The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-02
STATE NEWS.

w. II. Browning, an old citizen of
Culpepper, is dead.
The graves Of the Confederate dead at
Winchester will be decorated on the 9th
inst.
Thursday afternoon severe storm oil
rain, wind and hail, visited Front Royal,
Warren county.
Fifteen car loads of bailed straw have
been shipped from Orange Courthouse to
the Winchester paper mills.
The Good Templars are holding large
and interesting meetings at Fairfax q. Ii.
every Friday evening. The order IS in a
prosperous condition.
Mrs. Mary G. Gaines, near Gaines
Vile, Prince William county, had fifty
chickens and thirty-three turkeys killed by
six minks, few nights since.
A corps Of typographical engineers are
surveying the battle-felds in the Valley.
Colonel Gillespie is in command. For
some days Me corps have been engaged on
the fields north of Winchester.
"A freight and construction train on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, colided
near Anderson. The tender and engine of
the construction train were damaged, but
no person was injured
Thomas Gale, captain Of the schooner
Ellen, from New York to Norfolk, fell
overheard during a gale on Saturday morn
ing. when off Cape May, and was
drowned.
The negro woman living near Norfolk,
who was struck with Ratchet by her hus-
band about ten days ago, in quarrel over
three strawberry tickets, worth nine cents,
has since died j; her husband has made his
escape.
The grading on the extension of the
Washington and Ohio railroad having beer
completed to Purcellville, the depot at thai
pace has been located upon the land of j.
j. Dillon, where the road leading to Hills
boro' strikes the railroad.
AT Brentsville, Prince William county
last year, there were "a births and
desths at Dumfries ~ births and Il
deaths at Occoquan II births and Il
deaths and at Gainesville, in the same
county, 30 births.
The Masonic Hall in process of erection
at Fairfax Courthouse, when completed
will be a credit to the place. 1t is to- b'
of brick, three stories high, the first hool
to be used as store, the second as pub
lie hall, the third floor by the Masons fo
their place of meeting.
A difficulty occurred in the lower ent
Of Hanover, on Thursday last, betweel
two colored men named Richard Carter an,
Richard johnson, which resulted in tn
stabbing of johnson in the neck by Carter
johnson died soon after, and Carter wa
lodged in Jail.
In his Grafton at the decoration of tn
federal soldiers at Arlington Friday, Rev
mfr. Talmage administered the following
well-merited rebuke: 81 am toll
that after southern woman ha
decorated the grave of souther
soldier, a northern man, wearing un
form, took up the wreath and tore 1t to I'll
winds. lie may have had on the epauletts
but he was not worthy the name {
soldier. "-AleGdndri0 Gazette.
Major Wilmer Mclean, who is the ov
ner Of the land upon which the first battle
the late war, or a portion of it, was Tough
and also of the house in which the tern
of surrender between Grant and Lee wei
concluded, has been appointed to positio
in the internal revenue department, an
will be stationed for the present in Alexai
dria. Major Mclean was one of the prom
inent men of Virginia who preferred Graz
to Greeley, and is one of the few Virgin
ians who has been given q position undo
the Administration. He is fully capab
of filling any position he may accept, al
will make faithful and efficient officer
Manassas Gazette.