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Year: 1872

We perceive that an effort is being made
by some of the State journals, outside Of
Richmond, to require the Treasurer to dl-
vide up its deposits among the banks OF the
State, and not allow it be "monopolzed"
by our city institutions. The deposits are
now made in the Richmond Banking and
Insurance company, the Planters National
Bank, the First National, and the Union
Bank, and the State receives four per cent.
upon these deposits, with personal security
for the safe keeping of the same in double
the amount of the sums deposited, inde-
pendently of the responsibility of the sew
eral banks.


These local institutions are, in our judg-
ment, the proper repositories of the State
funds. In nearly every State of the Union,
the local banks are thus used by their re-
spective treasurers, for the reason that the
money can be had at any moment on call.
The complaint made that some of this mo-
ney is loaned by the banks in the city of
New York, is very frivilous one, so long
as the banks here are ready to respond to
the demands of the State at any moment
they may be called upon TO do so. To di-
vide up the funds of the State, and throw
them into the vaults of any and every bank
that may apply for their proportion Of the
same, would be the greatest piece of folly
imaginable.
Year: 1872

The WOMAN QUEsTIoN.-NIrs.G Gage
and Mrs. Gordon had even a smaller audi-
ence last night than greeted them on tho
first evening. Nothing daunted, howeyer2
by the apathy shown by our citizens. they
took the stand, and went boldly into the
work of converting tho few persons WI o
had assembled.


AS on the first evening, Mrs. Gage
lead oil. She gave history of the sue
cesses and failures which had so far fol-
lowed the efforts of the women to secure
an enlargement of their rights aud privi-
leges, and hauled both the Republican
and Democratic parties over the Goals for
their failure or refusal to champion their
cause, declaring that the present was a
most auspicious time for the latter or
ganization to jump into the current and
float into the White House, and to gene
raj control of the affairs of the nation.


Mrs. Gage was of course followed by
Mrs. Gordon, who was even more enter
tanning and captivating in her remarks and
manners than on the previous occasion.
And bolder, too, for she declared that man
had no right to deprive woman of any right
or privilege which he himself enjoys that
man was not created woman's superior or
protector; is not her protector !;
each human being is his or her
own protector. The exclusion of woman
from participation in the affairs of State,
created an aristocracy of sex, which, if not
removed by reversal of the order of soci-
ETY., would ultimately work ruin to the
government. As long as woman was
forced to occupy an inferior position, polit-
ically, she would have no higher aim in life
than the yanities and frivoities of the fasl.-
ionable life Of the present day. That the
question of suffrage was left by the Con-
sttution of the United States to the seve-
raj States was a lamentable mistake, for
the reason that, if the aggregated wisdom
OF the nation could not reach just con-
cluslon upon the subject, it was idle to
suppose that the States separately would
be more likely to do SO. She claimed
the ballot for woman as right as well
as a necessity. Woman's influence in
politics would be as ennobling as it is
in a social sense. Separated, each sex
would retrograde. Man and woman were
created for each other. We have the di-
vine injunction that it is not good for man
to be alone. Female influence il refining
and elevating in a social and moral sense,
and why should it not be in a political
sense. The national house is out of order.
Disorder will increase till woman has an
opportunity to set things to rights.
What Uncle Sam wants Is wife.


Mrs. Gordon's remarks were lively and
highly entertaining, and we are only sorry
that we have not space to give them entire.
As we have said, her address is good,
enunciation clear and perfect, GESTURES
graceful, and her arguments convincing.
Year: 1872

A RARE ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT,
AT THE CAPIToL.-Gilman on the Goat,
Caskie on Enoch Arden, and that prince
or testers, Cowardin, on Underwood's
Court, tonight, in the Hall of the House
of Delegates, offer a tempting feast to the
amusement lovers of the city. We shall
be there in all our glory, and wherever we
consent to go, the beauty and intelligence
of Richmond may follow. The proceeds
are to be devoted to the charity fund of the
Knights Of Pythias, a fact worthy the
consideration Of the public. 1t is seldom
so rare an entertainment is offered the
public. Let us all unite and give the three
heartless old bachelors crowded house.


