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extning £tat* fotmutt. ,MI.V SEMI-WEEKLY AND WEEKLT Vu Ol'J »-a Nuin Street, Richmond. Va TERM* t DAILY—M per ye.ir; six months, 8:!; thres in b« -1.-*"', ono month, flO cents. '',!•; ill-WKt-JCI.Y—•3-50 per year ; sit . uVa (jil.tl.li three months, 7S cents. \1 i.KI.Y-Sl.ao per year; six months, 78 "•• i'i;V..V Mi.t SEMI --WEEKLY JOURNAL ..,.), ./ l„.n ratts. Evening £tatc f mmwl CAPITOL NOTES. In the days of Jefferson, Madison, Mon r.ie, anil other worthies of a past genera tion, it was esteemed an honor of no small magnitude to he a member of the Virginia Legislature, and four dollars per diem, with its accessories of beef and plum pud ding, was deemed so ample a return for services rendered as to lift itself out of the region of heing sneezed at with impunity. It is nevertheless true that in those days four dollars would buy more than double what eight dollars will now. For instance, very fair French brandy could be had for $2. no per gallon ; whisky for about five cents a quart; eggs for eight cents per dozen, and butter and coffee about the same per pound. Tt is a ques tion, however, whether four dollars per diem was and is not ample remuneration for any services rendered the state by the average legislator, eilher of this or a pre ceding era. In the aggregate they do very little, and that little is very long drawn out. The present rate of per diem was introduced in tho Alexandria Legislature iluring the war, when Virginia was run ning also a machine of the same sort here in Richmond. The government at Alex andria claimed to represent Virginia, and did actually represent, during nearly all the war, Alexandria and a radius of about three miles around that city, and for a time Ihe vicinity of Hampton, part of Norfolk ctty.and tpbchryphal parH of other isolated nr distant place* in the state. The Alexandria Legisltture, when full, possibly embraced six or seven members and a speaker, and the Senate about four members, with the Lieutenant- Governor as presiding officer. A body of so few members, antl having command of ample funds, had alight to fix their pay at a liberal advance en former prices, and they did i». Revolutions never go back ward, and so when the "Rebellion" was squelched and "Reconstruction" legisla tures and state "Constitutional Conven tions" became tho order in this vicinity, we find about the only things done by the Alexandria Legislature which was not heartily damned on all sidas;, to be the in crease of pay voted themselves by the handful of legislators at Alexandria dur ing the war. This per diem was readily voted here afterwards as the daily reward ol about a couple of hundred men for ser vices as statesmen during various periods, the majority of whom, in other less con spicuous positions before these times, had ne.'cr been able to earn so much in a week by real haid work. The rate of six dol lars has sinco continued to be the per diem of the Virginia legislator of (he new era. Many of them during the last contest for Legislative honors in thisslate.a«sured their constituents who were solicitous about tin matter of pay that they were obliged to keep it at six dollars per diem, because of the heavy expense involved in boarding at Ford's hotel, tho Exchange, and other fashionable hostelries of Rich mond. Experience in the matter now proves that ninety per cent, of the Vir ginia legislators board at private places, where their necessary expenses are not $25 per month. Ford's and the Exchange, and kindred caravansaries, don't get ten percent, of the number. The bill reported amend ing the charter of the city of Richmond contemplates a board of alderman, consisting of' two from each ward, and a common council with four members from each ward—the first elected Tor four and the latter for two years. To get a questionable proposition through both branches, it will be seen that a larger num ber of divergent minds will have to be pro pitiated now than formerly. The presi dent of the board or aldermen will be cx officio mayor, and the log-rolling for city offices will have to be done before both bodies conjointly. Tho mayor is given the veto power, but a majority of both bodies, can, if they sco fit, knock his ipse dixit into a c ocked hat any time. The bonded debt of the city shall not be in creased by these municipal representatives at any time to an amount greater than six teen per cent, of the assessed value of the real estate in the city of Richmond. The bill is not a law yet, and may be knocked out of all shape before it. gets through. Anything, however, for a change, as the aged female said when she gave tho labial salutation to the patient female bovine. The General Assembly were engaged a week in perfecting and passing the bill ex tending the timo for the collection of state taxes to May the first, at, a cost to the state of about $9,840 in time wasted. The bill was passed as a measure of relief to the tax-payers. Lat us see whether it will so operate. The