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IMPORTANT RBV-NIIE NOTIIJIC.
TT 8. INTERNAL R-^-NUE—ASSESSOR'S
U c OFFICE, 3a» DISTRICT, VA., RICHMOND.
APRIL, 20m, 1871.
In compliance with provisions of section 19 of th*
Acts of Congress, approved Jim* 30th, isfii. v
amended by subsequent acts, an l entitled "An act to
provide Internal Revenue to support the govern
—tent, pay Interest on tbe public debt and for other
purposes," notice is hereby given, that the annual
list of faxes assessed by the Assistant Assessors *f
the Third District of Virginia, will remain open for
the examination of all persons concerned, fur the
space of
tkn d;a . s ,
from date, at my OFFICE in the CUSTOM-HOUSE,
on Bank atreet, in the
CITY OF RICHMOND,
at which place appeal* will be recolved and deter
mined, relative to any erroneous or excessive ruina
tions, or enumerations made and taken by the said
Aaalatant Aasessora.
All appeala must be made In writing, and shall
specify the particular canae, matter or thing, re
specting which a decision is requested, and shall
moreover etate the ground or principle of error
complained of.
No appeal shall be allowed to auy person after be
ahall have been duly aasessed and the annual Hat
containing the assessment has been transmitted to
the Collector of the District.
Th* Hat referred to embraces the followlng*,iteme,
Income for the Year 1870,
BPEOIAI. TAXBS (formerly licenses) DATED
FROM MAY lei, 1871.
OW Tlje Third District of Virginia is composed of
the city of Richmond and tbe counties of Hanover,
Henrico, Goochland, Spotaylvauia, Stafford, Orange,
Louisa, Culpeper aud Rappahannock.
K. H. SMITH.
ap 82—lot Assessor ad Dist. of Va.
MOTOR'S NOTICE.
TTNITED STATES INTERNAL RsVeNUE, OOL
VJ LECTOR'S OFFICE, :;rd DISTRICT, VA.,
RICHMOND, Apart. 20TB, 1871.—1 horohy give notice
tall persons dealing in DISTILLED SPIRITS.
ALT LIQUORS, or TOBACCO, in the city of Rich
ond and tbe connty of Henrico, that the special
x tor the same must be paid at my effice, in tbe
istom-House, in the city of Richmond,
n or brfere the Ist day of Muy,|s;i.
_fter that date all persons liable to tbe special tax,
and who have not paid the same will be dealt with
according to law.
RUSH BURGESS,
ap 20— lot Collector 3d District of Va.
A MIIBI_ MIUNTS.
A BS ■ MB L Y~TTaL~L?
t%
The REGULAR ASSEMBLIES for Skating at the
above Hall will take plaoe every MONDAY, WED
NESDAY and FRIDAY AFTERNOONS,at 4 o'clock,
every TUESDAY, THURBDAY, and SATURDAY
NIGHTS, at 8 o'clock, and every SATURDAY morn-
Every MONDAY and WEDNESDAY NIGHT, at 8
o'clock, the Rink will be opeu EXCLUSIVELY (or
gentlemen and youths.
The PRICE OF ADMISSION, with the us* of
Skates, is 60 cents, for a single ticket, or $3 per dozen.
«i, under Xi yeara of age 26 contß.
i Afternoon Assemblies Ladies and Boys will
charged 26 centa. mh 7—tf
-IUPPINQ.
NEW Fo_T_T! ™~™~
1 • OLD DOMINION BTEAMSHIP
COMPANY'S elegant side-wheel «3UM_S*_
ateamshlp ISAAC BELL, Capt. Bisliman, will leave
her wharf, at Rocketta on FRIDAY, April 28th,
at 10 o'clock A. M. Freight received until 9 A.M.
Through bills of lading signed, and goods for
warded with dispatch to all polntß—north, south,
east and west. Cl«se connections made with Cunard
I me for foreign ports.
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed.
fare $12 00
Steerage g 00
Round Trip Tickets 20 00
«or freight orpasaage, apply to
.__-_. JOHN j/. VVYATT, Agent,
p U> —3t No. 3 Governor street.
Tj*oß N_W YORK. ~JtZdeTl
The VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP aud<____]■&
PACKET COMPANY'S elegant steam ***&**&■
Ship WILLIAM P. CLYDE, Captain Pariib, will
leave her whaif at Rocketta on FRIDAY, April
28th, at 6P. M. Freight received up te the hour of
Bailing.
Close connections and through bills of lading given
to all aouthern and eastern ports.
This elegant steamship haa fine cabin accommoda
tions.
Rounl trip tickets, good until used, only 16 UO
For freight or passage, apply to
DAVID J. BURR. President.
_, No. 1214 Main atreet.
Washington _ Co., Agents,
Pier 21, North river, Now York. ap 27—M
BILLIARD T_HtlP_,_i.
TJ KDFORD k IVES'
(late of the Bpot*wood Hotel.)
BILLIARD TEMPLE,
CORNER OF MAIN AND ELEVENTH STREETS,
FINEST WINES, LIQUORS AND OIGARa
WOOD AND COAL,.
