Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-10-06


recurrence viii serve to strengthen and brighten
the chain which binds the brotherhood together
lii ties OF indisso!uble affection. Com .AGv
Hartford, (Connecticut,) September, IL.
The laying Qfthe Corner Stone cfthe Groton
Monument. The neat, fleet Steam Boa, Macdo
nough, Captain William Beebe, departed from
Hartford at hall past nine on Tuesday morning
last, with about sixty of the Governors guards;
number OF passengers, noble ba. of music aud
hne day, bound for New London, Norwich and
Groton. She was beautifully decorated with flags
from stem to stern, and on the tcnmast was dis
played white one inscribed by the taste of the
directors, with The name OF the Fort Griswold and
the date OF the battle, ad ornamented with a
square and compass, two crossed sw ords ana a
star. The boat saluted by every Town and
village on the river; and Captain Beene was yery
alert In returning gun for gun and cheer for cheer
She arrived at the wharf III New London sl,ou,
half past five. The next morning tie AIacde-
noush carried them and many more as the boat
| could hold, across to Groton. An escort WAS
formed consisting of the Guards; a Rife COMPANY
rom Norwich; Company Of Artillery from Sto-
ming on, and the Light Iulantry OF New Lon on
the whole commanded by Major Charlie Wells OF
the Guards. The g Brethren of the mystic tie.
constituted splendid part of the procession a.
i"ong which we were happy TO observe some ak
OF eight officers of high reputation and rank in the
Army and Navy of the United States, the Adm
tant General and the General of Artillery of the
State; and 10 finish the whole, all the survivors,
that could be found Of the battle at the fort on The
9th of September, 1881. The Committee and
the Citizens formed the remainder of the process
sion.
"A salute was fred from the heights in very
complimentary manner, for the Commanding Off
Ger oil the United States troops ordered it on his
own account; The stone was laid square plumb s
level, The corn, aud wine, s oil, were poured upon
IL; the prayer was made and the psalm sung, and
sDout eight thousand crowded in and areund the
spot 10 listen to address on the occasion. from
Colonel Charles Griswold. Those who could
hear II were highly pleased Some OF them re
NAMED T. dine, some went home, and the Guards
went In the marlborough to Norwich where hey
were very handsomely and Hospitality received.
me next morning the first appearance OF the Steam
BOAT was noticed by gun and twen:y-three more
In succession from the New London side, an equal
number from Groton, and some from different YES
seIs IN the haroor. They were answered by the
Nlacdonough as rapidly she could fire.
After some civiIities from he citizens. such a.
good breakfast and such other Refreshments a.
were proper for that time of the dav three voIlies
were fred by the Guards, and the boat went on
her course 10 Hartford greeted as she had been on
her passage down by the towns End villages which
she passed. She arrived at Hartford about six o.
eioch' thursday evening, Mirror.
We learn from Alexandra that free man of
color was killed b. Constable of that county ON
Saturday night, under such circumstances as have
produced great excitement. The man was arrested
by Constable at place of public amusement, for
debt OF one dollar After leaving the place. the
man attempted to escape, was followed and killed
by the Constable, by stab which pierced the vi
tails. The line OF the District is in the suburbs of
Alexandria, and question has arisen whether The
man was killed within this District, or thin the
Jurisdiction of Virginia. The Magistrates of this
District, however, have taken cognzance of it.
and the %; Unstable is committed for trial The
Herald OF yesterday says, that a respectable Virgi
MIA Magistrate, who has measured the ground avs
that the murder as actually committed thirty feet
within the territory Of Virginia. This il close
measuring. 1.Vat Int
On Tuesday, he Constable who was committed
10 take his trial at next November Term. as men
toned in our las', for killing coIored man. ,os
brought before chief justice Branch, under writ Of
habeas corpus; and after a re.examination af evil
dence, was admitted to bail in the sum of 50 600
Besides being entitled to bail, the iuige remarked
that tie was doubtful whether the matter was re-
cosnizable by the district authorities
[.fier. Herald.