Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-20
STATE AFFAIRS.

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last Saturday and sin continue lis sittings The tr,
ofA Porter. charged with the stealing Of $50 from
Mr. Barney, postponed until tho term owing
important wne for the defence being present.
No other matter Of general interest has yet bee
| disposed of-Romacy Tat Sept 10.
/ PRooREss or ruE FAIR.-Yesterday was remarkabl
pleasant and the crowd present very large gay.
fashionable. Not the least symptom OF disorder
Tested, oath jar In conversation hear
by US in all our rambles- Whceiing Times, Sept l6.
PIcKrocKKrs Police officers several times directed GU
attention groups ofprofesonsl pckpockes who
| to be planning diabocal scheme devisug way
and means to rid tho unwary OF their pocket books TIL
Executive COMMITTEE, Of their presence bad hand
bills posted the fences and elsewhere that ever
turn flaming capitals stared the observer In the ace"Bc
| ware ofPickpockets."-B.
| MArINsnuRG wiScntsrER TuRSriKE-Thc corpo
ration Of Winchester having subsci bed Ave hundred dol
lars all the stock now taken for the completion Of
Turnpike from the Berkey line to the town ofWincheser
The Directors taking steps commence the worl
without delay. When this gap In the road Is filed
there will be continuous Turnpike throughout the Waller
OF Virginia, and with the exception OF lev miles In Ma
rysnd extending through that State and Pennsylvania
Harrisburg aud Philadelphia. RepabiieaH
| Sept II.
NKw CuuKcu IN wScuEsrER-The stone Of the
new Methodist Episcopal Church. in Winchester will b,
laid Wednesday, the slst instant according Masonic
sustom and usagc-B.
ALEXANDRIA LoupoUS & HANrsHIRx RAILRoAD.-we
have the pleasure Of presenting to readers in this
ISSUE interesting letter from the President of the Alex
andria, Ioundoun and Hampshire Railroad Co., who fore bly
sets forth the hatterng prospects OF this Improvement with
reference TO its grades and route Tho Blue Ridge which
constitutes it, most formidable barrier, learn from him
can be passed with grade ascending from the West,
50 S.lO feet the mile.
We are graided to learn there important diff
culiies anticipated in getting through the mountains he
yond Boomery Gap The prospects thus far more flat
eng than was expected by the most ardent ends OF the
Improvement
menced their the Snckers Gap route in the
neighborhood OF Mt. Gead who III run the line through
to the mountain aud test the praccaby of passing that
barrier at that point We glad know the points
in the mountain where il il desired the road shall pass
viii be thoroughly examined and the practicable
advantageous chosen. Either will pass through the
entire length and the of the county, rebound
ing to ts ineacuable advantage Less6Hrg Washing
tonidn, Sept 10.
We pleased to learn from many of our farmers that
the Corn Crop Of Loudoun bids fair to be much better
than they had anticipated The crop will DO generally
good-B
MURDERER ARREsrED.-We learn from gentleman re
siding in the northern part of this county that Tover
Hammock, who shot young by the of Spencer
Belts, GU the line OF the Richmond and Danvie Road
near this place. sometime in November last arrested
the night of the 10th instant the residence of hi.
father In this county II appears that Hammock been
secreted most of tho time since the murder the prem
ises of his father
The circumstances which led to his detection and arrest
as detailed to US briefly these From some cause OF
other alteration took place between him and one o.
his BROTHER which led to disclosure the Con
stables OF the county by the latter Of the fact that Ham
mock concealed in house within the curtilaye At
sched TO the residence OF his father The constable pro
cured warrant for his arrest and repaired company
with several others the place On their arrival the,
ascerHned be was in the house, aud upon his refusal
surrender they concluded as the night darL
| and cloudy, 10 build fires in the yard and guard
| the house until morning. Fires were accord
~ kiudled and several persons stationed around III,
dwelling Some little time before the dawn Of day Will,
the Constable absent, the wife of Hammock stepped
uto the yard aud eItnguished of the fires by throw
ing water on It, SO soon as this done, the prsone,
attempted TO affect his escape, by passing the company
and jumping lot fence short distance from the
house. Three guns leyelcd at him he mounted
the fence, with the intention of shooting him. Owing Il
| the dampneSS OF the night, only Of them was dis
charged The contents of this gun lodged in one Of
his it rested the fence The prisoner then RAJ
sOme nifty yards and fell Upon finding himself disabled
he called TO the company TO and him. saying
they had Killed him He was accordingly taken and cou
veyed to the Jail of Halifax county where he noS con
fined awaiting lis Trial A. ali facts Connected witt
the ahootns Of the deceased will have undergo Judi
cial Investigation, iorbear upon the par
ticulars attending the trausacton.-DdngiHe Register
| Sept. l6.
| DREApFUL AFFRAY-OSE MAS KtLLEn AND rSo WORK
DED-A dreadful arv took place last Sunday week (4tl
instantD between party of six men, near Lick CreeI
Church 10 this county. They came 10 the church osten
bly to attend divine service but retired to the wood
near 10y for the purpose OF gambling. Ere the forenoon
service through the people 10 the church sre,
by cry ofmurler. The minister paused in his sermon
aud the people rushed and proceeded in tile direction
whence came te sounds Arriving the scene of IN,
antay, they discovered three stretched upon III.
ground insensbe One of them Phillip Bower died il
live minutes after he discovered having receive,
several mortal stab n the others had received so Sc
we're fracture IN the skull, that he did recover BIZ
senses FOR some fifteen minutes, aud believed to b.
fatally wounded; the wounds OF tile Others were severe bu
MT mortal The names Of the wounded We have no
learTed The three unWOundcd unwOunded Of the part,
He'd at tie appioich Of the people of the church. All,
have not yet been heard from The fight grew out Of ia,
excaton OF gambling aud drinking aud furnishes another
argument 10 the tetotaer against the of alcoholic H.
quors.-( L.Ti burg Greo,LiiSr CoHaiyl Era.