The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-21

The population Oh taihornia lnCfeaSeu
during the month of June 7,l56, Of which
nearly 5000 were from China.
-Sixty-eight Cinnamon are now on the
way from Sacramento to Philadelphia,
where they have been employed to work in
a cutlery factory.
"A company has been formed to con-
struct a tunnel Il, 900 feet long in Nevada,
for the purpose of draining river bed
which is filled with the "tailings" from
numerous quartz mills.
The Bangor (NIe.) mechanics are great
" indignant because state prison agency
has been established there for the sale of
boots, shoes, carriages and harness manu-
featured by convicts and public meeting
has been called to take action in the mat
ter.
The second party of Chinese youths,
about thirty in all, who are to be educated
in this country under the direction of Com
missioner Laisun, sailed from China June
90. and are expected to arrive in SPRING
field, Massachusetts,, during the last OF the
present month. aaa
twill you have some strawberries ?'
asked lady of a guest. "Yes,- madam,
yes; eat strawberries with enthusiasm"
$40 you ?u swell, we havn't anything |
but cream and sugar for 'em, this evening""
said the matter-of-fact hostess.
The principal of an academy, who was
very unpopular with the young ladies, on
the approach of thunder storm carefully |
insulated his chair on four pieces of glass,
and then politely asked one of the girls to
sit in his lap for safety. swell, no." said
she; 81 think I'd rather be struck by
lightningv'
--'sYou have lost your baby, | hear"
said one gentleman to another. eyes, poor
little thing it was only about five months
old. We did all we could for it. We had
four doctors, blistered its head and feet,
put mustard poultices all over it, gave it
nine calomel powders, bathed its temples.
and had it bled, gave it all kinds of medi-
cines, and yet after a weeks illness it died.
The Central Pacific railroad company
are shown by the San Francisco Bulletin
to owe $10S, 000,6 S3. The last year, end
ing June 80, their net earnings were So
O5G ABB. Part of their Indebtedness con-
sists of unpaid interest. and it is asserted
that, Notwithstanding this insolvency, the
directors allow 100000 a year of their
earnings to be swallowed up dishonesty by
private spectators. HE
An attempt was made last week to
blow up a large nitro-glycerine magazine
near Titusvile, Pennsylvania. A large
weight was suspended over can of nj
tro-glycerine, attached to which was
small wire which lead out of the maya
zine, and followed the ground for long
distance, with the view of some innocent
person stumbling over it or the conspiT-
ators Jerking it from safe distance, but
fortunately for the neighborhood it was
discovered.
One of the most beautiful specimens
of Christian steadfastness of which we
have read for long time, is reported from
the little town Of Hyannis, Massachu-
sets. There is in that town a Univer-
was lately struck by lightning and set
on fire, and the only bell on which an
alarm could be rung was that of the
Baptist sanctuary near by, but the stur-
dy old sexton of that faith refused to give
mp the key Of the church, declaring that
he was 6 not going to interfere with the
will of God" H
THE MI. TORY IRON WORKS, OF
AUGUSTA CouNTY.-At the time of the
purchase of the Mt. Tory iron works,
situated in Augusta county, by company
from Pennsylvania, the sale was noticed in
this journal, with the expression of the
hope that it would increase the already
rapid development of the iron wealth of
this district and the hope has been fully
realized. The works were placed under the
superintendency of Mr.. G.. III. Lagorce,
from France, who had won distinction in
his profession in Europe, and he has turned
to account vast tract of ore which
had not been deemed of TIE greatest value
The specular ore, of which there were mil
lions of tons, was not deemed fit for car
wheels, not being easily chilled, and he has
put in operation process which renders
it fit for that and all other purposes and
equal to any iron turned out. The new iron
has been tested in Baltimore and other
cities and several propositions have been
made to buy out the furnace. The company,
however, refuse to sell, and with the
new process in operation are enlarg-
ing their works. The furnace has
been raised seven feet, the force of work.
men increased to about sixty. French char
coal burners have been imported to fur
nish charcoal by new process, and it is
contemplated to erect four more furnaces.
The superintendent is q man of science,
and has introduced every new improve
ment. The deposit of ore around Mount
TORY furnace is simply immense. The
tuOuSdliuo vi dCico pulCIidSeu ny Iuo CUM
pany teens with it and the mining is done
simply by tunnelling into the side of the
mountain.-Stmuaton Vi,ldicator.
A METHODIST SToRY.-The Martha 8
Vineyard correspondent of the New Bed
ford Standard says
Camp-meeting John Allen is ON visit to
the Vineyard, and we spent very pleas
ant hour with him ON the Sabbath. He
has attended 235 camp meetings, and in
answer to his age, remarked that he felt
as young as twenty-six, but was in his
seventy -ninth year. In the course of the
conversation he remarked what unruly
boys ministers were blessed with, and
thought it best to give us little circum
stance that happened on one of his circuits !:
A reverend gentleman, somewhat advanced
in years, was called to follow his partner
in life to the grave, and, sufficient time
having passed to keep her memory sacred,
the old gentleman took it into his head
that he had better marry again. His boy,