N. Blowing to the great demand for
tickets Of admission to the above enter
tainment, it will take place at the Virginia
Hall, instead Of the hall of the House of
Delegates.
Year: 1872

STEAMER Cur BY IcE.-The steamer
"Palisade," Captain Nelson, which, as
we announced, left yesterday morning on
her regular trip to Norfolk, was SO badly
cut by ice as to leak badly, and as soon as
the injury was discovered, was headed for
the shore just below Warwick creek. A
messenger was dispatched to this city, and
workmen sent to repair damages. This
was effected in short time, after which
the steamer proceeded on her trip to Nor
folk.
Year: 1872

Eugenie Defends the Empcror-Ne,ther Fear


nor Ambition ever Entered his Heart.


The Empress has lately addressed let
ter to friend in Switzerland from which
these extracts are taken:


have challenged public attention SO of
ten Of late by the letters from me which
have been published, it seems to me the
public must be tired Of seeing them.
Moreover, confess to you there are accu-
satons against which | have extreme re-
pugnanee to raise my voice, and the light
which will one day be thrown on the
subject will exhibit the sole sentiment
which could have connected me
with the 4th of September. Detection had
made it impossible for me to defend my
self, and being unable to conquer, refused
to divide when the energy might at any
mohlent enter through the breach our in
testine dissensions opened to it. obeyed
feeling of personal unselfishness by leav-
ing to others the honors of the defence, the
instant twas proved to me that was
alone and unable to negotiate peace. This
must be known, and if it is not | neither
can nor wish to tell it. OF all my suffer
ings, none has been more painful than to
see that after such career as the En-
peror's, public opinion has been so wide
ly led astray as to require not political
or stragetic explanatian, which l could
have understood from Sedan, but detail
ed narrative of the Emperor's personal
conduct! What can be credited after such
wildness | have an absolute confidence in
the power of truth. The sole motive of the
Emperor and of me has been the grandeur
and prosperity of France. We may have
made mistakes, but neither fear nor ambi-
ton ever entered our hearts single instant.
| cannotnow say disgust has never entered
there /; therefore | will not defend myself,
and cannot bring myself to pass through
this additional calumny.


EUGENIA.
Year: 1872

THE QUESTION OF LABOR SETTLED.
The Church Hill Tanael.---To relieve the
minds of many anxious inqurers, we in
teryiewed the contractors of Church Hill
tunnel, this morning, to ascertain what
truth there was in the report that they
contemplated using convict labor, to pro-
secute the work entrusted to them.


We found these gent emen courteous
and willing to give us all information de-
sired, in relation to this or any other
matter connected with their work.


The laws of the State prohibit the work
,ing Oh convicts within the corporate limits
of Richmond, unless engaged on State
work; but even if not so prohibited, they
prefer to employ free labor. The laboring
and business men who have expressed some
uneasiness upon the subject may feel as
sured that no convict labor will be used on
the construction of the tunnel.
Year: 1872

No person is without influence. Some
persons fall discouraged on the highway
Of life because they cannot lie this OF that
eminent person. Why not be willing to
be themselves, No person who ever
lived, OF who will ever live, is without
influence. Why not make tue most Of
it? Since you cannot grasp that which
you wish, why let what you have slip
through your fingers? No person in the
world is exactly like you. You have
your own faults; but you hayey9ur own
ezcellcneics, individual to yourself. Give
them air. Because you cannot so 10
college, should you therefore lorswcar
the alphabet? Becausc you cannot
bNlld palace, should you not reioico il
your own humble room, and that because
il is your own? VIII not the sun ais,
slime into your window, il YOU do hot
persist in shutting it out9 If You can.
not have q whole house full Of flower


ma YOU 10: have cuc srcel rs.c!
Year: 1872

THE Board of Supervisors will appear before Judge Titus, next Monday, on a writ of mandamus to show cause why a certificate of election of Justice of the Peace was refused to Charles H. Meyers As the decision will serve as a guide for future action in such cases, it will be given in THE CITIZEN.
Year: 1872

TIE weather has been q subject of de- cided compliments for q week. Now and then little gust of wind alone disturbed the clear, balmy atmosphere. The grain recently sown in front of town begins. to give the black soil a green look.
Year: 1872

TIE Fifth Cavalry Band can be induced to visit Tucson about the holidays. Such splendid music as it gives, is worth money, and it will take but a small effort to ena- ble this people to enjoy it again. That ef- fort ought to be made.
Year: 1872

CHARLES O. BROWN has got his nam moth mirror in place in Congress Hall, and in one sense a man may step before it and see himself as others see hiIn-bOots, brooches and all his external beauties.
Year: 1872

MARJoRIE's QUEST. By Jeanie T. Gould.


