The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Mosquitoes annoy the citizens of Alex I,
lndria great deal. |,
The breaks in the Chesapeake and Ohio ,
Canal were closed last Thursday morning. |
The Board of Directors of the o. A. &
NJ. r. r. will meet at Rawley Springs to-
day.
A vein of black lead has been found on
the farm of James I. NOEL, in Bedford
county.
On last Monday and Tuesday, Fincastle
had a threshing machine in full operation IN
t he streets.
The Supreme Court of Appeals of Vir-
ginia commenced its session at Staunton on
the 10th inst.
w. B. Melvin, of Bristol, will start in a
few DAYS for New York with a car load of
$500 chickens.
A small boy, named Mike Sullivan, fell |
from shed in Alexandra last Thursday, |
and broke his arm.
Professor Charles Martin has resigned
his position as professor Of Greek at Hamp-
den Sidney College.
Eight thousand bushels of wheat reached
Alexandra Thursday. Very well done for
second-class place.
A camp meeting will be held in Giles
county on the oath. Everybody and his
wife expects to be there.
The August term of the Corporation
Court at Alexandra, Judge L. M. Lowe,
will commence on Monday next.
Lynchburg was enlivened on last Friday
by an excursion party of colored people
from Alexandra, with brass band.
The contract for the completion Of the
Academy of Music at Petersburg has been
awarded TO one of her best workmen.
Major Thomas j. Randolph, Jr., of AL
bemarle, is not SO seriously injured as was
first reported. He will not lose an eye.
Mrs. L. Ii. Goodwin, has been appointed
postmaster at Saltpete Cave, Botetourt
county, vice James w. Sarrell, resigned.
The Liberty Necs claims that tobacco
brings better prices in Liberty than IN
Lynchburg. What says the Republican
The Rev. DR.. Minnegerode, of this city,
preached in Staunton last Sunday, and It's
said, will occupy the pulpit for several
weeks.
Mr.. John H. Snapp had his barn burned
ON the list inst, near Hebron church.
Whole loss $4 900, which was insured fol
$500.
There is daily omnibus line run between
Staunton and Harrisonburg by Mr.. IL. y
Gilbert. Lookout Gilbert, Col. Mike will
get you.
Mr.. l.. l.. Lewis, who was so severed,
injured at Culpeper Court House, in tn
Ratchet fight with an Irishman, is rapid.
recovering.
The mayor of Alexandra is busy ISSUING
warrants against owners of dogs who retus
to pay the license tax on them. He's
good one, and we wish we had him here.
SrJohn G.. Clark, has been appointed &C
ditional mail agent on the route from Wash
ington to Lynchbulg, at salary of 81 ,Oet
Wonder if he is from the neighborhood {
Rockingham.
NJ. j. Hughes, formerly Of the Virgin
press, now editor and proprietor of Me-
York paper, as well as ditto of one in Knol
vile, Tenn, is now in Alexandra. Il
must be team.
A negro man in the employ of d
Lowery, of Bedford, while endeavoring
Jump on a wagon loaded with oats, fell al
was turnover by the wheels of the wagol
He died in fifteen minutes.
Major Joseph Hannah, of Botetou
county, died very suddenly at his residen
on Craig Creek last Monday. Mr.. Hanna
was one of the oldest and most highly {
teemed citizens of his county.
Washington county is ahead of any 9th
in the State in the number of candidat
for the Legislature. Some eight or t
have already announced themselve
Wonder how many of them are for M
hone!
VIM. Connolly, it is supposed, while u
der the influence of whiskey, laid dov
on the track of the V. q I. R. R., ne
Bristol, from which he was thrown by t
cow-catcher of passing train and very s
riously injured.
Henry hardwood, of Hampshire count
native of Frederick county and W
known to many of our older citizens, di
suddenly, on Tuesday of last week, at
advanced age of ninety.nine years t.
months and sixteen days.
A young man named Brandt, hall
from New York, stopped at the hotel
Liberty several days ago, and after str
ping himself of his clothing, made his
pearance in the streets. He was promp
arrested, and is now in Jail, confined a
lunatic.
Col. Charles Phelps, well known C
zen of Bedford, while attempting to eros
ditch on horseback, was thrown and
horse fell upon him. Neither the horse
himself were able to get up, until the neil
bors, attracted by his cries, came to his
sistance. He was seriously injured.
We beg pardon Of the Charlottesv
Chronicle, for correcting mistake conta
ed in notice of itself. 1t says:
1.-THE Weekly Chronicle is the larg
newspaper published in the State of y
ginia, and contains nearly as much read
matter in each issue as any two others.
price is 50 year."
Our Weekly contains twenty-six colun
of solid reading matter, while it has
nineteen. Its type are nearly double
size of ours, which renders the dispaI
the greater. We are willing to allow
Chronicle credit for all to which it is e.
tied, but not as much more as 1t claims.
Manchester News and Gossip.