Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-29

ANOTHER NOMINATEoN.--.i writer IN lis
Rockingham Register nominat"s II. y Wisc Esq. for
Governor, Erasmus Coimnm Esq. CT Roek'ughs.r.
for Lieutenant Governor, aud Willis p. Bocock Ira
Tor Attorney General.
ARREST OF NORTH.-Jolln North was arrested
at Lexington, Va. day. ago. charged with the
murder o! Grnrre Cox. near LvnchbuYg. Tie Lex.
ingt"n Gazette speaks Of his follow On
last FRIDAY evening. a young came IA lh> place
and set in 10 work II; his trade t,hoc-makinc) with
our town.nau. Mr. Joshua Denver. \ man from
Lynclburg, who WAS in pursuit, traced him ~ and
arrived here on Sunday. The description hr gave &
North corrrspcnied 81 accurately with the appear
Of the young man in the employ Of Mr.. Draycr.
that vigilnt and ct.icen; town sergeant. Martin
Phillips, induced 10 arrest him. On being apprr-
hcnled, the young man acknowledged himself 20 ha
the party who had killed Cox, and produced the kis
with which he had done the deed. He puts in the
plea Of sedcicnce, stating tha, three men were press
ing upon him, that they had only beaten h,m
once before but had threatened 10 do il again il ever
they caught him in the road thar when reduced To
the last extremity he had drawn S knife and stabbed
one OF his aSaamts and that he had left LynchOur-
with 10 design oi escaping from the "iiic.r- oi '''
law, but III order u avoid being shot bv the parties
who hnd assalCd him. Such i about rhr ,ui.'am''
ken from LcXng ton Monday tu the county IN - AicIr
| the airay occurred. North la, u very h"v..a un-
pcunncc indeed. goo" open c"ur'.. nance. i'd sap
| pGrcny not more than l. or l. wears old.
THE TEMPERANCE QrESrlON.-W, learn
from the report Of the proceeding, Of the Temper
ancc Conventions at Lynchburg. thn; Il circular was
Sent every county in the State asking whether any
opposition made NJ the last May Cour- To- the
granting OF licenses t" sell ardent spirits! How wmau>
oriinnrirs licensed! ll"w uaIy merchants rh-
tanned certificates "f permission To- sell. amd 10y what
vote! Responses were received !"n ~ uu' "l ~
counties in the State In these 90. "pV",tou waS
made to the granting. of lrrn-" ia bU; ); r"uu;isS.-
The opposition 50 succeeded - that in the to"wt.
b counties and towns Licenses were .ran;ci l."
merchants To retail liquors
Allc.hauv. Amriu. Barbour Br,x:ou Carroll.
Crng, Danvr. town nf.l Diuwiddir. Fiurarn0.
Giles t:ilmcr liuitux. Hampshire. Inriy. Ilrmry,
| Highland, Madison, Mason. Montgomery. N,h".a-
Ohio, Page, pcnIllrton, Pt,ylvouia. P""rh"ua-
Putnam. Roanoke, Ro"hbritgc. Russell, Sroir. >h"u-
andonh, TaZcw"ll. Tyler, Warren, Washington. Wrt
! and Wvthr.
Th" following Il count,, AMI towns refused al la
vcrn licenses
Barbour BrnN,"u. Dauy,lIo liowm"l,l Gilrs Il...,-
land, Mason, Nicholas DINO, P"rhhonia-. E":,aoar.
Tazcwel and Tyler
FAIRFAX AGRICrLTlRAL SOCIETY. 1h-
Fairay Agricultural S'r!";y. in '"n,' uru,r of ~.
drought which prevails, amt IL" n;ur, :" ,n. ,rop,
have determined lo indefinitely p"-tl"ue :hc A:l,ui
tural FAIR intended I" bc held in October n"N;. The
Society propose Join, Agricultural Association with
the counti-. ol Alexandria and l."udoun.
METHODIST FEMALE COLLEGE.-Thr Me
thodist denomination %! Dnnviiie hav" purcha5ei 3,
building lot in that town, upon which th.v ur-y {
constructing and erecting II rvnmoirl.- arad,ny
They intend il shall equal any seminary in tin !rn
OF our State. Prot. Weaver and lady air -pn.rn oi
being employed Ia TAX" charge ~ the n-;itu.lor.