Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-16
STATE NEW S.

A DESrIrAHIE SCOUNDREL.-A free black fellow
WHO gave his name Melvin COLE, and had Tree papers
from Richmond occupied the attention oil the Mayor lhutS-
or This fellow was char !cd with using insulting language
m lady in Bland,rd 1t also proved that when The
husband of The lady inetccd 10 protect his vile, Coc ou
him defiance and lhreated strike him. The charge being
CLEARLY proyen the Mayor very justly ordered him The ful
nyrn If The nine lashes s bare back Al
ter receiving tho cusgaon he was by order OF the MAYOR
locked up until the departure OF le re'ina n uin WI,
and placed upon the train We have no room Tor suCl
infamous and ncnryibe scoundres IN TINS city, ana mere
fore ,urn them the ".endcr ncrcies Oh mayor ayor
~, h riud surveillance Of Officers White and Tyler OF the
urrropotan city. Ii this negro cinains IN h'ciinon hc
will soon afford the local reporters over mere me aa
urnuh His looks indicate tha nc cahhot aos'a'n ioh'
crimG-[ Petersburg Express.
SNAKE STORY-A lew weeks ago, mule belonging
- farmer about Is miles this city, In Princess Anne
connty walked up front ol the d~clllns ana shnaehy
fell dead little blood was aiscoseIsa ." o - H ~;
few DAYS after dog observed 10 IAN DOWN ahu uie
.r law yiolen, struggles. They had been bitten by
LARGE ra,tesnake which killed, having nine Ia',cs.
'''s' Norfolk Argas.
nrsrvrrrTlvE rIRE-Alonday morning about day
,;, ,bc Iroe and extensive Woolen Factory known az
Good latent belonging 10 Jacob BonsacS Esq, ana silu
acd in the end Of Roanoke county near inc Virginia
md Tennessee Railroad, discovered 10 be on hrc All
,Is Ia ga vc the building and machinery proven uha'ahe
rhc whole factory and fixtures including very large
amount of material were entirely destroyed ne nnm ~
INSURANCE and Is thought the loss viii reach s3ooVo
n,sTuESSING DEATH.-We understand that IN
unnt,v I,st n Young lady named Shield, daughter OF MIR.
Charles SHIELD Of Norfolk died at Waynesborough under
um-tances peculiarly distressing She was on her way
To the White Sulphur Springs ~ very ~" sa'e =, 'en,
and .ynrcd Immediately after being taken from me stage
coach nj Wayneshoruug'.-l S!Ghaton Spectator.
RAIL, ROAD CONVENTIONAL Convention compos-
"a ~ dcIeoacs from Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee
Ohio and Kentucky was held at MADISON heh"xhy' ets
h'i,, as, the object being connect The valley OF The
0t wh The South Atlantic Seabourd by The construction
ri rail road from Lexington 10 Cumberland Zap. M
yv,,m Ballard Preston made address on the occasion
and r,snons were adopted 10 request the Kentucky Leg
10 incorporate The Company and urging the Legs
I,nrrs OF Virginia and Tennessee TO pass such QUEER ac
| as may be necessary.
| GIRL IN PANTS.--A young lady at Norfolk tname'
Mi. Sarah lutgns and boarding with one Mrs. Ann Bri
vas ned 81 IS and held in 500 sccGy 10! sr Soeo oea
yr AZ Norfolk Monday for appearing in the streets
meas ap,I She was, by some persons HIST SUPPOSE
| 10 be- m!shipman.
MILLS AND CARDING MACHINE BURNT
W, are sorry 10 learn that the onr mill saw mn an
caring machine bcnngng 10 Mr. floos on ".ee.I'.e
river abont miles lis mouth. were consnnea
fire week II occurred after night When
had reached roof and beyond the contfo Q. ios
present. The loss Mr. Flock is very heavy aha se,loa
We suppose no other persons suffered any very mater"
loss as il occurred al when mills are nearly empty
~ ''i@' Harrisburg (Ya) Chronicle.
se,- The fux, of most malignant character no" PR
yaiug in re lower end Of Russell county we uuuei
Tia, near 10 oersons-a large propofilun chiaren-ha'
d,d vrhn IN, last month or AT first the diseese wa
rontned to single ncghborhood, but 10 now eXtendln
across the entire lower end OF the county we nave near
of but little OF it in Washing ton-l Abingdon democrat
NJ, s Bacon, who was elected Clerk in the Monce
Rank some time since, resigned before entering upon VI
uiisa Of his Office and his place has been filled by John
! Soead 4 Cha -IottesriL Js6ersoninn
NJ, Benz. Ficklin OF Charlottesville. Va was robbed
s75 few DAYS since 10 the Crystal Palace, New ors
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