The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27

Soii9SS, oaueS MCCOSn, preSluenC OF
Princeton college ; d. A. Woodward, of the
Maryland Institute Academy of Art; the
late Bishop Spalding, of Baltimore, and
numerous other eminent educators and men
OF letters, well known to the intelligent
public. Those who can attend the whole
series will be fortunate indeed, as all the
sights of the grand tour of Europe will be
represented. But even one night, whether
spent in Italy, Rome, on the Rhine, in
London, or the gay capital of France, will
afford lifelong delight to the beholder.
FIRE IN PETERsgURa.-Sunday
morning about 5 o'clock, the large brick
storehouse in Pocshontas, just north of
the Appomattox bridge, was burned to
the ground, with the exception of the east
tenement, and with it were burned all its
contents-sumac, ground bark, baled
oats, baled shucks, &c., the property of
Messrs. Halstead and j. A. Cullen. Mr..
II. was insured for $5,000-$2 900 in the
Richmond banking and insurance COM
pany, and $4,000 in an Ohio company.
Mr.. O. was insured for 81, 400.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN KING Will.
LLAMA letter just received in this city
gives an account of fatal accident in King
William county, about one mile and half
from Moncure's postofice, Saturday last. A
young man named Spencer L. France,
son of S. L. France, merchant, of Balti-
more, had mounted a tree as a blind to
enable him to get shot at some game,
and in the effort to shoot, lost his balance,
fell to the ground, and was almost instant
ly killed.
VIRGINIA LABoRERs FOR OHIO
Messrs. Bowman and Powers, proprietors
of coal mines in northern Ohio, were in the
this city Saturday, hunting laborers to be
employed in the mining and shipping of
coal. They procured about fifty hands,
mostly colored, and left with them to-.
day via Washington city and the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, tickets being furnished
the party by j. l.. Waldrop, the polite
agent in this city of the Baltimore and
Ohio road.
HE MINIATURE MINsTRELs.-This
troupe promise us some beautiful music
at Assembly Hall for three nights and a
matinee Wednesday afternoon, com.
mencing tonight. They are highly spoken
of by the papers and leading citizens of
Baltimore and Washington city. Their
performances are chaste, elegant and
highly entertaining. They should have
a good audience tonight.
BISHOP GIBBONS LECTURE.-Bishop
Gibbons lecture upon the subject of
temperance last night was very interest
ing discourse, and considering the inclem-
ent weather, was well attended. We
regret that the weather was not more pro-
pitious, as many DESTROYS of attending
were thereby deferred from venturing out.
FALL OF A BUILDING.-An old brick
building, in the alley between Main and
Franklin and Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, belonging to Thomas Bradford, and
used as store. house by John D. Clark, fell
down this morning about ten o'clock.
No one hurt. The building contained a
lot of baled hay, which is damaged to
the amount of 500.
SUPPOSED LUNATIC.-A commission
to inquire into the mental condition of
Catharine Maley, a convict in the peniten.
tlary, was held at that institution yester-
day, but before reaching conclusion was
continued until another day.
BAD GAs.-Our citizens are COMPLAIN.
ing bitterly of the poor quality of the gas
now furnished them, and also of the IN I
steadiness of the flame. In some places
the light keeps up such a flicker that it
would be an accommodation to families if
it would flicker out" entirely.
WENT TwIcE.--George Freeman and
Randolph Turner, two coIored boys. went
for j. j. Crutchfeld's money drawer Sat-
urday night about halfpast nine O'Clock.
and about the same hour this morn
ing went to Jail for six months for the Of
fence.
THEATRICAL MARRIAGE.-Mr. G, H,
Drew and Miss Margaret Glenn, members
of the Oates Opera Troupe, were married
In this city yesterday morning, at 10
O'Clock, by the Rev. DIR. Woodbridge, and
left the city by the northern train. Mr..
Drew is the principal tenor of the troupe.
CLEARED WITH FLOUR. The
American brig 'Sarah and Emma"
Albert Carter, master, cleared from
the Custom-house to-day, for Rio
dc Janeiro, with $3.50 barrels of
-four.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR.
Edwin A. Woodward commissioner of
deeds for Virginia in Pennsylvania; Viii.
liam L. Clarke notary public for the town
of Danville and county of PittsylYania.
THE TEMPERATURES following
is the range of the thermometer to-day at
o. f. Johnston's news and music store,
9lS Main street: 8 a. M, "a; IL M, IS ;
3 p. m, SO.
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DIED.
ELDREDGE-In Richmond. January 81, Of
consumption, Mrs. EDA MARIA, widow OF
the la'e Woodwork EldredSe. of Hamilton, N
and youngest daughter of the late Deacon
Charles Randall of Norwich, N. Y; aged
forty seven years.
Remains will be taken to Hamilton, N. Y, fol
fnterment
Hamilton and Norwich papers please copy.
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