Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-19
CITY AND STATE NEWS.


all the unfortunate mcn2l in nl--who lost their
lives By the sas explosion in the BcklIeth coal pitt
Oh Monday Iast has been rccovcrgd--so we learn by
passengers who came 20 the city Yesterday evening on
the Dnnvie cars.
FAIRFIELD RACES.-Whits Eye took thepursc
Tuesday, ,listalcins hs competitor the iirs heat
FAIRFIELD RACES.-The racc Yesterday tthc
I'd dnv} for $4OD, two mile heats wns won with
BY Mr. Brlrlcrs Die Clappcrton, beating Mr.. Green's
Ellen Evans
THE WEATIlER.-.tftcr n spell Of unusually
warm weather for May, we were yesterday favored
with Il mos: bnunin rain, commencing about -
clock and continuing with short intervals, mp 10 the
hour of closing our paper for the press 10 o'clock last
night1 a more delightful season for vegetation could
not be desired Corn tei,ls and gardens max
lng up for time lost by the lnhoSpabic weather i'll
April
WHO SHOT MR.. HARDING'S NEGRO!--This
seems Ia bc the great question Of the day. Can
body. will nohuly answer il The question has 40
often occupied place in tho city Journals, for the
lust ten days. TINT surely all readers must desire the
question 10 be settled. II DR.. Tatuim did not strike
Billy Patterson or shoot negro Lee, let him say so
II he did shoot I.cc--why don't hc let thcm--prov
il! The last intelligence on the subject, we find in
Yesterdays Bulletin rs follows:
| THE SHOOTING CAsE--Dr Tntm appeared before
the Mnynr this morning Ia answer the charge of
shooting the negro Lee, belonging Ia Alr. George
Harding. He made no statement whatever in relation
tn the shooting. but stated that he had forbid the nc
gro from coming his premises, because b" believed
the negro had aided servant woman "i his 10 run
away last ClIrisimas-that The Negro w;S very Isn-
lrnt-hat the negro had II" wife on his lot.
Mr. Iar.liug stntcd that some time ago he received
note from DR.. ratum in relation Ia the character al
hi. negro Lee ms Lee wanted IN marry girl belong
in 10 him. which II. answered by stating that hs ne
aro bore Il very good character he bchcvcd nn,l that
hc WAS willing hc should marry this wuinan Several
witnesses stated that they hearl the report oi the gun
in the direction Of his residence the same night %"
which Mr.. Harding negro was shot, another witness
stated that he blood on the pavement near the
bnck untc of DR.. II. the murn. after this ncr" had
been Shot After hc.riug the evidence, the Mayor
continued the ease until day after Tomorrow, holding
Dr. T. To bail in The sumIof $500, for his appearance
DR.. Tntum gave the hail required
RICHMOND COLLEG Eve have had laid on
our table the Iltil annual catalogue nf EEa Trustees.
Faculty and Students of Richmond ColcSc--scssion
lSIy-j4. A glance at the contents SATISFIES us that
the College is in growing and prosperous condition.
It has nn able Faculty, composed OF Rev. Robert Ry-
land A. NJ President, and Professor Of Moral Sciences;
Heath Jones Christian. Professor nl the Greek Lam
guusc and Litruturc George l.. Dabncy, y. NJ, Pro-
| lessor OF the Latin and French Languages; Lewis
Turner, A. NJ Professor of Mathematics aud Astrono
nv; Bennett Purycnr, y. NJ, Professor oi Chcristry
and Natural Philosophy.
There arc lS students from various parts of the
country receiving II liberal Cullrcintc education at q
very low price. \ plan recently adopted for the en-
rnwmcm of the College is about To he carried int"
execution. On this subject, the Trustees say:
"Withuut suitable buildings the most liberal en-
| Lowncnt would avail but little, ana the Trustees 10
meet .hc pressing necessities of the cisc, have nc
cordine determined 10 commence ny r,rly rs practl-
cable the present yenr. the mann College cdhce Ia
| plan of which. very magnificent scale. has al-
rray hccu obtained and Ia press forward the work
with all diligence speedy conclusion" IL IL de-
| signed that the buildings, when conpictcd shall he
ornament 10 the city which has :" lIbcraly sub
scribcd in aid of the endowment md an honor 10 the
denomination under Whose auspices the College wH
originally established.
