Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-12
STATE AFFAIRS.

STATE AFFAIRS.
CrRcrr CorRr.-Thc Fall Term of the Circuit, Cur, Of
ns county commenced It's session on Monday last Judge
IiImer presiding This Is the first Court held by The new
Judge but the prompt and business like manner in which
he has begun the discharge of his grave responsible
duties shou serve at once to satisfy the people that
their highest expectations will be fully realized Judge
Gmer Is man OF hale and vigorous constitution
OF any amount OF labor add endurance, and withal re-
markaey energetic aud industrious Besides he possess
ed OF great hrnneSs and independence character
puous and conscientious to fault and will five mistake
not pursue the plain aud open path Of duty without re-
gard consequences.
The Grand Jury was in session two days and made We
learn, hiteen or twenty presentments mostly for selling
liquor without license. We stepped into the Court House
ON Tuesday evening. and the Commonwealth docket
seemed to be the great object of interest and was being
DISPOSED of wha sort Of noseless rapidy truly alarming
to sporting gentry in general and to a few not a thou
sand miles Oh, in particular The Court Bar and a cou
pie oil ues we've intensely busy with pesentments against
divers individuals for playing and betting at game called
Pharo. Some 81 the parties defended themselves in
person ana thrU' hall score Of counsel with great
pertnacy aud distinguished spunk but truth compels
Us TO say, VITA Immensely poor success. The iuries
seemed 10 be raIenous and found them guilty somewhat
faster than couple of clerks could write the yerdcts
One of the parties in particular who had struggled man.
fully in his own behalf and failed, excited our sympatbies
10 most distressing pitch. When he seemed to feel that
all lost he looked the very person6cation of
tence smiling grief The last glimpse We cot of him
shall never brcet As the Jury with -he vcr., ~
hand, in a door, he vanished tbnouvh apo,bar
muttcrng, as it dream something about eopper;,, -
We Instantly bhought us OF Scripture and concluded
That the way the 'ransGressor is hard-LiBerty Se-
Gnsi, Sept. ..
FrDEuL Corr met yesterday, the grand iurv WAS ON.
panneed and as before it questions under the new
steamboat law The following civil business was disposed
of.
Benjamin Johnston John Hunter heirs writ of right
continued by defendant
Stewart, Cut. and wife vs.. MMilAu & Burnes, writ of
right, CONTINUED by plaintiff.
Same vs.. ". ~ !, T. Hill.
- aud NJ Nicholas v, Isaac Fl h, writ Of right disms-
sed. agreed.
George Fox ". A. J. Calvert and others. eiee,,nep,
Judgment bv defendant.
John Wax Co., W. s & Il. Reed and others in Chan.
Gerry, decree by confession.
Oiher cHss called and passed for future action
The grand any adjourned in the afternoon to
today Ii expected that the of Nichols vs. Crow
writ al RICH. will be taken up to-day Thcelng Int
sept. S.
SINGULAR FREAk or A HoRsE-A stranger Iivinr about
forty miles from the city and who had stayed out the NOR
ming Yesterday 70 get sight at the cars
rhcrg his lie TO the qualification of his curiosity lie
rode down the depot, directly after dinner and a. soon
the surprised animal saw the locomotive advancing A.
mad buffalo in the distance; he threw up his head and
commenced paving As il neired him he bore hard on
the Bit became unnlnageahc and unlike other horses ia
similar priclneni, jumped upon the track IL COM
petcy iacinatSi, and struggled TO galop of meet it
By-ihnfrrs lent their assistance and by main DRAG
gcd i'm iToI0 lis pcrilous position moment later and
both horse ard rider wOuld have inevitably been crushed
A LARGE CALT-Mr. Michael Collision. near this pI,,c
Cu'chefed ON thursday last, calf only months old
and which never eat anything but grass aud milk which
weighed 2l5 lbs Nett Can Monroe, any other county
beat this:-LspisJag Chronicle, SPIT s.