/S O Ah A^D~inro~DT"""
SUMMER PRICKS.
Conauntly on hand BEST
OAK AND PINE WOOB,
LONG, SAWED and KINDLING WOOD,
ANTHRACITE and BITUMINOUS
COAL and COKE,
at v*ry lowest prices, at YARD, corner Main and !
Seventh streets.
ap 26—3 m J. R F. BURROUGHS.
JHANCHK-T-iR A DVKRTIBKMBN 1 S
T
\J Hull street, noitli side, between Seventh at.d
Eighth, front 60 feet, running buck 162; six rooms :
In bnilding. Terras libeial. Aptly to
ap 27—eudts JOSEPH WELLB.
A B. LITIIGOW
A*
Respectfully invites the attention of hid patron*
and th* public generally to the la t that he has con
stantly on hand
FIRST-CLASS GROCERIES,
which he offers for sale at RICHMOND PRICES
CANDIDATES FUR OFFICE.
/ tHESrERFIBLD COUNTY, VA.—Ottt.sns and
\j voters of this couuty, having discharged tbe
duties of my office faithfully, I aunounco myself as
a candidate for the offbe of SHERIFF of this coun
ty at the election to be held on ihe 4th THURSDAY
IN MAY next. JAMES M. MOODY.
ap 16—Th*82w
rpO MY FELLOW-CITIZENS OF CHEST-IT
J. FIELD COUNTY—Having heretofore beau
honored by your confidence by being elected to tha
offices of CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT AND COUNTY
COURT of this couatv, which I now hold, and au
election to fill tf.o.-e offices having been ordered by '
the Judge to he held in May next, I again offer my- i
self as a candidate, aud while 1 believe I have faith
fully aad lmpartia'ly discharged my duties, I call
with confidence upon you for support.
Respectfully,
ap 16—Th-B3w NATHAN H. COG BILL.
rpo THE VOTBRS OF CUBaTKRFIELD COUN-
X TY —The judge ot ti.is county having ordered
an election to be held Iv MAY NJfXf, to till certain
offices that were made vacant by the election of No
vember last teing set aside, 1 announce myself a
candidate for the oflice or COMMON WEALTH'S AT
TORNEY for this county, and leeiiug assured thut,
heretolsie, I have honestly and Impartially dis
charged my duty, I most respectfully ask your sop-
Your fellow-citlisu,
ap le-MASSw WM. AMBEKB. I
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IHOTICB.- Aaaignses forwarding ustirss ol
sir appointmsnt lor publication will oMIko as by
lUng In which Conrt ths csss is filed.
THB APPRO AOHI WO KI.KcTION.
We are glad to observe that the warning
which wo have repeatedly given to the
Democracy of this city, in relation to the
election of city officers, and especially the
»uncil, is attracting the attention which
k> well deserves. We are glad to know
tbat our opponents are in fact heeding it,
and wo hope that they wilt not be almost
but altogether persuaded to become Chris
tians, for it is the ambition of this journal
not to be partisan but patriotic. We de
sire not so much to overcome as to convert
our enemies; and it is, therefore, with sin
cere pleasure that we notice the unmistak
able signs of a reformation on the part of
one of our morning contemporaries. We
are glad to hear the Enquirer say: "W
insist that the candidates selected for th
suffrages of the people shall be suitabl
men ; they should be men of intelligence
experience and character."
In other words, they are heart-sick of the
disgrace iuflicted on the city by the presen
Couucil, ths majority of that body not
being suitable mon, or men of intelligence,
experience, aud character. Intelligent men
agreeing with the Enquirer, havo discov
ered long ago, that the temporary success
achieved by the election of such men, "be
comes after tho election a source of weak
ness to the party responsible in the prem
ises aud may entail defeat in future con
tests." But you must have a care, gentle
men, that your reformation is something
more than skin deep, for the repentance
which is resorted to only as a make-shift,
a paltry expedient for escaping merited
punishment, is as fruitless as it is nnphi
losophical ; more, it is a snare, and a fraud
upon yourselves as well as upon the peo
ple. If you undertake simply to shield
yourselves from your past misconduct, or to
save from future defeats by turning upon
II assaulting the tools who worked out
executed the bad policies and the
ked intent which your vice heretofore
ceived, yon will neither accomplish a
"godly reformation," nor escapo tho pun
ishment awaiting your bad actions.
When tbe popular will was defeated by
(ired assassins, who made a deadly as
upon the elective franchise and mur-
I public liberty by destroying the
t-box, and substituting a body of city
rs uot elected for those wbo were le
chosen, a great outrage was commit
which, unfortunately, like other
rongs, had the power of reprc
log itself. Wheu the authors of
outrage escaped, other men, incited by
■ success, were ready lo destroy other
it-boxes, or by any other more or less
nous means, to defeat tho pop ular
It was the success of these bad en
terprises, inaugurated, executed, and tho
fruits of which are now enjoyed by men in
this city otherwise lespectable, which em
boldened our wretched Common Council Co
the commission of the crowning outrage of
their disgraceful political lives—the carv
ing np of the city like a piece of butcher's
meat, in total disregard of law, propriety
and decency, with sole reference to the
success of a deliberately planned project of
defeating tho right of the people to choose
their own officers.
