Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-11
.Extract Of a ieifer from

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct Is.
The suits instituted in Autauga County against the
OF the Steamboat Mobile. for Cotton burned upon
her in March 1881 have just been decided favor The
Plaintiffs The deie nJanis prov ed the boat safe
and well found; and that every aud diligence had
been used and offered prove that the accident was en-
rely beyond :her control and considered
bic peril within the AninE Of the exceptions contained
Ia the hill OF ading But tho Court rejected all such
dmony. unless it show, that the loss coca
stoned by lac act oil tod or The Kings enemies" and
instructed the jury most positively unless there
dence 10 show the FIRE the Of Cod they must
find verdict for the Plaintiff, whc. they accordingly
did. The prosecution and defence both conducted
with great abty. The law argument OF Henry GolG,l-
waite. Esq il favor Of the admission Of the evidence OIL
fered mast mastery and powerful effort but all TO
purpose. The amount Of the judgments rendered is
byyYeen i've and six thousand dO.rs-N06ie Register.
~ THE RICHMOND, FREDER1cKsBuR AND Poro.
MAC RAIL wAY.The Location Of the first Is miles OF
our Rail- Road is rapidly progressing and is
TO be prepared Tor contract carly period Of the win
ter II is understood that the improvements which have
been made, both 10 the character aud expense this
portion Of The Road, greater than were anlici-
pated by the Engineer of the work, Moncure Robinson
Esq at The Time Of making his report in January l.st-
The portion Of the line from the probable point OF branch
ing 10 The coal pits TO ldchmond Is so peculiarly ayourA
BILE. that Locomotive engine Transport il with
2ooO bushels OF coal at load. The valley of Fall
ing Creek which is used efccng descent TO that Of
the South Anna believed TO possess decided
any ohor approach 10 this River or the Pamunky
within ten miles in either direction
The whole Of the Roh when completed this val
ley will ai short OF $l4OO GOO. The line passes through
large tracts of woodland, The OF which can send
wool 10 market, dufrB the winter months, al profit
Themselves we'll as to The company All damages have
been renqnised by the landhoIders timber for the
purposes OF the company is abundant
On the whole may look with entire confidence to
the completion Of this third part OF the road one year
from this lne during the winter OF 1886 g large
amount Of business may be expected TO be Com
piiey.
HEALTH or OUR TowN-Aiilionsh the Repor, Of the
Board Of Health, which give below, compared with
that IF Wednesday last, presents increase in tie mum
her Of Of Cholera the very small number Of deaths
gives gratifying that the di,ease has lost much
OF liz alarming character No better evidence of the
nlncss Of the epidemic be required than the fact
that the three lest reports OF the Board present sggre
gate Of ninety cases OF which only len have proved fatal
The annunciain OF ie fart is sufficient think 10
robe ibis disease OF many Of M Alarming attributes
AMI 10 prove that the panic which prevailed its fret
appearance among citizens, and have reason 10
believe, among Country cuds need longer be en-.
teriained.
BoAnD or HEALTH
Petersburg. Nov. 1. 1891 {
Since the a', report, The Ply .icins have reported TO
the Board 81 Of Cholors; Is Of which were Whites
snd ~ Blscks; OF these white and blacks have died:
the remainder convAesecni. OF the cases enhrsced in
former reports, only has died since tic 20Ii ut
THOMAS l.,