The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-19
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS +!
SMALLPOX in LONDON Z!
PUBLIC PRINTING IN MISSISSIPPI
ANOTHER sHlPWREcK
The Miners Strike in California Ended
Financial & Commercial !

The Public Printing Question in Mississippi. /.
Jackson, Mss, July 19.-The public
| printing question will be called in the chan
Gerry court tomorrow. The old enculnb-
ents will lose the case. If SO they will at
once appeal hoping thereby to cause de-
! lay and. force the Governor into COM
promise. The Pilots attack upon the Gov
ernor has rendered that paper unpopular
with the Republicans. 1t is thought it will
have little influence in the coming canvass.
Gov. Bowers and other leading Republicans
| indorse the Governors course. s,,
a.s 3J ..,- Washington News.
! Washington, July ls.-Macartney, the
recent postoffice delaulter, is dead.aas
A new trial has been refused to DR..
Shuman, the abortionist. d a h7a
Shipwreck.
Quebec, July 19.-The ship Minerva,
from Liverpool, with 255 passengers for
Montreal, was wrecked off Cape Breton.
All on board were saved. M & s,e
| 1a From France. f
Paris, July 19.-The inhabitants of Metz
have sent a petition to Theirs, asking for
the pardon of Rossel.
|
! the circular of the Prefect of the Seine,
lodgings of the right to vote if they have
not inhabited the premises continuously for
twelve months.
| The Partisan press has put forward u
partial list of candidates for the municipal
election which appears satisfactory to the
public. s,'s'..f.. - :,
Rouher announces himself candidate
for the first vacancy in the National ASSEM-
bly,. @ ~
1t is reported that Minister Washburn
has assured the French government that no
person convicted of criminal acts in Paris
against the National government during the
reign Of the Commune will be permitted to
reside in the United States.
From England.
London, July 19.-The Standard saws
that Mr.. Gladstone will abolish the system
of purchases of army commissions by Roy
al warrant. eH
Several members of the Royal family
have visited Napoleon.
The smallpox is decreasing in London.
Princess Helena, wife of Prince Chris
tan, is about to visit the continent to seek
relief from an affection of the lungs.
/
/ San Francisco, July 19.-The National
| Guards returned from Amador county this
morning work having been resumed in all
the mines and the s.strikers" quieted down.
Foreign Miscellany.
The Pope recently declared to the Col
lege of Cardinals, in Latin elocution,g that
''all is lost and only a miracle can save us"
He sees no possible help from man, and re-
commends his hearers to seek interposition
from the Almighty. l8 ~ sa s5.,4
According to a London correspondent,
Napoleon visits town every day, and gene
rally strolls along the sunny side of Bond
street, or haunts. the bow-windows of Il
clubhouse. He is very popular with the
working classes, who cheer him. He is
getting very fat. 5e9tt sra
The Emperor and Empress of Brazil are
industriously "doingo London.
The future Emperor and Empress of Ger
many were snubbed by Queen Victoria on
their recent visit to England. Her Majesty
refused to take them in at any of her pal
aces, and they were obliged to lodge'with
common ambassador. .i.i ltsjaSg
laio The Upper Chamber of the Parliament
Of the Netherlands, by vote of sixteen to
fifteen, has postponed indefinitely the con-
sideration of the treaty for cession of Guiana
to England.
" Telcgraphic Summary. "a
Archer, son of Col. VIM. Gillian, of
Richmond, for some time professor at the
| Virginia Military Institute, was drowned
! yesterday while bathing, near Lexington.
4 A swindler named Kohlhausen, who was,
several days ago, driven from the Rock
bridge Alum, recently appeared at the
| White Sulphur Springs, where he attempted
to practice his profession. He was known,
which resulted in failure of his efforts,
causing his sudden departure from the
/ White.
| Archibald Riddick, proprietor of the
Exchange hotel, at Suffolk, died there yes
terday of heart disease.
A bald eagle, measuring six feet nine
inches from tip to tip, was captured yester-
day by DR.. Henderson. of Pelham, North
Carolina. 4 4siouta gr7g
Boutwell's reported resignation is doubt
fl.1 .l -r. IA, f..-s'.,,
The award for granite for the new State
Department cannot be made for several
davs. i-iierrss IS tf.,s.lt .gi..s
The story of Pleasanton's resignation is
again ahoat. He declares he will not re-
\ sign. u.a8 f4s .eaMhsas ag.f ~
! Mr.. Mullett speaks very highly of the
Virginia quarries,. but it is apprehended
they are not sufficiently developed to fur
nish the huge masses of granite required
for the contracts. $3.50 sit,nt
A mad bull on Ninth avenue NY, injured
two, women seriously and child fatally.
i Neeo York, July 1S,-The Board of
Health of Brooklyn have adopted a strin-
gent regulation to quarantine smallpox pa
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