The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-19
GENERAL ITEMS,

Students of Champaign (Ill.) University
ainuse themselves by building steam en-
gines.
-" Transactions in Hair" is the heading
given by Detroit editor to an account of
a street fight.
1t is rumored that Gen. F. e. Walker
will retire as Commissioner of Indian At
fairs on the 1st of January ensuing.
The Republican majority in the Penn
syivania Legislature is 81 on joint ballot
3 in the Senate and % in the House.
james Bahir, the colored man who
was stabbed by William Green, in re-
cent bar-room quarrel in Boston, died yes
terday.
The trial of Mrs. Wharton on the
charge of an attempt to murder Eugene
Van Ness, of Baltimore, will come on at
Annapolis on Monday next.
"A Halifax man married lady the
other day without consulting his grown-up
daughters. They whipped him, pulled her
hair, and took him home in triumph.
"A son of the murdered Crittenden is
preparing to get his eye frescoed. He is
following Laura Fair, who has some little
experience in shooting with murderous in
tent.
"A Mississippi paper has recently had q
correspondent who signed himself "Methu-
selah." Another one now goes him
several better and subscribes himself "Im-
mortality"
"A Convention Of the colored Baptists
of North Carolina, assembled at Goldsbo-
rough yesterday, with large attendance of
ministers and visitors. The convention adj
journs to-day.
"A Tennessee sleeping-car, full of
slumberers, was lately tossed into ditch
by switching train. Nobody was se-
riously injured, but it was some time be-
fore Identities were thoroughly established.
Western papers are agitated by the
question "Why does Edmund Yates part
bis hair in the middle?" Do they suppose,
asks the New York Commercial, "he came
to this country to make side show p "
The drying house of Messrs. Look &
Lincoln, pillow manufacturers, of Marion,
together with large quantity of finished
pillow handles, lumber, &C., was destroyed
by fire Monday evening last. Loss about
81 600.
I'm St. Louis, recently, a scoundrel
tried to blow up number of sleeping pc.
licemen. The vigilant guardians of tina,
town can hardly rest at night, such is the
boldness of the prowlipg villains who in.
vest the place.
1T is rumored that Cuban expedition
of 600 men, 10000 stand of arms ane
several pieces of artillery is ready. The
vessel will leave with regular papers ant
load at sea. The authorities at Washing
ton are on the alert.
The trial of Chief of Police McWil
lams and Detective Doyle, charged witt
completely in the Jersey City bank rob
berry, has been postponed to the 2+th inst
The chief has been admitted to bail. Doyl
previously filed bonds.
An Illinois woman went into the river
on suicide intent, the other day. A lot G
sordid boys on the bank threw mud at her
Old Adam rose in her despairing bosom
She waded ashore, had the boys arrested
and will see them put through before sh
tries suicide again.
| The Republicans of the First Cor
gressional district of Connecticut hay
nominated General Joseph R. Hawley &c
Congress. They wonld honor tnenselve
by electing him, and the House of Rel
yasentativss would be honored by so alb
| and uprighta man among its members.
The Straightouts of New Jersey are
have a grand barbecue. at which an OK
to be roasted whole, at Mount Rose, Me
Ger county, n. j., Tuesday, Oct. %.
Chauncy Burr will speak on the occasion
and John Quincy Adams has been invite
to be present,
III DECLARE said an old lady, rever
ing to the promise made on her mara.
day by he liege lord, 81 shall never torg
when Obadiah put the nuptial ring on II
finger, and said, With my worldly goo
, thee endow.' He used to keep a dr.
goods store then, and I thought he W
going to give me the whole there was in
was young and simple then, and did n
know till afterward that it meant one ca
co gown year."