The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.

~. The Petersburg agricultural fair will COM
mence Oh the 24th of October. t%t
The theatre comique, sort of a side
show, is now in full blast in Petersburg.
Where's our academy of music?
The health of Rev. G. W. Langhorne, of
Petersburg, is such as to determine him to
remain a while longer in the country.
A human skeleton was plowed up in a
lot in Petersburg. The body was supposed
to have been buried many years ago.
The h,der has become the champion of
the hotel clerks who put OH unnecessary
airs-a rather difficult job, we imagine.
A four-year old damson tree near Peters,
burg, is full of second crop blossoms. 1t
is likely it will blossom and bring forth no
fruit.
Mr.. I. L. Lamb, who lost his leg by an
accident in the Norfolk Harbor, died on
Saturday night, at the Hospital of st. Vim
cent de Paul. 5f.'-A 10
Several schooners have recently grounded
in the river near Petersburg. We advise
them to become grond-sailing, then it is
possible they may get ahoat. &.
John Robinson's circus will exhibit in
Petersburg on the 14th of next month.
We hope the Iader will be able to pump
something out of old John.
Richard Harvey (coloreO of Petersburg
robbed the captain ola schooner, lying near
the city, of his pocket-book, containing $40.
He was arrested, and the money recovered.
The Democrats throughout the State, in
their county meetings are resolring to en-
dorse the platform adopted by the conven-
ton recently held in Richmond. Which
platform?
The stock owned by the city of Alexan-
dria in the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
(some two thousand shares) has been sold
to representative of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad for the sum of $4,000.
The fellow, of Petersburg, who pur-
chased and divided with his young lady
friends, a lot of doll babies, did exactly right
the married ladies have other things to
attend to, generally.
E The small boys of Petersburg are earn
ing circus tickets by carrying bills around
town. Who wouldn't carry bills? Who
wouldn't be boy? and who wouldn't go
to a circus ?
S. III. Marks, of Petersburg, has obtain
ed, at cost of $3.50, machinery by which
he is enabled to turn out twenty gallons of
ice cream every hour. Rather more than
Petersburg will require, we imagine.
The hader complains that hens failing to
read its columns, don't know how to lay
eggs. As feeding them on parched corn
and running them backwards up hill, is
said to improve their laying qualities, we
advise that as preferable to reading the
Lader, particularly the parched corn part.
VIRGINIA PoST OFFICES. New post
offices are established in Virginia at North
Landing, Norfolk county, James Fentness,
postmaster; Mallory's Forge, Orange
county, r. N. Meade, postmaster; Paddy's
Mills, Shenandoah county, Geo. III. Ham,
mond, postmaster; Wayland, lScott county,
John A. Mann, Jr., postmaster. The post
office at Nealesco, Prince William county,
Va, is discontinued at Bretsville in the
same county, Isaac Hemick is appointed
postmaster, vice Matthew woodward, re-
moved. b sa 4is
A PARADOX e
The editor of the Arkansas Journal says:
'sWhere our office was two, weeks ago now runs
the Mississippi river. Out of respect for the
father of rivers, we left"
Severe summer droughts have made the Mis-
sissippi river lower than it has been for years
Cattle now roam where STEAMBOATS, went to and
fro few months ago-Peter$6arg hader.
The Ilsder man had better be more care
full how he selects matter, or at least be
sure that he 50 divides the items as not to