The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-05
GENERAL ITEMS.

"A handsome thing in ladies' hosea
neat little foot.
Bishop Gross, Catholic Bishop Of Sa.
vannah, who was dangerously ill, is con-
valescing. ~. n lt titi j
What is the difference between q girl
and night-cap? One is born to wed, the
other is worn to bed. tn1 slp
"A. s. Abel, proprietor of the Balti-
more Sun, who has been soiourning IN
Europe for several months, returned to that
city yesterday. "a 80 Epl
A little girl, sent out to hunt eggs,
came back unsuccessful, complaining that
lots Of hens were standing round doing
nothing.
| -Krupp's world renowned iron works
| at Essen, in Prussia, cover q space OF 900
acres, and employ $4,000 laborers. The
buildings alone occupy 200 acres.
Yam Kee, a prominent Chinese mer-
| chant of San Francisco, has made applica-
t;on for his naturalization papers, and will
soon be Yam Kee by nation as well as by
name. s.a...
1t is remarkable fact that the mo-
ment woman writes letter she is frantic
to put it!in the post-ofice, although she may
have been putting off the writing for SIX
months. sal H q
The manner Of advertising for q hus-
band in Java is by placing an empty flower
pot on the portico roof-which is as much
as to say, "Young lady here-Husband
wanted.
Donald Mckay, deputy in the office
of the clerk of the criminal court OF Chi
caeo. ILL.,, has been held to bail in the sum
of SIS 900 for fraudulently issuing naturall-
cation papers.
Mrs. Bugsby has gotta nice place on
the Sugar Hollow road, some three miles
4 from Danbury. But the family don't like
/ it because the distance prevents them from
S getting to church. They were in to visit
n the circus to-day, and told us about 1t.
/. DIR. Linderman places the amount Of
: gold coin in the country at hundred and
r thirty-fiye millions of dollars, and Of silver
J at five millions, all of which large amount
is IN circulation only so far as regards the
silver in California and the territories wes
: Of the Rocky Mountains. 81
! "A professor, in explaining to class
= young ladies the theory according to which
I the body is entirely renewed every sever
: years, said: "Thus, Miss b., in seven year
i you will in reality be no longer Miss ..
! 81 really hope / shan't," demurely re
y sponded the girl. casting down her eyes.
d 1t is almost incredible that the Oh
k Mexican General Don Antonio Lopez d
d Santa Anna is still alive. It would seen
Q that, like the jackass and Parson Brown
s low, he is 3
One of the few confounded things
n That were not born to die.
e Louisville Coauia-Jonnal.
e -Sackyille Gwynne is dead. He ono
n belonged to wealthy and aristocrati
English family. Owing to some famil,
a lars he took it into his head to drive ca
lie in the streets of Liverpool, and chung t
l. that occupation for the rest of his life
IL He was well-known character in Liver
pool.
~ ~ George Francis Train, whose sudde
10 and unexpected return from temporar
:. obscurity in Europe recently excited attel
~ ton, has, presumably, relinquished IL
er immense land scheme which he had in pr
- paration last summer, since it appears
ol title to the stated millions of dolla
" worth of lands at Omaha are impaired
a confession of judgment for claims lor
~ standing against him.
he Henry Ward Beecher, in speaking
Iao the moral strength which culture give
~ says. SIN the great conflict betwe'
Germany and France, it was the schoe
,re house which overthrow France. The
Ia. we're ninety-eight per cent. Of the Germ'
y army who could read and write. The
cd were but forty-eight per cent. OF Il
~ French army who could read and writ
ON OF course they went down.
wo The English religious papers
&C. strongly advocating the abolition of I
/ office Of godfathers and godmothers. L
all reasons assigned are that the original du
us of supervising the Spiritual education
the child is never attended to; that the
IN, is no warrant in Scripture for such oft
and that it is to all intents and purpos
I'VE useless and obsolete.