Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-02
CITY NE VS..

y HhRIDG$ CHARGE In SATURDAYS lAygr IN our re
mAfN' "n III singular iir: Ila, single
me aai" "r adjudication Friday rnornn gave cA
preston To tue opinion that had moi yet Ned the lant
'ihl John Smllt' would br AT his dirty tricks" ocnn IN
'"'h ~ our prophecy s already cAenipiiied !nc il
IL" me famous ahrr Infamous oin Smith, who ap
lea |" verify The truth Of predctinn hui another
"''"" thr name al Diway Smith. This person, well
49," !" "n cily llsR. had nnlil recently respectable
BUSINESS standing hrir arIaignrd ia tie hIny6 Court
M ''1'naiy morning. charged h forgery. me paper nl
''n 'nS .ihi@" waG founded negotiable pay
~ W. LINK OF Virginia ana purpo'ting 10 have beer
S, ', n'"rit } pacr for s2lU, in laYur al Albert N
Joln H. t"'aIl.
''h ~ h"yai vas sworn and stated that 4 sior. time
G' iG ild received The aforesaid from HE accused
IN liquidation 4" claim he had against hir was placrl
III hiA io r"lr.ti"n, and Protested on The 2,t July lur
n" payment Having piriuns in reference, IL, The nen.
"h'I's ui t n0If he adopted measures satisfy his
nnd on the SUBJECT aud had arrived at III. conclusion that
/ q "is inrccTY
MI a. Eruhc, appeared counsel Tor The ccisc: STA
'cu liA Ms client admitted that he The lur ani az
lhc!ic 10 lht signatures bn lie woud show mat he had
th hu'Hhfiseu 5Y the parties, make their names
iilchad =. haasc sworn and stated that since tba
mole IN controversy had been protested r had gone with
:: The residence Of The drawer ohe j. Pace in uocl.
'" count! had exhibited il 10 that grnlclna he
meideii pronounced forgery and added that he never
owed hi. Smith dollar in his life.
The wIiaess asked whether or aol MIR Pace ndnil
TED that hr had authorized the use Of his by Smith
Alr. Aassr replied 81 did not ask him llr question and
nothing was said Oh The subject"
AZ tins point, Mr. Royai informed The Mayor thai hc (Mr.
had been lnormd that there other notes OF sm"r
chnlacter III circulation im The city.
The Alay"; demanded knuw had Them posses.
a' ii"yal stalled l. had be.n informed that Mr. Jo
'rh alch hth nhs. Ind another gt.man Ereseh twlOse
NAN" We did :". lcarn) stated hs had heard here
var note .n the possession oi Mr.. Masscna B.aziey.
Inc Mayor directed the olrra summon Mrssrs Allen
thi 'caAcy, Ia appear hGiurr him I'LL.
M Allen onnn into Court, sworn and stated
lhh' nc had note similar I" that now exhibited lrhc
amount o! which We did not usccrtun) He did know,
however, that the note he held forgery Il had
been presented the drawers aud he had suspected
until that morning. thai il was forgery Mr.. took the
wo notes, and gave them searching scrutiny ns.tuting
comparison of signatures, &c he handed them 10
The Mayor, with The emarI that he believed "ns or The
uillrr was forgery.
The officer whG with SUMMONS for VI r. R"nZlry,
returned and 1taed that Mr.. T. mol in lie WAS
on visa 70 Hanover county Oi nothing sat!stac
nr1 waa disclosed in reference 10 Mr.. B.'s note.
10 afford time To procure The attendance Of Mr. Pace aud
other witnesses the r!rr examination ui thr was post
panc an Frday next The ACCUSED in default n secur-
y IN. his appearance was committed 10 Jail.
t DISTRESSING AcCIDENT.-wliarn McCready and
Patrick Nonan, labocrs employed in quarry about
hrte miles above Manchester the line of he Richmond
and DanvIr Rail Road sustained serious ii fatal nIu
rrs Saturday morning, while attempting elevate heavy
piece o granite al lhr quarry II seems that The massige
derrick used in iting hr @unc, way in cons qnence
Of he breaking at t"e couplings al me top hnh maj
tr heavy tIipt2sS falling struck the unfortunate
One Il !lr falling mtrrs sllucS McCreadY the
head snnckng him senSnrss and producing conclusion Of
the hran He removed 10 this city Saturday evening" and
lies ci: condition al the house occupied
by his family Man between l9th and 10Th streets.
Another piece vi mbrr in alng strnck NOnan, traciung
o his knee pans dsocailng knee and lntctns flesh
wounds the right and The left s!c at his head
He ti al the quarry, suffering arurly from his mani.
fold injuries Shorty alter the occurrence OF the accident,
DT Burrcl 81 ihs CITY, ard DR.. Weisgcr n Manchester,
~ LIE ground, rendering every assistance 10 The un-
io..Caatc nen.
| ELECTION OF POLICE OFFlCER--On Saturday
nllnnon the City COunri "e /" elect an additional ihe
Counaii communication from the Mayor recommend
:n in orlcnrr duty imposed by ordinance, suitable
persons from whom choice should b. made. The Mayor
recommended choice IN he made from the following gentle.
men: Wm. a. living james Nct;ormick, Reuben T. Seal
and Alfred l.rweIiyn.
