The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-18
NEWS BY LATE MAILS.

The United States officials in Mississippi
have succeeded in capturing five Ku-Klux,
and have unearthed such information as
will probably lead to the breaking up of the
entire organization in that State.
| The Russian fleet, with the Grand Duke
Alexis, will probably arrive in New York
on Friday or Saturday. There will be a
grand naval reception in the bay by the
United States squadron and the vessels of
the New York yacht fleet.
The Quitman Banner advises the aboli-
ton of the penitentiary and the substitu-
ton of the lash, the pillory and branding for
minor offences, and suggests that rape,
mansaughter, etc., be punishable with
death. And the Savannah News applauds
the idea,
The Philadelphia Ledger of yesterday
says OF the anthracite coal trade: "rhe
mid weather of the past week or ten days
has very much softened the market for an
thracite coal. Prices are scarcely main
tanned at any of the coal centres, while at
New York sales of coal ahoat have been re-
ported at decline of one dollar per ton On
prices current fortnight ago. The trade
IS decidedly dull all round, and operators
in this city are unusually short of orders"
A bed of excellent coal has been discov-
cred in the northern portion of Minnesota,
and within three miles of the Northern Pa
cific railroad. The coal is said to exist in
vast body, the seams being from twenty
to fifty feet in thickness. Specimens taken
from near the surface, where it crops out,
show that it is hard coal, of a dull black
color, resembling the Pennsylvania anthra-
cite taken from similar position near the
surface.
According to an official affidavit made ON
the 18th instant by Chief Engineer Tracy.
of the Croton water works, New York.
there is not water enough supplied to the
lower end of the city to quench a great con-
flagration should one break out. He saws
that the present head of water is only suffi-
cient to force the water over large f'down
town" district up to the floor of the second
stories.
Commissioner Douglass received a dis
patch yesterday from Edward Tompkins.
Jr., who was detailed by the Internal Rev.
cnue office to look after its interest in Chi
cago, stating that the vaults were opened
yesterday morning and stamps found therein
in good order to the value Of s763,00 /;
ttiid iui lucI ttlslt tDc COlIeCLOr OIlCeS are
again in operation, and that everything is
working well.
The cornerstone of the Boston Postoffice
was laid with imposing Masonic ceremonies
yesterday afternoon, President Grant aid
ing the Grand Master with trowel and
cement. Several national and State digni- |
tares were present, as were large num-
Der OF ladies', among whom was Mrs.
Grant. Postmaster General Creswell des |
livered an elaborate and eloquent address.
1t is indeed an i'll wind that blows nobody |
good. 1t is said that there is not single |
indictment left against any accused person |
in Cook county, Illinois, which is certainly
a piece of good fortune for some rogues. |
But, on the other hand, the lawyers have
suffered severely. Hardly law library or
law office is left; not paper to show that
there is suit pending in any of the six |
courts of the county nota judgment, not a
petition in bankruptcy in the Federal courts. |
And worse yet, so far as is known, all the
records of deeds and mortgages are de-
stroycd,