Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-11


learn that mosi destructive hail storm ras>" over"
portion "t the county of Hanover Monday after
noon The Pos; has hcn.l of a ravagca in the neigh
borhood Of the oakf. where the crop was literal
" stripped, trees OF the largest size upro"tcd
fences were blown down and in some places entirely
destroyed. Mr.. 1ganc Burnett, who lives in that vi
cinity, thinks hc could have taken up II, least three
wagon lond. Of hail at his house the next morning.
We next hear Of it in the ncighhoruoI of Cold liur
boz DR.. Tvlers corn crop is almost entirely destroy
cd. We again herr OF il II far down tic crus>
roads in Now Kent. \ markc; man Informed u that
he in the wh0!e Of Il, and WAS every moment III
fear that his horse would be peltcd iodcnh. He rep
resented the hail stones 10 De gUmerd,iy large
patrd.c crgs and i'll some instances ri the size III
hens eggs. We fear that the next news We get will
show much more destruction
EXPERIMENTAL FARliING.On Friday eve
ming, Mr. Bruce, the President uI the tniou Asrcul-
tural Society of Virginia and North Carolina, i'll his
Address 1T Pc;craburg recommended the purchase,
by all means OF an Experimental Farm by the Socic.
ty. The next day Saturday it was determined TO
raise the of fifteen thousand dollars for tho pur-
pose, AMI on Monday Committee went to work upon
the business and i'll hour or two obtained subscrip-
tions in the CITY the o five thousand dollars.
81 hs proposition, SAVE ic lmic!ligenccr may bc con-
sii,rcd lis good 40 realized.
SALE OF FArQUGER LAND.-'Ghc sale Of the
large csia;r Of III" !ur Char.S IwI:Vn Ut Fauquirr
county took piucc Un the Iii and ;id inst. according
10 l.rr"ur,s unricc with TIE following results: "lhr
od r,r, near Scv. baltimore. continuing 800
-. .,, ~ .rt
nrrrS "ds sol" 10 Aaloh 'lSI ''' /" ~ f'' "''''
:nrm rd;ninnr containing :4l ncrcs, also brought $40
p"r acre. and was purchased hy Dr. j. Wct LeGcI,
who hus been residing upon IL for some time lnr ne
lots in New baltimore were ais" sold at The s'hnc
timr but did NOT learn '.c purchasers. ALSO 'he
stnrc-houac and lot Ill Buch!aI' at $'' ln John d.
| iun;on The above salce were on the lSt i!ist Inc
sales of portion "l ilic remaining pt"perl! 'n"h
place nn the I'd inst. The Brr;nc tract c"htaih; !;
Ia nrrc- upon which the l"l": - s';unttd' wa SOFA
for SaU per ncrr. AMI purchased ny f''". ""nH'
TN III" north SIDE {" III" r"''r"i' amt "'J"efn W ~
nlrlrr parcel containing about i'H acres wdh pur-
rln.cd :Jv Mr.. Caldwell al DlIi" rr Sl' per hcTr--
! Two "i'" lot were withdrawn. tn" weather Wa
! intensely hot Iurn" ku:h HaTs.
THE u,uu.,,tr, ,,r ,,,I,x.r,,v n,,
ilr lN"tHili"r ''E' "'' ''''
render presume. all awa!" ~ III" rN!Stcncc
,,,,,,,,;, j., U,,,,.I.;r,. rorn,v Va. on which
| ,:.,, i ~ - ; ;r.r. ho
s""w aHI zee are /" hc i"""H on "r ''" i'''H W.
"w me surface ~ All s'-7 ". 'h' c''' IL - ''
mS place "i great resort III me summer a,''"' ni ~
-u:"ly mte hc r':y Agreeable place daring 'he
| prc-"ni aln"s: unrEanpl'u hot "r"!h'r a r1Errn.
inndrnt oi ~" ~ lr@Eia fr' irrar' VINO "H '"''
visited iI' lcr mountain, speaks t" II nv i".!oWH
The Zee Mountain Is situated upon fh c""t nan" :"
The North R'rt Is n"!!pG" distant rom hc h,f
10 nc peal: i So f''i II Is covered Win zoos" '"Dbl
ohihl-A'"'', N!'5S HH' " 'hi,'t - s"' ~ 'I Wv
SION" easily h. .cmorr bctr :" loose "i SinHI
i-k"G Nj. ti ~" beavers. III" i!cs"n. lrolnH"!
o 'h' ;ut;.in Il c"IGid md any ice, ai"i hr iI'ii'
Cat,!, wake! with ''c !" an" 81 ne many h"1r'
a.rlc hi throwing "wi lEr 'nr', ans! iit'r rhn' IN
the Accumulated lrn|c- nhn ruhoSh' "l"M'n Hi'
humps nj Irc. piece "t which he broke "li' nnn
cat. He then t""k me |" MS lcc-i""' IS''''r y;
logs III hci"!iI Dt!n@ l'' "i'" XIV '"""' "''' " -
aul snow covered with straw Al"i Ei,'' m iH",.
ice and snow. ;" had shp".'i:,i '',G ion H. ~ "nE
From thr sn"M hiid "c "rr,!a''i ~ '''c '''''' '"
constructed "t log and ''hlnk"f WIN Stone lS s,m
~ Mr. DcnNcr9 ""!lr,i fh".i""r rTl'r.'hct'i Il .'
drauah: o uir muc! - concluded I" Safety III.
curiosity lay >'.imY. u-'. I" "''@'"% therein. y u.
uui ia lhrr Survives huI :. -h"r! tnl". Snakes mr.
= l,ln (il cvcr.J seen This l!i'n;nin. ard MOI II,
Nj, L" ,' -"'n "dnE wa there II b"ins hy tHri",
cold ciinn" i"r t'H '''hE "N"' rom wv .'i''