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Year: 1871

AN OLD LANDMARK GoNE.-The old Jail, the
terror of evildoers, which has stood since 1862 on
the corner of Court and Taylor streets, is now
numbered among the things that were. On last
Thursday it was torn down, and thus one of the
most prominent of all the reminders of old times
in Trinity has passed out of sight. AS we stand
viewing the timbers of which it was built, we


in Imagination again see the jailor at the door,
hear the grating of the bolt as the key is turned,
aud smell tue sickening odor that is emitted as
the door swings open on its creaky hinges. That
old iron door Yes, there it lies. After having
served so long as barrier to those who had
committed outrages in our midst and had been
called upon to atone to the offended law, it is
now cast aside. Twas this same door that
opened when Feeley and Wise were led forth to
the scaffold. Before this door, Thomas Knowles
and Joseph Stephens required to pay the
penalty for having deprived fellowbeng Of
life, and were here hung by their necks until
they were dead dead dead. From here many
passed, in accordance with the mandates of the
Court on their way to San Quentin, there to pass
more or less years in penal servitude as punish


ment for their crimes and misdemeanors. Could
those old walls, now dismembered only speak,
they might tell some very sorry tales of murder


GUS vows of vengeance made by some of the
prisoners confined therein, and of men who had
in all sincerity repented their past lawlessness
and formed ardent resolves, probably only to be
forgotten, that they would turn over leaf
and try to be better men when they were again
set at liberty. But the old Jail is gone, and that
it ever existed will probably soon be forgotten, ex-
cept perhaps to some Of the poor unfortunates yet
alive who were required to take up temporary
residence within its walls, and there had ample
time to mediate upon the bad effects of corrupt
associations and the folly of their evil deeds.
In different cracks between the logs of which
the old structure was built, were found, in
place two small-sized fles in another two
edged dirk knife with the handle rotted off, and
In another paddock key, undoubtedly hidden
there by prisoners who had hoped to have an
opportunity of using them to aid in making an
escape, but the hoped-tor opportunity not pre-
Senting ITSELF these instruments were allowed to
remain and rust where they were hidden. The
hewn logs of which the Jail was built, although
so long exposed to wind and weather, when taken
down found to be in perfect state of pres
ervation, and although a few escapes were made
from this old prison where law-breakers were held
in durance vile, it generally served its purpose
we'll We are not certain but that, when it was
torn down, it was not better and safer Jail than
the one which the county will hereafter be com
PEELED to use The lot heretofore occupied by
this old building has been enclosed by neat
picket fence, and the general appearance of that
part of town is greatly improved thereby
Year: 1871

The few respectable ladies who have
been induced to indOrse the revival oi
the nuisance of having street dresses
made to trail few inches upon the
pavement, have become heartily sick,
tired, and ashamed of their folly, and
in. many instances have had their
handsome suits remodeled to reach
but not TO touch the ground, thus
compromising with what is supposed
to be ultra fashion-but is, in reality
merely the whim of few fast women
and their convenience. They had
forgotten that modern walking
dress is not like the old-fashioned
straight skirt--that it can neither be
cut Off, nor let down, nor breadth
taken out, nor any of the easy meth
DDS adopted which We're employed to
rejuvenate the dress skirts OF twenty
years ago. Tie present walking suit
or costume is very complicated affair
and Ole part cannot be altered with
out changing the design of the Whole.
1t is costly, also, and therefore all the
more desirable that it should preserve
its freshness and purity as loug as pos
sible, for even wealthy ladies do not
want to pay from $75 to $3.50 for a
suit every day. This is not at all an
exaggerated statement of the cost of
silk suits and costumes at the "ready
made" houses; on the contrary, it is
under the highest figures. OF course
when the materials are bought and
placed in the hands of a first-rate ar
tjst, to be made up to order, the cost
is less and the result more satisfactory;
but the figures will serve to show that
the charges at great outfitting houses
are less out of proportion to actual
cost than might be at first supposed.
White toilets and black toilets are as
much worn as ever-the former in
linen and pique, guipure embroideries,
for walking dresses, and also in French
muslin and Victoria lawn, Tor house
and evening wear. White French
muslin, richly trimmed with Vallen-
ciennes lace, and worn over the new
cameo and tinted silks, composes the
freshest and loveliest of costumes
DeDlOTcsf.
Year: 1871

