The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-17
GENERAL ITEMS.

1t is proposed to cultivate figs for fat
tening hogs in Southern California.
"A club of farmers in Chesterfield, H.,
takes 800 worth of magazines and news
papers annually.
General Louis T.. Wigfall is lectur-.
ing IN Texas on the objects and value OF
the Southern Historical society.
The granite Confederate monument
erected by the ladies of Atlanta, Georgia,
is receiving its finishing touches.
We are mining 100000 tons per
wear, and at this rate, according to statis-
tics, our coal will last 100000 years.
In Carthage, ILL.,, boys under the age
of sixteen are, by city ordinance recent
ly passed, prohibited from chewing tobac-
co.
There are six young ladies in WASH
ington that haven't been called the reiigning
bellies of this season. Shame !-Boston
Post.
A couple in Kansas lately paid their
marriage fee in butter. Somebody suggests
that ''they belonged to the creme de Ia
creme"
As suggestive bit of statistics, it may
be mentioned that sixty-nine gIn-houses
have been burned in Georgia since last Sep
TENDER.
In Hardin county, Iowa, is a family
consisting of one Mr., one Mrs. and two
Misses. Aggregate weight of the four,
1900 pounds.
For selling blind man a pair Of boots
of different numbers. Thomas McDermott,
of Providence r. L., will languish in Jail
for six months.
The daily exports Of Lexington, Scott
county, Ind, are said to be five car loads
of milk. The daily imports are ten bar
iels of whisky.
1t turns out that female justices of the
peace were once known in England, but
then, on the other hand, they were appointed
by 'Bloody Mary"
The Roman Catholics of Boston have
subscribed $4,000 for a new Episcopal
residence, which shall be in keeping with
their magnificent cathedral.
Perseverance isn't always rewarded
In Indiana, lately, twenty men handled
thirty-fve cords of wood to get at rab-
bit, which escaped after all.
The Western railroad of Alabams
brought to Columbus, en- route for Savan
nah and New York by rail, since Septem
Der $4,000 bales ofcotton.
The uncleanllncss Of the Washington
city street cars is said to be q source ofcom
mon complaint, but the free passes to Con
gressmen prevents legislative interference
--Oskaloosa, Iowa, hungers and thirst:
for starch factory, and oilers bonus o
$4,000 to anybody who will there star
one capable of using ] 900 bushels of corr
per diem.
"A wealthy English sportsman j.
"roughing" it in Florida with six servants
three tons of baggage and few Other
necessary articles for his six horses ant
twenty dogs.
"A disconsolate gentleman in Chicago
well-bucket and rope will oblige him By
coming and taking the well, for which h
has now no use.
In short time all the trains from tn
Southwest will cross the river at Alexan
dria, and reach Baltimore by the new
branch ofthe Baltimore and Ohio road from
East Alexandria.
Ex-senator Doolittle has reached eli
maxthat is to say, he has become tn
president of the Chicago University. Tha
institution graduates the best poker play
ers in the universe.
Mrs. McCrum, of Kalamazoo, ha
twins; but she isn't proud, for one of then
weights only ] ID. 10 or. and the othe
only ID. 8 or. This is q case in which tn
ounces are of importance.
Honorable mention is made of Main
servant girl who is now serving her 49,
winter under the same roof. Per contra
Missouri girl, aged 8 years, keeps he
fathers house and makes his trowsers.
A manager in Liverpool, who last Christ
mast advertised for good-lookiDg ladies
togo on in the pantomime, received 80
replies. One young woman sent yard q
auburn hair as specimen of her charms
"A Kentucky legislator was recent
missing for three days. The fourth foun,
him back in his seat. To the inquiries q
friends he replied that he had been sick. Be
ing asked what the matter as, "Well - sal
he. ''some folks call it nervous chills, other
pronounce tia kind of affection of the heart
but to be candid, call it plain case of old
fashioned drunk"
IT took many years and much litigatio