The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

1t must be unusually cold in Peters,
burg, judging from the number Of attempts
to steal oyercoats.
The Rev. Herbert III. Hawes will be
installed pastor of the Farmvillc Presby-
terian church next Sunday.
Petersburg having little also to do
just now is paying great attention to the
business of matrmony. Somebody's get
ting hurt.
The steamer "Arrow,v recently re-
ported disabled near Fort Washington, has
been repaired, and is now making her regu-
lar trips.
"A party pretending to be Baptist
minister, and representing himself as from
Richmond, has been arrested in Boston for
swindling.
"A man named Gardner p. Rousey,
was lodged in the Lexington Jail last week,
M. Stewart, of that place.
Pork is selling in Rockbridge county at
So per hundred pounds. This is fair
price for this commodity, and we are glad
to see it returning to something like its
value.
The Virginia and Maryland commis-
sioners appointed to settle the boundary
line between the two States have failed to
agree, and the question will go to the U. S.
Supreme court.
"A negro man named Charles Pendle-
ton, was instantly killed Wednesday, by
the falling of earth in cut upon the line Of
the Lynchburg and Danyille railroad, some
two miles from Lynchburg.
The Catho lies of Bristol have COM
pleted new and splendid church, which
will be dedicated on Sunday next, and it is
announced that Bishop Whalan, of Wheel
ing, West Virginia, will officate.
-Wm. Alexandra, who, short time
since, made violent assault upon George
Fayerman, ex-member of the Legislature
from Petersburg, was yesterday sent to
the Hastings court for final trial.
DIR. J. w. McClung, of Lexington, was
on the route between his home and Balti-
more. The Doctor is anxious to see the
Baltimore wholesale merchant" who
only wanted $50 for a few moments.
Petersburg is rated above all cities for
the number and squallor of the low, dsre-
putable and dirty alleys, which branch off
from its leading streets, land in the midst of
its principal business houses and finest
residences. They are q reproach to the
town.
"A countryman visiting Petersburg,
drank more whiskey than was healthy,
then drove himself and horse over an en-
bankment, near Buttworth's bridge. OF
course the man was not injured and fortu-
nately for humanity the horse escaped un-
hurt.
"A son Of Captain Wade, of Guilford
Station, duringsa fit of mental alteration,
committed suicide yesterday at his fathers
residence, by taking strychnine. He was
promising young man, twenty-four years
of age, and his death is deeply deplored by
all who knew him.
| There was a very powerful man in
Petersburg yesterday, who could top up a
bale of cotton, with singular ease, and
drink whiskey from the bung hole Of bar.
rel, by holding it above his head. Tho
barrel was full, of course, before he took a
a swig. We did not learn the quantity this
powerful man consumed at one draught.
"A drunken policeman, named Charles,
was arrested yesterday. in Petersburg, for
shooting colored man, whom he was at
tempting to arrest. If the charges made
by the Petersburg papers be true, there is
an unusual number of drunken men at
tached to the police force of that city. Are
there no sober men to fill such positions ?
If so, we recommend they be employed.
John Wilson, the negro policeman
vino was killed in Portsmouth on Saturday
night, was buried Monday, and there were
probably three thousand men and women
ont at the funeral. The procession was
loaded by the New Hampshire band.
There were four whites among the pail
bearers, namely the mayor, p. G. Thom-
as, James II. Clements, Vim. G. Hitchings
and Col. James d. Brady, and the hearse
was followed by the entire police force.
We take pleasure in exchanging with
the Rockbridge Citizen, a paper recently
started at Lexington, Va, and edited by
Messrs. Morrison & Boade. 1t is hand
somely gotten up, and from the number Of
advertisements it contains, and its well Sc
lected reading matter, we predict for it a
successful career. This is the first paper
we have seen from that thriving town, since
we commenced the publication of the JOUR
NAL. Why it has been so we are not
aware.
/ David Collier, of Carroll county, was
killed last week by Stanley Galiemore, his
partner in business. 1t appears that on
Wednesday evening Mr.. Collier and Mr..
Stanly Galiemore had some angry words at
their saw-mill, four miles from this village,
in reference to contract existing between
them. and in the controversy Mr.. Gale
more struck Mr.. Collier with a heavy
wooden maui upon the back of the head
telling him to the ground. Mr.. Golfers
skull was fractured by the blow. He re-
manned unconscious from the time the blow
was struck, and died in a few hours after j
{ was given. Mr.. Galiemore fled immediate
ly after the fatal occurrence, and is still a
large.
The Richmond Stats Journal says mine
, tenths of the workers employed by our (radical
SIDE labored for pay, while the principal part 0
, the Democratic workers were volunteers Tn
, latter always fight better than conscrpts.
This is rather singular confession to be mad
by an organ Of the party, and provokes natu
raj interest to know who paid the "pay."-
Lyachburg Republican.
,, If the Republican has seen any of tn
proceedings in the :" Ben Scott" case,
will have learned that it is the habit of bot
I political parties in this city to contribut
money for election purposes.
I We cannot say swho paid the pay" ex
actly, but we are not aware that any coun
/. ferfeit money was discovered as comm