The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-25
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| "A uatlaX dlSp8tch announces the re-
covery Of the body of Henry M. Yelling
ton from the wreck of the Atlantic.
| livery planter that fights grass all the
summer, and then buys hay, ought to be
fined 500 to be held in trust for his
children or next of kin.
AT the New York Normal school
examinations for admissions thirteen
colored applicants presented themselves,
six of whom passed the test.
The late DIR. Marshall Hall, of Eng
land, said: "What consumptives want is
air, not physic--purc air, not medicated
air-and plenty of bread and meat"
The constitutional convention of Ohio
have indefinitely postponed proposition
to amend the constitution so as to pro-
hibit the legislature from passing any usury
laws.
Chicago talks of introducing Saturday
afternoon bull-Gght matinees, as nice,
light summer amusement for ladies' and
children. After the recent jubilee, any
thing will do. -
An old woman at Liverpool, Ohio,
ibid not want them to take any trouble
after she was dead, but if it was Just the
same she'd like TO be buried with her
spectacles on"
An Illinois editor speaking of one Of
the writer's for the Journal, claims to be
sable to endure most kinds Of people, ''but
says ''he can't bear natural fool.n I'm
fortunately his 'maternal ancestor" could.
The money-lovng property holders at
Niagara Falls propose making spacious
park on the American side, so as to pre-
vent persons from getting view Of them
until they have paid a fee for admission
into the enclosure.
"A young lady at Eau Claire, Wiscon-
sin, disappeared the other day, and after
three hundred people had searched for five
hours she was found sitting on the banks
of the river with her lover, squeezing hands
and talking nonsense, as ifnothing had hap
pened.yr
"A Duluth editor publishes statistics to
prove that within nine years that embryo
city will need fifty elevators, one thousand
steamers, and tens Of thousands of railroad
cars. He sees it Sin his minds eye," and
is so confident all tins will come to pass he
will sell half interest in his printing.office
fir anew mich COW.
The United States circuit court for the
district of Kansas has decided, in accord
ance with the decision of the supreme court
of Pennsylvania, in the case of Fowler VS..
Scully, that national banks cannot enforce
mortgage given for advances of money to
be made, though for debts already due
mortgage can be enforced.
Josh Billings knows what's good. He
says: "Take couple of yung cartridges
and pot them down, and serve up with the
RIGHT lind nu ahprno apA thau haat tho
ham sandwich you buy on the Camden &
Amboy railroad S75 per cent. have eat
these lamentabel M Jersey ham sandwich,
and must say that prefer couple of bass
wood chips, soaked in mustard water, and
stuck together with Spaulding's glue"
The Nashville papers estimate that if
five thousand dollars had been spent last
April in improving the sanitary condition
of that city, one million dollars would have
been saved to its commerce and many val
liable lives preserved. The old proverb,
ian ounce of prevention is worth pound
of cure" never had more striking illus
tration of its truth, and the hint should
not be lost upon our own city authorities.
Seven railroads Of Illinois, namely:
The Chicago and Northwestern, the Chi
cago and Iowa, the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul, the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific, the Chicago, Burlington and
Qr,ncy, the Chicago and Alton, and the
Illinois Central, have signed an agreement
to issue no more free passes except to
their own employees and their families
travelling on their own roads. Passes now
outstanding will continue in force until
December 81, when they expire, and will
MT he renewed