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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-24
STRANGE LOGIC.

We Rave been OYER and over emphaicaly IN
formed, that Gsn Toy'ur's popularity was un-
bounaed-yet, yesterdays Times undertakes 10
show tha; he dill mo- receive the votes of even The
Wigs of Vrgmta. Taat paper publishes Is'
of tory one counties in Virginia, showing that
in them Gen Tsylor's vote falls short 2. l33 Of The
vote Of Mr.. Gay 10 ls4i Singular popularity,
trulv which canno, secure its own par.yl Il is
true, as the Times says, that In almost "every
quarter OF the State, the Democratic vote has
been largely diminished" Whether this is the
effect of apathy or over confidence, Inc Demo-
cratic masses are still as strong as ever and,
wneu properly aroused, will De forthcoming.
We have no, examined the subject, bn the
knowing ones" who have assure US that in al
most every State, Gen. Taylor's vote falls far
short Of Mr.. Clay's. "Spon,aneous combustion'
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t.Jndonhtsdly, many sterling DeHncrats So'eu i"i
General Tsyor-but, In dong 20, they eit tne patg ~
which they mad belonged, and lett u loreSeI ING
Wings had their candidates. and they have acheSen
,,n,,nus vIctory-and In the Of trr prnepte
and the adoption Of tter aeasures, thfy wiz feaP az
the reward for their victory, which they e1pecl VI "
,irsyiE the happiness and prosperity OF tnei eou"
try."- ALEXANDRIA Gazette
The "stetling Democrats" who voed Tor Gen.
TAYLOR wi! now see, after The mischief is DONE
how beautifully they have been duped ny the
,wo.faced Coons They voted for Gen. Taylor
as mo patty" candidate, pledged to 20 prlnci-
nles or measures But, the game having been
bsseed, the Whis managers boas; oiIhe sue ess
Of their uhe Whss') principles, snt the adop ION
Of their mcasutcs"-ant rcve In The thought that
their Democratic tupes have leit Inc Democratic
oary forever! Fraud vi;iaIes every contract,
and The Taylor Democrats must already be COG
yinc.d that the Wing leaiers, before the election,
10 lake in The unsnspeciiog, laughed al "PlaI.
forms 0. principle" and actually repudiated
their own name, substituting therefor The mock
title OF '.tne peoples ckei;" and, after succeed
ing ia The election by conceslmen and tricKery,
come out boldly for Wig principles and wing
measures. The Taylor Democrats, We repeat,
mus, q, once see tie deception which has been
played upon them, and will return 10 the party
which boldly asows lis principles ana faithfully
carries out is professions. We have now 1910
over asain-and as about that period, ultra wing
policy, should il be pursued, will cause lefTieie
scaling off from the present Taylor party.
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For his ENQUIRER.
FW us EHquUE'.
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TIT
LOUISA RAILROAD.

Some friends Of The line OF road thai is 10 be
extended from the Junction 10 Richmond, by
Hanover Court House, as desired, are very enhu-
siaslic, ana would build many castles 10 The air. /,
is assumed, and taken tor granted, that il the rail-
road came BY Hanover Court House, where they
say there will be depot all the grain from the
upper part OF King William county will be sent
10 Richmond BY the road aud all the people ira
yelling 10 Richmond from said section will go
over Pamunkey and take the railroad
am "a prophet nor The son OF a prophet, but
claim % possess common sense, and some judg.
menr and know that this railroad will be of no
moro use 10 The people generally Ut King Will
liam than the Tuckahoe railroad and il is impos-
slble that they can be much more interested in it
tnan they would in road from Staunton 10 Win
chester. Pamunkey river has ever been greatly
in the way Of the people Of King William, and
any railroad to benefit Them must cross Pamun-
kew They have been geuirg Tor years, SO lillle
Tor their grain, in consequence OF the want OF ia
cilities 10 market that ney think OF he cos, and
trouble OF crossing this river. Five or six ceLts
wheel or for horse is rather too great lax 10
be aided 10 The railroad charge for freight from
lhe depot TO Richmond King William county
| itself must be tapped 10 secure her grain and the
enormous travel Of her ciIizens, otherwise the
railroad nigh, as well 60 from The junction by
the moon, SO far as that county and the lower part
| of Caroline and upper parl of King and Queen
| and Essex are concerned.
KING WILLIAM.
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Correspopdeuce Of he Baltimore Sun.

