Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-06

EI.ECTiUNs.-m fLrvASSA o%tini:. hontil'a
Clark il reelected Sheriff, and Maj, -: D' lh"'h"S'
Commissioners OF the Revenue.
RouKBRIDGE.-Mr. L.,Isk, S~hnril-RnbGrt ). camp
bell. Commissioners III The RrrruIlr III tHr . PP'i ~"
triri, md j. 4. Shaw al the Lower Disirir'i
FE,SKIIN.-.iuln a.. Smith, ESD mas ~ =
elected Sheriff nj Franklin county, by II lnrs'" m"I"ri-
P,rrsyLvAxIA-Col TnrplrY White, Sheriff, and
Mcssrs. Fuller and Williams, Commissioners III me
Revenue.
pREsroS-AIr. Elliott elected SllrrIil.
H.RRIsoS-Mr Minor elected SlcrIl, niiI Mc."T'.
Tlrs. Hickman and NJ. j. Orr, C"InnIl7'i"hcr" Oh ~
Revenue. ~.
lunu and O'Nrul. Commissioners of the Revenue.
LEwls-M. G.. HILL, Shcriil-Mr. Nee, ana Mr.
Hester, Commissioners OF the Revenue
CIARK CouSTY.-T. T. Hancock, elected Siicrii''
WAnRrx-Tlomns W. Kigrr. reelected Sierlif.
IIAMrsHIEE-MiIlison, Diem ii"'nil'cr' ''cr''"
Sheriff over Col. Charles Blue.
0RlNGE-.Inhu Rowe elected Slcriii.
KING GEon"r-R. Y. 1itlry elected sheriff.
SrlrroRn-.Inmcs MunteitlI elected SllcrIii'
MASoN-Jamrs Clrn.lrnin elected Shcriii.
IrrNAM-N. Is. BOWER elected Silcriil'
PAGE.-B. +. Graysrn elected Slicrhh-"J.i' II. h'''''9
Commissioner of the Revenue. 50
Poe NIoSrAs-Wm j. Wood,lrll elected Sllfrlii-
john Waugh Commissioner nj The Revenue. :,
IIiGHlNNu-N. Stephenson elected Shcrli-i'liil
MrNultv Commissioners nj tho Revenue.
SMALL NOTES.-The Fredericksburg Herald, II
Whiy unp.r, shows more libcrnliry and good sense
tbun many of lis pnli,icul friends, on the subject" OF
small nutcH. Tho Herald al the LIST inst. says:
The Till Tor the suppression Of small notes takes ell
feet To-day. CIliur-inv.l As far ns "lr inlorinntl"n
extends. it is the intention OF the mercantile commits
uitv Ia receive the small scrip ut fredericksburg
ut par, but il is doubtful whether they VIII "%alii give
il circulation. Ii is agreed upon nl snits, thai tiil,
NJ - - So ~ tln l..,uSSIf at IN
cn.c will ndmit, and an honest cllort made l" abolish
| the sllinplaslcr currency. We believe thai Ills ram
be- done. Five years ago, the ease was different; bnt
since the vast addition 1" COR currency, III The Sii"pc
nl California gold, wc can conceive "l no GOOD fch-
son, no sufficient causc. To- barter and trade III Il law
less emission al pnpcr money. IL Is moreover ti'
duty of every good citizen I" put forth ai his ei'rr-
.ics and give cnuntriarcr 1" our legislative ci'art'
mcnts. There should he M cnpti"us opl"slll"ii' IL"
ruvilin., because the law Is not wordci To SIM every
BODY. Whilst then, we would honor The law, ana
believe that smnlll notes may be d%iSpcnSr'l WIN, YET
..ifir should be found TINT the supply Of specie IL m
ulc,Iuatr Ia the demands Of trade, we nrc not pre-
mrrI to drnnuncc those wln, III scll-icicncc, employ
the best substitute they can for IT,
SMALL NOTES IN LYNCllBUKG.-OnFr Friday
last we referred to the call III Il meeting in Lynch.
bur:. To consider ''wllat course would be best 10 he
pursued in reference IN the small nnic law. The lart
virsinian contains the following preamble and rcso-
lulions which were adopted By the meeting:
Whereas. this meeting deems the small note cur
rcucv which has fonrlrl the State for several wears
past, IL mort serious evil, from which every good cii.
| zen should seek tn relieve the community by all the
| means in his power: and whereas, the last General AS
scmbly I'm. ptsScd laws prohibiting the circulation III
all notes under tho denomination vi five dollars
Therefore,
Bel i, Resolved, That We pledge ourselves neither
Ia receive nor pay out, after the lst dny OF june, ISL,
any bank nolc or note purportlnS to bc Il bunk note,
under the denomination of five 'lnilars.
Resolved, Thut the Banks nt this city be respect.
fully requested, H. far us possible, IN MD the citizen.
in carrying out the inject Of the foregoing rrsolu-
ton.
