The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-25

| AHc AllalltiC, pllSSlsSlppi ditu OiiV idl-
road is transporting cars for the city rail-
way of Memphis.
Capt. w. w. Norvell, of Lynchburg, one
of her most highly esteemed citizens is dead.
He died last Thursday, aged II years.
The tobacco crop of Pittsylvania has inn
proved so much within the past few weeks,
as to give promise of better crop than
was at first expected.
Captain J. G. Sprigg, a promising young
man of Petersburg, died several days ago,
suddenly, of congestive chills, near Mobile.
His father resides in Petersburg.
Oyster shells, used for making lime, in or
near Petersburg, are procured in Baltimore.
1t is impossible to obtain them in Norfolk,
where they ought to be plentiful.
James M. Daugherty, the murderer of
Waddy Buckner, colored man, of Lynch
burg, will be tried at the November term
of the Corporation court of Lynchburg.
A letter from Clarke county says
"Lands in the county of Clarke which rated
at s75, $50, and 800 per acre, two years
ago, have deprecated at least one-third."
THE Richmond Theatre, after having under
gone complete repair, was opened tonight with
''The Lady of Lyons' and Irish Assurance. -
Progress
"Was opened tonight" Dew tell!
Edgar Murrcll, ESQ.,, of Campbell G.. IT.,
has left his native State for Texas. IL De-
mocracy continues its ruinous rule of Vir-
ginia, many more of the same sort will
have cause to emigrate. 4se
The Hyams Sisters, who were favorites
at the Academy of Music last winter, have
been engaged for the season at the Theatre
Comique of Petersburg, and will make
their first appearance tonight.
A party Of three deer-hunters, of Din
widdie, killed in two hunts four deer. A
saddle of one Of the deer was sold to Jar
rett's hotel, in Petersburg, for $ll.35. We
supposed it was sold for--to eat.
The Petersburg branch of the Southern
Association lottery is distributing large
prizes among its subscribers. Last week a
colored man invested quarter and secured
$50; about the same time another party
drew prize of 1925. #sa. ,zs-.5
John S. Bass and Charles w. Statham,
of fLynchburg, have declined the use of their
names as candidates for the State Senate.
from that district. When the latter de-
clines, we are satisfied Democracy is with
out much hope. We need no farther evi-
dence.
A number of young men of Culpeper
courthouse were engaged few Sabbaths
ago in shooting bats. This comes of the
teachings of their town papers in its notice
of the memorial ceremonies in honor of the
Federal dead. Observe this, Obsavg.
From the tone of the Petersburg press,
we are now pleased to announce that DR..
David +. May, of that city, has fully iden-
titled himself with the Republican party.
We are always gratified to announce such
manly Independence on the part of gentle
men Of ability, and cordially welcome DR..
May into our ranks.
The F'incastlc Herald thus answers our
charge of sectionalism, and shows its teeth
to those who think for themselves:
| We confess our love for our native State, and
| hence our adherence of earpet-baggcrs and pity
for the few native Nirginians who have turned
| their backs upon her interests and time-honored
| institutions, and now consort with Il political
| organization that has brought reproach upon the
| Republic, in whose welfare we feel the greatest
| interest. s E
| We believe the "native Virginian. - re-
ferred to in the above article from the Fin
castle Herald, is ourself. We thank its
editor for the pity" he tenders. as; but
would rather his sympathy were directed
to the present undeveloped great natural
resources of the county, that gave birth to
us both. We need none for the imputation
of having turned our back upon 5" her inter-
ests and time-honorcd institutions.u We
see her " interests" in one light and the
| Haald's editor in another. We are proud
to acknowledge the grace and ease with
which we consented to the destruction OF
the time-honored institution" of slavery.
and return the 'spity" to our young friend,
who bears it so sorely as to be in need of
sympathy.
We long since felt we would be ungrate-
full to the colored people who nursed and
took care of us when young, and who were
SO kind to your and our families during the
war; but the Herald has yet to learn that
it is unjust to the memory and record o.
old "Tom Dust" "Aunt Tena," "Daily
Braxton," 'McDowell's Nick ""Campus
Shelrack," and host of others whom its
friends and itself are now prosecuting.
1t hopes ''those who have on their lamb
coal, iron," &c will do all they can te
bring them before the public, as they n,as
and ought to become great sources o
wealth to the county. vl5F
What a commentary upon "turnins
backp' May and ought to become y
"Why not say they shall become, &c p
Sell out your Democratic paper, induce th,
young and vigorous men of the county t,
kick the old fossils aside, form unitarian
society, and proee to the Northern peopl
they are welcome to come and dig up you
spine hills,o your "stone coal gaps" you
Patterson creek mountains," to fire III
your cd ghost-like and silent furnaces; t
smoke the people of Buchanan till the
choke with factory and lime kilns to fin,
the man who said there was plenty of lea
on s'Mrs. Rowland's place''-or rather tn
lead; tell them they are WELCOME, an
mean it, too, to come to Botetourt, and il
stead of the Valley railroad, to build yo
the 'seoon track,,n complete the canal, ant
in fact, set the old county afre, from ster
to stern, with industrial enterprises. d
this instead Of wearing out your pants q
you twist about crying, "carpet-bagger,
"scalawag," and ''nigger."
You are too young, and should posses
too much Of the life, vigor, and energy
that honored father, to be thus wastir
your valuable time in supporting "tim
: honored institutions.v The world move
{, and you must move with it; and if you wi
t not, it will slip from under you, and you wi