Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-23
CITY AND STATE NEWS.
THREE FIRES SnIULTANEOUsLY-

Ebetwecn I'd and 81 streets; second occurred i'll tw
EdioninS stables OH Church liIl North Of Broad ST
VI nst beyond the corporation line, owned by Mr.
ER. Fl. Whitlock, the other by Mr.. WIN. Lewis. Tn
r fire tool; place in stable in the rear Of the pre-
Eises Of Mr. lIuchcr, on ID street, near the Cit,
Ccmctcry. The roof aud upper story of the house o
Judsc i. wls consumed, and the stables were entire
Ely destroyed.
rE These fires show concuSivclv that there is bant
Sri inccidiarcs in this city, acting in concert, Will,
E}wc exhibited II state nf things alarming to al
GOOD citizens, and calling for the serious consideration
owners of property and all who have any regard !o
III he interest "l the city.
81 som" time since, we suggested thnt the City Coun
1c!i should take uctlon the suhicrt-hat the
lE Mayor should BE- authorized To offer reward ;s IN in
H ccncnt To persons to ferret out and exp inccnd
iEn rlcsthc most dlslrdlv and dangerous enemies Il
sdhe peace property and even the lives of the people
tini our city; but no concern has been manifested
sESthc subject The Council is iidng while the city is
ESburnlmg; or, devntimg their time investigation
't the c!ns OF DR.. Snea' In seat in the Council
Eswhile they have official evidence before them, reported
ELY committee Of their own body that he defeat.
.Escrl by majority of 81 ut the polls also engaged in
IN he further dgMifrd, Hbrai and anagRaqia0uS en-.
Espoymcnt of turning young Dcnoon out OF the Gas
FsN orks, because the people ol Monroe Ward though:
aSropcr to elect his tathcr Ia sent in the Council =
innocent crafty their
Snalcv"lcnt feelings towards another Such petty
A!hu coiifcnlptlDic employment claims too much OF
Fahc time o! the present Council, to allow the cgiti-
E3na;c Affairs %! the city To be attended 10. Men
55wlo descend 10 such mean and little things, canmo.
sd1c expected tn have the capacity takc of the
ASrc interests of city. For the honor and the vel
Eaia:e Of Richmond, the most beautiful nud naturally y
lahc most highly favored city in the Union, hope
io live 10 the day when of more ability and
RI elevated views will lave in charge her public intc
tSrcsts Her prosperity demands reform in the Coun
c more than it did in the Gas Works Quucks urc us
lsiaal To the body polite us to the body e0rporeal
E FIRE.Thc alarm Of fire ut o'clock Saturday ymorn
Hing causcdby some persons setting fire To No cn
zinc house, at the Old Market. 1t appears that the
III louise entered and fire kindlcd before the
Abclls commenced to ring. The iiremen ran to the
pot for the purpose of getting their engine, and when
81 hey arrived, discovering that it in their ow
s5slou-c they soon cxtinguishcd the fire.
g LOSS OF TIE SHIP HARRIET AUGUSTA.
g-Ihs vessel, lost at her passage from Eng
s3and, owned by L. W. DC Noss n Co., of Rch-t
9nund, and was insured in Baltimore and RchmondE
aoices. Cargo 700 tons of rn road iron Inr the Dan
isvillc road which understand was also insured inE
;slichmond and Petersburg Offices.
q TIE COW CASE.-Jolu Bowles, butcher inE
hc first market, arrested and brought before thes
Iayor Saturday morning by officer Johnson TO AMI
swcr the charge Of receiving stolen cow from Gran
1villc Montcllc, the r nls and selling the sance
ar his stall ut the first market the l inst Attcrl
al he heard the Mayor sent luwlrS to "a
Hralcd court To be held nn the eth OF this month.
d CAMPBELL SUPERIOR COURr-Ths Courtt
ilnci last Monday, Hon. VIM. Leigh presiding. Jolmf
al Blake was put upon trial for larceny. and convict
Hrl. The jury fixed his term nt confinement in the
Estate rcutcn;iGrv NJ three years.
4
JNiilials clIarsc,l with the murder Of his father be-
aorc the Superior Court Of Person county, y. e. has
Sbccn continued until the Fall term Of that Court.-E
The continuance grew out of the absence OF orr
norc of the witnesses the part Of the prosecution.
STRAWBERRIES.--Inthe the Norfolk Market straw Z
abcrrics Abundant ntl II! cents per quart.
ur Oliver Dunr7, - - u,ved niiL
M y cSSSssEHaps SsHppist,,x @s SnsG in and
saw him lIf an hour utter the poison WAS takcl.-
anwcrrnl cnetics were administered. by which means
rLc ua,icn; was nc,lslirtbly relieved, As late lis
., however he was still lab1riny under its ell
ct although some hopes entertained oi his rel
Scovcry.
n WILLIAMSBURG ITEMS.-We compile scve'E
ro, items nj interest from the Virginia Gazette:
n Tho Roord Of Directors of the Lunnc Asylum rel
ccurly rendered the Superintendent Of that Stitutiois
hr sin If - 900 per annum in lien ot hc salary oil
rs jOO which he now receives in consequence Oh ih
gHcrcasin. duties DIR. Cali. however, refused 10 "c
Except it, We get the worthy Doctor dow" lie III
ay among his species.
