The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-16
Varieties.
The Siamese Twins are sixty years old.
Missouri is to have State constitutional


In Mobile they are selling milk for
twenty cents quart.
Boston reports an ice crop in that neigh
borhood of 100000 tons.'
Six public spirited citizens are candidates
for mayor of New Albany, Indiana.
Elmira, New York, has two girls in its
postoffice, and one in its clerks office.
California is expecting visit in April
| from President Grant and Secretary Fish.
One indianapolis editor writes down
another as the imbecile word-making
reptile"
A marble bust of Senator Wilson is to
adorn the Ma ssachusetts State House at
Boston.
Ten thousand acres CT land in Fiji were
recently purchased by Scotchman for
sixpence an acre.
1t is painful to see how many men wind
up the week by reeling homo at midnight
on Saturday.
"The Old Mans Drunk Again" is the
title of the latest temperance song in San
Francisco.
An aboriginal usurper has assumed the
crown of Abysinia, calling himself the
Emperor Negus.
A frightful amount of drunkenness is
complained of in both Liverpool and Man.
chester, England.
Professor Huxley has been elected to
succeed Charles Dickens as President of
the Birmingham and Midland Institute.
The revenue officials in San Francisco
are making raids upon the Cinnamon for
the illicit manufacture of cigars.
A member of the Illinois Legislature
wants law passed to provide for teaching
plain sewing in the public schools.
Mrs. Susan Rusk, of Allegheny county,
Va, died last week at the age of III, leav-
ing an orphan daughter only ninety eight
years DID,
A member of the Virginia Legislature is
demanding legislation to protect the people
against paper and chip-bottom shoes.
The famous Pantheon of Paris has
escaped serious injury, although the dome
and outer walls bear marks of the bonn
bardment.
In 1869 sixteen Of the English railway
carried each upwards of FIVE millions of
passengers, exclusive OF season-ticket hold
ers.
Massachusetts is anxious to repeal not
cnly the national income tax but also a
State income tax she has on her statute
book.
A poem in an agricultural paper, called
Song of the Farmer Boy" very apprs-
priately commences with 'Ho brothers,
ho /"
The Chattanooga Times asks: "Whither
are we drifting?" To which the Knox
vile Whig replies 'It would be protane
in us to say"
Because it is first Graded and then thrash
ed, and finally becomes the flower of the
family.
"Have you ever broken horse p in
quired horse-jockey. "Not exactly" re-
piled Simm ons, 'but | have broken three
or four wagons"
In Boston poor nan who, less than
year ago, had only ore suit of clothes, went
into the newspaper business and now has
eight suits. Seven Of them are for libel.
Mr.. Brignoli, in attempting to say at the
Nilsson concert in Indianapolis that Made
moiselle Nilsson was suffering from cold,
declared that "M'll, Nilsson was 1eetle
horse.'"
Ziba Andrews, a brakesman on the
Grand Trunk railway, was killed Tuesday
by falling from train near West Paris,
Maine.
Marcellas Cogehall, aged % years, COM
mitted suicide atBoston last Tuesday night
by taking poisoi.
A boy fourted years old, named Waters,
while attempting to get on passing engine
at Memphis, Tnnessee, Tuesday morning,
fell and the engine passed over him, cut
ting off both bgs, inflicting fatal injuries.
An unknown coIored man was shot in
the head Tueday in Memphis and instant
| ly killed bya white man. The colored
mans body vas secretly buried, and moth
| ing was knwn of the murder until We'd
nesday.
| A gentlman learned in the origin of
social cusoms was asked what was the
meaning Of casting an old shoe after
newly-m.rried couple as they started on
their TRIP Said he: "To indicate that the
chances of happiness in matrimony are
very slippery"
1t ws slippery the other day, in Water
bury, lonnecticut, says the american.
ais thee any show goin' ON here 2" said
a rud boy as he stuck his head into a
store loor. "No, sonny, why 2" "Cause
there, so many people sittin' on the side
walkwith their hats off"
farmer out near Kickapoo bought
! somsnew-fangled burning fluid of trav-
elm; hdmbuggist, who said it would not
expode. The farmer will try to build him
a huse next summer little larger than
theone he had before he bought the OIL
Wen anybody tells you they have an
nd-explosive coal oil, and they want to
slow it to you, don't you let them do it.
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