much older than those which grow
upon more fertile soil. Their barren
ness prevented the agricultural mound
builders from settling in them, and but
few of then remains are found upon
the streams of these poor lands. In
Virginia and Mississippi, where have
had the best opportunities for making
careful and protracted observations,
red and white oaks, and several other
of the larger varieties of forest trees,
attain their greatest size in fifty years.
In my fathers yard, in Virginia,
red and white oak grew, each Of
which was nearly ten feet in circum-
ference, and both of them were less
than fifty years old After that age
they usually show signs of decay.
They become hollow and die at the
top, the limbs wither and break off,
and the brittle tree falls to the earth OF
it is blown by the stormy wirds.
Year: 1871

Gon'l Belknap, Secretary of War,
is of to Princeton, Now Jersey, to
deliver the annual address at -
Commencement Of that College, at
which he graduated with distinction,
and which is the principal institution
Of learning Of the Presbyterians Of
tho United States.
Year: 1871

Our Republican exchanges comes
to us laden with expressions Of
entire satisfaction with the action Of
the Republican State Convention,
both as to tho ticket nominated and
the platform adopted.
Year: 1871

The Burlington Gazette says their


new departure is troubling thcir
enemies awfully. 1t is sometimes a
little annoying to have uninvited
guests walk into ones household and
steal ones thunder, especially whom
their company is not very agreeable,
and it is further well known that the
intention of the unlimited, is only to
look around and SEQ what can be
stolen at q seasonable hour. II il
was not known that it was traitors


who sought to take the management
of affairs out of the hands of the ma


tion's defenders, it might be borne il


silence just for accommodation SAX.
Year: 1871

A learned German savant, DIR. HUM by
name, has recently prosecuted a series of
experiments upon cows reaching the con-
clusion that contrary to the usual belief,
very considerable changes in the character
of food may be made without inducing
similar changes in the constituents of the
milk. The experiments were tried twice,
and the general result shows that an in
crease in the albumen and fatty elements Of
moderate diet produces an increase in the
milky yield, which gradually rises along
with bodily condition. to a certain maxi
mum, corresponding in each case with the
maximum increase of the above clements.
Sooner or later, however, the natural dimi-
mutton depending ON the duration of lacta-
ton occurs, and no increase can be pro-
duced by increasing the food. Diminution
of the above elements of food causes a
diminution in the milk yield. The addi-
ton of fat increases the ingredients of milk
generally, and has no special influence on
the amount of fat in the milk. The abso-
lutte production of the individual elements
of the milk agrees generally with the rela-
tive production of the milk as whole
(most regularly in the case of sugar).--
The variations from this are different for
the different ingredients. Sugar does not
seem to be affected by the diet and the
variations in the amount of albumen are so
slight as to be inappreciable. No yaria-
tions in the amount of caseine could be de-
tected as resulting from the food. The
quantity Of fat is very slightly influenced,
and its increase did not specially affect the
amount of butter. The variations in ca
seine and fat are attributed to irregular
processes in the interior economy Of the
animal. Therefore, says the editor of the
report from the Department of Agricul-
ture, farmers must not expect to make q
butter-cow or cheese-cow by varying the
food. The differences in this respect are
due to individual peculiarities, or to stock
characteristics.
Year: 1871

THE decision of Judge Carter, of the
District Supreme Court, city of Washing
ton, does not, as we understand it deter
mine the general question of women's right
to the ballot, but only that of her right to
vote in that particular city and territory. 1t
may be said that the one involves the other,
that if woman possesses the right of
suffrage at all unaer the Fourteenth amend
ment, she possesses 1t everywhere il this
country. But several judges maintain that
while the right of suffrage is contained in
the amendment referred to. Congress must
legislate suitably, giving the amendment eff
feet. This is the point on which, as we un-
derstandsit, the decision rests.
Year: 1871

HERE is the best condensed argument
for free schools that we know of in any
book extsnt. The material and spiritual
benefits of knowledge are strikingly por-
trayed in these terse and beautiful passages:


Hear what the wisest man says:


Happy is the man that fndeth wisdom,
an the man that getteth understanding.


