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


"A colored man named Jerry Bryant
was run over and killed by the cars, near
Charlottesville, last Monday.
Mrs. Julia Huntington, relict OF the
late William Huntington, died suddenly at
Accotink last Saturday night.
The supervisors of Washington county
have levied tax of so cents each upon the
worthless ours" of that county.
The hadeg announces the departure OF
Mr.. William Cameron and wife, or Peters,
burg, for trip around the world.
Mrs. Kirby, the mother of Mr.. +. A.
Kirby, of Alexandra, died at her residence
in Prince George county, Nd, on Sunday.
John D. Ragland, formerly of Peters
burg, died in Mobile on Tuesday, aged 81.
He was brother of Mr.. Reuben Rag
land.
A colored woman named Louisa Harris
died on the train of the Alexandra and
Manassas railroad, near Rockfish Gap, on
Monday last.
Books will be opened in Norfolk on
the 10Th inst, for the entry of subscrip-
tions to the capital stock OF the NoriolK
and Lynnhaven railroad company.
MIR. Henry Chamberlain, of Norfolk,
has removed to New York, and will con-
duct the agency in that city of the Vir-
ginia Steamship and Packet company.
The sPiedmont (Va.) Milk and Pro-
duce Association is now furnishing one
hundred and fifty gallons of pure milk to
Washington city daily, and will shortly in
crease the supply to one thousand gallons
per day.
On Monday last the Republicans of
Albemarle county selected the following
delegates to the State Convention: George
w. billiard, j. w. Porter, J. L. S. Taylor.
Grant and Lewis were indorsed as presi-
Dental candidates.
The Republicans of Culpepper county
have selected Henry Lightfoot to represent
them in the State Convention, with Alex
| ander jackson as alternate. A series OF
political resolutions was adopted, and after
expressing unanimous preference for
Grant and Lewis as presidential candidates,
adjourned sine die.
"A verdict for 81, 200 was on Tuesday
rendered in the U. S. court at Lynchburg,
against j. M. Wood and his sureties for in-
ternal revenue stamps unaccounted for du-
ring his term of office as revenue assessor.
| The suit for 100000 damages against the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad company
was continued till next term. The time OF
opening the U. S. court in Harrisonburg
was changed to the 7th of May.
AT Republican meeting in Frederick
county, held at Winchester on Monday
last, Randolph Martin, ESQ.,, was chosen
as delegate to the State Convention, j. M.
Thorne, alternate. Peter Adams, ESQ.,,
was chosen to represent the county in the
| District Convention, which meets at Har-
risonburg on the 9th inst, w. W. Christy,
alternate. A county executive committee
was also chosen.
The Alexandra Standard and Scnti-
mel Office has passed into the hands oi
Messrs. NJ. Dulaney Ball and Joel Miller
who have enlarged and improved the pa.
per, and will hereafter publish it under the
name of the Tuginia Sentinel. Colone
Y. Howe Peyton, who retires from the edi'
toral chair Of the paper, will probably re
main in Alexandria and engage in the
practice of his profession, the law.
The most enthusiastic Republican
meeting ever held in Warren county con
vened at Front Royal on Monday last
The object of the meeting was to elect ;
delegate to represent the county in thu
State Convention. Alexander johnson
ESQ.,, was unanimously selected to per
form that duty, after which the meeting
was addressed by Watkins James, Esq.
and resolutions passed indorsing Presiden
Grants administration and expressing
preference for Grant and Lewis for tn
J presidency and yice-presldency.
The Alexandra Gazette Of yesterda,
evening says: "The two draws in tn
Baltimore and Potomac railroad bridge
across the Potomac river, in place of tn
old Long Bridge, were completed yestel
day, and were tested and found to wor
smoothly and easily. The weight of th
: draw over the north or Washington char
: mel is l60 tons, built Of iron, and of th
most approved construction. The dra'
over the south or Virginia channel, whic
is of wood, made strong with iron bolts an
braces, works on pivot set in solid ms
4 sonry, and weighs 240 tons. Either ca
be worked with ease by one man. Th
whole bridge will be completed in abou
] two weeks, and will furnish safe mode {
/. communication, not only for railroad tran
portation, but for wagon and foot tray,
also. The cost of the new bridge is abol
e 100000.
The Gazette gives an account OF a te
= rife explosion in the vault of the Citlzen
y National! Bank of Alexandria, Tuesda
i morning. The vault was filled with g
: from an open burner, and when MIR. L.
Uhler, the teller, went in there with
! lighted match, violent explosion occurre
!. accompanied with loud report. M
70 4 TTl,lar ,roo hlouyn out of the vault info II