Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-16
NUMBER 80.
ST A TIE Ne w s.

We rsrn omu passenger who down in The cara.
| that Commander A. c. San hrer, u 5. N, died the
while sulphur Springs Warrenon Sunday ael, of
aphplrAy Alexandria Ga scHe.
ROANOKE RlfER-rhe rains Of Friday and Saturday
last, caused considerable ia the walters OF Roanoke
river Several old citizens live along its banks say
that II was higher tlnn II has been twenty wears The
damage SUSTAINED was heavy as expected Some
te injury the crops and fences about ALL except the
damage The Rail Road which than reportec
The track for short distance above town was washed
away and the eubnnkments along the edge river
ceived slight injuries. The cars were detained depot
for several days onythey making regular trips
Big Spring lurmrry.-l Roanoke Beacon
We had The pleasure Of meeting few days ago with Al
fred L. Rives, Esq Of Virginia, who has recently returned
from France where he has been sonurnng for the last
three years purpose completing his education
as civil engineer lie present engaged in collecting
The rail road statistics o the United States for the use OF
The French Government :ilerandr'a Standard
We understand that Thursday last VIM. Gusts Of Cul.
pcper county, potractcd meeting. shot named
Frederick Brown through The head Az e explosion Of the
pistol Brown fell dead. There difficulty between
them, the origin OF which have not been accurately
iuformrd.- alexandria Standard.
THE FRESll-The rains of last week raised Dan River
height il has reached In several years Ii
It's highest point On Sunday night from which time il
meuccd rapidly suhSidng The injury done The along
the Dan has doubtless been considerable but That upon its
uibular Shas been much greater What may be The es
OF Me damage unable 10 say but from The
quantity vi dItwood watcmcions and pumpkins which
toaed down, the crops must have suffered materially.
lDanrHe Republican,
SINGULAR CASE OF SOMNOLENCY-A most sin
gular somnOcncy has engaged the attention OF several
{" physicians for the last twelve days Miss Ara
minta daughter OF Mr. Fielding s. Ragan of Harrlsonburg
Va aged about IA years. without complaining at all ot be-
ing sick went TO sleep the 3ls ul and has continued n
that uatiun with scarcely any inernissUn since
The Register she has nothing q" consequence
since The appalling slupor came her
spoken but twice she wen, Sleep Oace
The first day she taken, aniIutpn seemed entirely sns
pendcd II is with extreme difficulty she be aroused
her friends and acquaintance although The power OF speech
sct 10 be destroyed.
She occasionally labos under high fever and sometimes
though sG great pain; but u attempts
the Of her illness and OF her supor have
proved iruiless Her ysicans or knew ol
such case and are Of CouIsc utterly loss TO prescribe
remedy The is u singular and distressing one,
and has excited the sympathy OF all who acquainted
with the worthy family in which it has occurred.
Rockingham Register.
THE CIRCUIT COURT Commenced its FA session
on Monday last, Judge Camden presiding. number ol
lawyers present from The adjoining countless all rendy
To do their best clients and OF confident ol
The Court has been and Will be for The
mander OF the week. engaged in criminal cases Han.
c!!arget with committing felony on tie house oi John l.
Gather of this county tried found guilty. and his term
imprisonment IN the Penitentiary fixed at Two years
Fisk tried for being engaged III the robbery OF the Luzad
der sisters tried and found .nty and his term OF i'm
psunmenl in the Pencnary liked al three years The
trial Of Boyd for The offence was progressing at The
hour Of going press We shall give more full account
Of the proceedings of The Court next week.
EruntytOrn Gazette.
ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL On Saturday last while
engaged in white washing The cells OF The jail IN
this place removed the coats hats &c. of the ph
soncrs The pins in the wall ruhcr open looking place
lead 10 further inveslga which proved that The mortar
had been picked all around OF the large hewed stones
which compose The wall The coats &c. had been hune
over the ,eork hide The cell well reviewed und
on taking apart the bed csc square %ooi-suw, AMI
case knife found between he bed ticks The prisoners
of course did not know how they came there but haa
they NOT discovered there wond doubtless not
so much business before the Court this week
GPruntytorn Gd:eHe.
"THOSE WHOM THE GODS HAVE JOINED TO,
GErIIER &c."-A fai,h!ess wife, young beautiful ana
rt our city short time since with gay Lohao ior New
York there take passage for California Tor the purpose
Of ENJOYING unincrrupedy their golden hours on the far
distant shores the Pacific They embarked from that
pn on 5ll in the Georgia. but the taes seemed deter
mined against The realZ 0n Of their dreams The steamer
gale when but day or two at sea, aud
driven by of weather TO our Dor Saturday even
nr where the a fair and her paranor lad 10 encoun-
dreadful Than the Unr they had just escaped
But we draw the veil the that ens,ed we can
not look upon such exhibitions OF human grici and human
weakness with compJsnre haye we any taste or lhe
dcscrip.ion.-[ Norfolk Argus
THE GEORGIA.--We understand that the steamship
Crescent Cily left New York Sunday afternoon, n
o. lock or this port tnke and mails oi Inc
steamer Georgia. Navy Bay The g. VIII leave 10 MOI.
row morning New York She continues TO leak badly
but is keep free by Of her steam pumps.
!NorioM Beacon.