Evening £tat* journal. rrRi.tsHED DAILY, SEMI-WEEKLY AND WEEKLY, At No. 019H Main Street. Richmond, Va. TERMS: DAILY—»6 pfr year; six months, *a, three raontlis, *1.00; 1 month, 60 cents. SEMI-WEEKLY—«2.SO per year; six months, tl ihj three months, 78 cents. WEEKLY—eI -SO jier year; six months, 70 cents UT WEEKLY and SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL Utwbe ,ti extremely low rates. CITY BUSINESS jIRJCTORY ARTIFICIAL LIltEsT J STICKLE, (Agent for Dr. Bly's patents,) 914 Main Street, next to Jocbhal office. AUCTIONEERS. COOK It LAI (illton. corner Governor and Franklin streets. BAKERIES. THOMAS E. <»lI.L. No. MO Broad street. RICHARD ADAM, Twelfth street, C 7.) Broad, and 1024 Main streei. I. D. IIRIUIiS, 707 Main and 42(1 Broad street. BILL POSTER. WILLIAM ADOLPHI'S, Nos. Hi and 12 Law Bnilding. MULL'S STOMACH BITTERsTthe Great Ap- petlzer and Strengthening Tonic. Sold even j where. Try it. BOOKS, STATIONERY BINDERY. J. W. RANDOLPH 4. ENGLISHTunSMaIn street. BOOK AND JOB PRINTING. U. W. GILUS, VfiH Main Street. BOOTS, SHOES AND TRUNKS. HELLER *c CO., No. f,17 Broad street. BOTTLING ESTABLISHMENT. WILLIAM EUKEK, bottler of Porter, Ale, Lager beer, kc. No. Mo Main street. CANDY MANUFACTURERS. LOUIS J. ROSSI EC A, No. 1412 Main street, keeps Uie lamest, nest, and cheapest stock of confectioneries south of Philadelphia. Agent I for Atvore's Mil—J Mi: it. 0. COLUMBI x, tin Broad strict. First pre mium at Virginia State Fair. CHINAi CROCKERY& GI_LSS-WARE i K. UURRANT, 903 Main street. CIGAR MANUFACTURERS. WRITLOCK _ ABRAM, No. 1901 Mahl street. C H. BROWN, No. ISO, comer of Ninth nnd Franklin streets. F. LEIBERMOUTH, corner Filth and Broad, manufacturer of the finest brands. "Prin- j clpe" and "Plantation" cigars specialities. I A complete ttock of pijics and smokers' articles always-on hand. C. C. SALAMONE, 603 Broad street. CLOTHING. BALTIMORE CLOTHING HOUSE, (H. S. Kaufman,) 14(13 Main street. l.'R. F. BURROUGHS, otlice and yard Seventh 1 and Main. See advertisement. BENJAMIN COTTH ELL, office and yard cor ner Ninth and Bank streets. DENTISTS. i TAYLOR BROS., mo Mam Street. DRUOffItBMT^ JOHN W. RISON, comer Matn and Third streets, at sign of big red mortar. DRY43OOD& I i LEVY BROTHERS, 12111 and 1213 Main street, keep the largest, cheapest, and best assorted I stock of dry-goods in the State. t DYER^ AND SCOURER. J. B. Mi-KENNEY, Marshall street, between Fonrth andeFlfth. E. KING, Sr., 7.1(1 Main, between Seventh and Eighth streets. ITOREIGN GROCERIES? j SCHMIDT k MILLER, SIX! and 002 Fifth and DEALERS. ARTHUR. ItlltiMl, warerooms 20 Governor street, and 1207 Franklin street. See adver tisement, i GR6CERS"ANI) LiaUOR DEALERS. E. M. GRANT Ii CO., (02 Broad street, between Fifth and Sixth. GUN-MAKER- S. SUTHERLAND, dealer in ?..ortsmen'sgoods, lWfi Main street. hardwareT" SIMPSON BKO., 1418 Main, between Four- I teenth and Fifteenth streets. HATB, CAPS.JFURS^&c. A. A. ALLEN, 1316 Main street. HOTELs 7 AMERICAN—NorveII Cobb, Proprietor—comer Twelfth aud Main streets. ~HOUSE FURNISHING GOODST E. 1 Itll ANT, 903 Main street. W. J. ANDERSON, Nos. 820 Main and 205 Broad street. INSURANCE COJLPANTEST rtax Ann kauisk. THOS. M. ALFRIEND k SON, General Agents, 902 Main street. See advertisement. MUTUAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF VIR GINIA, Tenth and Broad streets. CONTINENTAL OF NEW YORK—Thomas S. Armlstead, agent—lll3 Main street. i.irE. PIEDMONT AND ARIJNGTON-Home office 922 Mnln street. BROOKLYN (N. Y.)—Thos. M. Alfriend Son Agents—9o2 Main street. See advertisement. UNIVERSAL LIFE Y.)_L. W. Rose, Agent, 1113 Main street. JEWELERS. JOMS H. TYLER jPcO., DOT MainTtreet. UftUoiTDE^LLEß^ho^ler WILLIAM ELLISON, 1430 Main street, keeps constantly on hand a large stock of Rye and Bourbon Wlrtskeys, Imported nnd Domestic Brandies, Gin, Rum, Wines, ke. r~77"7T~. ~r z LIVERY STABLE. W. Eighth street, between Franklin and Main. JAMES S. MORRISON, 1319 Franklin, between Thirl ecnth and Fourteenth streets. MEDICAL. VALENTINE'S MEAT J IHE. Ira W. Blunt, Agent, 480 Tenth street. NEWSDEALERS. C. F. JOHNSTON. 91« Main street. See adver. tlsement. -IDAH t. SEMON, 800 Broad street. PAPER HANGERS UPHOLSTERS. BOOTH, SPENCE Ce., Tenth street, lie i« r\9t\ ivitun And itu tiif Wtyt P«l| State lotttiwl ?o\^X; r r: P ;:l RICHMOND. VA. t WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1871. VOL. IV. NO. jO. PLUMBING, STEAM GAS-FTnTNG W. J. ANDERSON, [Jos. \i.-.i!i and 2a-, Broad streets. PICTURES AND^LRRORS. WM. DAKFROV 113* Main "tr-"l Se*a~vcr- I tiSPltlPfll. j S. K. CAMPBELL 10.. Virginia TralT.NlntJi street. REAL ESTATE AGENT. i JAMES T. SL'TTOS. Statb Jocks ai. Buildinr. j i MIX Main streei. Sep advertise,!!—rit. I JAS. L. Al'l'l iimiv (jtiee ls.-.j.) No. tola Main 1 and Eleventh, street*. ~restaurantT~ TRI-MOI'NTAIN IIOISI. MM Male |tMt. (on the European plan,) I. I).