The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Mrs. Jane Irvine, in the 05th year of
her age, died in Lexington on Monday
last.
The Citizen advocates the construction
of macadamized road from Lexington to
Goshen.
Mr.. Peter j. De Vass, formerly a citi-
zen of Petersburg, died in Bremen, Germa-
ny, on the 2lst ult., in the 5Sth year of
his age.
Gov. Harvey, of Kansas, has appoint
ed Stephen Jones, Esq, formerly citizen
of Pittsylvania county, Va, Judge Of
Probate for Chase county, Kansas.
j. P. Cowardin, of this city, will de-
liver humorous lecture in Fredericks-
burg tonight for the aid of the young
mems Literary Association.
Rev. G. w. Griffin, Virginian, edu-
Gated at Richmond College, has Recently
been presented with $4,000 in real estate
and money by his church at Gallatin, Ten
nessee.
Giles, son of Reuben Brown, says the
Halifax Record, was found on Capt. Der
rck's farm, in that county, on Saturday
last, dead, with tree lying across him,
and his hands clutching the AK with which
he had felled the tree.
The report of the principal of the col
ored high school in Petersburg, shows that
institution to be in fouishing condition,
and the scholars all progressing satisfac-
torily. There are now in attendance upon
the different classes Of the school about
200 pupils, and high state of discipline is
maintained among them, from which the
best results are to be anticipated.
The Roanoke Times says the Board of
Directors of the Valley Railroad, at their
late meeting in Baltimore, determined to
place Immediately under contract the
heavier sections of the work between Har-
risonburg and Salem. The vote to SUBJ
scribe $40, 900 to the capital stock of the
day, and resulted as follows: For sub
scription, 1l9 against, ga.
-"Mind your business' is the motto on
''one-third of dollaro continental note,
issued in 1776, according to resolution
of Congress, passed at Philadelphia, Feb
ruary II, 1916" and signed in school
boys handwriting, by A. Tybout. The
motto is first-rate, if the money is not.
The note was picked up by j. N. Ryan,
ESQ.,, in the Circuit court office, lodged
away in corner of one of the pigeon holes
in the office.
The clerk of the court of Norfolk
county has received circular letter in
quiring after any record relating to Rich
ard Carpenter, Thomas Carpenter and
Margaret Carpenter, who emigrated from
Ireland early in the present century, and
are supposed to have died about the year
1860 or 1862. The parties are sought
after by one I. A. Carpenter, who claims
their property as heir-at-law. A large
estate in Ireland descended to the Carpen-
ter family.
The Cnlpeper Observer says: "The
town of Culpeper was founded in 1853,
lust one hundred and thirteen years ago.
1t is ninety-eight miles from Richmond,
and eighty-two from Washington city, and
contains one Episcopal, one Methodist, one
Presbyterian, and one Baptist church one
steam guano, sumac and plaster mill, one
steam grist mill, one shoe factory, quite q
number of flourishmg stores, and about
twenty-eight hundred inhabitants. 1t is
located on the Orange, Alexandria and
Manassas railroad, and is sustained by q
back country of great fertility and pro-
ductiveness."
The Fredericksburg Ledger reports
the arrival in that place of Mr.. Peter Street
and Miss Sarah f. Smith-from the free
estate of Stafford" in quest of a minister
to make the twain ''one tlesh.o They hac
in their possession the proper document fol
the occasion, but they did not think it wise
| or proper to remain on the other side of thu
river waiting for preacher. They reached
town in the highest spirits, and were soon il
the presence Of our old friend, Elder Morris
Montgomery, who performed the seryc'
required at his hands, to the great satisfac
ton of the loving couple. They left on TIN
boat, not knowing were they were going o.
when they were to return.
The engineers of the Chesapeake ant
Ohio railroad last week, surveyed the land
belonging to the company in the suburb
of Staunton, and located site for shop
and an engine-house sufficiently large t
accommodate forty-eight engines. Th
Virqiaian says: We are not prepared
announce that the shops are a fixed fact
but we are inclined to the belief from whs
we have heard, that there is no doubt {
their location at this point. Of course
they will be of considerable magnitude
especially if the road from this point t
Washington is constructed. This is IN
first division from Richmond, over q hui
dred miles, and about equal distance trol
the point west, where another division con
mences.
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