The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-15
LEANfECS.

There were / ,059 deaths in New York
last week.
Five c~ircuses and earthquake are trav-
cling about in Georgia.
w. o. Depauw declines the Democr, t.
ic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of
Indiana.
The ultra Democrats of Oregon pro-
pose to send delegates to the Louisville { on
~vention.
Much Of the wheat crop Just harvested
in Tennessee has been injured by the con-
tinual rain in that State.
"A Cuban letter to the San charges
General Ryan with arrant cowardice during
the expedition of the Fannie.
john T. ilaskins has been appointed
assistant Internal Revenue assessor in the
first Virginia district.
Japan has refused the application for a
treaty with the United States until the
other treaty powers are visited.
The Grant Republicans of the Fifth
Iowa district have nominated for Congress
Hon. James Wilson, Speaker of the pres
ent Iowa House of Representatives.
The number of deaths in Philadelph'a
last week vas S55, an increase over last
week Of 1870, and over the same week last
year of llG. From smallpox 10. Under
two years ofagc 497.
The editor of the Detroit Free Press
has printed his valedictory and retired, dis
gnSted with the action Of the Democracy
at Baltimore. Under new management
the Free Press will support Greeley.
1t is published in London that the
Pope, on the LIST Of Nov. last. bestowed
cardinal hats upon Most Rev. Henry Ed
ward Manning, Archbishop OF London, the
Archbishop Of Paris and Most Rev. Martin
John Spalding, now deceased, who was
thea Archbishop of Baltimore.
Five hundred dollars is offered as a
prize for the best campaign song, descrip-
tive ofthe pill swallowed by the Democrats at
Baltimore on the 10th. The competitors
arc to send their productions to the New
York Times.
w. w. Benefits planning and mould
ing mill, East Boston, was burned Satur-
day. Loss $4,000; Insurance SIS 900.
Several buildings adjoining, occupied for
mechanical purposes, were also consumed,
making the total loss about $4,000.
The United States Treasurer, on Fri.
day, paid to Colonel John I. Pickett, form,
erly of the Confederate army, $75 900 fol-
data from the rebel archieves against claim,
ants before the southern claims commission.
This sum was paid by special order of
Secretary Boutwell,, upon the recommends
ton of Messrs Adds and Ferris.
The Washington Republican says that
on the return of the President Tomorrow
the commissioner Of Internal Revenue will
submit a plan for rcdistricting the country
: and consolidating the revenue districts into
d ten 1.-THE supervisors who will be retained ar
understood to be William A. Simmons, 81.
las B. butcher, Alex. P. Tuition. James B
Sweitzer, Simon Il. Powell, P. w. Perry
John Mcdonald and Alexander Fulton
There are still others to be selected. New
, England will probably constitute one dis
trict; New York the second; Pennsylvania
New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware, thu
third; District of Columbia, Virginia, Yves
Virginia, North and South Carolina, tn
|, fourth; Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mis-
S sissippi and Tennessee, the fifth; Louisians
{ Texas, Arkansas, Indian Territory, Kansa
and Missouri, the sixth; Ohio, Indiana
Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Visor
SIN, the seventh. The remaining ~territor
'e west of the Mississippi to be apportioned
the remaining districts.