The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS. g
A new steamship named Virginia, built
for the state line at Glasgow, has arrived
at New York. The court-ofarms of Vir-
ginia are carved on several parts of the YES
sci. She has accommodations for five hum
dred passengers. Long may she float.
Count Pourtales, of the United States
coast survey, reports that the oysters in
the beds about New York are steadily di-
minishing in numbers, and expresses the
opinion that the supply of the bivalves may
eventually cease altogether. -., - .--.t,
A correspondent of the New York Jour
nal of Commerce says twenty-one national
banks, with capital of over $4,000, 900,
had, up to the 1st of January last, failed,
and all but a half a million dollars of their
circulation had been redeemed.
The court of appeals of New York adj.
journed few days ago, with clear cal
endar, and it is stated that this is the first
time in the history of that tribunal that
such state of thingshas existed. !. ~. y.
Babcock, Fuller 4 Co.'S hat factory at
Middleton, N. j., was destroyed by fire
on the 25th.
Ex-Governor Randolph and others have
purchase at auction, for $25, 900, Washing
toms headquarters at Morristown, New
Jersey. They will offer it to the next
legislature for the same price.
Victoria Woodruff has refused to surren-
der to Bowen, letters written to her by
Beecher and Iilton until her trial is over.
A Little Rock letter, says that rains have
fallen necessarily for 46 days, inundatng
the lowlands and prairies and utterly running
the cotton crop along the Memphis and
Little Rock road. 5S
Suit was brought before Judge Batch
ford for $75, 900 against the bondsmen OF
the late Perry Fuller, as collector of Gus
toms at New Orleans.
John j. Walsh has been arrested in
New York under one of the ring indict-
ments and bailed in $4,000. George S.
Miller, another indicted ring official, was
bailed in So 900. 7E i1a
M. 9. Trout, formerly member of Con-
gress and prominent candidate for gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, dropped dead
Thursday from heart disease while on an
excursion with the Pennsy lvauia press as
ISOLATION.
The commission to try the Modocs will
convene about the 4th OF July. They will
occupy four weeks. s7 rr
lHSlC WciC diIcc CilOlcfa ueatflS IN Cin.
cinnati Thursday. Fears of the epidemic
have disappeared.
At Memphis there were fourteen cholera
interments Thursday. The weather was
cold and rainy. g.-r
GARNER won the seventh game in the in
lernational billiard tournament at New
York, and Ubassy the eighth.
President Grant visited the noted horse
farm Thursday and returned to Long
| Branch. -.
The directors of the Union Pacific rail
road at meeting in Boston, have passed
resolutions eulogizing in the highest terms
the late Hon. Cakes Ames, and declaring
that the popular voice entities him tC
"builder Of the Union Pacific railroai.'
Hon. G. b. Farwell, member of Con
gress from Chicago, states that the amount
OF his back pay due him was drawn by The
Sergeant. alarms of the House at his re-
quest and returned to the treasury of til,
/ United States. r
The illness of the Emperor Of German,
having rendered it impossible for him t,
visit Vienna, the Empress Augusta ha.
/ graciously come in his stead. She has ar
rived there. and had most enthusiastic
and brilliant reception from the court an,
people.
!. Seventy-five thousand tons of Scranton
coal was sold in New York yesterday 70
from S4.42 to $5.325.
The effects of the Alden type-setting an
distributing machine company, have bee
sold at auction in New York for So. SOC
after the inventor had sunk half millio
in trying to perfect the machine. @
Bismarck yesterday closed the session {
the German parliament and expressed til
regret OF the Emperor at his absenc
through indisposition. o
i Fresh disturbances have occurred at Ba,
celoneta. There was firing between the so
diers and citizens all last night. The troor
were all removed from the suburbs TO-DAY
and Gordon of police established betwee
1t and the city to prevent further coll
. sion. 'a
The colonial department is preparing
new bill for the abolition of slavery j
Cuba, without injury to the interests {
the owners. r..
Il The colonel commanding the detachmer
which was defeated in recent engagemer
with the Carlists has been arrested an
| thrown into prison. gs -
A jury has been obtained in the Wa
! worth case.
! A jury in the Woodruff Olailin and Bloc
: case has not been obtained.
!, The safe of John z. and Abrahai
, Latt, attorney in Brooklyn, was robbie
/ Saturday night Of mortgage bonds value
at $500, 900 belonging to various client
but of no use to any one but the owner
The facts were kept secret until to-da,
= The safe was opened by skeleton kei
The burglary was fruitless of ayailab