Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-11-03
CITY AND STATE NE,ss.


THf L"rDorN FAIR.--ihe LOudoun Ag,lcultrynN
FAIR held al Lersbnrs last week was well attended,
and the display very fine. Au excellent and alo
address was delivered on the OCCASION BY Is. johnson
Barbour, Esq
PUTTING oS rHs l"A,.--Fiv" happy couples
married in Albemarle one morning last week
and the day took thu ears at Cha.ioc.y lie for
Richmond. They probably came to the Fair.
DAMAGES FOR SEDUcrIoS.-ln the Franklin
County Circuit Court, last week, n case which had ~
some time deeply excited the public mind OF t!4st\
county, was tried. II an ac:ion brought by Eli
ah Hodges for the scduc"n OF his laughter IuiIa
Eliza Hodges, BY the defendant, Charlc, {. Lrc.-
The hearing of the occupied neGsy Nv" Gavs.
much the greater part ol which consumed ~ tho
argument at counsel, a. only few w.tur>>,.-
examined. 1t WIS in evidence before III" Jury :!at the
defendant was worth Sl5,OOO. Afr retiring
short time, the jury found for the psia; and assessed
the damages nj 1850; that sum being within
fraction OF onc-ihrd at IN" Defendants ,s'Htr Tho
plaintiff ia man in very iniigen: circumstances,
poor, industrious and res!r'tHhe; though a! humble
name and from the lower walks OF life Ih, counsel
for the plaintiff M-ssrs. Fluuri"v Martin and
Early. For the defendant, Messrs. Wootlon, Johnson
| and Whittle.
At the same t"rm OF the court. J. p. Auicr-
son, charged with the murder rl his w.l.. was &C.
quilted easily llc was sentenced Il: t- Spr- torn
10 II Years confinement in the pcnit'nrary. hr; tho
court granted new trial in the cause. The acQult'a
was in accordance with the public sentiment oi the
community ns the evidence which h- ,vas c"nvic
ted was only clrcumstanal and far from conclusive
| Of his guilt,
| SEVERE THUNDER SrURM.-A tarifc ;hua.'av
storm passed Norfolk on SATURDAY afternoon last.
For more than the period of al houy. SAYS the Her
| aid, the roaring and crashing OF The thunder and
| the lurd glare Of tn" lightning it dashed
through the gloom, were irul Y awful aud submc.-
The Herald regrets Ia STATE that Mrs. Kirby. VINO
sides Oh Ferry Point, not far from the DrGwbrid-c,
very seriously injured, i, learns by the light
ming, which struck the dwelling and did much dam.
| age to the premises.
ELEcrIoS OF \ CLERH.-We understand that 4:
special clectian held in Prince George county Sa-
,uriay last, for the election OF Clerk the county
Court (rrcently made vacant by the resignation Of
| Mr.. Glli,nn Henry rarham, Esq, c!cctcd By =
| large majority.
| CHOLERA AT MARTISsBI RG.-Tir Republican
states that the cholera (ior the second timcJ a- dis
appeared from Mar,insburg. Mr. Faulkn.r, The rep
reScnativc in Congress from the Berkeley district.
has had quite severe attack of cholera, which groat
" alarmed his friends for twenty yfour hour, but
the prompt nnd jndcious application Of the proper
remedies triumphrd the disc asc, and Lc /, now
| well.
BEGINNING THE WoRK--The Chiet Engineer OF
the Alexandria Loudoun AMI Hampshire Re Road,
advertises the proposed letting Of forty miller of that
, road.
FIEE.The stable Of Robert =. WGrim,:, near Lh-
rctto, Essex county, was entirely consumed 10y tire.
on Monday night last, together win valuable pat:
of carriage horses and lGrsr ,uaA.!iy OF prUvender
The loss is estimated at abori $500.
AcCIDESTALLY SIor.-A voting man n"m"d Ja,.
licwctt, residing in Bo:ctour: county, rhJt :c
Gently by man named Draper, and 90 badly injured
that there no probability oil his recovery. Ora
per cndrnvOrny 10 shoe; beef AMI not
| aware that Hewitt was within rang" Of his shot.
INFRINGING \ PArEST.-Cyru-.iI. McCornl.ck, OF
Virginia, has recovered $3.50 damages at ADGoy.E.
Y, of Seymour & Morgan, for an Infringement, OF
his patent for a rcaping machine
B,RS BrRSEp.-The Mar,nsburg Republican
states that the barn, together with gram gear. Sc, Of
MrJohn G. Manor, near Johnsontown, in Berkeley
county, was DESTROYED bv fire "n "Wednesday
ing last. Tn. barn was accidentally nu iiir hv
little boy, four or five year. Old -: Nir. sam 'r
| Hedges, who remaining with Mr. Manor n lew
days preparatory to going west. An empty match
| box had been given To- the child, vino finding some
matches At the mill Went into the barn t. psaT. In
short time afterwards the fire wis discovered" ui bur
for timely discovery the child would have fallen
victim Ia hi. own iou.htessnes-, H.: had lalchcd
himself inside, and was unable 10 get out Without d.
| sstance.
SYSop or VIRGISIa.--The Synod SHI,.. IA"
evening last in session at Alexandria. received amt
adopted tho report Of the Committee the Book con
cern.
Tho action Of the Synod on transicrin" ;h" Church
of Fredericksburg from the Presbytery of WImch"s-
ter, that OF Eist Hanover, reco Is"rcd nnG Il
was resolved, that this Synod cordially a>-nrr tn"
church Of Fredericksburg of their approval Of tho
measure proposed n their petition but recommend to
that church. grounds of courtesy, To petition III"
General Assembly Of the Church. I" establish III"
Rappahannock river the line in part, between The s.
| nod of Virginia and the Synod of Baltimore, n IL
lenve the Church of Fredericksburg IN the prrhrc-
| ry of East Hanover.
| On motion, the thanks of the Synod present
oil to the Rev. DR.. Namznndt for the sermon delivered
| bv him Oh Roman CaholIcisn and copy wdr
! Iucstcd for publication.
| On motion, it was resolved, that the Synod have
| heard with great satsnction that the Board "t d.!
rertOrs OF the Union Theological Seminary have Un-
lcrtakc, and far prosecuted with gratifying ste
cess, for the endowment OF fourth irofct-
sOrship in said Seminary, and that we heartily 'om-
mend this important undertaking 10 the pray"r:ul
| consideration and pecuniary AID oi our chuTrhc'.
Ii was then unanimously resolved that ~" thank.
nf this SYNOD ARE rendered To the citizens Of Alexnm
ra, for their generous hospitality on this "ccL-"n.
to the authorities of the Methodist Episcopal ana M'
thodist Episcopal, South, Churches 10 the M-iEoil7
| Protestant, the Second Presbyterian Church, - s.
Ia the Baptist and the African Churches for tie r'"
uf their respective houses of worship; and 10 the
| Orange and Alexandria, Baltimore and Oh", Dan
vil!c Manassis Gap, Virginia Central and Richnond
fredericksburg nnd Potomac Rail Roads for the libe
arrangements in facilitating the attendance of tho
members of the Synod.
The Synod, at II o'clock adjourncd TO meet in Lex
ingon, the first Wednesday after the full moon III
October in the year 1850, nj o'clock. 7. NJ.
MARRIED.