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Evening State journal XDITOP. AND I'nol'Rll-TOK, At ttl-K Mali, atreet, Kichmonil, Va Th. JOIJIINAI, is aorrorl try th. carrier* to thslr I tacrlbsr* lv lb. City at Ciftt Os.-ts fir Mom. _ing!» copies in wr»pii*ri Thbis Cure.. Fuel roa Maiu.nii. — Threo months tl 76; six months $3 00: e>u. year ft! 00 I'he W__KLY JOURNAL will be mailed to *nb acrlber. three month* for seTonty-fIT. c_ts; six months, II 00; one year, $'_ 00. ' THE " PII.GIt IM |" 08, LIFE ILLUSTRATED. A most fascinating ontertalnment. Paintings tb.t are unequalled in the worlil. Moat charming Mario. Eloquent Lecture. Transition fcena of dassllng beauty, language cannot deracrib.. The original entertainment as given 300 nights in New Y„rk, 150 nights iv Philadelphia, 100 nlghta Id Baltimore. Ivory night at quarter before 8. Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 2:30. Admission: 60 cents; children _5 cents. Reduced prices for Matinees, Carriages errderred at 0:45. .1. 3-3t E. WARREN, Manager, j SPECIAL NOTICES, J I. MoKE.NNEY WOULD RESPECTFULLY 1N «l * form hia friends, .ad the citizens erf Richmond, that he has temporarily located at the "OLD SWAN TAVERN," Broad .Street, between Bightli and Ninth, where can be found BUTTBRICK A CO '8 PATTERNB and the "HOWE SEWING MACHINE." J. 4-8t rjn H E •' P AIN KILLER." Pain la supposed to bo the lot of us poor mortal', aa Inevitable as death it.-*:i and liable at any lime to Kipon va. Therefore, it ia Important that remedial ahotild Ire at hand to lie used on an omergen an the seminal principle lodgod in ths aystem j ahall develope itself, and we feet the excruciating j agonies of pain, or Hie depressing influence of disease. •Such a remedial agent exists iv the PAIN KILLER, Whose fame has made ihe circuit of the globe. Amid I the eternal hers of the polar regie.tia or beneath the I 'rrf-rl, r.WiMind burning Bun of the tropica, its virtues 1 are known and appreciated. Under all latitudea from the ono extremo to the other, anUc-ring ln.i. n. ity has found relief from many of its ills by it. inc. I The wide anil broad area over which thli medicine has spread, attests Its value and potency. From a email beginning, tho Pain Killer has pushed gradtt ally along, making Its own highway, solely !ry its E_Buch unexampled sii_.e_a and popularity has brought othcr_ into the Held, who lisvo attempted, under similarity ol name, to usurp tiro confidence of the people and turn ft to their own aclnahnesa and dlshoneaty, but their effurta have proved fruitless while the Paiu Killer la .till growing in public favor, 49* Directions accompany each bottle. Sold by al! Druggists. Price 35 cl»., 50 eta. and tl.oo per bottle. ja I—dAwlm I TAI VORCEB. Ab_olute Dlvorci., legally obtained in Now York, I Indiana, Illinois, and other Statea, fur persons from I any State or country, legal everywhere; do_ortioii, ' drunkenness, non-support, c-tc, sufficient cause; no I publicity. No charge until divorce is obtained. Art- j vice free. Address, MOORE A RICHAHDSON, Councilors at Law, lie 30—ly 1«*0 Broadway. New York filly. music, etc, A| UBIO! MUSIC I MUSIC! JOHN MARSH, No. 918 Mats B_a_ET, No longer of the firm of Mm ah A Pollock, ia vow prepared to aerve his friends and tho public gene -BHEBT MUSIC AND MUSICAL MERCHANDISE of .very description I respectfully solicit a call at my new establish ment. JOHN MARSH, nol2-ly 913 Main St., bet. Ninth and Tenth. TTIKGINIA HOME BUILDING FUND __TIOAN V ASSOCIATION. The third annual meeting of this Aeaoclatlon will bo he-Id at the First African Church, on THURSDAY NIGHT, at 7 o'clock. jre '__:,! j. b. BURWELL, Secy. LIVKRY STABLES. IIVERY, SALE, d HACK AND EXCHANGE STABI.KS. No. 71. Main Street, between Seventh and Eighth A» 21—ta WM. M. LEDLEY. ! FOR R_f__\ X One on Leigh, near to Adams atreet, con taining ten rooms; one on Adams, near Leigh street, I containing eleven rooms—built on the Philadelphia plan, and never occupied since being bnilt; in nlu I fr, wirh gas and water. Accommodations for iage, horae, and cow. Apply to 21—ts «RUBBS A WILLIAMS. WOOD _ COAL.. IEAP WOOD AND COAL. PINE, per cord J4.50 OAK, per cord 6.00 I DELIVERED. BUT ANTHRACITE AND I'LOVER HILL COAL, BEST 80F_ COKE, Bt loweat market prim.. J. R. F. BURROUGHS, de __-lm corner Main and fcroventb streets. WANTS. \ITANTEU.—a" and « LADY'S MAlD—unencumbered. Apply at No. 310 Twelfth street. TjaOUND-On last Friday night, a GOLD LOCKETT, A with two pictures in it (both the same). Tho owner can have the same by applying at THIS OF FICE and paying for advert Is- mem, and Aye dollars for the finrler. ja.—2t PROPO-ALS. ~_~ ___.. --____ __. OFFICE A. C. 8., 1 Foat Mokecb, Va., Dec. 30,1870./ SEALED PROPOSAL!*, in duplicate, will be re kl ceived until lOr.'clock A.M., JANUARY 30th, I 1871, for TWO HUNDRED (_lj0) BARRKL3 BEST I EXTRA FLOUR, to be dolivere-d at the Post In lots of fifty barrels. Gamples to accompany proposals. jAMIiS CURRY, Ja6—fit 2AU. -th Arty, A. C. 8. r\VtiCK I*4l rI.AKU.N M'KKlii. If your Horse is air-k—send for DR. FItKEMAN. If your Cow ia sick—send for DR. FREEMAN. If your Dog ia sick—send for DR. FREEMAN, the only Veterinary Burgeon iv the cily. AW* Beware of uneducated Quacks and Intposters whose Maamption Is ignorance and practice fraud. J. It. FREEMAN, V. 8., and Member of the Royal College ot Veterinary Sur- I geona, London. tS- A (date left ou tho office door and at Mr. 1 Clarke'a atable for orileta—which will be promptly! attended to. Ja 3—lm QLD DOMINION BUBINKBB COLLEGE, 1217 MAIN BTRKET, Will commonoeOctober Ist, 1870. Tuition only $*0 tor unlimited instructions, including all the Depait- I 4»-Circulars nan be. obtained at KliUcod's |e__.l.»