The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-31
Ghe l)iroinia State cSournal.
STATE NEWS.

Among the law graduates of George
town college, is the name Of j. G. Wild
man, of Leesburg.
The "Virginia House, at Culpepper
Courthouse, has been bought by Mr.. Will
son, former resident, for $1,000.
The Alexandria Sentinel says: One
of our lawyers went to Washington yes
terday-the first time he has been out of
town for twenty years.
Mr.. Benjamin Crump, formerly of
Virginia, but for thirty-fve years promi-
nent citizen of New Orleans, died in that
city few days since.
Benjamin Taggart. of Buckingham
county, near Bolling's Landing, caught a
beaver weighing forty pounds few weeks
since. lie was caught in common steel
trap which Mr.. L. had set for minks.
Poplar Grove" containing 500 acres,
was sold recently under decree of the
court in Essex county, for $3.50. Pre-
vious to the war $14, 900 had been paid for
the same property.
"A party Of young men out serenading
near Chester few evenings since, were
fired upon by an old gentleman who mis-
took them for chicken thieves. One was
shot in the hand and another in the foot.
During the past year there have been
shipped from Tappahannock to Baltimore,
and elsewhere. $4,000 worth, of sumac,
$4,000 eggs, $4,000 railroad ties, besides
other articles regarded of little value as
commercial products anterior to 1860.
Samuel F. Balm is appointed postmas.
ter at Wakefield station, on the Norfolk
railroad, in place of Robert N. Balm, re-
signed. Jonas w. Lawrence is appointed
postmaster at South Quay, Nansemond
county, in place of Timothy Tyler,
resigned.
The rush of tobacco to Lynchburg
continues. There were heavy breaks at
several of the warehouses yesterday, the
sales continuing till late in the afternoon.
Prices have revived very much in the past
two days, and should now prove eminently
satisfactory to the ers.-Rpubhcan,
May 20.
The Warren Sentinel says that the
stockholders of the Shenandoah valley
railroad met at the courthouse at that
place on Wednesday afternoon, and the
meeting was organized by calling Hon.
William Mines to preside. The following
officers were elected; President, Thomas
A. Scott; directors, j. NJ. Walker, W. L.
Boyce, John w. Ashbv, William Mines.
jr., Mann Splitter, w. Ii. Travers, A. r.
Boteler, Thomas b. Kennedy, William B.
Mcclellan, HI. b. Harnsberger, nj. B.
Buck. The president, and vice-president,
secretary and treasurer of the old board
of directors were reelected.
The complications between mayor
Burch and the chief of police, Captain w.
w. Hardwick, seem to be on the increase.
The mayor persistently refused to
specify the charges, and the case was con-
tlnued until Monday. No charges having
been received on Monday, Captain HIS
counsel again asked for continuance until
to-day. On Yesterday, at the instance of
Captain f.. Judge G. A. Wingfield, of
the circuit court, ordered rule to be
served on George II. Burch, mayor, re-
curing him to desist from the further
prosecution of the case, and to appear be-
fore the circuit court of the city of Lynch
burg, on the LIST day of the june term, to
show cause, if any he had, Why manda-
mus should not be issued, requiring him to
furnish Captain Ii. copy of any charges
there may be against him, and further to
show why he did not, under the statute
law, refer the same to the board Of police
commissioners or to the city council
Lyachburg Republican, May 20.