Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-07-09
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nee ; ovor our district for suitable persons TO repre-
sent rs can think of one who would MAKE us " pe.f
representative than Mr. Garter BraA'oh OF I1.u, , a' -
-, ~ undinchinn integrity great moral worth ana
le''''la" cls,r discriminating mind To those of The
,t vho know him, aware That II IL Only necessary
- .,.n hi. name and 10 those VINO are not acqlhn.cn
W ~. 49, I viI, only say thar he possesses qualities which
nf ;nsnay tit him for the post TO indulge in high
yrouah, eulogy would neither be aseeao' 10 % Of my se
1t h onrerobe to him be candidate for the Conven-
"n bnt if should call upon him TO announce himself
ne candidate and give US his views on tue many fe'ofs
which will be proposed 10 the Convention; ~
wiz" wa DEMOCRAT Of KISd WILLIAM.
n Wing and Examiner requested TO copy
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN SUSSEX COUNTY.
Ar meeting of n portion OF the democratic party oi me
county Of SUSSEX AT Tie Court osf on hufav' 'c nv
M Of July 1880 to appoint delegates - m adjourned De-
y rn,i, District Convention be held al Jerusalem,
Southampton Court House) on the third Monday in Jay
an motion DR.. George Field was appointed Cha!hiih'
and John J. Prince Secretary
Chairman, IL was , ,,
AMI; District Convention from this county; when Col Par
sons Edward c. Land. Joseph w Mason, Nathaniel Raines,
John B. Freeman, Col Jesse Hargrave George baly no.
bert A. Chappel Benjamin W. belsches ana Dr. benamh
F. Eppes appointed
On motion Resolved That the Chairman and Secretary
Raved That these proceedings be published the De
mocrac papers of the Cities of Richmond Petersburg and
Norfolk.
GEORGE FIELD, Chairman.
JOINS J. PnGScr Secretary.
~ All the papers included above will please copy
pEuocRATIC MEETING ~ GREENESyILLE.
Ar meeting Of the Democratic party of Greenesvillc
held n the Court house the Isl Of July 1850 for
the purpose taking into consideration The proprey 81 a
pointing delegates represent tho Democratic party 81 ms
county in district convention 10 be held in Jerusalem on
the third Monday in this MONTH on motion, William >
Good.yn Esq. called 10 the chair and Henry Macn
appointed Secretary. j.,
After full explanation OF the object OF the meeting BY
| tho chairman motion oil u. A. Claiborne,
Resolved That respond cordially 10 the recommenda.
ton of The counties Sury Nansemond Isle OF Wight and
Southampton and that heartily agree with them in the
opinion that he Democratic party should unite on the can
ddaes who mas be presented them by the District De-
mocratic Convention.
| On motion Of james W Cook j. il was
Resolved, THAT the Chairman appoint twenty delegates to
attend The said Convention.
And in conformity with the said sesoution, the Chairman
appointed the following delegation James '" Cook, r.
.. A. Browne, D. \. Claiborne Thomas F. Jones "m. h.
herr A Gholson Ira F. Wyche, John W. Reese Thomas
Bfunscomb Mordecai Jones, F. W. Hobbs James Hail. WI
r. Sand James NJ Williams, John Ayent, Henry Allen and
Ezekiel Fox.
On motion of WIN. K. Land, the Chairman and Secretary
were added 10 the delegation
On motion, Resolved That The proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Richmond and Norfolk Democratic pa
pe''' ''NN''"S VIM S. GOODWIN, Chm
Hrsay MAcllS. sec'y
ArSsxy, Saturday July 6, 1850
Tremendous Storm Rar0ad accident and Probable Loss
Of Lift--Grc2t BreQk in ~ y. Canal
very occurred here and nj the West Inst
evening which has proved very destructive In the cana!
there three breaks The first at Port Jackson which
go feet in l.n the second the head Of lock No 81 and
the tird mile level The wafer at present Is 50
high that il is impossible ascertain the Of the last
The Utica railroad bridge known as schencks bridge,
near Sprakers carried away before the express train
from here arrived The night being dark and The egneer
not knowing OF it he proceeded when The train ran into the
creek The locomotive and baggage cars were badly broken
the engineer emen missing and supposed TO be lost
number of passengers also injured No train from
the est has arrived yet.
The barn OF Mr. 81 phen Sharp al Ccenbush struck
by lightning and destroyed with large Stock Of hay.
The schooner Rockaway and Sloop James X. Polk were
struck and damaged
The Storm ragged severely that the payrments in the
streets up and the cemetery, the bridges and
tree carried away ald the gfo. y We're much di.
mayed aud torn up