The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-24
STATE NEWS.

--Belling the ewes is said to prevent
the ncursons of sheep-killing dogs.
"A lodge of the Knights of Pythas
has been established in the town Of Chat
ham. "5s"t #F #..n. .
Rev. S. D. Hopkins, formerly editor
of the Fincastle Democrat, is dead. aged
seventy years. a.naf E4
Augusta county bids fair in future to
be as 'amous for its marble as for its noun.
tain whisky. .-....
Nathaniel S. Way has been appointed
postmaster at Accotink, Fairfax county,
Va, vice j. @. Way, resigned.
All the delegates to the Conservative
gubernatorial convention from Norfolk are
very Goode men. -Aler. Sentinel. Joke.
--"Blowing vipers" are reported at
Waynesboro. Trey could with equal
truth, be reported at other points in the
state.
John Dodd, highly respected citi-
zen of Norfolk for the past fifty-five years,
died in that city on Monday, in the ninety
first year of his age.
In most of the counties farmers are
cleaning their wheat for market, and in
many of them it is gratifying to notice
that the yield is reported enormous.
The West Virginia journal thinks
Ex-Governor Wise is attempting to rein
state himself in to official power" and is
therefore moved to observe that it will have
none of him.
The Alexandra Sentinel thinks that
Robert e. Withers is ''the coming man"
for governor. He was the going man sew
eral years ago, and his present position
only shows that variety is the spice of
life."
The Baptist church recently erected at
Christiansburg was dedicated on Sunday
last, in the presence Of an immense crowd.
The Rev. DR.. Curry, president of Rich
mond college, delivered the dedicatory
sermon.
Colonel John E. Penn, senator from
the Patrick district, announces himself a
candidate for reelection. Usually "the
pen is mightier than the sword, I" but
whether this one will subdue his oppo-
nents is in the womb of the future.
Thomas Allen, an old gentleman, liv
ing near Long Old Fields, in Prince George
county, Md, attempted to commit suicide
last Sunday morning, by cutting his throat.
The puncture he did make will not neces-
sarily involve the extinguishment of his
vitality. r W.. agaa at
1t has been frequently stated, says
the Petersburg Appeal, that Mecklenburg
has prospered more than any other county
in Virginia since the close of the war. This
may be true as reported; but have not the
people of another county aiaoays been max
ing money Hanover fist I?
"A colored man and his wife, living on
Mr.. VIM. Tonnes plantation, left little
child in the cabin, and attended prayer
| meeting. They returned about day, and
IN drawing the ashes from the fire, they
discovered the body of the child burnt to a
crisp. During the night the child had pro
badly been cold and crawled to the fire.
place to get warm, when it had somehow
fallen in and been unable to save itself.
Southside Vagnaan.
| The Monticello Guard, of Charlottes-
vile, are going to Cobb's Island, via james
river, passing Chaffin's and Drury's Bluff
through Dutch Gap, by jamestown, Old
Point Comfort, Veu dc Pau. Rip Raps
Norfolk and Portsmouth, on Chesapeake
Bay, and, for few miles, out on ole
ocean. The pleasure of eating soft crabs
will be mitigated by the biting the sand
flies and mosquitoes will administer tC
these wsrlike natives.
1t is learned from The Jeffersoniai
Republican that "the Conservative party o
Virginia was organized for the purpose 0
placing and keeping the state goyernmen
in the hands of the most virtuous and in
telligent portion Of the people," Admit
ting the correctness of this assumption,
is to be regretted that the Oonservativ
party has so lamentably failed to carry ou
the high and noble purposes of its organi
zation.
The prosperity Of Gordonsyille, one 3
our most thriving inland towns, is du
doubtless somewhat to the fact that it
the railroad point of delivery for the pre-
ducts Of Greene and Madison counties
1t is the passengers dining point of tn
two principle railroads in the state, and it
possible also that a large measure of il
: prosperity is due to the admitte
, excellence of its chicken-leg sandwiche
and other enticing edibles. fE