Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-20
STATE II Il W S.

! Mir Philip A. White, The great Temperance champion
Name Law movement His services be secured Tor The
sun, of twenty dollars for lecture, or TWO o
thirty dollars, il both delivered ON the same GIy .nL M
c,ssrs The Temperance question with great uop anu ~"
,uub, is accomplishing much for the cause ien' Ne
gon.
NORTH WESTERN VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION
Th North Western Virginia Association composed OF ind
snn Road RIM Union Pakesburg Associations hold
H. third unnuuI meeting in MorganIown. Taylor county,
commencing on Saturday the 18th inst is Missionary
body nvir1 ror lis object advancement OF Baptist Home
Missions in Inns section the Stne large number vi
Ministers and Brethren 10 attendance including Ds
Howell and Jrlrr Of Richmond, who rank among the hrs
dnrs in the country The Baptist Church in this place
besides paying about hundred dola's o' u, sup
port, Foreign Missions, Church expenses &C. T .s 'a
contributed one hundred dollars 10 this body
.Sr1s.
Or Goodrilge A Wilson has been appointed ny me rus
tees oil lampdcn 5! dney College, fill The new c'a u
Physiology, &c IN the Medical Department al felGnonu
We observe that some difficulty has been occasiontd oy 's
appointments between the Trustees and the faculty OF the
1cdcal Department. the nomination Of the latter having
been dsreeaded by the former Whatever may be thought Of
the merits Of question in dispute there be no esl
run AS 10 Dr. Wilson's preeminen qualifca lions for the
place His talents his experience, his professional enu-
sinsm his easy elocuon and admirable address, together
with his high character a and gentleman point him
pul distinctly for such post Southern Weekly Post
PAINFUL ACCIDENT-We understand that MIR. BEN
amin H. BoIsseau a highly respectable citizen OF Dnwd.
lie residing about % miles distant from this city, lost
arm on Tuesday last. He engaged IN lhashin: out
wheat and he was about TO place the idst sHea! IN mo
machine his sleeve became entanged aud MS arm
was Drawn in 10 the machine and entirely oil about md
way between the elbow and wrist
Dir p C. Spencer Of this city immediately Sent nr
hur lid rot reach Mr. Bs residence until Wednesday Up
on examination ampualion was derIned necessary anu m
limb was oil the shoulder VI Spencer was as
sisted IN the gic6 operation by Drs Cowdrr ana f"d
of Dlnwidde. We pleased 10 hear that ML Bo'ssean al
last accounts, doing well + Petersburg Er~ess
\ gentleman by The name r. A. Stuart of Mcdowell.
Highland county Va, stopped ut our place one Gay shs
week. in search runaway negro who had left his ilosh
about since and who he had tracked 10 is pace
The negro question here IN The stage ~ Inc Norl
Wo-rru ruInphr on Saturday The 9TH ult, IN company
with tsu olets md Immediately after getting onl the lice
started for the landing intending 10 cross The river ll"y
immediately stopped by some OF our Citizens 10 ~hon
they replied that they had got Tie necessary papers WIN
which to travel They lien taken before Squire GIb
bens Mr. Siuarls first produced certificate =" good
character signed by number o naInfs but all rvdeniy
Ion. BY the same person. On being told that more prool
was necessary, they then produced certificate purpo'ing
To be from clerk Of Bath county stamped will the conn-
" seal which attrsed him 10 be tree num- ana MS own
master The paper described him accurately aud There Is
no doubt tina; il Mr. 5tuarts own slave. Mr. s.
ponounces the paper 10 be forged aud totally unlfne ne
negroes said ;heY going IL Ohio, and are very likely
but few miieo distant The urlIon now remains 10 DC
solved how the eoi his cerIcate easd as II
with The county SEAL Plrhershnrg Aer%
| maRTINSBuRG AND WINCHESTER TURNPIKE
COMPANY The c0rrofaiOn Of Winchester has made
subscription Of five hundred dollara towards completing The
Marlinsburg and Winchester Turnpike lton Tbs Berkeley
line 10 Winchester We understand thut individual sub
scrptous sufficient TO complete The work, have been na e
Action will taken the part o the directors and
The WORK commenced without delay 1fI'ttn't"Tg hd
zsiic.
Dr. E. P WHITE addressed reope II Caroline last
Monday the Bow ling Green, and urged them most earn
eslly 10 the effort 10 nuke The Agricultural ar
al Port Royal worthy Of Tide Wafer Virginia We Under
stood that many subscribers were obainen uuihs e nay
/ The work goes bravely
Dr. White will be at Spotsylvana next Court day ana
.; address ,;r paool. ~ hopes all his old ends
and nrehhos We hope there will he iaige slleniancc
aud that Spotsy will mol he behlnGhand ~ ri con
lrbuons 10 this good cause. Fredericksburg n'rs
Rail. ROADS LEADING TO WHEELING.-rhc |
Wh cino lotrncnccr n noticing that the Cleve
land and psburn Rail Road Company have placed the
whole line OF their extension 10 Wheeling under contract
says wye three roads 10 be completed certainty
10 Wheeling aaa them The Central concinde 10 come
here we shall four and when the Western road ~
Coslncon added the hist tIr" wii Ls no less Than SIX
rail roads having tlril leminl IN The city VI wheeling
ne DIDN'T LIKE THEM-A negro man belongin..
