Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-09
STATE VS..
STATE TEMPERANCE CoNvENTIo

This body convened in the Town Hall in Charlottesville,
Wednesday at O'clock p Nj. The number OF persons
attendance is smaller than anticipated the number pre-
exceeding 0O those from distance mol over Gu
IN" following gentlemen were elected officers, viz:
l'RE@InESr.--J & Minor ol Albcmarle.
Yicr PRESinG:TE.-J Il l.. Preston al Rock bridge. Re'
W limbcrlakc III Ahemirlc W. O. FonaInc oi itcnr'
Rev p Fletcher =" Jefferson, Dr. prter'ied Trent OF krl
m"ni
S.cRgrARlE. Alex MponaM Of I.ynchburs Dr. J. 4
Forbes OF ScortsviIr, ". A. S.urlivant Of Richmond
There twentyhv Counties and towns represented
Uhcr Delegates were expected 10 arrive.
Quite brilliant circle OF Indies present Wednesda
night.
The report Of The committee recommending The pasSas
bv the Legislature of j Prohihury Law against The mana
fcrure and sale Intoxicating liquor, be submitted Il
the people u The State f" their adoption rejection wa
discussed the hour Of adjournment OF The Convention
Wednesday night 0s O'Clock, by Lucan Minor. Rev
Isaac ). lincy, g. Iiien, Mr. Powell vi SP"ttsylsa
and pr. McGniry in the affirmative; and by Mr. J 1 |.
Preston. who proposed substitute recommending that the
pruh5iory Law when enacted by The Legislature souh
be adopted by I'll: people n their RESPECTIVE" counties
~" hv the Suite al large and failing 10 such ' enact
3D. hIt The Legislature should and define the
sent license Laws The snhecl Ia be discussed again
Thursday morning, when the Convention at O'Clock
III" committees report viii IN all probability be carried by
decided majority Judging from The appreciation given Il
those speakers who spoke IN favor I" lis adoption.
LOLA MoNTES or ThE MOUNrAlNS.-onr late
Jiun among the mountains nJt devoid nt interest
cJcnt ana adventure abonnded all along The r"u, To say
nothing Of roads novel scenery and strange regions
eccentric characters presented themselves on every hand
Ui such must make mention bret IBrnnn u or
time sktirhine was brief.
Alghue ot those side inns. WHOSE portals
ever welcome Ia the weary traveller, We Ie" found per
sonacc WHOSE carriage and ssdon al once awakened
cur.o .J attention. Youthful and conry, educated and
spriuht!r Miss could tail 10 enlist The interest
and sympathy q! those among whom chance or fortune
might east her lot NGr she slow IL relate her history
and indicate her purposes
She canc from Kentucky and tarrying n The moGn
tan" ~ tha .tcE .! Err!errg her c IL so" Thousands
tI. ~ p,ft i'm
'dy. This broad dDn.in lad descended 10 her from patrI-
otto alcC2tua 10 whom II patented in bounty tor cro-
iu0l.ir She tad entrusted lis management Ia
agent, but when almost TOO iltr I'anl 's agr"i l
sell Hy. land pirate "hu co"cc the object al his Itu-i
To defeat lis Crafty ic.en an4 ~ defend Ter rights
The motives that brought her hlhcr unprnlrr'rd friend
Ic4 and a1n, she had quilted her lat ~ homo ani tar
UP Ibis abode resolved her hini ehr
all hazards and to the Lat extremity with ,S ny.d
purpose hcor" her clearing soon made 10. cabin
built, tenant located III" disputed territory and, thus
i'rcd se ec!'iY -"ard he enemy approach II" very
wisely c"GciEdcI :lIldr' but lnld there
L" ii i~, me result o ~heh ac!is LEI noI .ransrmed
wien la-sci tiat way
We have sd her adversary apcd dcrecty ni>ciy
choosing siege instead 81 assault gain po--rss"n 4"
H." Iand-anl he did. Any other might have
suited III :-.~a! - him his prricnsions for not
only dId ali tie sttteis rodni -aaa side with The lady
claimant bG! she herself bravriy arInrd awa;s
Ia. al Colts Rcyo!YcIS whose radcn contents at
the .: arr 'rctrss intruder WIN dared u espIss
upon her Ii@S THUS a!nteJ SO o:r"d leaflesSy
!ha nUGnIan5 and along lie atfcan olow.;." pIn1 81
oi 40" ra ny ihc panther and The bc4rdhun'.ess as
Lola Monies, without O!a's al arrogance and
asSUrancc. 4 Far6erSbHr3 HHscGe
ACCIDENTAL accident uccnucd on the Sonh Side
Rail Road Thursday, by which Miss Salic l'atran,
aboGt ~ ycais los, arm and narrowly escaped :" ~
her lie 4 appear! SIC walking The side of the
track -n heavy grads ..,.ilc ust in her rear was il,
sccnt,ns io?dr! Win ;ran!:c. lac pps..g
ca .l2! 20 her u. me top u ms voice get Of lie
pu' uEioantty, aud dumb mute aGi could
not hear anythn. ia Tai Before tn. pcr-On having
l:f.r u the could "a the front and pan htr Of
it- way iIh her knJrSing her down and
pa-s..- her arm, which thrown the track
-hc I'll The n!O va "rr'ty mashed us above the elbow
She conveyed fcsucrGe C.Gsc hy, pnd messenger
despatched "a! Dr. VIM 4 Dudley, @hu promptly OBJ god
The summuHs calling his way Tor Or. Jos. W. Smith
assist ri. pr u. ampnrtcL the limb taking il o. the
sh"Uder .InI. and assisted in The operation by DR..
