The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-15
Greniisg State gnlsrisal.
VIRGINIA NEWS.

| he IepuDilCdllS VI OIdHSS COuuby ulc
at the courthouse on the 18th and select
ed j. B. Bell, Esq, to represent the coun-
ty in the State Convention.
The supervisors of Bland county have
| levied tax of 81 on tho first, so ON the
second, and 81 on the third dog. Hurrah
| for the supervisors of Bland
-Tanneries are numerous in the Northern
neck, and the home market for leather is
not only supplied, but large quantities are
shipped to other sections of the country.
IT. J. Hill, Jr., of King William coun-
ty, has been unanimously elected delegate
to the State Convention. Mr.. Hill made a
stirring Grant speech before the convention
which chose him, and his remarks were
warmly indorsed and applauded. VIM. ID.
Burkley also made a patriotic speech.
The Tappahannock hden says: "We
regret to learn that the dam at Hunters
Mill, the property of the Hon. R. nj. T..
Hunter, was again broken on last Friday.
About four weeks ago this dam was car
ried away, and it had just been rebuilt
with great labor and considerable expense,
when it was broken the second time.n
The Leesburg Woshiagtoaidn says
"Mr. John Stephens, q wcll-digger, while
engaged in digging well at the residence
of Mr.. II. S. Smith, near Guilford, was on
Saturday last: struck on the head by a
falling stone. from which he died on Mon
day last. He was attended by DR.. War
ner, but the injury was too serious to ad-
nit of relief" G 81
"A special telegram to the Alexandria
Gazette from Harrisonburg says: A coron-
er's inquest was held on Saturday and Sum
day on the body of Mrs. John Cameron,
of Mount Crawford, in this county, and the
verdict of the jury was that the cause of
her death was poison given her through the
instrumentality of her husband. Cameron
is now under arrest and will undergo an
examination.
A youthful genius up in Loudoun gets
off the following essay on the horse ::
The horse is the most useful animal in
the World. So is the Cow. I once had
thirteen Ducks and two brakes and a
Skunk killed One. He smelt Orful. |
knew Boy which had 7 chickens but His
father would not let him rails Them and so
he got mad and SO he boared a Hole in his
mothers Washtub. | wish | Had horse
"a horse weighs 1000 pounds.
The Loudoun Republican says 'tSad
intelligence came to Mr.. Lewis Taylor,
near Purcellville, on Monday. 1t came
by express, and was the dead body of a
beloved son, Of whose illness he had no
premonitions. His sou Oscar, aged
about 25, has been employed for some
time by railroad company in Vermont,
as an engineer, where he died last week of
apoplexy, without any previous sickness.
A dispatch had been sent, but by some
misfortune did not reach its destination.
Mr.. Taylor was a young man Of great pro-
mise, and skillful in his business. Pre-
vious to his going to Vermont, he had been
employed by the w. & o. railroad COM
pany, where he endeared himself to all
who knew him."
The annual stockholders meeting of
the Shenandoah Valley railroad was held
at Front Royal, Warren county. Va, on
the 9th instant. Colonel U. L. Boyce oc-
cupied the chair. A letter from the presi-
dent, Thomas A. Scott, was read, explain
ing the delay Of the past eight months, and
giving assurances that if the property hold
ers along the line would meet the company
in liberal spirit, the work would now go
on. Mr.. Scott was reelected president,
with the following board of directors Col.
Jonas M. Walker and Major George III.
Bardwsll, of Philadelphia Hon. w. Fl.
Travers and Hon. A.. r. Boteler, Jefferson
county, West Virginia Col. A. w. Nc
Donald and Col. U. L. Boyce, Clarke
county; M. B. Buck, ESQ.,, Warren coun-
ty; Hon. VIM. Mines, Jr., Hon. John w.
Ashby and Col. Mann Splitter, Page county;
H. B. Hansberger, Rockingham county.
Thomas N. Ashby, Esq, Warren county,
was by the board of directors reelected
secretary B. X. Jamison, ESQ.,, Phiadel-
phia, treasurer.
SURRY COUNTY REPUBLICAN, MEET
ING.-At county Republican meeting
held at Lebanon church on Saturday, Joel
Blizzard was elected President, Rev. Chas.
Bingham Vice-President and Chas. Green
Secretary.
G. P. Ramsdell was elected delegate TO
the State Convention.
On motion of G. 2. Ramsdell, resolu-
ton pledging the Republican party of Sur
ry county to Hon. James II. Platt as cam
didate for Congress was adopted also, on
motion of Cope Ruff, resolutions approv-
ing of the course of Hon. r. G. Greene and
G. P. Ramsdell in the General Assembly of
Virginia, were also passed.
Mr.. Ramsdell addressed the convention
on the politics of the day.