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State Journal, DAILY, SEMI-WEEKLY AND WEEKLY No. 912 1-2 Main Street, Richmond, Va. TERMS: per year; six months, 83 three months, one month, 50 cents. per year; six months. three months, 75 cents.

per year; six months, 75 cente, WEEKLY and JOURNAL Cluba at extremely low rates. EXCURSIONS. A GRAND EXCURSION TO PETERSBURG. THE SONS AND CADETS OF TEMP PERANCE of this city and Manchester will give THE FIRST GRAND EXOURSION OF THE SEASON to Petersburg on DAY (holiday) APRIL FOURTEEN, 1873. The proceeds for the widows and Orphans of the order.

A fine band has been engaged. Train will leave next Monday morning at nine o'cloek. Come one come all, to the temperance call. Tickets can be had of any member of the order at the depot or of Major Williams, No. 500 Seventeenth street; Lewis Dickerson, Poplar street; J.

R. Johnson, barber, Franklin street W. H. L. Combs, 903 Seventeenth street.

Tickets, round trip, only CENTS. ap RICHMOND PETERSBURG R. R. Co. RICHM OND, April 8, 1873.

BE THE TRAINS RESUMED SUNDAY ON ON THIS ROAD SUNDAY, WILL THE EXCURSION 18TH and continue until farther notice. Leave at 9 A. and return at 6 P.M. Fare for the round trip. 50c.

T. H. WYNNE. ap 9-1m President. SPECIAL NOTICES.

TO HOLLYWOOD AND RIVERSIDE PARK. PLEASURE BOATS will be run on the canal to the above named points, daily, leaving 1 foot of Eighth street at 10 A. and every two hours till 6 P.M, COMMENCING TO-MORROW (Sunday) MORNING, at 10 o'clock. Fare, 10 cents each way. Children half price.

ap Capt. JAMES S. MORRISON. SPRING OPENING. I WILL OPEN ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH, AN ELEGANT SORTMENT OF FRENCH MILLINERY, Ladies, Misses, and Childrens Bonnets and Hats.

Handsome Bonnets and Fine Goods not exhibited in the Windows. MRS. M. WALTON, ap11-it No. 433 Broad cor.

of 5th. se 17- MRS. JOHN P. BALLARD WISHES TO TAKE BOARDERS FOR THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL MONTHS. Cun accommodate two small families.

The house is a new one, pleasantly miles from the ty, and the accommodation train the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad stops at the place daily at o'cleck a. returning, leaves Richmond at 4 o'clock, p. m. Address JOHN P. BALLARD, ap 11-tf Richmond, Va.

CHURCH COMMITTEES TAKE FIXTURES and LIERS, REBRONZED and REPAIRED -made to look as good as new--by DANIEL O'DONNELL, ap 9-6m 818 Broad Street. a H. McCORMIOK'S MAMMOTH AUCTION AND COMMISSION HOUSE, 1414 MAIN RICHMOND. DAILY SALES at 10 A. M.

and P. M. of Clothing, Fancy Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Crockery, Gassware, and all kinds of Furniture, Housefurnishing Goods, COME ONE, COME ALL, AS WE ARE DETERMINED PLEASE. GENTLEMANLY SALESMEN constantly in attendance, to wait on parties who wish to purchase any of the above named goods at private sale, at auction prices. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS offered to Conntry Merchants.

Consignments solicited. Outdoor sales punctually Battended to. mh 28-Sm DO MORRIS NELSON, MERCHANT TAILOR, 1425 MAIN Mas on hand for sale by the yard, the very best and most stylish and cheapest, CLOTHS, CASSIMERES AND VESTINGS to be found in the city. ap 1-1m 3. REDWOOD.

E. P. CRENSHAW. POP REDWOOD CRENSHAW. GENERAL AUCTION AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No.

1420 MAIN STREET. RICHMOND, VA. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. 28-3m $50,000. Will be distributed this year to the subscri bers for the AMERICAN WORKING PEOPLE, a large quarto, 16 page Monthly, costing but $1.60 per year.

It gives a premium to every subscriber, varying from 25 cents in value up to $2, $5, $10, $20, $100, and $500 in Greenbacks, besides Watches, Sewing Machines, Parlor Organs and numerous other premiums of value. Send for specimen and circulars to CAPRON mh 6-3m Pittsburg, Pa. LOP OLD WHISKY! OLD WHISKY! JOHN K. MOLLOY, CORNER MAIN AND 28RD STREETS. 20 Barrels, five years old, made out of CANADA RYE, 1868.

