Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-11-15

AoNDAr MOitNING. NOVEMBER 10. 1880.
~ About eleven days age, a Mr.. Reed arrived in
this city from Shetland. having CONE to Richmond in
Steamboat from some vessel belosp 'Tho night Of {
his arrival, he was seonat Mr. Ainsworth's. who
keeps public house at Rorkets in the act Il il sa;l
cstreang twosalcrs who had rendered him some SER
vice From that time, mr. r.. was smissin nsr cor,d
any clew be discovered by which to account for his
mysterious Disappearance: notwithstanding Vigorous
stops taken by his brother in the course Of which.
Ainsworth WINS npprehendcd.. but discharged again
from some infdrmality in the vartont ~ q
Yesterday the dead body of Reed was found sus-
pended TO stopping tree, hanging by two pocket
handkerchiefs, the tied around the body of the
tree the second arond his neck and attached to the
other by negro man who was getting wood in a
rayine mile and half east of the city. Appear
ances are said to indicate that the body has been pa
ced in position in which it was found since DEATH
There were no buzzards around it. as would have
been the case had it remained long where il was
hund and there was little rightly in the joints, CIV
ing ground to the suspicion that he had been drown
ed. The TANKS and belly were black, but this was
supposed to DO the effect of putrcfacton.o His age
seemed from appearances, to be As or 90.
An inquest was summoned and sat all day in the
examination of evidence with what result we have
murdered, or TO his death by some ac
clden, which seemed to inculpac Others and who to
avert consequences, utemptedto induce the suspicion
OF Suicide hanging the body the position was
found there is not light enough to determine, until
the verdict of the Coroner's Inquest furnish IT, if in
deed The Inquest shall be fortunate as to elucidate
this mysterious transaction. The deceased was said
to have been seen with moneys some say sovereiens,
tha Last f,1,a he
that individual bears very good character, suspi-
cion has naturally taken that direction. We barely
state the fact We hope the deed may be visited ON
the head Of the culprit whoever he may be, and a
transaction disgraceulto the city and the country
avenged as deserves
p. Since the above was written, friend to
whom tender our thinks, has furnished us with
/ the following, as THO substance of the verdict
"The jury say that the said Reed was murdered
by some person, or persons, TO them unknown; thar
the body had been under water; that some marks of
violence appeared upon the face, bur such as in
their opinion likely TO produce death: thew say
also, that the body, when shown to them was sus-
pended from tree bytwo handkerchief in ra-
vine in North Eastern direction from Mrs. Geo.
! Blakeys. From the evidence it appeared that the
/ deceased arrived in Richmond on Thursday morning
! the 4tn INST that there evidence going to
provethe slightest mental alienation, and that he had
not been seen since thai time. The Jury salts
utCcaSeu was suspended 10 the alter
he had been murdered, and from the appearance of
The body that he could not have been remaining in
y that situation since the day he missing Evil
dence ndduced before the Jury to prove that the
deceased was last at he house Off Aiusworth;
at Rockets who is proprietor of Seamaus
boarding House. But as II was deemed not suffi
cieot to authorize any proceeding against said Ains-
worth, no mention made Of that evde nee in the
verdict. The Jury detained from early in the
day, until time after dark in examining testi-
mony. &c:1 Answorth himself was examined he
dscoimed any knowledge Of the deceased, but evin-
ced considerable emotion during his examination"
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17 The foreign news viii be found day or two
later. The only article ofin,erest, the rejection by
France of the overture from the Netherlands, Of
union of the two Kingdoms. An independent Repub-
lie in Belgium, will be the consequence.
a. We did not observe the following article from
the Enquirer, until it republished in the AL
bany Argus:
From the Richmond Enquirer. -
"Jhe National inieilgencer announced MIR. LeiQhs
eection in away that calculated and intended for
sly, political effect II said that 'the talented Ben
inmin Watkins Leigh Of Richmond, is elected for
1 FIenrco county, over w Mosby, "a Jacksonianl
by alnoJorty of 40 votes'--and il Immediately add
cd f'na another psPer. that be result received
with enthusiasm IL was so; hat it not because
NJ Leigh had gained the victory over ,Jacksoni-
an.'--The Shenandoah Sentinel is right is saying,
that 1.-THE presidential question had hing to do with
the mstler. But the sly insiuuaiion Of the Inelli-
gencer has had effect abroadt has been caught
up by tho opposition prints, and held forth of
the signs of the scton in Virginia. (Re-scton!)
land II becomes necessary to state, that the presi-
dental question hadno agency in tho matter--and
that Mr. Leigh was not elected upon any such
grounds. Some Of the most decided Jackson men in
the county voted for hIm.--rhe Albany Argus Gays
truly that 'the election not contested In refer
ence at all to general Polilies--and that Mr. Leigh
was supported by many Of the warmes friends Of
Gen. Jackson. 'The truth is. tsays the August Mr..
Leigh is gentleman OF frs rate talents. Standing in
the front rank of bis profession. and we'll known and
highly esteemed throughout Virginia. II is scarcely
to be expected whenever Mr. l.. consents 20 be
canddate that he viii not command majority OF
the snhfnges." A correspondent Of tho Providence
on this subject SAYS ,ha, to lo5eys If AIgernon
SrdnoN- ,urlficn mann unnrh nrn hu Mr. I.ninh-