- railnlian, Pro- I prietor. IWOPTNG, PLUMBING, &c. i! J. L. WHITTAKER, 1317 cary siract. SAVINGSJANKST naiional rRErDME-cvTvivirwis ITa>k I AND TRUST IIIMPAW. In norlll Tenth streei, C'has. Spencer, Cashier. See advertise menr. j SlKUEß—shatter strong agents tor Virftnia j nnd North Carolina—fil.'t Main street. Sep ad vertisement j WHEELER WILSON-C. L- Rchvnv font j J eral agent—lorn Main streets. WILLCOX k WBRS—.Tames E. A. Gibbs, Pro- prietor—Ninth and Rani? streets. See ndver- 1 tiseraent. i j OROVBR k BAKER—G. kN. V,'. Darby, t Agents—(Mil Broad street. HOWE IMPROVED -,T. F. MoKenney, Apent— Ri» Main stret I. The latest in modern im provements. Be- atlvertlseraenj. WEED*_W T m. Lot-hart, agent—739 Main, I I corner Eighth street. I I c SIGN AND HOUSE PAINTING. \j W. L. MOM'AOL'E, No. 8 South Tenth street" I W. A. WYATT, 701 Grace street. A" work I shall lie promptly attended to. I D. 11. PI LE, Tenth M.reei, between Main and I s Hank. JITOVE AND IRON WORKS. a lIhUMOMI AKtIIITEC'n.'RAI, IRO*l AND It STOVE ttOMPAXY, UWVOt street. t __JTOVES AND TIN-WARE. W. J. ANDERSON, jjFoT 625 -Main and m P Broad streets. WILSON k WEST, l in Main street. JOll> 11. ROSE, (successor to itose Day,) s No. l.no Main street. _. a JOHN LAXOtICHE, No. (TlStoiunte) OTofk, r Fourteenth street, H. L. S.U.OMONSKV, eSoulli Fourleenth a streei. B. 141 i:t in is, No. 8 South Fourteenth street. c WM. HOLT RICHARDSON It CO., No. 10 c fourteenth stl t, oniioaitM Kvelcnge Hotel. TYPE FOUNBEKS. ]l ii. L. PELOIV.E CO., Frank.iv, Lei ween Twell'th and Thirteenth streets! See adver- n ti-em. ii. MARSHAL'S SALES. 2.14, 2.1t, Kft—Kevenue. n MARSHAL'S SALE—Ur virtue of writs or venditioni exponas, issued out ot the Clerk's r\ OUiee ot the District Court of the United States fur the Ba"tern District of Virginia, and to me directed, I shall proceed to sell at pnhlic auction, a for cash, on FRIDAY, the 2M day of December, p at 11 o'clock A. M., in the More-room of tlie Cuts- totn-House, at Norfolk, Va., the following j.ro- perty, to wit: 11 1 barrel APPL-E BRANDY. »l 1 EMPTY HAIIREL. 11190 CIGARS. 70(1 CIGARS. n 2,1 fts. MANI'FACTI'HKD TtIBACCO. 1. 0 fts. do. do. r. 3 EMPTY SPIRIT BARRELS. a Parties desiriug to purchase are invited to be present. A Dated Norfolk, A'a., Dec. 11,1871. DAVID B.PARKER, U. S. Marshal, tl de 1:1—lot By JoitttW. Deputy. j, I _j, No. 179—Eovenne. AKSiI AL S sH. 1.. Itj virtue ol a writ ol venditioni exponas, issued onto! the Clerk's n OtHc« of the District Court of the United Stands s, for the Eastern District of Yireinia, and to me v directed, I shall proceed .to sell at public auction, lor cash, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th day of De comber, 1871, at 11 o'clock'A. M., on the premises V Of Wilson Day's tobacco tactory, on Lombard, j_j near Sycamore street, PetorM.unr, Virginia, the followiiu; property, to Wit Six Twisting Beuclies 1 Xl Oiu» Writini; Desk; t. One Counting-oil' Table; Two Stoves, eighteen Dryers; One 1-pound Lump Mill, one .';-pound T.unip 1 Mill; tJ One Mfs I.tunp Mill, two Box Screws ,i One Shape Screw, two Stem ScJew, six Bands One Isrge Lever, two smttll Levers, twenty U empty Caddies; t] Thirteen empty Hariris, one Wash Tub, one Soap Jkix; One patent Scale, tltret: small Scales; One caddy Smoking Tobacco, one Hand-Saw; o Seven hundred and forty pounds of Leaf To- i p. bacco; Twenty pounds Miami';.nur. .1 Tobacco, one a Gallon Pot; tl One Oven, one boilins Eel tie. one Sprinkler n One bucket Flavoring, ov.c gallon Hunt, -even H brands; 1< Three Numbers, one Spade, seven hundred g pounds Stents; Twenty gallons Molasses; One hundred nnd seventy-three .wunus Lumps I Four pounds Snutf-beans, one pound cloves, fifty j pounds Licorice, lifty-iive pnuiuls Oum 1 ArtiMc. I Parties desiring to purchase arc invited to be I 0 present. i v Dated Norfolk, Va.. Dec. 11, 1871. 9 DAVID H. PARKER. C U.S. Marshal. t de 13—lilt By John W. Fabb-ii., Deputy, j M-,W> —Wieaae. MARSHAL'S SALE—Uy virtue of writs of! r venditioni exponas,issued outot the Clerk's j j Office ol the District Court of the United States I for the Eastern Dist ri.t of Yil'glnia, and to me j a directed, 1 shall proceed to sell at public auction, c for cash, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th day of De- I t cember, IS7I, at 1 o'clock P. M., at the Custom- j House, at Petersburg, Va Ihe following pro- perty, to wit: B 150 Bis. TOBACCO. 00 Us. do. 2 packages TOBACCO. 1 package TWIST TOUACCO. I fl empty CIGAR BOXES. J 6 !l,s. TWIST TOBACCII I Parties desiring to purchase are Invited to be present. Dated Norfolk, Va.. Dei.'. 11,1571. 1 DAVID H. PARKER, U. S. Marshal, I delS—Kit BV-J..HS W. FARRt!t.t., DeptltV. __ In Admiralty. I i MARSHAL'S SALE—By virtue of a wilt of venditioni exponas, Issued out of the Clerk's Office of tlie District Court of lhe United States j for the Eastern District of Virginia, and tome i directed, I shall proceed to sell at njitdlc auction, for cash, on TUESDAY, tlie Ifllh day of Decern- I ber, 1871, at 12 o'clock M., at the wharf of H. H. I Nichols, foot of Lafayette street, Norfolk, Va., I the following property, to wit: THE SCHOONER "JOHN r til;.-.Y'i HE,'' of 186 tons burthen, :uid Uie cargo, con sift ing of about 1«0 CORDS OF PINE WOOD. Parties desiring 10 ihii. liasc arc invited lobe present. Dated Norfolk. Va Dec. 11, 1871. DAVID 11. PARKER, i U.S. Marshal, de 13—.": RyJpH" W. Faebul, Deptfty (CHAMBERMAID WASTED.