Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-12-12
CTTy AND STATE NEWS.

eral DralchcS ot building, IN reconstruct 'e WIN
shops, with but little additional aid, III n very sh"r
time. In a few DAYS the bricks will all be cleane
and be ready To be ra-la;i; temporary b!acks!Eitli on
! carpenter shops will be erected; and the WOOL
Uf restoring matters To their former pasi'io'
vigorously entered upon by about three hun
dred hands belonging 20 the institution: i"stcs
| dnv VIC obrcrrcd n number OF convicis "irGad! pu
silly engaged i'll clearing away the rubbish prcrnraloE.
L" the commencement ri building operations W
nrc pleased To learn, too, that there are ample mean
10 prosecute the work vigorously 10 comr!r'ion, III!
der existing laws, without the necessity OF any aLl!I
tivnal legislation from the General assembly. I'm
Board of Directors, We understand, have found ~
difficulty on the subject uf finances 10 fully repair IN
damage done by the tire. The work, too. will b.
done i'll II much i uproved style compared with the ole
buildings and arrangements. Experience has poihi
ed OUT many changes desirable in the construction .
the shops and the arrangement Of the machinery; hiC
when .hcs. improvements shall be made, we douO
whether the supposed great calamity Uf this ire en-
be regarded as more thun u very small loss. The walk
Of the large shop on the West are standing in goot
condition, and will in a few days be put under root im
the shoc-inakers, tailors, and other mechanics, whose
service, will not be needed in the reconstruction o
the building. and in making machinery to put IL
them. In a few mouths the Penitentiary Institution
will have fully recovered from the effects OF the hre
nrd be prepared t" prosecute more successfully 'hn'
ever its usual business in each and every department
IN the person OF Col. Morgan, the State has II Sn'
perintendent in all respects fitted for an occasion
such IN is now presented nj the Penltentiary.
ArHrSruM.-Wc arc highly grntifed to learn tina
DR.. Benz. a. Gould, Jr, OF Cambridge, will the
evening deliver u lecture al the Athenrun On Ill,
Theory of Probabilities From the high reputation -
the Lecturer, and tho pleasure which we derived irou
his di~scourscs on DIS former visit. to this City, We All
;icipate u rich intellectual feast tonight, which WE
hope will be shared in by our fellow citizens.
Dr.. THoMrsoS.-Thi person, charged with the
murder OF Miss Pharr, has been hung in ei'i5y ut
Lynchburg, Salem, Lexington, Christi"nsburs, Buch'
aiIaa and other places. 1t will thus be seen, TIM;
though he has escaped the punishment of the law,
public sentiment and tue press are visiting the imI
mcusuru Vi their punishment upon hii!l.
BLOODY AFFAIR IL MrcxLENBcRG.-Thoma
Jones, an es,imable citizen OF Mecklcnburg county,
received some severe wounds with n knife III the
hnnds of Alexander Cox, last week. Tho wounds,
however, ARE believed not to be fatal. The ''robac-
co Plant states that on Saturday, Cox was haI!ed III
the sum oi S!U.OOO To appear before the next county
cuurt, The affair il on every account 10 BE- deeply re-
cr,ttc,I. The assailant and HIS victim arc both mrI
of family. IL their respective home circles great dis
trcss exists. Both OF them, 10y honest lndSS.rv and
fru~rnlity, hav. acquired Il STU. estate, and had piss
cd the meridian ut l:c without any serious difficult
tics.
The ROBBERY OF Col. cMrLLES.-Thc question
Of Col. McMullen's indemnity for the loss Of his
81 700, which was stolen from him in August last,
while ON h;a way from Slash Cottage TO this city, will
be discussed at the mex: meeting Of the Rlchmnnd
and Frederick sburs Kali Road Stockholders. The
Colonel has deferred suit against the Company, pend
ing the decision on that Occasior. The ground, says
tI, Wing, upon which the responsibility OF the
COMPANY i. founded, and upon which the SUIT IL TO
be brought, is tho circumstance OF his being 'uv"!un-
tarily lett ut Slash Cottage, by !etnch'ns from tIIe
tain the car i'm which he travelled, without notifying
him Of the fact. This led him 10 travel III n hand-car
10 this CITY, in order 10 reach hcra before tile DaiIviiie
train set out. In the passage he encountered Il COLT
sion will the out passenger trains, and III the confusion"
cnuscd by this occurrence, the 81 ,'uU Were TAKEN from
bts ,r,v.iIiur bnr, Tie necessity OF this ilnpctnois
rush. which resulted in the loss OF the money. Is
traced 10 the circumstances of his being LETT behind
contrary to his wishes.