bill contains a provision requiring the assent in writing of tho secu rities of the different sheriffs to the exten sion,or the execution of a new bond by those officials, to make it legal and binding on them. People are not prone to take surplus trouble on their shoulders when it can be avoided by "masterly inactivity," and so we ilnd that very few of tho sheriffs have thought proper to call upon their sureties for additional favors or have executed new bonds. Without this preliminary the law is a dead letter. Sheriff Wright, of Rich- inond, and his deputies are now busily en" | gaged in collecting the taxes due the state, * and we advise all who are indebted thus, to get ready to shell out before March the Ist. The timo allowed to pay up expires on the last day of February. On all bills unpaid after that time, the sheriff will pro ceed to make the amounts due out of any property he can get his hands on belong ing to delinquents. »c Uttito State Journal. 3 CENTS PER COPY.I RICHMOND. VA.. WEDNESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 2b, 1874. The Governor to-day commissioned M. H. Calfee, of Pulaski county, a notary public; and also issued a requisition on the sheriff of Danville to John W. Guerrsnt, as agent, for tho delivery of J. Harrison, alias Dr. Harris, charged with the lar ceny of "a female mule" in the county of Wake, in the state of North Carolina. His excellency also pardoned Mary Ed wards, who on the 28th of August last was sent to the jail of the city of Rich mond for ono year for a petty larceny. The Governor says her guilt was technical rather than real. The pardon was recom mended by the police justice and others. A joint resolution was passed today by the Ilouse and communicated to the Senate looking to the appointment of a joint com mittee for the purpose of conferring with the city authorities in relation to the erec tion of a suitable building to bo used as City Hall and State Cjurt-house. THE HE NEK.% I. ASSEMBLY. Wednesday, February 28. Senate. —President in the chair. Several House bills were read and re ferred. House joint resolution in relation to the safe-keeping of loose bonds in the lower portion of the Capitol was taken up, dis cussed and referred to finance Com mittee. House bill amendinz the charter of the New York and Norfolk R. R. Co. was re ported from committee without amend ment. The committee on public institutions re ported it inexpedient to amend the law so as to provido that school trustees shall be elected by tho qualified voters in their school district. The conference committee of both houses reported as having agreed on tho chain-gang bill. The bill, as agreed upon, provides for tho hiring out of chain-gangs only in adjoining county, city and town where said gang is organized. The joint committee of conference on the Sunday Liquor bill have agreed that this act shall not apply to any city having police regulations on tho subject, &c. Introduced and referred: By Mr. Finney—Petition of certain citizens of Accomac county, praying for a repeal of the present oyster law. By Mr. Herndon —Memorial of the bar of Louisa county for an increase of pay to the judges of the supreme and circuit courts. By Mr. Duffield—Bill to incorporate St. Paul's Church Home, of Petersburg. By Mr. Perm—Bill to provide for the safety of state bonds held by the board of education for the benefit of certain col lpfTCS &'C* By Mr. Wynne—Bill to incorporate the Lee and Jackson Art Fund association. By Mr. Moffett—Resolution ol inquiry as to the expediency of requiring the com missioners of the sinking fund to enumerate the character and amount of the assets under their control, and to invest or fund those not so iuvested or funded in new Virginia registered bonds, in the name of the treasurer of Virginia in trust for the commissioner of the sinking fund. By Mr. Pridemore—Resolution of expe diency as to amending the laws now in force in reference to juries, so as to have the lists placed in the hands of the sheriffs twenty days before the commencement of jury terni3 Instead of ten days as now pro vided. Joint resolution of welcome and congrat ulation to the British settlers in Virginia was adopted. ( Mr. Perm presented bill to provide for . the purging of registration books of illegal | voters; also bill to provide for aiding in the • erection of additional buildings for the Vir ginia Agricultural and Mechanical college. Senate bill providing for the establish- ! lishment of the Southern Lunatic asylum, which has been the unfinished business for ' several days, was considered, amended and ordered to its engrossment. Bill in relation to justices of peace was taken up and passed. Pending a motion to reconsider, Senate adjourned. House.— The House met at 12 o'clock, and was called to order by tho Speaker. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Bitting. Sundry bills, memorials and petitions were presented and referred, among the bills, tho following: Providing for tho submission to the people of the proposed amendments to the constitution in relation to county oieanization; providing a char ter for the city of Winchester ; forbidding the selling of liquor to minors. Among the memorials were several for increase of pay to sheriffs and circuit jndges ; also resolution in reference to the judicial sale of real estate. Tho House adopted a resolution declar ing Peter K. Jones entitled to a seat as delegate from Greensville county. Mr. Jones was thereupon sworn in. The Sunday Liquor law was so amended by conference committee ns to exempt from its operation counties, cities and towns that have police regulations on the subject. Tho chain-gang bill was amended in an unimportant particular. Senate bill to provide for the govern ment of the volunteer militia of the state and to repeal existing laws concerning the same, was reported; also bill incorporat ing the American and European Land company; also bill amending the law in relation to contested elections. House bill was reported to prevent the sale of intoxicating fluid to confirmed drunkards ; bill to prevent unlawful rang ing, fishing or hunting in Alexandria county, with recommendation that it do not pass; also bill allowing Grace Epis copal church at Lexington to borrow money. .•,.*. The bill amending the law in relation to county courts was debated variously, and the hour of 1 o'clock arriving, special or der, "bill in relation to intereston money," was postponed until Friday, and the de bate on the first named was continued till adjournment. The Washington Star says that Mary Hanis, who Bhot Burrows, the treasuiy clerk, and who was sent to the govern ment hospital for the insane, near that city, somo months since, is considerably better. [After tho unfortunate affair with Bur rows, Miss Harris moved to Richmond, and for some time was a saleswoman in a Broad-street store.] At Halifax, a week or two ago, a butcher was found in his private slaughter house skinniDg a sheep alive. In order to do this better he had impaled the animal m the breast with an iron pin, which he used after the fashion of a fork. This man was fined £5 ; costs, Ba. Od., or. in default, three months imprisonment.— The Animal World. C'ONGREsfSIONAi,. TUESDAY. February 24. Senate. —Petitions were presented in favor of specie payments ; making Lin coln's birthday a national holiday; against further issues of paper money; for an in crease of the currency. The unfinished business, being the bill to equalize the distribution of the national banking circulation, then came vp —the pending question being on the motion to recommit, with instructions offered by Mr. Merrimon and adopted by the Senate. Mr. Schurz, who was entitled to the lloor, said that up to Friday last he had not intended to submit any remarks on this subject, as he had hoped that in the con fused jumble of propositions presented to the Senate no harm could result to the in terests of the country. The spectacle which had been presented here for weeks was enough to make the civilized world stare. The argument had been deliberate ly made on this floor that the precious metals could never more be the standard of value, because they were not equal to the products of industry. As well say that the yard-stick could never more be the standard of measurement, because it was not as long as a roll of car pet. Arguments had been made here to show the great condition of prosperity to which Austria and I taly and other coun tries of Europe had attained through a large paper circulation. He could tell the Sena tor from Indiana (Mr. Morton) that the statesmen of those countries were giving their best energies to tho devisement of means to get rid of this paper money, and they would listen to his arguments with a smile of derision. Mr. S. read from Marco Polo's travels in China illustrations of the effect of excessive issues of an irredeema ble currency. House. —The House proceeded to a call of states for bills and joint resolutions and a number were introduced : By Mr. Smith (Va.)—A joint resolution amendatory of the joint resolution of April 10, 1572, in relation to a statue to the late Admiral Farragut. By Mr. Smith (Va.)—Bill to abolish the | office of commissioner and deputy com missioner of internal revenue, and of com missioner of customs. The House then resumed consideration of the bill to revive the FRANKING PRIVILEGE, so far as the distribution of public docu ments are concerned. Mr. Willard (Vt.) said he was opposed to the pending bill, and also to the bill of Mr. Hale, of New York, for he understood that tho committee propose to permit Mr. Hale to offer as an amendment his bill for the absolute restoration of the franking privi lege, it would take seven or eight hundred thousand dollars out of the treasury. v (STATE NEWS. —Winchester rejoices in a wholesale boot and shoe factory. —John C. Gordon died suddenly at his residence in Lexington, on Wednesday last, aged G5 years. —Bettie M. Harding, a grand-daughter of Commodore Maury, was married in New Orleans