., T INSEKD OIL, Machine Oil, Tunnel's Oil, Spirit, j JLi Turpentine, Whits Lead, Ax'.o Grease, at wool.- Qlht Haiti) State Journal «n,oi» Par Year. 1» CU. Per Week. (Evening State journal civic crown the citizen who saved tho life of a fellow-being. Yesterday Richmond paid civic honors worthy of the occasion to the remains of one who did more than this, for he lost his own life iv a daring and devoted but vain effort to rescue a friend from death when every chance was I against him. The story of Capt. Samuel Holder Hikes deserves to be written iv letters of gold, and perpetuated in a monu ment of time-enduring brass. It is brief, but all tho move brilliant on that account. Young Ross was in the same apartment with him in the Spots- I wood. Captain Ilices did not awake till the smoke had almost filled and choked up ths narrow passages and stairways of the hotel. Of course, his first thought was to I save himself; and he had forced his way through the suffocating smoke, and reached (he open air of the street, and safety; wheu I he suddenly bethought himself of hia friend who was in the same room with him in a I helpless condition. He endeavored to get assistance to go I back for him, but failing, despite the en treaties of those outside, who felt it to be I certain death, he rushed back into the I burning building to save young Ross or dio with him; and thus heroically and The Rev. Mr. Edwards, in his oration over tho dead body of this bravo young man at the church yesterday evening, truthfully aud eloquently said : Pocy has woven the garlands erf immortal ity around less heroic deeds than that per- I formed by our brave and noble brother. Fie- J tion and dramatic literature perpetuate names, even, if they were real, less entitled to distinc tion on the honored scroll of fame, than tbat of Samuel Holder Hines. Eloquence, in high wrought eulogy, baa sought, in fervid and glowing strains, to render imperishable the deeds of stateamon and military chieftains and philanthropists, and even of martyrs, not more entitled to live in the annals of literature, and eloquence, and song, than the deed of calm, quiet and courageous friendship in which tbe subject of this solemnity sacrificed hia life. The great heart of Richmond beat with but one throb at the recital of this deed ; and yestertlay, such honors were paid to his remains as admiration for great and no- ; ble actions ever prompts a chivalrous peo ple to accord to those who have won them worthily. The church on Broad street was j crowded, while the streets without were filled with tho people, and the funeral pro cession was one of the largest and most imposing of the kind that we have wit nessed in this city. It was composed in the main of his brothers of that noble order, the Knights of Pythias, in carrying out one of the cardinal principles of which worthy order, their heroic brother had falleD. The funeral cortege passed down Main street, to tho solemn music of tho Dead 'March, as the shades of the evening gath ered over the cily, on its way to the depot; and the people were gathered on either side of the street, and attested their grief by their respectful silence am] the sorrow fulness of their demeanor. His remains were taken by the Danville cars to the little town of Milton, in Cas well county, North Carolina, where he first saw the light, and whose history he has so brilliantly illustrated by his death. There, in its simple cemetery, will he rest, and his people will be proud to know that there is at least one hero buried in their village churchyard. ■.• ■ i ■ The War ln Europe. Caesar always went into winter quarters but there seems to be no hibernating facili ties for either of the contestants iv the mighty strugglo now going on in France. They are compelled to fight it out on that lino if it takes all winter, and a sore trial it is to both of them. The pomp and cir cumstance of glorious war in the pleasant month of May is turned into anything else but a glittering pageant when the frosts and snows of December freeze the ithe limbs and check the glowing ardor even of youth. As we anticipated, the suffering iv Paris rom want of fuel is greater oven than that which ft was thought would be experienced about this time by famine ; while in the Jerman camps beyond tho wounded are reezing to death. It is better, of course, with the active soldiers, who can keep hemselves comparatively warm by march ng and countermarching and fighting ; but or tho poor wounded, left for hours ou tho field, and the suffering women aud children of Paris, this cold spell has awakened in every human heart the liveliest emotions of regretful sympathy—regretful because of our utter inability to do anything for heir relief. The beautiful trees of Paris are being cut down to give warmth to its mothers and little ones, and after the trees will come the furniture, and then tbe rouses. Oh, horrid war, by mothers so eteated, how long must civilization bear he cruelties of thy barbarous practices ? __ _—. Outrages in Cuina.