The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-12


on the brain.
Mr.. JAMES P. CowARDIN's LECTURE
in Danville is highly praised by the people
of that town.
RURAL PAPERS mention in regretful
terms the sad fact that the hoop-pole BUSH
ness is not as lively as it was.
REV. Mr.. GRAVES, revival preacher at
the First Baptist church, proposes tonight
to eliminate on the objectionable SIM ~
THERE rs SAID to be Virginian living
who insists that the war is not yet over,
and who drills himself. solitary and alone,
every day.
Two COAL CARS on the upper siding of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, in this
city, were smashed yesterday by an uncon-
trollable engine.
The KEMPER KAMPAIaN KLUB held
meeting last night, reelected its old off
GERS. and voted s25 for the relief of the
poor of the city.
On THE NIGHT of st. Patrick's Day
the Magill Literary society will perform
the beautiful drama of "Robert Emmett"
at Virginia Opera.house.
LoTTIE LIE CLERCQ, said to be charm
ing actress, GALL of them are charming for
that matter), will play Pauline in the "Lady
OF Lyons" at the Theatre Monday evening.
A MAN who had furnished himself with
some of Woods lubricator proved so gay
this morning that the police were forced to
carry him to the station-house on a wheel
barrow.
EIGHT OR TEN of the inmates of the
Central Lunatic asylum are not lunatics,
but imbecile from old age, and rather
subjects for the poor-housc than where
they are.
The DIFFERENCE between high and
low church Episcopalans in England is,
according to good authority, because the
former wants more wine and the latter
more yittles.
THE DIRECTORS of the Chamber of
Commerce will talk on marine and other
matters at o'clock this evening. Delays
IN transportation IN part worries the souls
of faithful members.
ATTORNEYS PRACTICINa in the bank
rupt court here are advertising that under
Judge Hughes recent decision they can
have homesteads exempted even where
they have been waived
THE GREENBRIER WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS will very shortly be leased at
auction for one year. The property is in
suit and is under the control of the United
States court for West Virginia.
Mr.. BLIMLEY, of Clay street, endeav-
ored last night to extnguish kerosene
lamp by blowing down the chimney. This
morning Hobson, the fashionable capillary
modiste,. supplied him with wig and pen
ciled his eyebrows.
To PREVENT AN INVOLUNTARY IN
FRINGEMENT of the law furolddng the
sale of liquor to minors, all the hotel keep
ers OF this city (also restaurant custodans)
now require their guests to register the
age with their names. gives rise to some
curious disclosures.
1T WOULD BE WELL if the council
committee on streets would devote some
of the peoples money to the improvement
of streets that need it and not spend all
in favored localities where really no i'm
provemcnt is needed. There is too much
greasing of the fat sow.
THE WOODS on the line of the Peters,
burg railroad, about two miles south of
Manchester, caught fire two days ago, sup.
posed from sparks of a passing locomo-
tives, and burned over considerable space
and destroyed lot Of young timber before
its progress was arrested.
LIKE THE PENNSYLVANIA PATER
FAMILIAs, Pete Jamison "struck lie" to-
day, but. unlike that party, it did not be-
long to him, and the act of collision was
not performed in safety. The substance
appertained to Mr.. Todd, grocery mer-
chant. and was quietly reposing in a tin
can when Pete collided with it. The fla
grant transgressor was permitted brief
interval Of repose in the upper story of the
Second Market-house, where no kerosene
illumined the gloom Of his surroundings.
BILL WASHINGTON was tried before
the hustings court Yesterday for stabbing
John Williams, in Todd's alley, January
2lst, with knife. The act of the prisoner
was apparently without motive, but his
lawyers succeeded in impresslng the jury
with the belief that accused was jealous
OF the attentions of Williams to one Mollie
Jackson, or there was something else
more serious still to move Washington to
action in the premises. Under this belief
the would-be murderer was let off with
two years in the penitentiary.