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New national Bankrupt Low.


In anticipation OF the coming meeting OF
Congress, Senator ingalls, is gathering up
the SURFACES OF bankers and businessmen I'D
regard to the proposed enactment OF new
national bankrupt law. The senate Judi'
ciary Committee at the last session OF Con-
Qress, feeling the importance OF careful dis
cuss,on OF such a measure, provided for a
circular asking suggestions In regard to the
law. The text OF a revised law was first
drawn 10 by Judge Lowell, OF Massachu-
sets. and he aud those to whom the draft
was shown have from time to time pro-
posed amendments OF different sorts.
Among the ablest and most practical COM
mentaries which Senator Ingalls, has re-
celyed upon the subject is that made by
United States Judge Robert W. Hughes, oil
| Virginia, whom our citizens, no less than
his fellow irginians, know for one OF the
ablest, most fearless, upright, and indepen-
dent members OF the judiciary. Judge
Hughes, who Is thoroughly familiar With bis
subject, and Is a very clear-headed man,
saws that it is OF the utmost Importance to
have an entirely different practice and ad-
mihistration Of the systems OF bankruptcy
| from that which held under the law OF 1867.
| He does not approve OF the creation OF
many new officers under the law, and says
there is no need for either registers, assign
ees, or messengers. The old and establish
ed chancery rules, as they are still enforced
in many States, should prevail 10 bankrupt.
CIV cases, and the judges should be allowed
more discretion, and have more to do with
such cases, especially in the matter Of grant
| ing discharges. According to Senator
ingalls,, who agrees with Judge Hughes in
the necessity for absolute uniformity in
law Of this kind, and that every bankrupt
should be compelled to waive his right to
any and every benefit under State exempt
| ion laws, the greatest difficulty in the way
Of establishing a general bankrupt system
| is Just here in connection with these State
exemption and homestead laws, which are
so variable in their character, in one place
securing to the debtor thousands, In another
less than a hundred dollars.
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rhe chesxoeske aud ono, tte Richmond
And Allcehany, and the Virginia Midland
have promptly informed Captains sosss
and srozswoop, the COMMITTEES Of the tlfs'
Virginia regiment, that they will exhioi' o
az vireiois industrial Exposition, 70 pe
nal, ,n This clty. specimens Of The Iron ano
csher ores. slste. marble. fine woods, &C.,
fonod along tbeir lines. Tue Norfolk ano
western and other railroads Of the Com
rouwea,th viii no doubt follow their ex'
annie. These contributions will prove
mos, valuable and interesting feature OF The
exhibition. Let every virginian, then, who
ms any product OF the. soil, the mines, o.
tte workshops Of bis state calculated "a
attract capital or advertise virginias re-
sources. send 1t, or rather bring II, here
that visitors from oil parts Of the eouni,
can sec It. The committee above named are
showing what young blood can do' AND
rasddle-aeed ylrginIans and elderly var.
cinians can with profit 70 their sts'e anu
fbeIr acknowledges initiate their example
and give the Exposition an earnest ana I'M
mediate support.
Now. we believe that Virginia Is one OF
the best States that ever the sun shone on
We believe that her sons are ss true, as
brave, and as honest as any men on tbe
earth. We believe that they are shrewd 10
business, sound in judgment, and capable
OF success in any employment. we De-
lieve, also, that the women Of Virginia are
Ct In every respect to make the homes Of
honest and brave men happy, aud to rear
sons and daughters OF which their State
and country have right to be proud. But
we are compelled TO admit that In the past
we have not made Virginia, from a material
standpoint, all she should have been, and II
is time we were waking up and taking our
true position 10 the contest for wealth and
the power for good that wealth gives a
State. Nature has been prodigsl In her
gifts. and northern and foreign capitalists
seem at last to be discovering by their own
inQulsiliyeness that there is untold treasure
beneath Ylrginia's soil.
We once had q conversation with seneI-
Uits pIdCtlCdl OCfSCJ hioht Wv "~S fN~e~'
to Virginia and YirginianS, that we have
never forgotten. Said he "Ii the sugar.
men OF New York, the licorice-men OF
Connecticut, or the cotton and woollen-
men OF New England. receive information
i OF movement In Congress affecting their
interests, they quietly dispatsh the aDiest
representatives of their trade to Washing
ton to strangle 1t in its infancy. IL. on the
other hand, the material interests OF Vir-
xinia are threatened you take no step until
the damage is done you, and then you con-
tent yourselves with holding indignation
meetings and resolving that the Constitu-
ton has been violated and GEORGE MA
soS's Bin OF Rights outraged. Now the
sooner,' he added, "that your people learn
practical wisdom from the northern manu-
faclurers the better FOR you, because your
State, from its location, climate, water
power, and resources, is bound to embark
largely in manufacturing enterprises"
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XHX RXH1EAF84* Z - III
I avatI rsyaelf Of the Kind permission Of
fhc DsspalcA to cay, n ApsVer TO nuneroui
louuIrIes, RAT bare every confidenee 10
,he early ixsssc OK q canpal9u paper IN nid
OF the regular Democratic press OF tns
state, A. NJ KEIEBY,, Chairman.
MEANWHILE as Dsamnie of iis contents,
the render and our canyassers throuRnou'
the state viii bcirferested in the following,
which they will fod interesting
The Record Of Camefor. the Conifston
candidate. ON Negro suffrage ano
Poor.White-Man suffrage, ~ Mace
Up by Hsmsefr.
fThs f,sfly fndsx. April 10, 1e99-Willizm
Cameron. Editor.1
"Tbe Radicals OF the North are RIoHr.
They allow NO NEGRO TO exercise tne rlgn'
Of suffrage In their own home government
The Conservatives OF the North are figns,
and their platform is the PERPETUAL ExoLo'
SION OF The NEGRO FRoh THE POLLS. :
[Tbe Daily Index, April ~; lSoe-Wnnam n
s"conoress has created horde OF pdupc'
neoro electors, who, instlgated and led by
unprincipied inierlopers, are now enuea,
yorIpg 10 foist upon Virginia Cons,lu.lon
which wrests from the hands OF Tue so1
p1yers and property holders OF we o.ds'
All control over It's government ana iegisia'
Ition." .eef1f
rThc Daily Index APRIL i 2g. 1857" b. oA''O"
"Uniyersal negro suffrage Is the BLUp
ggoN with which Congress bss armeo
newIy-manumited slaves TO ordm mt
mites of the South, and we tell the times
that we ,cia use every means TO preSt "
from them.
e The Times asks IL we will continue oui
resistance 10 itf We answer, Yes, TO tne
hitter end; and for two good reasons: we
are right in this matter, and melority OF
the citizens OF the United States agree
with US. ,< ,.
I" we wiH fght It out on this line u q
takes hdtf century,"
[The Daily Index, May 10; e6S-Wiliam H. cam
eron, edit0r.I .s
"The truth is, that no people have ever
get or ever can long endure the evils whlcn
result from UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE. sooner
or later 1t will get to mean UNIVERSAL SUI
FERISG.
at is 10 universal suffrage that we owe
the present condition Of our national analrs.
"Had the franchise been iimited-had II
been prize, to be obtaiUed by intelligence
and worth, had it been jewel too precious
TO BE CAST BEFORE SWINE, 1t would nave
given us peace and prosperity for centuries
And as Nature has denied the negro color,
that mark OF beauty, so IL has denied 10
his race other characteristics which must
EVER DEBAR him from the highest attain
ments in the scale Of humanity"
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T.mmauyand Irving shaking Hands.

