex county in said district, who was, on the
LIST day of December, a. d., 1873. adjudged a
bankrupt upon the petition of himself, by the
District court of the United States for said dis
trict r-erg. moi I'frE .aHH#goE s.e
Dated at Richmond, the 10Th day of Jan, q. d.
ls74.D aHa H. --.-. - u ii
@. II. WENDLINGER, G-n
la 20--2aw3w Assignee
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

TIE INTEREST BILL was on Saturday passed
by the Senate in the form in which it came
from the House Of Delegates. It will un-
queslioDably receive the Governors sigma
ture, and may be looked upon as the law on
the subject. 1t makes six per cent. lawful
in!eres, for the use of money, and forfeits
the whole interest in cases in which more
than this rate Is charged.
So here in this coufederacy of States each
State puts its own arbitrary value upon
money. The intercourse between the States
j, free and constant, and yet in this import
ant matter of the compensation for the use
of money the rates OF the States vary from
six to ten per cent. Inconvenience to the
people Is occasIoned by this diversity of rate,
and Congress would do q great national good
by establishing general rate through its
regulations for the national banks.
We consider all usury laws unwise and
unjust but one that is national would bear
on all alike, and be therefore tolerable. 1t
would be better for the country in one iD"
portant particular ii would relieve the
localities from the effects Of high rates in one
place and lower rates in another, inviting
G ,pital to one locality and driving it from |
another. So greatly facilitated are the COM
between points distant from
,ne another that Slight causes take imme-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

In the article published in Saturdays
Dispatch upon the subject of the interview
between President GRANT and Governor
kEMPER the following sentence appeared:
"Hc [Goyernor Kemperl entered into no
arrangement; he compromised no principle /;
he cSpoused no new scheme or plan; aud
he 80 far as concerned Virginia and the
Conservative party-remaineda after the VISIT
as before, uncommitted to anything but
honor, truth, and justice" /.
In justice to Governor KEMpER, as we'll as
ourselves, we feel called upon to print this
sentence exactly as it was originally writ
ten:
HE entered into no arrangement !; he
compromised no principle; he espoused nc
new scheme or plan; and he-and, soJar a.
he ,cas concerned, Virginia ana Inc Conser
vutiye party-remained after the visit Us be-
fore, uucoInmitted to anything but honor,
truth, and justice"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23
Taxation

Mr.. RlDpLEBARGER sends his compliments
ir card which appears in our columns this
morning. Weare gratifcd to learn from him
that he is going for raising revenue. He is.
indeed,a little teuder-footed on the subject
Of Mr.. GRIFfrTH's scheme, to which he gave
Fome encouragement. We took occasion 10
suggest that he was in danger OF mistake
in that act but if he will only 20 for raising
aevcnue enough to stop the increase OF the
State debt he will fully repair the error OF
temporarily siding with the GRIFFITH scheme.
While on the subject Of taxation we take
occasion to say that the proposed increase OF
The whiskey tax through merchants licenses
is very poor expedient. 1t will do some
irjury TO our own trade, and the amount
raised is too small to compensate for that.
Ii wnskey and liquor generally are to
contribute to meet the demands for the
maintenance of the public credit, there is
only one efficient mode in which the tax can
be made available 1. G., to tax consumption.
In that mode the tax would fall lightly on
many thousands who drink liquor, and
would lave no Injurious effect ON merchants
In their competition with outsiders. Indeed,
more people could be reached by that tax
than by any o,her--not even excepting the
capitation tax-!or the colored citizens Woult
pay largely in this way. Indeed, no othe
tax would receive so general support q
their hands.
To our confraternal friend from Shenan
Goah we have to say that we shall earnestl.
support the general tax bill which shal
help TO place the credit of Virginia upon
solid basis. There will be complaint agains
such bill. But We hope that dir. RIDDLE
sAReER and ourselves will be fount
faliantly defending it.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23
Stale neutrality-suspicious.,


