The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-30
GENERAL ITEMS.

Wagner, the Shoals murderer, who es-
capped from the Portland Jail few nights
since, was arrested by farmers. lie had
eaten nothing but berries for several days.
Among the Arabs the inability of
wife to make bread is a good ground of
divorce. What business the courts would
do If that law were in this neighbour
hood.
Those people who were calculating on
million apiece from the Burnam estate
in England will be grieved to learn that the
estate consists of an old house and an acre
fground.
The exports Of petroleum from Phila-
delphia TO foreign ports during the past
9 week amounted to 2,l3s, 002 gallons, maxi
ing total of 81 ,5G2 $50 gallons since the
lst of January.
-" Grasshopper day" is special hol.
iday observed by the Catholics Of st. Cloud,
MIMI, and vicinity, ON the anniversary of
the cessation in 1893 of the grasshopper
plague in Minnesota.
"A Partisan musical dictionary defines
a shout to be ian unpleasant noise pro-
duced by overstraining the throat, for
which great singers are well paid and small
children well punished"
"A leading New York insurance Jour
nal calls an agent to whom it is hostile
= capsule, fashioned after the likeness OF a
man, and filled with the oil of greasy
and rancid hypocrisy"
"A man who fell into vat of boiling
lard and got out alive says it was not an
unpleasant sensation after the first moment,
but he thought what a mighty queer shap-
ed doughnut he would make.
"A Portland man was caught fishing
for trout on another mans land the other
day; the owner demonstrated, but retired
in silence before tho majestic answer:
"Who wants to catch your trout? Pm
only trying 70 drown this worm.o
- hope you will be able TO support
me-" SAID young woman, while walking
out with her intended during somewhat
slippery state of the pavement. "Why,
yes" replied the somewhat hesitatng
swain, with little assistance from your
father" There was some confusion, and
profound silence.
The wife of a Methodist minister in
Tennessee has been seriously i'll for some
time, but, says a southern paper in an
nouncing the fact, "hopes are entertained
that she will recover" And then it adds,
Let hun (the husband have the sympa-
thy and prayers Of his brethren in this
hour of aflliction and encouragement.
"A sea serpent has appeared in Lake
Ontario, near the mouth Of the Twenty
mile Creek. The fishermen in that neigh
borhood are much exercised about it. They
descbe it as about fifty feet long, with
head like a dog. Whatever the monster
may be, there seems to be no doubt about
its visit, as several responsible persons
youch for it.
The Congregational church at Oak
land, Call, hasa Chinese Sunday-school,
with regular attendance of from sixty
five to seventy Cinnamon, and at its fourth
anniversary, recently held, about one hum
dred and fifty Celestials were in attendance.
Among other exercises, there was an orig
nal composition by Dang Hung, an original
Grafton by Gee Gam, and recitations of
Scripture by Tear On, All Shin, Hoe Tong,
Quorll Toy, jew Low, Going Bark, and
several other more or less euphonious gem
tlemen.
Several prominent citizens" Of In
dianapolis youch for this story: A. Mr..
James Shepherd lost his right foot at the
ankle joint some months ago by railroad
accident. While amputation was being
performed apet dog watched the operation
closely, and seemed in great distress that
her master should suffer so. Afterward |
the dog gave birth to litter of puppies, |
every one Of which was born with the right |
fore foot, just at the ankle, missing.