a few days ago. —William N. Berkley, present mayor of Alexandria, has been nominated by Presi dent Grant to the Senate for confirmation as postmaster of that city, vice Trist, de ceased. —The Lexington Gazette is responsible for the statement that Mr. Henry Mackey, of Timber Ridge, found in an empty whisky barrel iv his cellar live full grown mice with a single tail. —One half of the Falls plantation, in Chesterfield, formerly owned by Henry T. Drewry, and containing 130 acres, has been sold to General Robert Ransom, of North Carolina, for §25,000. —Dr. Charles Baldwin, who has been | living for more than thirty years in Union, j Monroe county, W. Va., died at his resi dence in that place on Wednesday last, in ' the seventy-eighth year of his age. —The Rockingham Register, in speak ing of Bath county, says that no liquor is manufactured in that county, and that there is but one licensed place for the sale of it, and that at the Courthouse—that the jail is tenantless. —A. W. C. Redmond and Wesley B. Foster, of Charlotte county, are in jail in Amelia county, charged with murdering a colored man about nine years since. They had colored aid in the commission of the nefarious transaction. Information was derived through a quarrel between the two accused. —The citizens of Vienna, in Fairfax county, imitating the rapid progross made by their neighbors at Falls Church, are having the streets ot their village sur veyed and a plat of the future town pre pared. At Falls Church the erection of buildings is still going on. —The old lodge-room of Alexandria Washington Lodge No. 22, of Mason's, in Alexandria was destroyed by fire in 1871, since which time the rebuilding of tho edi fice has been going on on the old site. It was lately completed, and on Monday night rededicated with appropriate Masonic ceremonies. In the lodge-room was taste fully displayed 'the original charter granted to Alexandria Lodge No. 22, in 1780, and the supplemental cbsrter to Alexandria Washington Lodge No. 22, in 1801; also the Masonic apron, collar, gloves, &c, worn by Washington, and a number of oth er relics of Washington, who was the first Master of this Lodge after its allegiance to the Grand Lodge of Virginia. Among the guests present were Gen. Albert Pike, 33, author of the "Fine old Arkansaw Gentle man," late C. S. A; Dr. John Dove, grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, and Hon. Robert E. Withers, late C.!». A., ex-grand master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia and Senator elect from this state. The brothers of the rays- I tic tie had a fine time generally on the oc- I casion. The Check-Rein.—Why is it that so many of our farmers, and nearly all of our city carters insist in using a tight rein on working horses? When a horse, left to his natural inclination, has a heavy load to pull, he can best exert his strength if his backbone is in one continuous line, and this he will have if not prevented by a tight check-rein. Some claim that it prevents a horso from falling, aud when a man can raise himself over a fence by a lift on his suspenders we will believe it. When a horse falls, a tight rein will most effectually prevent him from getting on to his feet again. Try it without the rein and see if we are not correct in our practice and theory both.— Journal of the Farm. I AM no herald to inquire of men's pedi grees; itsufflceth me to know their virtuef. • Sir f'. Sydney. CITY NEWS. N Hackmen vs. Garber & Co.— Garber & Co. were before the police court again to-day, this time charged with violation of the city ordinance in allowing their agent to solicit passengers at the wharf of tho steamer Sylvester. After healing the evidence and the remarks of counsel on either side, tho justice held that in view of the agreement between Messrs. Garber &• Co. and the steamboat company or its agent, that there was no violation of tho ordinance. We understand that the hackmen design petitioning the council for a repeal of the present ordinance, or its modification so as to prevent the present monopoly. We can see no reason for "class legisla tion" by the council, as far as steamboats are concerned. Their landings are about a mile from tho business portion ot the city, and at least a mile and a half from the centre of its private residences. Now, why Messrs. Garber ft Co. should bo al lowed to send their hacks and omnibuses to the wharves of the steamers at their pleasure, their agents board them, and get all the passengers, we can't sec. It should be made obligatory upon them to have their vehicles at ins wharves when ever a steamer arrives if they arc to mo nopolize the trade. It has happened within our province that we should like to have seen one of Garber & Co.'s vehicles at the Sylvester's landing, for the reason that we could find only one or two hacks there, and they belonging to private parties. When there were passengers enough to fill four or five, we, in company with a lady, were forced to ride over to Manchester in a hack with another lady and two children in order to be transported to Shockoe Hill. Why were there no more carriages there ? The only reasonable inference one can draw is, that hackmen, well aware of the fact that barber's agent could board the steam er and solicit passengers when these hack men could not, didn't choose to run them on such a venture, with the chances all against them ; in other words, they took it for granted that Garber & Co.'s ' vehicles would be on hand, and they could carry all the passengers. They didn't think it would pay to send them there to see whether Garber <£.