Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-19

mnney-old iltcpage tina, he going the mountain
nut goes in aEotic: ,r@c2n-look the road to JacHsI
Court House and al Mr. a. iuit.: atc3 his huree FOR
lhcr-liat night stays within ie" mics OF Jackson Cou
House
The above related circumstances being in evidence belo
the nnurst the rendered verdict that the deceased
murdered and robbed by William Patton alias William VIA
Ian On Tuesday morning the 26lh July Mr.. j. /. Ham
on Of this place, Joined by T. F. AulY started in pnfsu
OF the supposed murderer, vino win great diligence pei
severence traced Him from Jackson 10 Gilmer and through
Lewis upshur and Harrison. He Paon) sold his horse
nc then had gray stallion in Cla'ksbue, and gave bill
SALE signing h:2 sane NillaiN Patton Al fcertnan alf
Hamilton could ascertain Un., aDt CT The lta .loa,
he had taken. He 10 Cumberland, but Ending II
trace OF him ticrc, returned went 10 MO'9lnio@n Wash
nctnn and Brownsville. Pa and 10 Wheeling but net bcBs
able satisfactorily the course Patton had taken
returned .!Is place Sunday nigh, last AT all his stop
ping places EaDn e&iDa considerable sum oi money
--aiacd 5g-indGrcd freely in II, nor.
Ii appears that Patton went by a! Road from 'et
crman Wheeling AMI thence went b. steamboat 10 Gin
cinna for informed By the officers of The Salem
that arri.cd here Saturday last, who knew Patton well
that he came down the OAiO, was on board OF The Salem
paid his passage the mouth Of the Chic bal afterwards
took back the money aatng that he would ake boat 90
ing New Orleans aG he Gistea 10 go to atkaiSas Ghd
would save trnnshpReGt Cairo. This the last anhon
| TIC Information we have OF Patton.
We will give here description OF said Patton:
He is about n 20 years DID, about feet III inches
high made hair oil light sandy color irecked lace
eye teeth prominent teeth white Wien talking stlns and
shows his teeth. He has Il above the temple covered
by his hair his ran! m "aton Is printed on his lett
arm certainly, aGd Il may &c on tcth eng.
Nnrhu. has definitely ascGTtaned aboa The name
Of IN. deceased or the man tina. in company with
Patton the ih OF July 1t s supposed By some that his
John WorCy Any information on The subject may
be communicated tie AIor CT this paper.
TIE deceased hid very sne cound set OF ieeh-hair
5ack-a the distinct marks the remains exhibited
hGIluHh1 Republican.
VIRGINIA wuEaT-Thc Richmond Enquirer says;
"Nc regret learn that many farmers Viii sustain con-
siderable loss by damage which s wheat has sustain
ID from tie continued wet weather SiaCc harvest One
tenth OF The enre crop IN this part OF Virginia. !! IS est
ata5 will nc lost By sPToniing"
An! wonder all The mode OF harvesting In East
en- Virginia ncxcusaby careless. The wheat after be-
ng crairi and bound is merely PAT up in small Stoc and
there i for vcLs 10 "hdc the pcltngs Of the ptiless
stunts"So hat r.iny days :"i.Gw The Elr.
is often lis caSct.!c wheat s! S"r0u!; there l.
~ help The least that thrifty hrmcr viii DO 10
wait i,kinu his wheat crop IL 10 s.lci II neatly,
lnli lIfrsns sim, IN all cur per"grlnlil"ns through
rrnn yvani ana other STATES nor! ana east 81 Us we ne
.r shameful Of "oJ wheat a IN our recent
rp Characteristics Such doin9s should BE- r+ibrnei.-
.iiom4ngu!ii Mirror.
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE; HAILROAD,-lic
ynrhbrg Vlrnnian Wednesday states mat IN The thrc:
iay> preceding. fifteen gn'rr! passengers have travelled
over virginia and lumnrssrc RAJ! oat The receipts l"r
month 49, per cent more Than ;''y have been any
preceding month.
Mir Grnrrc Smart nf Wythc has been chosen member
If thr Board pi directors u The roIi.
GOOD SIZE FISi,-Gn Friday last two negro men,
while fishing dos H. Nauacond river inr do.i-h with
m,l hook and linz hung shark and after wny him for
some lime succeeded in catching Inn Il measured eight feet
in length II exhibited at oar Siliil IN Saturday II was
mater o wnm.er how So large ,h could r caught with
80 small Il hook and line Mans moaI Enquirer.
VIRGINIA lNyENTlON.-Am Among the Agricultural In.
elements ON exhibition lie Worlds Fur, is one by MI
SNYDER az Virginia. which, il Il prove az represented VIM
mike oue revolution method ui emitting and ;hrssi
in, uran |, i. called the "Farmcrs' Labor Saving Ma
chine and i: is inencd cut hrcs clean and bag the
WHEAT all at the same tire The one on exhibition is ol
pucr warranted to cut and bag ready Tor
market hundred bushels o! wheat per ia' al an EXPENSE
not ryc,eun live dollars This certainly quite an nvcn-
lion fpr obi Virginia. ii:rdy Wig.
