The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Appomattox river is very low.
About 20 new houses are in process of
erection in Staunton.
Alexandria claims to be the first manu-
facing torn in the State. How is it for
city?
Philip Phillips was in Alexandra Fri
day night, and delighted a large audience
by his sweet songs.
The Potomac river is still filed with
ice, but so broken as not to impede navga-
ton to any considerable extent.
"A colored nurse, employed by a gen.
tlenan of Petersburg, recently disappeared
very mysteriously, leaving nearly months
wages due her.
"A Republican delegation is in WASH
ington from Norfolk to urge the removal of
certain officials connected with the navy
yard there.
Receipts of tobacco at the Liberty Bed
ford County warehouse were good during the
past week, in spite Of cold weather. and
prices obtained eminently satisfactory.
Carroll county has paid her entire tax
Tor the current year, with the exception of
some five hundred dollars, and that is the
tax on lands owned by non-residents.
The courthouse of Bedford county
has recently undergone much needed re-
pairs, and is now comfoi table place for
holding court. This is as it should have
been years ago.
&c. w. Shellcup. a fireman of Ports.
mouth, died at his home last Friday night.
| The funeral took place Yesterday afternoon.
and was attended by the firemen of Nor.
| folk and Portsmouth.
The Norfolk papers complain of rude
conduct of boys attending the Opera House.
who nightly annoy the wel-behaved Dor
| ton of the audience. BOYS will be bows.
'cepen' /" you lick 'ein.
On Thursday last, race came off in
Portsmouth, between horse named "Min-
ME Ball, - owned in Norfolk, and an I'M
| known, belonging to Dan Rice's Circus.
The race was declared draw.
"A little daughter of Rev. Il. P. Haw-
kins. in Louisa county, was, few days
ago, by a sad accident, SO dreadfuily
scalded as to occasion her death after lin
gering short time in unspeakable agony.
The petersburs Agricultural Associa-
| tlon recently he'd quite stormy meeting,
and, II we are permitted to judge of its pro-
ceedings, one would imagine it near about
harvest season--considerab hs,eshiag GO
ing on.
Some wretch has robbed the Inder
office of its clock. Served 'en right had
no business with clock, when it is known
that those employed about a newspaper
have to work all the time, regardless of
hours.
The Petersburg index declares that
foreign immigrants, the majority of whom
are Door. are not the class that Virginia
needs or wants {: and vet Gov. Walker
never said Northern emipration once in his
lengthy message.
Delaware Jones. colorcd man Of Al
cxandria. in attempting to get on the Wash
ington train while it was in motion. near
the canal basin, Friday morning. was drag
ged considerable distance. Knocked down
and badly hurt.
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