Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-04-06

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.-A melancholy event
occ urrcd inchester, Virginia, the 18th ms. DR..
Stepheu X. Beatty, highly respectable and accomplish
ed physician, whose promise OF usefulness was very
high, committed suicide in the 10Th year Of his age in
state OF mental alienation. He had suffered much
from dyspepsia to rectify which he observed diet
vigorously abstemous that when il absolutely ne
cessary, in order to preserve life, take more nutr-
cious food, an excitement OF the brain produced
causing perfect phrenzy. Skiul physicians attended
him; and for two weeks before his DEATH during
which period he was in bed he had no delrious inter
walls that were perceived He was, however, constant
ly watched, until the morning of the l7h when lit
him. He requested the child to hand his trunk to him.
saying he wantcdIto get book from it, The Child did So
and observed his uncle take from il what he thought
was book, open il, take out something, and put the
book back He then directed him to the trunk
to its place and laid down as If to sleep He had, how
ever, taken from the trunk razor with which he cut
the fcmoral artery at its commencement i'm the inner
part oil the thigh performing the operation with the
most skill On his fathers returning the room short
ly after, he found dead. His funeral was attended
by large concourse of citizens. The Winchester Re.
publican, from which we learn the foregoing parct-
lars, speaks OF him having been very assiduous
acquiring knowledge in his profession, and as having
contributed many valuable articles to the Medical
Journals. Petersburg Mteliigencer.
INDIAN DISTURBANCES
TUSCALOOSA March, l2.-Th- people of Shelby
county have been put In comfortable commotion BY
the dreai Of Indian ho.tilities. One man ma, been
cruelty beaten; 'he agent ofthe IT, States has been
seized and part OF it consumed the Indians mble
and are armed, and do not give any satisfaction to the
whites as TO their designs, These the most promi-
nent features IN the aspect OF affairs in the nation
whole regiment of the whites hash en- called out but
there being no IMMEDIATE for large force most
oil them have bctaken themselves 10 their homes. Grea,
alarm pervadcs the people OF the frontier There il
great scarcity OF arms. We understand that i'm re.
gimen, OF eight hundred men, there were but two hun
dred guns. Onc hundred and twenty FIVE muskets Sc
have been applied for and obtained from the state airs
nal at this place, by Col Lawler, OF Shelby county
Notwithstanding this warike pre- stion do not an
ucipa'c much danger or blooished Ii is well, howev-
err To prepare for in time OF peace; and such pre-
cauhonary steps as have been taken if not indispensa
BILE, are not censurable.
ANOTHER MAIL ROBBERY DIscovEREp-Thc
Eastern Mail this morning brought the following letter
to our Postmaster, Mr.. Governcur who has politely fur
nished it for publication:
Post Office, Stanford, Conn. March 26h.
Sir: The Providence Mail Pormanteau for your Off CO.
was found this evening in a Barn belonging 10 Mr.. A.
Davenport in this village, which has been (by some
villain or vllaihs) cut open and rifled BY this mail
forward the contents they were received at this
ONCE with due respect, your ebed't servant.
y H. GorernsW Esq. p M. .Netc York.
About 100 etters found in the bag, principally
from from Providence and Taunton, for persons in this
city, There is also draft by J. l.. Hughes, agent of
the Scuatc Manufacturing Company, Fitch, Good
win 4 Co OF this city for $1,000, at months, dated
Aug IL, 1922 another draft by j.. Darlington, of Pro-
whence on s. II. Banc of this city, sight for 1890
and third by Philip Allen, of Providence, OH Fitch
Goodwin & Co. for $500, at months-There are like
wise seven soldiers patents granted TO Jacob Wilson,
Isaac Plat, William Frazier, John Morrill,, Thomas
Nloser, Richmond Booth and BENJAMIN Notter The
letters postmarked about the 18th of August and
the robbery must have been committed about that time;
out the particulars oil the case are not known.
nv. r. Jour. of Com.
HURRICANE-AI letter 10 the Editor of the Lynch
burg Republican, dated Meadsville Halifax County,
Va March 10, says:-A narrow section of our county
about quarter of mile in width, and fifteen or twenty
miles in length, visited the evening of the 7th
instant by most alarming and destructive hurricane.
Ii was accompanied with unusual degree of thunder
and lightning for the and commenced its ravaees
some four five miles south Of this place. driving with
incredible fury from s. w. to N. E. raising from their
foundations almost unfortunately, every negro cabin,
obaccobarn, stable other log bodied house and de-
prving the more firmly constructed framed houses of
porches roofs chmneys, and in few instances
upsetting them, moving from their original posi-
ton.
We have heard yet, of but three deaths which oc-
CURED among the negroes at Mr. Bruces by the fall of
chimney alter the house had blown them, with
out doing injury There WERE in other places ma
ny hair-brcaith escapes, for it frequently happened
that houses were blown down six eight nc grocs
without any other suffering than some slight bruises
upon taking survey OF the whole these escapes
seem truly miraculous. One unfortunate individual
lost every house, large and small, his plantations from
having been snugly situated, in moment, i'm the
winkng of eye his tenements were converted into
wreck; fortunately he and his daughter were in the
only spot OF three feet square in the whole house. which
afforded any security, and his who carried of
WIN the ROOF and upper Ho0r suffered violence to
lille or limb The oldest inhabitants of this country have
never Witnessed storm which would, in point of VIC.
ence and the damage ii has done, compare so nearly
with the tornado of tropical ATTITUDES.
We learn that Gold has been found near Colin. Fer
ry in Halifax, and that gentleman is now engaged in
excavang the Garth in several place. in search Of IT,
The necessary machinery for mining has not vet be
prepared but IL Is said that enough Of the precious
tai has already been obtained to warrant the belief that
much remains YET to be discovered. Another min =
we heheve is also in progre. in this county near the
Charlotte line-iiI success have not und .rstood.
tLynchbWg a. Rep
VIRGINIA GOLD.
The Frtdericks6urg Arena states that Mr. RiyaG.
nol chief director OF one Of the large mining compa-
MES OF London. attended by three other gentlemen IL
The employ Of the same company, in that town last
week Tor the purpose Of making examination Of the
Gold district with view Of acerianng its mining
liabilities. They intend visiting North Carolina also
and should the report which they will make, 10 the
indications OF gold in either state, he favorable the COM
pany in London will proceed forthwith 10 invest large
capital in the erection Of suitable buildings aud ma.
cbineiy.
SUGAR CROP
The following is an extract of letter lust received in
Washington City from of the most skilfIi and sue
ccssful Planters in Louisiana:
The Sugar crop Of Louisiana for 1920 will not ex
coed from thirty TO thirty-six thousand hogsheads-
what falling of from the eighty eight thousand of
the previous year! OF all the planters on the -
nave reached the highest and ts ana