Ia Mr tiafRaoa Of Charleston Kanawhu County ran OH
and found his Detroit lie writes from mat place To
his master represents himself OF. o. onry md IL
n bal fix generals
Hc saws the euplc in Canada, and where he il think
more Than he used 10 think OF dollar when III
Virginia He hrgs his master 10 allow him TO come home
give i come money To come nome upon, WHICH, VI
course, Mf. Gartson ~"n:n dl.
In Tie Circuit Court fnr This comfy tShenanioanj on
Thursday Tried which seemed 10 elicit consider.
abb. inofss Mai Sam. hohcr sued Or. J.. lpku, OF
Mt Jackson Tor NAL pacrr in his professional services IN
attending ri his legs, which had been
badly fractured BY fall from house H. Tucker Esq,
runncled the for plaintiff and = Williams, ESQ Tor
defendant The jury awarded painful IN: sum Of 500 ia
images Defendant asked Judge kenny for nt~ trhl, al
Inng thar ne could adducc urller testimony his behaiI
which grnhrci that the case viii come UP again neH
J April IenM Lagoon
Weston is place OF considerable trade, and contains
population abon 800 souls The buildings neat and
nocipalIy 81 irame-hcIO three Churches -Epscupu
liam Methodist aud Catholic The hrst Is very hands 'nr
frame bnins two latter are u htirE There are iou
nor.,s and some eight az ten snrrs which d. a good
business TIE .lrrclaus y"unp men, their srnors, we
suppose having nnassei iouncs and retired 10 coy Their
Jiula cam dignqte these The various branches Of
| hi. SfpnI
There Twelve resident Attorneys, all oi whom are really
10 b. ing an the CASE and act The case when
il i. ready for rrn The Bar will rank with any ia West
ern Virginia There are four practising physicians who
veil skilled n their ptoesson and en"y The CONFIDENCE
generous Innch wealth but none that disgusting
pride which Iir heads ni some nnhles, causing hcnl
TO imagine the r F. W. Ia short, we have the
petIias lille the hest horses ana best peel IN yves
| tern Virginia. Weston Herdd
vAluagl r PURCuASE-SnEEP FARMING The
yu bile ren n Capt RIAHoH hard 10y The w Sulphur
Sp,oss IA. Jus, purchased m s0,50O The puchn-
ser a., u r'' f,nr m Rcnmont fey design we learn
testing prlcricahiy oil sheep raising ca LARGE scale
in Western Virginia ana will NJ once send on some twenty
hands up and lit the place tor irsi rate shcep arin
md will stock next spring An ounce
III demonstration worth pound Of theory, and We doubt
not rs Mr.. Cooke is man OF extensive agricultural
knowledge and experience and the author OF an excellent
farm book lily published ~ virginia mat our farmers
will soon be that sheep raising Is vannhie
branch al industry when sheY nave 100 iohe heg'ec"
| Gre:nbrier Era.
Sr,,,ESSFUt EXPERIMENTAL fact, which
mag move Of infinite service hereafter in similar cases We
take pleasure in recording The following successful attempt
n ., npuish fire 10 vessel hold by the introduction al
C,,,nir Acid pas The schooner L. y. Hart having On
,nn,d cargo ui lime discovered 10 be on hr, from
combustion al the ime while OIL cape Henry
nr n,au secured every aperture by which air could enter
!, homes smother the flames but in vain ne came INTO
mort nd attempted to unload his vessel but alter dischafg
ing about 10 barrels the heat became SO US 70 pre-
vent further operations that way. The Matches were
therefore closed anda consultation held On The proper course
IA hr nursue After seeking IN vain Tor some possible me
hod the imcs or ~ save the cargo, u occur
rcd To Mr. W C. Wliams the consignee mat hs chfDohlc
arid p would stop combustion applied III suiceh' guam
y II might successfully triat IN This instance, ana Inc
c,rIneu immediately carried into elect Having no
.ror OF sufficient its place was supplied by s'"u
barrel INTO which tie ingredients we're placed ana me gas
conducted into hold by pipe We are pleased !" an
unrnc, that the chemical knowledge aud Ingenuity 81 h
Wliam. were entirely successful 10 exnpuislihg HE h
Lahv saving cargo worth IS 900, and the vessel
mich mast have been either sunk, or suffered 10
nnsum, Had il been sunk the addition Of water 10 the
Inns wand have burst schooner 10 pieces Norfolk