WHITE SULPHUR SpRlNGS.-Thr number OF sisi
Tors at Springs has nov reached ioO-as many as
was before ihrrc- 10.
TIE CORN CROP We continue To have IN th+ sec.
lion the most delightful rcAer that has been cnJ'yri
FIR NJ my wears mast The gOwn u the corn crop ior the
last ,uah has succeeded any thing we have ever known
Indeed ,.,ariou every kind looks as well no" better
hln W. ever remember have il Al this season o the
year ID.
RJrCUlE COUNTY COURr-rhc August Term o.!
Richie County Court brl Tuesday asl. very afge
number u people in Attendance und nnch important
business was Transacted This being levy court There was
urncr,I oyr hauling Of accounts The following allow
anrrS made: Attorney Sl4' CicR, SluU; SheT' SO;
Jalor $40. Bouncs were prescribed as follows: on req
nys G24 cents old wolves, 50; young wolves, y d. ne
utt +, cd npnn February jun. Angus. and NuYrin' Tor
Quarterly Terms: February and JUNE Tor "fah" Jury ieis.
i>GrEcrEburg fI-cHe.
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUIClDE.-Las night. abon,
nine a. clock young married lady na"rd Bennett VIE 81
Sir Richard Bennett residing on Old street swallowed an
ounce auilnum tor the purpose, as We cal Q! destroy
ng life ~ ,,,,;,.
and Dudley being sent for, promptly in attendance
y The promp, administration oil powerful cmecs inc pa.
cn was caused up the dangerous drug and lnme-
dja;cy revived. About o'clock she was mucl better "
very prospcL, of recovery We have heard cause
assigned for the rash act Petersburg Express
THE ALUM SPRINGS The Rnckbritge Alum if no;
nov is in future de sincd be only The leading watering
r,cc of the mountains Of Virginia but IN tact the great mn
neral spring OF America We learn from me Wiley Star
that the the Spring last week rcached wv ana
eutllp nDt
number by tnis lime would have easily reached ouu
""'''''' y Valley Wig
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE Rail. ROAD.
Wednesday, additional section oil the virginia ana Zen
merry distance OF twelve miles was opened 6y the passage
Of train u cars over H.
The train left the depot in this city a. seven O'CLOCK VIII
,bou, one hundrcd passengers forty Of whom rot OF
NJ Bonsacks for the Springs At II O'clock j! reached the
Rio Snrinr iahest point 10 which The rals at pTesen
"a The entire distance from Ynchhurg 10 the Big Spring
:. miles j. securely and smoothly laid with heavy rail
having at convenient intervals large and du'ably built dc
no,s water stations &c The made At the Piedmon
Works in this city, of the most approved construction
ond The locomotives from the 1redegar Works in Richmond
a. mated alike Tor power and beauty OF workmanship
The country pad is one Of tie finest agricnlsnrn
districts HE State. The rcn and populons county
,rl rravsr-cd from East West and the entire lens ~
Of ,l,. Roanoke with broad bottoms and clovcrcli
fields Uuflvorablc the farming season has generally
trrI drought blight in this beautiful
and 'rI" county We saw nothing but vrrute and vital
Is every The RIue Ridge crossed Buoris GAP
hy 4 at u leet the mile tor lou! miles. The
ding we'll regulated that passenger seated in the car
j. enriy I'll the elevation which he i
r:.I IL making The summit Cut Of aOn twenty feet III
engaged in the Hncar,lcd the bones
.'n, and Discovers! cave, the dimensions vi ";c
remain unhnnw II found necessary 10 l 10 por
| ton Ol IT, IN nr,ier 10 lay the track.
The depot al the Big Spring is situated in beautiful gu
garmGrle grave the bank oil the Roanoke and within
hundred yards Of the spring, which is mol among IN
least Of the many natural curosties OF the State In Gil
CuaI basin of twenty thirty feet IN diameter III
ho- and bubbles up inInmeraole ltle JeS-Rcef
in. The ua,cl The bottom constant play ana hnnn
oil stream clear and pure winter air Inc supply
thns wonIi b. ample work mill with Two WHEELS
On the mar Gin Of The spring vein oi sulphur watt
h,- been discovered and separated from the other III
presence sulphur is papable 10 the smell and taste.
not impruhah thai further discoveries may lead vau
bic results in the production here of for hea
Prcparations arc being made learn for The
mpia,ion Of who may be attracted for health
| creation 10 This inviting place.
An abundant and excellent repas served in the depo
by the authorities of The rail road company their cues
and others who present on the arrival OF the
the company noticed besdes The President and sever
members ol the Directory the President o the James XIV
and Kanawha Canallhe Mayor and President OF our CT
councthe President Of the Exchange and Merchants hnh
Of Lynchburg aud representatives. oi the city press .
[Lynchburg pirginan Aug T.