The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-18
STATE NEWS.

-General Beauregard was engaged TO-
day inspecting the old battlefield Of Ma
nasSaS.
The Conservatives Of Stafford have
nominated Gustavus b. Wallace for the
house of delegates.
james M. Bishop, of Charlottesville,
aged 81 years, is dead. lie was soldier
OF the war of 1872.
The theatre-goers of Norfolk are being
delectated with Escaped from Sing-Sing';
and "a Gamblers Crime" Houses poor.
The United States circuit court for IL q
Western district Of Virginia, Judge Rives,
commenced its session in Lynchburg yes
terday.
The Leesburg Washingtonian wants
the per diem of Virginia legislators brought
back to the good old economical basis of
four dollars day.
DIR. w. M. Woodson, formerly skillful
physician, but for the last fifteen years an
invalid, died at his residence in Lunenburg
county, on Saturday morning.
DIR. Kalopothakes, the Greek Mission
ary, is in Winchester--the guest of Rev.
Mr.. Leyburn. lie has placed his daughter
at atschool at Fairfax Hall.
MIR. w. S. Grisby has declared himself
an Independent candidate for the legislature
insthe Lynchburg Republican, and says that
he will fight the funding bill and oppose the
fence law.
Track-laying ON the Lynchburg and
Danville railroad, has progressed to within
five or six miles of Staunton river, and the
rail is now being put down at the rate of
half a mile day.
On Tuesday, in the criminal court of
the District of Columbia, the trial of
Henry Young, for the murder of Frank
Hahn, the Virginia drover, was set for
Wednesday, September "a
Missouri Jenkins, colored eypran of
Norfolk, has been arrested in Lynchburg
for robbing Ben Sherman, discharged
sailor of the U. S. navy, of a certificate of
deposit for $500 and 500 in money
Mr.. Wilson, the postmaster at Lynch
burg, was arrested in that city yesterday,
at the instance of Special gent Pattie, for
fraudulently sending campaign documents
through the United States mails. He was
taken to Washington, where the charges
preferred against him will benvestigated.-
Alexandria Sentinel, September I'M.
"A letter from Potomac city, in the
Fredericksburg Star, says: ''The new hotel
has been leased by gentleman from Michi-
gan, and will be opened for the reception
of guests this fall. Parties have been ex-
amining the river front for the purpose Of
a shipyard. An offer has
been made for Scott's Island, at the mouth
of Chappawamsic. for building a marine
railway. The island belongs to Z. A. W.
Hore, of Stafford Mr.. Frankenburg's
store was entered by burglars this week,
and goods TO the value of one hundred
dollars taken. He has no clue to the
We learn that party of men few
miles east of town have been engaged re-
Gently in an effort to regulate the morals |
of their neighborhood. With this view
they visited several weeks ago, the house |
of Banister Puckett, who lives on the |
land of Colonel Holston, took the old
man, his wife and daughters out Of their
house, removed the furniture, and RACED
the house to the ground. Pickett has
since. rebuilt the house, and apprehendng
another attack from the same parties, he |
made arrangements with some friends to |
guard his premises. On Thursday night |
last the Regulators made another raid, |
when the Pickett party fired upon them |
and dangerously wounded young man
named Graham, son Of Mr.. A. j. Gra-
ham. Graham's recovery is considered |
very doubtful. We epresume the affair will |
be investigated by the proper authorities,
but as yet we have heard of no steps be-
ing taken for that purpose.-W Wythepille |
Dispatch.