Sagacious men suspected the real object
when they saw the Democratic majority in
the Legislature, without any apparent ne
cessity, suspending the rule* of that body,
and passing, by a solid party vote, a bill
authorizing the creation of new wards for
this city. The true motive was to put as
near as it was possible all of tho Republi
can voters into oue ward, giving them but
one-sixth of the representation, when they
were in fact entitled to moro than one
half. The scheme was concocted by party
managers, passed by a partisan Legisla
ture, executed by a disgraced and demor
alized Council for partisan and mercenary
purposes, and vow these newly-reformed
gentlemen seek to obtain absolution from i
their sins by kicking and cuffing the venial I
instruments of their villainy. Pardon,
remission, can never be secured, while you ,
hold ou to the price of your sin. t
Jackson Ward, like a hideous serpent, (
coils in and around, through and over the <
other Wards of this city, still, and so long '
as it continues to do bo, it will proclaim the I
vice aud infamy which conceived and cxc- I ,
cuted that vile purpose and wretched pros- j
tituliou by which the Democracy hopes
•nd expects to control the affairs of this :
city. It will not do simply to cry out j
against the Council or invito your nomina- ,
ting caucuses to select for the future, (
men of intelligence, experience and char
acter, but you must undo the wrong al- I .
ready done, blot out the disgrace already I (
inflicted, repent of the sins already com- t
mitted, at the sarao time doing works meet
for repentance. '
We have little confidence in the thief ,
I who promises to Bteal no more while he
I holds on to and profits by the booty ob
[ tamed from his last depredatiou. We need
honest, intelligent aud competent repre
sentatives, and not only so, but they must
bo honestly and fairly chosen, aud this
cannot be unless tho people havo a fair
opportunity of expressing their choice.
The Cousoivative party of the city of
Richmond bas started out on the false
assumption that they could coutrot the
municipal affairs by fraud and violence,
I executed by unscrupulous and characterless ' 1
I men. Tbey are in danger now of commit
ting another as fatal error by undertaking
■imply to substitute another set of instru
ments, with slightly better personal char
acter, without any improvement in their
political principles or policies. A vice
fathered by a good man is as odious or
moro so than when it has a wretch fur
its ancestor.
We demand that honest, upright men—
mechanics, merchants, business men—
should be selected to administer our mu
nicipal affairs. We demand that the city
ba districted into wards containing, as
near as may be, an equal population, of
territory compact in form, and lying ad
jacent ; that voting precincts should be
established in such number and so located
as to give tho people a reasonable oppor
tunity to register and vote ; that no more
ballot-boxes shall be destroyed, but tbat
the will" of tho people, when expressed,
shall be honestly enforced and decently
respected. If the repentance of the Con
servative party goes to this length, and is
ready to guarantee this measure of rights
and justice, then we shall have confidence
in them, and hope to see the everlasting
punishment which otherwise awaits them
averted.
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THAT OIFT TU Till- HEBREWS.
Will somebody inform us on what
ground tbe Common Council of Itichmo-d
gavo to the Hebrew congregations of this
city a plat of ground belonging to the
city? We are iLformed that they have
deeded a portion ol the alms-house grounds
I to the Hebrew congregations, without con
sideration, other than the hope of influ-
I encitig their votes. Has the Common
I Cjuncil power to give the property of the
city, as a bribu, to sectarian organizations,
to secure tho votes of their members ?
What has that Council done (or the Meth
odists, Baptists, Presbyterians and Catho-
I lies, and other denominations of the city 1
We are assured that this outrage was
rushed through the Council with the same
indecent haste that has marked all its un
scrupulous acts. It ordered the deed to
be made out at once. The only reason
stated was by Captain John A. Sloan, tbat
the Jews needed more room because so
many of its members died for the Cou-
I federate cause. We were not aware that
there was any special claim of one denomi
nation for enlarged cemetery on this ac
count, but we submit that if this was the
case to take from tho narrow range o
God's poor of the little yard given the
•to make life endurable, even to bury t
dead upon it, was detestable and mean b
yond expression. Let the living souls o
men command our care, the dead will re
as sweetly iv one place as another.
NEW RAILROAD.
We had the pleasure of meeting a part
of railroad engineers in tho woods of Kin
George county this week They are en
gaged in surveying a route for a road fro
Mathias I'oiut, opposite the terminus o
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, te
Richmond. This will give us a direct
route to Baltimore. It will certainly be
built, unless a purchase of tho Frederick!;
burg road, which now seems doubtful,
shall render it unnecessary, in which case
a connection will be made from Pope's
creek with the Fredericksburg line, at
some convenient point, to make an air-line
nearly to Baltimore.
The multiplication of railroad facilities
is rapidly opening Virginia to the outside
world. Now let these improved commu
nications tstimulate us to the intelligent
and energetic development of our re-
SJUrces, and we shall rapidly advance to
tho side of the prosperous States North
and West of us.
