The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-15
GENERAL ITEMS.

"A lighted pipe in pocket with blast
ing.powder, lately, broke off match in
California.
Governor Hendricks will make no
speeches in the Ohio campaign. He is
spending the summer in Virginia.
Grant is doing SO we'll that the Demo.
Gratis are very much afraid the people will
want him for third term. Hence these
tears.
"A Cleveland youth had his hand taken
off in a planning mill. lie was to have
given it away in marriage next day, any
how.
The Shah has brought bicycle for the
use OF the harem. Here is a capital oppor-
tunity for Shahesses to run one another
down.
-Ex-Governor Wise objects to inter-
viewers. He prefers writing six-column
letters to the newspapers to having his
views condensed by a reporter.
The Siamese twins have better health
this summer than for long time past.
Both were recently summoned as Jurors at
ther homes in North Carolina.
Daniel Pratt, the ''great American
traveller y in Boston newspaper, offers TO
support General Butler for the governor
ship If the latter will encourage his claims
for the presidency.
Within the past two years Detroit
reporter has shaken hands with thirteen
Buffalo Blls,o all displaying the same
bountilul supply of shooting irons," but
every one with a different "phiz."
The other day, at Lincoln, Nebraska,
lawyer arose and said: [" May it please
tbn 10 ipLf I
ask for short adjournment The court
went out with him.
Milwaukee boasts of having 502 bar
rooms, a list which covers three pages
of the new city directory. Her people
drink 400 barrels Of beer daily, costing
$4,000.
Mrs. General Gaines is residing in
Memphis, Tenn, the home of her husband,
waiting for the final settlement of her
New Orleans claims, which have been
fofty-one years in litigation, and cover
property worth S20, 100000.
A Connecticut paper announces that
the general assembly, at its late session,
very wisely, and after much deliberation,
passed an act allowing anybody and every
body to catch fish in East Hampton pond
through the ice each naonthm tie year."
"A Grange is composed of master,
overseer. lecturer, steward, assistant stew
ard, chaplain treasurer, secretary and gate
keeper, all gentlemen and Ceres, Po-
mono, Flora and lady-assistant steward,
all ladies.
The first verse Of the office-seeker's
song out west is now said TO be as follows
"Oh, long to be n Granger,
And with the Grangers stand,
A bunch of clover in my arms,
And pitch fork in my hand"
The whale fishing is gradually becom-
ing of less value and Importance. Even the
Greenland fishing, which for many years
has been quite profitable, is declining.
Whale oil is being superseded by petroleum,
so that whalebones are about the only part
OF the big fish Of the sea for which there is
any special demand.
1t is stated that jeff. Davis and Judah
p. Benjamin were to have fought duel
once, but Jeff. apologized. If there was
such an apology it was certainly made un-
der protest, and Mr.. Benjamin had no bus-
ness to accept it, particularly as he was
good shot.
-Blanton Duncan is quietly catching
bass at Putin bay. What, let us ask, does
he think is going to become of his beloved
country? However, he may be successful
at the fishing business, and better men
than he have labored in vain to save their
country.