4 DESPERADO.-Thc Alexandria Ssntinel states
that Henry Bcacl, who lately broke Jail i'll Fnirtax
county, where he wis confined un the charge oi at
tempting murder, called ut the wnrklrUuac of AlcNmn-
dria on Saturday last, To ste one of the inmates, but
WIS ordered OF by Capt. Stephenson. The next day
at j o'clock, A.. VI, he returned aud asked TO see
Capt. s., when without warning, he drew a horse pis-
tol and attempted TO shoot him us he opened the cute.
Fortunately Capt. s. had Il stick in his hand, and was
near enough tn strike the weapon aside, which lie did
and thus escaped murder. Assistance wHs then OBJ
tanned, pnd Beach was arrested ind lodged Mail.
APPOINTMENTS. f.. Bcckham, IF Fauquicr
County, His ItNtlN th ii hIl'lIiAH'H' w N""N ~ ~
Military Academy ut West Point, from that Congress.
sionul district. lie isa young man OF much merit and
excellent promise.
BANK OF KANAWIIA.-TlIc Directors appoint
cd bv the Executive, ofthis new Bank, ARE Tinnns
j.. Buster, Francis Thompson, Edward krnnn, md
VIM. i. GosIorn.
SUPPORTING TIE NORTII.-I1hc Alexandria
Gazette says--und says truly--illat every dollar spent
by Il Soutlicrninan in the cities aud workshops Of the
North, is that much taken from the merchants and me
cllnmics III the South, IN lr given generally tn abnli-
tiurll-tS.
L~YNCHBURG CIRCUIT C~OuRT.-William VI.
Tavlor end - ChiSin, oil Halifax county, Va, On VA
rious charges OF uricring md employing as true c"nn-
iertcit money, were sentenced, in tho Lvnchbnrg
Court, last week, lrtirsi for four years and six months,
and the latter Tor four years. +" the PcmicntItry. D.
Garland for Commonwealth. Mcssr.. t;oSgin and Page
for Prisoners.
%. O. F.-1he Odd Fellows Of Petersburg, will
have celebration on the 18th inst.
An address will be delivered by J.. Y. Cannon,
ESD, of Richmond, and the supper will be furnished
by that prince Of hosts, Col. Gillian.
CENTRAL RAIL ROAD.-Pusscngc now break
fast in Riclmond and nrtive in StaunIon to dinner.
a BOSTON PAPER.-One Of tho neatest and
apicicst literary papers on our exchange LIST Is the
sStar S,,anglcd Banner published III Boston. Terms,
- per annun in aivmre.-lE"irmont Rrp"hhir"@.l
II is time that the Virginia people should cease
rcnding Boston papers, md stop purchasing the wures
and merchandise OF Massachusetts.
THE PROCEEDS.-Ihc ladies Of the Methodist
Protestant Church, Norfolk, hell n fur lat week, and
realized more than $1,000 from pae4. The oljecl il
to erect Il new Church.
ADAY IN PAGE COUNTY.-Qnite an exciting
scene took place at Luray, Page County, on last Court
Dav, when a discussion WINS had on the Maine Liquor
Law. Mr.. Philip 8. White, the temperance lecturer,
wns replied to by Elder 5. Robinson. The Nnllcy De-
mocrnt says:
"Mr. Robinson stntnd that it could bc proved that
Mr.. White Ind stated i'll Madison county that Baptist
preachers could be- distinguished from anybody clso,
from the length nlthcir packets i'll which they rarSM
n wl,iskcv bottle. Here Mr.. White rose and denied
the charge. Mr.. X. said he could prove 1t by two re,
spectacle men Of Madison county, whose hire word
would he taken in preference 10 his nnth. Here n gem
tlcmau in the crowd arose and went III front of Mr..
Robinson, and cnllcrl him to pruvclt. lie shotlt men
rrsoundcd repeatedly alrd vocIlrr"''Sly' prove H.
"urovc H." This was the signal for Il general row
some believing for proof, and others, 20 on, Robin
son "Hu,rul, for Gen. Jackson" &c. The lrnw'l be-
came wild and furious, and tllcscnmpering jnd lhhbnh
that cnsucd bcggars description. a nnnFScro OF the Mn
si-tratcs, will, the ad ofthe Sheriff, fgndly qucIlcd tic
excitement, ind peace and quiet again rci@neu III ing,
quiet village of L,truy. This day will long hc rcIncm.
bcred M one of the most exciting that ever occurred
in the county of Page. In the evening" C""rt as
scmhlcl and the question of neutrality-suspicious.
cnmc up, and all applicant" wStr~ sramlt"~%kI" I'd p, s%.
ended Page Court."
TO voTE~ thAlmh inst"nt%c people of
Fredericksburg will vote Question OF Il sub
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