Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-08
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last wrrk The largest and clips this county
sh'ft tne ago uhsold and held from ~ 90 Vi
lower grade Wool much has sold at generally in the
neish1orhood OF 60 cents per ib-lIreNs5urs Herald
WOOL GROWING IN FAuQuIER We are glad 10
arn Thar The fine flock "l M"rino sheep on the Lection
Forest farm Is likely 10 turn unt welt They have been
sicnrny week, and understand that the cip of
wool is abundant in quantity and admirable in quality
Piedmont Jhig
ARREST Isaac Martin who indicted at the Isst
March Of County Court for ieIoni'nsly having in
his thousand bank notes with intent
10 pass them arrested Tuesday night last his resi-
dence IN Harrison county by that active and intelligent Of
her Dr. HAWKINS and safely lodged IN Marion
" JAIL and will be examined before justice today
| Fuirmont True piryinidn
PENNSYLVANIA MARRIAGES Many Of onr cih
have from lime 10 time crossed the State line for me
purpose OF getting married. and there reason 10
prelend ihal the nuPIai knot always tied according
the form Of the Only this week. the clerk OF
County Court applied 10 by young gentleman for "a
pair license they popularity termed, defect
the marriage ceremony pretended 10 have been performed
two three weeks Tor him and his wife By i'm
pos'o rogue residing tine Pennsyv line Ii
said The fellow has since run of 10 parts unknown
F'airnont Firsiran
ASAD SPECTACLE Happening 10 be The depot on
Tuesday last, The passed through ths place going
eastward five CoRvcts their way Richmond
where they are TO be provided by Col Morgan with quar-
tcrs State They all handcuicd, ana the
handouts were attached To manaccs the ankles One 0
them is boy. apparently than sixteen
| teen years OF age.
We understand that three o the prisoners sentenced
for picking pockets in Wheeling during the rail road cce
b.a,ion last winter and that other have been
guilty OF similar crimes. Farmon: Republican.
| CLEVELAND Rail. ROAD.--rhe contractors have
broken ground al different points along The line OF the Wells
vile and Bridgeport extension OF the Cleveland Rail Road
and operations going rapidly circumstances will
allow The Wel!svc Patriot says that the Tor
:he bridge yellow Greek been commence and
tHa nry awarded Mr.. AcCoon=h $4,000 damages for
passing through small portion Of his premises Mr. Nc
lha Killed Just below NclIsylr last Wednesday
evening" by being c,pshed by heavy stone which he was
hauling The paper that operations going
on also on the Beaver extension OF The road and that viii
bc shortly advertised for letting There will shorty be an un
interrupted rail road from Pittsbug Cincinnati for the
most part along the OHIO Valley.
! GRASS HOPPERS.We lea from respectable source
tina. Gruss Hoppers have destroyed number o the
fields in Wythe County and have stripped the Wheat
many places entirely ol its blades. 1t is astons
ing see how numerous they are HWherWe Republican,
FARMS AND LOT SOLD The farm OF p. II. Rous-,
tying in Berkeley county lar from The Frederick ne,
and continuing 395 acres, was purchased by Dr. Coe o lie
ardslown Tor the sum ot $4,000. Mr. Rouss intends
moving 20 one Of the cities
farm of 200 acres, iew miles OF this place.
bought by Charles IL. Kitchen for S5UOO IL belonged 10
Neil Barnett.
was public auction Saturday week for The
cite of the New Methodist Church II knocked OF at
slO5 To A. Nuon II is one OF the most desirable siiua
lions Town and glad that IL has been secured ioI
the purpose named.I Winchester Republican,.
4 NEGRO KILLED An affair of anentabIe
sharac, tar occurred Gfeenvcw FuAvle Saturday
negro man, the property ol Mrs Hancock Lee ie-
Thomas Lec which resulted in the death OF the ncg" some
hours afterwards The young Immediately com
mitled prison. i'll this place where he ne" awaits ms tria
Uarren!On Wig.
FIRE-On Monday The eth ut about 10 O'Clock, A. M
The roof of the north wing of Mount Airy, Richmond Coun
y well known the residence VI VIM. h. layioe EsIr
vas discovered c fire All the iofrr o the plantation
vas in The fields OF which were more than
r,c miles Distant that vc;y little help could oc hai un
iii the building had been damaged to The amount o about
Sl500.
The lonr drought the nuwuntc heat aud strong breeze
prevailing time madn the roof nalable and az ,htre
fire in one Fireplace 1t Is not lmpIooane 'na' MT u
spark that chimney cause, the dsaS'cr NO 'nS"
| rance F'rcds sricsS6urg Herald
DROWNED. Daniel Payne who kept store at the lower
end of town. drowned Sunday evening last ID me
river In company with his boys lie went 10 battle. ihv
ing ,uIped oil lower wiIarf he remained ben" much
Longer than usual and rising called ia" help rms was
Afforded as speedily possible but itc' II was about
nyhlfal Payne had amasscd good deal "' money. IL
" N Fredericksburg Herald.