20 Barrels, of his own brand XXXX MALTED RYE. Also Pinet Castillion and James Hennessey de. COGNAC BRANDIES, of 1865. Port and Sherry Wines, Fish Gin, The above liquors will be sold in quantities desired. DO SEINE THREAD! SEINE THREAD! Having a large lot of Seine Thread of all qualities and numbers yet on hand, I will sell the same at REDUCED PRICES rather than to keepit over for next season (as I am deterimized to have a new suply of fresh Seine every season).

Also on hand and for sale at less than it can be purchased anywhere, Patent and Soft Seine Twine Lines and Corks, Yellow and Black Oil Clothing, Cotton Yarns, witting Cotton, Ropes of all sorte, L. LICHTENSTEIN, Importer of Seine Thread, Nos. 1705 And 1707 Franklin street, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. ORDER: 1 FOR HAUL SEINES will be re1 ceived and 1 at short notice for factory prices. WILLIAM A.

WYATT, HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER, 704 E. GRACE STREET, COR. SEVENTH. Having een engaged in the above businese in this city for the past twenty years, I am prepared to All all orders with promptness and in a satisfactory manner. My old customers and public generally are invited to extend me their patronage.

NE GRAINING, WHITENING, EXECUTED. COLORING, PROMPTLY WINES AND LIQUORS. BEARD WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS AND REOTIFIERS, Have on hand a full assortment of MOUNTAIN RYE WHISKIES, Foreign and Domestic GINS, BRANDIES and WINES. 1818 CABY STREET, RICHMOND, VA. The Daily State Journal.

3 CENTS PER COPY.S RICHMOND, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 12. 1873. VOL. V--NO. 141.

-Mr. S. C. Neale has been quite ill in Alexandria since his return from Richmond, but is recovering. -J.

B. Schmid, of Salem, has patented setting saws, and T. 0. Cropper, devices Suffolk, a measuring funnel. James P.

Cardell is appointed postmaster at Davisville, Wood county, vice Nestor Kinchelor, resigned. George T. Rhodes is appointed postmaster at Big Lick, Roanoke county, vice Samuel M. White, resigned. -The farmers, residing in the vicinity of Mount church, Amherst county, organized a club on the 5th instant, by the election of the following officers Maurice H.

Garland, president; N. H. Goodwin, vice-president; L. Minor, secretary; Silas Ogden, -The old bachelor editor of The Piedmont Virginian has been receiving pies, cakes, preserves, pickles, and bread from some of the fair sex of his place, and his notions concerning celibacy have been completely upset. He now threatens to visit around promiscuously in search of a wife.

-The Farmers' club of Amherst 0. on the 5th, organized by the election of the following permanent officers President, Prof. H. A. Strode; vice president, R.

M. Brown; secretary, Joseph Eveland; treasurer, H. A. Mead. Executive committee: Messrs.

Wm. H. Mosby, B. J. Rucker, J.

H. Camp bell, R. C. Coffey, and Benj. Brown were appointed such committee.

S. M. Garl and and Robt. Brown were elected delegates to the county agricultural society meeting on the 1st of July. Destruction of San Salvador by an -Terrible Loss of Life and Destruction of Property.

ASPINWALL, via HAVANA, April The city of San Salvador, the capital of the Central American Republic of that name, has been destroyed by an earthquake, causing a terrible loss, of life. Eight hundred persons perished, and property valued at twelve millions of dollars was destroyed. The earthquake was followed by a conflagration, andm any buildings were burned. The Pope is suffering from rheumatic fever and ulceration of the leg. His illness is extremely serious.

A manufactory in Rome, Italy, was destroyed by lightning yesterday, and forty persons were buried in the ruins, five of whom were killed and seventeen wounded. AMUSEMENTS. EASTER-MONDAY BALL FOR THE BENEFIT OP ST. JOSEPH'S ORPHAN ASYLUM, Under the auspices of the CATHOLIO BENEFICIAL SOCIETY, VIRGINIA NEWS. aided by the co of the other Catholic societies of Richmond, and also by all others who desire to advance this laudable object.

The ball will take place on MONDAY, the 14th instant, at Assembly Hall, The music will be furnished by Captain McCann's First Regiment Band. Tickets of admission for one gentleman and ladies, 81. COMMITTEE OF Cox (chairman), John Daly, 0. A. Duffy, William Daffron, James Hannan, Thomas Byrne, J.

V. Reddy, P. F. Clark, William Kelly, John Murphy, William Rankin and Jas Hays. F.J.

Reilly, OF Joseph Stukenburg Hon. Charles M. Keiley, Kelly, COMMITTRE RECEPTION. A. Valentine Schwartz, James Sherry, General P.