From Johnston & Selden, we have
Scribner's Monthly for May. Its illustra
tions, as usual, are of surpassing excellence. |
The "Wonders of the Yellow Stone" is a I
fine article; "Caroline Ilelstono" furnishes
interesting notes on Charlotte Bronte;
Burr S. Wilder contributes a curioci
paper on the age; Our Labor System
and the Chinese "Bear," "What the
Devil Said to the Young Man,"—are all
-. I—_
Domestic Tea Cultoke.—General Cap.
rou, Commissioner of Agriculture, reports
that tea culture is fast becoming a feature
of importance in the Southern and West
ern States, and that in a few years enough
tea will be grown in those sections to meet
the home consumption.
Advices received at the Department are
very encouraging as to tho success of this
The Department has sent out to various
sections of the country over forty thousand
plants, nearly all of which have lived, aod
the Department is now distributing seed
which came from plants raised in South
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A Norfolk (Va.) exchange says: "We
hear that the truck farmers in the vioinity
of the city are suffering a good deal trom
the depredations of thieves upon their
vegetable gardens." It adds characteristi
cally : "We know one iufalliable remedy
for this evil, which, if applied, will teach
those prowlers better manners. Twenty
one buckshot out of a good gun at thirty
yards will stop stealing quicker than will
tbe whipping-post." Putting twenty-one
buckshot into a man for stealing a cabbage
might be thought a rather too energetic re
minder ot the sixth commandment here at
the North, remaiks the Burlington (Vt.)
Champion, au old lead miner of New
Diggina, Wisconsin, by running an adit,
discovered a lead vein in 1802, and in
working it the following five years realized
$600,000 net. It was a pipe vein under
eighty feet of cap-rock and run east aod
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
[SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THB STATU JOURNALI
Washington New* and Gossip.
Washington, April 27.
GOVERNMENT OFFICER NEARLY MURDERED
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Colleptor R. W. Wallace, of the third
district of South Carolina, reports to tho
commissioner of internal revenue here
that on the 20th instant James B. Sher
man, deputy U. S. marshal, and deputy
collector of internal roveuue, while making
a seizure of contraband whiskey, at Gran-
Kille, South Carolina, was approached
'om behind and struck on tho head with
a piece of wood. His skull is thought to
be crushed, and on the eveulng of tho 21st
he was not expected to live twenty-four
CHANGE IN MILITARY POSTS.
The military post of Jefferson barracks,
Missouri, together with lands appertaining
thereto, has beeu transferred by orders of i
the Secretary of VV;ir to tho Ordnance
Department. St. Louis arsensal is trats
ferred to Jefferson barracks, and the old
arsenal site will hereafter be known as
THE INTERNAL REVENUE TAX ON BANKS.
Ths cases of sovcral banking institutions
of Virginia respecting their liability to tax
on deposits and capital have been present
ed to tho commissioner of internal rovenut
by Superintendent Preshrey, with a state- I
ment of omissions to render proper returns
of taxes duo by them us required by law.
The commissioner has substantially in- I
■tructed Mr. Prcsbrey that in all cases
where taxes are due the companies shall be
required to make proper payments, while
in the cases whero penalties are imposed by
law for omissions to comply properly
with the requirements of the law tho dif
ferent cases will be made subjects of inves- I
tigation, with a view to determine the in
tention of the various companies. The dis
position of the Bureau seems to be to give I
the companies the benefit of all stataieants
made in their behalf in good faith in rela
tion to omissions of statements in accord
lice with legalr equiremeuts.
ORANITE SELECTED FOR THE NEW DE
PARTMENT.
Bids for furnishing stone fcr the con
struction of tho new State department,
were opened yesterday. Granite was se- I
lectod. There was a close contest between
Seneca Stone Quarry company and tho I
Massachusetts Granite company, the lat- I
ter's claim being pushed by Ben Butler
and the former by all the capitalists of
the District of Columbia. The Seneca
quarries are about ten miles above the Dis
trict line on the Potomac. Tho Granite
quarries are at Capo Ann, Massachusetts.
THE WEST POINT BUPERINTENDENCY.
Col. Thos. G. Pitcher has been relievsd
from duty as superintendent of the Mili
tary Academy at West Point, and Col.
Thos. H. Ruger, Eighteenth Infantry, bas
been detailed in his place, to take charge
on the Ist of September next.
TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS.
I The newly installed officers of the gov
j ernmaot of the District of Columbia will
! surrender the city hall to the exclusive use
of the courtß, and will erect a magnificent
S"iing for municipal uses.
CONVICTED OF MURDER,
oratio Bolster, the prize-fighter, was
to-aay convicted of murder in the first de
gree, for killing "Sonny" James, a gam
bler, about two mouths since.
The subscriptions to the new lean yes
terday amounted to $100,000, making a
RELIEVED PROM DUTY.
Lieutenant J. M. Califf, Third Artillery,
is relieved from duty at the Artillery
school at Fort Monroe, Va.
Treasurer Spinner was much worse this
morning. He had chills last night and to
day, and is too weak to speak almost.
