The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

"A dog supposed to be rabid bit boy
IN Norfolk on Friday. The dog was killed,
Cedar posts are largely exported from
Essex to Philadelphia and other Northern
cities.
| Elizabeth Leighton, an insane woman,
| has been sent to the Eastern Lunatic Asyl.
um from Botetourt.
There were ninety public schools in
operation in Bedford county during the
scholastic year just passed. ....
Jesse Mallett, awaiting trial on the
charge of abduction, escaped from the
Mecklenburg Jail last Monday.
Mrs. j. w. Cole was killed by light
ming at Pittsylvania G. H., on Saturday,
while sitting at an open window.
The wheat crop in Essex county is
said to be very fine in quality. Late hail
storms very materially reduced the guam
tity.
Rev. j. M. Dawson has been unani-
mously elected to represent the Republic
cans OF Williamsburg in the approaching
Portsmouth congressional convention.
The Wsrrenton index says there is not
word of truth in the statement of the
Baltimore Sun correspondent that arrange
ments are being made for monster Gree
ley mass meeting in Warrenton on the 26th.
The Fairfax Neaos says: I" A Mrs.
Simms, residing near Springfield station.
was bitten by cat suffering with what was
supposed to be the hydrophobia, one day
last week. She visited the maidstone at
Aldie, with what success we have not
learned" r.rs
The Tappahannock Hader says ferry
will soon be established on the Virginia
side at Piney Point, and Point Lookout in
Maryland. Responsible parties also con.
template establishing line of boats to ply
between the Potomac landings and Crisfeld,
to connect with the Philadelphia and East
ern Shore railroads. a. gs...a
MR.. Aaron Lewis, of Lodge Landing,
Northumberland county, shipped LII
dozen eggs, in the week ending May 18th.
During the year 1871, he shipped upwards
of 1000 dozen, and from January lst, to
juno lst, of the current wear. his ship
ments amounted to 400 dozen.
The Republicans of Essex, held con-
vention at the courthouse on Saturday
last, and selected the following delegates
to the Portsmouth Congressional conyen-
ton: j, II. Van Auken and w. N. Ste
vens. Alternates: Jno. w. Paddon and
Madison Welberne. Resolutions were
passed instructing the delegates to vote
first, last, and all the time for that tried and
true gentleman, Hon. Jas. ii. Plat, Jr.,
as the Congressional nominee, and declaring
that tho Republicans of Sussex have no
use whatever for Greeley.
The Petersburg Progress has the fol-
lowing: ''During the war lamented Cen
eral Jeb Stuart presented his own field
glasses to ono of his favorite and most DASH
ing cavalrymen, Frank Stringfellow, Esq.
Sometime afterwards the latter while scout
ing in Prince George county was hotly
pressed by the enemy, and concealed his
glasses, highly valued of course, in the
garden of farmer below Petersburg.
Since tho war Mr.. Stringfellow has made
several attempts to repossess himself
of this momento of his old commander,
but all were unsuccessful until day or two
since, when a search instituted by gentle
man of this city was rewarded by finding
the long lost relic. The glasses will be sent
on to Mr.. Stringfellow." E
The old Alexandria theatre, latterly
known rs Liberty Hall, was destroyed by
fire on Sstorday night. The lower Story Of
the hall was used by w. f.
Henderson as feed store the
second story (American HalD had been
divided into apartments for the use Of
the city government; the third story was
commodious saloon liberty HalD from
which the whole building took its name.
The house was erected at the COM
maIlcempnt of the n,aoant canturv hv n
stock company OF dramatists as the
Alexandria Theatre,'' and the most
distinguished actors of former era often
appeared upon its boards, and even down to
1S43 it was occasionally used for that pur-
pose. 1t was changed into its present shape
by Rev. T. M. Mccormick. about the year
1850. The loss of its present owners,
Brodcrs 4 Co., is partially covered by in
surance, as is that of Mr.. Henderson, the
owner Of the feed store below. sa