Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-15

Mn po,y,ryrxu.--The Georgetown Metropolitan Of
Friday morning says: We have received intelligence ny
Il private letter from Nachcz. OF shocking "cci%P'''
occurring to The Hon. Geo Puindcxter which will. IN
all rr,,balty deprive that distinguished individual oil
his life 1t that the hon. gentleman had a!ry ~.
rived in the City, and had put up at rev ilntc c'c!.t
~ erected in that CITY On gong up al hrsnt 70 ms
bed roou in one Of the upper stories, lie unfortunately
racnrd by mistake, durr IN the outside WALL ana pass
ING through it, was instantly precip'tatrd TO the pave
ment below, from he ght OF near ID icet, ereadiuy
f,ac.n.inr both his thighs of them in two places,
and otherwise 50 severely innrng himself, that 1t was
not expected nc would recover.
The Christian Herald Of the 18th says
"A late hour he retiring TO his ronni InIstook
the ,assarr way and walked out of dooAat the end vi
the house. on The second story, which carrlcsSly cti
OPEN without any landing before it, railing around II;
he consequently rod vacancy and fell 10 the Sr"no,
.disanrc of u Is feet lie taken up scnsciess,
and pu, Immediately under the OF Drs iogg, Denny,
ard other distinguished medical gentlemen Of This city.
b. day-brcah they had restored hun To conscousnrss,
when it was found that leg was broken al the thigh,
and the other broke fractured in two places below the
knee; NEST serious injury was also inflicted on The
breast.
Early on Tuesday he became composed enough to give
directions in regard the provisions OF his will: making
his wife, who is in Lexington. Kentucky, his soe
legaee His property is worth probably more lhah TWO
hundred thousa nd dollars.
Since that lime the hopes Of his medical friends have
been wavrrng. lie has more than once seemed to hc
on the point Of dissolution but has rallied again There
be but feeling OF oeep sylhpdy iuf h's
suferings There is strong probability that amPutalon
will be necessary in his fractured leg should he recover
strength enough 10 warrant the operation.
. Tic South and NU,h-The attempts of certain Wing
presses 10 array the South agalnst the Nnrt are most
wicked and will Prove, doubt not, aborlive. Every
lover of tine Union should strive to allay not to lniiu
ence prcuces already too strong, and The fostering oil
which may cudanger the safety of ha Union But what
is the Union 10 these papers? To elevate one man or
destroy another, they would sacrifice the Union
The fashionable ,oorid at Washington "A Washington
correspondent of the Boston Post says-lt is supposed
that for the fashionable world, Washington will not this
winter furnish its usual attractions. The President,
from h state of his heaItb cannot give many entertain
mrns The Vice President has just buried a BROTHER
and will not of engage in the fashionable parties
of the winter Gov Cusss family are gone. There
seems 10 be nobody left make up the parties for this
session, bnt Mrs. Forsyth and ars. Woodbury.. They
WILL undoubtedly do heic share of The agreeable, as
they always have done.
4 correspondent Of the Journal Of Commerce recent
" wrote from Washington that Mr.. Buffers devotion 10
the duties of his station, has commanded general
respect and admiration. We hear similar accounts from
other quarters We fully concur, we believe will all
our contemporaries Que, in the expression from the
Albany Ar gus thai it will be Of general regret
should Mr. Butler persist in his intention 10 retire from
pubic station lie coming i'll of the new admnlsra-
ton.-.f Y. Times.