ORDERED.
Lieuteuant A. W. Furnlmldt is ordered
to the Norfolk navy-yard.
Invitation to the High Commission.
Judge Hoar bas extonded au urgont iuvi
tation to tho British high commission to
visit Boston before returning to England,
but they are compelled to decline for want
1 *_S I
The Civil War In Prance.
AN ARMISTICE —DESTRUCTION OF NEUIL
LY—C ONCILIATION
PROBABLE, *0.
Paris, April 26, Evening.—A\\ move
ments have been suspended to-day iv con
sequence of the armistice.
New York, April 26.—A special to the
Tribune, dated Paris, April 25th, says the
armistice has occasioned a holiday to half
of Paris. Numerous sight-seers visited
Neuilly. Many inhabitants chooso to re
main in the disputed territory. The de
struction is complete.
The Commune decrees that all merchan
dise except flour, arms and munitions of I
war, be permitted to be exported from
Paris, April 26— Noon —The uativesof
Alsace and Lorraine here are exempted
from military service on the productiou of
a certificate of their birth. They aro
thankful lor the interferencs of the Ger
maus in securing their exjmption.
Deschamps, the poet, died at Versailles
The Central Committee deny the report
of its resignation, and says, liko'tha Na
tional Guards, it will only disappear when
liberty is attained.
Versailles, April 28.— Evening. —Fort
lssy ceased replying at noun to-day but
the outer batteries coutinued firing. The
first parrallels of the siege works were
opened to-day. Iv the Assembly to-day,
M. Dufoure said that the government was
in favor of conciliation as soon as order
was restored,
London, April 2ti.—A dispatch from
Brussels to-day says the Northern railway
company has notified all station masiers
the Render.
movements of the President and
Vlee-Pre*ldeiat.
Lafayette, Ind,, April 26.—The Presi
dent arrived here at 8 o'clock this rnorn
iug, by the Toledo, Wabash and Western
railroad. He was mot at the depot by the
Mayor, Common Council and citizens, and
escorted to the rtsideuce of Hon. Hugh S.
Ortb, ex-member of Congress, where he
held a reception. Vice-President Colfax
arrived at 1 o'clock this morning, aod was
received by a largo procession of citizens
The presidential party and a large num
ber of invited guests dined at tho Lohr
House. Short speeches were made by the
President, ex-Governor Oglesby and others.
The President left at 6 o'clock on a special
for Toledo. The Vice-President also
in after by special train for South
'he Bonnet Carre Crevasse.
Orleans, April 26.—1t is officially
(bat tho Bonnet Carre crevasse is
cet wide, and at 2 o'clock this even
immense volumo of water was pour
otigh the break. At tho twelve
iost ou the Jackson railroad tbe
was running six inches over the
, MTI who came down from Cribbing
report Walkell's swamp completely sub
|:d. The water is coming into tho
around Kennierville, aud the swamps
of this city are commencing to 611
im water backing in from the hike,
ng has been received at this hour from
her crevasses.
tmO**>
The Second District—Hon J II Platts
Our Paper In Petersburg.
Petersburg, April 27, 1871.
To th* Editor of the State Journal.
Phe Republican Executive Committee
tho Second Congressional District as
sembles in this city to-day for the transac
tion of important business.
KJas. H. Piatt, our representative
gress, is in town, looking in excel
lalth. Tho Republicans of his dis
trict, and particularly of bis own city, are I
proud of tho record he has made in the
halls of Congress.
Tour paper will be regularly circulated
by carriers on the streets of this city,
through Mr. B. S. Burch, our enterprising
newsdealer. Occasionally.
LOCAL NEWS.
To-day, twelve months ago, was a sad
one to the citizens of this city and State. It ia
the anniversary of the dreadful calamity at the
Capitnl, when so many of our beat and honor
ed citizens met a sudden death in the twinkling
of an eye. It ia not necessary now to recapit
ulate the scenes tben enacted, for they are too
freah in the minds of many an aching heart at
thia hour to need recital. It was a disaster
that aroused the aympathies of the civilized
world, and yet, singular to say, no movement
has been made to commemorate properly the
Bad event. But we are pleased to see" that
atepa are now being- made to take measures for
lie erection of a tablet in tbe Capitol to rt cord
tbe incidents of this great disaster. With this
bject in view, the Press Club of thia city held
meeting last evening, and adopted the follow*
ng resolutions:
Whereas the surviving sufferers by tbe dread dis
aster which occurred at the Capitol on April Z7th
870, have b»eu Literal y and substantially providsd'
or by the large fuud raised for their relief; aud
Whereas, the number aud character or tboso who
eriahoiliu that disaster demand that some memorial
R erected to commemorate them anl the ca I
wbicd they were so Buddouly overwhelmed •
be it '
d, That tho President of the Richmond
b appoint a committee, t:> consist of five
of the club, whose duty it sball be to at
measures to raise a fuud to be applied to I
ion of a memorial tablet, as above indi
ated.intue Capitol, ii. such position as may here
fter be designaied by proper authority.
