The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-26
The r)ir0inia State cSournal
MONDAY EVEN'G. MAY &c, 1873.
VIRGINIA NEWS.

county, Is ucau'
Judge George w. Perkins, formerly
of Essex county, died in Golden city, Col
orado, recently.
Mr.. II. V. Thompson, residing at
Glade Springs, was paralyzed on Thursday
last while on the train between Richmond
and Lynchburg.
MIR. Edward Davis Hodges, a printer,
and one of the original proprietors of The
Norfolk Virginian, died in that city on
Thursday last.
Mrs. Emma Deyerle, wife Of Mr..
Charles Deyerle, of Roanoke county, dled
on Tuesday evening at the residence OF her |
sister, Mrs. Lucy Dennis, in Liberty.
R. Dulany Hall, son of J. d. Hall,
of Linden, Fauquier county, died at StuT-
geon, Missouri, on the 9TH infant. lie
leaves wife and two children.
About cighty-four young ladies and
teachers of the Augusta Female Institute,
Staunton, made pleasant excursion to
Weyer's Cave last Friday.
John O'Connell, keeper of the toll
gate on the Valley turnpike, near Harrison
burg. was severely beaten on Monday even
ing, by party of drunken men from Mt.
Sidney.
Mr.. J. G. Weems, of Maryland, who
has purchased a farm near Manassas, is re-
ceving building materials for the erection
of fine dwelling.
Tho town council of Manassas has or
ganized by the election of Mr.. Robert G.
Weir, mayor Mr.. George G. Round,
clerk, and DR.. J. W. Hornbaker, town
sergeant.
Mr.. Dennis Lawler, of Alexandria,
having received the appointment of assis-
tant Indian agent to Palmer, has left for
Grand River, Dakota, to assume the duties
of his office.
Colonel George Barrett, chief engineer
of the Shenandoah Valley railroad, has re-
signed his position on that road. and as
sumes the post of chief engineer on the
New York, Norfolk and Charleston rail-
road.
A young man by the name of Jacob
Woodbridge, residing on the farm of Cap
tain j. ". White, at Eureka mills, Char
lotte county, has died from injuries re-
ceived on the 9TH instant, while engaged in
cutting down tree.
In Fairfax county the Republicans car
RED two townships and the Conservatives
two. In Providence township G. w.
Hawxhurst, Republican, is elected clerk !;
DIR. Williams and B. Garfield, for super
visor, and Chapman and Kenyan, for COL
lector, have tie vote.
The lady president and secretary of
the Winchester memorial association call
upon all those who are interested in this
pious work and sympathize with the lost
cause. to ioin in the strewing of flowers
on the graves of the gallant dead at that
,1ooo ~, tbo 9Th Of Tupa Dayt
On Monday evening last, Mr.. David
Stinespring, of Dayton, on his way home
fell from his horse, when about two miles
from town. He was picked up and taken
home, and died on Tuesday evening from
paralysis. He was about sixty years OF
age, and highly respected citizen.
The injuries of Mr.. Robert G. Buck
hart, who fell through the railroad culvert
at Amherst station, are not so dangerous
as reported by The Enterprise. The
Alexandria Sentinel says "Mr. b. was not
hurt, only wet little, and the case OF
liquors he had with him at the time was
not broken"
Mr.. Edward W. Hardy, wel-knowr
and highly respectable citizen of Norfolk
county, and proprietor of livery stable
on Union street, in this city, committed
suicide at his residence, on the Sewell's
Point road, seven miles from town. about
one O'Clock yesterday morning, by shoot
ing himself in the head with pistol
Norfolk Journal.
The Fredericksburg Herald says that
equally as large if not larger breadth Of
land will be put in tobacco in Caroline coun-
ty this year as last. Farmers have not as
general thing finished corn planting.
The wheat is reported as having improved
very much in appearance. The early seed
ed fields, where fertilizers were not used ARE
reported to be quite as good as the late
seeded ones, where guanos were freely APP.
piled.
On Sunday, the 18th instant, the
house of Mr.. Slayton, situated about hal
a mile down the pike, was struck by thu
electric fluid, which knocked down bricl
chimney, split open several sections of ;
stove-pipe, passed through the side of al
iron Kettle, fusing a hole in the side the
size of minnie ball, melted off parts Of
table knives, smashed the window-glass
and wrecked the building in all its parts SC
much that it is doubtful whether it can be
repaired and made safe residence again
The fluid took many liberties with thu
clothing of all the members of the family
by burning here and tearing there, ant
playing about the persons of the inmates
but strange to say, the family of MIR. Stay.
ton fortunately and miraculously escaped
further injury. A wheel was detached
from a clock on the shelf, leaving the bal.
ance unframed, the hands on the dial-pate
pointing to 1892 o'clock p. M, indicating
the moment of the contact.-Fai,far Neacs
Mr.. George Funllhouser, who resides
near Forest station, in Shenandoah county
met with quite painful accident a few days
ago. He was on top of, and engaged in
repairing, large wheel in his saw-mill
having propped the wheel to prevent il
from turning by some means the prop
came out, and he was caught by the wheel
and rapidly carried around, receiving sew
eral bruises about the head and limbs.
1t all the men who are nominated in the
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