Smith The Hscni !oing we'll yesterday, with every
prospect ui speedy recovery. The usc is
lnma al thr Cy Aims House, has been i"r the ast
i'p"ns wears bat It is suppnse, Eaic her escape Thurs
tay i,G roaming al ar." She Is deaf and dumb
";Giet above nl Tor l, lie Gcc!irnt which has bclilcn
her wcGi not have occurred woman Just 'front.' heai
the warnings q! The bartender, and got d the way
i'eters68rg EtPrcsa.
ALEEHARGE BAPTIST ASSuCIATION.-ihis rcli.
9ous body WI! meet Friday The lSih inst 10 the Dap
list Church at L.urrI Ill., New Hope hugnsa
" This association has been in "gscn.e 81 years and
The Churches coinpoung i, csuhi-ncd up.
wards Of 70 years acp. The nHtbrr OF Churches lh"
Association ut This time IL twenty nine. Tie number ni
members In these Churches is / sos of whom 2ySa are
cnoici There twenty nine Ministers III The
Ass"rIun seventeen or eighteen OF whom 1--we in Abe
marie county and lilrcn Churches ARE IN Ibis
co!nt: - tHHf0H'>rHt .iferSDnhH
EXTRAORDINARY INITIATION. The Division If
al Temperatures this place initiated Deaf mute
Heir Order Thursday night last THIS Individual Is
interesting, and tis"nt y"ane man. w" educated
the \ ylni.i SIauItun II n"vci and III in
Tr,n. sg,.nr AMI wa. Witnessed and anticipated in by
rG.cr niI.cr 81 the Inem6rrS lian usually attended The
t,cE.- Of Ir Divisions ai there aiao present
vtfaI rncn'I. III the Order dI,!uIs.. hn had come
her. Delegates IL the stale Temperance i"nrrniihn
Lthntiones rHt" .hdt'aoHtIn.
bpI.ri ,r. ,,,,r u,Ir q,
pcc,isr wi'h rNeur The announcement IN another
column al he death n Mr. Anthony Duncvy. tor man,
years worthy ,ni rncrprSIng mechanics
liz 81 The Inn {" Wilson Dun"vy boat builders
ana The fist t" his In all the relations
ol lie liz exemplary citizen, and his loss viii be
Wheeling in'eNi.rarer.
MICH CONS We had OCCASION aIiuir before
to Ia. lnr sleek mich owned Ly TREND, Mr.
Thomas |. Parish ant IN order {" SGpp" the opinion We
hr. aivunr, take pleasure in publishing the fart mt
member The ilu. ami Corner Club offered Mr. Parish
hundred drIrts Tor three Of his COWS; which Of
Ter Nh + drrinri There sham HE otter Was
mad. ia all AMI with the hope that II would h.
accepted ''an Western Virginia beat his!
charlottesville iirocaic.
Mon PRICES FOR NEGROES. We attended on
ursy = sal, Of t.nwrr ncnrncs belonging 10 the estate
Of the Ia.c John Brorn North Gacrn, and though
Iry were that class =" nc:rnrs suited I" thu South
rrn rar sold very high prices. TH" men al
The nc- al thirty five aud thirty seven, brought 81 80 Tor
tie ir- 2uj fa the ether ncgr" buy seven years old
hrnn. $3.50 The numbering eleven Ol oil and "i
averaged SODl necr- thdr0licSr!r idr0c'tic
THE JOINT MORNING. were shown by Col. Cha..
DnIni. n his county several stalks III wheat received by
HIM tibcatc county, which Grrc entirely destroyed
hy his worm ~ cL!n from him the .cnerAiy received
theory that the insect dcrusrs ~ upon the INSIDE
l the hir boot which surrounds The STALK al WHEAT,
and forms igamrni which prevents tir zap ascending {"
The lead. The dsscci III our presence aud
r Il .Ii small were brought 10 light plainly
visible naRc Wc hope thai 81 nicll
cent will give III an essay upon is subject 30 iihi
should make It's appearance here, "" nay BE- pre-
rn Il, ward r attacks of tbs guerrilla upon the crops
a. omr cul.uiv. i.oGioui Democrat.
HANOVER ACADEMY We would call the attention.
81 or rad.rs The advertisement III the "HanUrcr Acllu
uv m b.. iou,l columns ihis morning MIR. |. VI.
t.nrrn,an - learned and accomplished principal, has been
limo ami tvurahy known 10 the virginia public one al
IN. rs instructors in the Stale liz graduated at The Uni
y.-iy 81 Virginia with The highest h"noTs acknowledged
an all hands thoroughly grounded ia the
>rnled course Of education taught al iiia nObl" n,tu
non Since that period his attention has been exclusively
vr,j la The nf teacher which he has acquired
an rpyIrd celebrity In addition ~ this we take pleasure III
ii n pcrsOna icstimDnia derived from experience, OF his
y., rec Il, prGccpnr and hi anlahliy aud accomplish
u.u;s as a gcue,naa.- S0utt SIDE htinocrd!