Resolved, Tnat tbe press of this city and the State
>* and are hereby requested to puiilish these rnsolu
ions, and to unite with this club in urging the pub
ic to conttlbuto to the proposed tablet.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted,
nd the president of tbe club, W. S. Oilman,
Isq., appointed the following committee:
essrs. VV. C. Elam, Thomas H. Wynne, P. G
Joghlan, M. P. Handy and W. D. Chesterman.
'hia committee will meet at the Mechanics'
exchange this afternoon at 5 o'clock forimme- '
< iate action. '
i
The Tobacco Association. —A special
eeting of tbia association was held yesterday
the Tobacco Exchange.
The question of offering special premiums
or the best samples of tobacco exhibited at the
air of the State Agricultural Society next
II was first considered, and decided in tbe '
egative.
A resolution adopted some time ago in favor '
f holding a Tobacco Fair in this city during
It summer waa called up, and Colonel Peyton •
lse moved its reference to a special comtnit
e, whose duty it should be to report to an
djourned meeting next Saturday a time and I
ace for said lair. On motion, the whole sub- I
ect waa laid on the table. .
The next business before the meeting was the I
d question on sealed samples, etc, which oc- <
upied the attention of tbo association at the I
eeting held about two weeks ago. A motion
o reconsider the negative action then taken
lc.ted remarks from various members, and I
aa finally rejected. Tbe meeting then ad- i
ourned.
Police Court.—The followiog oases were ,
sposed of by Police Justice White this
orning :
Sallio Jackson, colored, charged with as
a-lting and beating the son of C. H. Bulling
n, waa required to pay a fine of $5 and to
give aecunty lor her future good behavior. !
John W. Bullington, charged with unlaw- !
fully throwing stones at the eon of Sallie Jack- .
son, was lined $2 60. '
Georgianna Smith, colored, charged with ?
being drunk and creating a disturbance in the
public street, was fined $2 and allowed to de«
part for the last time.
Lewis Rose, colored, charged witb unlaw
fully and feloniously stealing and carrying *
away one trunk valued at $100, waa sent to P
jail until the 20th, to which time his case was '
continued. a
Susan Mosby, colored, for being drunk and •
trespassing on Ihe premises of James McCar
thy, was fined $2.
Jamea Robinson, charged with being a va- c
grant and a suspicious character, and supposed «
to be a deserter from the regular army, waa s
Ureal Dabney, colored, charged with unlaw
fully assaulting and beating W. 11. Powell, n
was required to pay a fine of $1.
John Dandridge, colored, charged with un
lawfully and feloniously stealing one pocket- c
book containing $150 in U. 8. currency, one o
check for $39, one check for $21.67, and one c
check for $20, all the property of I. H. Ellett,
waa act down until to-morrow morning at 11
o'clock to which time, owing to tbe absence of
an important witness, hia case was continued.
Regimental. —The commissioned officers
lately elected by the Richmond Blues, Rich- {'
mond Greys, Richmond Howitzers, Walker
Light Guard, Company "F," Guard of the
Commonwealth, Lee Guard, Sidney Greys and *
Elliott Greys will meet this evening, Thuradav,
April 27tb, at 8 o'clock, at tbe office of the Old
Dominion Insurance company, No. 1115 Main
atieet. It ia in contemplation, we believe, at •'
this meeting to take ateps to organize the above *
companies into a regiment, to be known as the
"First Virginia Regiment."
SDCCSSSFCL SBCAPI OF LUCIAN BIABD, Ttll
NOTORIOUS DORSE THIEF—TWO
COCNTSUFEtT-RS I.K.IVE
IN BIS COMPAHY.
For soma time paat, Lueien Board, a notori
ous horse-thief and desperate outlaw, has been
confined in the city jail, awaiting the result of
an application for a new trial in his case. !
It will be remembered that Beard was con
victed of horse stealing by the County court of
Cumberland, and sentenced to eighteen veare
in the penitentiary, and on being brought to
this city ha waa placed in the jail as above
stated.
In company with Ha-?| and Watson, two
counterfeiters, who were awaiting trial before
the United States court, succeeded in breaking
jslltbis morning about 3 o'clock. They were
all confined in one cell. By means of a plank,
l»aen from the floor of their cell, they sue
ceeded in forcing both the door of their cell
and the mam door of the jail. This done, they
then forced open the Iron grating In front of
the main door, which separated the cell-yard
Irom toe yard of tbe main building, and they
then scaled the outer wall.
Captain Capatain, who was on duty at the
time, fired on them as they were in the act of I
getting over the wall, but it being
quite dark, failed to hit either of them.—
Nothing up to the hour of going to press has
been heard ol them, and wo suppose tbat they
will not be until they have succeeded in per
petrating more crimes.
