The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-17
LOCAL NOTES.
Weather cool again this morning.

hO las lSCCNCu % INV AAVe
press, and will set it to work in few days.
i The bill-posting fence in front of the
old Spotswood site was blown down Sat-
urday afternoon.
The house has concurred in senate
joint resolution for the election of county
judges Thursday next. alr rls ~
The new fashioned three-decker ladies'
hats for the theatre are constructed with q
window in front and rear, to enable per-
sons sitting behind the wearers to see what
is going on. trH Hts"j 49, 81
The supervisors of Henrico county
have leased portion of the courthouse
square to A. w. Childress for seventy
five dollars per annum, to be occupied by
a drinking and eating house.
ST.. PATRICK'S DAY.-The celebration
Of st. Patrick's day is the largest and most
imposing ever witnessed in this city. AT
ter marching through the principal streets
according to programme, and after attend
| ing appropriate religious services at
| st. Peters Cathedral, the procession
passed through the Capitol Square,
and was reviewed by His Excellency the
| Governor, addressed by His Honor Mayor
Kelley, from the steps of the City Hall.
Everything has passed off pleasantly, so far
as we have heard. e.s
SPECIAL COURT OF APPEALs.--Mc-
Kenziey. Potomac ferry company fully,
argued and submitted. ..t 4,
Finch v. Harrison & ais; affirmed.
Daniels v. Bond; affirmed. '.'
johnson & ais. v. Perkins & ais; SUBJ
mitted. t ~
Williamson & ais. v. Paris and wife g.,
ais; partly heard. ..-s,.......
ALMOST AN ACCIDENT.-Three dis
tinguished gentlemen met with a mishap
in the upper part of the city yesterday az
| ternoon, but fortunately escaped without
injury. One of the wheels Of the car
riage in which they were riding came off,
the horse attached being badly frightened
thereby, and was only prevented from
running off by the spry action Of one Of
the gentlemen, who jumped out and seized
him by the bit. I f'tR e
LAWRENCE MURPHY PARDoNED.--
The Governor to-day pardoned Lawrence
Murphy, who, it will be remembered, was
convicted in the hustings court nearly
year ago of felonious assault upon Mr..
Adams at the Tredegar works, sentenced
to the penitentiary for term of years, and
whose sentence was commuted by the
| Governor to twelve months in the city Jail.
His term would have expired in about a
month. agz ..
]. SELLA MARTINS ADDREss.-J.
Sella Martin, esq.,, of Washington city, will
deliver an address in the old African church,
Broad street, this evening at o'clock. Our
colored friends especially should remember
this, and turn out in large numbers. Mr..
Martin is devoted friend of his race, and
whatever suggestions he may make this
evening will be due to careful study OF
/ the condition and needs of the colored
people. q s.e: 4t@
| BANKRUPTs.-Th following parties
have filed their petitions in the office of the
register in bankruptcy in this city: j. E.
Withers, S. R. Hoodless, R. s. Carneal, Of
Caroline; Caroline +. Temple, Chester.
field George A. Watts, Louisa p. 9,
xenablee. MecklenbuTg; ". W; Hudson
King George; Z. Gresham, King and
Queen VIM. Briggs, Greensvlle R. and
: P. j. Haskins. 81
STABLE BURNED.--A stable situated
{ in the rear of the residence of |. Davenport
! jr., esq.,, no sos Grace street, between
, Fifth and Sixth, was partially destroyed by
, fire about three O'Clock this afternoon
! Ten bales of hay were destroyed in thu
, building. Loss about $500; fully insured
, The origin of the fire is unknown. s-
,, ACCIDENT TO A FIREMAN.-Mr
: George Jennings, driver of the hook ana
, ladder company, fell from ladder at thu
, fire this afternoon, and received severe
,, bruises about the head and arm. He was
!, picked up insensible and taken to DOCTORS
office near by. ,5.i
: DEATH OF A PROMINENT CITIZEN
: Mr.. VIM. S. P. Mayo, prominent citi
$ zen and successful tobacco. manufacturer
f died at his residence in this city yestesda,
: afternoon about halfpast three o'clock
He was member of the firm of P. II
Mayo & Bro. His loss will be severed,
d felt in this community.
FIRE IN THE Wo0DS.-The larg
a volume of smoke which was seen rising i
a westerly direction Yesterday afternoon
S has been ascertained to have proceede
a from fire in the woods on the Chesterfield
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