- Co. had left any. How does such a monopoly help the pub lic? It may be said that this monopoly prevents extortion. Can't that be pre vented ? Why, certainly. An ordinance is still in force requiring hack owners to have their rates posted in a conspicuous place inside of the carriage, and if that is not done and any person feels aggrieved by I a charge made, the hackman can be re quired to produce his card of rates. Attempt at Robbery.—Last night about 10 o'clock a daring effort was made on the part of three unknown men to gain possession of the contents of the meat and vegetable store, located on the corner of Marshall and Jefferson streets, but their movements were observed in time to frus trate the hopes of the parties. It seems that while Mr. Hellstern, tho proprietor of the establishment, was quietly and thoughtfully sitting in the room in rear of the store, one of the would-be thieves entered the front door and boldly walking behind the counter seated himself. His confederate-! were seen around the door, and so soon as man No. 1 was observed by the proprietor in possession of his accustomed Beat, he "went for him." but too late, however, to givo him his just dues. All the parties fled without accomplishing their desires. Police Court.—The following cases were disposed of by Justice White in this court to-day : Jane Patterson, unlawful assault, jail ed thirty days. John Wilson, stealing, jailed leu days. Sophia Turner, unlawful assault, dis charged. Anderson Campbell jailed fifteen days. Charles Peamont, drunkenness, jailed sixty days. Tom Sager, an escaped lunatic, com mitted to jail. Lecture at St. Peter's Cathe dral.—The Very Rev. Father Parke, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, vicar-gen eral of the Diocese of Wheeling, is on a visit to this city in company with tho Right Reverend Bishop Wheelan. Two years ago the Rev. Father, in search of health, made a pilgrimage to the Actuary of our Lady of Lourdes, in France. This evening at H o'clock, the Very Rev. Father will lecture at St. Peter's Cathedral on our Lady of Lourdes and her wonders. Virginia Methodist Conference. The conference of this body lately assem bled at Alexandria. Bishop Scott, presid ing, appointed E. P. Phelps presiding elder of this district, with headquarters at Rich mond. The Rev. A. R. Miller, lately in charge of the congregation here, was trans ferred to the Central Pennsylvania con ference. The next meeting of the con ference will be held in Portsmouth, Va., in 1875. CONVIOT3. —The following were re ceived to-day at the penitentiary from Pittsylvania county, viz : John Woodson, one year, malicious stabbing; Albert Cole, one year, for house breaking ; Tom Robinson, one year, for ditto ; Ben Finney, five years, do., and Calvin Davis,five years, for horse stealing. Sent On.—Walter F. Adams, charged with forging the name of C. E. Snodgrass to an order on W. M. Parrish for the sum of two dollars, was sent on to th* grartfljury of the hustings court by Justice White this morning. Itema. A fond Church Hill mother does her moral suasion with a club. Fine moulding sand is found near the Howlet House, on James river. The budding aspiration of tho trees have been nipped by an untimely frost. The city ordinances forbid the stopping of vehicles on street-crossings. "Advancing spring" and the street cars were both very much retarded to-day byicy slush. \m SANDS OF A WOMAN'S LIFE run out all the quicker when her waist is shaped like an hour glass. Go IT strong when you advertise. Business is like architecture—its best sup porters are in columns. The German barque Brazileira, Captain Jachens, from Richmond, was at Rio Janeiro on February 13. The new oyster bill contemplates the abolishment of the Virginia oyster navy and sale of the steamers. Rural homilies on the May-like weather, balmy breezes, etc., seem out of [place now, with six inches of slush and The Richmond Relief Committee has appointed solicitors to canvass the city for funds to be expended for the benefit of the poor. William Jones, alias Ned Lawrenco, alleged murderer of W. C. Durkin, has been turned over to the sheriff of Culpep er for examination. The Virginia Riding club has determined to have a spring race meeting at the grounds of the State Agricultural society, commencing on the 2Gth of May. "Napkins, sir! napkins!" roared a down-town restaurant proprietor; "no, sir, we haven't got any ; but if you want