The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-26

The Louisville Courier-Journal saws
Speaker Blame is candidate for the Pres
idency.
Samuel Sloan was elected president of
the Delaware and Lackawanna railroad
yesterday.
The hands in The Cincinnati CONNER
cial office forwarded $56 to the Greeley
monument fund day or two since.
The postmaster-genera is confined to
his room by illness, and has not been at his
office for several days past.
in the Scanned murder trial Yesterday.
DR.. Page, the family physician of the
prisoner, testified to his insanity.
Senator Summers health has material
ly improved of late, and he. is now pro-
nounced out of danger.
up to date the Treasury department
has issued about $4,000, 900 new five per
cent. bonds 10 he Sylulcate 10 supply
American subscribe
Charles N. Felton,, assistant United
States treasurer at San Francisco, has ;en-
dered his resignation, to take effect upon
the appointment of his successor.
Jesse George. of Philadelphia, lately
deceased, who was worth nearly SAC, 900,
IS understood to have given nearly all Of
his property to charitable institutions.
1t is rumored that Hon. John A.
Bingham, of Ohio, whose term in Con-
gress expires on March 4th, will be ap.
pointed minister to China.
One hundred and thirtY-nine thousand
of the 1914, 900 Massachusetts veterans
whe are entitled to soldiers diplomas
from the state have not yet applied ior
them.
Mr.. W. L. Scrugg, of Georgia., edi-
tor of the Atlanta Wing, has be n an
pointed minister resident from this govern
ment to the United States of Columbia.
vice Gen. Hurlburt, of ILL.,, who succeeds
Mr.. Farnsworth in Congress.
The judiciary committee of the House
of Representatives will report resolutions
of impeachment against Mark W. Delahay.
United States judge for the district of
Kansas. Judge Delahay's offence consists
| in being in perpetual condition of yery
unjudicial intoxication.
There is authority for the statement
that Secretary Boutwell, has not placed in
the hands of the President his conditional
or unconditional resignation, and that ali
statements purportlng to be semi-official or
otherwise to the contrary on this subject are
without any foundation in fact.
1t is said that Prince Gortschakotf
will soon submit to the English govern
ment proposal for SPECIAL Anglo Rus
sian commission to settle the boundaries
of Afghanistan. The Russian government
is hurry'ng forward large renforcements to
| Turkistan.
More than two years ago William Fl.
Beck murdered two little grls near Indian-
apols. He has carried his guilty secret
in his heart until broker down by its
dreadful weight and stricken with blind
hess, he has made full confession of the
crime.
"A London special says that Amadeus
abdica'ed IN expectation that he would be
recalled by the army, on whose side he
had taken stand against the ministry.
For this he remained in Portugal. But he
was completely checkmated by the turn Of
events. Amadeus, it is said, has not re-
llnquished his hope of recall.
And now Boston iuries are becoming
eccentric. Leavitt Alley killed Abijah
Ellis three or tour months since, cut up
the body, packed it in one or two barrels
with shavlngs from pianoforte factory.
and dumped the barrels in the river. The
jury, after the trial had lasted nine DAYS.
returned verdict Of not guilty. The de.
tense was that the act was done in self
defense.