CHARLESTON, NOV. -.
Since he Fall elections, public attention has
been mainly turhed 10 a criminal case. II wea
The Trial OF Francis Varuchi, 10, the murder OF
Robert F. Henry in last May There never
has been in this community such intense excite
ment upon any similar matter All through me
summer il has been the subject OF street talk
and public opinion in advance OF the trial almost
unanimously decided that the accused should be
convicted
','he deceased was one of the wealihiesl and
most influential residents of The city his estate
has been valued Al million OF dollars. The
accused was an exhibitor oil wa1work figures
The killing occurret from belief on the part 81
the prisoner, hat the deceased hal invaded MS
matrimonial rights. The Trial occupied three
DAYS, curing which lime The eour! house was
densely crowded and surrounded by numbers who
could not procure access 10 The INFERIOR, Tor want
Of room.
The defence was conducted by Messrs. rella
Tore and Hague, assis'ed by the veil known
advocate, B. F. Hunt, Esq, and The p osrcu!ion
was in the hands OF Henry Bailey, the Attorney
General The well known ability Of The respect
i've advocates gave additional interesllo The trial.
The evidence is not fl 10 be reported Tor your
journal The trial concluded late at night OF II
third day, when The jury, alter short absence,
CONTRARY to all antic ipaion before The trial. re
turned with verdict o, not gully.
The result OF this trials should serve as warn
ine against violations OF the established course Of
Justice. The public mind had been 50 indamed
against the prisoner, that shor time before The
trial, it was strongly urgec tha, he shout be "a
ken by force from the jail and hanged without ne
form Of trial; and ye', when the verdict OF mol
guilty. was returned il was received with lond ap-
CLAUSE b. The crowded assembly, s. great was he
change pro :ucJd By a lair AMI impartial hearing
nj his DEFENCE by counsel.
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COR DONSV VII LIE
FEMALE ACADEMY

EVERESD II. NJ. LINNEY AND LADY late u
IL Tie Virginia Annual Conference, viii open
School for the reception OF Young Ladies al Gordon,
vile, Orange county, Virginia. commencing the lsh q
November.
Il may he necessary to say few thirss to The pub
lie whose patronage Is solicited, concerning the md
vIduals who propose 10 engage IN teaching and NE
placr where the Institution " located Iht ftnepal
has spent five in The best colleges III the dis.r
study of the Classics and the English branches 4
shori nm. n. spent in teaching. since which TN.
ne has spent ak as travelling Minister MIS- Llnnr
wa educated in the hest schools Of Virginia AMI ha'
been engaged successfully In teaching the present
year
The services OF third teacher will be- procureia
soon rs they may hr needed.
Orange county Is pr0yefblal ior its heiith ana Ms
Intelligence Of lis lnhabsonts.
To persons living down the country We woud ~!
by sending your daughters To this section, Inc! VIII
have the be- eft OF the best water ana the pure noun
tain air The from Richmond stop dal! "!ieih
a i. W hundred yardI of thr Academy. Every rnSH
will be made Ia render the situation 81 ihr young
ladies pleasant aud agreeable In case 81 SICKNESS
they viii be attended by DR. g. Beale. who mas atef
prrrnce of thirty yeats III the practice on hriehe
and in whose family some are expected 10 boaii
PRIcrs:
For board and tuition in all thr English branches,
per session of five months, y"
Music, "a
French and Latin, IS each, ~
All the branches usually taught In the hrst schools,
Sill he taught In this. No charge will be made ioI
medical service. The Principal has = large anu vel
selected library; all will have free Access 10 u schoW
Books will be furnished, at reduced prices Inc Sc
cond session will commence on the frsioi hay. stu.
dents III be admitted al any time, and charged ouf
for the Time they IN attendance.
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YAKIMA.
I From he Virginia Historical Register

