The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-07
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THE PROPOSED ITALIAN PROCESSION!
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS (!
THE WESTFIELD DISASTER!
War Steamers Ready for Service I!
A SERIOUS RIOT In DUBLIN I
Troubles with the German s0ldIeryl
SEC. SEC. Sc.
THE WESTFIELD DISASTER +!
War Steamers Ready for Service
SERIOUS RIOT In DUBLIN /


The Proposed Italian Procession-Yacht Sunk
Escape of Prisoners-The Westfield Disas-
ter, &c., &c.
| NeW York, August Mayor Hall has
declined TO review the Italian procession
on 25th. The Swiss society has been
obliged to decline to join in the procession
as by their laws they are forbid particpa-
ton in political or religious demonstrations.
The Polish society joins in the procession,
The yacht Tony Miller was sunk Satur-
day at Little Bay-Side. Several Queens
county officials were aboard. All were
saved in an insensible condition.
VIM. Carr OIL and John Harrington. two
boys arrested for attempting to throw the
evening train from the track on Friday, es-
capped officers, who are still in pursuit of
them.
Two temporary buildings are being
erected at lower quarantine for persons
not sick, but exposed to cholera on voy-
ages from Europe.
The Nautical Gazette says: "We shall
probably ask the coroner to have brought
before him gentleman who refused to
grant a certificate to the boiler of the
'Westfield,' not two years ago, and gen.
tleman who told Jacob Ii. Vanderbilt if he
did not obtain competent superintendent
someterribe accident would happen on his
boats.
A riot occurred on Sunday on the North
river excursion steamer. james E. Hultz
was severely injured.
Serious Riot in Dublin.
Dublin, August Tin spite of the pro-
hibition, the friends of Fenian amnesty at
tempted to hold meeting in Phoenix park.
Mr.. Smythe, member of Parliament, Mr..
Sullivan, editor of the Nation, and John
Sullivan Byrne, entered the park, followed
by a large crowd. Police Superintendent
Howe, standing on the Wellington monu-
ment, ordered the crowd to disperse but
instead of obeying the order he was hurled
TO the base of the monument and barbar-
ously treated A half an hours fight en-
sued, when, the police being reinforced, the
crowd was dispersed.
Messrs. Smythe and Sullivan We're badly
wounded. Over one hundred of the in
jured were taken to the hospital.
London, August IA dispatch from
Dublin to-day says that the city is quiet
Several places visited by the royal party
were gutted on Sunday by the mob.
French Affairs.
WAR STEAMERS READY FOR SERVICE
TROUBLE WITH THE GERMAN SOL
DIERY, &C,
London, August 7.-Several French war
steamers are ready at Toulop, in view of
the approaching Eastern complications.
Troubles continue in portions of France
occupied by the Germans.
A Prussian subject having been hanged
day or two since at Poligny, in the depart
ment of Jura, riot followed, in which the
German soldiers wounded about twenty cit
izens, and threatened to burn the place.
Quiet was restored, the authorities promis-
ing the arrest of the offenders.
Hnytien Insurgents Furnished With Arms
by Baez.
Neao York, Aug. 6.-San Domingo ad-
vices report Baez distributing arms among
the Haytien insurgents and partizans of Sal
nave.
Arms and munitions have been received
from New York, and the Haytien govern
ment have ordered 5000 troops to the from
tier with orders to shoot every one found
under arms.
Baez, in his recent engagement with Ca
bral, took fourteen prisoners, all of whom
were shot Immediately.
Cabral retook San Miguel, and with the
provisional government on the south of the
island, will recommence active operations
against Baez.
Haytien crops promise large yield.
Irish Demonstration Forbid.
London, August 6.--The Dublin authori-
ties forbid any public meeting to demand
the release of Irish political offenders.
Death Of Celebrated Mnre--Fast Time.
Buffalo, ~. T., August 6.-The cele-
brated trotting mare Purity" while exer-
cising on the driving park this evening,
dropped dead from heat.
Goldsmith" made mile in 2:195 this
evening, while exercising.
The first entire negro jury ever held
women and released them.
The First Bale of New Cotton.
Sarannah, Ca, August 6.-Samders,
Goodwin 4 Miller received to-day the first
bale of new cotton. 1t was raised by II.
p. o. Craddock, of Jefferson county, Flor
ida.
Italian Demonstration in California.
San Francisco, Aug. 6.-ln the Italian de-
monstration to-day, in honor ofthe occupa-
ton of Rome by Victor Emanuel, there
were no disturbances, and no inscriptions
carried to wound Catholic feelings. The
police had made extra precautions, but
there was no necessity for their interfer-
ence.
- Shipping News.
Fort Monroe, Aug. 6.-Pilot boat CO.
quette reports having passed bound for Bal
timore, bark Lord Baltimore and New
Light from Rio; brig Lizzie Troop from st.
Pierre. Passed out, banks Campanera and
Rialto for River Platte I; steamer North
America for Liverpool brig Chattanooga
for Porto Rico. Arrived bark Barn Brac
from Santos for orders.
Telegraphic Summary.
There was only one-half the usual num-
Der of passengers on the New York ferry
boats Sunday, the people being deferred
by the late accident.
A forty-barrel lubricating oil well has
been struck at Terre-Haute, Indiana, at
the depth of l, ,633 feet.
1t is reported that Charles Francis
Adams has declined the position of arbi-
traitor under the treaty of Washington.
Martin L. Massett, from New Orleans,
died suddenly in Franklin Square, Philadel-
phia, yesterday, from hemorrhage.