Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-16

rIpcJrIy, CONFEDERATION COUNTY.-I'he Cir vi
court will commence its fall session oi 's county on ."n
,v hr 18Th instant and will continue in session nonu
thre weeks being about Mree hundre" causes lo
tflul.
Stump Hill farm 81 acres In Fairfax county near IN
cal Seminary has been sold 10 BISHOP johns, !"
Il slO We learn thai Bishop Johns intends ouhiln9 re
~ Alexandria TIA seize
Wu,d.rsnu thai one thousand dollars were stolen ia
or ,vo since 10y negro from The store OF MI Richardson
Ba,bamsyiIc in HE Iower part Of New Kent county; On
Mr. r. was fortunate as Il, lind the Whole oil H. III so
"'e'" : nav williamsburg Va) Ga:ete.
"yIRGINIA CITIES "--Viyginia must in time be arous
ed to- the importance developing her own resources espe
ciay those which she possesses for manufacturing iie
agricultural interest, a being rapidly improved particular
~ those portions Of the Stale where tne exhausted iano
adapted To the OF guanO. The WHO'S Oh me "es' a
being reclaimed and made 10 minister to Tile wants VI d
As Stale possess all the requisites tor making US pros
porous and wealthy And while our neShbors Oh tue 'ae}
and Eastern Virginia Gull attention TO her ports ana manu-
features OF cotton yarns would call attention 10 our
A. MACE in which can be obtained various articles which
are manufactured here 10 The quality oi nails and rof
manufactured various works exceed by non'
in the country Our glass factories have desevedy obtained
high reputation in the South and West, our paper mills
mills undries &c, are all IN hhurlslins condition
We expect do part when lhr brighter day da%ns ans
our tcupe begin look their nteest We place
these remarks connection with those ot the Stanton
Messenger published last week IN The knqner) IN odr
that rcconnting and interests which are l
be encouraged, very important department may mol De
uvrrlnoked.-I Wheeling Argus.
CAST IRON BRIDGE "A large force of wurkmen, I'M
der the superintendent o Mr. NJ Comas have commenced The
erection u Tie bcs bridge Wheeling creek Tor TIT
accommodation The Baltimore and Ohih railroad tracks
The castings made NJ Sweenys Wheeling Foundry
and fitted up by j. Moore Co.. and Tor iassIve strength
well artistic beauty give great credit 10 Wheeling me
chanics.- theGHng 1rsns.
CONVICTION AND ONO RAIL ROAD.
The thriy.sx miles Of The road under grade-conracis,
the Big Sandy and the kanawhB, are now pepar
my lu the rails with zeal that argues an early conp'
linn rh. Charleston Republican speaks in the h.l 81
terms n The zeal al the contractors in pnshng forward Their
work
Dr. Graham passed through hia village last week
tour OF the end vi the road. His
may cheer but cannot accelerate The enthusiasm win
which the work taken up and thus lar has gone on
We Glad him, however, faithfully dsctIarglns
the duties {" his Office and predict general popularity
for him all parties His course, thus lar at least, an
gGrs The fullest measure Of our prediction
rhc survey o. The Meadow River Route is now soing for
war with energy; but nothing Is yet seen TO warrant an
opinion Ia the ultimate failure of the enter
prise. The rnginecs however have become convinced "l
he imprac'clbiy Of crossing Tie Aeghany BY going up
Uss Creek and HENCE will sys 10 fall back upon lower
CROSSING of the country. They will doGbcss neat survey
rourc starting from The White Sulphur, and passing
either over Tie Grccnbric Anlhonys Creek dawn
DwardD Creek and then up the Geenbrrr, with view al
reaching the elevated table anda OF his county by side
grade The officially is understood 10 lie in reaching this
elevation from the rive and whether the endeaV0r WIN DC
CROWNED Ih not remains 10 he seen In lr
meantime, the Charleston committee OF reconnaissance have
I;sclr gcI their duty. lhs disangG LelWecn Two-Me
Creek Ut Elk and Twenty Mile Creek Of Gauiy :; miles,
viriur tunnel and easy grade. The Charleston Rrpub-
ciu gives uucd account Of the survey, HE country
through which il passes &c and thinks il would shorten
that part Of road Is ~ miles cunpari Hllh the
rnue down The Kama wha." The people III Charleston are
about petition the Board Of Public Works for survey OF
this route: and the Republican expresses hope hal The
Of Inc LcusbU'g Chronicle will be pleased TO grant
their PERMISSION
The survey of The Monroe Route also going forward
in bacansr Of the reduction Of The grade in or Two d
I.p nj tlpvgr We A
however lha they have reduced either The Height number o
the very troublesome submits facts more likely 10 affect an
equana 81 distance than reduction Of grads Inc
advantage assumed and which rivals rxuan
amounts absolutely nothing unesc reaches 10 I'm extent
which will dispense with The use OF assistant locomotives
n view Of these iaclsand facts they eve would advise
our friends there "holcr before they get ont
Of The WooIs."I GreeHJrier Era
i.'rpm The Fa,rmvm True vmsinanl
Wool. GROWING IN VIRGINIA.
FoyERrY llI.L, Srrr. 5, le53
Mn EpIron Seeing that my article, The subject Of
wool growing in this section of Virginia, appeared III yorr
last paper am induced 10 try my hand again and ,hn
old adhgc 49,
''Nes,nIs large may more,
But Iic n"4,s should Keep near shore"
will not presume 10 "sentur:" lar with M own
opinion! the subject without giving lew extracts from
Of the most practical men in our country 10 confirm
AL lhal have said.
Mr. Samuel H. Wood Of Marion county Ohio gives O
the profits drrized ram This business thai
county, the commissioner of patents fr lSai Which
moi vary very materially from The same b ncss this part
Ills figures show net pr't at at least lilly per
ccul upon ala invested Where is The farmer in this
srcllun u Virginia. that realizes twenty-five per cent upon
the stock invested in any Other pursuit! Another writer {"
The same Michigan Gays wool il The most profitable
article raises, by Michigan lurmers. Dr. Henry NJ Rice,
wiring to the same from Nicholas Court House, Virginia,
SAYS capitalists and others who mig wish 10 Turn their
stock rearing especially sheep section holds
ur such Inducements as Nicholas county Virginia. and in
postscript says mot only can the staple he raised but Ike
manufactured; the streams a!pfin. wafer power tu
uru The machinery The world Tn" lIu,s abound III
mel anthracite bitumincuS iron and fine granite nr
building purposes lndcrd The day HIst come, when this
serliun manufacture for tr entire Mississippi NaiIy
Now all applicable 10 rs 10 Nicholas county,
except thai anthracite coal aud granite not lunnd among
Us but good building material as any country
ran puce Let farmers but 10 sheep
sill spring mp all arnnhd us, ana
wealth ana alaenr iusing itself through this entire
MUMMY. hRbEloo
COPPER NEAR DANYll.l.f.-it is stated that rich
and xtct.sl,c Of copper hus been discovered tar
farm Mr. Samuel Harrison, IN Tie county Vi CasWel,
few miles from DansIlIe, Va