The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-18


spondent at the White Sulphur Springs
sends us the following items:
On Monday night last an examination
and festival Of the colored district school
of White Sulphur Springs, was held under
the management Of the teacher, Theophilus
Howard, and reflected much credit on all
the participants. The Misses Parsons,
Burrell, Folden, Galloway and Cook are
spoken of as having acquitted themselves
with marked credit in singing. This school
numbers over sixty, and it is to be hoped
that increased interest may keep it up to
its present standard. After the examina-
ton a grand collation. was served, which
did credit to the committee of arrange
ments.
The Rev. B. s. Highley, Of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church South, married
couple in the saddle on the road
to Alboon, near White Sulphur Sprin gs,
last week. 1t is to be hoped that the
swain who thus bridled the fair maid may
never be endorsed.
AMUsEMENTs.--The Wallace sisters,
very pretty girls and burlesque performers,
will play at the Virginia 0pera-house on
the nights of the 18th, 10th and goth Of
March.
Professor Cromwell, also we'll and IA
vorably remembered here, will appear at
the same place in April, with his stereop-
tican.
The McGilray club, of this city, will
give two dramatic and musical entertain
ments at the same place, on the nights of
March 10th and 18th.
The floor of the Opera-house can be
taken up for balls or any entertainment
requiring fiat surface. fW9
HUGUENOT SPRINGS. This charming
suburban retreat, located about ten miles
from Richmond, and consisting of 245
acres of ground, gracefully and beautiful
ly interspersed with hill and dale, is offered
to the state as the site of the Central Luna
tic asylum, by Major James B. Ferguson,
its proprietor, at the low price of sixteen
thousand dollars. 1t has building accom-
modations enough to accommodate about
250 insane patients. This is much better
than paying the same sum for 16 acres Of
craw-fish land near Towards Grove.
GENERAL IMBoDEN AS AN IRON
INSTRUMENTATION Imboden as
serts that it is now demonstrated by iron
men that ton of iron can be made on the
line of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad,
in consequence Of the proximity of the
iron and coal, at cost of $1S per ton,
while at various points in Pennsylvania
and New York it costs from $3.50 to $50
for the labor and the materials to produce
ton Of pig metal. hi
ABOUT PLAYED OUT.-The committee
for the relief of the poor make the melan-
choly announcement that its funds are
exhausted. A mere suggestion of the fact
will no doubt be sufficient reminder to
the opulent citizen of his duty in the prem
ises. We have the authority of "Holy
Writ for saying that charity is big thing.
Now let some of those who are able exer-
else it. 4 SHiJ f8
ASH WEDNESDAY. To-day is Ash
Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. 1t is
so called because of the custom in the
Catholic Church of sprinkling consecrated
ashes over the heads of the priests and
assembled people. The Church of Eng
land observes the day by communion
service. Lent extends through forty days
from Ash Wednesday.
CITY HALL.-The council committee
on public grounds and buildings have re-
quested several Richmond architects to
meet them at the City Hall building, at
IL a. m. Friday, to re-examine the City
Hall and see if it cannot be made availa-
BILE by repairs for the purpose it was de-
signed.
LITERARY CELEBRATION -The Phi
lologian and Musigmarho societies of Rich
mond college will hold their intermediate
celebration at the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian association on Friday at 8
O'Clock p. m. A pleasant entertainment
will be the verdict of those who may at.
tend.
MASONIC ELEoTIoN.-At meeting of
Amity Lodge No. 76, A. f. and A. NJ,
held last night at their lodge-room, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing term, viz: W. NJ, Walter O. New
berry; 8. W., II. H. Harris; j. W.,
William Ahern; S. D., B. F. Shepperson.
MONROE WARD.-A portion Of the
people of Monroe ward are in favor Of
the council being divided into two branches
an upper and lower-but they are not
so distinctly pronounced on the question
of giving the mayor the veto power, Of
the advisability of which they have doubts
LEcTURE.-An interesting lecture is
promised from Rev. John e. Edwards, al
Centenary M. Z. church, on Thursday
February 10Th, at o'clock p. m. Subject
q" The World was not made in day." Il
bids fair to be very numerously attended
| MoRTUARY REPoRT.-For the weel
ending February IA thirty-fve persons
died in Richmond; 20 males, and 10 e
males. Included therein were, whit
males, 10; white females, 8; coloret
males, q; colored females, Z. Total 50
SENT ON.-George B. Bull, charge,
with feloniously cutting and wounding AL
bert Davis with q knife, was sent on to th
grand jury by Justice White this morning
l. Dor Tfu GoIrT2m .-Sauarai minor caep