From HE Virginia Historical Register.
That norton Of Sir Thomas Daie's settlement
on he North side OF James River, including Fat
rar', Island, formed by The great bend knows "a
"The Dutch Gap" (Which, alter circuit oil Sc
ven miles, forms an slhmus OF only three hun
dred and sixty feet across from wafer to Water,)
and cSlentug down the river Tor three miles, toa
swamp, contained large tract OF fertile lana.
which produced tobacco so nearly IKE that OF
Varina, in Span as 10 induce The flfst pIan'efs'"
call the place by that name.
Variua is rich 10 historical associations and
recolsctions Ii was here thai Sir Thomas Dale,
sometime Guvcrno. OF Virginia, in The early days
Of the colony, had his house and plantation where
he usually resided. Ii was here, aiso that mas.
,er' John Role, sometime secretary oil the colo
nv had his habitaiion, and cultivated flne tract
nj land: and il was here that, having married
Pocahontas, at jamestown, under The eye and
sanction OF Sir Thomas Dale, in the year 1913,
he lived with her in happy wedock; "and ever al
tpr"as Slilh writes, "they had friendly trade aud
commerce, as we'll with Powhatan himself as
with all bis subjects"
When the county OF Henfco was subsequent
IL formed, in the year 1884, the court house was
located near the river, n the centre Of the settle.
ment. and a portion consisting OF Two hundred
arres OF this land (including the court house }
was laid off Tor Glebe for the parish OF Henrico.
Not far from The court house, and nearer me RIVER,
comfortable parsonage was built oil brick, lor
The residence OF The parson, or rector. About
this lime, Thomas Role, the only son OF John
Rofe, and Pocahontas, owned The farm WHICH
had been his fathers, adjoining the Gleoe, and
on which his grandson John Boiling. Afterwards
resided. There was Indeed quite village around
the court house. An uncommonly large OAK
with a wide-spreading limb occasionally used as
sallows. standing near the Courthouse, was
alive and aourishiue twenty years ago.
The last occupant OF the Parsonage at Varlna
was The Rev. William Stlh, who wrote his HIS
,ory of Virginia here, about The yea 14b. he
nrsached alternately in the church al Four-miIe
Creek, $50 called from its distance from Henri
CO and 10 81 Johns church, on Richmond HUI
Mr.. S,i,h was succeeded by the Rev. Miles Sci
den. who resided near Richmond. Some year,
/ after the death of Parson Buchanan, The Gleot
| was sold 10 Pleasant Akin, who demolished M
4 old and substantial court house erected IN Int
/ wear 1886, and now no, ves,ige oft can be seen
| The sites, however, of the Parsonage, and
Boling's and Bullinston's houses, NAV yet b
traced. The site OF the old town OF Hentico
Two miles above, affords beautiful water.view
The breas,.work thrown up BY Sir Thomas Dali
is distinctly visible, and the bricks, though scat
tered about, still indicate The positions OF The hou
ses 10 The town.
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III RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

from the position he had taken, as the citizens had
determined to destroy the city and themselves
with il before they would surrender.
The very latest intelligence received via Rails
bon, states that The suburbs Of the city wee al
readyon fire several distinct penis, and burning
rapidly without any Interrupt ion 10 The progress
OF The devouring element The canonading from
both sides was tremendous and destructive. Bar
ricades had been erected in the city, mounted
with cannon and manned by The Burgher Guard
Large numbers were killed and wounded on both
sides, but The precise number was not ascertain
ed. The killed had been taken care OF and e.
specially buried. The enemy al last accounts,
were in occupancy Of the Gacis Church yard.
The citizens having tormei suspicion agains.
the Captain OF The Burgher Guard, from belief
that he had, or was about 10 betrsy them INTO Inc
hands OF tie enemy, hung him.
AT The latest accounts the Bank al Vienna had
not been attacked, and money was SILL aoun-
dant.
The scene is represented as being most distress
sing
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MRS. SHEFFEi'S
FOR YOUNG LADIE

