Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-18
ATROCIOUS MURDER.

BALTIMORE, December ia very old
French gentleman, nearly seventy years Of
age, called Claude Jo!iis, who kept a variety
| store for many years in Charles, mean Pratt
street, was inhumanly murdered on Monday
night last, by some person or persons UNI
known. HIS mangled corpse was found yes
terday morning, about IL o'clock, and the
| murder must have been committed about the
time he was preparing for bed as his cravat
was found in his hat. He was found living on
his face his skull was dreadfully fractured
particularly by blow on the right side of his
head, which sunk The bones deep into the
brains. His back appeared to be much bruis-
ed, as If 1T had been jumped upon. All his
drawers, boxes aud trunks were riled, and il
Is supposed he had considerable quantity of
| specie by him. AT the time he was discove-
red the fire was yet burning, and no doubt the
| murderer or murderers must have remained
a considerable time in the house. They left
| behind them hat aud large knife The old
gentleman lived entirely by himself We avoid
| ed examining the body more minutey Ii
was a dreadful sight Tel.
DARING ROBBERY.
On Monday night last, Mr.. NJ. z. NIitchells
auction rooms, No. 1 Lorman Row, were bro
ken open and goods to the amount Of from
| 800 to 1000 dollars, stolen therefrom. The
villains entered the store THROTTLE front door,
near which they placed some thousand dol
lars worth of Cloths and Cassimeres, and a
considerable quantity were removed in the
rear of the building. The goods have since
been discovered in the most singular manner.
A gentleman living in the vicinity of the Uni
versity had very handsome pig, which died
| the same night on which the robbery was
committed the animalhaving been favorite
| with his children, they took it out in the
| pon nd al foI O. Il. IL
appeared softest to thcm-they had scarcely
commenced digging when they met with the
very dry goods which had been stolen from
I Mr.. Mitchell, and which have since been res
tored to him The robbers had bags in which
they packed the goods, and they must have
\ had a cart to remove them. The situation O
MIR. MitchelPs store is very public one, and
the robbers must have been bold and daring In
the extreme. We have not heard where the
watchmu were during the robbery. ID.
The election ofMr. BARBOUR to the Speak
er's chair, we consider source of congratuIa
ton to the republican party. Mr.. Barbour is
a gentleman of high standing in the stat,
4 which he represents. He has been in Con
! gress, we believe, six years during the whole
of which period me has sustained an excelIen
character as pure and honorable man. III
is said to be- one Of the soundest Iogicans il
the house over which he has now the honour
to preside. His accuracy Of decision, anC
, prompttude ofaction, peculiarly qualify hiir
for the station to which he has bees elected
As politician, we know that he is not friendly
! to overgrown, expensive aud useless establish
ments. He is not an advocate for increasing
] the taxes Of the people, in the time of peace
to support in extravaganza and idlenc5s, mel
who might, and who ought to be usefully EN-
c ployed.
D We arc, therefore, gratifcd with the cleo
T. ton Of Mr.. Barbour, becaue it is indicative
c we hope, ofthe feelings of congress: and evin
ces disposition TO support those principle
n and those men who in the day of adyersitl
+ we're found among the defenders Of .thei
= eountry's rights. In short, he is a republican
e of the old school.
h As soon as the mail had arrived, annomC
il Ing the election of Mr.. Barbour, the sta
J. spsngled banner" was hoisted, and proud
it waved over TAMMASr HALL. This IS AS
= should be. w Y Seni.