A charming book for girls-although the
interest in it will not at all be confined to
young readers only. The tone of the story is
bright and refined, and the adventures of the
little waif, Marjorie, in search OF her father,
are told in very pleasant style. The time
of the story is before and during the late war !;
and pleasant picture is given of the the
Southern home of a sweet Quaker Grand
mother, and also of life in New York. The
interest awakened in the early chapters of the
book, in behalf of the lovely Marjorie and the
brave Rex, steadily increases to the romantic
end. And we must express our particular de-
light in the piquant Posy and her little brother
Puck. The illustrations by Augustus Hop
PIN are quite unworthy the beautiful story
and its tasteful binding and printing. They
are hastily done, witha scratchy touch, and
great want of clearness, finish and precls-
ion.


Published by j. r. O,good 4 Co. For sale
by Hall L. Davis.
Year: 1872

AT this season of the year just before sun
set, the sparrows congregate amid the low
bushes in large fiocks, giving utterance to
loud and continuous chirps, the blending of
which forms no inappropriate hymn to the
setting sun.
Year: 1872

Paris matrons Of unimpeachable morality
are to be preserved in places of public en-
tertainment from contact with the demi-mon-
danes, but inasmuch as the responsibility of
separating the sheep from the goats is to be
thrown upon the vendor of tickets, the ques-
sion is how can the thing be done. The best
of the matrons will array themselves in the
gaudy plumage which is supposed to charac-
terize the other class, and there is always
debatable land between them, where, as
Lamb hath it, 'both seem either" and how
shall the poor ticket man know whether he
be not condemning an ''angel unawares."
Year: 1872

We learn from an evening contemporary
that "The route of the Portsmouth and
Dover railroad will transpire in a few days.
The residents are doubtless in terrible state
OF suspense and anxiety.
Year: 1872

We hear of men confessing on their death
bed to the crime of murder, abduction and
incendiarism, but who ever heard of dying
man confessing to stealing papers? Nobody.
Death cannot scare that man.
Year: 1872

The Democratic party presents an undivided
'front.' and its high national position and consistent
policy should call to its ranks that great floating
nonulstion in voters Of the country that are sure
TO carry the election for any party TOR which their
NAV be be cast.
Year: 1872

We ara pratified to be able to state that Senator
Bayard is recovering from the affection to his eyes
1t is still, however. great embarrassment IN the
discharge OF hin official duties, and the complete
restoration will doubtless be slow.
Year: 1872

CouRr commenced at New Castle this morning
Chief Justice Gilpin and Associate Judge Wales
were on the Bench. The Chief Justice charged
the Grand Jury.


The GAZETTE will furnish daily reports OF the
proceedings
Year: 1872

The SEPARATION COMPLETE ANY one vino
will take the pains to read the Platform OF the
Liberal Republicans and the Address which they
have made to the People, can surely come to no
other conclusion than that the Republican party
is new completely divided. The charges which
those documents contain against the Administra


ton leaders are so strongly put and 90 clearly
made that they must carry conviction to the mas
Of the people. Remember these witnesses bu


corroborate what the Democratic press has as
serted repeatedly The people will now elect
Democratic President and have the rogues fer
retted out from the honest portion Of the Radicals
Year: 1872

The frequency of murder in this city is
becoming absolutely alarming, and unless
some stringent measures are adopted by the
authorities the ruffianism will become COM
pletely master Of the situation. Indeed, to
such an extent is the use of the knife and the
pistol carried that no one is safe. The law
has been proved to be particularly impotent


to punish the assassin, and, as a result the
rowdy element feel that they are at liberty to
vent their anger on any one who is unlucky
enough to incur their ill will If the law
were administered as it ought to be the reign
of murder which now holds sway in the COM
munity would be soon checked for the very
class who are readicst to use deadly weapons
under the present looseness in the administra-
ton Of justice would be very chary in running
the risk Of being hanged. Unfortunately at
present they can nearly always count on
the presence OF some tender conscience on the
jury, with whom to defeat the law is virtue.
1t is a great misfortune for community to be