ACCIDENT ON THE RICHMOND AND PETERS.
| pIiRG "a AIIROAD-A serious accident happened ont The
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad about seven miles from
peesurs on Saturday morning which caused The delay "i
The Northern Mail here until about hall. past O'Clock We
learn that the Oft the track and regret 10 be Inform
rt that Mr. Stratton the Captain ri III" ain and two nr
grocs badly and that Mr. Sutton passenger was
slightly injured lf"'e"tSen'''
HARVESTING learn from our farmers that they VIII
their harvest The Short Creek tlls ana IN 's
r.oon generally next regret TO say that the most
favorable rcpors have yet heard represent that the crops
loan
= 49, IJheeiing Times.
HARVESTING OVER We believe that all our farmers
in this quarter finished harvesting last week. many OF 'he
IN the early part Those who were late Lost GOOD aca "'
wheat from its shacrlng, as II rpened WIN hh"oh'e" ''
piduy fredericksburg Herald
REMARKABLE CASE OF RESuSclrAIloN.-A
drew Ritter SON A. j. Ritter, youth u or i years on
in an epi!cpc fl, fell from log lnlo FIX f'er va mca
i. month On Friday last lie directly 10 the bottom
in deem wa where he remained from 10 to ~ minutes oc
fore ne was brought up ln fcw minutes nc recovered a.
from regular fit He had taken no water n.o lme ~ hss
Five minutes said be about as long rs person 10 nea
under water any probable chance oi being
| restored 10 animation kanarha Republican.
MELANCHOLY CASUALTY Monday nigh! was M
uuly q chapter OF accidents i'll our community AS 'no
steamer Scden arrived al The wharf at qAc a.c % ~"
her return frcm Old Point, with large pleasure parry o"
m rsons on leaving the boat owing to me caceeulns %
moss of me hour walked oycrboar and we reete ~ no
an. uC thrm Mr. Mcruk tailor, from Warrenton, Notsh
Carolina was drowned We understand mere were no sn
on the wharf 10 The traveller in his course u So ee
is a most cupabe neglect some"here- l.'oTlO'" 's
hocEino affray occurred on Monday night in Rhea's
Lime between George J. Churchwood ship carpenter anu
William S,ars butcher, which resulted IN the imhenloe
,h ~ Tho former and the if dangerous wound
inn nj Scats Ii il said that utter angry words te
deceased drew revolver and fired al SeaTs twice each a,5
charge of the pistol taking effect he then drew ia!Re
knife which wresed from his hands oy ms ah'aeos
who stabbed him four times win the weapon one u m
weI aimed hrusts penetrating his heart Chhch""ou zen
and in few minutes expired on lie sl'' 'ehIia me- 49, 49,
.ved 10 his residence severely thonsh not n"ra'y nu
D1cors Tunstall and iqeing- called In To aomnst
10 him, and, learn. succe.'rn IN "N',".,"s ,s ' ~
Yhich were lodged in his body NorIo!H dTgus
injury TO THE CROPSThe Dansile Na aeRis
o Saturday represents the crops OF tobacco ana oats
,hat rpuion as having been most seriously lhureu oy w
,ouuhI Al no time ,r many years say mas tne pros
pcc for these crOps been gloomy ana oiscoh'u2ne
~ We learn that a young lady attempted 10 commit
.uI. on Tuesday week by pnngins INTO inc iVef rom
nn f ,ur docks She saved by the intrepid conduc'
NJ voung gentleman passing the spot WI" jumped hto 'e
river and sa YEA her "atefy grave iterdndrd ie
s-aT e. Atkinson, Esq is appointed che' engineer u
,h y,ension of the Orange and Alexandra road rom "o
donsyle TO Lynchbug, and "a. W Vandeefit Esq Is re
I,ned az chief engineer the "Western section eatue
from Cupeper e. H. GordonsVlls, in connection wa" '
genera supsrntending OF The road
~ Jacques and wife, indicted al ClarSseu!e' r
two wears ago arson, have been acqueu 80 we t;,
hos created considerable stir in that region anu w.
was received with surprise He was once r'""' s'' ~
sentenced to the Pcnennry Tor three years
IRON The ls, Of September the vote Q! .nG peoPe P p "
a,s,a county Va is taken on Inc proPtley p su
crhnu fnry thousand dollars 10 the virginia Nco'fa N''
road. t.,oo ,,oo,;,u n
u|I eIohn D Alexander of Campoel county, va "e
W. WI Surnh,,y 'um - =, an average Of s25 80 per c~t
-. . ,,cul,ural Society is being organized In MA