—The Chiuese out ages at Ti.n-Tsin, at which the Christian world was horrified not long ago, have >een followed by similar brutal demonstra ions against Protestant and Catholic mis ionaries in other parts of the kingdom. _t Siu Chow, for example, c Protestaut Impel was sacked, and several Chinese converts murdered ; a Catholic mission at .a Tsuaug shared the same fate, and one or more chapels between Pekin and Tien .tin are also reported to have been plun dered and burned. i Previous to the war, ninety religious papers were published in Paris. RICHMOND. VA.. THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY 5 1871. second time in his life failed "to come to time." Even as he did not appear upon the stage of action when Booth wanted him, neither did he make his appearance last night, on the mimic stage, before the dezen or more persons who visited St. | Alban's Hall out of pure curiosity. He thrfught better of it in this case as he did in that; and we are glad of it, for our city has beon spared at least that iffliction from the series of its cdamitief. As very few were iv waiting, we find that we were fully justified in saying that our citizens would not countenance this Wa find that we were in error some days ago in announcing the appointment of Landon Boyd to the position of assistant assessor, when we stated that Hon. S. F. I Maddox had resigned the place iv his favor. I Mr. Maddox waa removed by virtue of an imperative rule which prohibits an officer I from holding a State office at tho same | time he holds one undor the Department. int on the _r_i._l»tppl and T. n n_s.ee -.allium!. IEOIPITATED Fr.OM A BKIDOE—r..S SENOERS BOBNTD „UVI. :cident occurred on the iron bridge onconnah creek, about ten miles lemphis, Tennessee, on the Missis nd Tennessee railroad, Tuesday ;. The accident was caused, it is I 1, by the breaking of an axle of I t passenger car, precipitating the I second cars over the bridge, ar,,l j hem on fire. Ono car was entirely I il by lire, and the other broken to I The back cars were uninjured, severe jostling. The locomotive I er passed safely over the biidge. . lives are supposed to be lost, all A young man named D.ivis was wounded. Many others sustaiued iuries. r telegram says: The accident on ssippi and Tennessee railroad this was more terrible than at first As tho train was crossing the Ige iv Nonconuah bottom, five th of here, the axles of the bag broke, and the second class pas oaeo was dashed down the ctn t. It took fire and burned Kirby, conductor, was standing aye and was Severely burned, but to extricate himsel , He climbed a window, aud worked heroically le poor negroes, of whom the last lied, but such was the rapidity of . that nearly all tha injured were est passenger car was dashed he bridge and literally smashed, nly a few of the occupants were injured. A number of surgeons s repaired from this city to the d everything was done to relieve ■rs, most of whom were brought > no accurate report of the num- I Sallio Ames, Mary Deahharts colored persons were fatally in ■outh named Davis, Wm. White, gent, were severely, and three ersons slightly Injured. C. C. I i, of Mississippi, Fehx De icy, aldin, Wm. White and Guarles o taken out of the burning car iductor and escaped burning. ble Mortality among the Children in Paris.—Correspondents re prfcent that there is great mortality among children in Paris. They are dyiug by hundreds and thousands One writer says that in the neighborhood of Pere-la-Chaise, Moutmartre and Montparnasse, one can hardly take fifty steps without meeting a tiny coffin, wrapped in a cloth of white El. Many of these innocent little ones to their last resting-place unaccom ied, except by the two carriers ; the ' er is at the ramparts, and the mother I is staading wearily outside the butcher's shop, or at the municipal "eautine." Somt« times half a dozen or so relations follow the procession of the humble victim, aud this is what is heard said : "I saw it born, Kitober last, aud a fine, well-made boy as I" "What did it die o', then?" nothing. The mother had no milk ; are no more nurses, aud the ewes ars all sent to the slaughter. Eh 1 try and rear a child in a besieged town !" . A JuDGtE Fines Himself.—The crim inal court was aeljourned at noon until j three o'clock P. M. The judge, however, failed to appear at that hour, and about four o'clock he entered tho court-room, and on taking his seat, said : "Mr. Clerk, enter a fine of $100 against Samuel Dodgo, judge of this court, for being absent at the hour to which this court adjourned." The five was entered by tho clerk. While there seems to be something nonsensical in the presiding officer of a court fining him self for delinquency, there is, nevertheless a high moral principle of honor involvet which is the more commendable the more we reflect upon it.