Mr. .CaI,inelon moved 10 postpone the election. SuIne
-! ia gentlemen recommended strangers t" him. and
hr wished tine Ascertain II possible who was Inc best
uuai.i-d 70, the utcf The question Iospnnrmeni wac
,k,n and resulted Ayes l. noes s. lost The Council then
,r,rr,rd ,hc election; and the following was The result
Fo irving -Messrs Myers McCancr. Scott, Mills Saun
irra Aampin Hill and Anderson-S
| For I.ewellyn- Mr.. CariGglon.
| For Seal-Nlr. Sntad
Mr. Irving was declared elected The Council Then al
!0urned
/ TIE FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.-Wc venture the
prictiun tat institution devised by Inc agency OF man
has ever done more goud IN this community Than The
Fca. Orphan Asylum. Scarce day passes over our head
thu do some happy, Innocent smiling s VINO
AMI fr this institution would be the inmate OF drunk
ARDS hnvel nr Tie companion oil the prolgae anh we AND
vet there are many interesting children who need but canno
nbtap This aid owing The limited hand Tor tn
supper. u the Asylum while those who have an abundance
an, could give wlpnr missing it, withhold their offerings
Snau On anch nnruritublenrss want Ct phhhhro
nv We would her be The peScrrer ot one helpless le
male than The cunqueror o! thousand battles.
THIS speaks the Morning Mail, OF Saturday st-il I"
which we fully The remarks OF the Mail remind
~ Of little incident which accidentally came under on
own ol4.rrsalou few days ago. when we were sIron4
through the Northeren part OF our beautiful city In h'
yirinily Of the Orphan Asylum we saw standing wa
| ,er melon cart gentleman purchasing, and he had
| .riv.., from the cart and placed in Il the side
waIE some twenty of The largest wacreluns Dur cur
o.ity was excited know why he purchased so many
We addressed an inquiry friend, Mr. j. w Taylor
r.ln hurpencd passing Al the time. lie informed III
hn Ih, water melons were Intended for the Orphan Asy
Hum as present the little girls of that benevolent lnstl
ulipn from Mr. Nicholas Mills who resides near The Asy
INN Win all our previous respect for Mr. Nj we pasSe'
an with feelings OF still higher regard Tor nm ne han per
formed an ac crcdabc 10 himself ana acccpao,e !" hpI :,
Hc that gych 10 the poor lrnden 10 NC l'ou' ho ~
o, render. The greatest of happiness In this world
n.s m ,hr greatest purpose. What reflection 81 pleasing
lin lie and so conspng in death hs 10 know ihnt we nave
ern the friend Of The helpless enalc "yhan "ha' JOY
so delicious which springs from CONSCIOUSNESS
o We have been the instrument Of making glad the hearts
ii numerous LITTLE helpless, orphaned children!
i Mr. Mi s is father and Knows well no" 10 tlpfrrIh"
e acts of Kindness children The sight Of those wa
rr. melons caused many little heart to 'en 70" roy
small matter Mr. NJ, yci ihe lit!e ss % neaI nun u
was an act we caru but OF series OF similar chant
Tor yhrh Mr. NJ has been the habit OF perortnna nhe
ono xhih we are sure he had no expectation "Oun rSe
find oubIicry in the columns OF newspaper we ask r.
a dnn ior The liberty have taken with his name
| NEW pROpEl.LER.-On Saturday aitsEnoon mum
,, r nersons assernbIrd the Easin Bank 10 witness
rial of nrw invention for propehng boats II ~ rallet
~, submerged fish tall scull propeller" The power II
nird IN The stem Of the boat, and npeafes precisely
,I manner of n Tail waving from side To side, 10 CIV
,ho nn,ts On each side OF the boat there ls an npTleh
Iy,r bet which the operator sits and by "ofH'h2 TN
Iayrrs backwards and forwards IN The same manner ha'
, bov pns motion his velocipede the MOTION IS gVt
:, the i.h.tal and 10 the boat The mo1tl canoe WIZ
.n,rh The experiment made about moe ieel ION
and three wide and The speed with an in IT, was ao0n
fnur niles an The apparatus Is very simple
,nvantor Mr. IL. w Herbert superintendent Of Inc WASH
,oyron monument claims Tor this invention many aoVdh'"
races oysr other popelrIs in and says Inc po"e
IN he applied vessels Of every class We nope i W."
oroya all that Mr. n claims for il, but We must o
doubs whether will for any boats except those
q a very small size.
EXECUTION or COEEER.-Sherih Hays !ccelsea
second warrant from Governor Lowe this morning 'or N
execution al Thomas Conner who was convicted OF m'h'
Inr k,ilian Capt William Hutchinson Of 4ccomsc coIn'
Y, The execution ordered 10 take place on FRIDAY heA
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