to wipe your nose I'll lend you my hand kerchief I" Whole number of deaths in the city for the week ending February 21st, 35. Sex: Males 18, females 17. Color: White males 0, white females 9; colored males 12, colored females B—an indication of an averago mortality. A snow slide from a house on Main street, near Fifteenth, frightened the horses bitched to one of Babcock's ice wagons, which resulted in the driver being thrown out, without sustaining serious injury, and the smashing of thejvagnti. Only aboitt half as much land is now cultivated in Virginia as compared with before tho war. Many a corn and wheat field can now boast of a substantial coating of brush oak and scrub pine. If this thing goes on we shall not want for wood in tho future. An International Code.—Mr. Da vid Dudley Field, an eminent lawyer of this country, who deserves the highest honor as an enthusiastic apostle of this principle, has made a draft of an interni tional code, extending to seven hundred and two sections, and covering the whole field of international public and private* law. His propositions in respect to the adjustment of national difficulties are the f illowing: 1. That every nation supposing itself to have a ground of complaint against an other shall give formal notice of the cause or causes of such complaint, as well as of the redress it seeks. 13. That when, after such notice, the two nations find themselves unable to agree as to the matter in dispute they shall appoint a joint high commission, whose business shall be, if possible, to reconcile them, and in this way terminate the dispute. 3. That, in tho event of failure, the question shall be relcrrod to a high tribu nal of arbitration, consisting of seven per sons, appointed in a specific way, whose decision shall be final. 4. That the nations that are parties to a code embracing these principles shall bind themselves to see to it that each nation thus a party shall not resort to war with any other party accepting the code, but shall in all cases comply with its pro visions lor the preservation of peace. «■. , Woman's Rights in 1822.—Looking over a file of the Salem Gazette, for the year 1522, a few day ago, the editor found tho following paragraph: "Tho gallant yeomen of Middlesex, to quiet the bickerings that have agitated that county at the late elections of a Register of Deeds, have at length nominated a young lady for that office, a candidate that we can trust will unite all hearts. TheCenti nel very rationally observes that there is no constitutional objection to choosing a lady. One difficulty to be apprehended in putting a young lady into that office is that every body would be searching the Registry of Deeds. * * Though females are not qualified for all offices, they certainly ought to insist on their share of the lucrative sinecures, which are now engrossed by idle men." In the next Gazette appeared a card from Miss Elizabeth Bartlett, stating that "the nomination was made without her knowl edge or consent, that she disclaims all pre tensions to the office, and that the anxiety and pain it has given her have been abated only by the belief that it originated in mo tives of kindness." ANNIE Ix>llD, tho daughter of a bath ing attendant at Lynmoutb, England, re cently received a medal from the Royal Humane society for rescuing a lady who, last August, was swept out to sea, and was brought insensible to shore by her rescuer. It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. Castoria. —Is more tnan a substitute or Castor Oil. It is the only safe article inexls- tence which is sure to regulate the bowels, cure wind-colic aud produce natural sleep. It is pleasant to take. Chlld.-en need not cry and mothers may sloop. \ Centaur liniment.— The great discovery of the age. There is no pain which fv/rj-i the Centadr Likihsht will noj Fl/dnT relievo, no swelling which It .J-z/l-% -j-- will not subdue, and no lame irE s« nesß which it will not cure. KtN]\rpoi: This is sti oug language.bat it is true. It Is no humbug; the recipe is printed around each bottle. A circular containing certificates of wonderful cores of rheumatism, neuralgia, lock-jaw, sprains, swellings, burns, scalds, caked-breast, poisonous-bites, frozen-feet, gout, salt-rheum, ear-ache, Ac, and the recipe of the Liniment will be sent gratis to any one. It is the most wonderful healing aud pain-reliev ing agent the world has ever produced. It sells as no article ever before did sell, and it sells be cause it does just what It pretends to do. One bottle of the Osntaub Liximekt lor animals (yellow wrapper) is worth a hundred dollars for spavined, strained or galled horses and mules, and lor screw-worm in sheep. No family or stock-owner can afford to be without Cmtacr Linimbnt. J. B. Rosa k Co., 63 Broadw»" New York. M 33 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI TED STATES for the Eastern District of In the matter of A. L. Lindsay, a bank nipt—ln bankruptcy. At Richmond, this 20th day of February, 1674. To Whom It May Concern—The undersigned, ('. H. Wendlinger, of Hearlco county, and State of Virginia, hereby gives notice of his appointment as assignee of the estate of A. L. Lindsay, of tho county of Henrico in said district, and who was, to wit, on tho loth day of Jan., a. d. 1874, adjudged a bankrupt upon the petition of himself, by the District Court of the United States for said district. _ Daied at Richmond, the 20tU day of Feb.. a. d., 1871. C H. WENBLDNUEB. fa 28-2aw»w AMianae. fl. c WIU- PAT FOR SIX COPIES.OF THE $0 WEEKLY STATE JOURNAL for ote jear. I IVOL VI.