— Galveston Bulletin. » ♦ « A Novel Funeral Scene. —At a funeral at Newport, Rhode Island, last week, instead of a hearse being used to convey the remains to their last resting place, an express wagon completely en veloped in evergreens Inside aud out was used for that purpose. A raised dais in the centre of the wagon, also covered with evergreens, sustained the coffin, which was profusely decked with (lowers. The novel ty was in accordance with the expressed wish of the deceased. The " Richmond and Louisville Medical Journal" says that the oldest practicing physician in America is Dr. Tiieophilus Clark, of Fenmouth, Vermont. He is ninety-eight years of age, has been prac ticing continuously for sixty-six years, is hale and hearty, and has no thought of giving up business yet. . _>» Indiana is emphatically a railroad Slate. Out of ninety-three counties in the State, seventy-one are crossed by one or moro railroads. The cotton crop of Missut-ippi is estimated at 726,000 bales—an average of | 205 pounds to the acrt. a 'short time" to-day, and transuded no business of publio importance. House. —A number of bills wero report- I oil from committees and placed on tho calendar. A resolution was adopted, instructing tbe pay clerk of the House to refus • ccrtifi- I cates of pay to members absenting; them selves from tbe sessions of the Houso, in violation «f rule 80. A resolution was offered requiriug tho appointment of a committee to confer with the presidents of the railroads in the State, for the better accommodation of the colored people travelling over their roads. A I motion to lay tbe resolution on the table was rejected, and the consideration was pending; when the morning hour expired. I Senate bill supplement to the act provid- I ing for tha collection of the State taxes and the county levies for 1870, was taken up, and after some discussion was recom- I critted to the committee on finance. ll,ruse bill to authorize subscriptions to) the capital stock of incoiporated corupa- I nif s, by certain counties was taken up, the I ponding question being on Mr. Wood's motion to reconsider the voto by which "Augusta county wrs stricken out of the I Mr. Wood spoke at length in favor of I reconsideration and the restoration of the wotds stricken out. Pending Mr. Wood's remarks the House aerionrned An Insane Woman Makes Fkahful Use of a Hatchet.—Mrs. Rebecca King, a rather elderly woman, residing as house keeper iv tho dwelling of Mr. William Connor, on Fourth street, Philadelphia, on Friday evening last attacked that gentle man with a hatchet while ho was asleep in his bed, striking him on tho head. Awa kened by the blow, which was quickly repeated, he sprang from bed and retreated to tho yard, tracking his way in blood.— His assailant first tbre»v tho lamp at him ami then pnisued, still clutching her wea pon. Faint already with the loss of blood, he conld not resist her, and in the yard she | seized him by the throat and raised the hatchet for another blow over his head. But at thia juncture ex-Police Sergeant C. F. Hcis_ and John Burger, Er-q ~ who had been attracted to the house by the cries of "Murder !" uttered by Mr. Con nor, aud who had entered the yard, graspe 1 the woman, held her uplifted hand and i disarmed her. Bath she and the wounded man warn -lieu, conducted into tUea beniae, | They were in their night-clothes. As soon as the woman was dressed, Pergeant Heiss took her to the seventh district station house. Whilo on the way, in answer to a question, "Why did you attack Mr. Con nor ?" she said', "The devil told me to do it," and continued, "I had a big night's work before tne, and am I did not hit him in the right place.' She was evident ly insme. At the station-house she re mained until tnorring, when she was taken away by her son, Samuel King, to his house, No. 944 New Market street. On Sunday night, as Mr. King and his wife aud child were asleep in bed, Rebecca obtained another hatchet, and, proceeding :o the sleeping apartment, struck her eon twice ou tbe head, and also inflicted a wound on her daughter-in-law. !_be was about to deal a similar injury to tho child, mt the cries of the wounded ones attracted ome of tbe neighbors to the spot, who lisarmed the woman; and placed her in custody. Sho was found to be insane, and was scut to tho insane department of the almshouse. Tbe injuries of Mr. and Mrs. Cinq aro not of a serious character. Mr. Jonnor is badly but not dangerously cut. I.i A number of counterfeiters have been arrested in Pittsburg, Pa. They are sup losed to be from the West, and on their way East they have passed a large amount f counterfeits on the Merchants and Manu acturers bank of New Yoik city. Many Chicago people contemplate Sittling in the Rocky Mountain region. abhorrent. Not so PHALON'3 VITALIA, OR HAL VATtON FOR TUB HAIR. Nothing delllea iti freely .lowing crystal. There ia no eed'nicnt, no gum, no fool gas. It ia harmless, and its operation perfect. What a discovery ! "LOVE HIDES A MULTITUDE OF FAULTS."— But it fails to paint the pale cheek, to gladden the heart or conceal tho disoiso thtt _■< lurking and miking rapid iuroads upon yonder rapidly declining female beauty ! Her wan features aro bedewed with tears, her pulse is feeble and ber day-dreams are growing dim, as night with its heavy pall of glooiu nettles upon her brow ! I Can she not bo restored : Yes, Health, with all its entici_g charms and beau. (:■■;. will a thrill of joy through her foeble fr.ime, by the line of Eugliwh Female Bitters, whUh »-c advertised iv another column. Go thou aud buy THOMPSON'S POMADE OPTIME, as a dreasiog for the Hair ii all that i. required ; purely vegetable and highly perfumed, it softens, improver, and beau tifies tho Hair, strengthen!, the roots, aud gives it a r ii, glossy appearance. or bale by all druggists Price, 35 and 75 cents per bottle. DR. L. CONODON, the Indian physioiau, claims to i hove successfully treated quite a