The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-04
GENERAL NEWS.

The cars on many of the best railroads
at the West are lighted by candies. i' "a
Mrs. Abby Sage McF arland-R Richardson
is to publish another book Of poems.
Mrs. Myra Gaines has sold her 1926, 900
claim against the city of New Orleans for
$4,000.
General Wade Hampton is dangerously
i'll of nervous attack. His wife is also in
very bad health.
Brigham Young recently bought thirty
silk dresses for his wives, and yet he be-
heves in poligamy. i AaIl atsa aNAs
Postmaster-General Creswell and family
are enjoying the delights of Cobb's Island,
and will remain there till the latter part of
the present week.
L. p. Milligan. of Sons of Liberty noto-
riety, has commenced proceedings in the
Huntington county courts on a writ of
error, with view to having the Democratic
Supreme Court of Indiana review the pro-
ceedings by which the case was transferred
to the United States courts.
Mr.. Fred. Grants first. experience as a
civil engineer seems to have been rather
thrilling. Bertrand, famous mountaiDeer
and surveyor, led the young man out ON
the Colorado road from Clear Creek Canon.
The road is frightful !; a misstep would be
instant death. Master Fred. did the work
admirably and received the approval of his
grizzled mentor. si ss'siss hsa p's's
A certificate Of Incorporation of the South
ern Indiana Car and Machine Company has
been filed with the Secretary of State at
Indianapolis. The company is organized
for the purpose of manufacturing and con-
structing railroad cars and other machinery
at the town of GAINESVILLE, or Ohio Falls,
Clarke county. The capital stock is $500,
600, and the time of existence twenty-five
years. A. B. Semple, Charles S. Millard,
Henry H. Burkhardt, and John G. Barrett
are of board of seven Directors to man
age the business for one year. ~
On the 18th of September, Jerome Boz
naparet, of Baltimore, will be married to
Mrs. Edgar, of New Orleans, granddaugh-
ter of Daniel Webster. The bride elect is
the mother of three lovely children, and is
beautiful blonde of very youthful appear
ance. The groom is handsome bachelor
of 40--more OF less-and grandnephew
of NapoleonI. The wedding viii be strict
ly private, and take place at the residence
Of Catholic priest Of Newport. The we'd
ding dress is already completed, and is a
travelling costume of dark grey silk, with
overdress of same color. Both parties rep
resent immense wealth, Jerome Bonaparte
being grandson and heir-prospective of
Madame Patterson Bonaparte of Baltimore,
Md. is'.a..sl ssE !
81. Louis, August Silt will be recol-
iected that Christina Nilsson, while coming
to this city from Memphis last April, acct
dentally dropped some four thousand dol
lars worth Of diamonds from the window Of
a car, on the Iron Mountainrailroad. Par
ties searched several days for the jewels,
but without success, and Miss Nilsson gave
them up for lost. Yesterday Mrs. Flynn,
wife of laborer on the railroad, found the
gems opposite her door, just outside of
Desoto, they having been unearthed by a
fractions calf that she had tied to stake
near the railroad track. Miss Nilsson was
telegraphed at Newport of the recovery Of
her treasures, and she replied that she
would present the Flynn family with five
hundred dollars. The diamonds viii be
expressed to their owner tomorrow.