blessed with people of this stamp Their SYM
pathy seems always to turn with the interesting
assassin who, in fit of jealousy, or heated by


drink, murders in a cowardly and brutal man.
ner some fellow creature. Unless we are TO
declare that killing is a noble sport in which
those who feel so disposed are at liberty to
indulge, we must find some cure for the con-
sciences Of jurymen. The most rational way
out Of the difficulty would be TO pass law
that, except in political cases. two-thirds Of a
jury should be sufficient to give verdict.
Such law as this would soon have the effect
Of removing good many interesting assassins
olst Of tho way Of temptation. Il would asao
Year: 1872

VhierS ana the French Assembly.


The situation as between President Theirs
and the Assembly, as will be seen from our
telegraphic news columns this morning, is
not improved. For some days past it has
been threatening; it now seems to be alarm
ing. A despatch to the London papers pro-
nounces the situation gloomy. The majority
in the Assembly, it is said, has refused to
yield or in any way abandon its position. A
compromise between the executive and legis-
lative departments of the government is,
therefore, pronounced improbable. A later
despatch has it that the party of the Right in
the Assembly have decided to nominate
General Changarnier as their candidate for
the Presidency in the event Of the resignation
OF President Theirs. If this latter report be
true it justifes the statement we made yester-
day, that President Theirs was gradually
losing the support of the Right and doing his
best to find support from the Left. The situ-
alton is really critical. We have never con-
cealed from ourselves the fact that tho Assem-
bly, was stronger than the President but
should Theirs resign it is not our opinion
that France would trust the Assembly for
another hour. Gambetta demands dissolu-
ton; and if Theirs resigns it must either be
dissolution or revolution. .,'
Year: 1872

An uneasy feeling is being manifested by the
radical party in Rome, which causes the gov
ernment of Victor Emmanuel considerable APP
prehension. It is not to be expected that
Italy, which has been for generations the very
hotbed of revolutionary enterprises, should in
moment abandon all her acquired habits and
settle down as peaceful and law-abiding na-
tion. The fact is that while the causes which
predisposed the popular mind to acts of vio-
lence have been removed their effect will con-
tinue to be felt for many long day. 1t is,
however, misfortune that the progressive
theories of the liberal party should be turned
into agencies of disturbance in q land where
all the liberty that is good for them just now
is enjoyed by the people. A strong govern
ment which can command general confidence is
the first need Of the Italian people, and
to procure this all secondary requirements
ought to be sacrificed Those republicans
who talk of overthrowing the rule of the
King belong to that class of liberals who, by
their turbulence and folly, bring discredit on
the principles they profess without compre-
hending. IN the hands Of such men Italy
would again be split up into miserable cliques
and factions and would cease to have any i'm
portance among the nations. We are in
favor of a republic in Italy as in all other
lands, but we want to see it come gradually,
SO that it shall bring with it peace, order and
prosperity, not violence and anarchy. II the
radical party in Rome were wise they would
devote their whole energy to supporting the
government and to educating the people, so
as to hasten the moment when the advent of
the Republic would be real blessing to their
country.
Year: 1872

Steam and the electric telegraph bring us into
close intercourse with the remotest quarters
of the globe. San Francisco and Melbourne
thus become near neighbors, and it is not sur
prising that Australia and California assimi-
late in their social and political character.
We have ever been proud Of our system of
free public schools, in which every child
has the opportunity for acquiring the
rudiments of sound practical education, and
it is natural we should be gratifed to learn
that the lawmakers Of that far-off British
colony propose to adopt our educational plan,
with the improvement of making school at
tendance compulsory. No more solid foun-
dation can be laid for the prosperity and sta
bility Of community than in the general
education of its individuals. That nation
which pays generously for schools has little
need OF expenditure for jails and pauper re-
lief Australia, in transplanting to her virgin
soil the American common schools is making
better use of her gold than she could in
fortresses or armamcnts. She has already
colleges apa acalslades which enjoy iYs rep
Year: 1872

utsaohs; bat whom she will have In opera
ton columon school within the reach Of
every settlers family. that will be Of more
value to her than her gold placers. her mex
haustible soil or her Ssalubrious climate. All
Americans will wish fA|l success to the oom-
mon school system in I he new Continent OF
the Indian Ocean.
Year: 1872

have q certain moral restraining effect on
hundreds Of young men who sre being cdu-
Gated into murderers by the present laxity of
the laws. One thing, however, is certain, and
that Is, that the present reign Of rowdyism
must be brought to an end.
Year: 1872

