The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-10
GENERAL ME Ws.

OARoLINIANs GOING CUNNING Fol
, REVENUE OFFICERS. Supervisor Perry. q
North and South Carolina, has forwded t.
toe internal revenue Office copies of re-
ports of local officers in the seventh NORTH
Carolina district, showing the great danger
to which they are exposed there in thei
efforts to enforce law. The sheriff o.
jackson county writes that Deputy U. S
Marshal ID. Q. Cannon and Deputy Colec.
tor Deaver, while on their way to Webster
N. O., with property seized for violation
OF the revenue laws, Were fired upon seve-
raj times. Bench warrants were issued,
and Intellectual attempts made to arrest the
guilty parties. Sheriff Buchanan thinks
1t extremely hazardous for officers TO travel
over that county without protection.
The Department of Agriculture reports
that there have been fewer losses from dis
ease or exposure among cattle, sheen.
horses aud hogs in the United States dur
ing the past season than for several years
previously. No virnlent disease has pre-
vailed, and millions of dollars, compared
with several previous years reports, have
oeen saved from loss. The improved con.
dltion OF stock is attributed to abundant
Iced, more humane treatment, and the
mildness of the past winter.
DR.. Moreau Morris, sanitary inspeotor
of New York, reports that several horses
nave recently died there after feeding freely
on brewers grain, and that chemical anal
ysls shows that their death was caussd hv
strychnine. 1t is mono of our business
perhaps, but we don't believe strychnine n
wholesome diet for man or beast. Still. as
tne drinkers, or at all events the brewers
OF lager think differently, we rest content
with the bare suggestion, awaiting the sci
entific dictum OF the times.
The Scranton miners and laborers have
arranged their differences, the former max
ing important concessions. The offer to
resume work subject to arbitration has |
been again submitted to the operators, but
Is not yet accepted. The operators appear
to expect other results from the breach
which they fostered between miners and
iaborers, but which has been unexpectedly |
heaed. In the meantime the miners in
Two other regions have succumbed and ac-
cepted the terms offered by the operators.
The STATUE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN in
tended for the Fairmount Park, Pbiladel-
phla, is now on its way to this country.
The statue is of bronze, was ulptured by
Rogers, and is valued at the sum of $780,
O00. 1t is to be placed on graute psdes-
tai, designed by Struthers. The entire
structure will be thirty-three feet in height,
conspicuously placed, and visible both on
entering and leaving the park.
More men kill themselves than women.
Women prefer jumping into the water: /:
men prefer to blow their brains out, Aged
men cut their throats, aud aged women
AXE to ropes. More single persons commit
uicide than married; moro divorced persons
han widowed. So say the statistics.
Henry L. JOY. of Saco Maine, dsap-
,eared mysteriously some weeks ago. in
company with woman named Mccarthy.
The woman was found drowned few days ..
fter. aud the body of Joy was found on
be beach on Monday last.
The Conservatives (what name n of Z
,aupbell county, lately held meeting at :
,ampbell @. H., to devise plan of reor-
anzng. They seem to have droppsd
heir items" "ehiefs of tens" and "cbiefs d
{ fifties, &C." Their Indian regulations
idn't pay. ?
Norfolk is soon to be supplied with an u
bundance OF fresh water. The old salts
an now refresh themselves. O
The joint worm has made it's appear =
nce In Spottsylvania. 4