from the New York Tribune, Republican,
1t is not improbable that the proposed
union OF TammaDy and Irving Halls for the
campaign this year has for its ultimate OBJ
feet combination OF all the several Demo-
cratic organizations OF this city. The ne
cessity OF such union was clearly demen-
strated at the last election, when the power
OF the united and harmonious Republicans
was made manifest in the great reduction OF
the Democratic majority in the State, and
the well-nigh complete success OF the Re-
publican local ticket. The State Committee
Of the Democracy has clearly seen the need
OF such action, and the suggestion OF union
Of all the local organizations has come from
that body, as we'll as the proposition TO
bring about such an end through that body.
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Billy Florence, the actor, played trick
upon John Mccullough, the tragedan,
while going up TO New York in Mr..
Osborn's beautiful yacht, the Corsair, on
Monday. Florence pretended to be steer
ing the yacht, and, as he could not leave bis
post, Mccullough, on coming aboard from
the steamship Arizona, had to 90 to the
stern to greet bis familiar friend. Billy in
sisted that Mccullough should help him at
the helm, and, surrendering the wheel, gave
his orders In true nautical style. McCul.
Tough worked away vigorously, turning
and twisting the wheel until they reached
New York, when be retired from his post
firmly believing that he had brought the
yacht into ,harbor. In fact, however, he
only held the supplementary wheel, while
the yacht was steered from the pilot-house,
Florence having arranged the matter with
the captain. 1t is believed that Florence
returned TO New York a week before his
friend solely for the purpose Of playing this
trick.
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nanier al Harrlsonburg.