We are told by our Washington correspond
eral which is to be submitted to Congress will
be full of valuable information and bristling
with recommendations Mr.. Creswell will re-
new his observations on the inadequate CON-
pensation for the railroad service in carrying
the mails. We would rather see some move
ment toward retrenchment, especially as the
railroad companies of the country have already
great privileges and ought to be liberal in pro-
noting the public service. 1t is gratifying to
know the postal money ey-order system is grow
ing in favor and that the amount transmitted
during the last year exceeded that of the year
previous over six millions of dollars. The
amount sent through postal money orders last
year was upwards Of forty-cight millions of
dollars. But what of the boasted telegraph
scheme? Is anything to be done or recon.
mended for placing the telegraph system
under control of the government and to
cheaper and facilitate telegraphic commune
cation among the people? This is one of the
most important and progressive measures now
demanding consideration. We hope this will
be among the 'bristling recommendations of
Mr.. Creswell report.


GAME OF HAzAaD.-It would puzzle any ono
to say which is worst, the game Of hazard at
Homburg, Baden and other places in Ger
many, which the government has resolved to
suppress, or the desperate gambling in stocks
and money in Wall and Broad streets. The
penal code in Germany relating to these gam
bling establishments reads: Whoever shall
make a business of hazard play shall be pun
ishcd with Imprisonment Of from three months
to two years and fine of from one hundred to
two thousand thalers, aud be prohibited from
the exercise of rights as citizen" Cannot
our legislators find some way to prevent the
equally demoralizing and ruinous game Of
hazard in stocks and money here? Far greater
evils result. not only to the victims imme-
dia,ely concerned but to the whole business
community. fr2m STOCK ga@5liag.
Year: 1872

millions appeared bagatelle for that splendid
little volcanic naval station but when those
earthquakes and tidal waves came along, which
nearly swept away the island, the King OF
Denmark was whistled off. And so it was that
when General Grant proposed to buy the inn
perial tropical island of st. Domingo, at the
absurdly low figure of a million or so, fears of
earthquakes and hurricanes and tidal waves,
and Of the vomito and of sanguinary war
with those ferocious Africans Of Hayti, and
other tropical terrors, frightened the Senate
from the speculation. Indeed, the purchase
Of Alaska, that boundless and mysterious land
Of ice and snow, and our narrow escape from
st. Thomas that mysterious land Of fire,
changed the American popular idea of annex
alton to popular indifference even in regard to
Cuba and Mexico.


We like the reform bill proposed by the
administration for the abolition Of internal
revenue assessors and the saving thereby of
several millions of money. But is Congress as
far advanced in the idea of abolishing SUPER
fuous Offices as the President? There's the
hitch With the people on his side, how
ever, the President may push forward
without fear. But again, from the special
report which we have published of the
preparation of the comprehensive volumes of
the new census under the direction of Superin-
tendent Walker, we think these volumes, with
their illustrative maps and charts and tables,
will be by far the most valuable and popular
work ever issued from the government print
ing Office. 1t will surely contribute much
useful information in the highest degree to
emigrants and settlers in every section of the
country, and much to the development Of the
vast undeveloped resources Of the West and
the South This, too, is a great and practical
reform Of the highest value to the country and
every part Of it,


In the next place, many rumors are aaoat
again of an impending change or two in
! the Cabinet. Ialeed, il u said that eK-
Year: 1872

UNLESS you wish premature death
you will let all the poisonous hair prepara-
tons alone. NATURES HAIR REsToRA-
TIVE is perfectly harmless as any druggist
will tell you. See advertisement.
Year: 1872

From lands end TO lands end, that all may read,
and reading, believe, that for the countless mil
lions who the road TO an uutimely grave
with bilious complaints there is but one truly great
aud reliable remedy, and that Is