Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-07
CHRISTI IN THE TEMPLE.


CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE,
Curing the Sick and Insdne-By WEST.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 3I.-We are au-
,!orlzed TO state, that this splendid and
highly interesting piece, expressly aud
benevoently designed by lis celebrated
Author to aid the funds of the Pennsylva-
mia Hospital, will be exposed to public
view, for the first time, in the appropriate
ediiice, on Monday the Sd of November
next-That it will remain for exhibition
on that aud every following day, except
| the Sabbath, from o'clock in the morn
ing until sun-set and That the moderate
sum OF twenty-five cents from each per-
son, has been established as the price of
admission. Daily Adr.
Extract from Il letter dated St. Louis, Sep
TENDER .9th, 1917, to a gentleman Of this
| city.
"St. Louis for these few days past. has
| been In an uproar; there have been du-
eiling and murder. Col. Benton and
| Charles Lucas, two lawyers of this place,
quarreled upon Poh,ics at an Election
| here; Tn met about Two weeks since
! and exchanged shots. Benton shot Luz
Gas in the neck, he soon recovered of his
wound, second challenge passed, they
| met last Saturday and fired at ten feet
distance, Lucas was killed, he received
his antagonists ball in the breast: Luz
cas- was buried on Sunday morning.
| Church was scarcely out when William
| Smith was shot and killed instantly.
saw him few moments after he expired,
the ball passed through his heart.
| will relate the circumstances as we'll as
am able. Smith had quarrelled with a
Mr.. Tharp in the Missouri Bank; 'rharp
being a small man, drew knife on SMITH;
Smith caned him, Tharp challenged,
Smith refused to fight, aledging that
Tharp was beneath his notice. Tliarp
posted Smith as a rascal and coward.
was. They abused each other Smith
was advancing on Tharp slowly, with a
small cane i'll l,is hard, but at the same
lime told Tharp he did not intend TO
touch him. Tharp drew a pistol telling
Saith to stand of or he would shoot him.
Tharp reireaiing till he came against "a
| celar-door, Saith continuing TO advance
slowly when Smith came very near
Tharp, he gave his cane a swing intend
ing to throw mp Tharp's pistol, al the
same time made crap al Ibarp with
his left hand, at that instant Tilarp tred,
the bail entered just below the lett breast
and passed through his heart, he fell
eAclaimlng" God have mercy-l am "a
dead man and expired.
Tharp endeavoured to make his escape,
but was soon taken lie was .balled for
Si2 500. have no doubt but Tharp will
be cleared-he committed the murder
according TO law that is, he will try
TO make 1t appear it was done i'll self
defence. Tharp was formerly of Phila-
d,lpha. ID.
SOMETHING SINGULAR.
A few days ago, had three Lombardy
Popars, cut down in my yard, and on
splitting part of one of them. about l5
feet from the ground, quantity Of q,lick-
silcer was found, a part of which | have
preserved. How came it there 1t would
be convenient answer to say, hole
must have been bored in the body Of The
tree, and the mineral poured i'll TO kill
vermin. But this does not appear 10 have
been the fact.-Phe trees were very small
when first moved mere; have been thriv-
ing all the time, especially the one in
| which il was found, and such an expert
ment could hardly have taken place with
out my knowledge, nor does there appear
the least trace in the wood of IFS having
been bored. BENZ. KITE,
Ne. %, North Third Street.
Philadelphia, 10th mo. ~.
Mr.. Kite sent me about an ounce of
Quicksilver, taken out of the tree he NEIL
lions, but moi having had an opportunity
of examining the tree itself, or cut of ii,
l can form no opinion as TO the cause of
this curious fact.
Ib.J THOMAS COOPER.