The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. M. Harrison, of Loudoun, has re-
ceived fnll-blooded Alderney bull.
The Washington-street NJ. f. church,
Petersburg, has purchased new organ.
The Petersburg Council has appropri.
ated 81 900 to the Agricultural Fair for
that city.
Marion has recovered from the small
pox, but now has the croquet fever very
badly.
"A letter addressed to II. w. Dabney,
of this city, is held in Lynchburg for legal
stamp.
The post-office at Mt. Gilead, Loudoun
county, is discontinued in consequence of
the refusal OF the postmaster to execute a
new bond. .t.-
Rev. Charles ii. Hall, of Washington
street nj. e. church, Petersburg, is quite
i'll, and hopes of his recovery were almost
abandoned on Saturday.
The editor of the Scottsville Courier
says he had written lengthy editorial "upon
the subject Of the -; but, oh, the lying
telegraph /" and thirty-seven-and-a-halt
minutes before press time he had to write
something else to fill up with.
Mr.. William Daniel, highly esteem
ed citizen of Rappahannock county, was
stricken with apoplexy or heart disease on
Monday last, while riding in the road near
Gaines Cross Roads, and fell dead from his
horse.
The Republicans of Frederick county
are making preparations for grand mass
meeting on the 2Sth inst. Senator Wilson,
Postmaster Cresswell, Col. Mosby, Major
Carter, John w. Jenkins, John K. Pop
ham, Il. Daniels, r. Stecket Matthews, l..
E. Chandler, WIN. Williams, and others
speakers have been invited.
The Alexandra Gazete says: "fn
digging the foundation for an engine-housc
in the coal-yard of Mr.. Mehaffey, on the
lot at the southwest corner of Queen and
Union streets, day or two ago, the work.
men came upon brick vault, five feet be-
low the surface, containing portions of
what are supposed to be human bones"
We learn from the Abingdon Vngin-
ian that on Wednesday last, by the care
less handling of pistol in the hands of his
nephew, Mr.. George w. Ryan, residing at
Morrell's shop, on the Saltworks road, was
dangerously, if not fatally, shot. The ball
entered the groin ranging downward, prob
ably burying itself in the muscles of the
thigh.
The Piedmont Vngmian Indignantly
denies the statement copied by us from a
letter to the Boston Globe, to the effect
that M. A.. NJ. BARLEY, mail contractor
from Fredericksburg to Orange G. H. had
been ''savagely assaulted by four Demo-
cratic members of Greeley club, at the
latter place, one of them being the editor
of the Tnginian." The editor says he
knew nothing Of the affair until the day
after it occurred. We gladly give this
publicity to his denial, and are gratified
that he is able to make it.
The Republicans of the Fifth Congress
sional district met in convention on the
9th inst, at Rocky Mount, for the purpose
Of nominating candidate for Congress.
Judge Schumacher was chairman Of the
convention, and John III. Davis secre-
tary. Thomas B. Claiborne, of Frank
lin, G. Y. Thomas, of Henry, and j. b.
Stovall Of Halifax, were all placed in nomi-
nation. Mr.. Thomas was nominated on
the sixth ballot. The nomination was sub
sequently made unanimous. Buck
ingham, OF Floyd, was chosen as district
elector, and d. S. Lewis chairman of the
district committee.