Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-10-07
STATE NE W s.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN FLUVANNA COUNTY
To me EditUrs Of The Enquirer:

A.,
Jesse Bu~les Mill nd BIsck smith Shop, Saw M
us com rerd Tor WIN FDntaine, Egg CONSUMED by
fire Sunday night last, by D. incendary Nj
Bowes very respectable highly esteemed by all who
know him. except the wretch who ought be hung As hg
al ,man The Jss s estimated at tour thousand dol
lars without loss upon hiD win
whitening influence and the calamity loudly upon hi-
friends aud fellow citizens to contribute 10 repair the injury
which hr has sustained The citizens OF Columbia have
generously forward and given him helping hand, and
they hope his friends the Forks the county generally a
Is his wealthy friends In Guochund wht
he has lately removed 10 Fuvanna will Gssis him In this
his hour OF need aid deep distress Mr. BoTles Is emPhs H.
cay The man who should helped Under The
Ia" he Is worthy citizen wh very large aud dependent
family relying entirely upon him for support Any teI'l'
a'e.' made To Joseph Hodsson Columbia will be duly nc
| Snn"'taeto and forthwith paid over to Mr. Bowes.
Inc wing ana Times wll please copy.
| RICHMOND MERCANTILE MARKETING arr
pleased 10 learn rom our Country merchants VINO have
lnneu tn very many OF them made their fall purchases en-
ufely in Richmond They satisfied that II they had
gone her they might fulfilled he nroyerb hy
worse The Richmond houses cater especially Tor our
country merchants besides il TO their inates ~
both and retain the State trade Henc, nrv ,sl
be found more accommodating and likely Than North
crn houses 10 DIn permanent relations Of and end
ship with Southern dealers The Northern salesman feels
that encl bill he sells SUnleruer may be last there
lore he hnis II not against his interest 10 shave all ne
al The time There Is no reason IN The nature al
things why Richmond should not furnish The staple mer
chandse ui our country cheapy Northern cities. 90.
pncIaly with The saving carriage In favor vi Richmond
All that IL necessary Is Tor our merchants give assurance
patronage induce Richmond Increase her storts
furnish oil The advantages OF variety OF assortment and
Of competition The Northern markets Let The press o
the Stale 10 call attention to The Iact and this 'e
su " i'll be all The sched. SfduhtoR Spectator
for The Western District OF Virginia Judge J. w Brock
enbrough commenced fall sessinn Monday last Wv
ing 10 The absence OF the Attorney for The United States
the criminal docket adjourned ~ neat Term Mos
al the evil also continued. The Of Jacob
Blown Col. Huger late IT, ;. Officer al HARPER
Ferry set for trial on Wednesday The Plaintiff claims
sl md Nn,.h
,ers Ferry located. His Counsel are Gen W alt
Juus 81 Washington city Messs Andrew Hunter oil jet
erson county Robert Y Conrad oi Winchester and hessrs
Stuart and hlche al STANTON The United States Aii"f-
ney + b Miller Esq. and James NJ Mason Esq, Of VIM
chester, Counsel for The United States Government =
| Siunnt0n Spectator.
ANOTHER CASE OF KApE.--George N. Smith, a
Tree negto committed The Ja i" Washington county,
On Ffd'y oIas week. by Ola Ward, Esq He Is charged
with perperaIinL outrage the uI Grace t
male slave, belonging Mr. Ferguson, delegate elect from
Russell cDuaty, the 2lst September As learn the
particulars the woman who is about 81 years Of age. was
on horseback whence she was dragged BY The rum m
and was brutality forced Ii occurred Cllncl Mountain,
| in This county.
This "Smith i'd bad Tor free negroes Camp
bell Smith hung in abingdon about year a." Tor "a
Wishing white girl: Ben Smith Jgi awaiting exc
cminn Iu the oeGcc and there IS lair prospect
OF George NJ Smuls meeting similar fate tor similar
crime. abingdon Democrat
| COUNTY COURT-Ihe Cuurt was engaged during the
who'll, D; last week in III. examination Of Witnesses for IN.
Commonwealth against !: y. Trayer and Henry Wilson
charged With the murder Of VIM Coleman. The evidence,
which lId 92 pages Of Ooscap Ms mostly of circum
staia character, lending To cooborae the statement of
Perkins which more Of positive nature No witnesses
Introduced behalf Of The accused and argument
made: the accused were sent Tor trial al The
November term ol the Ccn Court al which trial We may
! be able 10 give The particulars 81 The evidence.
The County Court adjourned all the business oI The
term and Monday st gave way for The session ol The
Federal Court Stanton Sperat1r
Patrick Connolly examined ON Monday last by tie
HE cha De q MI rhr
value! seventy five cents from Terry Fuller ul this place.
The counsel Tor the prisoner put IN the plea OF insanity and
introduced several Witnesses who II their opinion
ha the prisoner really u unsGund mind ha would
not have st"ien such n'ne property! The Court alter due
teIibrraon discharged the plishner, and restored The
watches 10 Mr. Fuller S!aunIon Spectator.
WnEAT-lhr market Wednesday was nor isr,,
rs the activity The day before Prices rccedei
u,si!y, and sales made al The following i.ures:-
ConI white ranged irun 81 Is IL 81 50 Ne heard nf one
sale ri small lot strictly pIrae white al ST 81 Peters
burg Express.
FKE.-The old houa4 belonging 10 Mr. John Tai.
Portsmouth,, entirely Destroyed by fire Sunday
mornin. Win all lis cor-ns ,s= only about 81 five
hundred dollars.
There another attempt male raise very early
Sunday morning. small house 10 Middle rtrret Ports
month II was soon discovered nnI rNunpuisld
There also elio made break in and lire store
Of lr George Murray Market Square in the place
which not successful
These all the works oi inceniiae. The F,re Com
ans :" hnh a;es showed themselves equal tneif tss
= .E0ytoh ArgHs
CASE OF klD%ar2iMG. -Mr J. P.Iteway. consta
BIZ ii Wilmington ~ c. vas III Eru city ast evening We
len 10 pursuit of Two men who i Kidnapped and soi in
Richmond slaves belonging 10 Tilt former place lh&
being able 10 give good ullr 10 The purchaser and IA
explain negroes took oft
leaving me negroes 10 Richmond They have since been
.neurr! H. whereabouts al ir ktn,rPcs has bees
discovered = f1c!trs9EFg DJuy btmocTl
Inspections fuf Al Petersburg IL; IL qua'2r ending
Sept SOFA 1883:
557 Barrels F,miiy
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