To the Editors of the Dispatch:
desire to draw the attention of our sena-
tors and legislators, through your valuable
columns, to the workings Of the sample
merchants law now before them. From my
personal experience in conversation with
many members of our General Assembly, L
am convinced that the majority of them are OF
the opinion that this law was passed to raise
revenue from nonresident merchants, aud
to protect our resident merchants who at
tempt to conduct their business by sample
through the State of Virginia. This it does
not do, although (unti recently shown to
be unconstitutional to tax non-residents, and
not to tax resident mple-merchants,) 1t did
once protect our resident merchants. Now
We are all as mpe-merchants liable to, and
are taxed as, mple-merchantS whenever
our enterprise induces us to solicit by sam
pie or personally the trade OF our own State.
You can see, then, that if by taxing nom
residents, we succeed in hindering them
from successfully soliciting and selling by
sample, we equally succeed in hindering by
excessive taxation the energies of our resi-
dent merchants who sell by sample; and
this is not all the evil, but towns and corpo-
rate cities also claiming the right by charter
to impose a tax upon anything the State
taxes, impose on Us taxes from S25 per an
mum to $40 per day to sell goods in their
cities. These hindrances to our efforts to
keep the trade that now goes to Baltimore
and New York should not be put in our
way, and unless some legislation 10 protect
us can be had it would be better for US to
have the sample.merchants' tax abolished
altogether.
By protection, mean law that will eX-
empt merchants who pay their State taxes
as residents from the tax rs Samp!e-mer-
chants whenever they shall leave their own
cities to solicit the trade of the State. This,
of course, would be q benefit, and IL such can
be done, none would welcome it more than
One OF THE RESIDENT
SAMPLE. MERCHANTS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

ANOTHER IMPORTANT DEclsIoN.-Judge
HUGHES decided an interesting case in Nor
folk on Friday. Here is the gist of the de-
cision:
"Not only, therefore, is it cousonant with
the liberal spirit of commercial Jurisprudence
and of the bankrupt law for this court to re-
fuse to make the partnership Of these bank
rnpts the means OF disabling them from shar-
ipg tue benefit Of the exemption which they
would hayeas bankrupts, but the express Ian
guaee of the act gives them the exemption as
partners. I have therefore made an order al
lowing each Of them so much of the $500
exemption respectively as their individual
estates surrendered in bankruptcy may not
be sufficient to provide.
"This allowance is to be exclusive of the
poor debtors exemption which has been set
apart to them"
This seems to reverse Judge BoND's decls-
ion in similar case-if it be correct to speak
thus of decision of court whose proceed.
ings are liable to be reviewed by Judge
BOND.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

,;s sorrows and mistortunes, no less tnan nls
tn ,s or and fsiur1phs. We cannot administer !.
;y,solat;on id ain ofiiction soheavy As that OF
= nsrcnt,s death, and can. but assure him
asain of the profound sympathy of bis many
attached friends IN this community. -Peters'
burg Inder and appeal -
The venerable gentleman thus kindly re.
ferred to was highly esteemed for bis good
sense and many sociaIvirtues. He hada long
life, and In his career on earthswith its many
trials, it was his good fortune to win the ia
vorobte opinion of his fellow-men, and what
Is better, an approving conscience.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23
We return thanks to Senator HUNpLEY 70

We return thanks to Senator HUNDLEY Tor
copy Of his speech in favor Of overriding
the Governors late veto. 1t is utterly inno-
cent of argument. 1t is, as the Petersburg
Netos we'll says, d" eloquent. Itappeals to
the prejudiccs of the white men Of Virginia.
It does not even touch the constitutional queS-
ton. Having read it, we are now prepared to
say confidently that the Governor would in
deed have been to blame had be signeda bill
for which so ingenious an advocate as Mr..
HUSpLEY can offer no reason that does not
appeal to mere prejudices. We may posi-
bly, review it when we find time to do so.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23
A SSEMBLY Fl ALL.

A SSh M b l. 1 Il a L L
GRAND VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL
CONCERT
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
1.-THE RICHMOND RELIEF COMMITTEE"
BENEFIT OF THE POOR,
WILL BE GIVEN ON
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH OATH. 1874,
BY Mr.. L. P. WHEAT,
ASSISTED BY
Nx. S. G. YOUNG, OF WASHINGTON CITY,
KEssNICH's ORCHESTRA,
FULL CHORUS OF MALE AND FEMALE
VOICES
members Richmond aud Manchester Church
Choirs), and
MEMBERS RICHMOND PHILHARMONIC
ASSOCIATION.
PROGRAMME.
PARTI.
/. Overture to Merry Wives Of Windsor"
- NICoLAI
Piano aud Orchestra.
Q. Sextette, "The Chapel. ....KREUTzER.
The Mendessohn sextette.
g. Duo "LoTe and ard p.s: 'oooAE T.
4. Plano Solo, "Concertstuck" '.'.... w BEh'
Mr.. WHEAT.
S. Baritone Solo, THE Two Grenadiers."
Mr. 6. G. YOUNG.
6. Chorus, The Heavens are Telling" ,reation'.
Full Chorus and Orchestra.
2 Overture TO Gle Cheval de Bronco
" Piano and Orchestra. .
g ourtette, %, Thou God who nearest Prayer"
O. S" ~ BARNEY.
Monumental Church Choir.
9. Piano Solo, "Poiponrr." w HEAT
5Jr. WHEAT.
n Octette g The Blue danube Waltz. STRAUSS.
The kreulZer Octefte.
/. Baritone Solo, "Simon the Cellarer.
Mfr. s. G.. YOUNG.
q. Finale, "Glora from / 9th Mass.". MOZART.
Full Chorus and Orchestra.
TICKETS, ...SEvENTY-FIvE CENTS.
RESERVED ShATS........,.....OSE DOLLAh.
To be had at W EST, JOHNSTON Co.'S. SATURDAY,
Monday, ana Tuesday. NH lu4I
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

