The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-21

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STATE NEWS.

at Taylor Springs, in Rockingham.
--E. b. Peck and Anderson l.. Cronise
will represent BotetOurt in the Republican
state convention.
The salaries of the professors of the
Agricultural college, at Blacksburg, have
been fixed at so, 900, and the presidents at
So 800. aF
The value of real estate in Staunton
under the assessment just completed is
50 ,5G9,1 an increase over that of 1872
of 81, ,32O, 200.
Mr.. j. ii. Oversheet, of Bedford, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed on
Friday last. Other members of his family
who were in the room at the time were
severely shocked.
The Ladies' memorial association of
Northumberland county will lay the cor
ner-stone of the monument to be erected
to the memory of their Confederate dead,
at Heathsville, on Friday, 25th instant.
The indicator says thatitis stated that
stock company will be formed soon,
with Mr.. M. p. Handy, Of Richmond, an
experienced newspaper man at its head,
to recommence the publication of the
Staunton Daily Times.
y. A. Seaton, 4. b. Prim, A. Syphas
and r. ID. Beckley have been elected to
the Republican state convention from
Alexandria city and county. j. @. O'Neal
was elected chairman of the county com.
mittee, which consists Of two delegates
from each ward and one from each town
ship. tEs
The Republicans of Buckingham coun-
ty have elected Colonel d. j. Woodfin, f
Moss, @. Perkins and e. s. Lomax, dele
gates to the state convention, and j. III.
Noble, d. Jones, N. B. Tapscott and
John Henderson as alternates. The dele.
gates were instructed to vote for Colonel
ID. j. Woodin for the Office Of attorney.
general.
Mr.. Donald Allen, city engineer of
has received the appointment of
principal assistant engineer and assistant
of the Costa Rica govern
ment railroad, with headquarters at San
Jose, with a salary Of $4,000 in gold per
annum. This is one of the most import-
ant positions to which Virginia civil en-
eineer has been appointed, and falls to the
lot of young Virginian Of whom General
Lee wrote as the rising man in his. profess
sion.- Vindicator.
AT meeting of the Alumni associa-
lion of Southwest Virginia, held at Wythe-
Vile on the 18th, it was resolved :" that the
next meeting of the Alumni association of
Southwestern Virginia be held at Wythe-
Vile. on the second day of the Agricultural
Fair, for the purpose of adopting plan for
he endowment of a scholarship at the
University of Virginia, to be under the
control of this associat on, and all former
students at said university are earnestly
to attend said meeting and par
.cipate in its proceedings.
DIR. Hammet extracted needle from
The throat Of colored woman, few days |
lgo, in manner evincing no ordinary skill
and fortitude. The needle had entered the
eft tonsil, and there was danger of its
piercing the large artery. To reach it with
orceps was dangerous and impossible.
The Doctor improvised method which |
net the case and relieved the alarmed wo-
nan. He thrust his finger to the tonsil,
changed the position Of the needle to the
transverse by cushioning it in the end of |
1is finger and then drew it with the foreeps.
Ch,fstiansburg Messenger.
The Staunton Spectator says: "a
lumber of officers of the Shenandoah VAL
ey railroad, including Vice-President j.
NJ. Walker, one of the directors, and Gov
'rnor Curtin, Of Pennsylvania, will visit |
Staunton sometime this week to determine
he point of connection of the road with the
chesapeake and Ohio railroad. Two points
ire spoken of-Staunton and Fishersville.
t is sincerely to be hoped that exhorbitant
and damages will not drive the road away
rom Staunton. Ii the land owners in this
5icinity desire the road here, it would be
we'll to think over the matter before the
directors come. The company already has
he right Of way to Fishersville given them.
Let us try and make our offers as liberal as
,ur neighbors."