Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-02
TIE MS.

PURCHASE OF GOLD MINES IN vA.-.It is stated
na John ~ Wycko President of the Hanover Fire Insu
rance Company OF New YORK, and P. G. Gardiner Esq.,
and pa'enIec OF the celebrated and
bearing his name ha yc recently purchased
an IN fau4ler County, Virginia Of 500 arres having up
on II OF tie richest gold mines in lhe State There
have been already thirteen distinct and s.narare
veins OF quartz upon The iarn either OF which will
two and hall miles IN running extent rom one of these
VEINS which measures from fifteen twenty feel in width
a The surface Of The ground bushels of ore vera
lately taken and carried New York an on Tuesday
last the puverizn and amaigamard in the pres-
ence OF number of gentlemen. The result yielded S52 50
IN fine gold.
| SUDDEN DEArIi.-Nimrod +. Garrison young man
from tecortown Fauquer county, Va arrived in city
IN The Saturday afternoon lran the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad aud stopped al the Sptgg House lie complained
OF 2eng unwrlI ON his arrival and in The night taken
seriously sick and died Sunday about O'clock His dis
ease was pronounced bilious chnlic.
bis friends and relatives Flrqucr may rest assured
that though he stricken down among strangers every
thing was done for him which tn .,and of sympathy could
10 The efforts ii the hrst pin aud The kind
ton OF The Messrs larna were unaYains His remains
were inferred IN the City Cemetery.
L'Iheeling InteAigencer, Aug 23d
COPPER IN NELSON COUNTY Waive have be
tore fine specimen OF copper recently taken from
mine discovered short time The secondary range of
the Blue Ridge Mountains. III Nelson county This State
near the head o RockSh Valley miles BrooksviIIe
and %enty live from this place. Dr. trasty OF Grange and
Mr. Allen who own this property have, we informed,
hands nj The mines raising They have gone down upon
Tie vein some fifteen twenty feet with decided improve
meht ln llallly the There been
cut across HE vein eight ice but the vein is OF unknown
width The which have is principally The ye
low anh purple suphurac o copper very rich appear
incG- Charlottesville Adroclte
EXTENSION OF THE ORANGE AND AIEXAN.
DRIA RAILROAD To LYNcliBURG We understand
from the reliable authority, that The uesates the
county a! Amiers have been summoned the
"l he County Court !r he purpose Of considering the pro-
prlcIy OF submitting 10 the people The question OF county
subscription 10 the Omnae and Alexandra Railroad
tension. Ii is confidently thought hy informant that
the sum OF fifty thousand dollars will hr appropriated BY The
public spirited citizens o Amherst II other counties and
cities Interested in the work do ~ WE'LL The conncxion be-
tween GprdOnsvilc and ynchburs may be looked upon
fixed fact We earnestly hope that such may be the
Aierandril Standard
DISTRESSING ACClDENT--We learn Tint F. Pc
cr, Esq, esteemed fellow terribly injured,
lhs morning, by The falling OF large g his legs.
o which was broken III two three places The frac
reduced by DR. Bluur but fears entertained
That an anpuatlon VIII be EccrsJary. Norfolk Ners.
DEATH Or JOHN PETTY II is with regret that We
announce the death 81 John Pguy Esq. He died on Sun
day, last his residence krmpsve Piincrss Anne
~ alter short illness Nj. prily one OF The most Cd
Unable gentlemen with whom acquainted, and was
nuch espeched by all hs c"n:tymen. He of the
members the late State Convention revise the COnsti
tuition OF Virginia itum this district MF /. married an
unable Lady OF Richmond, who survives nm with Two
cirkiren TO mourn their irreparahlc loss
Tie funeral will ukc place al O'Clock this morning. after
which his rcnaine will BE- brought 10 This Tor ntement
ia Elmwood Cemetery. They viii arrive the Draw
Bridge between p and o'clock NOrtoL. Beacon.
prot Henry 81. George Tucker o ,hr University,
this State. about tD publish history nl lhe United
States"
We lind The foregoing paragraph three OF The Richmond
papers ul Saturday last. We know who originally
penned it, but know Thai il full ol bIunders. ln
first place Prot. Henry ST. George fucker OF the Uni
vrsy died several years since after having filled the Of
icrs of Member Congress and President ui the Su-
prclne Court Of Apprals with credit and distinction His
pofrssOrship the University was that ot the Law,
which he resigned year OF ~" peymns 10 his death Dr
David Il Tucker, Professor 10 the Rcin"nd Medical Col
ege John R. Tucker recently cctor on The Democratic
Electoral Ticket Ylrunn Beverly Tucker proprietor the
,r,hunino Wushi"Srun Sentinel aud 81. George Tucker
r,k of i rouse o Delegates his Judge Henry
~ ,.orge Tucker brother Beverly Tucker
al William anf Mary Colleges nnd halt brother OF John Kan
'orp' n, W ~ - now no Professor oi ~" -, ,,;
the United States alluded o III lhe paragraph aoVSe %
about to appear George Tucker, E>l formerly ffoessol
,f Moral Philosophy in University which post ne
;esnned in lS45 He already known as an au'nor ny
his life of Jttlsrson and several works on Political tcoho
"'' fPcter<burg Express
A FREE FIGHT.
The following a description OF tree hight IN western
Virginia As related by ni the eyc~lthtsses lhefe
Promising that there but man Struck, III answer "
an inerrOgaory 10 who he was. thr nafa'o tepee
e" reckon Inc was from low down Guyan somewhat Ies
as they war Jawin chap rode up on clay oanh hosa
reckin he was Messenger stock, scOwsin anemn eee
mite blind o'bolh eyesa pecrl looking chap enough an
when he got the place, he Is TINS Tree
mn they loIe him wor well, says hc gitting OH an
irchinu his old clay bank swinging limo count me !"
10 hadn more got aore some one iecEea hln'
ck an' c drapt He riZ dreckly with some dcthuy an
es he zig this free fight? an they toc him arr We'll
zoe hc unhilchn his noss and putting his left leg over he
l,ck leather count me outr an then he niarVelled