T. Moore, John M. Higgins, Hon. James H. Dooley, Captain William English, James Golden, J.

K. Molloy, Robert Kerse, Colonel E. Vickers, Alexander Hierholtzer, P. J. Kennedy, Thomas Flynn, Robert E.

English, Dr. John Mahoney, John Kerstin, P. W. Leary, William Rankin, Captain G. Coghian, James Giblin, P.

H. McQuade, John Ahern, Colonel John H. Bryant, George O. Harsin. FLOOR Joseph W.

Laube (chairman), David Brannan, Thomas Smith, P. W. Leary, P. F. Olarke, Walter Mahoney, James H.

Haggerty, McQuade, James Nolan, Maurice Sheehan, Thomas Byrne, Charles Shieme, Joseph Guester. ap LADIES FAIR AT THIRD-STREET A.M. E. CHURCH, EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK, AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ADMISSION FIVE CENTS, AT THE DOOR.

ap 10-3t IRON MANUFACTURERS. VARIETY IRON WORKS, ESTABLISHED 1852. JAMES D. BROWNE, MANUFACTURER OF IRON AND WIRE RAILING, GRATING, VERANDAHS, FIRE-PROOF VAULT DOORS, FLOWER VASES AND STANDS, SETTEES. Together with every description of I iron work for BUILDING and ORNAMENTAL purposes.

905 AND 907 BANK STREET, te 7-dawly RICHMOND VA J. AMBLER SMITH. C. MAURICE SMITH J. AMBLER SMITH ROOMS No.

7 AND MARSHALL HALL RICHMOND. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. BANKRUPTCY PRACTICE MADE A SPECIALTY. The Lewis Amendment adopted the 18th of February, 1873, secures to the bankrupt an additional exemption in excess of the Five Hun- dred heretofore exempted, of TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, against all judgments and decrees of State Courts. Wife's Right of Dower is, as heretofore, preserved intact.

MR. JACOB COHN, an experienced person in Bankrupt matters, is connected with the firm Correspondence solicited. fe 26-dsw THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. RAFFLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE Widows and Orphans of the Southern States. DISTRIBUTION No.

272. EVENING, April 11. 16 19 70 49 44 66 67 30 61 31 10 9 DISTRIBUTION No. 273 MORNING. April 12.

13 44 30 49 74 51 47 16 61 4 10 65 Witness my hand, at Richmond, this 12th day of April, 1873. SIMMONS C. Q. TOMPKINS, Managers. Commissioner.

CERTIFICATES OF RAFFLE can be pure chased from Captain W. I. DABNEY, at the Branch office. No. 9 Twelfth street, three doors rom Main WILL PAY FOR SIX COPIES OF THE $5 WEEKLY STATE JOURNAL for one year.

THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNIted States for the Eastern District of Virginia. In the matter of Armstead Peek bankrupts--in bankruptcy. By virtue of an order made by the Hon. John 0. Underwood, District Judge, on the 11th day of April, 1873, I shall expose for sale in front of the United States Custom in the city of Richmond, on the 23D DAY OF THIS MONTH, all the unencumbered assets of every description of the said bankrupts, including their interest in the concera of Armstead, Peek Oo.

TERMS CASH. WM. B. MATTHEWS, ap 12-2awtd Assignee. PAY POR 6 COPIES OF THE $5 WEEKLY STATE JOURNAL for one Evening State Journal.

Official Paper for the Government. RATES OF ADVERTISING. ONE DOLLAR per square of eight lines, solid nonpareil. SPECIAL RATES made at counter, or by contract, with regular patrons. Evening State Journal.

Progress in Virginia. our Travelling FALLS CHURCH, April 10. In ranging through Fairfax and Loudoun counties, there are seen very lively signs of healthy progress and improvement; the most pleasant and significant of which is the greatly increased attention which is given to orcharding and vineyards everywhere, this spring, farmers and villagers are setting out large numbers of fruit trees, grape-vines and berry bushes, which is always a good sign of real progress. Spending a few hours at the popular nurseries of Mr. Munson, we saw numerous persons with teams getting fruit and ornamental trees and he informed us he was unable to fill all the orders from abroad, for peach and other fruit trees, and that he had sold considerably more than in previous years.

In this connection it will not be out of place to remark that it would be very advantageous if people generally would buy and set their trees and shrubbery in the autumn; they will thrive and grow better. It is a season of year when other business is not so pressing -when there is not so much on hand to do, and this can be done better, by being less in a hurry. Farmers will think of this and get their trees in the fall if they can. In a pleasant interview with Judge Hoke, at Falls Church, he informed me that some years ago he took some pains to ascertain the age of the old brick church at that village, and learned that it WAS about 139 years old, having been erected about the year 1734, of brick imported from England. Judge Hoke is a gentleman of culture, with fine vein of humor.

