Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-10-28
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ar Inc Methodist chaich In Char!asown in blasting rock
ere at dinner, several little b0ys-two them Of
lf !Gcob t an Of Jefferson county, tho OF MT.
William l. Mcdonald, ami coo:Cd boy-armped 10 put
Of blast in small hole OF rork Wills. thus engaged
the corcd hoy applied coal re which comm uncaiing
with powder III Reg an explosion ensued nuring the bcys
severely The hes contained about four pounds powder
Other boys by tut escaped without any injury
although fragments o keg in every dcc
lion Medical aid was soon given but three OF the boys
were suffering very much
! THE TRADE or RICHHOND.-D During short visi;
recently made 70 me city Of Richmond, were greatly
soTrrisr HE o wholesale business carFict
with the country merchants of Elrani and Noth Carolina
We under The impression most II not all OF
country machans purchased the gcr portion OF their
stock III Balnorc Philadelphia ani New urs but in pass
Ing down Peal SIfce III Richnoni we saw 81 once from
piles of boxes which crowded the rhlt Richmond
beginning 10 tho advantages :" The conntry trade
As so le s"ctn interest III tl!' prosperity ol llehhoha
10 warrant IN bens le nuis.tIve passed through
several Of the large wholesale in each Of which wn
Informed that their business this fall exceeded by one
lilrd The business u last dl In merchants
"h" had been Moth end after examining the stock Of
goods had returned 10 make thrr purchases in Richmond
satisfied tha, their wants conit c suppcd upon good i
better thin offered farther North. Char
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STATE AGRICULTURAL FAiR.-We believe every
raiifoad IN Virginia within Tho vicinity oi Richmond except
one have decided ~ pass members Of the Stale Agricultural
Society and from The Fair free of charge. Oar friend
ar Bird OF the Petersburg and Roanoke, has an advertise
ent in this mornings Issue, olrring 10 doa c more how
ever ,no {" his c"nnecs lie Is more gallant although
married. Than all The rest for he proposes not only 10 laEe
the members Of the Socty, hnt epes and daughters
also LADIES' recoiec Persuade y"a husbands and
fathers nicmbrrs they have already done so
ard let the Souslje section ii Virginia be well r'pIsent
ed al his exhibition TIE recent State Fair AT Raleigh e."
rived s a, interest rom The presence large number
OF Cardinals daughters. Ptfcr5"rg EIprf.S.
SNOW IN AUGUSrA.--A correspondent of the Dis
patch date OF SauntOn Oct "a says: II arrived here
aiou 10 o'clock ist night The weather agreeable NJ
I'll we crossed the mountains when decided
change the atmosphere. The breeze which cncoun-
tered he mountain top was very cminous OF snow Be-
iole reached Saunton there fall Of fine rain
This morning found il 9nowng very rapidly and before II
o'clock the ground covered the depth OF l. or 10
inches The foliage having fallen from the trees, there
large quantity ol retained by II, and the trees
heavily laden that the limbs were broken down IN
ali drrc'Gns and The roads were very much cbsuced by
them. The occurrence of snow storm at so carly pc
Very here, and The old people expect scTeIo
winter"
UNUSUAL. MIGRATION. We have told by
u ana reliable citizen o l"wsbug. thai Two young men.
viGg IN Monroe "enf The 'ieenhIler nf counted on aa
uday 2lth Seprber G5 large hawks, NIL IN one drove
Sunday, .ah September los Tying due South
Oar informant r.ads sight VI many hawks 10 d'o'es
as remarkable circumstance, and "a 0mlneus OF
something is occurrence 10 see more Than Two
Of This kind together al any one time As tor ourselves VIC
have not sufficient acquaintance win uis species oi hc
lIrc IlLc satisfactorily ioi eleat ana IN
usual nnmhcr hrng together; therefore wc merely
publish hrem old 10 n5, md leave tho
task rcconcng This extraordinary freak ol Tie ha"ls 70
their usual known custom, nnturasts. who have
more familiarity with their peculiar habits.- Ler'soErs
Chronicle
AT Dennisvc Amelia county, Va, on he 10Th instant
John Lynch old blacksmith of that place. shot ser
vall Girl his uwn killing her dead Ii Is supposed that
he the lime abulng under mental aoerTaiion rom
elect O drinking. There beng no jan III Tue C"h}
o Amelia Constable Graves conveyed lynch 10 ro"haa'
county for confinement
SALE OF I.OrS.-lhe sale Of lots BY J. T. Iemonc
& Sons belonging the estate Of Robert Boiling, deceased
The Detachable Heights took place yesterday 10 CONFORM
ty win The advertisement. There wns tair number OF hl
ders present. and the property brought from 20 cts so "a u
cs per foot As these lots lay al The OUTSKIRTS OF inc
cy considerable distance from business points the
prices may considered very good There were % lots
all of which we're Knocked of i Petersburg inteAgtHctr
The fredericksburg Herald Fisher the man 'sho
shot Dr Warting Tapplhannock without ptayocatton 10
s in the custody OF the proper authorities the 'ndena
though has been rcptessed so that u IL no pro"
bibe Ly uch will be exercised We understand mat
warrant Issued for tie conmtta o! ishe Oh
account his threats al the time he hired on ihe pf ae
shot he drove 10 town. where he survived some
| tour hours.
