Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-23
CITY NE W s.

THE GREAT RACE.-Tuesdly next is The day for the
great match race, the Fairfield course this city
between the Virginia horse Red-Eyc and the South Caro-
Una mare Nina The Of contestants have spared
no pains 10 have them IN the training and order for the
races ana me icns :" each confident Of victory. The
purse is SlUOOO side the defeat OF Nina
by kedEyc, last fall the ends of Nina appe,r o6dent
OF victory on the present occasion
INGuEST.-An inquest was held by Coroner Wicker,
yesterday the Public Warehouse upon the body o new
y born lemalr child white or very bright mualto found
in the CauaI.,s mother unknown. Verdict dealh from
causes unknown.
SPIRITED WOMAN-In the Mayors Court yeser-
day, Elzlhrth Smith, while who resides on ID
near Duva street. brought the bar charged upon The
oath of officer Wckes The Police with havng assaulted
coOred woman neiehbur WIN a stick OF wood with
crenng noise and disorder ncighborhuud and with
lsSuulting officer ". when he her She laid
violent hands on him. made her dog seize him. and caused
ms panaloons To be very bsdiy The officer
The impression thai Mrs ). spirit rappcr" her
breath strongly indicated IT, when came in contact with
nrr. oicer "; vas certainly in hard place: violent
woman and bulldog aiuul OF him and the same
time The lady went 10 JAIL in default security ior her
good behavior.
THE WEArH HER.-For The information of our friends
Al distance may be allowed that our city was
visited vcrerday with tine rain, which succeeded By
sni'en il NOT agreeable change in the tempsra
The trmomeer hanging al so The dav before took de-
storms and sudden changes generally lime
the sun crosses the dqueduci.
DEAFll-Phip T. Winston Esq old aud respecta-
Die citizen OF Hanover county tor years Clerk OF the
Courts Of that county died Monday last his residence
about four miles west Of the Court House.
SUElNG CONSlGNEES. The great quantity Of wheat
and Other produce pouring n'o"ur city Al present through
vessels by river and BY ra has
cases, produced much delay with ship
others in dischaging their carsocs In some instances
storage IN be lHd and other cases wanons
nj 10 b." readily obtained convey the pro.
ducc and goods from Tie several wharveS and depnI. We
have heard oi the dccnon Of vessels Rockets several
days bryond the ordinary llmr conscq Of causes
alluded IL" and this state 1T tln9s has induced some
icts al vessels 10 certain consignres damages
tanned by failure take their produce OF go"s from yes
seIs IN due Tune For hearing upon these actions the
Mayor held special session Of his Court yesterday What
was The result we did not learn.
a REQUEST.-WI some one a the many reporters OF
The lural ur The Richmond press kindness
IL give an item OF information as 10 The probable tine when
The work which la connect ihr James River and kanawhs
Canal with dc will br COM lelcd For several years
past have been constantly told by those "aurhorI
thu would certainly bc finished spring. and when
The spring would come and pass Then promised that
would positively be done by the tdH Now. we begin
feel anxiety on this subject and should like have
doubts solved whether there is the chance OF
connection being made this silt o doomsdayI Norfolk
iugns, Sept. Is.
wc have hand prepared for by neigh
hors Of the Times in their paper of The u instant which
The Ar.us must have ovrrluokcd 1t is follows:
THE SHIP LOCK Some complaints having been
made recently by the country press above and below tide
water relative the slow progress made in building the
ship lock The Richmond Dock, st:ucd down Ia the
the work pleasant afternoon since for The
pose Of noticing The progress made in construction of
his supendous work. We found that il progressing
slowly but satisfactorily The foundation walls,
psrc with granite l,urin., has been laid, and
Der Of Skinl masons steadily engaged III construct
the walls. OWN. the unavOrahle position n
The site, wUtkmrn encountered nnu.aal difficulty IN
curing foundations; aud tho volume water which
pass, through The lock- seriously Ictards the operations OF
The wurkren Five six powerful pumps, driven
hy steam engine, ouni inadequate exhaust the
Ter which accurnuulus The base of the lock The eroi
urrs however have by skill and assdully umphtd over
all obstacles and will be enabled during the coming fall
from Hood or llde We are thus enabled and
take great pleasure in mpar,ng the information To
country contemporaries above aud below tide water-ha
unless disaster occurs the ship LOCK VIII
he completed early in The ensuing Sprng-sGy by the md
. of AprlI al farhes The much desired DOCK ConnrS
lon will then become fixed iact; and only hope that
the great benefits anticipated by OF our more ardent
be realized For ourselves never hay
inu anticipated good from the construction OF hs
costly work shall therefore, be greatly dsapponi-
ed the conncxion proves les profitable Useful than
MANY even hereabous have been led 10 anticipate The
cynslru cion OF The Ship Lock- and the improvement ol
The Dock improvements however demanded by The m
,ascd and increasing OF The city, and will uti
tnatcly eimbu The James River and kanawha Company
handsomely.
3y the bye what has become Of the project OF erecting
wharves the Southern margin OF the Dock! The scheme
is au excellent one and ought 10 be carried out