The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-14
LOCAL MATTERS.

the following special appointments !:
Venable-Street Baptist Chapel.-ll
o'clock a. m. Rev. j. B. Turpin; at 81
O'Clock p. m. Rev. Kerr Upper.
United States COURTROOM. Rev. A. r,
Miller will preach at IL o'clock a. m.
Subject: "Watchfu ness"
First Baptist Church. j. b. Jeter,
d. D., at IL a. m.
Preaching by Rev. Joseph z. Tyler at II
a. m. and 81 p. M, after which the ordi-
nance of Christian baptism will be admin
istered.
Trinity Methodist. Rev. A. c. Bled-
soc, pastor, having returned. will preach at
II a. m. and ST p. m.
HUsTINGs CoURT-HoRACE VENA-
BILE SENTENCED TO BE HUNG.-To-day
Horace Venable, who was tried in this
court by jury and found guilty Of murder
in the first degree several days since, was
brought into court, and his counsel, Colo
mel Thomas III. Leary, made motion for
a new trial, which was overruled. The
following sentence was then passed upon
him by Judge Guigon:
ssYou have had full and fair trial. You
have been defended by jealous counsel,
who have used their best exertions in your
behalf. A jury, careful of your rights and
interests, have, upon full examination of
all the testimony, and patient hearing of
all that could be said in your favor,
in the discharge of their sworn duty, found
you guilty of murder in the first degree,
the highest crime known to the law, and the
penalty of which is death. ! am constrained
to say, in my opinion, there is no hope for
for you on earth, save in the clemency of the
executive, and would not have you rest
upon that. Your only hope and your only
effort should be to make your peace with
the God whose commands you have dis
obeyed and whose laws you have so fear
fully violated. Let your fate be a warning
not only to people Of your own class, but
to people of ali conditions, that evil asso-
cations and O dissolute life lead to guilt
and death and that crime, however secret
or unseen may be its commission, is in the
end inevitably dragged into the light of
day, to be seen and known of all men. 1t
only remains for me now to pronounce the
solemn sentence of the law, which is that
you be taken from hence to the public Jail of
this city, and there detained in close con-
finement until Friday, the 9Th day of De-
cember next, and from thence that you be
conveyed by the sergeant Of this city,
between the hours Of eleven o'clock
in the forenoon and three in the
afternoon of that day to some convenient
public place, and there hanged by the neck
until you are dead; and may God have
mercy on your soul.o
His counsel filed bill Of exceptions,
which has been signed by the court, and
the case will probably be carried to the
Supreme Court of Appeals.
! CATHOLIC BENEFICIAL UNION OF
VIRGINIA--CLosING PROCEEDINGS.
At the meeting of the Catholic Ben
eficial Union yesterday a good
deal of routine business was trans
acted. The city of Norfolk was selected
as the place of the next meeting.
Colonel Kilgour, of Alexandria, was
elected president M. Glenan, of Norfolk,
vice-president; w. A. Walsh. Of Ports
mouth, secretary, and DR.. M. j.
Grifiths, of fredericksburg, treasurer.
Ali of whom were elected by unani-
nous vote.
Hon. A. M. Kelley. of Richmond, was
elected delegate to the National conyen-
ton, with Mr.. j. O'Connor, of Portsmouth,
as alternate.
The officers-elect returned thanks, and
were duly installed.
On motion of Mr.. Mulholland, Of Nor
folk. the president appointed Messrs.
Mnlholland of Norfolk, Whitaker and
Higgins of Richmond, McCracken of Fred
ericksburg, Brady of Portsmouth, and
Lannon of Alexandria, as q committee on
emigration, to report to the next conven-
ton.
President Kilgour. after thanking the
members for the many acts of kindness
and courtesy extended him, and begging OF
God happy reunion at the next meeting,
declared the convention adjourned to meet
in Norfolk on the I'd Tuesday of June,
1874.
Last night the social soiree of the
Catholic Beneficial society of Richmond,
to their guests, closed the convention.
THE MARYLAND EDITORS ENTER
TANNED BY GENERAL JOHNSON .
O'Clock last evening, the Maryland editors
assembled at the Exchange, where they
were met by members of the Richmond
Press, and placed in omnibuses and car
riages and driven to the hospitable mansion
of General Bradley T. johnson, where
they partook of a handsome collation.
| which had been prepared for them. In re-
Spouse to toasts, speeches were made by
General johnson, l.. Victor Baughman, of
Frederick, Maryland; DIR. Maglil, Of Rich
mond; Hon. Isaac ID. Jones, of Maryland;
Governor Walker, Clement Sullivane, OF
Cambridge, and Colonel William h. Came
ron, of the Richmond Enquirer. The lat
ter spoke in behalf of the Richmond
Press, and it was one of the happlest
efforts we ever heard him make. As to
the favor with which it was received, no
speech of the evening was more enthusiasts
tically applauded. At reasonable hour
the party was returned to the hotel. This
morning, at 81 o'clock, they left the city
ON the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, in
conformity with programme Of their trip as
published yesterday.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL. Yesterday afternoon the City
| Council met to take suitable action in refer
ence to the death of David j. Saunders, fol
many years president of that body. A
committee was appointed who submitted
the following resolutions which we're adopt
ed.
Resolved, That we mourn the death o
| David j. Saunders as Of one, the loss o
whose public service and private WORT
will be long and earnestly deplored in TIM
the city of his lifelong devotion.
2, That we tender our sincere sympathy
to his family, whom we heartily commen'
to the grace and goodness of the All-Merci
| nj God