AT STAUNTON, VIRGINIA.
FEW vacancies having occurred IN this School,
n Mrs Shelley takes this method Of calling the Al.
lenton of The public 10 lts character and design The
plan on which has been conducted Tor the last three
wears has proved emn1ntly satisfactory and successful
The number Of pupils being limlitd 10 twelve, Mrs
shery with the assistance OF her daughters Is enabled
20 devote thorough attention 10 their moral and inteec
.uaI talning White Mrs. She-y IL ready TO acSnos.
ledge that considerations Of prcnnlary nature hrst
led her this VOCATION she hopes that 10 Tic
prosecution OF her work the true interests oil hrf pu
plls vii h- the main spring Of h-resertions
The next session win commence on "wednesday, No
vembrr sth.
TERMS BOARD and tuition in English branches,
for session Of five months, SIS; French slOi Music o.
the Piano or Guitar with singing, Slpi small ehsiee
for use of instruments Payments 10 be made one.hal!
In advance.
Circulars containing particulars. may be obtained
nv appcation 10 Mrs Shelley, ftaunonj and lninrna.
lion NAV be received from the following gentlemen
Reverend u Tyler, Principal Of the Deaf and Dumb
Institution Hon Is C Baldwin, Hon l. T Thompson
non a n ri stuart, f Stribiing, Esq. Benjamin craw
ford. Esq, lanes Cochran, Esd, Staunton
Hon K K Meade, Petersburg.
HON. 4 lomax, Fredericksburg
Gen : n Lewis, Rockingham
John Gallaher, Esq, Vinchssiat,
Col Andrew Hunter, Charlestown, Jefferson county
lion Daniel Smith, Rockingham
or Baldwin, Esq, Richmond,
rSf
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Midway Female Academy

THE next annual session will commence WED
i NE5DAY, the Goth September, and continue win.
out interruption until the goth July, lo49
Miss LYDIA MARY FAY Will continue 10 presid.
over the Institution rs Principal Miss Fay ia so Vel
and favuraby known, and has gwen such general "a.
sfacton, 10 render comment or eu.ogy unnecessary
Two ladies of distinguished abilities and requirements
have heen engaged assist Miss Fay, upon whose
perience knowledge and moral conduct can impl,.
city rely In the continuance Of his School, the sub
serber'S object is the same as in lis establishment \
desire To educate his own daughters haying six and
for its better ossnizaton his able and Jealous Pripci
pal, accomplished assistants and himself unite with
the fruit of their own experience the lights and coup
sells OF men eminent IN the prolrsson; and they intend
II 10 afford the means not only Of thorough course OF
substantial instruction, but also Of all those diprsn,
accomplishments now considered necessary TO finish.
ed education.
Neither IA the retaining OF his learned PRINCIPAL or i'm
the selection OF her fellow laborers his other pro.
risionS has the subscriber spared anything that may
make his Institution worthy 81 the patronage which
has received for the last sI years-and he considers
success and high standing the best testimonials he can
offer Teachers and pupils all reside IN the family and
under the domestic Of Mrs Minor and the sub
scrber from whom they receive that parental attic
which is bestowed on their own daughters.
Particular attention VIII be paid 10 the manners ed
morals of the young ladies' al all times, and dee-St
tereSt taken in their advancement In word Midway
Academy will be Christian School, and study there
conducted IN way 10 make the pupil not only learned
but good and happy In event OF sickness every ater
ton viii be paid, and no Charge made for professions
serv crs The situation IS, horeuer, remarkable Tor
health.
TERMS-The terms are such as merely TO defray III
and absolute expenses.
For Board and all the necessaries, for the ten sebo
lastc months and Tuition In any all of the sneIt
branches, Sll0. French, Italian, Spanish and Latin
each. Sl2. Music, including Of Piano, S35 MAJ.
on Guitar, and USE Of Instrument, SIS Drawing
Painting and Ornamental Needle Work, with use a
Books aud Patterns $40 each. For any period les. than
ten months, Sla 50 will be charged by the month, ana
in proportion for the extra branches.
Books Music and other Stationery will De furnished
at retail prices.
Circulars, containing more particular iniormaliob
may he obtained by application the subscriber ana
references unquestonable authority, tdesred Pay
niens half the Isl January, the balance he
end Of the session Parents and guardians request.
rd 10 come and judge for themselves.
Respectfully, JEFFERSON MINOR, NJ
.HldrGy Esss1 County Ys, sept lst, ISIS
2r Address the subscriber, al Mller's Post Ofhee,
Essex county, Va Sept s--cwtJani
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en- nnnupRENCE