Here Is what the Baltimore Gazette's cor.
respondent says Of Daniels effort at Harri-
sonburg:
alt Is, however, impossible to describe
the. effect produced by the reply OF Daniel
to Cameron's assaults. The large audience
enjoyed it greatly, Notwithstanding there
were very many isympathizers with Colonel
Cameron present. Daniels perOration was
one Of the finest specimens, OF oratory ever
delivered In Virginia. Nothing could equal
his use OF Colonel Cameron's filppant re-
mark that he ICameroh) intended to carry
Africa into the war; But your corresponds
eut is incompetent to describe the electric
effect produced on the minds OF the people
by the eloquent differences OF this gifted son
OF the Old Dominion, whose air and man
Hers and department all show him to be O
true and good man. The Democracy were
delighted with and proud OF their eandl'
date, and feel that they will honor them
selves By making him their Governor 10
November
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During the siege Of Nashville Coniede-
rate battery upon hin was seriously an
noylng part OF Pap Thomas's line. Riding
up 10 Colonel Browniow, the old man said,
"Colonel Br0wnlow, ] want those guns
and ! want them bad" at the same time
pointing with bis sword toward the Offend
ing battery. Drawing his sword and STEP
ping out In front OF bis line, Colonel Brown
low stepped in front OF his regiment and
said "Men, the old man says be- wants
them guns, and says he wants them bad"
Everybody was silent for moment, and
then a six.tooter in the ranks sung out I:
"Boys, IL the old man says be wants them
guns, he oughter have them. Let's sli
cklp IN and buy thetn for him, for 1t books
mighty unheathy up that way" A perfect
storm OF laughter swept along che line, an q
then the boys started up FOE tbe guns and
got them orthe old man, Ibeagh macy 4
poor fellow who started Tor them never col
back again.
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New Books.

Amenities Of Home. APPLEroN's Home
Book Series.
A clevery.written little volume, which
contains many useful chapters upon home,
its surroundings, the spirit Of the age, and
The individuals Of The family. It's remarks
upon "the manners OF young men" and
the "educ8tion and manners OF girls" are
welLtimed, and will be read with profit to
many.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON d Co.
Nsu York illustrated. ID. APPLETON & Co.
New York.
A book in pamphlet form and just what
its title implies. ItcontainsfuIl and accurate
illustrations, together with a comprehensive
map OF New York city.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON q co.
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why K,ddreberger DId Not bet.

