Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-06
VIRGINIA ITEMS.

DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN OF CAMPBEIL.--Nlr.
German Jordan, an old citizen of Campbell county,
died on Tuesday last at the Jordan White Sulphur
Springs, in Frederick county, at the advanced age
of IS years. The deceased was well-known in this
section of the State, where he leaves many friends.
PROF. JAMES p. HOLCoMBE has published a vol
ume entitled " Literature IN Letters, or Manners
Art Criticism, Biography, History, and Morals Illus.
trated in the correspondence of eminent persons"
The work is brought Oqt by Appleton Co. The
Baltimore Gazette speaks OF it as " selections from
the letters of the abest writers of the past two
turtles, and as executed with admirable Judgment"
DRowNED.-Nliss Editha, daughter of John Page
Esq, living near Big Island, in Bedford county,
was drowned in James River, near Waughs Ferry,
on the evening of the 2Sth ut. Miss Page, in com
pany with her nephew, a boy some eight years Old,
was being taken over the river in very small and
badly constructed canoe. Two gentlemen Were in
the canoe, Mr. Hudson rowing the little craft over,
and the other rocking the unsteady vessel in spirit
of mischevous fun. His efforts to amusc himself
with the ladyS fears but too effective, for the
little boat upset, and all it held Were threwn
into the cold and swollen stream. Mr., Hudson sue
coded in saving the little boy but the fair and love-
" Miss Editha persisted in the waves. At last ac-
counts her body had not been rccovered.-Lyach
burg Republican,
THE PORCELAIN FACTORY IN NELSON.-We have
already noticed the fact of the establishment of
Porcelain Mandatory in Nelson county, on the
lands of Mr. William Goodwin, near ATington's-
We now learn that the mandatory will be in Ope-
ration by the first of APRIL next and will employ
about eighty hands. The company owning the
works are erecting their own buildings at AIRING
tons on the Orange railroad, for the purpose of re-
cevng the for shipment. 1t is believed that the
kaoine, found on Mr.. Goodwins land, is the best
vet discovered in this country, and will turn out
very SUI perOr quality Of Queensware. An unusual
fact connected with this KaOine bed is that Fell
SPAR used for glazing purposes, abounds on this
N
this indispensable article in the manufacture of
Porcelain.
The mandatory is in the hands of an enter
prsing company of Baltimore capitalists, and will
be of much advantage to the county of Nelson.-
LyRcROuTS NeirS.
OUTRAGE on COLONEL ROBERT PEEsToN.-A
Christiansburg correspondent gives the following
account of an outrage on Colonel Robert Preston by
two of his former slaves:
"A short time since, Colonel Robert Preston
formerly in command of the Twenty-eghth Vir-
ginia regiment, received from two of his former
slaves Il very insulting letter threatening to return
and speaking of powder and ball. Yesterday they
came np on the train and got off at this depot
Some time in the night they went to his house, and
he, finding them there and having forbid their
coming on the place, went out to Older them away,
when they commenced firing, and fired ten Ortwelye
times, happily not striking him. In the meantime
he was swapping his pistol at them, as it had been
loaded sometime aud would not fire. But at last one
barrel fired, and the ball struck one of the negroes
in the leg. They then tried to make their escape,
but Colonel Smith (son of Governor SMITH being
there seized the gun and ran out to Colonel Pres
tons assistance lie mounted his horse and pursued
until he came in shooting distance, when he or
dered them to halt assuring them that hf would fire
if they did not. They then halted and were taken
to Blacksburg before magistrate who committed
them TO iail -"