The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-29
STATE NEWS.

The Abingdon fair will be held on the
18th, 18th and 10th Of September.
MIR. James Penn, prominent citizen
of Nelson county, died at his residence
near Arlington depot, on Sunday last.
The Republicans propose holding a
grand mass meeting at Bowling Green,
Caroline county, on the 9Th of September.
Miss Dolly Trammel, aged sixteen
years, and residing near Bristol, on the
Virginia side of the line, was killed on
Tuesday last by lightning.
Chapman Maupin, son OF the late DR..
Maupm, of the University Of Virginia, has
been elected professor of mathematics in
the Baltimore city college.
The letter-carrier system, the free
delivery by carriers of mail matter, will be
inaugurated in Norfolk on Monday next.
Six carriers have been appointed, four of
whom are colored.
The grand jury of Fauquier county
have found true bill against Charles
McBlair, for the murder of Alfred Martin,
and McBlar has been remanded to Jail for
trial on the 8th Of September.
On Monday night, the 18th instant, at
about s O'Clock, the large and commodi-
Gus store-house and granary occupied by
Messrs. Thomas e. Fletcher x Co., at
Jenkins bridge, Accomac county, was
found TO be ON fire, and was wholly con-
slIned.
Two rival candidates for the legisla-
tdre, from Stafford county, came to blows
in Fredericksburg, few day ago. They
were both arrested, fined Sc each, and re-
CURED to give security in the sum of $3.50
to keep the peace for six months towards
all the citizens of the commonwealth, but
more especially towards each other.
The Culpeper Observer says that Colo.
mel G. p. Moncure has sold his fine estate
in Culpeper county, near Rapidan station
consisting of go acres, to Joseph Wilmer
esq, son of Bishop Wilmer, of Louisiana
for $40 per acre, $4,000 paid down. Tho
estate has on it fine improvements, and is
one of the finest farms in Culpeper.
The Republicans of Lancaster have
made the following nominations: Fol
colored, Republican (; commemorative
attorney, Lloyd Smith, white, Conservative
county treasurer, James P. Saunders, white
Independent sheriff, w. l.. G. Mitchell
white. Conservative /; superintendent o
the poor, James Connolee, white, Conser
yative,
On the 18th instant two colored boys
brothers, named Robinson, one nine year.
of age and the other eleven, residing in thu
upper end of Spotsylyania, were playing
with an old army musket. While in tht
hands of the younger boy it was acciden-
tally discharged, instantly killing the elder
the ball passing through the heart. The
boys were formerly the property of Mr.
William e. Foster.
1t is rumored, says the Alexandrls
Sentinel, that the body which fleateC
ashore near the mouth Of PasspatanZy
creek few days ago has been identified as
that of George Shepard, who was sup
posed to have been drowned while fishing
off Jones' point, during the latter part o
July and ON whose life the insurance poll
cies found in the possession of his brother
Joseph, now in jail, in Alexandria, were
taken ont. The description given by Mr.
G. G. McClelland, Of Chatterton, answers
to that Of Shepard.
The circuit court of Pulaski was
engaged nearly all of last week in the tria
of Thomas Hawkins and son, for the mur
der OF Robert Mcdonald, of Wytheville
in September or October last. Young
Hawkins was tried first and acquitted, il
is said on the ground that although he
fred the fatal shot, he did so in obedience
to the command of his father. The ole
man was then tried, and doubtless ac
quilted on the ground that he did not fire
the gun that killed Mcdonald. In the case
Of the depot agent, who loaned the gun tC
Hawkins, and who ON former trial came
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