Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-03
STATE AFFAIRS.

STATE AFFAIRS.
The Rishrond Enquirer dino. ., the l,st Admla.,,,.
"n Tor certain alleged jefscaons aud coTrupons of Of
hcers IN the emp oyment OF the Government The
claim was SLOWED by Democratic Congress we believe
unuet mr. FOLKS administration The inisrest ON the claim
was Ho~ed and paid undeS Gen. Taylors
I'VE nave no PToef whatever o. defacatcn or cor,uptor
ON Tue part OF Mr. Butler King in California And 40
some other cases mentioned. However We have not
Soru OF defence or excuse for deaulters or sw nder
mere De any such hope they will be
anu tue guilty ones punished and IL their offences hsy,
oeeh Hhked at overlooked, dsregarded by those Il
authority, let ccrsure and condemnation fall upon ,hsn
| 100; we cahnot however, but remember how vrorops
ly the Van Buren, administration WAS iec.nd.l - n
Was charged and prored that the deulters ,, Rem
IN ONCE by the President and Secretaries they
he TACT We suppos no Administration can be- saCs from
a situations where they thrust their hands into ,be
public treasury What is expected OF them r. ,h,, ,h
strive 70 hnd Out and punish the guilty This Mr. Van
Buren, administration did not do and vet th, n,r, =,
WAT oAS never thought Il cause for ejecting them from
power-iier. ca. 1870" '0''
An attempt was again made Yesterday morning abop,
o'clock to fire the kitchen of c. F. r. James Eso b,,
was rendered abotve by its discovery before the flame
could spread, by eountryman going to market The s
was ext.nguiShed NA nv
second attempt made one hour af(er the .box.
ne tue SAME Kitchen, but discovered by the cool
VINO ran out and saw man running across Main 10 Bcr
muda street. Had she been Cautious the scoundreI nigh,
have been caught
what can be the cause Of these and
attempts against the peaceof es,imabe gentlem.ns
0'nnot the police the track of the rascay
-NovoK Noes, Slsk
Nj. H. TuRNrIEE.-This road will in n few DAYS n.
completed from the Alpine Depot in MORGAN opnos;,s
Hancock, to Bath.-.nar. Ga,. Aug. 81. NfrO''''
Mr. A. D. Parish lost two OF his negro men soms ssl
ana alter dgent search at the Iron Works in Rock
ouSe recovered them both. They Intended to MAY. their
way To the Ohio aud escape by the underground rid
70 Oshaua, One OF these negroes kept up a correspon
uenee with some person who doubt planned their es
cape and the frequent escapes OF slaves for reara a.;
belonging to citizens Of Charlottesville leaves NO doub,
on our mind that there emissares In our md., ana
we advise all owners of slaves every letter which
es 10 any servant OF theirs, through the Post Office
Char. JcTsTsoRidn.
GALLANT Acr-During the heavy squat on Saturday
evening last man who ilog boat in the rive,
just abreast of the residence of Frederick W;lson
IN attempting to take in sail lost his b.lanc, and f
board lie was discovered from the shore by younc To-
Walters, son of Bray b. Walters Esq and Tbos n
ilson son of Frederick Wilson, ESQ above mentioned
who Jumped into small boat at the l,pding and -;
their oars with good will succeeded in rescuinr him =
Nor. beacon, Sept. l.
DISTRESSING CAsUALrT.-Wc understand that the So
Called democracy IN our sister town. our trans
can neighbour have been suddcly taken with the T,o-
GRIP Instead of the popular Mr. Tabb of the GInbe n.
nephew OF h's accidency, who has received the an
pointment OF Clerk in the Navy Yard L. this sons If
the doings of the guntuple council We pause 6,r " ~
ply Norfolk Herald "
sorTH SInE RAILRoAn-we are much pleased to hear
mat tins work is now rapidly progressing. The High
bridge, which, We in common with most OF our ctx.ns
who visited it few weeks ago did not believe could no
mashed short twelve months now cor fdrny expect
co. vi" be ready for the early In the spring-pehaps
sooner In the meantime, a temporary arrangement bv
winch the river can be crossed il being made the rails
are being laid the other de- and it is thought the cars
Si be trnning from the Bridge our town by the mid
die OF October The depot this place is steaiy ady,n
cling TO completion, the brick work being nearly ni.beJ
Above Farmville, all the way TO Lynchburr we are in
formed, the work is being pushed vigorously and
the probability is the whole will he comnIe,sJ /; 10
months time. -
In addition to this, gratifed to learn from the
Petersburg lutegCncer that 'he bHs>s, of the road IA
'SPHy increasing The passenger trains well filed and
thereish trains bring inlirge quantities produce
The prospects of splendid future are daily brgh,epin
over TINS great work in odisspate all doubts about, its
luhllng the expectations &C its most sanrt,ine lr.rd
Fi'1aI7Hs Journal S,p'. !.
HA2PDES SIoyEr CoLLEGE.-We are ,.r,,i6.d % b..-
'hat his venerable seat OF learning has commenced it,
present session under the favorable end cheetpo
auspices-there being alrcldy some a. or 80 more M,
uieuItte' than there was last scssion.-I5
DAIlT STAGE LINE TO BoYnrox-The travelling pubIic
VII E"GOtess DC gratiued to esrp tl.i Mcssrs BOYD
'OEs'n VII a. 'HsS's, sun daily line stages between
"lu'"A anu t's city thereby aiioTing speedy commun
td'iou Nh several Counties whose citizens do most of
tr trading here, which they have pot before Possessed
Ihe r1ai = most excellent one aud with GOOD .t,pes
aud hue teams, trip Boyiton will he AN agreeable
an We trust the proprrtors viii be amply REPAID e,r
NelG cuteptise-SoHM SIDE Democrat.
RAILRoAD-Ihe process Oilaiug the rail, on the track
between NaynesborOugh and stanton i going on brave
". The track is laid Baskerville half The distance
and the locomotive that place on FtIav I,s
me cross tries not having been furnished on the contracts
oHerei' were about TO be taken by imprcssment" but
tne farmers have come forward prevent this course
ahd are no" engaged themselves in supplying the nece
-Ary timber all alorg the line. The handsome wooden
o'lge over Christian creek is completed and most of
inc MINOR bridges On the line $50 ready for the ras
-Sda"t9H Spectator.
NASAssAs Gar RArLKoAp.-We learn that the ties on
we toAu are Iid nearly to Manassas Gap that the iron
has been purchased in New YORK and daly looked for
acre. aud that the may be expected To run to the Gan
N very short time, after the arrival Of the iron-ALI
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