The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

"A Richmond man is putting up q sas-
safras mill in Fredericksburg.
The presses in the Charlottesville
Chronicle office are now moved by steam.
The jail of Nottoway county was burn
ed on Friday night, supposed to have been
set on fire by one of the prisoners.
A hawk was killed in Bedford county
a few days ago which measured fifty-two
inches from "tip to tip" of his wings.
WIN. b. Downey, editor of the Lees
burg Republican, was married to Kate
Moody, of Williamsport, Md, on the 9th
inst. W alea ~a
Bristol is highly interested in the ad-
justment of the Virginia and Tennessee
boundary line. Bristol wants to know
where to find herself. KS haa
The store, dwelling, and two other
buildings belonging to w. II. Langby, a
eolored man, were destroyed by fire at
Bermuda Hundreds, on Sunday night.
Loss 900 insurance small.
George Dock was on Saturday found
guilty of murder in the second degree, in
Lexington, for killing George Eckerly, and
the penalty fixed at twelve years in the
penitentiary. The prisoners counsel
moved for new trial.
"A colored man, named William Rives,
who had descended to the bottom of well
fifty feet deep, at Charlottesville, on Satur-
day, for the purpose of repairing the wall
ing, was buried alive by the falling of the
entire wall. Strange to say he was but
slightly injured.
The celebrated case of Hudnall against
the corporation Of Liberty, which has been
on the docket for eighteen years, and is as
familiar to Bedford men as household
words, has been decided, and Mr.. Hudnall
awarded sum amounting to about 81 200.
The claim originated for work done for the
corporation some twenty years ago.
Mrs. Laura De Force Gordon addressed
large meeting at the new hall in Alexan-
dria Saturday evening, on woman suffrage.
The audience was very respectable, and
manifested unusual interest in the subject.
Judge Underwood, of the United States
District court, presided. Mrs. Gordon
made an elegant and telling speech, and at
its close was warmly applauded. A large
number of signatures were obtained to a
petition in favor of impartial suffrage.
On Wednesday morning last at one
o'clock, the store of Mr.. Joseph p. Ma
son in Greenville, was consumed by fire
and Mr.. Mason himself burned to crisp.
His safe door was standing wide open with
the key in it, and his charred remains were
found near the back door and the fused
mass from some ten dollars in silver, was
found near them. The origin of the fire is
unknown, and the loss was some $4,000,
totally uninsured. Mr.. Mason was un-
married, and about 40 years Of age.
The Lynchburg Republcap advocates
the erection of city hall and market
house conformity, the offices, &C., of the
city officials above and the public market
below. 1t says the citizens are almost
unanimous in favor of the project. We
beg our contemporary and others of Lynch
burg who advocate such building to profit
by the experience of other cities in such
matters. 1t is well known that buildings
of like character in Richmond are unmit-
igated nuisances, devoid of single desira-
bic quality hoped for them inltheir erection.
We beg our sister city to look around for
better plan before expending her money.
John S. Bass, an old citizen of Lynch
burg, died suddenly on Thursday last,
while riding on horseback to visit his son
and daughter in Appomattox county. He
was in company with bis brother-in-law,
John G. Moore, at the time of his death.
Mr.. Bass fell from his horse when within
a short distance of his destination, but
through the exertions of Mr.. Moore he was
soon reseated, and proceeded on his jour
ney. They had ridden only about twenty
yards, however, when Mr.. Bass fell dead
in the arms of his brother-in-law. The
cause of his sudden death is supposed to
have been either apoplexy or heart disease.
He was in unusually good health at the
time of starting.