The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Elizabeth G.. Langhorne, Of
Lynchburg, died in that city on Wednes-
day.
Jack snipe are plentiful in the vicinity
of Alexandria, and command $3.50 per
dozen.
John Cameron, of Rockingham coun-
ty, has been arrested on the charge of poi
Soning his wife, who died last Sunday.
AT a meeting of Republicans of Char
lotte county on Monday last, John G..
Brown and VIM. j. Johnston were elected
to represent the county in the State Con-
vention.
I'm the United States District court at
Lynchburg, the case of T. II. Nance,
charged with violating the internal revenue
laws, was continued to the third day of
next term, and the defendant entered into
recognizance in the sum of $500 for his
appearance at that time.
AN agreement has been entered into
between the directors of the Lynchburg
and Danyile railroad company and the
president and directors Of the James River
and Kanawha canal company, whereby the
railroad track may be extended along the
canal from connection with the Orange,
Alexandra and Manassas railroad at the
depot of the latter in Lynchburg.
The Republicans fFranklin county met
at Rocky Mount last Monday, and selected
delegates to the State convention. They
are: j. p. DeHaven and L. B. Claiborne,
delegates Geo. w. Finney and j. A. b.
smith, alternates. The delegates were in
structed to support candidates for the Ma
tion Republican convention favorable to
the nomination of Grant and Lewis.
The Fairfax county Meas says: "The
first Of the several fine depot buildings to
be established on the line of the Alexan-
dria and Fredericksburg railroad has been
erected, together with commodious water
tank, capable Of holding 10000 gallons of
water--on the land of Mr.. r. l.. Nevtt--
and will be known as Long Branch station.
The buildings are first-class in every re-
spect. The bridge over the Occcquan has
nearly been completed, and it is expected
that the trains will pass over it in two or
three weeks"
AT mass convention of the Republi-
cans of Pittsylvania county, on the lst inst.
Joseph Davis, M. r. Lloyd, d. S. Lewis,
and D. +. Whitehurst were elected dele
gates to the State Convention. Messrs. f, I
Hunnibuss, E. w. Barksdale, L. NJ. Shoe
maker and James Wood were appointed
alternates. These gentlemen were instruct
ed to support for the National Convention
such men as are favorable to the nomina.
tion of Gen. Grant and John f. Lewis for
the presidency and vice-presidency of the
United States.
The Staunton (Va.) Spectator saws
work on the Valley railroad, between
Harrisonburg and Staunton, is about to be
commenced. Two sections have been let
to contractors, the ninth and the twenty
sixth, the former to Mr.. P. M. McCabe, of
Maryland, and the latter to Messrs. Kelly
& O'Connor. OF this firm the former is
the well-known contractor who owned the
Sweet Chalybea.e Springs, in Allegheny
county, and the latter is citizen of
Staunton. The sections on this road are
numbered from Harrsonburg, so that the
twenty-sixth section is the last, counting
from Harrisonburg.
The Alexandra Gazette relates the
following exciting incident: When the
ten O'Clock local passenger train on the
Alexandria and Washington Railroad
reached the draw on the Virginia side of |
the bridge across the Potomac river, this
morning, the iron guy rods of that bridge
broke, and falling with crash upon the
express car knocked it from the rails to the |
cross-ties, on which it ran short distance
before the train was stopped. The noise
made by the crash, and by the jolting of
the express car over the cross-ties, created |
the most intense excitement among the pas
sengers, who imagined that they Were be- |
ing dragged into the river through an open
draw. Some of the ladies' screamed, while |
others, overcome by their fright, tainted, |
and lay as dead on the seats. Many of the
male passengers rushed to the rear doors
of the cars and jumped off to the bridge,
while others quickly threw off their over
coats as though preparing for plunge in
to the water. Fortunately nobody was
seriously hurt, though several of those
who jumped from the cars, among them f.
L. Smith, Esq, were badly bruised. The
bridge was uninjured, and as soon as the
express car was replaced on the track the
train crossed as usual, and has been run
ming regularly ever since.