The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-10
The RAILRoAp CEIERRArIoN.-The


The RAILROAD CELEBRATIoN.-The
railroad officials state that the first through
freight train from Huntington will arrive
here about 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
the subcommittee, having charge of the
celebration of this important event, held a
meeting Saturday evening, and made some
progress, and will meet again tonight, to
complete the arrangements. The people
OF the city are expected to assemble en-
mosse at the depot, corner Broad and Six
teenth streets. A spacious platform will
be erected near the depot, from which ad-
dresses appropriate to the event will be
delivered by Governor Walker, Mayor
Kelley, and others. The first regiment of
volunteers and the fire brigade, in uniform,
have been invited to assemble on Broad
street, in front of the City Hall at 3 o'clock
on Wednesday, and form an escort to the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad depot of
members of the chamber of commerce.
corn and flour exchange and tobacco
exchange, collectively, and such other citi-
zens and organizations as may desire to
unite with them in the procession. Statutes
will be fired, bells rang, and flags displayed
from the houses and the shipping.
FRIGHTENED AT A BUFEALoiRoBE-
MARROW EsCAPE.-Mr. Calvin Shafer
owns a horse which has decided ~preju1i-
ces against buffalo robes. As Mr.. Shafer
was about to take his wife and children
into a light spring wagon for a ride yester-
day evening, the animal "got n smell', of
the robe and began %plupgjne like wild.
Mr.. Shafer, who was IN the wagon. held
on to the reins, and kept the animal from
running Int one of the ,;nao h,a,tinn
from the biz. a circle was descr,had
when the wagon horso ond dr1,ar ~
thrown into he o,,+ter A. ~,
M. Childress and bic hrothar .nuaorad
on the scene. Ono of tbosa appo
secured the horse and Tho o.hos asS;n,oa
Mr.. Shafer. who Vac hodly br,,;sod obont
the head and hod ~ ..f ISL do
Mrs. Shafer and the cb;ldrsn
w ws,e ~ ~ a'e acs 9, geling liito the wagon
s mue ~ nurse sn9weu s'gns OF irignt' put
'oi.uia'e'y s'eppeu oach at the right mo-
nien'
The BIoRAMA.-PIof. Harding exhib-
tied his biorama Friday and Saturday even
ings, as well as Thursday, to good aud
fences, in Virginia Hall, and will give
another exhibition tonight, on which
occasion q large number of valuable gifts
will be distributed. The exhibition is
worthy OF public patronage, being the most
complete in mechanism we have ever
other resnects' Among tho nreSorts tn by
given away to t~icket-ho1ders Is IN eIeoont
donble.ca silver watch.
SPECIAL COURT OF APPEALs.-Hicks
VS.. Jackson; from circuit court of Gull
pepper. Reversed; Judge Wingfeld de-
lvering the opinion.
Branch & Sons VS.. Baldwin; from the
circuit court of Petersburg. Affirmed;
Judge Mclaughlin delivering the opinion.
Portsmouth Insurance Company VS.,
Brenkley's administrators from tie Hus-
Judge Wingfeld delivering the opinion,
little son OF a very prominent min
lster OF this city said to his father: PA,
st. Paul was a Yankee" "How do YOU
KNOW That, my son Z" why, sir, in tne
18th verse OF the 9Th chapter of Romans,
w. says. TOT reckon. None u the
iahNees say lechoh. Ameri-
coM:
W. Inc above mas peen extensively COPIED.
host. "Reckon'' is a southwestern phraze,
while the Yankee guesseS, and we there
lore reckon st. Paul wasn't a Yankee.
por, an uo~-op ~ ~.
uISJL SoIynnJ poT NJ Or LIE hioHMoND
~ ~. roLioMi ns - q ilsCoi
mnond h;.b o .oo io ns u honol VI ..e I,cm-
p,oas.nt sn C sonGo' WIN 1oi inns wei nsiie
Aon;a Diooa "Tsl.e a tieinna Lauoe,
Panh9 Cas- mi ain nnna H "a Matue
Piggy, SaIfie Ioili, ANNE L. q Juiia
Hutcheson, Ada Thackston, Carrie Nc.
kim, Fannie L. Power, S. L. Beveridge,
W. H. Crutchfeld, Ii. Hutzler, E. Hulz-
Ter, j. P. Mcdonald, R. d. Stern, Charles
Strause, Jacob Ezekiel.
HUsTINGS CoURT.--The case of Will
liam j. Anable was postponed until Friday,
on account of the absence Of two wit
Robert Howard and Andrew Jenkins
qualified as notaries public for the civ of
Richmond,
Scott Gw.tbmsv .o,orod Ron.;s4 m;n;s-
ter nualifiad to ne,s bra,a he ~ of mat-
rimonv in tho otaIs NV MAJ
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