Trroist T,llIs: reported that the Governor
Ind approved the net 60 provides
CHARTER FOB THE CITY OF MANCHESTER
The morning hour having expired, .ne
tax-bill came upas the special order Of Tue
Several unimportant amendments. Chiefly
intended to secure the faithful collection OF
the taxes, and to secure the free scnool l1ho .,
were adopted, and the House adjourned al
2dOP. N. -.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

Mr. George Bagby, father of DR.. George
W. Bagby, died at Tappabannock, Essex
county, on the 17th instant, IN the seventy.
fifth year OF his age. The friends of DIR.
Bugby In and out of Virginia land their name
is legion) will sympathise with him deeply
in this sore bereavement. DR.. Ba2by has
the rare good fortune of knowing always that
mauy thousands OF good people share all OF
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

a,,te etfsc, upon money: trilc turns its
course and when the causeis fictiticu'--sikc
TINT Of an arbitrary rateof in:erest-in'ury
follows. go
Well, there is no helping the case now.
This great error, ingrained into socie'y
under the sulse Of piety, Will yet DC gwen
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

The newspaper editors who happen also
RI he clerks Of the committees Of the Legis-
isture all sustain the veto Of the Governor,
and exhibit great gallantry in defence OF their
bread and buttcr.-Peter sburg appeal.
But these clerks are officers of the Legls-
lature which passed the BILL
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23
OFFICE OF TIE LIFE AssOCIALIoSl
ADJUSTMENTS.

RICHMOND THEATRE.
Ao ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.
CIV NJGHTS ANDOEE MATINEE.
Previous to the departure for Europe OF the world
renowned artist
MR.. Z. A. SOTHERN,
eunnorted by Miss MINNIE WALTON, VTNTSG
RIVERS, LiT1ON SoTHERN, and the entire COM
pany of the Theatre.
MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY,
MARCH %, "a, 25,
OUR AMERICAN COUSIN.
r ord Dpndroarv A. SOTnERS.
THURSDAY-SAM.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY-DAVlD GARRlCh.
MATINEE SATURDAY at Q O'Clock.
SCALE OF PRICES.-Admission, 81 secnTed seats,
l.5O Seals now Oh sale ut AMBoLD'S 920 MAIN
street. No free list. mn Zo-1t'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

e-strangely enough" Mr.. Inder, the Rich
mond Dapers did announce that Senators
BEAzLEY, TAYLOR, Of Loudoup, and BLAND,
of Middlescx, wished 10 have their votes re-
corded against the veto.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23
~ NEW SPRING GOODS.

BLACK ALPACAS, MOHAIRS. BLACK SILKS,
AND NEW MOURNING GOODS.
TR. PRICE & co. are opening thei1 first install
ment Of NEW SPRING GOODS, to which alien
tlop Is called:
DIAGONAL LAME. for mourning;
BOMBAZINE CLOTH,
BLACK TAMESE,
BLACK BRILLIaNTISE, very beautiful;
SILK and WOOL GRENADINES. all trades
GRO-GRAIN, TAFFETA, and other SlLhs'
BERLIN glaze CORD, entirely ney;
COLORFD POPLINS and MuHAlRS.
GRAPE Wells,
KID GLOVES,
RUFFLINGS.
LINEN COLLARS and CUFFS,
PLAIN aud TRIP ri, } APANESE POPLlss'
CRETOSNE SUIrINGS,
GLOUDED SUITlNGS, &c, &c. t,s
New arrivals every day. mh 10
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

The Petersburgers are burning Governor
Kenper in efiigy. But as they don't roast
him, he isn't caring F. G.-Chacago
Times.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23
MARRIAGES.

