The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-27

A funny story is told of one Meek, an
Oregon pioneer, great hunter, and man
of much influence in that State. One day
in conversation with an English traveller,
the. John Bull finally asked: "Why, sir,
you must have lived here long time p
To this Meek replied: II have, sir; you
may well say that" Pointing to Mount
Hood, said he to the Englishman "Do
you see that mountain ?" "Well, sir" he
said to the Intercepted, "when I first came
to this country that mountain was hole
in the ground"
If North Carolina politics can BIO judged
by the spirit of its newspapers, an AMIGA
BILE sentiment is not prevalent. For in
stance, a Wilmington paper, anticipating
the elevation of the president of the State
Senate to the gubernatoral office, says
"that he will make such Governor as
North Carolina knew before the North
belched forth its scum to fatten upon the
South, and before the dregs of the Southern
people rose to the surface to meet them /"
The Center and Walnut-tree Hill school
districts near New Haven, says local
paper, are blessed with thrty-one widows,
intelligent, bewitching matrons, with vaIu-
able farms and plethoric purses-magnifi-
cent opportunities for enterprising city
gentlemen desiring country residences and
rural life, who now contemplate going
South or West--to save the journey.
A French aeronaut has discovered that
wonan's voice can DO heard twice as far
as mans. That's nothing new. Any
boy that ever ran away to go in swim
ming and heard his mothers voice in the
distance, promising to whip him within an
inch of his life when he came home, and
did it, too, could have told that.
DEAD.--James g. McChain, the only
son of the late Rev. James McChain. for
many years pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Abingdon, Va, died at Greene
vile, Mississippi, on the 10th inst. lie
was in the prime and pride of youth, and
leaves a widowed mother. His remains
were taken to Abingdon for interment.
An attache of st. Louis religious pa
per was arrested by the police when q
gambling house was pulled few nights
since. He said he was there just to see
how the old thing worked, but he didn't
participate in any Of the exercises.
Two Montreal men went to church, and
when the organ began to play the doxolo-
gy they got up and began TO dance. The
audience overlooked the eccentrcity, as
they were offs" until they shouted to the
organist to play faster, when they were
asked to cease.
A church member at Galesburg. ILL.,.
had his pew rent raised to 1925 a year, and
arose and spoke in meeting-said he:
"Great Caesar, here's nice state of af-
fairs-the gospel going up and pork going
down What's to become of US % The |
minister advised him to ego West with
his hogs.
The Emperor William is having bonors
thrust upon him everywhere. A New
Orleans fire company has elected him an
honorary member, and if he will come
there he can hold the nozzle all be wants
to.
Mr.. Greeley wrote an editorial on the
subject of the Brooklyn Choral Union"
when the compositor set it up "Broken
Charcoal Wagon" Horace had to bite a
tenpenny nail to keep from just dying.
The average Kentucky male is an emil
nently culpable person. He is a pretty
good Judge and fair driuker of Bourbon
a toerably skilful poker player,
and, withal, social and talkative. This is
what the Louisville Oourier.Jomna1 says
about it.
An anti-kissing society has been formed
by the Galena lIll. girls. "No kissing
before marriage" Is their motto.