--NO. 92- BY TELEGRAPH FROM WASHINGTON CITY IN CONGRESS ESCAPE OF CRIMINALS WOMEN TO BE EXCLUDED KTRIKI] OF I*. K. ME:iV TRAINS DELATED BY RAINS NEWS FROM ABROAD Etc, Etc, Etc WAMIINHTOV « oiiKrcSHlonal. Washinoton, February 25— Senate. — The morning was occupied in the consider ation of the bill to appoint a commission to inquire into the alcoholic liquor traffic. House. —Mr. Piatt, of Virginia, from the naval committee, made an adverse report on the bill to establish a navy yard at Port Royal, S. C. Laid on the table. The bill to authorize the removal of the powder magazine at Norfolk, Va., was passed. Washington, February 2j.—The rev enues of the government are steadily in creasing from week to week. The inter nal collections will be within a half mil lion dollars of what they were the month preceding the panic. There will be during the month a substantial decrease of the pub lic debt. The Treasury department has prepared for transmission to the House of Represen tatives the specific sums necessary to supply the deficiency in the appropriations for the year ending June 30th, 1874, and prior years. They are as follows : For the de partment of state, $18,0G7; treasury, 8030,073; war, $1,240,000; interior, $88, --485; justice, $320,(j70 ; judicial, $2,944; total, $2,312,839. DELAWARE. Jail Delivery—A Murderer and Four Bank Burglar* Sit at Liberty, New Castle, February 25.—About one o'clock this morning Israel Biddings, night warden at the jail, hearing a slight noise in the yard, opened the door, when ho was immediately seized by a gang of a dozen men. They gagged and hand cuffed him, tied his feet, and put him in a coal hole. One of them threatened his life with a drawn knife, but another, known as Big Frank, interfered. They got over tho wall by two short ladders tied to gether, which they brought with them. They carried off with them E. Frazier who was under life sentence for tho mur der of Allison. It is supposed the party reached here in a tug boat which was seen off New Castle last night, and has disappeared thia morn ing. Big Frank, mentioned above, is one ol the party whipped i-otne time ago, and for whose rescue before the whipping, a plot had been formed, but did not succeed, being foiled by citizens being on guard. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. New Castle, tebruary 25.—Four bank burglars, Lawton, Hurlburt, Carter and Hope, under sentence tor ten years, with Frazier, under life sentence for murder, were rescued by a gang of burglars this morning. They scaled the prison-walls by ladders brought with them, and after securing the warden they opened the pris oners' cells with jack-screws, forcing open the windows. There were twelve or fifteen men engaged in the rescue, who are supposed to have come from Philadelphia in a tug and escaped in the same way. NEW TURK. 11 ii h•• <iii i New Yoßk, February 25—Noon.— Stocks dull. Money 4. Gold lU'; 1 . Exchange long, 484 i; short, 488. Gov ernments dull and lower. State bonds active and lower. strike of llnilroad Meu. Buffalo, February 25.—The brakes men «n the New York and Erie railroad are on a strike for back pay. No freight trains are moving. TKNNESSEE. Trains Delayed by Ralua. Memphis, February, 25. —No trains have arrived hero on the Memphis and Charleston railroad since Saturday, owing to the heavy rains. The Mississippi Cen tral road is badly washed north of Gren ada. SNOWSTORM. New York, February 25.—A heavy northeast snow storm Is prevailing here. Washington, February 25.—Six inohes of snow has fallen here. Philadelphia, February 25.—A snow storm has prevailed all night and still continues. MASSACHUSETTS. Determined to Exclude Women. Boston, February, 25.—The school committee, notwithstanding tho action of the supreme court, have determined to ex clude women, by a vote of 44 to 40. LOUISIANA. Trial of tba Grant Parian Prlaouera. New ORLEANS, February 25.—Judge Wood is trying the Grant parish prisoners. Three hundred witnesses have been sum moned. FOREIGN. ENGLAND. London, February 25.—Rev. Thomas Binnor, theological writer, died last night, aged 75 years. SPAIN. Madrid, February 25.—The report of the capture of Portugalette by the national forces is confirmed. General Moreones, with 22,000 men, now confronts the main body of Carlists, and news of a general engagement is hourly expected. (&vmins .