The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-03
STATE NEWS.

the women of Utah Of their disabilities.
STATE NEWS.
Wild ducks abound on the fats Of the
Potomac river.
Nathaniel P. Trlst, postmaster, Of
Alexandra. is very i'll and not expected to
live.
The Rockbridge Citizen Of 28th instant
announces the death of DR.. j. w. McClung,
of Lexington.
The fine residence Of Mr.. Beatty, near
the Fauquier Springs, together with all the
furniture. was destroyed by fire few nights
since.
g. II. Ryland, pastor of the Alexan-
dria Baptist church, delivered q parting
address preparatory to moving to Rich
mond.
DIR. Chandler, Of Caroline county. has
sold his farm. near Guiney's depot, to Mr..
Palmer, Of Richmond; price some $50
per acre.
Thomas Jones Bebb, esq, is largely
circulating information about Virginia in
Germany, from whence he hopes to at
tract settlers. .-.s,l.ss
1T is reported that man named Allen,
of Caroline county, shot and killed negro
at Mr.. Hunters saw-mill, in Essex coun-
ty, few days ago.
On Thursday night last James l..
Reynolds was arrested and confined in the
jail at Covington, on q warrant charging
him with the murder Of George Callahan.
A Gloucester county man, James L..
Peters by name, was fooled out Of $40, on
Saturday in Baltimore, by the confidence
game. The two Jeremy bidders were ar
rested.
james Scott, q son of Major John Scott,
our commonwealth attorney, has obtained
through the influence of Colonel Mosby a
warrant at the hands of President Grant
for West Point Academy Warenton
Inder. s9
+. Rev. John e. Edwards, ID. D., o dis
tinguished divine Of the Methodist church
and resident of Richmond, will deliver an
address before the people of Charlottesville
Tuesday evening, February 10th. The
subject will be 1.-THE Choice of Wife,"
Another lead furnace is going up in
Wythe county. This new furnace is stu
ated near the Wytheville turnpike, two
miles south of Cripple creek, on what is
known as the Mineral Grove farm, con-
tanning about one hundred acres, and late
ly sold by @. M. Kitchen for $1,000.
A joint stock company has been
formed in Marion for the establishment of q
State Bank in that thrifty town. Capital
to the amount of $4,000 was subscribed,
and an application made to the Legisla-
ture for charter of incoIporation--the
capital to be not less than 1000 and not
more than 5000, 900.
THE STATE JOURNAL is earnestly
advocating "the equal right to money for
all citizens" It wants sthe voice OF the
people to be heard through the Legislature
to swell the mighty protest against the
monopoly of the peoples money" So
say we. More currency is necessary to
our prosperity. Let Virginia have her
share. Danvine Weekly Times, January
81.
The residence of Captain r. I'll. SEen.
Ger, Of King and Queen county, near Little
Plymouth, was destroyed by fire on last
Friday night week, with almost its entire
contents. The fire had made such head
way before it was discovered that the fam
| ily barely escaped with their lives. The
building was insured for "a 900, but it will
not cover more than two-thirds of thu
loss. The origin of the fire is unknown
| WASHINGTON RESIDENCES OF VIR
GINA SENATORS AND MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS. Senators. Sd. w. Johnston
sos Twelfth street, N. W.; J. F. Lewis
1907 X street, N. w.
/ Representat;ues.-A. M. Davis, Metro
politan Hotel; ]. Z. Harris, metropolitan
Hotel; J. FL. Plat, jr., 500 E street;
b. Sener, 720 Fourteenth street; j. A
Smith, 1907 X street; r. T. Bowen, 40
Third street; Thomas Whitehead, corner Q
Third and D streets, N. w; w. III. B
i Stowell, National Hotel; Eppa Hunton
4 National Hotel. @ ia "a @tAas
"A Cincinnati editor says that anothe
editor there is liar, OR rather, that "h
is prone to impart an unhealthy swellin
4 to TRUTH apasa sFs3 r
4 -Of the 5000 men employed in III
Brooklyn navy yard a few weeks ago, bu
now remain. a thousand were discharge
on Saturday. ea sag
4 The Springfield tMass.) Republican
opposed to Congress voting one cent to Phi
adelphia for its great Centennial pow-wov
The Duke of Edinburgh, Victoria
hopeful son, who married the Gran
Duchess Maria, at St. Petersburg on Il
Esd, has lett pretty ballet dancer an
, actress of the Alhambra to nurse gran,
child for highlands royal widow.
The many admiring friends of Go
Fred. Grant among the fair sex of Chioa;
will be relieved, or otherwise, as the ca
{ may be, by the announcement that the &c
: liant Colonel win soon be lost to them by b
b marriage with the daughter of the banke
: Fl. D. Cooke. In other words, unhappi
for them, their goose will soon be Cooke