The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.


''FRIEND' AFFAIR.--On Saturday night
Messrs. j. h. Perkinson, Landon Chieves
and Joseph Horton were going over to
Blanford abouti11 p. M, and in PASSING
| the gas-house, the above gentlemen stop
ped moment, when two negro men passed
them, one of whom Mr.. Pefkinson recog-
nized as one John Williams, alas Danger
! field, who is well known character to the
police, having been sent to the penitentiary
from this city. As Williams passed Mr..
Perkinson and bis friends, he remarked
that he was armed to whip any Cd d-m
son of b--h of them, and passed on.
Mr.. Perkinson then said to his friends: 81
VIII go around the gas-house for moment y
And just alter Mr.. p. left his friends, the
negro Williams hit I'm (Mr. P.) on The
head with a rock, whe.eupon Mr.. Perkin-
son shot him.--Rettssbaoy Courier Of The
10M. 7
RoUGH ON MAYOR WOOD. D.-Thc spicy
news editor Of the State Journal, in his de-
termination to achieve Shit" sometimes
strains point too far. We clip the fol-
lowing 81 u .a1psl M i- ..i.14.1 .'l
"Perkinson, the man who stepped
around the gas-house' and shot negro,
has been acquitted. The witnesses all
agreed it was "a case of self-defence.' Sim
gular agreement" ...l ,@
q Guess he didn't take the trouble to post
himself. Courier Of 18Th. ~ ~ ~ - .,,. 81
We took the pains to inform ourself ac-
cording to the statement of the Courier,
which we assumed to be true. The eyi-
dence of the friends of Perkinson sustained
the statement of the Couitr, except they
did not see the lick pass, which the Conie'
states was made by Dangerfield. We have
seen no other evidence to sustain the state.
ment., If Perkinson was around the gas
house, as the Courier states he was, how is
itpossible for the witnesses who did not sec
the difficulty to agree honestly that twas
case of self-defence ? a4 4 s
We sincerely regret to announce the
death of Jacob Neville, Esq, of Salem,
Roanoke county,. Mr. Neville was, for
many years, the popular agent of the ViI-
ginia and Tennessee railroad at Salem. He
was the noblest work of God. A genial
companion, whose kindness and liberality
won him host of friends. He leaves a
large and interesting family to mourn his
loss, who VII accept our sympathies in the
hour of distress. A native of Botetourt,
he partook the spirit of his aged and highly
esteemed father, who stood first in that
community as an upright man.. For some
time, Mr.. Neville was the agent of the
Southern Express.g Peace, dear friend.
The supervisors of Culpeper county have
decided to issue county bonds to the amount
of ten thousand dollars, upon which, in
part, to raise money to erect the proposed
new courthouse, Jail, &c. The assessed
value of the real estate is three millions,
and personal nc arly one million. Tolerably
safe security y-s4, 900, 900 for the loan Of
$4,000.
The peaches now selling in Lynchburg
)are pronounced by the Republicala to be
concentrated colic.o We don't mind it
so much IN diffused state, but deliver us
from it in concentrated form. ,,gts -,F
4, A gentleman of Ly nchburg has painted
accurate representations of Fort Snacks
and the old market-house. Wepropose he
present them to the Republican, which is,
we believe, their worst enemy. a,ssss q
A visitor to the national cemetery at
Alexandra, pronounces the superintendent
(Kauffman) a swearing blusterer, and thinks
he deserves the application of a gentle
mans boot. Z
James B. FiclSlin, of Buckingham, has
announced himself the candidate of Democ-
racy to represent that district in the State
Senate. Another victim of misplaced con-
fidence. i.i
Monday last, while party of gentlemen
We're on their way to Petersburg from City
Point, ON the tug 'sBoneta,n she exploded
her boiler; fortunately, no one was in
jured. II. IN ii ,',.i.
The citizens of Lynchburg turned out
Monday to witness the flying Of. a kite which
was more than half mile high. Wonder
full exhibition. ma ,gga
4 Henry Shields, colored boy, was
drowned Saturday, at Norfolk, in attempt
ing to swim ashore from vessel.
= Captain Asa Rogers has received the ap-
pointment of road-master of the Norfolk
and Petersburg railroad.
DR.. Bidgood, father Of the bookseller Of
that name of this city, died Saturday last
in Lynchburg. aOs783 x stsakg4 fs fFF
White wheat is bring ing in Alexandria
$1.32; red from $1.27 to 81. .46 per bushel.
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