Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-11
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7, ,,rn, ssD.r FEBRUARY ., 1853.
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DEATH OF A POPULAR EDliUR!

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DEATH OF A POPULAR Ed i'uR!
II pyes Us pain 10 tho death of T. B. Sem2c
ESQ Editor oil the Fredericksburg News aud Mayor OF that
ity WHO kreahed his last the Washington Hotel in this
city Yesterday morning. On Friday night saw him IN
robust health cracking his Jokes and spreading merrimen
around him. Yesterday he lay stiff in the embrace OF ceaih
On Sunday lie attacked by Pneumonia, which, IN
short time, Drought him 10 his grave. Mr. D haa won many
friends by he buoYancy Of his spirits and his native huho
During the se excursion Wheeling he Kept Inc deissa
zion from vIrgnia roar by his ceascess sules OF WIT
which he we'll responded 10 by Col BALDWIN OF oauo
,ou. NJ Ssmplc hsd strong talents, and edited SPIRITED
and ndepe-D, Journal in which he alTays spoke out the
hunea imp;c OF his In painful contrast win the
sad even, 81 Yesterday re-pubsh the following extract
from letter ri correspondent published 10 Ills own FREQ
crcksburg News, which we received yesterda! iho!n0s
about the hour heard of the decease 81 the editor
We remember no striking Illustration Of 'ha trchiu
passage "Wns shadows we and what shadows We pnr
sue " Mr. Semple u widower and left two children TO
lament the loss Of their father:
From the Richmond Correspondence Of the Fredericksburg NeT
The next and las, excitement of the week was the great
entertainment Of Mr. Speake. Gruchled OF your county
II VIVA spuEdd supper aud did highest credit In Tie taste
and bcuy OF The hospI'atle host IN me lew neat ann
mos annrnnrse remarks with which Mr.. CutchhCld open
ed his entertainment stated 10 his guests that the meats
Of the snvory and sunpuous feast were al! brought from Ills
own coua.ry; and assure you c and more delicious dish
pc never sacsi buuoue table heard universal voice
of satsfac,on; proud TO say thai never before has
speaker secured the respect and affection OF The House 10
\ greater extent than your counymau possesses there
There could not have been fewer than FIVE hundred persons
u, this supper Old Fredericksburg doomed this occusnn
She represented 10 every part Of Inc large hai ny er
active and intelligent Her interests and reputation
were well cared for There speeches on the oc
casun and the best temper prevailed.
toast which did not distinctly hear brought Inc mayor
If IN S
popular here. has happy faculty OF comnanohe
attention on occasions never heard more eaons
BILE remarks in my life In few bret enences he vrea
attention 10 the claims Fredericksburg He painted the
Legislative injustice under which she anguses ne tola
the sad tale ui aggression on her commercial ehs ne D"
uded TO her haowsd associations with The infancy Oh
Washington he demanded know why Virginia had
abandoned ,hs her elder born II telling speech and
Tell with p,,hOs on his audience that viii count wheh me
interests Of Fredericksburg come before the House
There other advocates of your Interests from F1ene
cksburg who are doing you efhcient service ahG le'e
saw an occseou happily improved. lherc was, Oh
course great aud confusion but was pleased mat
Fredericksburg mad fair hearing Wise nsdc s"''
have sied ac camor He is one OF the children Of g"ninf
who can ride the whirl-wn q, lis so:n'esi pitch
TIE NEW EMPRESS OF FRANCE
The N T. Commercial is indebted 10 esteemed friend,
who wa. orGery resident In Spain Tor The following SKETCH
which seems 10 explain family origin OF the new Eni.
press of France very satisfactorily Her history is no less
romantic than that OF the Empress Josephine:
"By ,odsI advccs from Europe are told that the
Emperur NAPOLEON Ill has cEp"uScd Spanis! lady "h'ic
grandfather was British consul at Malaga and wAose mo-
Their wa. az . lady by tho name OF F1aa.r!cEi ais"
that hi. c Empress was he! own 2h' Countess leoa
although bgn.iug the Of MldiIe. Mcntcgo. Thus
much sy :, graph. Now the plain Eagsh o: ell this Is
GO doubt, u ioilows
"A WORTHY Sc"chmaa, by the name OF William kiFk'at
rick was or some lime The American coneui al Aia"ga,
sud fainH IL business succeeded by George Fare
as United States consul Malaga. rhs wac think, VII
der P ssidsnt Monross administration.
nyy Kirsoai.ick's oldest daughter Maria, or "Maqu,,
AZ she was iumiarly called ard known by a!i Au,Eica
there WA very ine dashn9 lady md married The Count
dc Tebs vcnrger brother Of tho celebrated Palaoix wh2
behaved 60 calamity the siege Of ZltneoE: aud VINO IN
reply 10 demand OF surrender declared to woGl ccr!i1us
! tho defence ''>var The Knife"
"Thc Pa!.!ox family embraced titles, una wa
,ingulary brave and noble
"Thi. husb nd OF M.a Kirkpatrick (Counl do Teoa) ~a
gallant solo c auI up b? wounds az 10 bs unable 10
mount his hu. without sid when n me saddle looa
more a. II liz s7es hooked rlan seated hera.
"The ner: .pes. OF he French !s doubt The tsu2h
tc. OF this Countess Te5a, "aluQus Kirkpatrick who
was The d:us. Of wii1n Kirkpatrick hate C"d Safe
consul ct MAJ "a not British coasuno Fiiznst.ick-tr't
, not Irsh
1.-THE s-l,sa consul! Z, slalaga william Laird. sno
the, old SEQ cf gentleman, sod IS w.' followed hy Hlr
! Merks, al EHgshmei..
IF ,hs r.~ Empress Il France Is Couns'a Fe5H ss
sa,et hs v tnolher dead also IL h., ais: nrd che
took the ;9 Of is5 mo;isr. The name M0negr, anoe
which che RS cd Paris, perhaps Q: tie family
| names or iii : the Paifci1 family"