The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-01

Of the non-payment of judgments for the
"Westfield' disaster.
Easter Sunday was celebrated in the
Episcopal churches of New Orleans, which
were elegantly decorated Christ and Trini-
ty churches magnifcently.
Tho convicted anti-Chinese rioters Of
Los Angeles, California, have been sem
| fenced to imprisonment in the penitentary
for terms ranging from two to six years.
News has been received at Key West
that the steamer "Vmginius" has succeed
ed in escaping from the harbor Of Aspin-
wall, and is now on her way to Florida.
We'll informed politicians in Washing
ton assert that Judge Davis will decline to
run as Presidential candidate if be shall
not be indorsed by the Cincinnati Conven-
ton.
The first through train Of the Louis
vile and Cincinnati railroad passing over
the iron railroad bridge at Cincinnati, left
Louisville for New York yesterday after
noon.
The corporate limits Of St. Louis have
been extended, taking in the forest and
northern parks recently authorized by the
Legislature, and will probably add from
ten to fifteen thousand inhabitants to the
city.
"A terrific tornado visited st. Louis
about s O'Clock Saturday evening. Portions
of the large brick market-house on Seventh
street, between Spruce and Poplar, were
blown down, and several persons badly in
jured, one or two perhaps fatally.
1t is rumored that the Court of Ap-
peals has decided that the Court of Special
Sessions of New York, as at present con-
stituted, is illegal, and that all sentences
given there by Judges Bowling and Shandly
are null and void.
| "A bill providing for the transfer of the
States interest (one-balf) in the Louisville
government has passed the Kentucky Leg
islature. Also, title exempting from
execution and garnishee the wages of me-
chanics to the amount of $50.
--Advices from Rear Admiral Lee, of
the flagship Worcester" at Havana, to
Washington, state that on the birthday of
Emperor William of Germany the Ameri-
can vessels in the harbor fired salute of
twenty-one guns in honor of the occasion.
The question of suppressing the sale
of liquor on Sunday in Philadelphia is Gre
ating considerable excitement in that city.
There seems to be an organized resistance,
and the police are in daily receipt Of savage
anonymous communications from the mob.
MISS Nellie Grant, daughter of the Pre-
sident, started for Europe to-day. She
was accompanied by eX-Secretary Boric,
his wife and two nieces, and by the ex-Col-
lector of the port OF New York, Thomas
Murphy, and family. The party will pro-
bably fall in with General Sherman and
Miss Nellie's brother.
| The Internal Revenue Office has de-
cided that when manufacturers of soap
claim for their manufactures medical or
cosmetic properties, and advertise such
manufactures as possessing the virtues re-
| erred to, the same will be subject to the
| tax which the revenue laws impose upon
patent medicines and cosmetics manutac-
tured and offered for sale as such.
The President to-day semitic the House
the documents in his possession relating to
| the case Of DR.. Howard, an American clti-
zen in Cuba. The Secretary of State las
instructed our Charge a. Afaires at Ma
drid to bring the case to the attention Of
the Spanish government, and point out the
fact that DR.. Howard is a native Of tie
United States, and to ask forth immediate
| release.
The French National Assembly took
a recess Yesterday. until April %. Rar
yious to the adjournment President Theirs
addressed the Assembly. He guaranteed
the maintenance of internal order. declared
that the army was faithful. and assured the
! Chamber that no interluption Of peace was
threatened from abroad. In the course Sf
| his speech he inlimated that France was not
entirely isoIatcd--she was not without all-
ances.
r -,
| line treasurer OF 'le om.eu otates, III
reply 10 an inquiry on the suoJect, makes
the statement that nacuonal currency not
oelnS iesal-tehuer ior ,ns pay lien1 oi
private aeots, hauohai oahhs, hoe aess-
mated as depositarles' are nol required oy
law 10 receive !, III any amounts nor are
national oank aeposlearies Ie9ullen g re.
ceWe 1t, exsept "nen psesenteo ~ pay 1ent
OF dues 10 me omtsu o.ates etner man AZ
customs, OF lor reaelnp.ion. Nauonai
nahk dePoStaiies are iecuieo 10 LeIels1
fractional currency mo- uelaceu OF lnuIiaseu st
IN payment OF an pupnc oues less tiiah ii'e
dollars except custolns'
"A case has Just been decided in Wash
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