Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-16
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MISCELLANEOUS.
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER Ell DORADO.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Nrw YoRx, APRIL l2.-The steamer Ell Dorado, WIN
dates from San Francisco TO March 5h arrived al clocA
She brings PA passengers and sSOoUo IN goa aust on
freight. o. rto;, :, moo, imnortant and in.
teres,ing most DISASTROUS MOOD naa Tccu..ea on ear
ali the rivers The cities fSacameno, Nevada ana Marys
vile had been completely ovsrowed causing widespread
devastation, and the most frightful CONSERVATION
The loss ut arysvlc is estimated at SlUOUUU AT Sacra
ento the embanknent gave WY and several houses float
ed down the river Marysvile all the streets wco sub
merged and large quantity OF goods aes5oyed Al
houses were swept away. The bridges over Salmon Halls
and Colma river carried OIL and no doubt every
bridge the South and middle tails has shared the same
fate. -.
sable The legislative halls surrounded by water and
the members reached them in boats Nearly all The houses
on the Marysvle and Sacramento road foated away
MANY of the finest brick houses in Marysville have been
rendered untenautabe The damage amounts
10 $4,000 Many lives known to have been lost so
great the CONSERVATION that few particulars nae been
obt,ined Great quantite. of live stock had persisted
throughout country At the last accounts The flood was
aba,ing at all points.
An Expedition was projected San Francisco for the
newly gold regions of Queen Charoes Island
The Indians stil giving trouble party Of them at
tackled Clouds tran near and in the hight four
Indians killed. The whites, however, had TO abandon
their goods Two Indians afterwards taken and hung
Immense quantities of had fallen Downievie
Intelligence from the mining districts was not favorable
The city of Stockton and San Joaquin valley had also
$1,000. y '"' A''N' - ~ - s
The store ship Lexington arrived San Francisco the
18th Of March, The steamer Monumental City had also
rived from Panama the day having put into an inter-
mediate port consequence of accident Her passen-
gers all well.
large amount of business chiefly Of local nature had
been transacted in the Legislature The salary bill axing
the oow wing salaries pissed Governor So Oo0 Treas
nre Comptroller an and District Judges, $1,000; Supreme
An unfavolabe report had made The House
subject of dividing the State into separate Congressional
dieIrics.
The fugitive slave bill had been reported back the
House.
resolution had passed the Legislature requesting the
neral TO furnish the State with 2UUuU nluskets
and 1000 Of Colts pistols.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF ALUMNI OF TIE
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF IIAMDEN SIDNEY COLLEGE.
The annual address before this body delivered in the
Chemical Hall of the College Saturday evening" March
18th, by Dr. MASDEriLtE HUN OF Louisville, Kentucky
would have been had not al erroneous
impression that the public would not be admitted prevailed
to considerable The effort OF DR.. Thum,
of great credit TO himself and was warmly received by his
audience. Dr. T.'s subject 'hc history Of medicine
among the Arabs" He treated 1t with ability, and
evinctd familiarity with ancient medical literature and his
tory rarely possessed BY medical men. He wound up with
handsome and feeling tribute TO his alma mater and
greeting his brother alumni after absence of years
from the theatre of his scholastic iabors.'
The regular annual meeting was held in the College Hall
society, In the chair
In absence of the secretary Dr. JSo G. LUmpKIN OF
Hanover was elected secretary pro tenn.
The graduates of the present session os the institution
aether with several other alumni then elected members
Of the society
D.. CAarHos ARcHER one of the regular appointed eBsny
ists then read highly instructive paper the dnglon
Nervous Syen'," after which the following resolution was
adSRsd Tim, hi. society tenders lis thank, 10 Ds
Vaudeville Tnum of Kentucky and Carhon Archer OF Hen
rico for the able in which they nave discharged the
hutie of orator nd
On motion, the president was instructed so appoint ten
delegates TO this society in the next American me-
dcal association and aternaes In any OF these
should be unable 10 attend its next meeting The follow
ing gentlemen appointed:
rnond; DR. Wilson, Richmond; Or Carbon Archer,
Henrico; DR. Samuel Christian, Charles City; Or Tay
Thom, Northampton Dr. S, Geo Peachy, Williamsburg
Dr. T Cox, Henrico;
"A paragraph during the past year was published in the
papers Of the Eastern cities stating that Dr. Tnum was
muc;ed the amount of 81 GOO for maeatmcn Of disease
In child in Louisville We glad to state that the boot
Is the other leg and that the Dr. recovered this amount
In a suit Instituted against individual for SANDER against
his professional character. We render this late act of
rice az the correction has no been as general as tho mis-.
statement and take this occasion that Dr. T. refused
TO take a dollar Of the damages awarded.
On motion Of Dr. POLLARD the following resolutions
adopted:
"Resolved Tha, committee of three be appointed By the
president consider the proprey OF recommending 10 the
faculties Of our alma mater and the other medical schools
In the United Sa,cs The equisition Of pledge from their
alumni upon receiving the diploma And If II is deemed
sxpedcut report such pledge be appended TO the
of this body and 10 be signed by members
their election TO it,
"Rcsoved this committee be requested rcpor, TO
The next annual meeting
Dfs THos. POLLARD Il. K. TAYLOR and w. f. WILSON
were appointed the committee.
Dr. L. b. ANDERSON offered resolution, contemplating the
erection of tablet the memory Of the late Ors Cullen
Warner which referred resident committee
consisting Of Drs c. P Johnson A E. pe,icoas and Tho
E. Cox.
The society then proceeded tho election Of officers,
which resulted Us follows:
nr n
Dr. CARTAoRS ARCHER, Vice Presidents
Dr. A. E. Pr7IculAs, Recording Secretary.
DR.. THos. POLLARD. Corresponding Secretary
DR.. WM. E. WILSON, Treasurer
Or. Wm. A. THcn, Of Northampton Co. Va, Orator for
1853
The President, resumng the chair returned thanks for
which the society had continued bestow upon
him He expressed his jealous wishes for the upd prospe
ri,y permanent of Hampden Sydney medical
college, and hoped that her alumni would strive give her
The chair announced DIS Archer Cox and Pecolas the
committee under The 81 BY law nominations and seec-
tion Of subjects for The essnyiss.
The President allowed time for The appointment Of the
annual essaysts.
On motion, the Secretary instructed furnish the
proceedings Of this meeting TO the editors Of the Stethoscope
and city papers. Aftor which the society adjourned
J. G. LUMPKlN, Seey pre- tenn
MEDICAL CONVENTION
At meeting Of the Physicians of the county of Motto
way on the first day of April Dr.. VIM. H. Perry call
ed 10 the Chair, and j. NJ Hurt appointed Secretary
The OBJECT OF the meeting being explained 10 be the send
Ing OF delegates to NEE, the Physicians of the State
ea convention IN tile city of Richmond the I'd proxmo,
On notion the following delegation were appointed by
the chair, viz: rpssIe, NJ. Knight R. Conne!ey,
Presden, and Secretary added
Whereupon, II was moved by Dr. R. Conneley that this
meeting form itself permanent local medc, society
for the county of Nottoway which, after SOM, dinsso
unanimously adopted The society being Thus nronsrv
organized, DR.. Vim. H. Perry and j. NJ. Hui were chosen
delegate and alternate represent il in the Convention o
the members Of the american Medical Association" 10 b.
held in the city of Richmond on the 4h day of May next