He formerly represented Berkley county as Senator in the Legislature. He gave me an amusing incident of Revolutionary times. Generals Gates, Lee and Stevens, under Washington, had been cashiered for some offence; and were all three enjoying their toddy pretty freely, upon a certain occasion, when Lee remarKed Here are three cashiered major-generals- I was cashiered for fighting when 1 should have been running Gates for running when he should have been fighting and Stevens, for being, drunk when he should have been To some of us, who have tested and proved the great utility and value of the side-hill or swivel plow, it seems strange to see that so few farmers use them. We have used, to large advantage, even on level land, and for several reasons prefer them even for plowing level fields. They turn right and left, turning furrow to farrow! without going round the lands, and up AS you go; they leave no dead furrow, and the teams always turn on the unplowed land, and do not tramp that which is plowed.

To-day I even saw men plowing the side hills with common plow, and making wretched work, when a swivel plow would have made a handsome job, with equal ease and care--with even less labor to the team. This has been often and well proved, D. S. C. INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

The British manufacturers of agricultural implements have resolved not to take part in the Vienna Exhibition. Apparently John Bull does not care to again risk competition with American inventors. -During the past decade the West has grown to its present importance in manufactures. It is but reasonable to hope that during the coming ten years the South, recovered from the devastations of war, with natural advantages excelling those of both East and West, and with labor abundant and cheap, will move in the direction, and develop the resources that have so long lain dormant. -A combined movement has begun among the workmen in the Sheffield trades for the purpose of erecting works and manufactories on their own account.

It is said that the scheme is planned to extend throughout the whole of the local trades, and is supported by the unions. The first company which has been started, is registered as the Exclusive Co-operative Iron works Company of Sheffield. -We learn from the New Orleans Picayune that a Texas meat company has been formed for the purpose of manufacturing preserved meats and meat extracts. Thousands of bullocks are utilized annually for an export trade without affecting the price of stock in Texas, since there are about 10,000,000 head of cattle in the state, The natural increase in the present herds supplies more animals than can be utilized profitably by any process heretofore in use for preserving and transporting meat. -The latest magnificent enterprise originates, of course, in the fertile mind of a benevolent Bestonian.

He proposes to organize a company with a capital of twelve millions, with the object of enclosing a tract of several square miles in an immense glass structure, within which will be secured, at a trifling cost, a tropical chimate with its appropriate fruits and foliage, good hotels, picturesque drives, art galleries, an opera house, and in fact everything that consumptives could possibly wish for. The army of invalids who go to the West Indies and other localities under or near the equator will then be invited to stay at home, and go through a course of hothouse on an immense scale. The Result in Connecticut Explaiued. Mr. Ingersoll is elected by a majority of about 3,443 over all.

In the city of New Haven he has a majority of 3,586. The majority on governor in New Haven of the Democrats and temperance men combined over the Republicans last spring was only 762. The majority of Mr. Ingersoll in New Haven county, over all, 4,603. Last spring in that county the opposition majority over the Republican candidate for governor was only 922.

These figures tell the story. Before the state convention met the New Haven newspapers threatened that if the candidate of New Haven WAS not nominated the Republican ticket should be defeated. The state perfectly understanks it. Courant. GRACE GREENWOOD turns the Credit Mobilier to political account.

She says "If, at the close of the war, the women of the North had been, like the negroes, accorded 1 their political rights if Hon. Julia Ward Howe had been in the place of Hon. H. L. Daws if Hon.

Lucretia Mott had been in the place of Hon. W. D. Kelley if Hon. Lucy Stone had been in the place of Hon.

J. A. Garfield; and if they had been--as, of course, being human, they might have been-involved in this compromising affair, and had shown a profound ignorance of its compromising character, what a yell of derision would bave resounded from Maine to Georgia, and from Boston to San Francisco, over woman's incapacity not only to legislate for others, but to take care of herself LOCAL MATTERS. AUCTION SALES. APRIL 17th.

W. H. ALLDERDICE, as assignee of J. N. Balderson, Marks, J.

Dowdy, F. Hoffman, J. P. Bowles, H. R.

Ligon and A. P. Crenshaw, bankrupts, will sell this day at 1 P. in front of United States Customhouse, valuable farm Lands in Richmond, Prince George, Lunenburg, Culpepper, Halifax and Charlotte counties. The State Journal will be delivered the same evening of publication in any part of' the city or Manchester by reliable carriers, if name and address is left at our office, 912 1-2 Main street, and in Petersburg if left with our agent there; and can always be found on sale in this city at C.