For the merchandise of it is better than
the merchandise of silver, and the gain
thereof than fine gold.


She is more precious than rubies; and
all the things thou canst desire are not to
be compared unto her.


Length of days is in her right hand and
in her left hand riches and honor.


Her WAYS are ways Of pleasantness, and
all her paths are peace. S.


Rob not the poor, because he is poor
neither oppress the afflicted in the gate.


For the Lord will plead their cause, snd
sp ,il the soul of those that spoiled them.
Year: 1871

II the Radicals by some unlocked for accident
shall elect a majority of the Legislature, fifty
carpet baggers will flock into the State for every
one now here.--Richmond Wig.


The term carpet-bagger as applied to the
men who came into the State when Grant
put 1T into the hands of the military, for the
purpose of possessing themselves of the
Offices, was well deserved, and was applied
as an odium to class of men who the peo-
pie of the State had cause to despise. Now,
however, that the State with all its Offices,
have been turned over to the people, and no
man whether he is from the North, East,
or West, black, white, grizzly or gray,
can hold any of these offices unless
he is citizen of the State, either
by choice or accident, we cannot
exactly see the point of keeping up the cry
of carpet-bagger when there is really no
one to apply it to. The above from the
Richmond Whig, we think, is point badly
taken, and if it cannot give its readers any
better excuse for defeating the Radical party
than the calamity, in case of Radical VIC
tory Of fifty carpet-baggers focking into
the State for every one now here" the ex-
cuse will be a weak one, and is rather an
inducement for those who favor an increase
of population, to support the Radical ticket
Carpet-baggers can have no business in the
State now, there are no military to give
them fat offices, and there are very few
offices in the State that even "a carpet-bag-
ger" would care to have, in view of the
fact the salaries are small, and the chances
of "stealings" very poor.


We are not an advocate of the Radical
party; and composed of its present material
in Virginia it would be an unfortunate
affair, for the State, if it should get into
power, but if its success would induce i'm
migration, and the Wing argues that way,
that is one very good reason at least for
those who have large amount of land for
sale to desire its success.


These filings of 'carpet-bagger" at every
man who does not agree with the dominant
party is rather stale, and reminds one of
'..rebel," &C., applied to every man during
the war who did not vote the Republican
ticket where the party was in power. The
people will ere long ask for some-
thing more substantial than the continual
cry of carpet-bagger, and If every man who
does not follow in the wake of such nom
sense and throw up his hat when the cry of
carpet-bagger and scalawag is raised, is to
be branded as such, we shall be very much
mistaken if the numbers do not increase.
If the Whig desires, as it processes, to see
the State settled up by immigration, and
the thousands of untitled acres under culti-
walton, its policy of applying carpet-bagger
to every man who comes, or contemplates
coming into the State, if he happens to diff
fer with it in politics is bad one.-Fau-
far Nei1s.
Year: 1871

WE ASKETH AFTER A MAN, AND
ARE ANXIOUS TO KNOW IF HE IS
HONEST. Yesterday one of us purchased
of Mr.. Keesee, a few articles of furniture,
amounting to the sum of twelve dollars.


Desiring to have the furniture delivered
corner of Second and Main streets, we sent
a little boy to hire cartman for that pur-
pose. The cartman hired received the fur
niture and his pay, and as we have neither
seen, heard or read of this same cartman
since, we begin to suspect he has lost his
way, and it is possible he may not be able
to find himself as soon as would be agreea-
BILE to us.


If any one meets cartman laying around
loose with load Of furniture belonging,
not to the cartman, but to us, he will please
inform the wanderer we are uneasy for fear
he has been Ku-Kluxed. a


We know the number of his Wagon
but we amt going to make it public, so if
this should reach the eye of the poor fellow
he had better bring our "what-not" and
marble-top table back.


Should our friend not be able TO find
either Keesee's auction-house or the one
where he was directed, corner of Second
and Main, he would greatly oblige us by
calling at the Office of the STATE jour-
NAL.


