Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-11
q VIRGINIA E NEWS.

OnsTuesday night last, the barn on tn re. farm
of DIR. Cox, on the Pamunkey river s anear the tn
Piping Tree ferry,}in the edge of Hanover
was robbed Of forty barrels Of corn which, It rs
ascsrtained, was conveyed away an three
wagons resembling government wagons. They
we're tracked towards Richmond, but escaped
into the city before they could be oVertaken:-
They were driven by negroes. p. s. The e.
negro thieves have Stree been arrested =ss.zzs.
The military officers sent to Halifax some
two weeks ago to ,quell an apprehended dlst1lr-
bance, report to Headquarters that evidence OF
a military organization Of blacks was found
and George Coleman, one of its officers, was
arr, sted. The report also states that the idea
among the blacks that they are to have land is
now quite exploded
The ILL Of rights Of Virginia, composed and
set forth by George Mason Of 76, and the
ablest and purest patriots and statesmen Of
Virginia, is now undergoing the manipulation
of the black and white Radicals of the Virginia
Convention. "What fall is shere, my coun-
trymen! " "a J "a , VS.
One Of the. subjects before the famous Vir-
ginia Reconstruction Convention, introduced
by resolution. is the Fredericksburg and Cor
louisville railroad! Possibly it is intended to
make an article in the constitution in reference
to that road sa.4ea4 se ~
Several valuable farms in the Valley, near
Winchester, have lately been purchased by
persons from West Virginia and Pennsy lvania,
who intend to settle in cold Virginia y We
welcome them, and hope more may come.
+ The Lutheran church Zone of the haudsom-
est churches) at LovettsVille, Loudoun county,
was burned down on Thursday morning. The
fire, it is thought, was the work of an incendl
airy. -. >, -,-..srrg
The people Of Fredericksburg are striving
earnestly to promote the introduction OF cap
ital and labor to that place and neightorhood.
The Sons, Of Temperance, at LovettsvilIe,
were presented, last Friday, by tho ladies' OF
that village, with a beautiful Bible.
SCENE IN TIE WASHINGTON Court ROOM
We have heretofore referred to the operations
of George McCauley, the thief who was arres-
ted some weeks ago, on charges of stealing, or
causing others to steal. a great number of over
coats from the passageways of residences III
the city. We also made mention of one of his
gang, a boy named William Kinsey, aged
about fourteen years, who was arrested at the
time McCauley was This boy was the princi.
pal witness against McCauley, and by his testl-
mony be was found guilty at the trial day OF
two ago Y Yesterday McCauley was brought
before Judge Olin for sentence. and tho Judge,
after advising him to reform during his term
Of confnemert, sentenced him to tce years In
the Albany Penitentiary.
McCauley, who during the remarks OF the
Judge was standing about the centre OF the
large green table in front OF the clerk desk
was motioned back to the prisoner dock and
seemed for moment to falter, but suddenly
rising to his full height, drew knife and made
o lunge with it at the boy Kipsley, who was
standing at the end of the table,, by the side Of
Lieut.. johnson kinsley Immediately drop
ped under the table and got out at the other
end, seemingly much frightened, while Lieut..
johnson grappled McCauley round the arms
and Detective Bigley seized him by the throat,
and there was skirmisb, when Chandler and
King came to the rescue, and oDe OF them
wrenched small white handled knife, with a
we'll sharpened blade, about two inches long,
from the prisoners grasp, The crowd in the
courtroom became greatly excited
McCauley made some desperate struggles
with the officers, but soon the irons were on
his wrists, and he was taken before the Judge,
who remarked II don't want to see you and
to the District Attorney, Send the witnesses
before the Grand Jury, and let him be indie
ted for an assault and battery, with intent to
kill" and to the clerk, Mr.. Middleton, Let
Mr.. Huestis know that the prisoner IL not yet
to be sent to Albany. ~
While being taken out OF the room McCauley
exclaimed, de6antly, ., / may be gone, but all
are not gone YET" which remark may be better
understood by another made by him before he
was placed In his cell at the Jail, viz: There
are twenty-one men sworn that that boy shall
not live. - r.
On his return to the Jail he was Immediately
placed in heavy irons. There seems 10 be
some mystery as to how he obtained the knife,
and the officers at the Jail are under the I'M
preston that while he was being taken to the
prisoners dock at the court room, some ons OF
his confederates slipped the weapon into his
hand. Nat Int ....-.-.-,
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTIONS The
President yesterday transmitted to The House
report from the Secretary of State in answer
to resolution of the House, inquiring how
many and what State Legislatures have ratified
the proposed amendment to the Constitutloa
of the United States. known as the l4tb artl.
cle." The Secretary reports that official notice
has been received at his Department of the
ratification of the amendment designated by
the Legislatures of Connecticut, New Hamp-
shire, Tennessee, New jersey, Oregon, Yer
mont, New York, Ohio, Illinois, West Virginia,
ia, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania,
Michigan, Massachusetts, and Nebraska.
By the report of Secretary Seward it will be
seen that twenty-one States have given off
cial notice. of the ratification of the amend
ment Maine has ratified the amendment, but
has neglected to give official notification of the