The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-25
GENERAL ITEMS.

Inc wolves are 'reSuffectlnS tHe
bodies in Kansas graveyards.
Miss Nellie Beach, of Logan county,
Ky, has filed her petition in bankruptcy.
There is o rural organization in Iowa,
whose motto is 'None but farmers for
legislators"
The height of the facetious in Mem
phis is to kill a goat and hang him on your
neighbours door knob.
A Montana man has presented a
iiye-acre cemetery to the town Of Bozeman
TO celebrate his wife's recent demise.
"A Chinese high priest in San Francis
CO has been fined $50 for exercising evil
spirits with squibs and fre-crackers.
"A wealthy drunkard at Aurora, Illi-
nois, lately got into the wrong house and
beat another mans sick wife almost to
death.
Tho Alabama State journal advises
The Democratic members of the Legislature
to call a caucus and inform each other that
when they retire at night at the hotels they
must not blow out the gas, but turn it off,
by small screws in the pipes. The Demo-
Gratis came very near losing a member at
Columbia, a few weeks ago, because he
blew out the gas instead of turning it off.
"A woman in Wren Cysyllte, Wales,
was i'll, and apparently died, lately. Pre-
parations were made for the funeral, bat
Just before the time to place the body in
the coffin her husband perceived that,
though insensible, she had moved. Friction
and stimulants freely applied caused an IN
definite postponement of her burial. The
man now pleads temporary insanity for his
rash act.
"A bill has lately been introduced into
Inc Indiana legislature so modifying the
divorce laws that no honest chap in New
York can get a separation from his wife by
making q sham residence in Indiana for a
week. The new bill provides that the
offences which call for the divorce must be
committed in the state, and the parties to
fhe suit must be actual residents of the
state for one year.
-Rowlew, Massachusetts,, has another
yhost--an i'll hammered spectre, who will
lot speak when spoken to, but shoyels
snow in carly morn, clad in white raiment,
and having blood red hands. "A ghost
iliat shovels snow in early morning would
not be Objectionable this winter, though
inc ought to consider the sensibilities of
nervous people, and wash the blood off
his hands.
Preserving Dignity UntEcr difficulties.
The other evening, just before dark, a
very digniied-looking and somewhat elder
~ gentleman entered one Of the street-carss
and took q seat at the rear end. IL was
easily to be seen that he was somewhat
under the influence Of liquor, though he
sricd hard not to show its effects. Sitting
1t while in silence, seemingly wrapped in his
own reflections, he was aroused by the
driver rapping upon the window and point
ing to the ticket box, signifying that he had
not paid his fare. Arising he stepped
forward to do so. Just then the car came
10 a sudden stop, and the door opened to
let ia more passengers. So suddenly had
il halted that he was thrown off his balance
end tumbled out Of the car. Gathering
himself up without saying aword, he again
entered the car. Busying himself in brush
lug some of the dirt from off his coat
sleeves, he all at once looked up and asked
those sitting near him in a simple and in
curing tone of voice: "Whecl off?n 70
which he was answered. "No." "Acci-
dent ~ he asked as before. to which he re-
oeived the same answer. "Collision ?" he
asked for a third time, to which he received
6 negative reply. Pondering a while in
silence, he set the whole car load of pas.
sengers in an uproar Of laughter by gravely
remarking /: swell, if | had known that
before | should not have bothered getting
cut !"-KaaSas City Bulletin.