If colored man, unless he be a Demo-
crat, would steal from one of the JOUR-
NAL men, we will be dad blamed if he
wouldn't rob dead horse Of his jaw bone
before the buzzards picked the meat off.
Come back my errng brother, for you know not,
How much think of that beautiful "What-not." !"
Year: 1871

1t has been judicially decided that mar
ried weman in England is entitled to vote at
municipal elections, if she happens to be
living apart from her husband. Thus grass
widows are put on political footing with
real widows and spnsters. Every woman
in England can vote if she is an independent
householder or, having a husband, if she
is not under his control.


"A correspondent, who was in sail
boat on Little Sturgeon bay, during the
forest fires in the region of Green Bay,
Wisconsin, describes the flames blowing off
the shore as terrific, so much so that trees
on an island about half mile from
shore wero set on fire and the island
burned over. He says that after the fire
he could have picked up yawl boat full of
birds in the bay, that had got burned in
their fight and dropped into the water.


The Philadelphia Academy of Natural
Sciences was recently presented with Pc
ruvian mummy, in an excellent state OF
Year: 1871

PAY UP.-In looking over file Of
the Richmond Enquirer we found where it
had accepted the bet proposed by us-that
Richmond county would elect Republi-
can to the Legislature. The bet having
been decided in our favor, the Enq,Grr is
requested to send a representative to our
Office at once and pay the oysters, as we
hope to leave the city in few days. ~
Year: 1871

THE Cry CoUNCIL.-A special meet
ing of the City Council will be held this
afternoon, to consider the report of the
committee on the Church Hill tunnel, and
to take action with reference to the indebt-
edness Of the James River and Kanawha
canal company to the city.
Year: 1871

Gent; In Coal slhce Occembcr-OnIT a Weeks


In consequence of the general and long-con-
tnued strike of miners in the coal region, to-
gether with the severity OF the weather during
much of the winter, there is now an alarming
rapidly advancing. Since the 10th day of
January, when the Pennsylvania Miners Union
ordered work to be stopped at all the mines no
coal has been received In that city. The amount
of anthracite coal now held by dealers is esti-
mated at fifty thousand tons, which is about
equally divided between the wholesale and the
retail dealers. The retail price, which was $3.50
per ton on the first of December now ranges
from $ll to Sl3. The wholesale is little, II any
less. Even at these rates, coal can be obtained
from dealers only by their regular customers.


1t is said that the whole stock of coal now in
the city is not over q weeks supply. There are
from ten to fifteen thousand tons of bituminous
coal, but this is mostly held on contracts for
steamship companies. 1t is thought that coal
cannot be obtained next week for less than els
per ton. One dealer, It is reported was offered
a cargo of broken coal yesterday morning for
$l3 per ton, but did not decide to purchase.
He would now be glad to pay $l5 for the same
coal but thinks it doubtful if he can obtain it at
that price.


A New York paper says: Consumers cannot be
too economical in the use of the coal they are
fortunate enough to have on hand. When the
stock now in the market is exhausted, it will be
impossible to replace it without a settlement of
the present difficulty between the coal compa-
nies and the miners. The former are determined
not to yield, being convinced that defeat
now would place them ever after at the mercy
of the miners. The latter have been stubborn
and united up TO this time, having maintained
the longest and most general strike yet at
tempted by them. SO long, indeed, have the
miners been idle that the companies hope their
necessities will soon force them to resume
labor. A meeting of the leading coal capital
lists will be held in Philadelphia tomorrow, at
which it is expected they Will maintain their
present attitude of resistance to the strikers.
Year: 1871

Wholesale Fraud at the New York Custom


House - The Government SueinK for


100000.


suit to recover four hundred thousand dol
lars has been begun in the United States District
Court at New York, before Judge Blatchford
and jury. 1t is that of the United States
against Richard Baker William G. Weld, Frede-
rick Baker, aud George W. Weld, trading in that
city under the firm name of Weld q Co.


