Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-02
VIRGINIA n E"S.

ton formed in 1868 for the purpose OF procur-
ing an equestrian statue Of the late Thomas }.
Jackson, to be placed at the Virginia Military
Institute, at Lexington, at Il price not To exceed
S25, 600 in gold, announces the completion OF
the work, and that the statue Is at Nurcmburg,
Bavaria, awaiting shipment to this country
Five thousand dollars of the amount above
mentioned has been paid to the artist, and 1t
remains now to collect the remainder Of the
money.
The Farmville Commonwealth ays:-"We
learn that W. ?. Dupuy, wel'-known and
highly esteemed citizen Of this county, having
occasion few days since to administer dose
Of medicine TO one of his children his only
boy-gave it, through mistake, morphine Tor
quuine producing death in short time. y
W. Rice Burnley qualified last week as sher-
if Of Abcnarlc county and entered at once
upon his duties These had been discharged
for several months by Andrew }. Brown, the
| coroner Of the county.
\ telegram from Columbus, Ohio, states
that Horace d. Via, alias Shift tt indicted 10
Albemare for the murder Of Lindsay S'ltle tt,
last winter is imprisoned in thai CITY, and ED
subject to the rcquis!tion of Gov Walker.
MessrS. Thornburg 4 Mcliinai<, Of Wood
stock, have invented a machine Tor spreading
lime which has elected the highest conlncn-
dation from the people wherever it has been
on exhibition.
Mr.. HarnSbcrgcr, former drlc-atc in the
Legislature from Rockingham county, was
thrown from his buggy, near Nh. Sidney, on
| Monday last, and seriously injured.
The sasumetre Of the Virginia Military In.
Il :, .b,,lj
was thrown up fifty feet, but fortunately with
out serious damage.
Rawlry Springs il now filled Ia oyyrhowins,
having over four hundred guests. Some one
hundred aud fifty have arrived Within week,
and still they come.
J. p. Hyde has been elected Mayor Of liar
rlsuuburg.
PRINCE WILLIAM County, - From the Ma
nass;,s Gazette. DIR. l.. {. Osnan formerly Of
Nukcsvllle, and for long time Il most highly
respected aud esteemed citizen of this county,
died in Washington, Warren county, New
Jersey, after long aud painful illness on the
| ltll of July. He was most excellent man,
kind ncighbor, and friend.
Mr. John \. Cannon aud DR.. j. W. Horn
baker, have purchased the properly known IA
the Eureka" House of Mr.. VIM. :. Jewell,
giving in exchange for 1t, property valued al
81 800 and : 900 cash. The hotel is to be
enlarged and otherwise improved. hlr. i. j.
Cannon has since taken MIR. ilornbakcr : share
in the hotel.
The sevrrc>t thunder and rain storm Of the
season occurred here on Sunday AFTERNOON last,
commencing about , u'ciork There was al
flashing Of vivid lightning, while the rain fs!l in
torrents
Mr.. +. H. Green living Lear Bris,oc Staten,
has lust shipped from near E!mira \. u, sew.
cral packages of leaf tobacco, raised in that
State By him which he designs selling IN our
Virginia market; the price being higher here
| then there.
Wednesday last was a great day at lodcpcn-
| dence Hill. There was Tournament and
pic mic, and ba-and, afterwards, 'glndcr
pulling, the latter not approved OF.
There is to be race at Brcntsvie, on the
9th inst, between j. T.. Goodwins mare and
i. a. Marstcllcr' S mare--.l0O wards.
Mr. j. B. Reid, OF Brcntsvilie has raised 80
bushels Of oats to the acre, the grain weighing
So pounds to the bushel.
| Judge 4. llowison is a n!!date for the
House Of Delegates, subject to tie action OF Il
| convention.
SINGULAR ATTEMPT AT MURpER.-As
Joseph Schneider was sleeping soundIy III Il
room of boarding house in New York. on
Thursday, he was awakened by feeling a sharp
edged weapon glide swiftly across his face, and
| became aware that some Que was standing be-
side his bed The unknown assallant drew
back his arm as if to strike another blow with
the weapon he had already used, when Schcnl-
der threw up both arms to protect bis head.
The weapon descended, its blade cutting deep
cash 10 the back Of his hands. Schenldcr in
SANITY leaped out of the bed, and avoiding
another blow aimed at bis head, fed from the
room and along hallway leading to the room
of a fellow boarder, jacob Witzlg. As he was
| trying to open Wings door, which was locked
he heard pistol fired in his room lie thought
| that the shot was aimed at him, and in terror
shouted murder" The cry awakened others
in the house who arose from their beds
and hurried into the Railways. At this
moment another pistol shot was heard III
Schnedcr's room, and something fell heavily
| to the floor. Several occupants OF the house
at once ran into the street, and by their cries
of terror brought to the spot Patrolmcn
| O'Relly and Quigcy. The officers entered
the house and went to the room where the
mysterious attempt at murder had taken place.
On the floor they found an lnseuslble man, who
vas apparently dying from wound IN the cen
| tire OF his forehead, where, doubtless bullet
had entered from revolver found on the floor
by his side. Schneider was brought into the
room, and to his horror instantly recognize III
the wounded man his roommate, George Lair.
Schneider than told the officers that he could
not account tor the attack Of Lalr upon hun
self The wounded man and he had been good
friends aud had never quarrellcd. The only
explanation that he could give Of the strange
affair was that Lahr was Temporarily Insane.
He had been out Of employment for the two
months previous, and had lately become very
Respondent because of his failure to get work.
1t was accordingly inferred that his tlc>pnndcn-
cy might have led to insanity. On the floor of
the room there was also found Il sahcr bayunct
covered with blood, which was evidently the
weapon Lahr used in his attack on Schneider
The occupanlso Of the house confirmed Schnci-
dcr's statements in respect to the friendship
| between him and Lahr