81 The farmers u James City ARE moving to"arus 'ie
SSSor.uatiou of an Agricultural Society.
~ Several negroes most uf them belonging +" the es
tne of the lnc Scervnnt Jones, have been hrres!ea
ssYfar s,ealing Two white men ARE lIPlle"'e"
s5rhc matter will undergo Judicial invcst'sa'"h'
81 The citizens of Williamsburg are raising ny pr
,f.til li,.fi
lAvatc contribution, salary Tor III clc'cn' P'''S
VITO consist of one man.
81 N;ss Eliznhc,h j. C;a eldest daughter {" The lhtc
Dr MexnnIcr Cali, died in Williamsburg Oh the i''i
HShr WIS a bright ornament III inc lher"LE 'n. - ~
FaVirrinia Some of her poctcai produc''on' "e''
ssSbenuil!ul.
81 MrCKLENBURCi COUNTY.-Thc "TobaccoI
RI PLANT states that there is great scarcity OF loo" 10"
IS .toc, in Mecklcnburg county. Onis nre selling Il"
t9s y, Nor hundred pounds, and even nt that hlgh
g r;co r,nuot be had. Fodder is equally In de-.
Emand commands equally hsh price, pu
@ @nnn,nt u. hal. The farmers. themselves, Hauy
: tu, ,rr in rrra struts furnish sutiiccncy OF
Halnu,, food for their horses. We arc not surprSco
,Ln corn and wheat arc scnrcc for the cXtrlordnry
tabrh nric, thcy command in foreign markets, llas
Acauscd an unusual quantity to be exported.
q pOST.OFFICE AFFAIRS IN NVIRGINIA-The
Gpostmos,cr General has made the following appoint
sssmuts. Samuel NJ. Powell, Postmaster, Yanccy's
HMll., Albcnnare county, vice Edward Gentry, de-
R lined Yanccy Harris, Postmaster, lioreb' bea''ro
tacountv, Wyatt Gibbs resigned j. {. Purvs' f"S'-
Munster Union Mills, Fuvanna comfy, Jaines a.
81 EIIuohrs. resigned. The office at Farley, Cuipeper
Elcounty, is discontinued
q UNEQUAL TO TIE CONTEST,-ln the last
EE5Columbia (Nlason county, Messenger "ll'A' '"'
BLOWING singular card:
s rrS Nrs,yycrp Having heard that, should re-
81 sssain candidate for Constable at the c!Gctloh w"
Ea5Grrrls 0f whiskcy would be pro"e"t w. IL :. .,
Hand feeling my ucompccncy I" c"les wiz. IL, ;n
M,v plcnsc taE, nv name from amongst Tue "hoeI
smnt, for Office, nnd advise the people thnt am am no
E5lOngcr candidate "
3 RASCALIY FRAUD.-Mr VIM. II. Lewellng'
ofnroyisions in Norfolk, wns called upon ny
merchant on Wednesday to inspect lot of Ii kegs
I'D f lrd which had Just down on the railroao
Mrom North Carolina and rs he usually docs l'is "'t
horourhy, discovered in the middle OF about Ten oi
a. H., ,,.nosits of bricks, rocks, Sillcts OF heavy
.nnI md lint irons Mr.. Leweling informs me
at this s not the first fraud in lar' when nc
@bns detected recently.
81 PETERSBURG CIRCUIT COURT-On Thurs
H Inv tbe trial of Lewis Montague for the murder o
Sarlompson, was proceeded with Ihe soutl-''u'
EsDemocrat says:
~ . The Sheriff proceeded to call the names o "a We
Al ;,mcp summoned from among citizens Tor 'l'
Hria of this important OF the whole ~ ,;ao no.
man was found competent 10 serve the d!slunlou
son Of nearly all Of them being having "l'en ",i,
from hearing or reading tii e'luYIc1' "
Hart OF it, an opinion /" the prisoner Guii' OF III
S5noccncc. .h
E During the examination OF these vcnre-nef tn'
.ounscl for the prisoner filed bill os exceptions L
t ;nJgupon. of the court in the Of one OF th
q v"nrs. 1t being apparent that it would be impossi
e tn obtain Jury in this city, the Court ordered tn
ESheriff 10 summon 30 reehodcrs from the county
aSury and 80 more from Chesterfield from when Il
"I,rIr ;ury and the Court further ordered that the
Hbe forthcoming on Wednesday next, the 2tl instant
E rule was awarded against Thomas Smyth tor ialn
H,o nppcar as venire-man, and the Cour, aGJo"fhe
b Thc Democrat says the accused "looks wretched.