Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-14
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INSTRUMENTATION OF THE NEGROES IN fNNcEssi
ASSE.-We learn that the negroes IN PrIncess
Anne county, have been so reoelhous That was
found necessary to order out an extra patrol. On
Sunday night a week ago, the patrol made des-
cent upon a church where large number of ne
proes had cougregated for the purpose of holding a
meeting and dispersed them. In short time, the
fodder Stacks of one of the party who lived near,
were discovered to be on fire. The patrol imnedi-
ately started for the fire, but before reaching the
scene it was discovered that the stacks of other
neighbors Lad shared like fate, all having no
doubt been fired by the negroes in revenge. A
strict watch is now kept over them,, and most Zig
id means adopted to make every one know and
keep his place. a.f.s .ts P
FoRK OyER.-The editor ofthe Democrat says, III
his last, that che will give five dollar note 10
any Wing who will show him one single true Dem
ocrat "in this region" who will vote for Scott
How equvocai! Come, neighbour; be honest Tor
once, state your proposition like man and we
will relieve you Of your "fve dollar note" we
can show You dozen who say they VIII vote iof
Gen. Scott. Will you believe them or do you
judge your brethren by yourselfl you will take
their word for il, come on with your v. But 10
save trouble, we refer you to your old political
friend, Thomas Bundy, of Russell. He is Gin this
REGION" and if he is not "true Democrat" we
are at loss to know where to find one. Come
neighbor, honor bright, fork over.
Abingdon Firginidn.
CooL.-We learn that the Democratic meeting
at Mechanics Hall, on Monday night wasthe cool
est affair imaginable and that persons who went
there wiping the perspiration from their Drows be-
came so chilled, that they were compelled 10 Dnt-
ton their coats up to their chinS. II we had known
of the reduced temperature which pervaded the
Hail. we should have certainly attended, Tor we
suffered much from heat on Monday evening"
cause must be bad, indeed, in which Cabel
Flournoy cannot make warming speech. But rs
we have before said, there is nj hurrah in Pierce,
and upon the maxim Of mon Diet qi habef you
can't get one out of him.-Pet. Int.
CoSvIcTIoS AND SENrENcE.-Mies, n slave, the
property of Mrs. Olive Martin, of Norfolk county,
was on Monday, at Princess Anne Court House,
arraigned before court of five Justices, charged
with the offence of attempting to commit a gross
violence upon the person of Miss Mary Virginia
Wateriield, on the 18th of September last. After
patient examination of the case, the court unan-
mously concurred in Judgement OF guilty. The
penalty for such q CRIME DEATH and the prisoner
was accordingly sentenced to be executed on III.
18th of November next.
PErERsnuRclr, October 9th, 1852.
To The Editors of the Wing.
GENrLEMES:-I notice i'll the to-day's Enquirer
that the county of Amite in the State of Mississippi
is spoken of as one of the strongest Wing counties
in that State. Allow to inform the editors of
the Enquirer that the aforesaid county voted, i'll the
contest between Quitman and Lea for Governor, i'll
1S49-for Quitman, $50; for Lea, PAS, SO that it
does not appear to have been very strong Wing
county in that election. f.fsHH
Very respectfully, d.
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE RoAD.-The Lynch
burg Express has long article upon the subject Of
this important road. 1t closes by saying, There
is comfort, however, the reflection that Virginia
is pledged to Tennessee 10 meet her al the State
line. failure to do this, and that promptly, will
be breach of faith which we cannot permit our
selves to dwell upon. Tennessee has made all
the necessary improvement TO its terminus, and we
shall expect our next Legislature to take early and
efficient steps to meet her,
THE BOARD VIsIroRs at the Unworthy of
Virginia, met on Monday last and appointed DR..
| j. Lawrence Smith, Professor of Chemistry, to sue
coed DR.. Rogers-Dr. Smith is an alumnus of the
University of Virginia, was formerly of South Ca
Ioina, but is now Professor in the University OF
Louisiana. He was for some time Geologst 10 the
Turkish Government, is distinguished for lis chem
| ical discoveries, and has national reputation.
| RICHMOND AND DANvILLE RAILRoAp.-There was
an order made by the County Court of PittSylva-
MIA, on Monday last, requiring the Commissioners
who acted at the last election, TO hold poll on
the third Thursday in November, TO take the sense
of the people whether the Court shall subscribe
| $4,000 of stock in the r. & D. Railroad.
| The FALL TRApE.-The merchants Of Rich
mond are selling more goods this Fall, than at any
former period-and upon better terms to purchasers.
They never before had SO rich and varied a sup
ply.
JoHx L. Taylor, native of Stafford county, Va,
has been re- nominated fol- Congress, by Wing
| District Convention of Ohio. .a-.
| DISPOSED TO MAKE HIMSELF Generally USEFUL.
IA number of years since, while tarrying for n
short time in small village in the interior of Hi
i nois, made the acquaintance of a Minister, who
was then holding forth pastor of the little
gregation in that villa C. We heard him preach q
number of times and liked him very well, although
he was something of CROUCH newer" and not UNI
frequently made bad work OF the English language,
and quoted Shakespeare, supposingi it was scripture
| We discovered he was something of Yankee with
al for we had not talked an hour before he ban
| tered us for horse trade. He also had fine
watch which lie would like TO exchange for one o:
less value, and obtain the difference in money
Two years afterwards, happening to be in Cincin-
natl about the time fall races commenced, we made
it our business TO visit the course one afternoon,
and there discovered our friend the Minister was
one of the judges. He Immediately recognized us,
and after few moments conversation slyly poked
q hundred dollars in our hand, desiring to stake
it on one of the nags, which he was Certain would
win but as one of the judges he would not put il
up openly. He informed us also that he had fast
horse which he intended to enter when the big bets
were up. After leaving the races and that part oil
the country, we had almost forgotten the fellow fol
a number Of years, until one morning, when going
from Hamilton TO Toronto on board Canada steam
er, we again met our friend the jockey, and learned
| he wos there employed mail agent by the Brit
ish Government. Again parted, and after the
lapse of seven or eight years were hailed IN fa
minr manner yesterday morning, by sunburnt
driver of the Albany stages, and after look
discovered he was nothing less than our friend the
minister, the Jockey, the mail agent, and what else
we know not. He promised TO call upon us and
explain all in few days.-Troy Post.
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| STARVATION AT sEA.-Capt. Evans of the barqut
Kremlin, of Boston, fell in it'll the brig Rostand
of Genoa, Capt. Francisco Mcira, in long. 13l Al
West, lat. IS 10 North, July &c, 1852, bound fol
San Francisco with passengers, mostly New En-
gland, that had started for California, but who
| " ere unable to get passage in the steamers from
Panama, and were obliged to take passage in this
old bril-. They were out ofprovisions and water.
Capt. E. took eight of them on board of his vessel,
and supplied the vessel with provisions and water.
The following had died when he fell in with them:
| Deaths board the brig RoStand. of Genoa.