WasTIHEIO1I I O5I'I
In discussing Virginia politics with q
friend on The Midland road Monday night,
Captain Riddeberger was extremely certain
that CuIpeper county, where be bad recently
spoken, would give ReSdiuster maiority
in November. "PlI bet you one hundred
dollars It DON'T" remarked his friend.
Wiii'you bet that much that the Readjuster
candidate for the House OF Delegates Is not
elected in that county ?" ,qrered the author
OF the reputation bill. 81 WILL" was the
prompt reply. "WelD," said Riddleberger,
:, think / can have your bets taken in the
morning. ia like to do so myself, but as
am Commonwealth attorney 1t will not do.
On that account | had TO draw bet last
fall, which operation cost me twenty dol
lars" To be Commonwealth attorney Is
a good thing in more ways than one.
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THOMAS Hughes's tennessee :. Eden"

dhOmaS fuRncS's kSuhessSe Eueu'
A correspondent OF the New York Times
furnishes that paper with the results OF a
visit to the English colony Of Rugby, In
Tennessee. He styles 1t as place where
man "would die a dozen times before he
was able to earn bis bread and BUTTER" the
location being bad and the soil very poor.
In spot called the English Garden, the
choice part OF The colony, which has been
cultivated as an advertisement. the corn
was a sad failure, bearing little II any grain
all the other crops were poor and the
tomatoes were the only things that had the
appearance of life. There is fine iawn-ten-
mis- around and numerous cottages, partly
built in the style OF Long Branch sum-
mer homes, but the crops this year have
Welded nothing towards the susteDance
OF the settlers, who must suffer when WIN
ter comes. Indeed, there Is alresdy sad
case OF suffering. Among the first party OF
colonisis came young man, the son OF the
Queens equerry, bringing with him beau.
| tfful and accomplished wife, with four small
children. Purchasing land. he has worked
hard to make 1t productive; but the slaty
soil would not be conquered, and the colo
nist's ready funds grew smaller and smaller
till few days before i arrived, when abso-
| Lutte starvation seemed inevitable, and be
appeared at the store bringing with him his
poultry, desiring exchange for few neces'
| saries
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THIS STATEMENT is MADE AFTER YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE IN THEIR USE.

They have been tested time and time again, and
always with satisfactory results. This preparation
Just meets the necessities OF the These diseases
Al q all nervous diseases. Let me say just what my
pills are made 10 cure, and what they have and win
cure: Neuralgia, Nervousness, sick-Headache, Ner-
vous Heacache, Dyspepuc Headache, sleeplessuess,
Paralysis, and Indigestion. Nervousness embraces
nervous weakness, Irritation, dependency, melan-
cboy and restless, dissatisfied, miserable state Of
mind and body indescrbable. These arc some OF
the symptoms Of nervousness. Now, to be fully re-
stored to health and happiness is priceless boon,
and yet for so cents you can satisfy yourself that
tere is cure for you, and for as at the very fur
thest that cure can be fully secured. These pills are
all they are represented 10 be- and guaranteed to
give satisfaction II used as directed. Please remem-
Der they are prepared expressly to cure sck-Head-
ache, Nervous Headache, Dyspepuc Headache, Neu-
raga, Nervousness, Paralysis, sleeplessness, and
Indigestion aud will cure any case. Price, 50c. or
six boxes for $3.50 postage free. Sold by all drug
glsts. Depot, No. IO6 north Eutaw street, Balti-
more au 13-eOdlw
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FANCY GOODS. dc.