number of patients In this city, aud we hoar of those who testify to tbe \ (act. It is fortunate that them are many phy&iciaue with d ft'tiieut systems of practice lor tho cure of alums' endless diseases. The Doctor is confident of ! th. merits ol his mode ot treating the tick, and i invite i those nffl-cted to consult him and judge fur themselves of his ability to euro. He can he fouud at his office in Manchester, nevt to tbo pO*t-«_Bea, aod may b? "intvrv.ewed" during the day or even* In_r. * BULL another arrival of those world renownej SINGER FAMILY BRWINO MACHINES at 80HAFFER A BTK _»NG'S, 913 Main street. JOUVEN'S INODOROUS KID ULOVE CLE IN -1 X- -By its aid gloves cau bo quickly and repeated ly cleaned and made equal ■«> new; even when badly soiled they can be readily restored. It is easy of ap plication and is perfectlyf.ee from auy od_r. For 3;.1-j by druggists and fancy goods dealers. Price, 26 THURSTON'S IVORY PEARL TOOTH POWDER is lecommondtd as the best dentifrice k'i'-Au. It cleanses and preserves the teeth, hardeua the gems, sweet*.us the breath; and, contain! rg no acd or gritty substmco, is perfectly harmless, and can be lined daily with great udvautag*. Bold by ull d. iiggints. Price, 2& and 60 cents per bottle. 43-DR. HASKELL.—This celebrated physician has taken rooms at tho MONUMENTAL HOTEL, where those dpsirlug his services will dud him. He i the proprietor and vender ef many CELEBRATED MEDICINES, who owe their discovery to his luven tire venial. 8m notice. Leaf Tobacco. —The Tobacco Exchange wa« opened on the 3d instant for Ihe flrst time since the suspension of business for the holi days, and the nife-ring. amounted lo six'y package!!, mostly bright and medium yellow tobacco. As many of our manufacturers resumed business thesame day, thebiddirg was spirited, •nd very satisfactory prices wore obtained. We understand that most of the factories will com mence operation on Monday next. These establishments consume daily over 100,000 pounds, and with the limited stook now on hand in the city, it is fair to presume tbat the market will bo quite animated for some time to j come, with good prices for all grade«. The inspections of tobacco in this city for tbe year ending 30th of September, were 23, --355 hogsheads, being 8,802 hogsheads short of any year since the close of the war. There were exported direct lo foreign ports, for the twelve months ending September 30tb, 10,- G88.866 pounds-a decrease of 607,387 pounds of the amount exported in 1867-' B. and an ex cess of exports in 1808-9, of 2,864,981 pounds. The direct exports of stems in 1860-70, were only 18 07U pounds to Rotterdam, against 550, --813 pounds to Bremen, and 441,466 pounds to other places, in 1808-.. The registered valuation of tho exports of tobacco and stems for the years 1869-'7O, to all foreign ports, was $1,481,809, against $1 055 - 355 in 18()8-'9, and $1,734,255 in 1867-' B. ' While on the subject of tobacco, and this I being the month when a great many planters Rienro the preparation of their crops for et, we would suggest to them the bu nco of propr/r attention to tho assorting, .j .un up, ordering and priiing their tobacco before shipping it. It is owing to carelessness on their part that they do not realize their ex pectations in tbe sales, and, consequently, make hearty comp'aints against their commis sion merchants, tho market, etc., while in fact, the fault is too often with themselves. Tobacco is not an exception to the general laws of trade in this respect. A man who thrusts a horse upon the market in bad condition or "out of order," does not expect more than half price and is not usually disappointed. Owing to the particular nature of tobacco, there is no point more essential than particularity of order. Tba tobacco before it is placed in the hogs beads, should bo straight and well assorted, each length, quality and color separate and tied up in neat bundles, with a smooth head and never over eight leaves to the bundle. Ws would caution the planter never to put twii kinds of tobacco in the same hogshead, for nine times in ten, it will be sold by the inferior flake in the sale sample. In one lustanco, we havo seen one bundle of inferior tobacco damage tbe sale of the hogshead one or two doll ars per hundredfweight. A safe rule to be observed by all in prizing, is to expect the most in different tobacco in the hogshead to turn out in Ihe sale sample. Shipping tobacco and lugs should be prized in order that the hogsheads may net from 1400 to 1600 pounds. Dark working tobacco should not be prized to net over 1,000 to 1200 pounds. The bright yellow, should be lightly iressed in It'erccs (sever use boxes) to net I rom 500 to 600 pounds, or evtn 600 to 700 Bounds, as the law requires 8 pounds to be de noted from the weight of each package for he sample. The planter loses by having so many packages. The York River Railroad—lmportant Action. —The stockholders of the York Itlver ailroad re-assembled yesterday morning at en o'clock, when the committee, consisting of Messrs. li. T. Lacy, 11. B. Douglas, 11. Coal er Cabell, It. Gregory, Dr. William Gwath mey, and James Lyons, appointed on Tuesday o consider the subject of tbe proposed contract if the York River road with the Richmond, ■Vedericksburg and Potomac railroad and the Powhatan Steamboat companies, reportud that I lipinion tbis company was not