We have repeatedly called the attention of
the city authorities to the unsafe condltiou of
the jail, and we would again invite their at-
A Revenue Officer "So-called"— Arrest
and Examination of a Self Constituted Reve
nue Collector.— Several weeks since Collector
Kush Burgess of the third district waa in
formed that Borne person, representing himself
to be a United States revenue collector, was I
making demands on the tax payers of this city
for taxes due the United Slates, but he was un
able until yesterday morning to get a full de- I
scription of the party or ascertain his name,
when he became satisfied that ho was no other I
than one James Tyrer, living on Seventeenth
street. Then it was that Mr. Burgess swore
out a warrant before Commissioner Pleasants,
Rod in a short time detectives Parker & Crad
dock arrested the would be officer, and to-day
at 10 o'clock he was brought before the com
missioner for examination, and the case con
tinued until Monday next at 10 o'clock.
Supply of Presh Fish.—'Xe do not
recollect for years to have seen such a supply
of fresh fish as was exhibited in tho first mar
ket this morning. In addition to the regular
hucksters in tho market, tho side-walks were I
lined for some diatanoe up Seventeenth street I
with carta containing shad, herrings, perch,
4c. Tbe prices, too, are now within the reach
of all, tho best roe shad selling at 60 cents per
isir, but small shad can be bought as low as
o@ls cents each. Herrings are retailing at
:2@15 centa per dozen ; hickory shad 3G cents
>er dozen ; James river perch 25 cents per
bunch, and sturgeon cents per pouDd.
Sumner Guards.—At a meeting of the
''Sumner Guards" of Sidney, held at their
hall on Saturday last, the following were
elected as officera and njn-comuiissioued offi
Wm. L. Vessels, ciptaiii ; gunnel .Ttispcr, Ist non
tenant; Arinisteiu Jaa.ier, 2,1 lientooanr; Major Re
gans, junior 2'l liemcniut. Sergeants—James Pater
son, Ueorgo Washington Junes Braxton, James
Clark. Cuipurals — Fredorlrit Fairfax, JeSits-.u
Thompkins, Rirliard dray. Kdward F.inux, simnn
Harris, Samuel Junes, Janles Washington, 'Robert
This company is composed of mechanics
Injustice. —We are informed, upon good
authority, that in scv.ral instances In Cheater
field county, men have been dlscbarge4jfrom
work for registering, and others notified tlrat
thty will bo discharged if they see
ter preparatory to voting in tho coming elec
tion. This is a plain and flagrant violation of I
tbe lata act of Congress, enacted for the pro
tection of all voters, and will most certainly
be investigated io every instance, no matter
who the parties are pursuing this course. The
United States courts are open, and have exclu
sive jurisdiction of such cases. Let the law
be rigidly enforced.
Precinct Boundaries. —Many of the resi
dents of Navy Hill, east of Fifth street and
north of the ravine, north of Leigh, would
like to know why it is that they are left out in
the cold. By reference to the ward boundaries,
it will be observed that Madison ward runs to
the ravine north of Kllett street or in rear of
the old magazine. The precinct boundaries of
Madtson ward extend only to the ravino next
north of Leigh.
Republican Meetings. —The executive
committee of Monroe Ward will meet to-night
at Dr. Hudson's office, on Broad, near tho cor
ner of Adams street.
Tha Madison Ward Club will hold a meeting
this evening at 830 o'clock. A lull attend
ance is desired, as business of importance will
be acted on.
Sailed for Europe.— The steamship
Ohio left Baltimore yesterday at 2 P. M. for
Bremen. Among the passengers were the fnU
lowing citizens of Kichmond: H. H. Chanr
b-rs, K. Stern and child, Matnias Uriel. G.
nebermehl, Adam Scholler and child.
colored, who it will be remembered was ar
rested some weeks since, charged with infanti
cide, bad a hearing before Justice White tbia
morning, who, after a full hearing of the evi
dence, committed her to jail to await a trial
before the grand jury.
The Ball. —The ball Inst night, given by
the Catholic Beneficial Society, was certainly
grand, and, as we predicted, was beyend a
doubt superior to any given this Beason. We
hope these young gentlemen will soon favor us
with another of the same sort.
Skating to-night at Assembly Hall.
Wood and Coal.— Notwithstanding the
warm weather, people are compelled to use
wood and coal for cooking purposes, and are
don't think they can do better than by giviog
tbeir orders to J. li. P. Burroughs, who.-c
yard, at the coiner of Main and Seventh streets,
is supplied with a good article, aud which ha
•ells at a most reasonable rate.
To-night, the members of tbe Richmond
Mechanics' Trades Union are expected to be
promptlyin attendance at the called meeting
at Schott's ball. Let every ono be present to
act for himself in the important matters to be
"B Select" Whiskey at $2 50 per gallon,
can only be lißd at W. D. Blair St, Co., cor
ner Ninth and Main. It is a pure medicinal
aud lauiily whiskey. *
Suppose you visit Assembly Hall to
night and witness the skating.
Hustings Court — Judge Guigon —This
court was engßged to-day 'in the examination j
of the witnesses for tho Commonwealth in the
case of J. C. Spaulding.
Skating at Assembly Hall to-night.
1 • a
ir CAN'T BE BEAT —If there la a SIGN FAIN
TER In Virginia that can beat MONTAGUE, we have
y*t to kno » it. Look at the sign of th* American He.
tsl, corner Twelfth and Mala. It is beautiful, i eat an*
elegant. If you wsut 0,,e like it go to MO-TAG L'_
Everybody knows his place of bn.iness.