Married, on the III instant at Fredcrick's Hall,
Va, by the Rev. Mr.. Mccoy, Miss ELLEN L.,
daughter of \. w. Harris, ESQ, to 4. W. OYE Elk
TON. Esq, of Frankfort, Ky.
Richmond Enquirer anu Louisville Courier
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

~ BLEACHED DOYLIES at 60 and 75s.
q dozen;
BLEACHED and WINE DAMAsK.
TURKEY RED DOYLIES,
GOLDEN, PINK, and GREEN FLAX TABLE
CLOTHS, with DOYLIES to match;
BLEACHED HUCKABACK,
BLEACHED and UNBLEACHED FUCKABACK
TOWELS,
BLEACHED DAMASK TOWELS,
TABLE, PIANO, and MEL0DEOS COVERS IL
variety Of style;
The most complete assortment OF TABLE-FC8-
NISHING GOODS is at
..- .... LEVY BROTHERS.
PARASOLS to suit every one, aud at all prices.
NH q
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23
My FOR SPRING, 1874.
pERCALEs, CALICOks, CAssINEREs, &C.

T.R. PRICE & co.
are openh'g
CASSIMERES for gentlemen aud boTs-sull s'oSA
All the new pattern PRINTS,
PERCALES, CAMBRIC>, KID GLOVES,
COTTON HOSE. COTTON SOCKS,
LINEN SHEETINGS, COTTON SHEETlSGs
BLEACHED COTTOHS, LINEN LAWNS
CORSETS, HAMBURG EDGISGS.
PARASOLS, UMBRELLAS, &c.&c. mhlo
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23
DEATHS.

Died. on 4th Of March. 1874, at Auburn Hill
near Shadweil, Albemarie county, Va, Mrs. Mel.
LIE TIMBEKLAkE SMITH, wife OF j. masstt
Smith, in the twenty-eighth year of her age.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

NE LADIES SCARFS-Ten new stylex
just received;
LADIES' RUFFLES, In great variety Of styles
and ar very reasonable prices;
MAGIC RUFFLING,
CAMBRIA RUFFLING,
CASHMERE and BRITANNIA FRILLISG.
TAPE TRIMMING,
DAISY FRILLISG,
MARSEILLES TRIMMINGS; besides a number
of other styles. LEVY BROTHERS.
Look ut the BOBBIS EDGE, IL yards In piece,
for SOC. NH u
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

ME- WE CALL THE ATTENTION or
gentlemen to our new stock of
BLACK DIAGONAL COATlNGS.
CASHMERE PANTS PATTERNS, from M.
dunn up to the finest grades Imported
BLACK SILK VESTINGS,
NARSEiLLES FESTINGS,
BLACK CLOTH and DOESKIS CAssIMEpy
We also have good assortment of
SUMNER CaSSIMERES for boys wear.
KENTUCKY JEANS, TWEEDS,
PLAIDS, and LINEN DUCK and DRILL, ho,h
bleached and brown. LEVY BROTHERS
GENTLEMEN'S COLLARS at zoe. per dozen,
NH 81
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23
MEETINGS.

THE CAPITAL BUILDING FUND
l. ASSOCIATION.-The regular semt-monthly
meeting will he held on NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
at the office OF the Southern Mutual Insurance
Company at O'Clock. Members are expecteo 10
nav their dues on or before that night In order 10
avoid zines. Also, there will he sale of money on
hand D. y. NEloH H n Gm,
NH 21-2t lre.tnuIc-.-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

We SHETLAND SHAWLS, well assert.
ed stock. and prices low,at
NH 2l LEVY BROTHERS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

NE LADIES' UNDERWEAR, new stytn
and In great variety.
A good stock OF the above always keptat
NH IL LEVY BROTHERS,.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

Wepublish the following article as interest
ing TO all, Notwithstanding that the interest
bill has passed both houses of the Legisla-
ture. The article may affect the tax bill:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

sCor,Sa for banks, s'o ,rssu s q ln,ss Pc
rooms bathrooms, &c, p!aim ~ sem oass
variety Of beautiful sasisSs IN, In streets. hS''
corner Sa ss ss a GEMS sSs ,h!s city so9es"
NH la-lms
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

