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

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Ii will be that, except a Fa"!nvilr. there has
been falling "t: in every markc, :'s year, The dit
ference in the state brng 81 h'. .'"l"ad,.
SALE OF LAND NEAR RICHMOND.-Thc
iirln known MS "Pulliam., lying on the Meadows
Bridge road, about one mile from Richmond. wnS d.
vidrd and sold at auction, by NcsSr-. Taylor n VIII
Hams on Friday 'r,t. IL follows:
One tract of about Ci nrr:-, purchased by
W. Il. G.. Garmet Esq. at SO per acre, S1,blJ
One tract nt about - lures, purchased by
the same, AT so per acre. '',S'H'
C;urIaud HTynrs. ESQ.,. n, 81 n"r acre. S.3,j
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SUPPOSED MURDER IN HAN0VER.-A cor
responder, Of the Prnmv POST states :hat the North
,rn train which wcn! down on "Wednesday morning
ran over negro man. who was lying across the
track abou: Il quarter "f n mile north ot III" Slash
Cottage. Upon examining; the BODY. it war found 10
b entirely stlif and cold. which lead 70 the SUSPICION
thai he had been murdered aud then placed on the
track. The body has not been recognised. Two
Irish lnborcrs who were engaged i'll laying down the
new rail, lett their work that day "th"H dr"""g
AcIr w0gcS. Suspicion WIS fastened on them, hh's
Major Taylor the conductor, arrested them M thcr
~, iir night train going north, and handed them
over t. the authorities. The Who'll" mutcr s stiii
wrapped in mystery.
LEADING SrBJECTS.--IIary Ann Vernon
Know Notlng.--and tie chorrn. We are sick of
ul,.
DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.-I.ast week the
dead bodies OF ,wn boys ng't! respectively II and Is
wears, S"ns OF Mr. Wynt Brown, Of Bedford county,
were found in the SInun;on river, short distance
from their fathers residence. The boys had left home,
the day before their bodies discovered, 10 20 on
IN crrand short distance the river, which wills
not more than knee deep where they were to Cross
soon after they started storm Of rain, accompanied
;g,l thunder and lightning occurred and the suppO-
eon OF the jury vi inquest was, that the boys were
struck by !igltnn. while wudiu- across the river.-
diversity Of opinion however, prevails on the sub
icrt. Some slight marks Of violence were found on
their pcsos, and their pnTiaooms were not rolled up,
aS ii they had been in the act c crossing M the time
I'll their lcsh They were found with their clothes
vI aFuu; !JO yard. below ,r cruasn" plncc 1t the
bu;;on III the river The manner Of their death Il rc-
-ar,ic,i by many persons ~ u mys,crI"ls anlr.
AGOOp SCHOOL.-Thc last "Chrkssi illc Tobac-
co Plant cnmgralulaic> the people Of Mccienbur:
that they irav" finally established good mule and
icmal" school in Ciarllsvillc. \ matter worthy of
cungratulatou. We decidedly in favor of good
home sciiorls.
Loose M.iTERiAL.-A writer before says
the Whi.5 are "nlravorim- tn draw into their net the
anti Nebraska men, the abo'onis;s. the knnw-mo
:hin.s, aud all tho "loo~c mlacvaI ui the country, io
form II "rty oi VIII. princ".. What :. ,!rcclnhlr
c"mpnrnd
RAIL ROADS.-Many persons seem 10 think That
raj! roads are made for the benefit oi certain towns
Richmond, Petersburg, Norfolk. l,nchhurg. &c., :"r
example. TIL" opinion Is very erroneous on" We
give fact in poinF, which lind in the ia~t Chagks
vile "'lnharco Plant
Ahou, th" lSt Of July crop of Wheat, grown in
in the county "t ilGlita1 North lrolnn war thr's
I'd and marketed in Petersburg. Va. n II - cents
per Lsii-cxpcn.,9 to market and selling abort ~
cents per bushe. About the 18th Of July the grower
p.Sin. through rtcrShur.. purchased twenty barrel"
u Hour made from tn wa"d: a ~ per barrel scut /!
10 IN. town of Portsmouth and sold oh the Niti NJ
Sln. In" most mi this wh"at was crown on worn "lt
land b.; the ai,i Of gulno aud other iGanurr. The
land hns a fine crop of clover growing. Thirty
wears ago il would have been deemed folly In seed
s,lc! land in wheat. The cost 10 market would lIav"
been ~ To - cents per hnS"l. and four monts time
wnuiL have been early to some nAlkcS II WAS thrash
cd by watc. nj the rate nf 100 bushels per daywth the
modern thrasher. Who can say that Kali Roads.
Steamboats, Water power and Ginnn. nrc not oi
white 20 the farmer! Til, wheat made more than
100 Der cen; profit. lh" farmer the miller, the mer
chant; all have their profits while the consumer gets
, new tour.
mnutl, Globe suggests the prnprcty OF m organiza-
ton al the Democratic party OF Portsmouth. Tho
Globe saws: There is work tn be- dvitc--Iard work
and the sooner ii is commenced. the more ausy will
the labor he accomplished. In fact. the democratic
pariv is compelled Ia nConta ."m Of warfarr-
the same was prac-Cd i'll the clglacs ui Flor
du il ;hr Indian warfare. We have got H. fight nn
Invisible enemy In!lung tn the know-NothingsI
one who never comes into the open field to meet his
foe but sccrctcs his body aud shoots his enemy in tho
back. We have go; IN fight a"a;u-t party who ARE
either afraid To expose their co"rs or are ashamed To-
do so III, account u the hldtUus cn,bcuIs which would
thus be exhibited. Tn be enabled to say TINT the en-
cmy i ours we must be drilled by good officers md
tacic;ans-cvpunsr traitors from ranks and set
tho mark oi Cain upon their bruwsarous2 the luke
warm and encourage the faithful.
THE BCLLETlN.--On Saturday stated that
the Lvnchbnrg Republican, had sc down the Bulletin
Of this city rs n Know Nothing paper The Bulletin
replies TO the impeachment as follows
The Lynchburg Republican misrcprcserts this
paper in asscrn. that we have joined the rauks of
the know-NothIngs. The article in recent number
of tho Bulletin, upon which the Republican bases lis
allegation juscs such Inference. In that article
we merely ndulgctl III general speculation,
10 the future policy Of the OwNohng party, and
expressed the hope ihat they would eschcw rcesoi-n.
aud abolition aud nkc sound and conservative po-
stiOn the question of slavery and Southern rights.
We also expressed the belief that il the Know No.
things pursued tie course ;hns Indicated, tho whole
South would ultimately rally 10 their support II the
avowil Of sentiments like these makes the Bulletin a
| Nothing paper. the Republican Is welcome TO
| make the most Of Il.
! AGRICULTURAL-We learn from the South
Side Democrat that large and most intelligent audi
euce assembled in Phoenix Hall, Petersburg on Fri
day cvenin. last to listen 10 the lecture Of james c.
Bruce, ESQ., of Halifax. ave cannot" says the Dem
ucra, "a,tcmpt outline OF his address, which
was on agriculture particularly with relation TO Flr.
guia aud North Caroliua, bu; can say thut more
interesting treatment Of suIjec: of little compare.
tive interest to general audience, We have never
heard. |: was listened to throughout with the most
perfect attention, and the gracefuness OF delivery
aud elegance of dction elected frequent bursts OF sp
| pause.'
ALIVELY TRAVEL.-The Lynchburg Virginian
OF Friday last, states that more than one hundred
passengers item stage oads) arrived in that city from
the South. Side Rail Road on Thursday evening.