The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-19
VIRGINIA Ws.

DR.. Bernhardt, the celebrated Prussiau
optician, is in Charlottesville.
A colored man, James Harmon, drop.
ped dead on Tuesday last in Charlottes.
vile.
A bald eagle was killed the other day in
Augusta, measuring seven feet from tip to
tip.
Charlottesville mentions having a grave
nearly one hundred years old. Its con-
tents must be pretty well dried upl
The Postmaster General has appointed
William James postmaster at Ashland
Hanover county, Va, vice John D. Smith,
resigned.
At Gainesville, Prince William county,
Miss Emerusse Williams has been appoiut-
ed Postmistress, vice j. B. F. Sothorou, re-
signed.
A force Of engineers connected with the
Shenandoah Valley railroad, is 10 the
neighborhood of Shepherdstown, locating
route for that read.
The Norfolk Nrginian calls Sandy Lit
tile, "meatar," and says he is an "audax. "
We don't know, really, what sort of au ak
he is, unless he is "titae ace"
The City Council of Norfolk refuses to
appropriate $4,000 towards building a
city railway. If it was as fond of jobs as
ours it would not have so refused.
The schooner Sarah J. Bright, from the
Tortugas, arrived yesterday in Norfolk
having on board 81 cannon taking from
the wreck of the schooner A. E. Richafd-
son.
Hon. John W. johnson, U. S. Senator
from Virginia, is detained at his home in
Abingdon by sickness. Should it be ne
cessary. be is willing to go to Washington
at once.
The jury in the Sands case, part OF
whom were from Alexandria, have reach
ed home, and have reported that when dis
charged, the jury stood nine for conviction
to three for acquittal.
The place made vacant by the with
drawal of the Vanderbilt, from the Acquia
creek line, has been filled by the George
ana. The former has been towed to Bal
timore for repairs.
The Lnte,ligencer says that the crew of
the Democratic ship do not hate Republ-
cans but only pities them. This reminds
us of the pity of the chained cur for the
lean wolf We have the same advice to
give that the wolf did the dog.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN ALExANDRIA.-
The Market-house building, covering
square and including the city offices.
Masonic lodge, and the old Museum, con-
tanning many relics, were burned last
night.
The Day Book says Dr. Helmbold is a
live advertising man, and is determined to
make all the printers rich. 1t being on in.
innate terms with the Dr., we would like
for him to scatter few of his riches this
way
The Charlottesville Mte1ligencer hand
somely apologies to colored church
there, for having used language in connec-
ton with it which was misunderstood. A
brave man never refuses to correct his
errors.
The real estate of Rockingham county
is valued at $7,7l6,566 Is; Frederick
So 248,713 "a; Shenandoah $4,l37,-
l67 62; Clarke $3,o37,02O 18; Page
$2,094,36 As; Warren $924,6l9 48.
Lands seem to be worth little mora in
the Valley than they are in this section of
the State.
Several gentlemen from the Valley,
among them Col M g. Harmao, of Au-
gusta, are in Baltimore, looking after the
Interests of the Shenandoah Railroad. If
Col. Fl. fails to build railroad in the
Valley, aud then don't by it out, Baltimore
had as well give it up as an impossi bility.
The Day Book denies the charge of the
Vrginian that white men are leaving Nor
folk because they are driven out by Repub-
licans, and charges that it is owing to mis-
rule and mismanagement Of Democracy.
If not true of Norfolk. it is of Richmond;
that business is Frustrated here from the
same cause, in spite of the Democratic
papers cry of prosperity, big trade, &c.