DECETVlNG FRESH FROM AUCTION
HI sale of brig Yidela one hundred boxes fresh
MESsINA OEANGkS, twenty-five boxes fresh
MASSIGA LEMt,Ns-fuii packed, sound, high
N''0- A, PlLZINI. JR.,
NH S07 Bread street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23
9- ppATT,S ASTRAL oh.
: nc,1,Tr.,rs. BU,LDERS. &c:

ARCHaTECFS, BIZ al.I'1I~---..,,c,. rs
nLACK & RoBossnN, AkS = Ard ::
b AND BUILDERS, fSrn;;h, ,rPk ksssSie oh ssss %
TRACT for sll kinds OF RpiLp bi "nsrsvp. sss ss
city and country, hoping .a,s y siars u the
ton to business we VIII taef'A : ,,,rsy.
psu f,ee.s Corner Of Ninth aud sfaAA ,,<
Richmond, Va, ms. ROBoSJ,u
formerly Of Petersburg; .,m.,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23

up.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-15
Rather Strange, Jut True.

Strange as it may appear,iti is nevertheless
true, that the fellow ~ho won't take the pa
per, because by Withholding his patronage
ne thinks be can bresk it up,is the first M n
to gobbls the copy OF some paying subseil
Der. TBS looks a little Inconsistent, but lt
is fact. This kind Of q msa will swear he
pair OF tonSs, but he will sit around stores
and hotels on the evening OF issue, and be.
fore the paper is dry from the press wilt
bounce upon IL like q duck upon Juue
bug, aud soil It with his uaclean he uds bt =
fore the person who pays for it has had
chance TO read it Dogiesto,eH Democrat.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-15
What the Trd1 SIT of Venas is to
Determine
From the London Tine, Sept. %.

FROM '"s L'"ao@ i'm'S' sept 90
1t is stated that the last English ex
pedition for observing the transit of
Venus is on the point of leaving our
shores More than one desperate effort
was made in our columns last year to
explain to the unscientitic portion of
the public the enormous impor-
tance attached by astronomers to these
observations. The reader need not fear
we are going to perplex him now with
anything equally elaborate; but these
expeditions cost public money, and he
may as we'll bear in mind what he Is
paying for. The substance or the mat
ter may be simply explained, though
the complications of its details are end
less and have set even skilled astrono-
mers by the ears. One of the primary
problems in astronomy is to find the
distance of the sun. On our knowledge
of that distance depends every other
element, both of distance and magni
tude, in the solar system, il is the unit
on which we depend in extending oul
| scientific INQUIRIES into the Infinite re-
@;ons 81 tfe storrv t;rmament Tn,
s;mnis ststam.nts Will which evcry
The daily gazette., 1874-10-15
Deadly Debduch of a BroOhIyn
Bon

BROOKLYN, Oct. 1.-THE suit OF John
Rigney against Timothy, John and Viii
liam Long. which is brought in the Brook
lyn city court to recover ST.. 900 damage
for the death OF his son. under the civil
damage act, is still progressing. Dr.
Shepherd. the county physician. was on
the stand this morning, and testified to
having ma le the post-moitem examina-
ton, and found the boy died from the et-
fects of the excessive use of Intoxicating
liquors. The deceased had fourteen drink
in the defendants place.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-15

ALARM OF FIRR.-The alarm OF fire, yes
terday evening, was capse by the chimney
OF q house ON Pine street, below Third,
catching Arc. the IRE engines were prompt
~ taken out. in response to the alarm, but
beiors their arrival Jew buckets Of water
extin yuished the flames without any dtm-
age b,ing sustainee,
The daily gazette., 1874-10-15

Senator Browntow has withdrawn from
the Congressional contest in the Ind Ten
uessee District becarse bis candidacy gave
the Democratic nominee chance of election.
One other of the Republican candidates
having slso withdrawn, the cont, st is Iow
hstween Thornburg, Rep, aud Matry,
Democrat.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-02
GOOD RESULTS.

The Cleveland Leader says;
the temperance crusade is pro
ducing its good results. In the
Superior Court of this city yes
terday, before Judge Barber, a
verdict of fifteen hundred dollars
was given in a suit under the
Adair liquor law, the heaviest
ever awarded in our courts. The
significant feature of the case is
that the damages were awarded
against the owner of the proper
ty upon which the liquor was
sold as we'll as against the sa-
loon-keepers. The case is only
the beginning Of a grand legal
movement. Will sundry respec-
table gentlemen of this city who
profess great interest in the tenn
perance cause, while deriving
their incomes from property leas-
ed for saloon purposes, make a
note Of this? 1t may save them
from figuring in an unpleasant
'srole" before the courts of this
State.