The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-11-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Warren Sentinel wants to swap the
horse disease for the dog disease.
The horse disease still worries Staun-
ton, but it is thought the worst is over.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Frazier, of Staun-
ton, had silver wedding Monday night.
They harness the goats in Lynchburg,
and make them do duty in place of the sick
horses. r.Er
The price of soft coal will be advanced
2 cents per bushel in Petersburg on the list
of December. ..s. -. ..
Society is lively in Alexandra, and
numerous parties and balls are to signalize
the holiday season. .aa
AT Burke's station, Fairfax county,
Samuel Fitzhugh has been appointed post
master, rice III. ID. Rice, resigned.
One of our Conservative exchanges
says it expects nothing from President
Grant. Blessed are they that expect moth
ing, for they shall not be disappointed.
- The Petersburg appeal reports that
L. h. Chambliss means to contest the seat
of Hon. w. RI. ii. Stowell in the next
Congress. The grounds of the contest are
not stated. aaE saf ...--a f... .l
"A young man named Ii. w. Via, in a
personal alteration in Albemarle county,
last week, struck his uncle, Mr.. l.. Shifflet,
with dogwood fork, causing speedy death.
Via made his escape. V ~ ...
Judge Dickinson, of the Prince Edward
Circuit court, Thursday granted full and
absolute discharge to Edgar Allan, whose
case was brought before him on writ of
hdbeas corpus. ... -.... .-.
The corn crop of the Shenandoah VAL
ley this year averages twenty bushels to
the inhabitant, the largest production of
any district of equal extent in the United
States. @ &esEstsl a ,r..Elr..
An anonymous scribbler annoys the
young men of Petersburg with threatening
letters. The matter has been placed in the
hands of detective, and the offender is to
be workedup and made over. a
The growing importance of Stanton
has inspired movement in and out of the
Council togive permanent names and num-
bers to the streets of the city, and the Yin
d'cator suggests that the houses be num-
bered also. . .. ....ss. -.....-..- ..... W.
The Staunton Dramatic Association
gave performance Monday night for the
benefit of the Augusta Fire Company, net
ting sos. The farce entitled "Teddy Roe,'
constituted the bill. @s - 81
The New Market Valley, in discussing
the retrocession question, incidentally sug-
gests that the proper way to restore Vir-
ginia to her ancient boundaries is for the
Valley to go off and join West Virginia,
and then for West Virginia to vote herself
back into the, Old Dominion.
"A revival has been going on in the
Methodist Protestant church, in Alexan-
dria, for the past six weeks, and DR.. Kill
gore signifies his intention of keeping it up
as long as there are any penitents. Since
it began 50 conversions and 60 accessions
to the church are recorded.
In the Tyson case, in the Circuit court
at Lynchburg, Judge Wingfield overruled
the motion of Tyson to quash the proceed
ings and confirm the report of the commits
sioners. The counsel for Tyson asked for
an impending order to enable them to take
an appeal, which was granted.
The Petersburg ice manufacturing COM
pany was organized yesterday. Captain
John G. Brain was elected president; DR..
j. Herbert Claibourne, vice-president, Jo-
seph Van Holt Nash, secretary and trea-
surer. A full board of directors was cho-
sen. A charter for the company will be
applied for at once.
The Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order of Good Templars met in Staunton
on Wednesday and unanimously elected
the following officers: Charles w. Miller,
Staunton, Grand Worthy Chief Templar;
|. G. o'Neal, Alexandria, G., W. Counsel
w. r.; g. w. Hawxhurst, Fairfax G.
H., G. W. Secretary; M. V. B. Kidwell,
Alexandria, G. W. Treasurer; j. w.
Shoaf, Newtown, G. W. Chaplain; G. w.
Gaines, Fairfax O.. H., G. W. Marshal;
Miss Mollie E. Blackburn, Staunton, G.
"; A. Sec; r. X. Rice, staunton, G. W.
". Q. g.; I. G. O'Neal, Representative to
r. w. G.. l..