The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-21
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The Old Dominion Nail Works, Belle
Isle, are in full blast. HULL E9Nh
] M. b. BLAKENfORE, of Virginia, died in
yVicksburg February 14-age As.
| THE Republicans of Jefferson ward will
hold meeting Monday night at y o'clock
In building corner Twenty-6rst and Main.
| , FRANK j. REILLY has been chosen
chief marshal of the celebration to be
given in honor of st. Patrick's day, March
18th. A8Az&fl w sgffl
| In THE CIRCUIT COURT yesterday
Judgment for s3,474.S1 was given against
). s. Jones, defaulting treasurer of York
| county.
THE 22Ds OF FEBRUARY is legal
holiday in Virginia now, by virtue of an
act passed last session. This day comes
this year on Sunday. ibi .Y1fiIa
THAT Mercurial Knight of the Quill, St.
Andrew, of the Southside Virginian, is in the
city. He is the nearest living relative Of
the Patron Saint Of, Scotland. I'll. 5t
| The ADvISABILITY of abolishing the
office of police justice and requiring the
mayor to hold the police court is discussed,
and meets with great favor "a at9f}l
0YsTER MEN from the Eastern Shore
are yet all in stew about their fayorite
biyalves. and conferences are frequently
the order of the day--or rather night. J,
- WILLIAM OWENS, mate of steamer
Old Dominion, was fined yesterday by q
jury in the hastings court $500 for shooting
Morris shehan in dispute about Cuban
To MAKE a man turn blue. Use no
pigments or dangerous skin applications
of any kind. Select married man, and
tell him his wife's mother is coming to
stay o month with him.
| Mr.. CHARLES T. NEAL, of this city,
recently murdered in Statesville, N. O., by
one Elliott, was not, we are informed, at
the time Of his death an active member of
the Lee Guard of this city. ,,,.r
| q NEBUCHADNEZZAR is mentioned as
the qfrss Granger, but incorrectly Eve,
who made reputation in the apple bust
ness, and broken up Adam monopoly, was
the first to patronize husbandrY. RP
| 1.-THE FORTUNES that SWIM in our
rivers, pssays the New York Commercial
Advertiser, speaking Of. pisciculture.
Good. Riches, we know, have wings,
and now it seems they have fins also.
+ e ANNA DICKINSON denounces, for the
small sum Of 5000 o night, the passion
for money.making. and the Newark IN. j.
4 Courier is convinced that there is some
thing inconsistent in her immediate vicn-
ity. AHr ag
The CORN EXCHANGE wants -four and
certain other commodities export ed from
tide water Virginia without the formality
i Of an inspection, and they have drafted q
bill to that effect, or whereabouts, for the
| legislature to act on.
DR.. VIM. FL. TAYLOR, coroner Of this
city, recently Mortified the Norfolk county
court by proposing to charge it $3.50 fol
diving into the bowels of an infant of that
ilk, who was supposed to have come to its
death by concentrated I've" H's, ~
+ ON MONDAY the Attacks Guard, Car
ney Guard, Union Guard of Manchester
and Petersburg Guard, colored troops
will celebrate the day by grand parade
The battalion will be commanded by Cap
tain Robert L. Hobson, of the former com
i pany. u q fTetG
The EDITOR OF THE SHENANDOAH
DENdoCRAT, who is member of th,
House of Delegates, has been presented
\ with a peculiarly handsome glass, from
which Governor Giles was won't to sip hi
morning appetizer II is intended as I
present to Colonel William H. Terrell, o
i Bath, "the finest living specimen of tn
II old Virginan."
IA WASHINGTON CITY PAPER makes
the rather singular announcement that th,
Il Virginia Senate is discussing a proposal tt
remove the State Capitol to Staunton, on
argument las alleged in its support beinl
that in that event the people Of West Vir
! ginia, who are tired of their present mod
Of government, will renew their allegianc,
to the old state. We know nothing of til
matter. viaqssei yl.esfnqqa a. ~ ~ =
i THE MAYOR AND CLERGY OF TIL
: oITY together with the reporter of TIL
3 STATE JOURNAL had conference yester
! day to consider the condition Of the poor
which they found very dismal, all tn
money of the relief committee havin
played out, and Christian charity for others