NEGRO SrEALERS.-'rhn last Norfolk Herald
says at will be remembered that some two or three
months ago number Of slaves, !am2ns which were
terlav sailor belonging the Schr. Ellen Barnes
from New Bedford hound to Elizabeth Chy, win
cargo nf ice which put into ho port FEW d"ys aso
an account of damages received on the T,ynge tiinW
being repaired at NushT ship ynrd) called on INC
| Mavur and made the following statement, Wh'l
| he said was related to him and the rest oi inc
crew. bv the mate of said Schooner, whose name Is
Thomas Murray and negro i named. laihes " hiicr.
These men stated TO the witness that nn l'rr ist tp'o
Norfolk number OF negroes were taken "n DoarG tie
| Ellen Barnes from Portsmouth, ana roh!'alc; ps
them without the knowledge Of the Captain, nus,
srll) who knew nothing OF their being Oh board till
she arrived ut New Bedford and he fearing wha the
conscu ucnc:s might be should the vessel ever so o!tk
10 Virginia port, advised the other o"icrs tn"iE
one hselt1 to sell the vessel, which Was accordingly
done and Captain, whose name IL Nc"ihil' "''i
IL new crew lin part) were shipped. Murray ana
Walker were rctnlmcl-thc former being prono!cu 10
the berth nr Iuc-:i tine vessel scW ON 10 f.IapelN
| Civ. The Mayor OF Norfolk, upon this testimony,
| had Murray and Walker brought before Inn, ana NJ
ter brief hcaring committed them botl iof i''rhci
examinations when another wltncas, HOW hpsehl, VIII
| give his testimony
| SPRING; RATES.-The proprietor oi the Iuzc-
we'll County White Sulphur Springs IGr"'IvilIe|ohe''
E-o) gives notice tint his establishment will he open
G, ,;,r- on the 9th instant The rat"s of charges
for the seasnn he gives lin the "oufll-"e estcrh '"-
vocatc) MS follows
Board inr single person per month 0S 0S
Board nrr week. -.-'--.. . rN
| Krruinr horse per month. .--.....-......... Wv
! Dn do do week. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~ ~
Single rcol ID
'''i' Children and servants half price.
Th. very best mcnts breads, milk anil butter are
alunlail, in Tazcwrl county.
NEW BANk-Thc Bank of Kanawhn, ut Charles.
| Bank will 90 into operation in n few days.
TIE "TIOMAS COLLYER."-'lh steamboat
long an the line between Alexandria aud Washington,
wus sold last week to a company from Mobile, Ala,
for the sum of Slj,e'W.
TIE BIBLE-Ouite IN excitement hns been awe-
kcncd in the town of Winchester VA, Ivy rrceht "'-
ton of the School Committee in excluding the h1"e
as n reading book from the schools "i thai town.
TEMPERANCE K. II. Gnrnct, Esq, the
rcprcscnative for the counties "i Essex m" N'''S
and Queen, in the Inst Legislature, mnde speech III
Kiur and Queen Court House, on Monday week. cN
nlnnntorv OF hz cnirr, on the snbccf "i the Liquor
| Law petitions.
TERRIFIC EXpL LOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE.
-.rbc boiler of the Steam Saw Mill Of ale7sr'. "rhy
{. r, .ituotcd about two miles west "t Pansre III
Amelia county, exploded Wednesday afternoon with
terrific force touring the building TO pieces and XIII
;p,, the cnrpecr Mr. Mateso, crushing him in an awful
,nnr,.r. n,so lady brlisng and scuding Mr. Gray,
nm" If tIc nropricors a child Of Mr. Mateson, about
tyo veurs Of nee was struck by the fnling missiles
nnd s head badly fractured no hopes oi its recorc-
rv Iurrc pieces of the boiler, weighing several nun
jrcd nnn,s were found thirty rods from tho Dulid-
inc AR Matcson leaves n wife and two clnldren;--
IN. sunposcd that the explosion resulted from the
water getting low in the boiler
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION IN "fIHE
| CoI.STY.-Thc Trustees of the town Of "ytherllle
refused 10 recommend any person to the Couh'y
Court las required by Legislative net OF lncorporn-
,;ou) 10 receive license to sell intoxicating liquors.
On the contrary, they ordained that no LICENSE should
he granted for that purpose i'll Wytheville or within
one mile of the corporation. On the 9th instant, the
County Court was called upon through the appiica.
tiou OF person. for license to keep hotei' 70 "a!
whether thcv would regard the ordinance OF the
Trustees. Tie Wytcville Republican says;
The application opposed by Col. Thos. j. Boyd
Can't WIN. II. Foster and John Sexton, Esq on the
Ground that the Trustees had refused 20 Recommend
nm one IN the County Court for such !iccnse; and