-A Chaiuber- J maid, who has had experience in either a j hotel or boarding house, i« wanted at 417 Eighth street, corner of Clay. Good wanes and a per. maneut sittivtiou will be given a suitable uppll-1 1 cant de lu—ll I 'j(?wmng rftoh; gouvmrt. LOCAL MATTKHS. Temperance Fanaticism—Zrt"ot'*?a- I Hon to Imprison Men Asked For—A'Mon strous Proposition Moral Suasion before Force. —A number of gentlemen of tliis j city, in conjunction with a few from other sections of tne State, arc asking the Gene- I ral Assembly, through Mr. J. Thompson Brown, one ol the itidimond delegation, to i give them the aulliriiy to arrest arid itnpri- son men for 'i'liey ask for i the incorporation oran "Inebriates' House," wiiose object is declared to be the founda tion "of an institution for tlie love, ctTO and reclamation ol inebriates." The word "love," seems to us to be entirely out*of j place but of course no unjust legiiilßtion can be had, without dealing in deception of I I some kind. The Bth section of the bill contains this language: "'lhe mayor of any city or town, or the judge of any court, either town or county, or any three magistrates thereof, in which any inebriate or habitual J drunkard may reside, shall have lhe pow- ;er to commit such inebriate or htbitual drunkard to the Virginia Inebriate Home, i upon the production and filing of an aflhla- i I vit of two respectable citizens of rach city or "ounty to the affect that such inelumtc j or habitual drunkard is lost to self-control, and unable to attend to any business of j his own or any one's else, and hinders 1 rather than promotes the welfare of his or her family, or is considered tub dangerous I to remain at large; but such commitment *hal! in no case Be for a linger period than j one year." On yesterday, when this section was be- I me; read to the House, Mr. Booker, of I Henry, who saw the Monstrous proposition of these gentleman; feared iUfught be made i i a means of persecution, nndbecome an in- strument to deprive men of their liberties j and rights as citizens, he was met by Mr. i Brown with a statement that tlie writ of habeas corpus could be demanded in all such eases. This reply of the shrewd tem perance gentleman satisfied Mr. Booker and'quieted his fears at once. Bat for the proposition to pass this bill by* we believe it would have passed tho House without the member.- seeing the hideousness of its provisions. What are the objections, to the bill in its present shape Kirst. Its friends propose the passage of a law authorizing the arrest and "imprison ment for twelve months of a man who is sworn to be an habitual drunkard upon the c aflidavitt of "two respectable citizens."— i VVe guarantee we can lind in every commu nity two or more "respectable citizens" ready to swear that a man is incapable of taking care of himself, who drinks moder- ately. It gives the fanatics of the temper ance cause the power of imprisoning who- ever they please, and compels the victim to employ counsel, su.e out a writ of habeas coijieas, and light his causo in a court of justice, or else remain at the mercy of his jailors. .Second. If tho-intention of these gentle- men be refOlination, they prove themselves i ignorant of the acknowledged fact that reformation is seldom brought about ex- j cept by tho voluntary notion of the parly t needing it. Third. They propose depriving indivi duals of the control of their property, and thus open the way for bad men to "swear away a mail's liberties in order to obtain possession and control of his nwans. Not satisfied with this, they are unvvill- ing to wait until they can complete t their own prison house, but ask the Legis- _ lature to pass the bill, authorizing the ar rest and imprisonment of parlies, who may be sent lo any other ssvliwi in the United States. j U a cannot in too strong language con- demn the monstrous propositions of these men, who seem to be going deranged in s their steal to reclaim men. Confine an habitual drunkard in your jail, if you can I secure the power keep him ironed, if you please, for twelve months, and then set him at liberty, and he would not walk a square from his ••home of love." before he would bo drunk. It is, however, useless to argue what would or would not result by such legisla- tion—we merely wish to call the "attention of members of the Legislature to the mon- sti'ous propositions of these gentlemen, and to ask that they be given that careful con- sideration which such a subject demands. These gentlemen need no longer prate about the puritanical ideas of Massachusetts, since they have elected to walk in her footsteps by asking the Virginia Legislature to make them the custodians of every man's liber- ties who drinks liquor. We wish to be understood as the friend of temperance organizations, aud of all ef forts to reform poor, fallen man but we are frendly only so long as they confine themselves to the principles which guide our moral teachers, who prefer to teach relig ion rather than burn men because they are sinners. Thus far do we clasp hands with them, but no further can we go. j Tin: Concert by the Colored I Choirs.