The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

burg, is seriously i'll.
John r. Eckles, of Petersburg, died
yesterday at the age of 81.
--Beef-steak has been advanced to a
shilling pound in Lexington.
The wheat along the James and North
river, from Lynchburg up, is looking bad
ly.
There are at present seven hundred
men on the roles of the Portsmouth navy
yard.
Parties from Philadelphia were in
Fredericksburg few days ago, and pur-
chased all the ground and unground sumac
to be had in that market.
The Halifax Record thinks "a uniform
tax of l6 cents per pound" should be inn
posed upon tobacco, spirits, dogs, cats, old
bachelors and members Of the Legisla-
ture.
A little daughter of Samuel Gruber,
residing near Brucetown, Frederick county,
was burned to death few days since by
her clothes taking fire from brand in the
fireplace.
"A sect by the name of Soul-Sleepers is
said to be making progress in Southwest
ern Virginia. 1t teaches the annihilation
of the wicked, and the sleep of the righte-
GUS until the great judgment day.
The residence of Robert Gentry, about
two miles east of Trevillian's depot, on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, was de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday night, and
the residence of Mr.. Mallory, near Han
over junction, on the same road, was
burned yesterday morning.
The Lexington Citizen says the most
exciting incident that has occurred in that
place since the dog ran down the street
with a tin pan to his tail, took place one
day last week. A rabbit ran up Main
street, and all the dogs in town took a dive
at him, none of them catching him, how
ever. Lexington is to be envied.
The discussions in the ranks of the
Republicans of Portsmouth induced refer
ence of the difficulties to Senator Lewis and
| Congressman Platt, who, in their capacity
| as arbitrators, have decided that all existing
committees and other organized bodies of
Republicans in that city should be dis
banded and new start made, which has
| been done.
| The Lexington Citizen says: The
| protracted and severe winter has exhausted
the forage of the county, and there is much
apprehension among some of our farmers
about getting their cattle through till grass
comes straw stacks three or four years
old are brought into requisition, and the
stock is being shifted from place to place to
get advantage of all that is left"
The Norfolk Manufacturing company
are now building an iceboat for Cochran q
| Co., of Baltimore, four barges for party
| in Washington, d. c., and a steamer for
/ Messrs. Harvey & Co., to navigate the wa
ters OF the Neuse river in North Carolina.
The keel of the steamer was laid on the
2Sth of February, and she will be COM
Ipleted on the 10th of April. Contracts
have been made to build several other boats,
among them one Of the length of $50 feet
Among the boats now being built is one
designed to compete for the prize of $780,
900 offered by the State Of New York fol
| the best steamboat to run on the canals.
| The grand jury of the U. S. District
court, now in session at Lynchburg, or
Wednesday found true bills of indictment
against Lewis Holcomb, of Franklin coun'
| ty, for Illicit distiling; against Armistead
H. Pagan, Of Amherst county, for violation
of the revenue law against II. NJ. Kesler
of Botetourt county, for violation of reve'
I nue. law; against @. w. White, o
Charlotte county, for robbing the
United States mail against Stepher
P. Preston, of Bedford county, for VIOLA
ton of the revenue law against H. Hines
of Franklin county, for illicit distilling
against A. Wilson, of Franklin county
for violation of the revenue law and I
joint indictment against Lewis and Johr
Holcombe for violation of the revenue law
We learn from the Virginias that Dis
trict Attorney Hughes called the attention
lof the grand jury to members of tn
General Assembly supposed to be dis
qualified by the 14th amendment, and al
order was issued requiring their appearance
! to show cause why they should not be in
dicted. Among the members nentione'
in this connection were Messrs. Quesen
berry, of Caroline. James Patterson, 0
, Franklin, r. A. Coghill, Of Amherst
, James A. Walker, of Pulaski, and A. A
! Gray, of Fluvanna.