The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-01
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seized some time since, has been releas-
ed, on payment Of the fine.

seized some time since, has been releas-
ed, on payment Of the fine.
j 1t is stated that the Spanish authori.
tics have promulgated orders for the re-
lease of DIR. Houard.
| Thomas Marshall's bobbin factory at
Philadelphia, was burned yesterday. Loss
10000, insurance SO, 900.
| MADRID, , &c 30.--GeneraI Sickles
gives grand reception at the American
legation on the 4th of July.
From Hong Kong comes news of an
earthquake at Hamadd, which destroyed
the town and killed 500 persons.
Six hundred thousand barrels of pc
troleum oil changed hands on Saturday at
Titusville, involving, $1,000, 0OO.-
The Republicans of the twentieth dis
trict in Ohio, have nominated Richard G.
Parsons, of Cleveland, for Congress.
Five men engaged on bridge at st.
Louis were precipitated in the river by the
giving way Of the support, and one was
drowned.
In New York, yesterday, the ther-
mometer ranged from Oh to 100 degrees in
the street. There were several cases of
sunstroke.
A fire on Friday at Ford River, Mich
gan, destroyed mill owned by the Ford
River Lumber Company. Loss $4,000,
insurance $4,000.
The New Orleans Picaynle-- has a
long editorial urging the nomination of
William G.. Bryant for President by the
Baltimore convention.
MIR. Clymer, from Berks county, Penn
sylyania, was robbed of 500 while asleep
on the Hannibal and st. Joseph railroad
Missouri 0rain) Saturday.
The Westinghouse of Mr.. Quarter
burn, Pine Bluff, Ark, was burned FRI
doy night, and Quarterburn and his daugh-
ter were burned to death.
Misses Lula Hanson, of Baltimore.
Lucy Smith, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Mrs.
Mary Ripley, of GAINESVILLE, were drowned
At Milwaukee, Saturday night.
Seven loaded oil cars caught fire from
a passing engine on Saturday morning near
Palmyra, New York, and were consumed.
Both tracks of the railroad for some dis.
lance were destroyed. The loss is heavy.
The sum of $4,000 of the floating
debt of Camden, N. j., is again to be fund
ed the present year. This is the full extent
allowed by the charter in any one year.
Last year the same amount was funded.
- The small pox in Washington has,
within the past few days, become much
more viruleht than formerly, and an in
creascof three cases per day Is reported in
one locality. 1t is now proposed to BARI
cade some of the infected districts.
On Saturday night Rennisat, French
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Won Ar
nim, German Ambassador, signed the
treaty providing for the evacuation of
French territory by the German troops,
which has been for some time in regotia-
ton.
"A decree is promulgated in the Gacetd
confirming the resignation of Count VAL
maseda, Captain General of Cuba, and the
appointment of General Ceballos to fill the
place Professionally. The decree also re-
moves Gomez Pulido, Captain General of
Porto Rico.
--In reply to the inquiries, the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue announces that
condensed perfumes, in small cakes, each
cake in a tin-foil wrapper, are undoubtedly
liable to stamp duty under schedule &C."
and are liable to seizure and forfeiture for
being offered for sale unstamped, and the
party selling them is liable to a fine of $50
for each offense.
Yesterday morning man named Ike
Bennett, proprietor of the Newberg House
at Cleveland, attempted to murder his
wife by striking her several times with
heavy rolling-pin. He then went to his
room and cut his own throat with butch
cr-knile. He was dead when found. 1t
is thought his wife will recover. The
cause ofthe deed was intemperance.