The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-17
STATE NEWS.

The Maryland press eXcurSlonlStS were
entertained at the Barbour house in Cor
louisville, Va, on Saturday.
The next annual session Of the educa-
tional association OF Virginia, composed of
the teachers of the state will be held i'll
Alexandria, Va, on 9Th of July.
--Thirty-two thousand acres of the
Chambers tract of land in Rockingham
county, Va, were sold ON Friday to Mr..
Judson, of New York, for 1000.
Mr.. Walter Mitchell, from England,
has purchased of Major b. L. Bagby, one
hundred and eighty-five acres Of land,
about two miles from Stanton, Va, for
$1,000.
-Weham G.. Casenose, of Alexandria,
was elected vice-president of the Washing
ton City, Virginia, Midland and Great
Southern railroad, at a meeting of the
directors in that city on Friday.
Major Minatree Jones and Stephen
Brown, both soldiers oil the war of 1912,
died in GraYson county; the latter on the
9TH instant aged so years, and the former
on the 22nd May.
The Roanoke Times says, "Every body
here, except two, is in high spirits over the
letting of the Valley railroad. Property
has advanced one-third. Tobacco facto-
ries, warehouses, &C., are talked of.
Things will get red hot here after awhile"
Mr.. John Melons, living near West
View, six miles west of Stannton, had his
leg broken and shattered above the knee by
kick from his horse. The splinters from
| ho ho,,, Ir,x,a,, ipfn fha lnan ioipt
an2 amputation of the leg, it is thought,
will have to follow. .--.--.-------. ------------
The total population of Pulaski coun.
ty, is 6,53S; of these there are 3,2l4 males,
and 3 1924 females. there are between the
ages Of and Is, 1,0S3 males, and ,127 fe-
males. Ofthis number 81 were born in North
Carolina, IA in Maryland; q in Tennessee;
z in Pennsylvania p in Ireland; a in
Scotland, and 6 in Germany.
The wooden factory at Snowville,
Pulaski county, is now in full operation.
There are two carding machines, two large
spinning machines, some ten or twelve
looms including large blanket loom, and
all other machinery necessary to conduct q
first class wooden factory. Already over
six thousand pounds Of wool has been
brought in, and continues to come in rap
idly, being worked up at once.
"A correspondent of the Alexandria
Sentinel writing from Warrenton says:
"Politics are very much mixed here.
Many think that unless we bring out some
man who can command the united vote of
the state, Virginia is hopelessly Radical.
None of the candidates that have been
spoken of have sufficient hold upon the
popular heart, in my opinion" The man
evidently knows what he is writing about.
Captain James A. McOlupg, residing
near Mt. Sidney, was very strangely at
tackled last week. He retired to rest at
night, feeling as well as usual, and arose in
the morning with his voice very much inn
paired and weakened. During the day he
was called upon to perform some official
! duty as constable in Middle River town
ship. Before reaching the point his BUSH
ness called him, his voice had been reduced
| to low whisper. His affliction has in
creased until it has reached his hearing and
sight, and he is now deaf, and dumb and
| blind, Frustrated from ply steal debility,
and in very critical condition.
Judge Mclaughlin Yesterday granted a
charter to the Lowmoor iron company for
the purpose of mining, shipping and selling
iron ore, and the manufacture of iron and
steel in all its branches. The minimum
capital stock is $500, 900, to be divided into
shares of 500 each. The amount of real
estate to be held not to exceed 10, 900 acres,
The principal Office is to be located in Staun'
ton, Va. The following are the directors
of the first years affairs: A. II. Low
Brooklyn, N. Y; John +. Winslow
Poughkeepsie. N. Y; John Means, Ash
land, KY; A. s. Winslow, Cincinnati
Ohio. Edward A. r. Lyman. Brooklyn
In. Y; H. M. Bell, Staunton, Va. E. A
Wicks, New York city.