—The Sacred Concert by the choirs :of tho colored churches of Richmond and Manchester, heretofore referred to by us, comes off at Ebenezer church, hi this city, to-morrow (Thursday) night. Six choirs will participate, and a prize will be awuni !ed to that one which shall be adjudged to have performed its part most scieiitilically. j A generous rivalry has thus been inspired j among the church musicians, and their best I efforts will bo put forth on the occasion of the concert. The price of admission is very low, ami wo have no doubt a large audience will be in attendance. Iju'osts Statements.— E. Youn(t, i I Esq., chief of the Bureau of Statistics, j i Washington, B. C, has transmitted to us j valuable statistical tables on commerce and j navigation, for tho fiscal year ending June 30, 1871, for which we return thanks. The i value of foreign merchandise received I through warehouse at the port of lUcli- I mond for the year ending on the above i date, was $10,107..'17; value of direct entries, $.>1,44».-17 the aggregate duties 1 on which was 890,(192.-4. Sale of Unclaimed Articles.— In the police court this morning, after the criminal docket had been disposed of, a lot of unclaimed articles, stolen from the pro per owners by various culprits, and in their line of duty turned over by the police lo the court, were sold to the highest bidders at public auction, iv accordance with law, our young friend Davy Richardson, clerk of the court, acting as auctioneer. The articles consisted of pistols, knives, spoons, table-napkins, a silvei mug, a breast-pin, &c, Are., all netting tho sum of 88.15. i j Wk thank W. 11. 11. Stowell. member .I of Congress from Virginia, for favors ex- I tended to tlii< office. LOCAL \oii:s. j g_'—- A light hioiv fell last night. —The amount of the public debt funded •yesterday was 6233,834.15, making a total to date of $20/249,785.4-. —Thomas 11. Briggs, colored, Mas com inoneed suit in the Clianccry court of this city for a divorce from his wife, Rebecca 1 Briggs. —Governor Walker on yesterday com- i j missioned John A. Sloan "colonel, "Lucien L. Bass lieutenant-colonel, and John I). Whitehead major, of tho fir.-l Regiment Virginia Volunteers. —Since the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Richmond and Danville rail road company, (he directors have held a meeting and reelected A. V. Stoke*, Esq,, I vice-president of the road. —The Governor has been officially in formed that Denis Donahoe has been ap- I pointed ISrilish Consul to (he Slates of Vir- j i ginin. West Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, J Missouri anil Kentucky. The consulate j i will be located in Baltimore. Sample Merchants.—ln view of the i cases now pending/in the Police court of this city, under the provisions of the rcve j nuo laws of Virginia, we give the points de cided by the Supreme Court of the United I States in the case of Ward vs. tho State of j Maryland In this case (lie plaintiff in j error was indicted in the State Court for the violation of the law of the State against galea by sample by noii-rcsideciits without i license. The case went to the United States Supreme Court and was decided last .Mon day. It was held that the statute of Ma ryland was a violation of that clans- of the constitution, which guarantees to the citizens of each Slate all the rights, i j privileges, etc., of citizens inf tlie several I Slates, and that it is, therefore, void but the view is taken that it is not a violation of the commercial clause ol the .constitution i if tiie tax on residents and non-residents is equally laid. Justice Bradley concurred i in the opinion as to the iirst branch of the decision, but dissented as to the second, holding that tho statute is a violation of the commercial clause of the constitution, because it is a regulation of commerce be- tweon the and that it is repugnant to this clause of the constitution without regard to the equality of the lax. The Legislature of Tennessee a few days ago repealed tlie tax on commercial travel ers in that Slate, and we trust the Legisla- ture of Virginia will see the wisdom of such J iction, and speedily repeal all laws which hamper commercial relations with other State-;, and which are in letter or spirit in conflict with the constitution, laws, or dc- f cisions of the courts of the United States. :_ Police CotrßT—'JiuftVfe J. While j Presiding:, —The (61 owing case* were dis- posetl of to-day .James Farmer, charged with stealing t $17, the properly of Edward Coles. Dis- missed, no witnesses appearing. The party is already in jail for stealing a pair of i pants. John Chesterfield, charged with breaking c and entering the eating-house of John A. t Smith. Discharged, no evidence to sustain _ the charge. Patrick Maxfield, charged with assault- t ing and striking James Freeman, with in- tent to kill. Case continued till Saturday next for further examination. Jacob Brice, charged with stealing a pair j of shoes from A bram Clarke. Found guilty and sent to jail for ten days. t Abraham James, charged wfth creating I a disturbance in the streets, and also with stealing a hat, coat and dress, was