The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-22
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

NeYaua ClVll1zaClOn recently enjoyed
itself over a fight between two wildcats
and bulldog, for $500 side.
The Pittsburg Gazette claims that, that
city is the healthiest in the world. Visitors
there are always well sooted.
Eighteen horse thieves captured, and
thirty-nine more tracked and followed, is
the record of Indiana for one week.
A thrifty citizen of Lewistown, Me-,
saved dollar the other day by unscrewing
and returning the handles of his wife's
coffin.
Last year 1900 tons of the South
Carolina phosphates were shipped to Eng
land and Holland, and 17,0o0 tons to
American ports.
The Labor Exchange in San Francisco
has in three years found employment for
over 5000 women, and more than twice
that number of men.
A cute youngster says the Connecticut
River is so called because it connects Ver-
mont and New Hampshire and cuts through
Massachusetts.
According to returns furnished by about
two hundred master carpenters, of the
q
nine-tenths are out of work.
A National Convention of colored men is
to be held in st. Louis on the 22d inst, to
settle, among other things, upon general
holiday or a moderate number of holidays.
The English road locomotive on exhibi-
ton at the New Jersey State fair is sur
rounded always by crowd. This steamer
on Monday was attached to one of Hewes
Il Phillips heaviest drays, loaded with
10000 pounds Of pig iron, and which il
drew with ease all over the ground.
A remarkable instance of the triumph OF
mind over matter has occurred in Spring
field. A man habitually absent-minded is
missing, and it is believed that the absent
mind must have carried the body with it.
According to news from Wick, in Scot.
land, the catch of herring dnringa stated
period offour days had been extraordinary
| 1t is computed that 900 boats landed about
50,000,000 herrngs, which are valued,
when cured, at GlO0,000.
There were two deaths from yellow fevel
at Charleston on Saturday, and one deatf
Monday. There are but few persons sick
and the general testimony of physicians is
that the disease is dying out.
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| The French section of the international
recently admitted women to vote, but
shocking to relate, denied them the frs
privilege of their sex-speech--as if sucl
a restriction could be enforced.
During the past three years the number
of postoiiices in the United States, the post
masters of which are appointed by til,
President, has been increased by about $50
the total number now being nearly 1900
/ These offices become Presidential under thu
law where the postmasters' salary exceeds
/ So 900, and large increase is indicative 0
a rapidly growing correspondence.
A correspondent has been figuring up tn
miles of existing telegraph wires. 1t ap
pears there are 100000 miles in Europe
IS0, 900 in America, IA, 900 in India, 10, ,00
in Australia, and 10000 of sub-marn
cable. Total, GS4,000 miles, to which
there are additions being made at the rat
of 100000 miles yer year. At this rate 0
increase it will not be many years till al
communications are made by lighting, ant
nearly as cheaply as they were conducts
twenty years ago by mail.
The English government has just amend
ed its rules for testing the qualifications Q
persons proposed for appointment to civ
service, by providing that after the cand
date has passed his examination and re
ceived his certificate, he shall enter on
six-months' probation to test his condue
and general capacity for business, and sha
not then be employed without proof of fiji
ness. What blessing it would be if sue
rule could be enforced in this country