STEVENS
recognizing the beauty OF the philanthroDic move
aOw on foot to give the people Of Richmond and Vi
cinIty the benefit of wholesale prices on
CHINA AND GLASS,
aud wishing to offer substantial aid to the laudabs
enterprise, offers In the best makes
Selected DINNER PLATES, extra thin, at s5c. per
dozen;
Selected C. G. PLATES at 55c. per dozen;
Selected HANDLED TEAS, extra thin, at soc. per
set;
Selected ENGLISH CHINA, HANDLED TEAS
extra thin, at soc. per set;
Good IRoNsTUNE CHINA, HANDLED TEAS, a
45c. per set;
LAMP CHIMNEYs at 40c. per dozen;
Fine PLAIN GoBLETS Cbeauties) at soc. pc
dozen;
TUSiBL ERS, three styles, at 25c. per dozen;
In ROGERS TEA and TABLESPOONS and
FORKS;
In CAKE-sTANDs, CAsTORS, &C., &C., you wi
find large assortment, at bottom prices, at
STEVENS,
e24 sos Broad street.
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wasb,uxtou ms a Gretna Grcen.

fFr0m The Washington P0sII
A glance at the marrisge-llcense book IN
the clerks Office yesterday morning sug
gested the idea that there was another ex
cursIon from Richmond to this city, anO
had brought with II the usual quota OF mar
ryinp couples bent on matrimonial alliances
Inquiry developed the fact that the excur
SION party was confined TO limited mum
Der. who, without consulting each otber
had bit the same train and reached the CITY
At the same time, with the same object II
view. The record started of with i've
Richmond couples, Baltimore stepped ir
and claimed one space, and then Richmond
and adjacent counties preempted three
more. The granting OF the licenses wa'
followed By an inquiry as to where the
nearest minister could be found.
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Rooms STATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ]
Executive COMMITTEE, }

RICHMOND, VA, August IL, 1881. }
The following canyassers are published
by authority of the Executive Committee
Fifth Congress sionaI District Peter Saun-
ders, OF Franklin.
Eighth Congressional District: Major
Smith s. Turner, OF Warren; James '.
Brooke, of Fauquier; &. ID. Gray, Of Gull
pepper; G.. A. Mushbsch, OF Alexandra
city.
Sixth Senatorial District: John Merritt,
OF Floyd; r. NJ. Brown. Of Carroll; A. NJ.
Dickinson, Of Grayson.
Eleventh Senatorial District: Colonel
Thomas Smith, Of Fauquier.
Twelfth Senatorial District Marshall Nc.
COrmick, of Clarke; John j. Williams, Of
Winchester.
Fourteenth Senatorial District: Judge
Charles e. Stuart, OF Alexandria; j. NJ.
Love, Of Fairfax.
Twenty-sixth Senatorial District: p. H.
billiard and George ID. Peters, OF Franklin.
Thirty-second Senatorial District: DR.. j
F. Bryant, Of Southampton.
CITY AND COUNTY CANvAssERs.
Franklin: j. A. Dupuy, w. G. Lee, and
John &. Carper, Jr.
FLOYD: Il. Il. Dobyns, W. X. Howard
and Captain W. Fl. Morgan.
Grsyson: j. w. Hacker, Norman T.
Young, and Henry Fields.
Southampton NJ. Landlord and Captain
George l.. Beaton.
Alexandria county Joseph e. Clements
Alexandria city: Samuel G. Brent an(
Leonard Morbray.
Fairfax: r. W. Moore and George Ma
son.
Fauquier: James 2. Jeffries and Charle
M. White.
Clarke A. Moore, Jr.
Frederick and Winchester: W. X. Alex
der and T. w. Harrison.
,Loudoun: j. II. Alexander and +. L
Conrad.
Warren: IL. II. Downing.
j. BELL BIGGER, Secretary.
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GROWTH OF THE OPIUM HABTr.-The
growth Of the "opium labit" in this
country is strikingly presented by an article
in the September number CT the Catholic
World. The number, OF opium-eaters In
the United States is estimated at a quarter
OF a million, fully iourfifths OF whom are
women. The increase in the use OF the
drug In the city OF Albany, N. Y, IS ialr
sample OF the spread Of the habit. Twenty
I've years ago, with population OF $1,000,
the annual sales OF opium 10 Albany
amounted only 10 $50 pounds and 375 ounces
OF morphis. Now, with population OF
$1,000, $500 pounds OF opium and D DOC
ounces OF morphia are sold annually in that
city,, -se s.l .
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RtchmOnd People.

