The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-17
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
A Kindergarten according to FrobePs
system will be established at Carlsruhe,
Germany.
The cities of Constantinople and Odessa
are to be connected by cable under the
Black sea.
Berne the capital of Switzerland, accord
ing to the census recently taken, has 35,750
inhabitants.
At Nuremberg, Germany, trades,
museum is to be established, with capital
of 5000, 900, in gold. e3t
Cork hats have come into market this
season at Hamburg, Germany. They are
light, but unhealthy.
One hundred and ten salmon were cap
tured in the river Dart, England, with Q
seine in one haul, July IL. ~
The Rifemen's Society of Saltzburg,
Austria, is to celebrate its three hundredth
anniversary on the 20th instant.
The receipts in Russia from the tax on
whiskey amounted to about 500, l57 ,0OC
in gold during the year 1870.
The grand opera Of Paris was reopened
July u. The house was well filled, but
the toilettes of the ladies were modest.
The Dutch jurists are to hold their an
Enual convention at Amsterdam, continuing
from August 24th to August 26th. e
An international convention for anthro
nology and primitive history is to be helt
at Bologna, Italy, from October LIST to DC
tober SLi.
An American gentleman travelling ii
Europe has purchased the library of a latt
eminent nobleman, which comprises no les'
than 4 800 volumes.
! Miss Nilsson rides about Newport in |
black habit, upon splendid bay horse, ant
/ is followed by an aristocratic and handsome
/ ly-liveried groom at a respectable distance
i Ex-Governor Bramlette, Of Kentucky
saws 'sRather than see the new depar
ture' adopted, insuring full equality beior
the law, would sweep out all schools AM
leave the children to grow up in darkness.
! Now that parents are about to choos
schools to which to send their children
items like the following are in order: "
Boston physician says that four young girls
full of intelligence and promise, have bee
killed outright by the severity of the task
imposed upon them in high school in tina
vicinity"
Two patriots, who didn't believe in th
peace policy with Indians, attempted to ii
augurate fresh "Indian outrages" by al
tacking party of Chippewa Indians, sm
ply suspected of slight crime, and KILN
, two of them. The policy of exterminatio
should be tried on them-perhaps the
, won't like it so well after ALL ise
The Pope's family are nearly all centint
rians, and the longevity of the family
proyerbial at Snigalina, the Pope's brit
place. He can now outwalk the fastest {
: his chamberlains, notwithstanding his e,
: treme corpulency. For sobriety and moo
, Grafton in eating he is iar-iamcd.
Lord Parker, of Sherbuin Castle, EN-
land, has signitied his intention Of beir
present at the Strandish Memorial Celebr;
: ton, and Lord Walter Campbell is also e,
1 pected. Most of the Governors of Ne
England have also accepted invitations
!, participatedin in the exercises on that day.
Mrs. Stowe, in the new chapter of h
. story, says: "a party of well-dresst
+ people floating up the North river Of
: bright spring day is about as ideal pi
= ture of travel as can be desired.
: point of natural scenery the Rhine is not
ing compared with the Hudson, and OF
American steamboats, certainly are as !
e ahead of any that ever appeared ON t
1t Rhine as Aladdin's palace is ahead of
orninary dwelling"
An excellent movement originates
h Chicago-fact! 1t is proposed to hold A
: gust "a convention Of agricultural sdpd'
% and experimenters, 'for the purpose
L. organizing, consulting, and cooperating
" the great work of advancing the cause
agricultural knowledge and educatiol
especially by experiments with slmi
,e crops under similar conditions at all the |
te ricultural colleges in the country"
m trust it will produce good fruits good W
t. etables, we should say.
nc A Minneapolis, Minn., dispatch ve
aptly shows how Indian wars too of
begin. A party of friendly Chippewa
dams, accused Of stealing, are attacked
settlers and two of them killed. 1t was
no use for the white murderers to 6
z themselves up to the authorities. just
~ will never reach them in commm
a where nearly every man likely to perfo
IL jury duly believes that Indians are mer
tn yermin. But if the frontier is not speed
~ reused by an Indian war of revenge, it '
IL. be because of Gods mercy to those v
oil were guiltless of any share in the offer
Il. While he is about it, the Secretary of
to Treasury might as well sweep away all
le- nuisance of present-giying in. the dept
Rt- ment of which he is chief. lie has v
: properly reminded the revenue marine
vice that all presentations to officers
plate, swords, and other articles OF val
'en are prejudicial to discipline and good orr
ng. and are strictly forbidden. Let him
ear 90 a step further and bar out of the wi
q treasury service all presents from subo
-, mates to superiors, and all compliment
lou resolutions as well, and the treasury
the be pruned of nuisance. Other dep
the ments might appropriately copy.