The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-20
Telegraph Summary.

The opera-house, court .house, and other
prominent buildings at Burlington, Iowa,
have been burned. Loss $400, 900. lnsur
ance $4,000. The total number of
buildings burned were lorty-nine. Four
squares were burned over.
The exports of petroleum from Philia.
delphia to foreign ports during last week
amounted to 2,l3s,0O2 gallons, making
total of ~ ,5G2 $50 gallons since the 1st of
January. A large number of vessels are
now loading with oil along the Schuylkill
and Delaware. Az. ....
Albert b. Williams, soldier indicted
for murder at Fort Niagara, and who has
been in Jail for two years, pleaded guilty Of
manslaughter, and has been sentenced to
the Albany penitentiary for one year and
pay fine Of $500. 49,
The farmers and laborers of Shelby
vile, Ind, and vicinity, held a meeting Sat
urdaY and passed resolutions condemning
the congressional "salary grab" railroad
monopolies, and the "moneyed aristoc-
Taey."
The large tannery Of Weets & Station,
about four miles from Addison, Steuben
county, New York, was nearly destroyed
by fire on Monday evening. Loss SIS 900,
insurance $4,000.
The United States steamer Plymouth,
has arrived at New York from four years.
cruise in the Mediterranean.
1 Receipts from internal revenue on the
18th were s4Ol ,S97.G4.
The ship Doris from New Providence to
Halifax N. s., had on board six cases of
yellow-fever, and buried one at sea.
Information has Eeen received at the war
department that the legislature of Texas
has passed resolutions commendatory of
Colonel Mckenzie's late pursuit and chas-
tisement of the Kickapoo Indians.
A dispatch from on board the steamship
Great Eastern dated at noon yesterday re-
ports that up to that hour 443 miles Of ca
BILE had been paid out. The Great Eastern
was then in latitude So 20 and longitude
20.36.
George P. Evans has been arrested in
New York for bigamy, and also on a civil
suit brought by P. r. Barnwell, for $lO,-
600 damages, and lodged in the Tombs.
He is charged with having three wives lv-
ing-yiz: Almira Davis, daughter of
wealthy Boston parents a daughter of
David N. Badger, of Boston, and also a
daughter of Mr.. Barnwell, the prosecutor.
lie was about clipping with another young
, lady when overhauled.
/ A New York grand jury have found an
indictment against Charles A. Dana, Of The
) Sun. for libel, on the complaint of w. II.
Kemble.
The National division of the Sons Of
Temperance commenced their twenty-nilth
: annual session in New York yesterday.
:. Almost every state is represented. The
!, delegates include several colored men.
!, The annual reports show f1ourishins con,
, dition of the order. The session will last
!, several days. A grand reception came of
= last night at the academy Of music.
= = The majority of the finance committee
= = of the Cortes favor the abolishing Of the
!; law granting pensions to members of th,
= Cabinet and placing them upon the SAM
footing with other funationaries.
The sentence of the court in the case o
Susan b. Anthony was fine of $40
and the costs of prosecution. She is no
"a to stand committed till the fine is paid
20 Before the sentence Miss Anthony sai'
"a she desired and demanded the full rigo
=, =, of the law.
- Alta secret meeting of the police CON
a mlssoners of New York yesterday. it
IA said resolution was adopted that claims {
10 colored citizens be recognized by the az
: pointment of twenty-five able-bodled co
NO. ored men as patromen OF the police d.
~ partment. The commissioners will not so
. yet whether the resolution was or was n,
an adopted.
~ "a There were eighteen bids for gold ye
"a terday. amounting to s., 100000, at frol
as 1925 to ll5.S84. The amount sold wi
'S' So 100000, which went at ll5.2G
116.s83.
The census of 1870 discloses the ia
that the average annual earnings Of Il
,es people Of the United States do not exec
(. $500. OF the employed classes the ave
ie- age annual wages and earnings is 81 ,00l
TX. Of those who receive salaries the average
es- 81 500, and in the learned professions Il
rst annual average is $500. This census
ish said to demonstrate that the people OF Z
in United States make more money per capt
than the people of any ether country,