bound ontract, inasmuch ai it was made sub- J .approval of the board of directors, board Ijad neither expressly nor by sanctioned tbe proposed contract, )n the other hand, refused to ratify it, -mended that the stockholders author aril to take such action in reference i they might deem proper. This re -dopted by the stockholders netn, con. ard of Directors had previously c.im i to the stockholders that in their io contract should be rejected, but the matter to the stockholders for I ttuctions, if any should be deemed | in consequence of the importance of ct to the company. oposed contract provided tbat tbe I, Fredericksburg and Potomac rail ipany should charge at least 10 per re for freight than the York River tbat the York River line should much as the Richmond, Fredericks- Potomac lino for passengers, the pro mded result being to give ihe York te all tbe freight, and the Fredericks e all tbe passengers. Tho result, it 1 by Ihe committee, was just there- I hence their recommendation in re e contract, of resolutions, offered by Major B. as, of King William, denouncing in latic terms tbe conduct of the Pow auibnat Company in connection with ;ement referred to, were adopted, uiion authorizing the Board of Di , execute a new mortgage of tbe md profits of the company for such ml up m such terms as they might io interests of the company, was also J iielent and directors were directed to id put in operation a code of by-laws [irted to tho stockholders for their t the next meeting, ting then adjourned at'iiei die. informed tbat a special meeting of olders will be caller! at an early day r business of importance to the road, ther mortals, feels the needs of the is amenable to the icfluenca of a ■c meal. lie believes thatstimulants > best relished before eoeals, and iu i refresh himself on tbe viands of tender, an Old Market saloon k-.e; • ik himself tolerably drunk yesterday md entering Bender's place, near arket, demanded aud partouk of a eal. Bob Anderson had not in bis i nickel cent to rub upon another gracefully taking bis coat tails in and, turning his back to Bender, to take his pay in a region consc ,oot-toe, and thus impressing Bender nting respect for him, he attempted it at the door. The spiritless feilow by the proprietor of tho shebang id of pursuing him, went up Main ■ Squire McCormick for a warrant c fugacious meal eater. ble Donations. —The Soul hem i for the benefitof Widows and Or tho Southern Stales, made an lunation of $450 on Monday last to epb Orphan Asylum of this city.— The board of directors bad previously donatee* $600 to tbo same institution, and we under stand that each of tho orphan asylums of thi. city, viz: the Male, of which Dr. Parker Is Inresident, and the Female, of which Mrs. Lucy Norton is president, bavo each received thin the list year upwards of $1,000. As i" a-Mieiati. n bold assets (shortly available) lounting to several thousand dollars, it is signed io bestow similar charities in other rporations of the State, the terms of the charter requiring the distributions to bu made for tho benefit of tboso who have been left "homeless, helpless and penniless" by tho late war. Sister Mariana, in a published card, acknowledges the receipt of tho funds donated to St. Joaeph's Orphan Asylum. Police Court. — The following cases were disposed of by Police Justice White thia James Groves, drunk and a vagrant, was again excused upon the promise of his leaving the city. Sam Johnson, colored, and of unsound mind, was charged with threatening to kill Robert Winston, colored, and setting die to the Alms house, ot which he was an inmate. Commit- * v/U. Jlli I\U. OjJ, ol this lamented gentlemen, who lost his life in the Spotswood hotel lire, took place yester day evening. At I o'clock tbo Knights or | rythias, of which he was a member, assembled to the number ol (ire hundred at Covenant j hall, and, under tho marshalship of Luclcn L I Bass, escorted the remains to the Broad Street I M. _. church. After tbe singing of an impro.sive anthem, j lir. lidwards read the burial service, and lit «ogo off.red up to the throne of grace a i most fervent and aU'eeting prayer. Rot I)r Fdwards, a fellow Knight of Pythias,'then delivered over the remains ef the lamented deceased a funeral oration of rare beantr, eloquence and pathos. At tho conclusion of the address the prooes sion was agaiu formed and tbe remains escort ed to the Danvillo depot. They were carried to Milton, N. C, this morning in charge of the following committee of Knights: J. H. '.spurs, C. K. Benson, R. R. McFarlane, 0. A. nee, T. W. Young and Or. W. M. Withers, of Old Dominion Lodge, and D. W. Bohanon, Kichmond Lodgs. A Cluster of Fires.— About 1 o'clock this afternoon the saw-mill of Mr. Beardaley on Mayo s island, was discovered to be on Are tho mill and lamber in the immediate Iy of the Buii! were almost entirely des . Large sparks of firs flew across the nd set fire to tbe ste.re of Mr. Cbarlss lor, on the north side of Main street loors below Seventeenth street, and a ouse on the south side of Main street, id by J. V. Ramos, as a barber shop, afterwards tho roofs of H. A. Pearce'e store, and N. Greenwald's dry goods hment, on Ihe same side, were on fire; c lumber yard of Latbrop It Carring llur south side ol the duck. Owing to edy appearance of the fire department, in the city was soon extinguished. We ! ascertain whether there was any in . At the time a very high wind pre which accounts for tho sparks from the I ration ef the Emancipation Pro oi.