Drowyrp.-A man named Lawrence Hughes, a
,,svuan. fell into the canal, near Myers Bridge,
obou, half past : o'clock, on Saturday evening, and
was drowned. IIo was picked up n rllor: distance be-
low the bridge in lesa than five minutes after the &C.
currcuce, md il being a.ccrtailcd t!lat lie WAS MOI
entirrly extinct, every effort was made tn resnocilhic
him, but in vain. llu was intoxicated At the time.
YoRK RIvR RAiLRO tD.-Thc route OF THIS line,
the Wing states, is not yet fuaIly fixed. 1t was con-
| t6nDlntIIl IDT bUIlc lllllC puma W theNS
the terminus on York River, the route being some
what alou. tn. line OF the old West Point roah from
th,s city. Several bids were sent i'll Tor the execu-
ton Of tho work, but the question ut route being
again opened because OF some disagreement US 10 t!e
pructictblity OF the one fixed, III" giving QUIZ OF tue
contracts has been deferred until inc lou' VI mex na
month when q meeting OF the Stockholders VIII ee
held in this city. 1t would be n relief to many OF tue
lnboring population around us If this WORK was Ut
once get on foot. Never was employment more
needed tlian at present.
FieyIS UEsRIco.-0n Friday night Inst the kl;cl-
on and smoke-house of Mr.. Francis Staples, in Hen
rico county, abou; four miles from this city, were deg
troyed bv fire. The fire originated By al accident in
the kitchen and spread from thnt TO the 5inoke-ho'!se'
consuming both. Mr.. Staples Succoedcd III removing
his bacon from tn" smokc-housc, before tho t!anc"
got IN il. His loss 10 probably about $500. NO III
surance.
Tur RosutrY or Nix. L. W. McCoMts.-Facts
have COME To lel., showing conclusively that Mr..
MrComas fixed !s suspicious upon tho right person.
when he CHARGED one Of tho servants III a''eAdahc;
unon hi. room. ut the Exchange, with robbinS ms
nnrkc, NJ 800. Officer TYLER. OF the police, with that
yirIlancc and prrsrveranccf for which he is 81 riiHfac-
trristic, lias succeeded III discovering hehrlE ever!
store in which the negro fellow Henry s,peh' portions
OF his i~l-rOttcil money. Al one houst lichl! invest
| rl SJl IN ClNtullk, liz W. lI'Ai' 49,
Giles. which he sent to n iniy b. q servant, It's coming
from n reulempn. The accused persists III lis lnno-
cruce, notwithstanding the discoveries nlaue' '!u re-
fuses to civu ans information ~ TO the Whereabouts vi
+. prrtioi of the goods, or the remainder OF Inc mo-
ury, He will be tried for the offence during Tue sos
sion Of the Hastings Court this week.
SALE OF Srocxs.-The Alexandria Gazette OF Sat-
urday last. states that sales were made on Friday oy
George White. Auctioneer, Of thirteen shares oil Or
rr,o mud Alexandria Railroad Stock, AZ s2l - per
shure, onl Of six shares Of Manassas Gap RaiiroaH
stock. mt SI7 - pcr s!are. Five shares OF the STOCK
Of the Bank Of the Old Dominion, were bid III Al s''
per share.
On THE WisrrR SERvIcE.-The stcamhont com
pany have prcpurei ~ico-boats, to prevent detention
on The mail route between Washington nnd fre'ior-
icksbury during the winter. The failures i"'' week
were caused by the strong winds blowing the ""'e'
out Of the chanuel.
Ranks .Sp BRoKERs.-lt il stated Isays tue as'
Dunyile Republican, that in the last eig"' D'',.'''
the four banks at Milton, Danvil!c and lGncey''n"'
hnve redeemed more ,hau SlDD,GO0 vi their c'rtu!a'
ton, in the hands Of brokers. liley arc nor no" VS.
cnuntinr a dollar except Tor Northern funds, and arc
rrrtn;linr old notes, aud vet not II future lias occurrci
amongst our business men. Inc Savings pnnN ~
Dnnvilc, has rendered most efficient service 10 'he
pressure, and what has been quNe aS te"'atN"o'L L u"
anything, in the history Of these times, I tMS'e nus
L.rp on ,L.posit in this bank more than S3p'ooo U',n5
;nr an interest q! onlv per critum. This would IN
iicrate an easy state Of things ii cap'talean be put out
ut 10 low n ratio.
Sry MAIL ARRAyGENEsr.-The Alexandria 'a-
zctle of Yesterday says: The ice has so oo''ructe'
,bo nsssnre of the Mail Boat on the Po:omac that Tie
Post Office Department, on SATURDAY, arranss" "s sr
II tr,nsnortation oil the grea, Southern Mail from
washington over that road, and thence connect wit.
the VirE,nia Central Kali Road 10 Rics.nloa1: 20,
the time then, these roads form n INK 10 INC SUM-,