Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-04

spinning apparatus
The cultivation of the mulberry Tree is exciting great
interest throughout the country. Virginia began the
culture more than century ago. under legislative pa
;ronage. and it aourshsd 10 a certain extent for
years when gradually fell off, give place to the more
profitable culture Of tobacco. and 1t was left To find pro
in the less genial soil Of New England whence,
after years Of labor aud invention il is returning ugain
10 its birth place, and the South is welcoming it home
with hearty zeal is manifested by sale oil Richmond
of ten Morus Mutcauis trees for the enormous sum OF
S each and the extensive sales Of the plant oil BALI
more and elsewhere
The Morus Mullicaulis has gigantic leaf and affords
more rich pabulum than three tunes the quantity OF The
Alpine or the White Mulberry Boston Transcript
(r1om lie Buffalo Commercial Of Tutsday)
A THRILLING lScIuEET- Among the perilous scenes
Of the heavy gale which caused Zach wide spread dlsas
ter lake shipping fnrIngh! since, one has come
10 our knowledge equang in interest The most highly
wrought tale of fc,inn In that fearful night the steam
boat Constitution Capt APpl,by, cut amidst the
Of the gale BY The gmpses caugh, at intervals
when the i'Cul storm for moment broke away the
anxious and wachsul commander was made aware "l
The critical situation of his boat, which was rapidly drI't
ing under the hurricane power of the gale, which
blew almost directly across the lake-toward dang'r-
nus reef, from which escape would have been impos
sblc Tie went directly 10 the engineer and ordered on
"more steam" The reply Of the engineer was, that
there already much on as the boilers would safe
" bear.
Again did the captain seek tie deck if his labor
ing boat was making headway and again returned %
the engine room. He explained 10 the engineer their
hazardous situation, and told him that all hope was
lost, if Roadway could be gained-bnt left the
engineer his discretion in the crisis moment
of reflection, and his decision made. Lie or death
hung on The ISSUE Certain destruction awaited the
boat and her devoted few brief minutes II she
did not gain upon the driving storm. This might be
averled if the boilers, already crowded to fearful
suecouId vet bear heavier strain. and that he deter
mined True. the awful horrors of an explosion
wildly before him-lhe mangied limbs the scocb
ed and ,lrss bodies the death sreks and the
Of the hapess victims before his eyes and on his
the alternative fearful one yet 1t must be re
sorted to
lie coolIy directed the heads of two barrels OF oi! to
be broken in and the furnaces were rapidly ied WIN
wood dipped into the highly nfllmmnbe liqnld, while
two men with ladies' dashed the oil into the hames-
The intense heat which these combuSl0Ies cTeacd, ge'
nera,ed steam with the rnpidty Of lightning, and soon
the ress,less yapor forced up the safety valve, and is
sued nrlh with IRENE ndous violence, It's sharp kissing
heard above the wild uproar of the waters and the storm
With desperate and determined courage, which equs!
led the daring herosm tina, the page of history has
recorded the engineer sat down upon The lever Of
the safety valve, confne and raise the steam to the
necessary power required to prope the boat against The
drifting In this awful situation he calmly re
NAMED, until the prodigous effort Of the engine had
forced the Constitution sufficiently eff shore 10 be be
yond the threatened danger
This intrepid act not rash and vain glorious at
tempt the applause Of multitude BY fool hardy
exposure of life in some racing excursiont was not
the deed of drunken and reckless man wckedly heed
less Of the safety Of those whose lives pcrlcGbut
i, the self possessed and determined nf
whose firmness is worthy OF all admiration We give
i, il told Of those frequent scenes OF
real ie whose actual realities are indeed stranger than
fiction"
a Stage Robbery Tile RobberS arrested and tie money
recorrcd On the nigh of Tuesday week, the stage Of
the u S Line robbed near Chamb, rsbug Of trunks
and papers, valued at more than $1,000 We gather
the following particulars from the franklin Telegraph
The stage had gone bu, few miles when the robbery
discovered Search was Immediately made, and the
trunks found alongside Of the road, broken open.
file and O phial with causlc found lying with the
trunks, which the robbers happened 10 have dropped
and which led the detection Of the perpetrators -
Mr. Reisher the proprietor of the sIge, after having
made some further inquiry about the persons suspect
ed, induced to have them arrested. when 1t up
peared that the one, stranger and ugger by probes
SION and who had been liberated from prison
short time ago, Ind been in the evening in
company with his accomplish, On Englshman, and
blacksmith in the employ OF Mr.. Murphy ot this place
that boarders hat, who slept in the same room with
the jnggler, found to be quite wet, and had some
buffalo hair sticking it, which was supposed 10 have
come from the skin tied around of the trunks taken
The Eng,Shman ascerlaned 10 have changed the
dress he uniformly wore when at work IN the smith
shop. They were both committed. Late in the even
ing the iugger confessed the whole affair." on the gen.
tcman who lost the large amount above stated having
ngeed on bera,ing him Immediately and giving him
ten dollars on returning his property, which was then
restored il having been concealed the stable OF the
tavern stand Of Mr. JOS Aughinbaueh, where he board
ed short time after his liberation he taken by
MIR Reisher nj The house Of black man this borough
whittier he had gone 10 get some jewellery, which the
wife OF the black man had IN her possession This jew
elery il appears, stolen from him when in prison
before by Snder, convict who on fear Of being de-
tcced managed give it TO the woman she being like
wise al the time in Jail These fellows close
quarters and will receive their trial al the coming ia
nuary Court
This is the third fourth robbery committed on the
stage of late and il is hoped the scounde!s will receive
the full reward Of the law, which they richly merit.
IloRRlp MunpEus Bulletin Of Grenada, Mis-
sissipp dated the Sh instant, narralcs the particulars
of bloody tragedy, recently acted in sister State
The circumstances were as follows. planter of
Warren county Mr. Gideon Gibson. sold some time
suce tract of land fazoo, together with fifty
negroes q long credit, 10 Wilson and Simpson, with
an agreement on the part of Wilson and Simpson, to
give Gibson the edngs of their crops annually
liquidation Of the debt md lien on The whole property
as security GibsOn agreeing 10 furnish them with
open land to cultivate for lew years, until they i'd
by degrees get plantation open on their own land
For this purpose Gibson rented the plantation Of the
Hon Franklin E. Plumer Finally, miSuEdpr.
standing arose between the parties; Gibson demanded 10
have the rescindPd To This Simpson agreed,
but Wilson refused TO give up the property On Friday,
the % inst, Gibson, Simpson, Clarke, Morrison and
Boyit went Ia the premises and took of the ne
grnss by force. Wilson his house armed
with life and double barrel shot gun rs they pass
cd the house he fred upon them killing Morrison dead
md So yerely woundng Boytt The company rode
with the negroes, leaving Morrison's body the
ground Wilson re loaded cut through The field, got
ahead of them and fred again. killing CLARK and Proba
bly, Gibson Simpson and Boy and three negroes goI
of and arrived a, DR.. Fishers neghborrg plantation
The other negtors took TO the woods Gihs"ns horse
arrived nj DR. Fishers II believed Gibson
killed The sheriff and his posse soon out ~ rur
suit Ct Wilson.