dis- charged, there being no evidence to sub- stanttate the charge of theft. IvKIS-IvKIXCiLE ON BItOAD STREET— I f His Heard Full of Snow This Morning. I I Old Km-Kringlo (and who is there who does not know "Old Santa-Clans"?) made j his appearance night before last on Broad l street, at. Mr. Judah Semen's, Xo. 805. j He may be seen emerging from the chim- ney, with his stack of toys and other Christmas presents greatly reduced, be- I cause, while in Semon's, he left nearl vail the j toys he had to spare this Christmas. "Among t the remarkable ones he deposited, is an j organ, with a monkey upon it, who plays 1 the fiddle, winks his eyes, aud opens and shuts his mouth, as natural as a duck swiming. Mr. Semon has numerous other I rare and beautiful toys, embracing the most varied -stock in the city, all of which is j t open to inspection, lie"invites all the lit-I 1 tie boys and girls in the city, together wilh 1 their parents aud grand-parents, to come I and examine them, and choose which they I 1 will have foil Christmas, The monkey I organ is to bo rallied for thirty chances, at j $2 a chaiice. Tho instrument is a niagnifi- 1 cent one, and plays a half dozen beautiful tunes. Call and see Semon and his splendid stock of Christinas toys. Remember the place, 805 Broad street, j Mot Mic, Bur Somebody Else.—We give the "Sons and Friends of Temperance" the benefit of their denial, as published in the Dispatch of this morning, in which they state their orders "are not represented in the Vigilance Committee appointed to see that the law in regard to the closing of bar-rooms on Sunday is enforced." Since publishing an article upon the sub- ject, we are informed that "The Temple of j Honor," claims the honor of seeing that j the law it executed. We move' that Mayor Keilcy appoint them on his police j force, with power to send for persons and i papers. 11 Ex-Ma you CHAHOON,—The announce- ment which has been made that ex-Mayor j Chahoon had decided to remove to I\ew.. York city, is certainly premature. We j have good authority for staling that Mr. C. has not yet decided to leave Richmond. In this connection we may stale that, in j pardoning Mr. Chahoon, Governor Walker also, in the exercise of power conferred j upon him by the constitution of the State, I added a clause removing all political disa- i i bilities which might have attached in con- j sequence of the conviction by the court. The Berkley-!, athrop Contested j Seat in the Senate.—The Senate com-1 mitteeon privileges and elections yesterday i made a report in this case, recommending j that Mr. Lathrop be allowed to hold his i seat. The report, in accordance with the i law, was accompanied by a review of the j facts of the casu and the reasons inducing the committee to their conclusion. Mr. I 1 I.athrop is a Republican his contestant a 1 Democrat. _ Moutuhy Report.—-The following is j tho mortuary report for the week ending Saturday, December ICth, 1871, compiled j I from sextons' returns, received at the office j of the Board of Health: Whole number of' j deaths in the city, 17 in addition two stillborn were reported (colored). Sex: r 1 Males, 13; females, 1. Color: White males, 6; colored males, 7 colored fe -1 males. 4. I Legislators and the Pi- IWS. —The committee of Uie iioumi rates on banks, currency and eom ntered upon the investigation of the of the pilot laws again yesterday, nined Captain Allen, harbor-mas o was for a number of years a iter himself—and Mr. Curtis, a >wn ship-broker of this city. Capt. >f the |iil.its, was also examined, ■timony of Capt. Allen furnished its .showing what a good thing the ade of their calling, and the injury as done to the trade of this city by exacted from masters of vessels, iinony of Mr. Curtis was equally in showing that compulsory pilot a most oppressive cxactiota. It ivn plainly by these gentlemen that t unjust to have a pilot forced on naster from Hampton Roads to id, or from Richmond to Hampton vhen he did not icant one —as fully t as it would be to compel a trav lkc a guide on a road, and make for that guide, too, when he did one. w York Times ot yesterday nlakcg the statement iValker of Virginia has pardoned ex hahoon, heretofore twice convicted of rln the Hannsteln forgery. Very gen action tl expressed at litis action of the omit of the matter is mistaken and Ulr. Chahoon has once been convicted packed by his malignant political ene evcrdict'of this jury was annulled by courts on account of illegality, nnd a was ordered. In this second trial, In c greatest eil'oris on the part of those j •d to destroy Mr. Chahoon, the jury did Noolher trinl has ever taken place ition of complicity in the alleged Haun- i cry cannot be sustained. Mr. fjha rnce consisted in bringing a suit as pon a bond which he did not know to and the alleged forgery of which has believe, been fully established orgedornoi, the bond wns put, into! ion's hands as a lawyer, after it had istence for a great length of time. Any j •er would have brought a suit upon t .d, and no one wonld eveir have been j any connection with Its forgery, unlet* beeti some purpose of political or —«r- --it.y to be subserved thereby.