F. Johnston', 918 Main street; Wyatt Minor's, 817 Broad News stand at Ford's hotel Leon Schnap's 1402 Main street, and at our counter. RELIGIOUS SERVICES TO-MORROW. The usual religious services will be held in all of the churches except the following special appointments: Seventh-Street Ohristian at 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m.

by Rev. C. S. Lucas. Eleventh-Street at a.

and sermon in English by Dr. Bettleheim. Leigh-Street services morning and evening by Rev. J. R.

Garlick. At 4 p. m. the funeral sermon of four children of Mr. Wadly will be preached.

Second Baptist. -Memorial services at 11 a. m. Addresses by Rev. J.

L. M. Curry, D. and Rev. 0.

0. Bitting. D. D. Preaching at 8 p.

m. by Rev. J. R. D.

Second Presbyterian. -Communion service by Rev. Moses D. Hoge, D. at 11 a.

afternoon services at 47 o'clock. Third Presbyterian. -Services in the chapel. The pastor will preach at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Union Station Methodist. -Rev. H. 0. Cheatham at 11 a.

and 8 p. m. Subject at night: "Scenes in the life of Trinity Methodist. -Rev. A.

O. Bledsoe at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.

Subject in the morning: "The Disciples made Glad." Subject at night: "Paul and James Reconciled on Justification." Monumental George: Woodbridge. D. at 11 a.m. and 5 p. m.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT vs. Stark, and Watt vs. H. M. Smith Co.

Leave given to amend bills. United States vs. Louis Langguth. Arraigned, pleaded guilty, and sentence suspended recognized in the sum of $100, without security, for his appearance when required. New York warehouse and security pany vs.

Manchester cotton and wool mancom- ufacturing company. Decree for sale of property. Nason vs. James River insurance company. Decree.

United States vs. Hannah Mahony. Dismissed by order of the court. STAMPS number of stamps canceled by the mailing clerks in the Richmond postoffice during the week ending at 12 o'clock last Saturday night, will give a pretty good indication of the amount of mail matter sent from the office in this city. During the time indicated 21,728 onecent stamps; 6,512 two-cent stamps, and 37,740 three-cent stamps, were canceled amounting in dollars and cents to 73.

In addition to this about 120,000 unstamped newspapers were 1 mailed at this office. As these papers are all Richmond publications, an idea may thus be obtained as to the extent to which they circulate abroad, the local circulation not being included in the above. PERSON AL. -The following railroad men arrived in the city yesterday at noon by the York River train: James L. Waldrop, of the Baltimore and Ohio; S.

T. DeFord, of the Pennsylvania Central, and Captain Duncan, N. of the Hotchkiss, Ohio and Mississippi. Major H. of the Chesapeake and Ohio and Richmond and York River railroads, arrived from Staunton at five o'clock yesterday evening.

Uhief Justice Chase left for the North yesterday afternoon. Judge Underwood will leave for Alexandria to-night to spend the Sabbath with his family. NEW understand that Messrs. West Lacy, coal dealers in this city, have purchased a tract of land on Prospect Hill, in Manchester, near the terminus of the free bridge, and are making preparations to manufacture brick on a large scale, as they have secured the very best clay We grounds in the vicinity of Richmond. wish this enterprising and gentlemanly firm every success in their new branch of business, since they have the energy to achieve success, and the merit to deserve it.

SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS.Robertson v. Jones; fully argued and submitted. Street v. Davenport, petition for an appeal from a decree of the chancery court of Richmond Refused. The court announced that the next term of the court at Staunton would begin on the 10th of September next instead of the 20th of August, as heretofore, and that the next term of the court here would be held on the 15th of November next.

CHANGE OF -The running time of the accommodation train on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and 1 Potomac railroad will be changed on after Tuesday next. The train will leave the Broad street depot at 6 p. m. and arrive at 8:37 a. m.

We are satisfied that this will better accommodate the business men living out on the line; and if the train would leave not earlier than 5 p. m. the year round, a very large class would be much gratified. ESCAPE OF A LUNATIC. Margaret Tucker, colored, who arrested some time ago for felony, and pending trial was supposed to be lunatic, and so adjudged by a commission and sent to the Central asylum, escaped from that institution yesterday morning, shortly after the wards were opened.

She has been searched for, but as yet no tidings of her whereabouts has been received. DEATH OF AN ESTIMABLE LADY. Mrs. Virginia P. Pizzini, wife of John a Pizzini, agent in this city of the associated press, died very suddenly yesterday attar afternoon.

She leaves a devoted husband five children, who have the sincere sympathy of a large circle of friends and acquaintances in their sad bereavement. CANAL EXCURSIONS. As will be seen by a notice, Captain James S. Morrison will start excursion boats up the canal to-morrow morning at ten o'clock, and leaving the foot of Eighth street every two hours during the day. DEATH OF AN OLD John 0.

