The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A country exchange says "wintcr has
broke"
The firemen of Lynchburg contemplate
making q visit to Petersburg about the 18th
of April. 80
The Norfolk and Petersburg railroad
has been indicted in the former city for OBJ
structing the streets with lumber.
MIR. Searles, for several years past the
assistant postmaster of Petersburg, is lying
at the point of death.
Capt. Joel Miller, who for nine months
past, has conducted the editorial columns
of the Alexandra Standard and Sentinel,
has withdrawn from that journal.
Mr.. James W. Atkinson, native and
old citizen of Alexandria, died in that
place at noon on Saturday of cramp cholic,
with which he was attacked on Thursday.
-Alessrs. Kirkpatrick & Smith, of Am
herst G. H., have been awarded the con-
tract for building the new courthouse of
that county. The price agreed upon is
$1,000.
The citizens Of Caroline county held a
meeting yesterday to promote immigration
to that county. A committee was appoint
ed to solicit private subscriptions to further
@he ooJect.
"A worthy colored man named Jack
son, and two fine young mules which he
had driven into the river at Petersburg, TO
get water, yesterday morning, got into deep
water and were drowned.
MIR. 4, y: Cam, President OF the Iy-
pograpical Union No. 26, of Petersburg,
was, at meeting Of the Union held on last
Saturday, elected delegate to the lnterna-
uonal typographical Union which meets IN
this CITY IN June next.
DIR. Lewis Willis Minor, born in Fred
ericksburg, January 20, 1908, died in Nor
folk on Sunday afternoon. DR.. Minor en-
tered the United States navy in 1882, re-
signed on the breaking out of the war, and
was afterwards fleet surgeon IN the Con-
tederate navy.
The trial of Carson for the murder of
Ginebell, at Greenville, closed on Friday
last. The jury returned verdict of mur-
der in the SECOND degree, and found his
punishment at ten years in the penitentia-
ry. But four of the jury could be induced
to sign petition for pardon.
The Republicans Of Iou;sa G. Fl. held
a large and enthusiastic meeting on the 9th
instant. and elected q, d. M. Hunter and
r. IN 1h;shoIm delegates 70 the State con-
yention. Resolntions in Favor Of I;eneral
Grant as President. and Senator Lewis as
Wiee-President were unanimously adopted.
R, u, Beckley. Stephen Dunnington and
Others, addressed the meeting.
Mr. Robart panma, Of petersbuyo
..t...,,,.t.,d II cor,,,;t s,,;oda an Satnr5a1T,
49, ~. H. Shoot;n, h;,nsaIf TIC holl frnr,
LIZ n;sto, strunE tbe MINER mart Of h;s
ha.5 s R'ss ~, +be r;oht s;da taar;ng tho scaln
and lso,r;nor the skuIl hare for anaco nf
tore ;nohas Int did not nonetrota Il The
wn',nd , wss dressed and the man Is doing
wall NJ pann,an Is said to he involved
u f;nanc;ai d;fIiculties and was intoxica-
ia r,hon ha d;d tbe shooting
NV, ,W,.t,,o,,;llo D;e,,atal cove ,h;,tr.
4,no sheo,, yvaro Lillad hv docs naar that
w. w. oio0p t,no r;ahts and tyyelva others
bnSII, ;n;,ro5 0n Friday n;obt Mr. II 8
Wnnsrs s bad te, l;lIed WORTH s11, IN the
Saeb Charles ". Cassell had eighteen
k;lyed lall he had worth s72. On the
same n;sht Levi Umbareer had two killed,
worth WORT AZ Rev. James A. Brown had six
Killed valuable worth $50. On the same
n;oht fiuv Shartz had twelve wounded.
which may ali die. These sheen could not
have haen nnrcbased from their owners for
two two bnndrad md dolIars and were more valua-
HE than All the doos in virginia.
~ a. Th,~,daw I.st NJ Ionotbon Con
.., tnsuay .a sos;d;r' ,aI,' M near % Wanna Far. m
s.aoie, ialiiel lesiuin ntSt a. do .ienla nhano "n
iax county, ar9yG , ou' tb o1 o,.o wgous IT, ot IN
nc nau an man & ieli Ini hu t do don m.nS ,'n, NJ
mesI Tree '1la' was pei,ls cus SoM wa. sbp bppt
pos o,,ae ~ ,ha "aS nJ a. nhamoeJ ed and carried