— Ntie fork in, we may state, is in error in C.'s case was only twice brought I The case was heard three tirrtus. •espects the article is, we believe, I m of a Hack Driver for j United States Mail Bags I OS3ES3l.ON.—Captain John Frey, j ;ent of the Postofflce Department, tii!* arrested a hack driver, named Vlexander, who had in his posses- j now United States mail bags. I had been cut open, and the driver spread across his lap as a protec i the weather. Alexander was ire United States Commissioner who, upon an examination, sent n to the grand jury of the April j :ie United States court, requiring j nalty for making inproper use of j tates mail bags is three years I nent in the penitentiary and a it less than ten dollars nor more I hundred, one or both. Captain j Silant and untiring in his duties, j ll'enders against the laws relating i lartment of public service will oe tirought to justice. *ia's Honor Saved.—There some graud and lofty tumbling in i of Delegates to-day, many mem- ng somersaults over each other og leap frog like boys in spring. We can now confidently predict, that the honor of Virginia has been saved—(by Wall street gold)—and that the interest on the public debt u-ill be paid in January, provided nobody come* forward and pays more gold to stop it. tho case of Martin Alley having been heard, ihe argument of counsel is going on to-day. i Geo. I). Wise, Esq., opened for the Com- j monwealth, and was followed by Mr. Tur- I pin for the defense, who will lie followed by Judge Ould, also for the defense, when j the argument will be closed by the Com- j monwealth's Attorney. Tiro case Will not be given to the jury, however, before to- Foreign Wines, Liquors, and CI GARS.—We direct attention to the adver tisement of Oscar Cranz, No 2 Exchange block, Fourteenth street, to be found in our j paper to-day. The stock advertised is of j lis own importation, and selected especial- I for this market. The house of Mr. anz is too well known in Richmond and j cinity to need commendation at our intuls. Taxation kor IS72.—The joint com- littees of the two houses of the General ssembly on finance are considering the x bill lor next year. Of course it is not j lossiblo for them to agree upon anything ie the rate until the funding bill matter, j w under consideration, is finally disposed j m Fireman's Ball.—The members of! le Alert Fire company, of Manchester, iropose giving a grand ball on Friday night it. No tickets will be sold, as it is to be t private affair, and only such persons are i xpected as are invited. List oe L'nmailable Letters Re- aining in the richmond post- j ffice, December 20th, 1871.—A.' .C. Nowlin, John H. Perse, *<»rt Royal, Va.; Mrs. M. Hill, Rutber I len, \a.; J. Cohen, Petersburg; \V. .ipping Co., New York Miss R. Wil- ni, (colored) Richmond; T. J. Roberts, i oysville, Va.; A. Brown, Richmond. The State Senate.—This body will! eet at half-past 7 o'clock to-night, and Mime the consideration of the funding question, and it is understood that it will not adjourn until a decision is reached. CONCERT. 1 R A Nl> CONCERT i I.T AT THE KBENEZER RAPTIST CHI'RCH BY THE I REGULARLY CONSTITUTED CHOIRS jof the Richmond and Manchester Colored Churches, j ON THURSDAY NIGHT, Dfckmber 81, Wl. The following choirs will take part in the 1. OLD CHURCH CHOIR. MANCHESTER CHOIR i. EBENEZER CHOIR. S. M. E. CHURCH OHO IK 0. BLOODY-RUN CHOIR. The exercises will be opened with an address i by Hon. John Matthews, member of the General Assembly of Virginia from Petersburg. Several distinguished musicians will decide a to the merits or the singers. Admissioh—Gentleman and lady, 25c single II person, lftc; children, inc. de ln-S.M That rpHE STATE JOI R,\AL U ox eic»ll«at I I vertisinj msdiu a ?ry it and mV FROM WASHINGTON. *"*r* Numes or Congressmen- The l.ega. Tender Cases—True Hills Avniust Del'aiillen —Compensation -liked for—Butler's Wi.iuni,'. Sell race 1(111. j J>ecn discovered that there is no law to pun- I ish the fogery of the name of a member ol I Congress. Air. Piatt, of Virginia recently discovered that his signature had been forge J to certain documents, and at once set to 1 work to find out the offender and have him punished, when he ascertained the above Senator Kumsey will introduce an amend ment to the postoffice bill making such an I offense a misdemeanor punishable by a fine The Chief Justice has announced to the bar that the opinions in the legal tender cue* would he read at an early day after opinion had been postponed by the request of the minority. The contested election case of McKcnzie against Braxton has been taken up in tlie House Committee on Contested Elections. To-day the grand jury found true bills of indictmen( against F. A. Marden, charging hun with embezzling $12,000 of (he lawful money of the United States, and Seth Jnhn- I son, charged with embezzling .*IO,iHIO. I The indictments are very long, each being written on ten or twelve pages of legal cap. Mr LeWte presented in the Senate to-day i a petition (rom Richard H. Garrett, of tar I oi me county, Va., a.