The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.
piarrhoea is presalent in Fincastle.

Com Is SAID to be looking remarkably
well in Botetourt, it having been wonder
fully refreshed by the late rains.
|.l I. C.S. Ferguson, ESQ.,, of Lynchburg,
has been elected president Of the Tobacco
Association. Good selection.
There are nine hundred dogs now cursng
the city of Fredericksburg. We hope the
new law will affect the number.
"A negro boy of Portsmouth attempted
to commit suicide by drowning himself
He was rescued in assenseless condition.
The young ladies and gentlemen of Fin
castle have recently enjoyed another dance,
the secend one, we believe, since the war.
A Mr.. Lewis, of Baltimore, was recent
ly fined $40 for selling goods by sample,
without a license, in Fredericksburg. Silly
law
DR.. j. p. Robb, of King George, is
spoken of for a seat in the next House of
Delegates by the Conservatives of that
county. ii.
q The people of Botetourt are assisting in
making the Herald good paper. This is
a timely interference, for itaneeded help
bad enough. s. ea p a*A ~
. A mad dog was killed in Fredericksburg
several days ago, but not until he had bitten
several boys and dogs, the latter of which
were all killed. am
Fredericksburg deserves the praise of the
universe. Her City Council has passed an
ordinance requiring all dogs running at
large to be shot. This looks like business
of the right kind. .s f
About twenty trees, around the residence
of Mr.. Butt, near Portsmouth, were struck
by lightning during a recent storm. The
fight at Gettysburg was a small matter
compared with this attack by lightning.
The coroner's jury, of Norfolk, which
held an inquest over the body of young
Reed, who recently committed suicide, in
their verdict ccnsured the druggist who sold
the, poison for neglecting to label it
poison" a nsfla1 b .a5 i'fs
Bishop Johns has declined to sign paper
intending to give Rev. Mr.. Cheney sail the
moral support possible" His reasons for
declining are good. He thinks it iniudicious
and calculated .tomake further strife in the
Episcopal church. .s'A
A red feather. is proposed by the Herald
to be given three citizens Of Fmcastle, who
stand charged with being prominent in re-
building the waste places of the old town.
Ought they not have one each, or how
would you divide the one feather?
The Fincastle Herald says terrapin was
found on a farm near Fincastle marked
thus: s'E. b., 1885," and adds, "this
makes the terrapin SO years old. ~
Billy McCue never taught such addition
and substraction, we know. Whence came
your mathematical talent, Wood?
Two counterfeiters, from Henry county,
were arrested in Danville several days ago
for passing counterfeit gold and nickel
pieces. 4 Henry and Floyd counties, since
the war, have been flooded with counterfeit
money. Operators in spurious money
make the back counties Of the State their
homes. ~ s;91nt l'la sss''i lti4 3pai5si
The. Herald says the butter market of
Fincastle is quite unsettled. We can in
form our Botetourt friends that it is settled
here; that we have to pay thirty-fiye cents
a pound for prime butter, Advise Mrs. Col.
Aimmen. and few others known to make
none but the kind s'mothef loves, !" to send
us down supply. We guarantee them
remuneratiye prices. fattatsa
,iis"s. ti.ss We expect it (the Herald sets heavy
castle Herald. a.... ....@,a @' i5.'' i't !.
You are mistaken: neighbor; we digest
it without difficulty, in little time, owing
to its soft character. IF you had stated it
set hard on Democratic stomachs,. we
might have agreed with you.
Mr.. Joseph X. Pitzer, of Botetourt, died
suddenly, in an outhouse in Fincastle, on
Wednesday, He was, for number of
years, sheriff of that county, and as such
gave universal satisfaction to the people.
Our acquaintance with him was long and
intimate.s We always believed him just
and honest man. He was in the 6sth year
of his1sagesAH1aaM d0Ta IllE6G9
BRIBERY.-The Bristol Neacs says:
eve have heard Of member of the last
Legislature of Virginia who accepted bribes
during the late railroad wars and is prom
ised a full exposure il he dares offer for
reelection. We hope he will run SO that
our informant may tesasif
Cry havoc,
.es And let slip the dogs ofwar.'A
The Ne,cs has a level head on this SUBJ
ject, but if it knows but one member in the
fix it describes, it is in blissful ignorance.
The "job" fellows have an eye to busi-
ness, and will have the good sense to keep
out of the way'of the bombs prepared for
them. sau,.3 mYs .gseg
We are under the impression we quoted
the identical language Of the Fincastle Her.
aid, which we pronounced exquisite.
Some cuss, knowing the value of the Her.
aid, borrowed the copy we quoted from, so
We are unable totlecide. If we were wrong,
and the Herald will correct. us, we will
gladly give its classical allusion, space.
As to our stealing seven articles from it
without crediting them, we will say we are
but following the legitimate rights of jour-
nalism, in stating facts without approxima-
ting the language Of our contemporaries.
We trust the objection of the Herald will
be withdrawn, as this interesting feature of
journalism has enabled the Virginia papers
to condense the news of the State, thereby
affording news from all sections, which It
would be impossible to obtain if copied ue,-
batia and properly accredited. If our
young friend will examine into the matter
he viii, find numbers of our papers have
adopted this plan, inaugurated, we believe,
by ourselves, and which has been highly
spoken of. 1t is an interesting feature, and
would add greatly-to the interest of the
Herald, or any other paper adopting it. tei
Az ~ tha cha,tyta nf rl1lr habit of twistiuo