large lam., and circle ot friends were
thrown into deep mourning on Friday morning
las,. b. The accidental death OF one OF our mos
worthy young men EUGENE MckissEY, son Of
Thomas Mckinney, Esq, aged about q years,
was found a corpse beneath precipice IN The
peiehbofhood OF "Poe's lanyard" in The South
ern ex remi,y Ct our town. The precipice, or
rocl, wall borders Immediately on The road side
and Thursday nigh, being very dark, it i sur
posed that the young man, in going from tie
stree, TO his fathers residence on Federal HUI,
carelessly walked or stumbled over j, ifaciuf'ns
his skull in shocking manner. The acckienl
is supposed to have occurred about o'clock, and
the fact thai il was not discovered unIil Friday
morning while il is probable the young man sur
yived several hours, is not the least painful lea
ture OF the melancholy occurrence.
[Lyachburg Republican.
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PscuLrARlrIEs OF DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC Ms

IRREGULARITIES OF DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC MEN.
"A Washington letter writer in describing the
peculiarilies oil some distinguished public men.
says:
s.It is Interesting sometimes to see the different
ways in which different individuals gel out OF
The same dilemma. Mr.. Calhoun is not often
al a loss for a word but occasionally one sticks
in his throat, in The pronunciations, like Mac
belh's "Amen" In such case he gives pet
ulant witch or Two al his shin collar and runs
his bony fingers through his long gray hair I'LL II
fairly brislles again. Webster, when bothered for
a word, or snarlci up in sentence, almost III.
yariably scratches The inner corner OF his let eye
carefully with The third finger Of his right hand
Failing in lhis he rubs his nose quite Hereby
with the bent knuckle Of his thumb. As der
nisr resort, he springs his knees apart until hl'
legs resemble an elipsis, then plungins his
hands deep in bis pockets, he throws The upper
section OF his body, smartly forward and Inc wod
i, bound 10 come Gen. CasS, in similar pre-
dicament, passes his hand along The lower edge
Of his vest MIR. Benton sinks mis- voice SO that
the remainder of his sentence is uninlelligible.
Mr. Mancum is violent, and The obiurate word
is supplied by "Oet-hO.k-stoo" Mr. johnson
of Md, Critrnden, and Mr.. flanagan, are nj :
yer bothered; they "speak right on" and their
drafts upon The Presidents English are never dis
honored.
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VIRGINIA.
The following is the vote in Tazewell county
The Jacksonville Democrat says:


