Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-09
DOMESTIC.
From tho ColumLu. (Ohio) Journsl. |

n ou Conn n he
lars follows:
On the first OF this MONTH traveller calling himself
Lyman, who stopped at the National Hotel and bear
ing all the characteristics of gentleman i'll his
ners aud costume presented at the counter of the Bank
draft To be cashed, aud puIportirg To be drawn by
the Decatur Branch of the Bank of Alabama, the
Union Bank of New York, for $4,000, payable to Da-
vid Leight OF order. The draft when presented was
endorsed in the fictitious of Leight, and made
payable to bearer; and traveller representing him
self as relative of Leghts, journeying for tie
bcneht OF his health and DESTROYS of repenislng his
funds, II readily cased without suspicion, b the
Bank, in bills of the Clinton Bank itself to the ane,snt
OF 81 ZOO, and draft al sight the Phoenix Bark; Of
New York, for $2,0u0 The draft for the 81 900, thus
received from Lyman, forwarded TO the Phmnix.
Bank Tor collection and returned again from Nsw York,
as forgery the 18th inst AT this distance of time
no clue left for the detection of the swndlrr but
the bare fact which asceained ofhs having started
towards CINCINNATI on the evening of the fraud
having taken his the Mail for the Yellow Springs
On this slender information Mr. Dchfield, Cashier of
the Clinton Bank, and Col. w. Miner Director set
out in pursuit To Cincinnati; and on their arrival
there, ascertaned that the draft for the thousand
dollars, on the Phoenix Bank, had been cashcd by a
respectable broker ten days previous, TO person
under the of James WILSON, whose description
responded with that of Lyman. Here all again
lost IL being understood, however, that suspicious
Character believed at least to be- accomptcc had left
day or two previous for Louisville, Bsssrs. Dch6eld
and Miner staredby the steamboat for that city accom-
panied by the broker cerk-the latter to identify Will
son. if he could be found. No such person as the sus
peced accompiice, however, had reached Louisville
The parties in pursuit following up their inquiries
he had but lately changed for local bills three $50 bills
OF the Clinton Bank of Conmbas for cntenan of the
name oil Ludlow OF the mos, respectable character and
some time resident in Louisville Determined al
least some necessary information from MIR. Ludlow
through what channel the Clinton Bank bills had come
into his possession the parties proceeded on the
after their arrival in Louisville Friday the l5) his
dwelling house. Having desired the servant to request
an interview with his master, his descending the
stairs to the hail. Mr. DelaGed at once racognzedin MIR
Ludlow his old Columbus aequa ntance-Mr. Joseph,
Lyman. and the Clerk in the Cincinnati Brokers' office
his old acquantance-Alr. James Wilson. Mr.. Ludlow
alias Mr.. Lyman, alias Mr. Wilson, forthwith
rested the spot and ateu delay in securing his
effects was conveyed TO this city where he arrived
Wednesday evening last
The history of this ind iua in Louisville is lit
tie interesting Ii appears he took up his residence in
that place. about the LIST of November last lodging in
respectable private clearinghouse. He represented
himself as the son of rich plaor in South Carolina
possessed of ample from his father, (some twenty
thousand dollars) with which lie Intended TO go into bn-
siness Gcnteel in his appearance ofcasy polished
ners, and mild in his Department. he passed for he
represented himself be- and moved in the society
So well did he insinuate himself in the OF his ac
quanances in Louisville, that he engaging
the hand Of The daughter ola respectable ctiscn svhose
name refrain from giving and the day to
arrest the cards ofnvaton the marriage had been
TO the friends OF the family Thursday last to have
been his wedding day. Preparatory his intended
marriage he had leased house for three years al 5000
per annum, fitting up with rich carpeting and ur
niture and had purch splendid Forte for his
intended bride For of these articles he had paid
out of the proceeds of his trip to Columbus On the
examination oil ms trunks has Dy Dclaeld
and Miner they were foUnd to contain well selected
assortment in the line Of his profession graved.
plates, dyes, stamps SEALS snong Others aseal Of Bis
hop Mcllvaine certificates of stock, fac SMILES &c
&c of various descriptions, also, many valuable books
some of them Theological two gold watches, chains
brooches and other tynkets There also found in
one of his trunks 81 600 of the money, and thi .vih
the furniture and other property attached by the nnk
will cover the greater past OF the original three Thousand
dollars.
MIR Ludlow, with hs aliases, was brought VI, on
Thursday for examination, before Thomas Wood ESQ.
of magistrates and testimony having been gone
into, from which principally CLEAN the above histo
ry) he committed for trial at the next term of the
Court of Common Pleas. His bail was~ fixed by the
Court at 81, 000.
The prisoner fully represents the description we have
already given of him Hc apparently about % years
of age of small and gentes stature dark hair mild and
handsome features, PrePosressng genesAyin his appear
ance; and the whoe with ply siopnomy the least
indicative of the character he has enacted ii beey
ed he is of New York and not of $ Carolina.
GoLp Mines rs VIKcNg,A-The following account oc
the principal gold mines in Virginia publisled by
writer in the last Fredericksburg Arena 1t is part of
reply to editorial article in tile Philadelphia Gazette
which stated that most of the mines abandoned az
ter expenditure of uDr9ds of hosa nds of dollars
The United States mino,. the NIbank, Union, end
Rappanannock constuts the noted mines i'm the
State. Up to the 10Th ApH 1885, regular business
has been attempted al these mines has there been
any expenditure beyond what prudence would dictate
for ascertaining their value. Ihc result of such
pendue has established sOndece and all the mi
above named, have been taken ~ erect ma
chinery for permanent miniug operations.
The Rappahannock ming, under the sugerirken1pncc
of Professor John Mingl0n the FIRST put in opera
ton, the present The machinery (by steam
power erected during most r,goroua winter md
spring, and commenced Business about tive both of Apr
High expectations entertained Of the psoduct of
this mine, well of the machinery Recommended
and adopted by MIR Mingon AS the first object "A
this mine test the value of the ore and machinery
the operations have been conducted we understand
by limited supply of water, ohtaine isoul shaft by
which the machinery frequently retarded in it's pro.
gross. The result Of the operations, however has been
OF the most satisfactory kind Ehenl rnished al
tho rate of one hundred ard City bushels ore per day
of twenty -four hours; producing an onnee Of eo Der
hour as average of alb iis work
The machinery at the U States mine. (by water now.
cry is being completed npona mnoh larger scale of one.
ration than at the RappSfaaaook mine; and is expected
to be in full operation DteH duy0 AZ tie Union uir9,
It'll said that than one hundred hands have been
principally employed. Thsce large steam Engines we
are informed to constitute tho power at this mine
The Millbank Company, though not so forward. ,,
their operations, making preparations bosin
Thus, instead Of the iaes hn0 ny bsen abandoncd the
prospect brghens in ter favor Beyond any thing that
has heretofore existed.
SrBMAR'Sg ARcBrgcaCGE.--We have never BsI an
opportunity Of inspecting remarkable triumph of
art than the operation of building missy stone peus in
the bed Of The River Pcomac going Georpe.
town at the expense Of the Alsxandfa Canal Gonna.
ny, under the direction Of Capt TurnbuI Of the u s
Typographical EngiseeS. We yesterday paid visit 70
the work, and found 70 snrpass previous conc<.
ton Of IT, well ~ regard to the magnitude Of t en-
crprsc, TO the Ingenuity with which very formidable
obstacles have been These piers the reader
understand arc to support an soeduct or canal
isto The river in this manner on way TO saandfa
tistruly rnus undertake with parallel in this