The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-30
SUMMARY,

"A slight shock Of earthquake was felt
at Paducha early Tuesday morning.
Forty thousand pounds of California
butter have been shipped to New York.
--Weikle & Smiths spice factory, in
Philadelphia, was burned yesterday eve-
ming. Loss, $4,000.
--Governor Hawlcy is looked upon as
the next Senator from Connecticut should
the Republicans carry the election.
The Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific
railroad laid its track across the Missouri
river bridge at Leavenworth yesterday.
The snow in the mining camps of Little
Cottonwood district is about fourteen feet
deep on level, and many houses are bu-
ricd.
The United States steamer ''Narragan-
sett'' has raised the American flag over
the harbor of Panpopaags, Navigator's
Islands.
The Massachusetts, State colorcd con-
gates to the national colored convention to
be held in New Orleans April 10th.
Mrs. Walton, while en- route Wednes-
day in Broadway, New York, car to de-
post some seven thousand dollars in bank,
was robbed of it by some adroit pick
pocket.
The railroad ticket agents. convention
adjourned in Louisville Yesterday. The
rates underwent thorough revision, the
changes made being general advance on
former prices.
Senator Wilson has declined to preside
over the State convention at Worcester for
the election Of delegates to the Philadelphia
convention, and ex-Goyernor Clifford will
be invited to do so.
Vigorous efforts are TO be made for the
admission of New Mexico as State. The
Constitution framed and to be voted on in
few days, is similar to the new Illinois in
strument. A population of 10000 is
claimed.
Hank Smith ,ate president of the Bowl
ing Green Savings Bank, New York, has
compromised with the depostors, who re-
lease him from all responsibility by his pay
ing $4,000 in installments, to include Sl0,-
900 worth Of COAL
The Matilda Wayman, the mother Of
Bishop Wayman, colored, aged between
10 and so years, expired rather suddenly,
at the residence of her son, Charles Way
man, III Tuckahoe Neck, Caroline county,
Nd, Thursday last. She had been = slave
Of lloadman Shields, of that county, aud
half her days were spent in his service.
The New York Tribune of yesterday
morning publishes letter signed by Hor-
ace Greeley, r. Selden, Fred. A. Conk-
ling, Sinclair Tousev, S. Kaufman, Waldo
ketchem, and others, indorsing the princi-
pies set forth by the Liberal Republicans
of Missouri, and approving of the holding
of the Cincinnati Convention.
General Thomas Francis BuIk and
A. E. CASTILLO, labor protection speakers,
were arrested at Cumberland, Nd, on yes
terday, by mistake, for parties who had
played successful confidence game in No
bic county, Ohio. They were taken to
Wheeling, recognized, and promptly re-
leased. Upon legal advice they will bring
suit for damages.
The Atlanta tGa.) Sun describes two
individuals seen ia that city, on the 25th
instant, and who passed on westwardly,
whom it suspects to be Ii. B. Lowery, the
North Carolina outlaw, who has been re-
ported, on the authority of member of
his band, as killed, and one of his comrades.
The SIN thinks that the large reward
offered for Lowery's apprehension good
ground for believing that he would attempt
to flee the State