The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A commission has decided Mr.. Edward
Blackwell, of Petersburg, lunatic.
| Several heavy frosts have lately faller
in Loudoun county. No serious injury
was done either the fruits or gardens.
The wheat prospect Of Loudoun is said
to be very poor. This don't agree with
our Gau's statement. .t
Alexandria has discovered an old bury.
ing ground, and have unearthed numerous
human bones. Put them away and lei
them rest.
Workmen on the recently destroyed
bridges near Lynchburg, are making rapid
progress towards their completion. When
finished we will inform you.
George Brill, of Rockingham county
was caught by the circular saw of a steam
mill, and SO badly injured that he died in
a few days afterwards.
Leesburg complains that their mail-ba
is carried to Lynchburg. It seems to
make objections to its mails going there.
Right; there is danger there.
Mr.. Henry Whitlock of Loudoun county
intends establishing a cheese factory in
that county. Cheese is a good thing in a
family, and we are glad to see its pros
poets Frightening.
Gen. Malone is said to have procured
iron enough to lay twenty-six miles of track
on the Virginia and Tennessee road. If
he matches no better than he lays, the crap
will be poor one.
What is the matter with the Chapman
sisters, that they are not going to pay us
visit, while honoring little Petersburg
Certainly it is not because they have got
ten too old to stop awhile |
Leesburg, Loudoun county, will elect.
on the 9th, mayor, recorder, councilmen
and sergeant. Be careful, neighbor, about
your Council, and see that you don't put
your foot in it.
Passengers are no longer required to
leave Lynchburg on the canal boat to reach
the south-side cars, but now go by rail to
the bridge six miles below the city, where
they are ferried across.
Lynchburg has curiosity in the per.
son of negro, who can blow any tune he
desires upon a common tin horn. EN-
ploy him to make blow at your old
market-house, and see what effect 1t will
have.
The Lynchburg Republican says, if you
are in want of anything, advertise in it.
We are in want of an honest Council. and
hope the Republican will extend us the
courtesy tonotice our want. sar.
There is map of Virginia in Lynch
burg, said to be 260 years old. This old
place can boast OF more old things, not
excepting the old market-house, than any
old town in Old Virginia.
A large meeting was held last night in
Petersburg to discuss the propriety of
voting to tax the city for the purpose of
building railroad into North Carolina
1t is questionable whether the effort can be
carried
The crop of wheat in Meek lenburg and
Brunswick is likely to prove failure
How will this statement compare with our
Governor pedestrian that the crop
prospects are better this than any year
since the war.
The Leesburg Mirror can't see why the
effort to have called session of the Legis-
lature should be successful. It must know
something of the ways of the Heather
Chinee, Notwithstanding the Enquirer's
warning.
The attorneys, witnesses and others,
who have been attending the United States
court at LynchburA have all returned to
their homes, nsinust hotel and liquor bills,
besides number of SO forths to be had
there in abundance.
Petersburg is on its head in auticipa-
tion of the Japanese visiting 1t.
As soon as We get through with them
we will send them over to You. Be sure
and give them as hearty welcome as we
have, and so well merited.
Il IS probable we made and will acknow-
ledge our mistake in saying that HRS.
Corcoran had requested Judge Ould to
come to Washington, but we are not quite
as much mistaken as the Standard and
Sentinel, when it Wildly asserts that Bob
Ould is opposed to going to Paradise.
In the county court of Prince George
yesterday, Judge Battle presiding, the trial
Of Richard Green and VIM. Henry John
son, negroes, charged with the murder of
the late Charles Friend, was concluded.
The jury found verdict of murder in the
first degree. A motion for new trial was
submitted and briefly argued.
A very severe hail-storm passed over |
Portsmouth yesterday evening, doing con- |
siderable damage to the cabbage, strawber-
ry. and pea crop. The Colored Baptist
Church in the city was struck by lightning !
and slightly damaged. The mechanics at |
work on the building at the time were
hurt, but not seriously.
The Iader compliments Slaughter's band,
and says Its composed of colored men who |
attend to their own business. It means |
they blesc about their own business, and |
let other people attend to their own. This |
is sensible but we rather expect the hdex |
is favorable to the Slaughte,s because they |
never vote the Republican ticket more
than once.
The Lynchburg Republican is very in
dignant, because somebody reported that |
the 81 ,750 fre-engine had been sold to a
soap-maker, and that it was used for hatch
ing chickens. We don't blame it for show
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