Hobson, died yesterday at his residence, corner Main and Fifth streets, in the 82d year of his age. LOCAL NOTES. The brig Alby cleared yesterday for Pernambuco with a cargo of flour. The associated press office will be removed to the Law Building in a few days. The steamer Palisade sold at auction Thursday to the Norfolk" manufacturing company for $3,700.

Chief Ainslie will inspect the various fire companies of the city on Monday afternoon, as required by law. Rain fell here last night. It will probably have the effect to check the disastrous fires which have been raging in the several counties of the state. Mary Ann Brown, colored, was before Judge White this morning on the suspicion of being of unsound mind. A commission was ordered to investigate her case.

The private stockholders of the Upper Appomattox company have notified the board of works that they. will purchase the states' interest, paying $12,000. The new Conservative city committee, did not organize last night, but adjourned for a week to await the action of Madison and Jackson wards. The Richmond granite company were bidders for paying the curve around the Capitol at Washington, their price being $3 per superficial yard. The bids were opened Thursday, and the contract will be awarded in a few days.

The committee of twenty-five citizens recently appointed to arrange for having the industries of this city properly represented and exhibited in the next state fair will meet this afternoon at 6 o'clock, in the rooms of the chamber of commerce. TRAIN DELAYE -The Southern mail train was delayed to-day by the through Southern freight train running off the track near Ream's station, on the Petersburg and Weldon road, and did not arrive until about two o'clock. No one was injured by the accident. The passengers bound north from this city were not delayed more than ten minutes, as Major Myers made up a special train for their accommodation. ADJUDGED A LUNATIC commission in lunacy was held on yesterday evening the city the case of Mary A.

Morris, alias 'Alien, colored. She was adjudged a lunatic and ordered to be sent to the asylum. Justices Crutchfield, Saunders, and Isbell composed the commission. We are indebted to the committee for invitations to the ball to be given honor of the Supreme Lodge of the World Knights of Pythias, Tuesday evening April 15th, and also to the banquet to be given by the Knights of Pythias of Virginia Thursday evening, April 17th. HUSTINGS only business transacted in this court to-day was the qualification of several notaries public, and the issuance of a number of liquor licences.

-'The following is the range of the thermometer at C. F. Johntson's news and music store, 918 Main street, for At 9 a. m. 52; 12 m.

65; 3 p. m. 66. UNMAILABLE LETTERS REMAINING IN POSTOFFICE, April 12, 1873: L. L.

Marlin, Fremont, N. 0. Broad Street. To the Editor of The State Journal: BROAD STREET. DIED.

If the people of Broad street, west of Ninth street, have a representative in the city council, I invoke him, in their behalf, to attend the next meeting of that body, and formally call upon the chairman of the Broad-street committee to make a report, should that worthy gentleman fail to do so of his own accord. If anything has been done towards carrying out the resolution under which that committee was appointed, we want to know it. If nothing has been done we want to know the reason why, and perhaps we may be satisfied with the explanation. The people of Broad street are becoming tired and disgusted at the delay of the council in providing for the removal of the nuisance they have so long complained of, and are willing to endure the temporizing policy of that body but a short time longer. All that we ask now is that the committee lately appointed shall fulfill the duty assigned to them, and present their report, whatever that may be.

It is only a few minutes' task to write a letter to the President of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad company, asking the terms and conditions on which his company will sell the depot property on Broad street; and surely the president could make a reply within a week. Has he been written to by the committee? If not, why not? These and other questions, I hope, will be propounded and satisfactorily answered at the next meeting of the council. members of the societies will attend without further notice. (Miss.) papers please FOR RENT. FOR ONE HALL.

LARGE Enquire at 1208 MAIN STREET, between 12th and 18th streets. ap FOR RENT-- BRICK LING No. DWEL- 119, corner Second and Main streets. Apply at ARSELL'S, mh 17-tf 726 Main street. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.

RICH' FRED'G POTOMAC R. R. OFFICE GEN. TICKET FR'T AG'T, RICHMOND, April 12, 1873. ON AND AFTER TUESDAY, 15.

TR THE ACCOMMODATION TRAIN will leave Broad Street Depot at SIX O'CLOCK P. M. Returning will arrive in Richmond at 8:37 A. M. By order of General Superintendent J.

B. GENTRY, ap 12-3t Gen'l Ticket and Freight Ag't. FOR NEW YORK. THE OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S elegant steamship RICHMOND, Capt. LAWRENCE, will sail on SUNDAY, April 18th, at 3 o'clock P.