—There was a meeting held by our fellow citizens on Monday last at the can church to celebrate the anniversary mancipation Proclamation, which was rgely attended. Mr. Jos. Moore was chosen President; Mr. R. W. Johnson, Vice 1 resident; Wm. C. Rosne, Secretary; Mr. Gardine. Asst. Secretary, nnd Key. Jesse Her man, Chaplain. The meeting was opeDed by the reading of tbe 51th psalm anil prayer by le chaplain. Mr. Geotg.; Teamoh, memte'r of the Urate Senate, was then introduced and submitted a number of most acceptable sugges tions concluding with the reading of the pro clamation. He was followed by Mr. John Oliver who urg-d his hearers always to hold together, arguing that if they continued to show a bold front, they would not only become but be acknowledged tho equals of any race. Mr. Wm. H. Brooks, who followed, contrasted the condition of the blacks and whites while slavery existed arid no* th.at freedom reign- His deductions, as may be imagined, were I all in favor of these latter days. The con cluding address was by Cornelius Harris, and contained a number of points which seemed to meet a rcspon_ire echo in the breasts of bis bearers. I meeting adopted the following resolu at we, ihe loyal citizens of Richmond, i, will hereafter celebrate th" 1-t ot anuary as the day of deliveracc. of lions of slaves from bondage. tt we, the undivided Republicans of id, pledge ourselves to support tbe Re i cause, ant! bind ourselves todissemi principles. oxology was then sung and tbe meet issed with a benediction. \tt Non Est.— Our reporter arrived j ban's Hall, at tho hour or 8 P. M., on y, the time announced for tho great f this famous (?) individual, and found irty persons in waiting. Curiosity night even this assemblage. But, sad , Surratt, tho immortal, did not put rearance. We inquired of all present ad seen or heard anything of him. Mr. Adolphus, tho bill poster, came re rushed up to bim for tidings of the man"; but he could give no informa i whereabouts. In a little while the f the building put oat tbs li.hts. and 'n and closed tho doors. We do not .a people of Richmond feel interest in . Surratt or the object of his scheme— of parading his own personal griev- Jte the public gaze. is Dead —We have imposed upon ening tbe painful duty of announcing of two well-known citizens. Marcel le, died this morning at one o'clock, h year of his age. Walter Harrison, also ceased to live same time. He was a son ofthe late atrison, Esq., au eminent chanoery Colonel Harrison was a gentleman of t«, and author of 'Pickett and his it was about 47 years of age at th. .< demise, which was caused by drop chest. ipremeCowt of Appeals, Judges Anderson and Christian on the bene I, iy pursuant to adjournment. I'h Home Insurance company vs. Cohen d by Crump fcrr the appellant, am the appellee. res of Chahoon and Sands vs. tiis taltb, will probably be called t Arrests. —The following partie sted thia morning and placed in th n house, for the offences set opposi is, viz: Clinton Allen, colored, fo on, belonging to the Tredegar Com bert Dobbins, white, for stealing id a pair of pantaloons from Barne :olored, and Barney Johnson for r bribe for dismissing the prosecutio ibbins. -There were last night thre fire between 6 and 3 o'clock. On d by the burning or the roof of th _ colored woman named Catherin ted on the corner of St. Peter's am ets, which was damaged to the ex land County. — The foliowin cers recently elected, have qualifier id on tho discharge of their duty A. Parsons, sheriff; Hector Davi Jno. N. Davis, Sr., Common torney, and Daniel Shatten, supe >f the poor. nil,— Tha Hustings Court, Judg ailed its civil docket to-day. T_e Court, Judge Fitzhuijh, will mcc The Cnited States Circuit Cour d, will commence on the 9th. is Pilgrim still continues lo make most encouraging progress at Metropol • tan Hall, Franklin street. Pilgrim's ups-ani ■ downs sre exceekitigly interesting to witness. The annual meetiog of the Virgini Home Building Fund and Loan Aisociatio for the election of officers, will taks place a the First African church at 7 o'clock to-nigh Dr. A M. Olaise' was appointed coro ncr for Caroliae county to-day by tbe Gov John 11 Surratt did not lecture at St Alban's la.t night. Mr. V. L. Fore, printer, is not dead, a Morted, bit improving in health. rVltbin tbe week eightesn more Xew York buildings have been reported un safe. There has hem snow three inches deep in Georgia, and tho weather there is _aid latejsof Ipverttoing. ArKettlsemeut. will be In»rt„ In the IVUNINB JOURNAL st th. followlnt rat..: On. square, ana Inrmrtroti 1 j. One square, two Inurtion IIS On. .qit.r., three Insertion.....'.'.'.'.'.' i 7. On. .quare, clx Insertion. .'.....'.!."...'.' BOS One equnre, twelre Insertion. .."..'..'.'.."" | M On. square, on. month to qq One srj.ara, two month. , ' jg rfl One sqn.re, three month. ......".. 26 for quarterly and yearly Advutlssr. special arrangements will be made. IrßLTOium MAY'S DISPATCHES, i-lfnii Press Association, f FOR TUB BTATH JOURMAL. OIIKIU\ I.KVVS, ' the French—Several Ar. Us In the Field, lusiwly for the Slat* Journal. anuary 5.