*tatc gmmwl. Official Paper for the Governjient. Kills OF tl»litll»iv. ~ ONE DOLLAR p*r »qnsr« of el(tht ' line : solid nonpareil. SPECIAL RATES made at coimtsr, or by ron'ract with regnlar patrons. Imi-iiij .six Million* or People In India Ihreateneil hy Famine. A dispatch to the New York Herald from London says : "Archibald Forbes, the special correspondent of the London News, in a letter to that paper doscriptive of the famine in India, says : The scarcity of food extends and is spreading among the population of a wide tract of country running along the foot or the Himalaya boundaries of Nopaul, on the southern slope and stretching from Oude to near Dar jeeling, in the Sikitim territory. These remote districts, removed from raiiroads and other sources of easy communication, arc difficult of approach.* Lord North brook informed me that the existence of this terrible distress threatens the govern ment most seriously. Tha Governor General recognizes fifteen districts in ad dition to provincial territories, comprising a total population of twenty-sis mil lions of people, who are afflicted either by actual famine or a distressing scarcity of food. This is not all. Twelve other districts containing fourteen millions of people, are threatened. These latter places are described as being almost roadless and without water. The coolies and field laborers in tho more densely populated districts feel tho pinch most, owing to the total absence of work in the rice fields. " A special dispatch to The Time 3 from Calcutta says 280,000 persons arc distressed from want of food in the districts of Tir hoot and Boglipoor, Presidency of Bengal. The same dispatch says it is estimated that but for the aid furnished by tho government 500,000 persons would have perished." The Portland Press is out strongly for woman suffrage. It says: "The cause has now taken so firm a hold on tho masses of the people and so enlisted tho interest of persons in all stations, that it cannot be safely ignored or slighted by the most wary politician. With the press of the state almost a unit in its favor ahd so strong a popular support, Maine should be the fit st state to remove political disabili ties from women." SPECIAL NOTICES. 9©-SEINE THREAD, of the best qualities and all numbers. PATENT SEINE TWINE, all num bers ; SOFT SEINE TWINE, all numbers; SEINE CORKS, CORKWOOD, SEINE LINE.-!, all sizes; VAWKINO, for liaughing seines; LINEN ROPES, all sires; COTTON ROPES, all sizes; COTTON YARNS, till numbers, for salo very low at L. LICHTENSTEIN'S, mporterof Seine Thread, Nos. 1705 and 1707 Franklin street All klada of SEINES made to order, le 21—tl VSTW.C. FREEMAN'S PAINTSHOP s at No. 15, Thirteenth street, between Mal.\ and Gary street, np stairs. jas—tf W. H. Pkeiiims. R. M. Carpoio 66T PERKINS & CARDOZO. GENERAL PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Richmond, Virginia. Liberal advaneos made on consignment. *S- Special attention paid to tae salo of To bacco. Grain and Flour. au 21—tf ~ ARTHUR ROONEY7 UNDERTAKING ROOMS, i No. 1207 Franklin St. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER, RICHMOND, VA. feJSj-dSm CITY FIREInSORANCE COMPANY, NO. 1113 MAIN STREET. A9SF.TS §173,000 ASA SNYDER. President, E. 11. MEADE, J. B. GRANT, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, j a 30—lm ASSIGNEE'S SALE. As assignee of John W. Harwell, bankrupt, I will sell at public auction on MARCH 0,1874, at 3p. in., on his premises, his HOUSE in Blandford, opposite ihe brick Church, in Peters burg. TERMS.—Cash. JOSEPH .TORGENSON, fe 14—2awSw Assignee. t. o. wabdwellT" IMPORTER, BREEDER AND cHIPPER OP SUPERIOR DARK AND LIGHT BRAHMAS--PARTRIDGE and -WHITE COCHINS, AND BANTAMS. NORTH ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. 9&~ Eggs from the above varieties at 93 per dozen. ja 11—d,sw,w4u> lll'.l" 111 l'l It J-. OF STEAMSHIP*. FOB lIV YOWL jjgjjH THE OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM PANY'S elegant side-wheel steamship OLD DOMINION. Capt. Wai.kei, will sail FRIDAY, February 27th, at 1 o'clock p. in. Freight received until 12 o'clock in. On and after November 1, ships will leave Norfolk at 4 o'clock p. m. during the winter. Through bills of lading signed, and goods loi warded with dispatch toall points—North.Souih east and West. Close connections made with On nard line for foreign porta. Passenger accommodations nnsoxpasted. Fare »12 OS Steerage s CO Round Trip Tickota so 00 For freight or passage, apply to GEO. W. ALLEN A CO.. fo 2.l—St Company's Wharf. RocketU. THE SOUTHEKN "ASSOCIATION. RAFFLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE Widows and Orphans of the Sou 1 hern States. DisTaißOTios Hoi, 102. Erixma, Feb. 'JI 03 35 41 C 4 8 OS 70 49 24 1 CO 55 Uistsibutioi No. l»:i. MoMniMO, Feb. 23 46 04 42 60 74 67 18 58 77 30 54 10 Witness my band, at Richmond, Va., this 25th lay of February, 1874. SIMMONS k CO., O. Q. TOMPKINS, Managers. Commissioner CERTIFICATES OF~RAFFLE can be pm chased from Captain W. I. DABNEY, at the Brand office, No. 9 Twelfth street, three doors from Main. FURNITURE WAR!-ROOMS No. 2© Governor St.