M. Freight received until Saturday night. Through bills of lading signed, and goods for warded with dispatch to all points- -north, southeast and west. Olose connections made with Ounard line for foreign ports. Passenger accommodations unsurpassed.

412 00 6 00 Round Trip 20 00 For freight or passage, apply to GEO. W. ALLEN, 00., Agents, ap 12-11 No. 8 Governor this city, this morning, April 12th, about 7 o'clock, atl his residence Fifteenth street, near the bridge, after a painful illness of some length, and in the 61st year of his age, JOHN RANDOLPH, who formerly belonged to Mr. Haxall, and served as a miller for many years.

He was a member of the First Colored Baptist church for thirty seven years, and labored in the Lord's service as a preacher for thirty-five years. He died in the blissful hope of immortality. He leaves a wife and children to mourn his loss. His funeral will take place at the church at 11 o'clock A.M. TO-MORROW.

The friends and TO-DAY'S DISPATCHES. NEW YORK. General News Items. NEW YORK, April peace commissioners have had another talk with the Modocs. There is no hope of peace.

The troops expect orders to move on the lava beds at any moment. Brigham Young will accompany the missionary party to Arizona. The company will be large, as they intend to sist in building the Southern Pacific railThe object of the mission seems to road. be to obtain political control of Arizona. Jay Gould appeared before the Erie investigation committee to-day.

He was not aware that Tweed was employed by the Erie company as lawyer, or that any money had been paid him. Barber was engaged to go to Albany to guard against hostile legislation; did not recollect that any more money was paid Barber during the session of the legislature than at other times when shown Tweeds' vouchers, Gould knew nothing about them; admitted that large sums were spent to defray election expenses; money was applied in nearly every senatorial district in the state; much was charged on the books to the legal expenses that went for other purposes this he called the "India Rubber Fund." Gould was very cautious and little definite information was obtained. A meeting of the friends of the lost cabin passengers on the Atlantic to-day passed resolutions condemning the managers of the White Star line for lack of in reenergy covering the bedies. The Herald's Havana special says the Captain General states that two letters from Cespedes have been found in O'Kelly's possession, and he will be treated as a spy. The political complexion of the Ohio constitutional convention is disputed.

The official returns will be required to decide. It is snowing at Philadelphia to-day. General Gillem has sent word to Captain Jack that he will not leave the lava bed region until he takes Captain Jack and his tribe with him. Arrived out, steamships Abysinia and Leipsic. ALABAMA.

The Railroad and the State Debt. MONTGOMERY, April Senate has passed, with amendment, house bill confirming the sale of the Alabama and Chattanooga railroad to the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad company. The House has passed, with amendment, Senate bill recalling all endorsed railroad bonds, and authorizing the issue of thirtyyear seven per cent. gold interest bearing straight bonds in lieu thereof, at the rate of one thousand straight for four thousand endorsed bonds, and providing that in no event shall the obligation of the state on this account exceed eight millions. These amendments to both bills will be concurred in, much to the relief of the state, whose liabilities will thus be decreased from near thirty millions to eight millions, on account of railroads.

The latter bill releases the state lien upon roads surrendering endorsed bonds, but levies an annual sinking fund tax on their gross earnings to pay the bonds at maturity. WASHINGTON. General Items. WASHINGTON, April B. Jones, of Alabama, has been appointed consul to Hesse Darmstadt.

Special Postoffice Agent Petherbridge reports in favor of the immediate removal of the postmaster and deputy postmaster at Rome. Ga. Three inches of snow at Bethlehem, to-day. A large meeting of colored citizens of Washington was held last night to consider the subject of raising funds to purchase a portrait of Senator Sumner, to be placed in the school building named in his honor. The meeting was addressed by Fred.

Douglass, after which more than the required sum was raised by subscription on the spot. MISCELLANEOUS. A Philadelphia dispatch states that the steamship Cassina, recently arrived there from Liverpool, TAn out of coal on the voyage, and burned up over thirty thousand dollars worth of cargo to reach port. From information sent to the department of agriculture, it would seem as if cotton would soon become one of the staples of California. Cotton has been planted on the rich bottom lands of the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers with the most gratifying results, and the belief is expressed that in a few years it will be found so profitable as to supersede wheat culture in those sections.

A heavy gale yesterday blew off a portion of the roof of a nail warehouse, in Wheeling, W. Va. together with one end of the wall thirteen inches thick. It also blew down a portion of Bradley's woolen factory. The Massachusetts legislative committee on towns has reported in favor of annexing West Roxbury, Brookline, Brighton and Charlestown to Boston if the citizens are willing.

