Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-12

| ~ eePIoleu Inc unllmely
decease of Major General Worth The Amer.
can people have asainto mourn over the loss Of
Major General Gaines, who recently died .,
New Orleans. General Gaines was a veteran il
age, IN experience, in soldersbip and in SCR.
vice. He was, according 10 military Grade Tho
second officer in rank in The army Major Gene.
raj Scott having for long time been The Senior
General ID The service. The particular erploi,
that gave General Gaines his distinguished re.
puaon, was his conduct at Forl Erie in 1919
which ne defended with grea, ability from III.
night attack of powerful British forcr under The
command ofGeneTal DTummoud- loss Of Tho
British amounting 70 962, while tba, OF the
Americans was only 81. Ia regard 10 sue Gen
". was The Senior Officer OF The American Army
having entered Inc service as Ensisn in Janna,v
| 1893. Al The time Of the commenccmon, :, ,ha
Mexican War, he was The only General in the
whole American Army who had ever been in &C.
lion at The head Of a Diuisbn. Intense military
ardor, high spirit OF honor, enthusiasm, (eyen
TO e1cess,) we're The characteristics OF the man
Those faults which he had were M, If Tho ba,,,
Inc grave has closed over no purer patriot.
We have TO record the death NJ nm. NJ On,
oldest cilizens-Mr. Peter Cotton, long known
book seller in this CITY. He died on Thurs.
day evening al o'clock. Mr.. C. was an
irishman by birth, but came 10 America prior 10
Inc commencement Of the present century. Mr.
Z. was said TO be the oldest bookseller in me
States ho
Almanac fhaker-for who is there lha. has not
seen "CoIlom's Va. & N. c. Almanac" from the
days OF his youth TO The presen. time. In Jan.
uary l84s, we heard Mr. c. narrae, a, a public
dinner 10 this city several anecdotes of Gen.
washington. Mr.. c. had shaken him by The
hand in Baltimore when Gen. Washington was
returning from the duties OF the President 10 MI.
Vernon, had sold him books, SC, in Alexandria,
and was one OF band OF amateur performers Al
The funera! al Mt. Vernon.
A MEMORABLE DAY.-Thc phiaielnbia
Bulletin says that Sunday will be remembered
by newspaper reporters, al least, for lis endless
chapter 0! mishaps. The papers are filled with
occurrences OF almost every description, and
most Of them OF shocking character.
"The particulars are furnished, OF Two dreadful
railroad accidents in the outskirts OF the town /
three irishllnl cases OF slabbng four murderous
collisions between frcmen two horrid deaths
from intemperance; one suicide; serious acct.
dent al Manayunk the destruction of the steame
Gen. Green by fire al Red Bank, and an accident
al that place to young man OF Southwark; an
accident 10 an omnibus driver several ordinary
Or
oling IN which whites and blacks were engaged.
IN The Southern part oil The Town, Throughout; The
whole day and evening OF the Sabbalh. The iat.
Ter disgrace!ul and alarming proceedings, render
ed Inc presence Of The Sheriff necessary. That Of
ilcer appeared on The ground with a posse and
prevented any open out break"
Suppose one tytlie OF the above had happened
IN The South; what lachrymose complaints
would we mol have in the Northern papers over
The wrelched influence Of lhe "peculiar institu.
;-COTSWDLD SHEEP = i"ir weie shown IN
Tuesday, By Mr.. jacob Fhman, OF Tins county,
two very fine sheep OF he Cotswod breed. They
were the largest Sheep we ever saw, and il they
had been in good order would have weighed, We
suppose, 100 or perhaps more, poun.s. Mr. 7.
told Us he weighed lamb ui Is months and Il
drew l. T pounds. The wool is very long, and
we suess The fleece OF one OF these CoIswots
will weigh from s 10 10 pounds We understand
from Nh p. that hr and DR.. Hin, near Green
vile, are engaged in rearing these Sheep, and
they hope 10 improve this kind oil STOCK IN The
county The sheep shown US were intended for
Maj. Smith OF Rockingham.
[Staunton Vinaicator.
The original stock OF the above are from The
fine fold OF Col. J. w. Ware OF Clarke County; !
who raises on his beautiful farm the finest NUT
top and The most delicious fruits we have ever
seen. Col. J. Casteman, near neishbor Of
Col w. and IN admirable farmer has been en-
trusted, BY Gov. Floyd, with the valuable pair OF
Khais cattle, and removed them from Richmond
about a week ago. tie is 10 lake care OF Them
for certain period, and extend The breed as
much as possible. They are in good hands, and
The fine region OF country to which they have
been taken, will, we doubt not, be entirely suit
able.