-king compensation for the capture of John* Wilkes Booth and D. |C. Han-old in 180",. Booth ftn ,i Harrold, jit will be remembered, was concealed in j tianeU's barn, and it was destroyed by fire iv order to get them. j The bill introduced by (Jen. Butler in Ihe House of Representative* 've.-terder af j ternooii just previous to the aujounimei •of that body, provides: "That no citi* of the United States having the qualificatioi I proscribed by law entitling sucii citizens j vote at any election in any State or Tcrrito ry shall be in any manner hindered or d I prived qf a vote at any election by reaso i of Or on account of any distinction of sex The provisions of an act entitled 'an act to I enforce the rights of the citizen* of tl I niii d States to vote in the scleral State of this Union and for other purposes,' ap proved May 31, 1870, appropriate to en- I forcing the provisions of this act are herob made applicable thereto." The Finance Committee are now at work considering the reports of tlie sub-commit tees, who were authorized last summer t I inquire into the workings of the tariff on some of the lending articles of taxatioi Tire reports are on the following subjects tin tobacco, Moirill, of Vermont,' ant Ames; on spirits, Sherman and Bayard; iron aud other metals, Scott and Ames wool and woolen.*, Wright and Morrill lumber and salt, Kenton and Wright. 10, The .\orlhern Uonndary Arbitration—Eng land's Prince Celling Well—lhe .Suez Canal Tor Sale—The Orleans Princes Take thei Seats. Isindon, Dec. 10.—A special lo th \Eeho from Berlin, says Minister Banerol j yesterday delivered to ihe. Emperorof tier many, who had accepted the arbitral nrshi] between Great Britain and the Unitet States, the memorandum of the American j government in regard to tiic northwestern 1 boundary question. Tendon, Dec. 10, 6 P. M.—The Princ iof Wales continues to make satislactor progress. The Duke of Edinburgh, wh I left last week a.-, soon as the Prince was tit j claretl out of danger, will return to San dringhain Saturday. London, Dec. in.—The Sublime Port I and the Khedive of Egypt have refused i purchase the Suez canal, and M. de Lessej, is now applying to oilier governments t j Paris, Dec. 39.—There has been heated discussion in the Assembly ove j the question of the seating of the Orlean 1 Princes. Desjnrdins moved the restoration of the Princes to all their light.-. The Do j puties of the Left violently opposed this but finally the motion, which avoids all ad vice or responsibility, was passed with ba I two dissenting votes. j Later.—The Duke D'Aumale and th Prince De Joinville took their seats in th Assembly to-day. They sit in the eetiti of the members of the" Bight. Their np j pearance created no sensation in the body A bill has been introduced providing fit the release of Communis! prisoner wh The Guliernutnri-.il Election in Georgia Teeter i day—A One-shied Affair—Only SUty Thou- I sand Votes Cast out of Two Hundred Thou- Augnsta, On., Dec. 19.—The election for j (iovernor to fill the unexpired term of Ru- I j fus B. Bullock, was the quietest ever held j |in Georgia. Only about one thousand votes j were polled in Richmond county—all for James AI. Smith. The Republicans took jno part in the election. The vote in the I State is about 200,000. There being no op- I position to the Democratic candidate, it is believed that not more than sixty thou j sand votes have been polled in the entire What .Minister Sickles Came Home For.~ 1 states that Sickles received secret orders to 1 return to Washington immediately for con sulfation on important Slate matters. It is generally believed at Madrid that Sickle* was called home to confer upon Cuban matters. The sudden call precipitated his t marriage, the pair starting for Washington immediately after the ceremony. A Philadelphia National Bank Oone ludet. Philadelphia, Dec. 10.-—The Fourth Xa i tional Bank, located on Arch, below Eighth street, has been thrown out by a joint ac tion of the bank examiners and clearing deposits amounting to about $800,000.' An investigation is making of its present co dition. Growth of the Internationals- -Impor Criminals. AVio Forty Dec. 19.—At a meeting 1 j the Federal Council of Internationals T night, the Crispin, .Jewelers and Ty] graphical Union, affiliated with and becat part of the Internationals. The immigration commissioners sta that ticket-of leave men and other F.nglis s i criminals are again arriving here quite n j inerously. j Smalt Pox Spreading. le Xciv V Dee 10.—The small pox _ spreading in Jersey City, Hoboken a Trenton, and special hospitals for the I tients are being assigned in those place Oinri.il Paper far tne ««irrnmenl. Kills OF iIIVKKTIMMi. ONE DdLLAK per square pf eight lines, solid nonimriel SPECIAL IMTKS made al counter, o: hy oonimct, with regular patrons. •I'M VI AHA —The smll-pox hi Chicago is on the in crease, mostly .among emigrants. —A dispatch from Auburn states that ihe reports <.f Seward'* sickness are un —Rev. Osinnn Baker, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Concord, N. 11., was in a dying condition last —The Democratic caucus of the Ken i tucky legislature has nominated McCreery |to succeed Davis in the f nited State-* —John Cooper was, on Friday last, in Cleveland, Ohio, convicted of murder hi the first degree for killing James 11. Swing. and made a full confession of his guilt. Warrants, based on charges of coni i ilictty in the voucher robbery in New i'ork city, were on Monday issued for (he rrest of John V. Ilecnan, the ex-pugilist, i iVilliam H. Cook, nnd Edward Dunphv. 