A Norwood letter to the Lynchburg Pir-
ginidn says:
Mr.. Thomas p. Branch, a prominent
banker Of Richmond, hss purchased DR..
Peters's farm, "SIeepy Hollow" so famous
for its iron mines, and work will begin
there at once. Atramway will soon be made
extending from the mines along the Nor
wood-sehool grounds to the derot, where a
furnace will probably be built
An unusually large number OF visitors are
seeking rest and retirement In the James
River Valley this season. From Richmond
to the Buffalo Ridge Springs In this county
all the boarding houses are full, and these
springs are crowded far beyond their capa-
city. ..-.t. .I .-N
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vice President Arthur Is at his home, In
New York city, where be has been some
what indisposed for nearly week past 10
an interviewer he said Monday evening tnat
bis future movements were surrounded WIN
uncertainty in consequence OF the uniaVor-
able reports from President CARRIED. ne
said he had intended TO take few weeks
vacation, but he should be unable to do this
unle,s there was great change for the bet
ter in the health OF the President. IL was
not his intention to go to Washington I'M
less summoned to do so By the Cabinet. lie
should for the present remain at home 10
await events.
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A woRD IN SEASON. illustrating the
truism that sword in season" can often
bring happiness to person or household,
Mr.. w. w. Eckels. druggist, Springfield,
Tenn, tells the following: have GUS
toner whose wife has been III for ten or
twelve months, so that she had not walked
10 that time. AS almost everything had
been tried, and the doctors had failed TO
relieve her, told the husband OF st. Ja-
cobs Oil. He procured two bottles, but
did not use much more than one before she
was walking around the room.
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In conseQuonce Of Che following letter tne
arlborities a. Lypchbnrg have discnargsu
the hI,cbigou man whose frrest recently
created considerable seDstt3cn:
EXECUTIVE OFYfcE, MicHI0Ax,
- SAGINAW, xngust -, 1884,
Ris Ereilsncy Fred. ". N. Holidays Gor-
ernof Of pfrginid, Richmond, va:
E,r.-In the matter OF the arrest and de-
tention Of one James Burgess atlas Wsite
at Lynchburg, 10 your State. charged witn
being a fugitive from justice from ibis
State, Oh receipt Of your notice OF nls az,
rest / notified the prosecuting oinceI o.
Bay county, where the crime was alleged
10 have been committed, and after sundry
communications am now In receipt Oh
letter, a copy Of which berewi,n enc'os =
THE man sbotld be released, not because he
Is not guilty OF crime in the opinion OF tne
Raw county authorities, but on account Oh
the popularity Of the statutes oil Michigan.
Very respectfully,
DAVID II. JEROME,
m Governor OF Michigan.
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The following from Mr.. GoRHaM's paper

The following from Mr.. GoRHAN's paper
will show the people Of Virginia how OUT
side sympatbizers and apologisis for the
Mahoneites represent the debt question;
"The Regdiusters, Bourbon Debt-Psy-
ers. aud Straighout di,toes, all agree as TO
the principal OF the debt of the State OF
Virginia. They say II is about twenty mil
lions, being two thirds OF what it was In
1861, at the outbreak Of the civil war. The
other third has never been paid, but all
parties In Virginia repudiste that amount"
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Judge Hugh W. Shelley, OF the Virginia
Valley railroad,a passed through the city
Tuesday on his way from brief visit to
New York and Philadelphia, and stopped
for few hours at Barnum's. No trouble
is anticipated by the officers Of the road IN
the negotiation OF the Sl000,000 mortgage
for the completion OF the railroad. The
railroad authorities believe that the outlook
for the road Is more promising now than
ever Baltimore american. o..