SPECIAL NOTICE Persons wieliiu; tb* STATE
JOURNAL left early and regularly ut their p'acss
•r buainasa or ruld*ac*s, by reaponalhle tertian,
will plea** leave tin ir ord*rs with
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fsencnts will h« Inserted In the EVENIr •
- at th* following r»t«#, except legal ad
nta
re, one insertion | «
re, two Insertion «..•#!..! 1 ?a
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■c, twelve insertions .' ."."" fi y,
c, one month „ '„' in qa
re. two months IS no
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quarterly and yearly Advertise a
trranvementH will h*» merle.
•.cheater Kiwi a ~d t-Osalp.
nper last night by Henderson lodge of
iwa waa a grand succeae and paased off
santlv and agreeably. It took place
0 ball, which bad been handaomely
with evergreens and flowers by the
1 of the ladies. The tablet were fllltd
Ja good things and substantias of the
hich were beartilv eujiyed by all pre-
Rrge number of invited guests were
ncludlngStuart Lodge, No. 41.
proceeding with the repast, a bleating
ired by tbe Itev. O. B. Harding, and
east had been partaken of, toasts and
occupied the remainder of tbe eve
marks were made by Rev W U
Rev. G. R. HRrdlng, Mettrs. Ja'mei
', W. Harvey Bowman, J. 0. Weill,
s. Taken altogether tbe mtertain
a fine affair, and reflected credit oa
ttee, Messrs. R. H. Beazley, Foot,
and others. Among those present
John Whitworth, tbe oldest Odd
tbe town, and who occupied a pott
it the table.
aieats.—We had a glance in at tbe
ie and tissue paper manufactory tbli
tr.d we were pleased and astonished
ing of twine from paper. We were
'y Mr. T. H. Wallace, the accommo
ent, tbat he would in a few weeks
y to bis machinery. Ha now em
it thirty hands, and will employ a
>re.
improvements have been made in
ni'ry used In the manufacture of
id tubs by the Jamea River Cedßr
Honlett ia building a new addition
ie on Tenth street, east of the old
nd Mr. Andrew Harrison ia building
ie on Eleventh street, between the
1 andDecatur street.
-The Republicans will have a matt
is evening at the colored Baptist
et all oome who wish to hear for
what will be said. All ought to
: is going on in town. Business of
will be transacted to-night. Com*,
all.
everybody to know thßt the StAM
n be had at the jewelry store of Q.
, at 0)4 o'clock every evening, conj
he local news of tbo lawn. Sub
-1 have their papers left at their
!ve from time to time a brief history
ircas and advantagea of our town.
c time to bay a good house on Hull
■ Joseph Wells' advertisement in
umn of this paper.
ion at the market-houae—colored,
, 174.
NDER, AND HE WlSE.—Housekeeper*
n mind that of all the different Baking
market, none have stood iho test of a
;hI analysis like DOOLEY'S YEAST
DOOLKYS YBAST POWDER contain*
s but sucu as are healthful and chemi-
This Insures uniform 6uccesa in th*
lis, biscuits, Ac, which inferior article*
iiiufactnreil and soli at wholesale by
BROTHER, 611 Now street, New York,
bf growers Generally.
INODOROUS KID OLOYE OLEAN
•Id gloves can bo quickly and repeated
1 made equal to new; even when badly
soiled they can bo readily restore I. It is easy of ap
plication and ia perfectly free Irom any odor. For
sale by druggists ami fancy goods dc-alora. Price, 21
cents a bottlo.
THI'RSTON'B IVORY PEARL TOOTH POWDER
Is strongly recommended ss the best dentifrice
1.:.. ■ • ... It cleanses au.l preserves the teeth, hardens
the gums, sweetens tbo breath ; anil, containing no
acid or gritty snbst mr.e, is perfectly harmless, und
can be used daily with treat advantage. Sold by all
druggists. Price, 25 an.l ,S0 cents per bottle,
THOMPSON'S POMAOK OPTIKH. as a dressing
for tho Hair is all that is required ; purely vegetable
aud highly perfumed, it softens, Improves and bean
titles the Hair, strengthens the roots, aud gives ita
rich, glossy appoaraiee. For ,sale by all ,lrugg,sts
Price, 81 and 75 cents nor bottle.
NEVER BAY I YE OR "NOT A DYE;" But ask
for PHALON'S VITALIA OR SALVATION lOR
THK HAIH. Examine it, you will find it clear;
shake it, you will see that it has uo sediment, apply
I Hut head, beard, whiskers or mustaches, if
grizzled, and the color they wore before they
ill realm lo them.
DIED,
SON—In tits city, on the Zf.tb Ju»t, NEL
-1011 ÜBOM, a well-known clMeu »thls city,
th yrur of his age He leaves a wife and
fldrer- to mourn their lo.s.
neial will take place at tne Methodist church
d strict, 'i'O-MOKHOW AFTERNOON at 3
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