Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-17

According 10 d provision of the New Constitution be.
comes The duty OF the present Legislature I" praTdc ny law
the election OF Three commissioners who. when elected
constitute Board O Pubic Works 10. the State oi
Virginia. preside its interests and direct liz destiny
For this purpose the Stale vii! be divided into three dis.
tcs and commissioner will be elected by the people ni
zach district respectively As this election viii come oil,
most probably time during the spring OF tine coming
ear il is beginning be time and may nut be- unprof'able
10 direct the public mind suitable person Ia fill that
pos,ion from the first Southsidc district. With this
ew would beg leave 10 direct public attention TO the
name Of Wn H. Dennis Of the county OF Charlotte
Mr. Dennis has for many years, been member OF the
Virginia Senate, in which position he has uniformly dis
inguished himsel hy his devotion aad hey TO Inc puehc
interest He was eye wGcSs 10 The beginning ana pro-
grcss al the vnrioas lines Of improvement m the State
and knows well their bearing each olcr and on the IN
,cres of The State large is cf clear, true, in
ycsoatng mind well stored with paccal information and
true 10 lead him practical results. While l Dennis is
warm friend Of internal improvement. he is not an ehu.
ss and not Inclined hurry into extravaganza and prod
galy He is in The judgment Of one who knows hin we'll
cnphatcaly the nan for the place sou uiHolDE.
REVOLUTION IN ToBAsCo
Tuo Battles Fought Four Hundred hericdn Troops
kilicd-Iot5ns Captured, dc,
Capt Cousins. OF the brig Capt John "ho on Mohday
arrived from Tobssco whence he sailed the 2lst n in
forms the New York Herald that civil W.. had broken ont
in place in which large number OF the citizens oppos.
cd the present government.
Two battles had been already fought IN which 4O OF the
Mexican soldiers were killed.
Tne revoutioniss had captured two small towns.
We are informed that the OF the city OF ohas
oveIfawet, and that The water vas to'n Two to
deep on Inc moor Oh tne f'oais
could easily proceed up the principal sccts
The revolutionary excitement was very greet ard II was
srupuscd that as tho reCcGe there wOud be
a general outbreak in that place.
4 detachment Of Mexican troops shortly expected
there and il was surmised that they would meet with
much warmer reception Than they anticipated.
DEATH OF JOHN L. CAREY, ESQ.
New OaLEASs Dec l4.-john l.. Carey, Esq formerly
editor Of the Baltimore American and recently editor OF the
New Orleans Crescent died this evening at the ST. Louis
Hotel He was attacked this afternoon with cholera and in
lew hnnrs expired o:NighstandEg thing that ned
cal ss!l couId suggest resncd TO Tor his reie Dur
ing his bret aojourn here nc had made many personal
friends and his sudden death has occasoncd general
gTet.
RESISTING AN CFFICER-FATAL RESULT.
! man named Thomas Nurr OF Richie county, wa:
shot hy Wm NJ. Lowher Constable, while offering resist
nrce 10 The latter in afrcstrg biz, on the 24f ut, for
breach Of The peace Muller died few minutes afterwards
Lowther has been arrested and will have hearing al The
next court ot Richie county.-l Parkersburg Ners
| NEW ORLEANS, Dec l5.-Advices from Texas state
that the Boundary have abandoned the eur
vey Of the Rio Gand owing 10 the great scarcity OF ioot
in that section.