Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-03
10 the Editors Of the Enquirer. a., "a ,sso


We p,.ora ,bs morning In the Fredericksburg train,
and am vending nv way west On The cars ouna mum,
Der of passengers going in the same olIec'lo'i. i
between the east and me 'irG'ha 90 90 rong hernre
All NJ Heske's stages which travelled over me Iout rom
the present eastern terminus oil tue Gehtai ao"u ~
p;hmond have been transferred Ia the route westward
t Tshao,rcsyile and although the force on Farishs line
has been largely increased, am lhlor'eu '"a' liz W.
peihor cannot accommodate all the travel;
To-day we had break down on the haroau aoou' one
milo ,w his place II promised TO be serious, bnt caused
no damage 10 any The train consisting OF one oaegasc
and mn, car and large passenger car ian old one ad just
n,sscJ ou If curve from the left and approaching one 10
The rhspced Is miles per hour a. stated BY he T. o.mal
o,er The first iniinaon had of the accident was the
f the passenger in the rear, caused oy
NIECE Of iron passing through the floor p the coach-
This broke the floor but touched one and was sel snh
ped in pieces one of them about hfe eel iohs anu '
other some inches. The longer bar was oeht nearly oo-
be Yu know this part OF road has been ~ years IN
use and the has had its full share oil service ny re-
con, r.ood laws passed bv the Virginia Legislature, the
iron laid dow future unless where SPECIFIC contracts nave
been made is 10 be of the heavy rail- In TINS instance
the wheel the mounted (asi 1t Is called 'ne IRON ran
nj the point where the snake head snapped III t anu
general long commenced "a soon as the miees got On
the wooden stills between the rails This would not nave oc-
cured hut for bcakage of the old fore axes near me
right wheel The wooden coupling rod uhling me
messenger coach 10 the remainder of the tram broke
mn,ediaely-as il is made TO do in such cases-and
the engine passed TO the distance OF some 70 yards
before il was arrested by giving the alarm Inc oreaK-
ing OF the axle threw the right fore end Oh our coach
into the bunk of the cutting and stopped us iu'her notion
without upseng and alter II ad passed ohy SOME % or
20 wards from point where the "snake head entered As
his was the first accident witnessed on railroad in
the course many thousands of miles travelling upon them in
various countries somewhat curious about H. and, be-
ing detained here day, went down TO the spot ana exa
ned it, The passengers were transferred TO The other car
crowded was they preerrng and connect with
the stages at charlottesville IN regular n %hlch .hey
no doubt succeeded doing The officers of the company
were prompt in dschargng their duty rendering assistance
10 passengers and repairing the damage DONE The freight
rain was nj hand in few minutes and rugged up the
l.,l.. and hrnu 1 whence
carried 10 Junction for ovehaung and renting Tonight
The road mcnded immediately
You will have heard before this of the election OF mem
bcrs TO the Convention. Nessrs Leake OF Goochand,
and Cooke and Bowes OF Fuvanna the successful can
ddaes-a Rcfomes This county Louisa) has succeeded
in elecng nobody owing 10 the multiplicity OF It's candl'
dates You know il lost its Democratic member OF the
Legislature ON occasions and Wings slipped in, from the
same cause Now though Louisa poled nearly rs many
votes as Goochand and Fuvanna combined and has large
majority of one way of thinking she has not one son 10
represent her in Convention.
GonnoSsvIILE August eth, 1850.
Yesterday, attended Orange Court passing hence over
the route miles in extra stage, furnished by the land
lord Mr. o mohundro The country is beautiful, and gene
ray under excellent cultivation Most of it was new to
me- and glad 10 such fine crops growing ana so
much apparent comfort surrounding most Of the residences
of The landed propetos The crop IS ourlshlng be-
yond expectation and wheat produced we'll large con
course of pe,pe were assembled in the village, and
nas to observe The business habits of the place The full
returns from the election of delegates 10 the Convent Ion
from this district Orange Greene, Madison and Calpeper
had Just received The best feeling seemed TO prevail
bet wcen the successful and the defeated candidates. OF whom
several were present Our friend Col Voolfolk heard the
first news his election from defeated opponent rs he
dismouned from his horse. There improper crow
ing ar ,xuai:nn-a thing Ike amongst men who
are MI presumed from their past history 10 have the good Of
the State N heart
The reformcrs have swept everything before them. III
the A,nare district three out Of onr chosen: The
fourth a. W Souiha whose friends prophecy that he will
play very prominent part in The convenion is for elections
y the people except that he desires Judges to be chosen Tor
Y iTDnp nj y.
Riycs Esd was requested 10 be candidate until late
in the canvass and then did not take the ronbc to election
ecr Thus YOU how easy for the Reform ticket To
succeed everywhere. Ia the Gibraltar Wing district Of
Western virginia. tAugusta Rockhrisc and Hgh!and Jno
e,chc Esq leads his Whg colleagues and distances tho
s,ronges, Of the party Messrs Stuart and Niche