The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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We have a Scottsvillian who has that honor
and may. be the one alluded to, but he is good
Republican. Does the State Journal think him q
''dead beat 9'--Scottsuile Register.
| We do in the cool Our opinion of n man is
not governed by his politics, and we surprised
| at Democrats thinking so. How is 1t with your
self, neighbor f-state Journal,
| We intend no reflection The editor OF the me
editorials Indicate that he is gentleman OF the
| first stamp.-Register.
We thank the Register for its good opin-
ion of us, and shall endeavor by fair, open
and manly, fight against the party it
represents, to win the good opinion of
our political adversaries. We measure no
mans worth to the community in which
he lives, by the political opinions he en-
tertains, but prefer to base it upon more
solid and tangible grounds. We prefer,
and have struggled since the close of the
war, by precept and example to induce our
Democratic friends to fight us on the
merits of the two parties. Our efforts
have been abortive, and to-day we are
surrounded by a party, composed, as its
friends claim, of all the intelligence and
responsibility there is in the State, and yet
we find them too poor to find single argat-
ment in its favor, but instead, attempt by
law and contemplate abuse, and by social
ostracism to drive men from the party
which we claim to be successfully running
the machinery of q government, with which
no other in Gods earth, dare make COM
parson. Will the Register take grounds
with us or will it continue in the common
hog-path of vile abuse of those who do not
agree with ii and its party?
If the State Journals wish is gratified there
tI1..r,a rf1ut,
the Radical convention, which is to meet in Rich
mond on the 9th September--as it wants ere
spectacle set of delegates sent this time. Can't
be did, Mr. Journal The things impossible
iEredericksber9 Nesos.
This is the stock and trade of Democra-
cy in the South. No argument answers
sneer so well as knock down. You are
entirely welcome to your boasted Southern
responsibility, SO long as you give us the
control of the government. We prefer
right to wrong, if the latter is more respect
able, and if our convention is composed of
men of less responsibility than your own,
ours will be made up of those who love and
sustain the Union, while yours will be COM
posed Of whipping post traitors and hypo-
critics, who are now vainly endeavoring to
pursuade the negroes to unite with them, in
order that they may steal their rights. 1t
can't DC dld, Mr. Nea6S.
Two young men of Rockbridge, Taylor
Swishcr and - Craig, both devoted adj
mirers of young lady, while returning
from church became engaged in fight, du-
ring which Swisher drew knife and cut
Craig across the face, making an ugly and
serious wound. 'Tis not well that two men
should be of the same mind with reference
to. one woman.
Wilson Agar, a poor Virginian, is said by
the Brooklyn Eagle to have received over
5000, 900 during the past three months from
sales of an improved boiling apparatus
used in the manufacture of tiour.--Norfok
Vbyiaian.
The committee on buildings awarded the
contract for building the courthouse, Jail.
and clerks office at Farmville, to V. L.
Clutter, Esq.,, at $40, ,634.50, the work to
be completed by the 1st of January next.
Adam Fields, a colored man of Staun-
ton, was found on the street last Sunday
morning in ali insensible condition. He
was taken to his home and died at s o'clock
the same evening. .
A party of colored excursionists left
Fredericksburg yesterday for Washington.
Winter is coming. 1t might be well for
our colored friends to remember this.
A bright mulatto girl of Spottsylvania
ran away a few days ago with white man
from the North, for the ostensible purpose
of marriage. We bet he don't.
The editors of the Nescs and Herald of
Fredericksburg are absent on visit to Ca
NADIA. They are cooling off for the antici-
pated heat of the coming fall.
A tract Of land, known as the Percival
farm, in Wythe county, was publicly sold
on last Monday for $4,850. MIR. Isaac
Painter was the purchaser.
A boy killed rattle-snake in Washing
ton county, few days ago, which was six
feet in length, four inches in diameter, with
twenty-five rattles. SI.ss44
Levi, colored bar-keeper of Gum
Spring, Culpeper county, was shot and
fatally wounded by some unknown person
a few days ago.
Miss Bertie, daughter Of Mrs. Jane Gil
lock, of Staunton, swallowed a peach seed
two weeks since, of which she died on last
Thursday. e.is
Tyler Curtis, native of Virginia, has
been unanimously nominated for the may
orally of San Francisco by the Democracy.
Luke McKenney, of Norfolk, fell dis
tance Of fifteen feet from scaffolding, and
was seriously injured.
Gideon Miller, of Rappahannock county,
has been nominated by the Democrats for
the Legislature.
Mr.. Lenticum, a highly respectable old
gentleman of Liberty, lies dangerously i'll
with cancer. s 1855
Mr.. F. 4. Lee, near Lynchburg, has inn
ported fine Alderney bull from the Isle
of Jersey.
There was beaver killed near Farmville
few days ago. When cornered he made
fight.
There will be an agricultural fair in Pu-
laski county on the Sd of October next.
Saturday was the great melon day of the
season at Fredericksburg.
ID ICHMOND AND YORK RIVER RAIL.
IN, ROAn EOMDANV RtcuuaHD A u0uct God