The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-14
IrALY'S POSITION TOWARDS FRANCE!
A N 9TH Err 1eIOTy
Financial &c Commercial
&c.
&c.

Destructive Fire at Goldsboro, N. C.-Two IIo-
tells, Ten Stores and other Property Burned
Loss $4,000.
Goldsboro, N. c., Aug. 14.-About
half past twelve o'clock last night fire
broke out in the Exchange Hotel in this
place, destroying the two hotels, ten stores
and the out-buildings, and the railroad car
sheds.
The loss is estimated at about $S0, 900,
upon which there is an insurance of proba-
bly, 100000.
The fire was the work of an mcendiary,
and is generally supposed to have had its
origin out of the late negro riot here.
Another Riot.
Londonderry, August l4.-The appren-
tice boys, headed by amember parliament,
johnson Rea, of Belfast, attempted pro-
cession in violation of the proclamation.
The police scattered them amid cheers for
Catholics. Stones were thrown when the
riot act was read, and the cavalry and police
charged. Thirty arrests were made, and
several persons wounded.
The Corean Expedition.
San Francisco, August 14.-The Corean
expedition has accomplished no change of
relations. Minister Low and Admiral
Rogers will await instructions from WASH
ington, before pushing hostilities. Details
fully confirm the telegraphic report of the
second battle.
Italys Position Towards France.
London, August At is reported that
the Italian government has instructed its
minister at Versailles to express thanks to
Theirs for his pacific and concilatory
words, but surprise that Theirs permits his
speakers to use language injurious to Italy.
Liberal Rome journals express the read-
ness of Italy to enter into an alliance with
France, if France will abandon negotiations
in relation to the Pope.
From China and Japan.
San Francisco, dug. l4.-Thc steamship
China has arrived from Hong Kong with 40
coolies, 283 steerage passengers, and 45,5O9
packages of merchandise. Japan is quiet.
Immense improvement in widening canals
and building railroads is progressing.
Victor Emmanuel and the Pope.
Ne,c York, August 14.-The World has
a special, that Victor Emmanuel proposes
to restore the Quirnal to the Pope, and to
enter into league with France and Spain,
to secure the Pope's perfect independence
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
Opening of the Gubernatorial Campaign in
Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio, August 12.--General
Thos. Ewing, Jr. delivered the opening
campaign speech for the Ohio Democracy in
the coming contest for Governor. The
speech mainly discusses financial issues.
He says the Democracy of Ohio proposes
that the general government shall furnish
all the money Of the people, in an issue
which shall be legal tender equally with
coin for all public and private debt whatso-
ever, except when the contract expressly
calls for specie, and with it redeem the
five-twenty bonds and that to prevent an
undue expansion of the currency, it shall
issue a three per cent. bond, which shall be
exchangeable at par for the legal tenders at
any time, and into which the legal tenders
may, at the option of the holders, at any
time be converted.
! An Express Messenger Confesses TO Being
Implicated in a Robbery.
81. Louis, August I'D. W. Souter,
. United States express delivery messenger,
whose wagon was recently robbed, and
who is under arrest for being implicated il
. the robbery, confesses that he was con-
! cerned in it. He tells different stories
f about being approached by a man, whose
name he conceals, and urged to assist il
the ROBBERY of the company. This, he says
he resisted, but the mans appeals were sc
persistent and continued, that he finally
? Welded and entered into the robbery witt
{ j. S. Canon and Thomas Grady, who ar
. also under arrest. He says that Kendall
] the driver, knew nothing of the affair.
' The party who planned the robbery, an,
: who is supposed to have the money, i
known.
Fatal stabbing Affair in New Orleans
Neso Orleans, Aug. l2.-About 2o'clocl
this morning Dominick Byrnes inflicte'
three dangerous stabs upon Ned Hughes,
5 cab driver, who went to the hospital bleed
ing profusely. Byrnes subsequently stab
bed Pat Brady twice through the heart
il killing him instantly. After a chase of sev
eral blocks, Byrnes was arrested by tn
police. The murder was committed in
coffee house, near Poydras market. 1t wa
caused by whiskey.
= The weather here is warm and the cit
healthy.
The Indian Campaign i'm Arizona.
! San Francisco, August 12.-Advice
from Tucson, Arizona, state that Generi
Crooks campaign against the Apaches
proceeding vigorously. He is confident {
reducing the sayages to submission If nc
jnterferred with by the Peace Commission
N Merit Rewarded.
Ne,o York, August l3.-The police I
the first precinct yesterday presented Co
r. Inns and Quigley, battery boatmen, eac
ls with solid silver shield, for rescuing IL
rs passengers of the "Westfield' at the tin
: Of the recent explosion, and the America
IS Life Saving and Benevolent Society w
Ae soon present them with gold badges f