The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-25

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IA Daniel come to Judgement
Raleigh T.-Fnmuine Commonwealth.
The bed Of the Valley railroad on the
first mile from Harrisonburg, is ready for
the ties.
The Gloucester Herald thinks the
mails from Richmond as capricious as the
females.
--Messrs. Mat. Harrison and Il. p.
Noland are delegates from Loudoun to the
Richmond convention.
The commissioner of patents on July
Sth, issued patent for a plow to l.. B.
White, Of Norfolk.
The crowd at the Montgomery White
Sulphur Springs numbers three hundred,
and is said to be very gay.
"A Harper's Ferry man owns whole
mountain, and offers to trade it for shot,
gun. He does not give its dimensions OF
height.
Storms Of thunder and lightning have
been much more frequent this summer in
the vicinity of Charlottesville than for
many years previous.
-IIOls w Os LTucndtb& pfO-
fessor in the Wesleyan Female Institute at
Staunton, died in Lincoln county, KY, on
the 18th.
The ladies of Orange Courthouse pro-
pose holding fair on the 2Sth, to raise
funds to finish the Baptist church now in
course of erection.
A three year old daughter Of w. H,
Bowman was drowned few days ago by
falling in a well on the premises of Robert
Foster, of Amelia county.
Gray Davis, colored, was drowned on
last Saturday in DR.. Neblett's mill-pond, in
Brunswick county, while showing color
ed associate how to dive.
A lot has been secured, and subscrip-
ton papers, quite literally signed, are in
circulation, for the purpose Of building o
Catholic church in Leesburg.
The editor Of the calculating depart.
ment of the Shenandoah Valley says q
good garden will furnish nearly one-fourth
Of the support of family. y
Mrs. Rebecca Tabb. wife of DR.. j.
Prosser Tabb, and daughter of the late
John and Anne Fl. Lloyd, of Alexandra
Va. died in Gloucester county, July II.
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-oohh ". W. oat[olI, ot i.ylehou.g, Lo.a ~ y
playing ms Lone ,., 'ach 70 so,he puiPoSssl sl
AT vienna. i.s i'heiy ~ .aho .aho .'e ho'o
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The Shenandoah Democrat objects
strongly to the recent lease of the Manas-
sas Gap railroad to the B. & 0. railroad,
as already announced, and comments
severely upon the whole proceeding.
The repairs to the south end Of thu
Long Bridge, injured by the collision of thu
schooner scharmer last week, are IN pro,
gress. It is expected that the bridge WI
be open Tor ordinary travel next week.
The Republicans Of Albemarle coun.
ty. have elected Montgomery Simms
John Niche, Thomas Thomas, G. w. Dill
lard, Edward Brooke and w. L. EARLY as
delegates to the Lynchburg convention.
-.Iudpe Strother. of Giles county. ac.
cepts the call made upon him to become .
candidate for the house Of delegates. He
proposes to tell the people how million of
dollars can be saved to the state without
being detrimental or unjust to any one.
There are twelve national cemeteries
in Virginia. for which over 10000 head.
stones Will be required. VI CnlS uuInDcI
q Goa are required for the graves in the
national cemetery at Fredericksburg, il
being the largest in the state.
Colonel r. w. Hughes. has written
letter to a friend in Rockingham, in which
he denies that he ever used the languag,
Attributed to him in the Montgomery
Messenger. as to Hon. John f. Lewis
and stating that he has ever entertained tn
kindest feelings for that gentleman.
There is a testy old gentleman doWi
in Albemarle county. who, whenever h
hears that.Wise is about to write anothe
letter. issues peremptory orders against al
lowing any newspapers to come into thu
house for a fortnight thereafter.
The fredericksburg Herald saws; "W
much regret to hear the Conservative pres
in certain railroad localities, talk of thei
| fayorite candidates for gubernatoral hon
| ors. fayoring this or that scheme of railroa,
| enterprise.'5
| Tho Norco,l- Torrno, nub,,Sbes in eun
n,emental form an article on the materia
intarests of VIRGINIA including a chante
sneciallv devoted to Norfolk. from the ne
Of Mr.. ,Josenh Separ. who has made tb
subject of internal Enforcement his sneci,
study. :.
A von,b or twe,vo na.r, o.rr,;n,
.;a.oi ~ pJGsn h;s H.; w mS smS'ts years. CARVING
lions t;ons az The cars nroceed ;s one Of The M, m
elites in vopne IN these narts. We tbin
there is a small size statute to meet tb