— A dispatch from that Bourbaki is marching on i an immense army, and that nzy ig at Lcmans achieving iccesses with his flying col issing and rendering the Ger ommunication almost useless, nd French troops are march ria Chartres, 1,600 French s at present, and 2,000 are the neighborhood. The for ent to Paris is expected to day. It is supposed all tho i intend marching on and .virons of Paris, ng 800 French attacked a me, of MautculTel's corps, _d captured the position of at posts after a brilliant en >ngre.slonal. •Tan. 6. — House — The efore the House the rcsigna ihenck. as been appointed on the rV'ays and Means, n the Paraguayan difficulty I up. A resolution d.noun lodon for not aiding Minis nil approving the course of recalling him, was offered, i lengthy debate. ;nator Williams reported rittee on Finance a bill rela tives, which was passed. York Markets. _n. 6.—Money, 7 per cent; demand; exchange dull and d, 110J_@110»_. Stock mar- I, and the general tone is ices, and an average decline, —middling, 15>_ ; low mid __ es on the spot 1,100 bales, and for future delivery 2,300 bales. Foreign Markets. Liverpool, Jan. i, i:3O P. M.—Cotton dull «nd irregular—Uplands, B@BJ_; Orleans, Bii @8%. Sales 10,000 bales, 9,000 of which to the trade. Exports 10,000 bales. Breadstuff* quiet—California white wheat, lis Rd ; Red Western, No. 2 to No. 1 new spring, 10a ld@ Western, 26s 6d. Corn—New, _2s '' Oats° U _r Barley, ss. Peas, 10s. ' " KUIIIIIKD. PULLEN-.VOHNSTON.— At Fga:lo_tnn Wa.h. county, V.., the residence, of the bride's lath l,o morning of the, 2d inst., by Rev fairer J. F. WcvllJl r.KN. K«q, of Baltimore Mr) LAVALKTTK, fourth daughter of Hon. Join tistou. 1)1 X I). DULAIIUK.—Thia m.rulnfr, at I o'clock, H. Q. DELAKUE, iv the 8-th year of. his age. The time nn,l place of his funeral will he an utruuceil iv titer morning papers. CREEKMORK-Oti the morning of the 21 of Jan uary, at quarter past _ o'er, ok, at hi. residence, on N streret, between Twenty third »u,l Twenty-fourth street*, crt consumption, after a lour; but patient Ill ness B_TH iHfcKKMoItE, hrti Deputy Hi,_ Con. *«- Ole oi t'je city „!' Richmond, in the Slat ye.ir of his .Ite. [Norfolk papers copy.j BK.UMMEI.L.—On the 4tlr mat., at _!aa Hill Clie.tetliolil county, the rieideme ol her fatter! li-NA It., youngest daughter of Elijah Brummell. MOXLEY.—In Manchester, on Wednesday nroru- ISi ' l »* t the resilience of hi. eon, HENRY MOXLKY, in tiro 72el year of hie age. fr-'IILOeSKR.—On the 4th lust., at 2o'c lock A. M., .MARY K.I'ALA. Infant dimgliliir of Philip ana Margaret Scliioin.r, aged 6 elb.vs. 'IMIB SOUTHERN AMHOIATIOS.—_U_rFM_, 1 :or th. Demerit of the Widows .ml Orphans of the Southern States. DISTRIBUTION No. 108. EvMUta J.ir. t. °. «■ »8. »T, 28, 76, 68, 48, 42, 13, 18, 83, 52, DISTRIBUTION No. 107. ~ Moa_-0 Ji-.,.." 73, 52, 23, 33, 80, 65, 12, 4«, 15, 3, 81, 6:1, 67, _ | WitnMs my hau.l, «t Hiuiiniouei, Va., this 6th day ef January. 1871. SIMMjNSACO, C.Q.TOMPKINB, M-nager.. Commissioner. < CERTIFICATES OK RAFFLE c.v ho purchased roni O.pt. W. I. DABNKY, at ihe Branch offlce, No. , Eleventh street, 00. door from Main. ___^^^_JSHIPPIiS_~ _ The OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP • COMPANY'S elegant side-wheel | steamship NIAGARA, Captain B-t_.siu~N, Will lenTi her wharf, at Rocketts, on SATURDAY, January nel|nl received until 1 P. M. Bt_erago _'.!!_!!!.'.„"!_._.'] 6 00 Round Trip Tickets _o 00 For freight or passage, apply to JOHN W. WYATT. Agent, ja s—'-t \o. 3 Governor street. FINK SALT AT AUCTION. We will dell at -ill- itore, ths Cargo of Brig "Jno Shay": 1,000 SACKS, "DAVID EVANS" FINK SALT, v. In double" bleached sacks. Sale to commence at 12 o'clock JANUARY Or),, CHAB. T. WORTH AM A CO., ja 6—lt Auctioneer.. ' ~~ A SBI GN E K'S SALE /V ov VALUABLB LAND IN THE COUNTY OK LU NENBURG. By virtue) of an order ol the District Court ef the United States for the District of Virginia, I will sell, 0 the liitiheet bidder, at public auction, at Meherrlu lepot, ou the Richmond ai.d Danville railroad, on WEDNESDAY, THE lsr DAY OK FEBRUAKY, 1871, free from all liens and encumbrances, that very I>K SIRABLETRAUT OK LAND iurrenrte-red by Sam'l W. Davis, bauKrupt. The said tract of land consists of about one huu 'lri-d nnd fifty acres, upon which there is a good triune DWELLING UOUBK, of lour rooms, and all necessary out-building., and is situated within three ilea of Mekerrin Depot,on tne Richmond and Dan ville railroad TERMS— Ths purchaser to pay in cash one-third ,f the purchase ninney, ar.il to execute hia bonds, with &p|,i.,v, ,1 -e.-urity, for the residue, in equal lu -t .liiients, p ryabl. respectively in one auel two years, with interest from day ol sal*. JOSH It. BAILEY Assignee, J»6—Th3« of Sam', W. Davit, Bankrupt. KOB EST HILL, COLLSOrO- AND NOTARY PUBLIC, Attends r i,r| : cu!!irt> to tho collection of o'd and donbliili ic'.._. Pi rye'l rating Loans, Exempt! Holue ■toads and Disposie__gTMMir_ Office on f.levt'ttth street, between Main and Bank, ja S—2t ROBERT HILL. UNITE!! STA't'EB INTERNAL REVENUE, ) C iv .ctok's Orriot, 3d Disieict, Va- >■ Richmond, May 14th, 1870.) f\ti AND AFTER THIS DAY I SHALL BE \J prepared to rurntsu INTERNAL REVENUE rITA-Il'S, cf all kind, and iv any q_anti;y, that may •irtxl e-ither by tank, or Individuals. 11I18H UURGEBB, 111 l<_tar "011-rteir M Di-lrl.-t. Va 1 L'ST KKCKIVEII— 1- dolou Huff. Malt Extract ') t -.-t-rrrror, Lie! ig's Extract of Beef, Couutock'. K.t.,._»i Food, Borden's Cornieraed Milk, aud other