The result Of the Election in this county, may
surprise some who arc no. acquainted with lhe
condition of this county. Three months previous
10 the late election the Wings calculating on civ
ing Taylor 500 votes in this county, and to effect
il they resoriei 10 means that no Democrat would
be guilty oi-or engaged in. This county has
been completely flooded with The speech of Ogh
Stuart, which was made mp oil falschoods and mis-.
representations iiom The beginning 10 The end
Many Democrats were deceived by this faae do
cument and voted for Taylor-olhers were told
on wha! they conceived good authority, that Tay-
lor was a good Democrat and were pledged 10
support him Another beautiful tale was told
that The people were TO be burdeDed with an i'm
mense tax 10 pay the expenses OF Inc Mexican
War. This was proclaimed on the eve OF The
election. With the whole OF their fabricated
Ogleism they have not come up 10 their boosted
YQie.
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I'm CHaNCERY-vr AT Rules held in the
Clerks Office of the Superior Court Of Chance,y oi
the Richmond Circuit, the 9th day OF November; ,oh
Thomas Tinsiey, William N. Tinsley, ana nsp'
Dill
against n.,d.nts
Luther r. BoIley, and other .r,s,.d his
The defendant above named not having ~ a., n
appearance and given security, aceorolns - ns-in.
Assembly and the rules Of this Court ano Appearing
by Satisfactory evidence that he not ,S sa ths .aa dc
this Commonwealth ordered MID ~, ,Ss . os
caur, on The s Mondsy February nsIt and an
der be forthwith inserted 10 some ne oup
A. n. front door Of the State Court house IN
'hs sac Guy; xam P. ROBERTS, Clerk.
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LOUISA RAILROAD.

A DDlTIONAL Commissioners for procuring sub
n scriptions for the extension Of the Road from the
Junction To the Dock in Richmond
For the County Of Lnuisa-Wiam Crawford,
Elisha Melton, John I. Quatles Pleasant Hacket,
William Ragland and Thomas Watson.
Abemarle, Orange and GTeene-Captan James
Llndsay, Reuhin l.. Gordon, Major John b. White Ro-
Mann Page.
Commissioners now appointed, and those formerly
named are requested he active II is important To
nut the work under contract by end of the year. If
po,sibe The Engineer port Will be made in few
days BY order Of the Board.
CHARLES THOMPSON, Treasurer.
B.ayrr Dam Cepot Hanover County, Nov. IL.
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E,Ouisa Railroad.


TO LYNCHBURG, CHARLOTTESVILLE
AND STAUNTON.
Daily by Railroad and
rT1O Charlottesville, S. 90 Messrs. VIM. P. Parish Il
SCo.'s Stages. "A liberal
To Stanton, 81 90 amount of baggage allow
To Lynchburg 81 503 az Connects with lines
West OF Lynchbure, BY
To Amhers. C. H., so }s,ase Of Msssrs . L.
Heiskell & Co., without
To Nelson C. H., 00J detention.
Fare between Lynchburg and Junction, 81 81
Fare between Amherst e. II. and Junction, 81
Fare between Nelson C. H. and Junction, w
Passengers leaving Lynchburg on Sundays, We'd
nesdays and Fridays at 4, A. NJ. arrive next day in
Richmond at III, A. NJ; in Washington al "A, ?. NJ;
and in Baltimore by I, z. NJ.
Passengers for Lynchburg take The cars At 8, A. ~,
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, arriving in
Charlottesville before night leave next day al 4, A. NJ
and reach Lynchburg al d, r. NJ
Fare between Washington and Staun,on, slO-Tick-
cts on the Boat stanton
Nov left CT MASON, Agent.
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We are pleased 10 see that the Navy DeparI.
ment and The Postmaster General have provided
The means for enabling our counilymen to coz :
respond with our lcllow.ciizsns IN California anG
OREGON. Mails are TO te despatched in The t'a'-
con, from New York, on The IL; from Charleston
and Savannah on the g.; and from New Orleans
on the l7h December. The official advertise
ment will he found in our columns.
A Geographic despatch received in this cry an
nnunces that Alabama has gone Tor Cass AM
Butler by 4 majority OF from 300 10 800.
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