LAYING A corner SroxE-The LAYING of the corner
stone OF the Methodist Episcopal Church in course of
construction III THIS town, viii take place "Wednesday
Me 2lSi n'si., with Masonic ceremonies. The ~ W. g.
NJ. OF the STATE, nuuj r. Hunter is exuected TO b, pre-
sent and oicatc on the occasion. Rev. j. McKenlree
Reey, of Baltimore has accepted the invitation to dely
er the address on that day Win. Rep. Sept 9.
RicHGoND AND PETERSBURG RAILRoAD.-A large frceis
now employed this road in reaying the track with rev
and heavy rails Something Ike two miles of track bav.
already been Laid and far as completed the work has
been thoroughly executed Iron il being manuisctu
red IN R'chmond for the whole route, and when finished
TIE time between this city and Richmond will be essen
Py ies'ened lnd the capabilities Of the road very mate
rally increased.-Py;,rsourg Express, Sept. 10Th
EKEcrTioS-We understand the three negro men con
yced not long since by the County Court Of Sussex Of the
murder Of NJ Henry Bisongs little son. and attempt
10 murder Mr. H. we're executed at Sussex Courthouse
yesterday large number OF persons witnessed the exc
cnon but va were unable 10 ascertain further parcu-
lIrs.-l5
PERUyAs GgASo APPLIED TO CorroS.-A eommunica.
ton ~ the southern igT'eituTists, from 6f. Dintzcr
oil St Matthew, de,rycs the attention of the farming
community TIL, gentleman sOwel field Of lively san.
ny' lorg leaf pine land' with mixture Of guauo aud
sInd excepting in thc centre Of the field and
planted his cotton n chops a foot apar: In due
season the Cotton carefully gathered aud the ungua
hoei acre vas '1IHd - have produced hundred and
thirtyhvc pounds D seed cotton while the part to which
tie manure had been applied averaged five hundred AMI
eshty-onc pounds, valued az sl25i. lie estimates the
cost Of the applied 20 per acre aud thus he has
IeaAsl hel gain vi .Goi, besides having his land i'm
proved.
We heard old minister say that bibles and qua
90 were the nope OF virginia. lie wa, aud donbtsss j.
now pressing hsAliiyry the importance Of the for
eii let Us urge upon she confederation Of farmer the
advantages Cd tie ht.er.-PeisrsJUg Dcnocr1:.
The Court Tuesday dismissed the case Of Nugent who
was supposed 10 be in the robbery Of Yowes
-LcxtHg'OH GHzsfis, S,yi Sh.
Our County Court Monday took UP the case Of r. D.
No"cs :or tue shooting Of Patrick layo The evidences
Nss 81 such Character u induce the Court 10 send
RAILROAD MElusG.-Thcrc will be a meeting Of the
county 90 she Court iiIuss Monday the l2u inst 10
agatc Tie question oi connecting the town Of stanton
and salem by l!aloai.--B.
GEovru of Inz CirT--We do rot rccollcst ever hay.
ing sees t"icu.r5 and a kinds Of mechanics in greater
demand here than they nov Ncg buildings are 90
ns up 100 'H direction s. onI Old ones bUrs iepaircj
cnlaie -4 oaI bsaplG.d
JuIias ron the uunbsrof houses now in progres, o
erection, G. s,r With tbOsc rui up ce s 90 we oulI
climate o. .,5.l.. ol our population at 500 a, Io,s
tHce ttc iat Csrsua, vhfn DO neatly l5UlO From
present ui. ton ,lui under c prospective rn Isnc.s o
tte SOUTH SIDE kiiusd aud tie plalk Roads when they
sl Dr. hIi.H'd, NC bd Lur 20 exceed tis ratio Of iu
crease 81 TIE -t tfco yeifs NDiwifhsauiirt the many
ip4.0- which have been Luiit in tlat time CO., demand T.
HuI greater ihu to supply, aud u Take o. will con
inHe o. bo uH Tor cpu- fable series of years 10
come.-l,.'irbuig Int, sept ..