The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-28
STATE NEWS.

John S. Knox. of Alexandra, is
dead, aged 80 years.
Blanche and Ella Chapman will "do'
Norfolk, December Sd and 4th.
R. s. Cunningham, freight conductor
on the A. M. & O. R. R., had his right foo,
mashed off by the cars at Bonsack's depo
Wednesday.
Edward Coxton, under sentence o.
death, for December IA, at Tappahannock,
tried to escape few days ago BY burning
down thejail, but did not succeed.
George Fl. Lee, before the war one of
the judges of the supreme court of ap.
peals of Virginia, died at his home in
Clarksburg, West Virginia, last week.
Robert Random Bntler, congressman
from Tennessee, and William G. Brown.
low, United States senator from the same
state, are both natives of Wythe county,
Virginia.
Charles Henry Furbush, a farmer re-
siding near Spout Spring, Appomattex
county, committed suicide BY taking arse
mic on Sunday last, and died after lingering
until Tuesday.
The trial of Oscar Little, for the mur-
der of his brother, is now going on at
Winchester, and rules have been awarded
against his brothers as witnesses for the
commonwealth.
MIR. Charles j. Brown. living near
Lovettsville, in Loudoun county, raised
this year from nine and one-half acres of
ground, one hundred and thirty-four
barrels of corn.
Mr.. Samuel Clendenning, an old,
successful, and worthy citizen of Hills
borough, Loudoun county, died at his
home in that place on Monday last, in the
87th year of his age.
The Floyd Reporter learns that quite
a number of indictments against citizens of
Montgomery county were found in the
United States district court at Abingdon,
on the charge of intimidation.
Colonel A. Grabowskie intends to es-
tablish an eight-page weekly paper, at
Dublin, Pulaski county, to be devoted
especially to the agricultural and indus.
trial interests Of the southwest and the
state.
Lloyd Walker, an old resident of
the Belvoir Neck, was found dead in his
shanty on Saturday morning last. He
lived alone, and was in the most utterly
destitute condition. His remains were
buried under the supervision of the over
seer of the poor of Mt. Vernon township,
Fairfax county.
-Gooding's tavern, on the line of the
Little River turnpike, between Alexandra
and Fairfax Courthouse, in ante-railroad
times the breakfast house for the stage
lines. and a famous hosiery, but since the
war sadly deteriorated, was destroyed by
fire Wednesday night. 1t was unoccupied,
having been vacated few days ago by Mr..
Triplett, its late tenant.
Wilson Carey. an aged negro man,
well-known to all classes of our people,
died Tuesday night, at the Alms-house,
Norfolk. Several of our kind-hearted
citizens hearing of his death, determined to
give him decent burial. They procured
very handsome coffin, secured the
services of minister, and attended the
funeral. Many colored friends of the
deceased were in attendance, and their
expressions of thanks were profuse.
In Martinsburg, w. Va, a slander
case was called up on Monday, in which a
young woman was seeking to vindicate her
reputation, which had been wantonly as
sailed by the defendant. However, be.
fore jury was impaneled the counsel on
each side agreed to settle the case. The
defendant confessed to judgment fol-
81, 900. The plaintiff regarded this as es.
tablishing her reputation, and Immediately
ordered her counsel to enter the judgment
satisfied"