'hesc three men, it is sgid, disappeared rom New York about twelve days ago, and warrant* for their arrest have been sen! to Europe. VlcKKime from the President Concerning tlie Itcpcrt or Civil JService commission. President (irajil yesterday sent the tbl owing message to Congress: To tic S ,a le and Mouse of Representatives: In accordance wilh the act of Congress, apporuved March ,'t, 1871, I convened a commissiion of eminent gentlemen to devise rules and regulations for the purpose of re irmiug the civil service. Their labors arc ow completed, and 1 transmit herewith t leir report, together with the rules Which t icy recommend for my action. These lies have been adopted, aud will, go iuio elect on the Ist day of January, 1872. Jnder the law referred to, as I interpret the authority is already invested in the Executive to enforce these regulations, with ill power to abridge, alter or amend them t his option when changes may be deemed dvisahlc. These views, together with the report of t ie commissioners, are submitted ftlr your archil consideration as to whether further cgislatioi) may be necessary in order to arry out an effective and beneficial civil Tvice reform. If left to myself Without iirthtr Congressional action, (he rotes prescribed by the com mission nndfT the reservation already mentioned, wiji be faithfully executed bu( (hey are not Bind ing without further legislation, iipnh mv Befog desirous of bringing this, subject to the attention ol Congress before the ap proaching recess, I have not time to suffi ciently examine the accompanying repdrt to enable hie to suggest definite Wsislntive action to insure the support w-hich may be necessary in order to give a■ thorough trial to a policy long needed. I ask for all lhe strength Which Congress can give me to enable me to carry out the reforms in the civil service recommended by the commission and adopted to take effect, as before stated, on January Ist, 1872. The law which provides for the convening a commission to devise rules and regulations for reforming the civil service, thorizes, 1 think, Ihe permanent orgaui tion ot a primary board, under whose neral direction all examinations of ap icants for public office shall be conducted. lere is no appropriation to continue snch board beyond the termination of its iresent labors. I therefore recommend hat it prayer appropriation be made to Mitinue the services of the present board or another year, and in view of tlie (act t lat three members of the board hold posi t or* in the public service which precludes t lem from receiving extra compensation ider existing laws, that they be authorized 0 receive a fair compensation for extra ser ces by them in (he performance of tin; uty. IT. s. Grant. Kittwllc, Mansion, Den. VJth l*:i. *jT TO THE PUBLIC._Ii wan announced Iv ie State Jem.vu. of Saturday, the 16th ill*'., and tinceon handbills, that I would deliver an address before some society,orotlnrorgantzation, of winch I know nothing. And further, I would Mate thai this announcement was made without knowledge or .onsen!. if. YV. X M.vrrer.We. louse ni Delegates, Richmond. Dec. 20th, 1571 tS~C.u to J. W. Pledge., *01 Bron.l street, tl bnyjonr Candies, Cakes, Frnits and Toys, id :tl) your Christmu.-. goods. *gf"Vou can bayauod iinhi-m-ii. Nut Coal ut 11. I'age Nmeieiiiil, and Cary, or 70« race .stive., at 5..-v«u ilollars per ton. Weed id QJovi T Hill cv.-..'. .-it :o,\.«i ,1:1,1, price*. t.;,- snom Clans. haviug discovered Coluwl.u. yil Broad street, has mail., it. hu lugttdiiuiu'U.ts r Confectioneries and Toys of till kind.-. ShS" it you want Toys unit Christum. i.e,„t v to Semon's, sos Kroad sire.-i. oj Uroad street, va» the largest nd clieapest lot of Toys in the citJr. IteE' Remember thai Coluuihus received the j.l premium for Candy at the Virginia Staie atir. *d?-Amoui*» establishment crowded ull day long with men, women, and children, «oine buy ing, others trying, and aU crying to be welted upon. VF It you want v goad laugh, go to Semen's News and Toy DeiK.t, so.', Uroad street. "Pledge" yon my word, if yon want first. ckiss (Jluistmas goods, at low prices, yon had better go at ence 10 807 Broad street. R-~ Don't lull to see -iapolroit aud remll> at Semon's, SOS Broad street. •dTTI.c cheapest place in the State ler Christmas goods is at .14 Krond s-trret »3~ "Let l's Have Pence."—lf yuu Waal gcace in Uie family, go to Antont's and buy your Toys, Cakes, Gaudies anl Fruite, or the BtUe ones will never In* satisfied. ViriNES AND I.IQIORS; I have now a \ec\- seleel stock of VYiT?l~n.v 2,»v_i, Lf £y 0, S unn unn i.;,.r. ,lt v "f BOI'RHON AND HYb WHIaiiKS on hand, and beg all In 1 win ol either to call and samiiie before net .1 basing elsewhere OSCAR CRANZ, 1 No. v hicliaiige Uioui.