On the 10th of October, 1868, the defendants
imported into New York from Manila, by the
ship Franklin large quantity of sugar worth
about four hundred thousand dollars. An entry
of the goods was made at the Custom House;
but the Government claim that this entry was
fraudulent and did not, upon the face of it,
represent the true value. 1t was made, as the
Government alleges for the purpose of mislead-
ing and deeeiying the Collector of the Port. Not
only this, but there is further allegation that
the defendants bribed the official weigher at the
Custom House to give false return of the
weight of the sugar, which actually weighed
9, 232, 434 pounds, while the wegher returned the
same as weighing only 2,175 GA pounds. By
this act IL is asserted on the part of the Govern
ment that the sum of 5400 600 became forfeited
to them, and they now bring this action to re-
cover that amount from the defendants, on the
ground that the latter got the sugar through the
Custom House fraudulently weighed


The answer of the defendants Is general
denial Of the main allegations put forward by
the Government.
Year: 1871

A negro who sued a Chicago saloon-keeper
for S25O6 damages, for putting him out of his
saloon after his refusal to comply with a re-
ouest TO leave, has been awarded one cent. The
court instructed the jury that the proprietor had
the legal right to remove the plaintiff from his
restaurant by force without giving any reason
therefor, if the plaintiff refused or neglected to
90 when requested.
Year: 1871

Laudsrdals, Orleans and Georgia
streets. In the vicinity Otst. Agnes Academy.


In offering this large number Of lots. we
place before the public aIars opportunity Of
making an investment in property which
cannot fail to increase in value, being 40
centrally located that 1t must be ausd up in
preference to more distant points.


Accessible on the north side By the BsaIs
street and on the south by the fernando
street railroads, and travsrssd and bound
ed in all directions by broad streets, We are
confident that We cannot bring to the notice
OF those who want a cheap home a better
piece Of property from which to make a
selection.


Tie terms Of the sale are made very easy
third CASH one and two years. with six per
cent. interest.


Again reminding the readers Of this notioe
Year: 1871

young lady in the Ohio Suffrage Con
vention said that for her part she loved man,
individually and collectively, better than wo-
man. There isn't man in this town who
would adopt such sentiments as these.
Year: 1871

FRANKFORT, September 5.-Gov
Leslie to-day pronounced an eloquent
inaugural address. After promising
an impartial administration Of the
laws, he said: "We are passing through
a political revolution, the end of which
we see not yet. New elements con-
troll, and being statutory, have entered
into national policy. 1t results from
| the very nature of our administrative
republic and from the special circum-
stances which underlie and have
shaped these revolutionary measures,
and there should be some class oi
powers, State and Federal. Much
less is Ii to be wondered that there
should have arisen a conflict as TO
State and Federal jurisdiction from
such irritating and menacing legisla-
ton. When we reflect upon the wise
legislation of Congress in such con-
dition of public affairs, il Is the i'm
perative duty of all charged with the
execution of State and Federal laws to
act with great circumspection and for
bearance. It shall be my endeavoT
whilst protecting the rights OF the
State and its citizens to avoid all
causes of irritation, and contribute
everything in my power to secure the
harmonious cooperation between the
State and Federal authorities for the
public good until wiser counsel shall
prevail and the present anomalous
condition OF things shall cease.


On the subject Of lawlessness in the
State, he said exaggerated statements
of lsWIessness within our borders have
been made and circulated for political
effect, but enough has existed to cause
serious alarm to all right-thinking
and law-abiding citizens, and to
demand of the constituted authorities
increased efforts to suppress it. I
shall spare no pains to repress such
disorders and to maintain supremacy
of law and order throughout the COM
mOnwealth, but to do so successfully
I must have the countenance and
assistance of the people.


The rest of the address was delivered
for the general interest of the State,
her developments, her natural wealth
and to induce industry, public chari-
ties, a careful and conscientious but
kind exercise of the pardOning power,
Year: 1871

TRIBUTE.-One fact will stand out clear to
the reader of history ages hence, when all Of us
are off the stage and sleeping the dreamless sleep
under the daisies: The fact about the Republic
can party-of its generosity; of its magnanim-
ty; of its calm and moderate action in the time
Of its greatest triumph. When flushed with vic
tory-its assailants subdued-it stood before the
country and the world the successful and gentle
champion of right over wrong. Had it not been
a party of humanity, a party Of moral IDEAS, with
vengeance in its hands, how might it not have re-
paidi Thank heaven it took no vengeance! 1t
shed no blood! 1t restricted not even the liber-
ties of its btterest enemies! 1t was supremely
generous as of right That is its hermitage-it
never did n cruel act! Nor will it begin to per-
petuate one now, to cloud dim its glorious his
tory!