Messrs W. & Brady Of Ohio county Va, shipped from
Wheeling Friday, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
three finest French Meno bucks, and 'hee ewes
for exhibition The Mary land and virginia Stac rats
Among them The celebrated Gilbert bu'k which E"s 80
often the rs premiums, and Tor which, " DO ealh:
81 900 offered and refused at the Pennsylvania state
Fair The clip OF this one buck alone last Aprl, "as 'lS
pounds.
The Charlottesville Advocate saIea, what we known 70
be fact that merchants North this Fall, after
examining stock Of goods returned TO make ihrr pu
chases Richmond being satisfied that th''r wants "ou
be supped upon good not better tcrme than were Oh
fered farther Notlh.- [RichmOnd Wig
We ara sorry to learn of the death Of Lent. "m. H. ~
le Of The u SArmy, DAY or Two age Of Mooaawn ao 10
Prince William county. Lent. Tyler had seen much Ger
vice md distinguished himself in The Nj can waf he
was son of Judge Tyler Of Fauque AleTdndia Scnst'
mel.
MANASSAS GAP Rail, R0AD,-'lhe Stockholders Of
his rusd ha ', autoisred te President and Directors 10
horw the sum OF 5000 000 issues The bonds OF tho
Company payment thereof win interest," at the ra'c VI
six per cent payable semi annually The said oonos 10 %
Maid In twenty years less time Authority ID also given
10 such mortgage on the property OF .he COMPANY
as may necessary secure The payment oil 'he amount
| borrowed.
/ ACClDENT-Mr George Davis of Carroll county va,
with his vile and child whlst riding In carriage, were
nrecipnled Tuesday last, down Pfcc'pce al lcu"r
Nls turning complete somerset INTO inc rocky bahch OF
u beIw under bridge and strange 10 say mono OF me
persons were fatally lnaled though ms carriage was
smashed pieces aud the horse vas slightly ia'neh
| HIGH STREET ~ L. CHURCH. During III" recent
revival this Church. which We norcd from mo 10 hmo
in oar paper eighty persons rfoessed conversion VI ms
nnni6c ilty 81, united with ito Chi;ch al "ch MY 'h
lanrd pahr Of great price ohes on account ol 'aH'
ly r. have jjiucd The Protestant Episcopal balet ana
feria churches Tie congregations were large. Sc
rous snd respectful Petersburg Express
! The Rev TIberus q Jones' Pastor OF the Frecmason
,crl B4ptst Church. Norfolk has been elected President
If Wake Forest College North Carolina This Is On excel
Lent appointment Mr.. J. is man OF rare ebll'y or,
liant orator. profound thinker, extensively rean yc OF
more originality Of mind Than one in len thousand ING
College las thus been successful They are 10" ols'n2
far II we understand an ample endowment and under uio
Presidency of Mr. Jones predict for II eorione iurre
| Hy the way is knowG hi he will accept ocvcfa
calls have recently been offered him. which he mas mas oeehsd
/
| viii be crea loss thai city i Portsmouth GLOBE
MONROE CIRCUIT COUEr.-We learn that Mr. oa-
mlc Fox Of lh,s county, VINO &as aresieu ABOUT yc'
ago upon charge OF passing counterfeit money 10 ai"
ynunarily made appearance in Union on Monday "cE
and surrendered himself 10 the Shcli OF Monroc i's ~
;nes will mol suhc tom hls uoh'nppeaance oe'oe VIZ
.oer,sl court hell ty Judge Bailey, 10 July last.
The Common eath being prepared to go lns"u'
Mr. Fox was held hail in the Of Il 600 10 app on a.
Inc next term OF tic counl Lt1s5urg Chronicle o ~
i MURDER-A negro belonging 10 M - s.I ~ ~
Amhcist county, Tuesday last in drunken l, '
sam, slave Of Maj john b. POngne oil ms coans
/ IL nppears that they gambling on o'a.n !"
i North River tho house Of 1hos Sags ,'oT
lew minutes after the sia5bing tho En!e having peneacu
The heart The murderer arrested dnu o , ~ On
lodged 10 The Jail in this Lexington oa4Se' oe ~
= oiycs 10 ,e,suro 10 be 5e 10 s;es lhet the cvcTs
~ gives Us elsu' esh.r diseases wih prevailed
hoah 10 .so1 ss nnd s s cao sI
apps a 80 hn Misunderstanding red upon Inc checks
OF omr mrI ecucrally[ Hardy Hhis oc ~,
Thomas s. Bococ Esq and LADY arrived 10 ss c
fiuaf fH p Flood Esa by The Saunders Brass Band,