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

Mr.. John A. McCaull has sold the
Roanoke Times, but wei continue as editor
Of the paper. W. fn ar-fi#
The ground-breaking for the laying Of
the tract of street railway in Alexandra
took place in that city this morning.
-"Duelling" was the subject of O
lecture recently delivered by Colonel j. 4.
L. Preston before the students of the
Virginia military institute.
The remains of the late Col. r. L.
Owen, who died in Norfolk, were taken to
Lynchburg, his birthplace, and inferred
with Masonic honors.
Colonel John N. Clarkson, who was
engaged in shooting scrape in January,
1872, had final trial at Charleston, West
Virginia, last week and was acquitted.
A new postofiice is established at Mag
nolia, Nansemond county, on the route
from this city to Weldon, and John f.
Campbell appointed postmaster. 70 hsat
"A camp-meeting, under the auspices
of the M. e. Church South, is to be held
near Unison, in Loudoun county, COM
mencing on Thursday, the 14th of August.
"A cross-tie was found on the track of
the Alexandria and Washington railroad
just beyond Four-mile run, on Tuesday
evening, but it was discovered and removed
by the engineer.
Tom Wright was executed to-day in
the Jail yard at Alexandra for the murder
Of the pedlar Rogerski in December last.
Only the guards, local press and undertaken.
were admitted.
Elizabeth furnace, in Shenandoah
county, has been sold to Sir Antonio Brady,
Of England, for 5000, 900. This is regard
ed as the finest natural iron property in
Virginia, if not in the United States. saE
The Shenandoah Democrat OF the 26th
contains the yaledictory of G. Sherry, esq.,,
late associate editor of that paper. He
has removed to Staunton to establish the
The Daily Times. na i
Two thousand seven hundred and
fifty dollars have been subscribed in PEE
tersburg towards raising the $40, 600 for
the endowment Of Virginia chair in the
Washington and Lee University.
During the storm Thursday, the North
street Methodist Episcopal church, and the
steeple Of st. Paul's Catholic church, and
q telegraph post, in Portsmouth, were
struck by lightning and slightly damaged.
The officers are close upon the track
Of the Paynes, accomplices in the murder
of John Monroe, for the commission of
which crime Charles Marley suffered the
extreme penalty of tho law in Alexandra
in March last. 81 4i
The strike among the track hands on
the Alexandra and Fredericksburg rail-
road terminated this morning in the resti-
tuition of the old system of $3.50 per day,
with ten hours. All Of the strikers are
now at work. 8. NJ
H. Clay Bsyley, of Fauquier, has
been appointed special mail agent, and
Colonel w. II. Chapman, and Captain S.
F. Chapman, late Of MosbY's command,
have been appointed mail clerks on the
Orange and Alexandria railroad, 4ts
The increase of business on the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railroad is wonderful.
Freight trains are passing all the time. On
Sunday last, even, some four or five en-
gines passed west for the purpose of bring
ing in trains loaded with freight. The
live stock trade, especially in numbers, is
very heavy. Lager beer and whiskey
command much capacity of the cars, and
coal in great abundance is passing. 81 Fall
lev Vuyinian. w .t,oa 90 I.