Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-21
VIRGINIA. NEWS.

Two attempts to burn the town of
Radford were made Wednesday night.
Thomas Jefferson is the subject Of
Colonel w. G. P. Breckinridge's lee
ture to be delivered in Charlottesville
on the evening OF the 9th.
State Senator Thomas l.. Harnsberg-
or, citizen of wealth and prominence,
died very suddenly yesterday morning
at his home in east Rockingham.
Mr.. William ]. Eggleston, pro-
minent citizen of Amelia county, and
formerly wholesale dry goods
merchant of Richmond, died yesterday
evening at the home of his son, in Rich
mond.
Three years at hard labor in the
State penitentiary was the penalty in
flicted upon William Kilby, the negro
desperate, for abduction of his wlfe's
youthful sister, by jury at Culpeper
yesterday.
Thomas Levine, Hebrew merchant,
of Norfolk county, was attacked at his
store Wednesday night and beaten into
ins-nsibility by thieves and robbed OF
s17O. The thieves used piece of gas
pipe. Levine's skull was fractured
and the doctor thinks his injuries will
prove fatal.
Mr.. Rozensi, wealthy capitalist OF
Philadelphia, has organized company
to develop the mines near Bnionville,
Orange county, and expects in short
time to have large force of bands at
work. Mr.. r. is confident that the
vein of gold that he has found will
prove very rich from the indications on
the service.
Last Monday a large barn situated
about three miles from Millenbeck,
Lancaster county, the property of MIR.
Charles A. Kaizer and brother, con-
tanning three horses, three COWS and q
large quantity of fodder and corn, also
farming implements, was completely
destroyed by fire.
The Bar Association, of Richmond, is
arranging for banquet early in January
in honor of the new court of appeals.
Efforts are being made to get Hon.
John w. Daniel to deliver an address
on his "reminiscences of the bench and
bar of Virginia on this occasion. The
members of the new and retiring court
will be special guests.
Among other Virginians in Washing
ten Yesterday were State-Senator
Little, of Fredericksburg, who thinks
capitalists will soon take hold of and
build the proposed Fredericksburg and
Lancaster railroad in Virginia; Mr..
Walton Moore, of Fairfax; Speaker
Ryan, of Loudoun, and MIR. Claywood,
of King George county.
Mrs. Ellen Cockrel, near Mistiman,
Northumberland county, was SO badly
burned on Sunday last that she died
shortly after. She was alone at the
time. the rest of the family being away
attending church. On returning they
found the poor unfortunate woman was
so badly burned that she was unable to
tell how the accident occurred.
A marriage license was issued from
the clerks office in Pape county on
Wednesday for the marriage of MIR. M.
G. Hippert, of Augusta county, and
Miss Elizabeth Powell, of Page coun-
ty. The groom is six feet six and one
half inches tall. The bride is daughter
of Mr.. Alexander Powell, who lives
near Shenandoah, in Page county.
Mr.. Thomas Kell, horse trainer and
driver, who was taken to Culpeper last
month from Baltimore, on requisition
from the Governor of Maryland,
charged with embezzlement, was yes
terday acquitted. He was at the time
in the employ of the Daingerfeld breed
ing, racing and stock farm, of Lynch
burg, and sold the trotting mare Anna
NJ, which brought about the charge.