The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-06-08
GENERAL NEWS.

The Harvard College regatta took place
Saturday last.
A tree in California is said to be forty-
four feet four inches in diameter.
A superior quality of coal has been dis
covered at South st. Louis, Missouri.
Detroit boasts of colored base-ba
club called the "Waving Lilies" Ughl
The total conscience fund of the trea-
sury department foots up $4,000.
Strikes are becoming so fashionable.
that fellow would do well to look after
his eyes.
The German army is to be reduced to
peace footing of 100000 men. 1t don't
look that way to an American citizen.
Roasting ears have made their appear
ance in Wilmington, N. c., and plums are
very plentiful at 8 to 10 cents per quart.
There are seven churches in New York
owned exclusively by coored worshippers,
and representing $500, 900 in value.
A big Methodist camp-meeting was re-
Gently held near London The crowd in
attendance was said to be immense.
Nails, buttons and counterfeit money
are put 10 church contribution boxes in
Indiana. A poor lending to the Lord
The colored Odd Fellows of the United
States, on Monday celebrated in Phladel-
phia, their 35th anniversary.
The term "Gilt-edged He'll" is applied
this season. to John Morrissey's gambling
house at Saratoga.
Mr.. Horace Greeley has been going
through the South. Wonder how much
he carried homel
Mrs. Fair is convinced that she is SO fair
she will never be hanged But little
while longer and she will find her mistake.
Two hundred and fifty tons of strawber-
ries passed through Wilmington, Delaware,
one day last week. Quite strawberry
feast.
President Grant says jeff. Davis is max
ing a large number of Republicans all
over the country. Sad news for Demo-
cratic ears.
The United States army has been re-
duced to peace footing $4,000 men will
compose the rank and flea difference be-
tween Germany and ourselves.
Miss Nellie and Jesse Grant are en-
gagged playing croquet with Johnny Por-
ter, at Long Branch, while the President is
said to be engaged reading the World
Three persons, two ladies and the driver,
were recently killed in Monroe county, by
being thrown from wagon while the
horses attached were running away.
DR.. Stephenson is preparing to wash for
diamonds in Hall county, Ca, and the
problem will soon be solved, whether
Georgia possesses golconda of her own.
London claims to have larger popula-
ton than that of New York, Brooklyn,
Philadelphia, st. Louis, Chicago, Balti-
more, Boston and Cincinnati combined.
We don't believe her.
A gentlemanly resident of Sullivan
county, Maryland, being fined for con-
tempt of court, modestly requested the
judge to charge the amount and wait till
harvest for the money.
Missions net receipts, for singing one
hundred aud twenty nights, amounted to
the comfortable of 100000. We |
would have doubled the time, and would |
not have been particular about throwing
in year or two, besides.
A doctor in Lansingburg, N. Y, re-
fused to see a woman, who was in con- !
finement, because she was owing him bill |
for services previously rendered. She
died for want of medical attendance. 1t |
would be well enough to give the chap
little taste of hemp.
An Indian, recently condemned to be
shot, for murder, asked for twenty days
respite to visit his friends and bid them
farewell. He was permitted to go without
guard. Punctually to the hour named
he returned, when he was excused In obe-
dience to the sentence. How many white
men would have kept their word if SO sit
uated?