The annexation will add 45,000 1 to the population. Official returns received at the bureau of satistics show that during the quarter ending March 31, 1873, there arrived at the port of New Orleans 1,521 immigrants of various occupations, the greater number being laborers, Of the total number arrived, 482 hailed from Germany England and Wales, 410; Ireland, 67; France, 243 Spain, 69; Italy, 124; Austria, 76, and all other countries, 50. Vice-President Wilson called on the New York Legislature, at Albany, yesterday, and a recess was taken for the members to shake hands with him. The Mississippi river is still on the rampage, rising at the rate of an inch an hour. The Arkansas river is seventy-five feet above low water.

The Newfoundland Assembly has agreed; by an overwhelming majority, to accept the provisions of the treaty of Washington having reference to that province. -Secretary Boutwell was at the National Hotel, Jacksonville, Florida, on the 8th instant. Hon, William T. Haines, commissioner of customs, states that the government has fully received the amount of defalcations committed by collectors of customs during the year 1871-'72 through their bondsmen. FOREIGN.

FRANCE. Dead--The Carlists. PARIS, April Gerardin is dead. A despatch says the Carlists retreated from Puigcer yesterday, in consequence of the arrival of three columns of Spanish troops to reinforce the garrison. The Carlists say they withdrew because they would not fight on Good Friday and will return.

MISCELLANEOUS. Fifty million francs were paid by France to Germany on the 5th instant, on account of the war indemnity. King Victor Emanuel will visit Vienna during the exhibition, if the condition of Italy will permit his departure from the country. In Paris a burlesque history of Napoleon III, illustrated with numerous plain and colored illustrations, is to be published in one hundred numbers at ten centimes each. The American consul at Sheffield, England, reports the cause of temperance as advancing there, and that the temperance organizations, which are growing rapidly, are doing much toward continuing this advancement.

Private advices from England state that great changes have occurred since July, 1872, in the price of coal and iron, as well as of labor and rents, and the tendency seems still to be upward. Prussia has three hundred and sixty-one schools of agriculture, mining, architecture, navigation, commerce, and other technical studies, and two hundred and sixty-five industrial schools. Information has been received from the prefect of education in Buenos Ayres of the establishment of a regular system of normal schools in the Argentine Republic. LAST NIGHT'S DISPATCHES. WASHINGTON.

News Items. WASHINGTON, April President leaves early next week for Missouri and returns on the 1st of May. Robeson, Belknap and Creswell are all absent from the Cabinet. The President has appointed R. M.

Reynolds collector of customs at Mobile vice Miller, removed. General Sherman and General McDowell, who commands a division in the south, have had a consultation with the President with a view to the concentration of the troops in the interest of economy. McDowell leaves for his headquarters, Louisville, in a few days. Secretary Delano has advised the military not to surrender the indicted Modocs to the civil authorities in case the Modocs surrender. Surgeon James K.

Carson has been ordered to the department of the south for duty. The President has appointed R. B. Hayes assistant United States treasurer at Oincinnati. The President has indicated his intention of making no change in the collectorship of the Fifth Virginia district and Mr.

J. H. Rives will continue in the office. Cannot be Done. WASHINGTON, April attorney general yesterday sent to the secretary of the treasury his opinion on the question submitted whether collection districts could, under the act of the Thirty-eighth Congress be increased to the number under the apportionment of the Forty-third Contricts imposed by the former legislation is gress.

a He says that the number of disstill in force, and that they cannot be increased except by additional legislation. Southern Claims. WASHINGTON, April Southern Claims Commission yesterday heard the cases of Senator John F. Lewis and Manasseh Blackman for property taken Hazlewood estate, in Rockingham county, amounting to $3,114 John Jay Smith, now of Michigan, for property taken in Virginia, amounting to estate of Walser H. Erwin, of Falls Church, deceased, amounting to $1,421 assignee of Samuel Lewis, of Washington, D.

for property in Virginia, amounting to $470; W. B. Nalls, Culpepper county, $3,178. INDIANA. Novel Project in Indianapolis-Cireular nailway.

INDIANAPOLIS, April of the most important enterprises for the advancement of the interests of this city ever broached was inaugurated to-day. It is the organization of a company for the purpose of constructing a double track circular railway around the city, intersecting all roads that converge here. The object of this road is to relieve the union tracks within the city of the immense traffic of through freight passing over them, averaging as it does now a daily transfer of 1,250 cars, or 25,000 tons of freight. By means of the circular belt railway, as it is called, all through freight can be transported around the city and moved around to its destination without an hour's delay, giving routes passing east and west through Indianapolis an advantage over any of the other great east and west lines. The capital stock is fixed at $1,000,000, and H.

C. Lord, late president of the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette railway, has been elected President, and J. H. Farquhar, president of the Meridian National Bank, secretary and treasurer..