Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-16
CITE AND STATE NEWS.

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SANDER SUIT.-Thcc case Of Augustus Lon=e-
uotti, charged with puhIisl,iusi III the Dispu!ct, q re"
months usn, n card accusing John Chcisa ol rnh" Ill
the Manufacture and SHE OF smoking tobacco, was ar-
cidcdin the Hastings Court, yesterday. NE jury II.
Ter q short retirement, returned = vrn'Ic' :" "2"n's'
and sentenced him la six months lml'riS"''''!" "'"'
Jail, Or 10 pay Il fine uf $lIm.
FIRE-The nlarm Of fire Yesterday morning a'""'
} O'clock, was caused by the partial h''rh't- W -.
roots AT three small wnn,lcn trncmrnts "h hf""t''''t
near Jail alley, brlnn"ingt" Mr.. Lawrence "
The fire wr+ supposed tn III the act al 'i ih'elt""H'
HANOVER COURT H~OISE.-An act PASSED the
last Lcri,luture. uuthorisiI. 4 vote OF the people oil
Hanover comfy. for and against Il removal "i the
county seat of Justice. The vote. we believe Is to
he taken nn the 18th instant, the day OF me Senet"'
election for county officers. The present l'ca''"t ""'
Slash Cottage are the competing lr"P""i'''"S ~ ''
Court House, AMI the friends III those l'iac'S '' II"
lively nt work in favor of the location respectively
preferred. To-day the friends "i the Slash '"'i"s'
proposition give Il free dinner at that place. "''f't
is expected the merits Of the iw" LOCATIONS VIII W.
freely discussed. So far Is the people at i'lcN'ao"'
nrc concerned, there is but little ii any room j."
choice. Both locations are directly on Il rhil r"t'
lcadin. from the city. The Central ana the FREEZER
ickSlurg rail roarls appear t" he parties IN the con-
trst--,I,c ,I Court House being IN one rntl, AMI The
proposed new one on the other.
I The Board of Directors OF the Richmond trr'icr-
icksburg and Potomac Company. on Tuesday last.
adopted a resolution that in the event "i Il decision
hv the voters Of Hanover county t" locate the Court
- 49, $500
lIuuS, OF said county nj the Slash Cottage Sinti"i' 81
this Company, any expense CONNECTED with the rrr"'-
val of the present Jail ~! the county will be betrayed
by the Company.
SMALL NOTES.-A communication from McssrS.
G.. W. Purcell & Co. appeared in Yesterdays Wing,
in reply 10 III nr,icIr whirl, Ind appeared ia The Wing
expressing !, doubt Il, Ia the redemption "t small
notcs after the Isl of June. Mr,srs. c. w. 1. " Co.
say:
I'VE desire. 81 far us the, notes OF the Southern
Manufacturers l;nnk are concerned, I" answer Vie
question YOU pruluuud. and thereby relieve vnn, ana
such others ~ like you cntcriain the r,ira that ilrfat
notes will not he redeemed, nr that The holders OIL
them, on and after ;lc first Oi juno, VIII ilavc 10 lost:
the amount held hy them. We caInot think You de-
sire Ia subject the innn,.nt parties in the country, VIII"
hold them IL loss. Your article Is well caicllInt'1i,
however, to have the effect, by inducing them I'm me
event they cannot iinl il convenient I" send them III
M tn'''llInc HlclIlnlltuI ~ vi IiI'il ~ i''S '''h ~
full value. =" far ns Ir.gnr'ss ourselves, we arr: now
withdrawing the nDics uf the Southern M:IIllilirtlt-
rcrs' Bank It's fast as they are presented, iIli desire
that the public shall USE Their own discretion III pre-
Srnliug them for pavmcut-it /. II matter al but llttle
importance tn lis when III how. We ARE ready 10 pay
Them Whenever and however presented, ritlirr INV,
the Isl ri JUNE, az after that time. We are RESPONSE
bic for This i>silc, and YOU may rest assured tia; h'mT
SbnH b., M GHr Ia the holders, tn receive their iull
value whenever presented For payment N our COM
fer ' .
The Wing ,iiscluims having intended Ia express any
doubt H. to the redemption oftic notes al Mcssrs. Pur-
cell & Co, and explains that its remarks had refer
cncr principally 10 small notes Of other StaIrs.
WILLIAM c. W ALTIlALL.-This person, it will
be remembered, recently lclt Richmond "i"r parts
unknown" in consequence "t rtm"r@ {" HE "il"rt
that he hud been guilty OF forgery. Yesterday it"r1i-
ing, we received through the mail ,tlir following lei
Ter. pu.t-Imarkrd according la the enclosure. The
writer j. unknown "a It's:
Crrro Gonpu. Iowa, April 2htli, ISL.
Grntlcnrii:-Wi yuu be- good enough I" publish
the following obituary notice al nir of y"nr citizens,
Mr.. WILLAMC. WAIrmAIL. who died "n his way
from 81. Louis 10 Council Bluffs. Il few days ilg'. ANA
wa, buried IN the kalisns side ri Missouri river! Ills
disrnsc was confined principally Ia his iicid, WhnrhIi liz
complained Of before leaving ~. I"lll~, nini IRON wllrh
he seemed to suffer very much brt"rc his death. lie
.pnkc uthayin@ Il wife and tire" children III Your city,
and gave ms their names, sntIHt mi:lIt wrltct"th"ln
Of The sud intelligence, l,ut forgot Their mi.ncs, and
thinking that ns Your paper has II iar;. cirr''lat'"I'' II
would b. hest tu "ct You To publish Il III yuur paper,
in order tllut they might see il. He had $niilc rl"tl-
inc. some little money i'll gold, and Il very good PLAIN
.nlI watch, with Il heavy single s'rar gold ciraln and
KEY. with the initials OF lIr name amt masonic en-
hl:,,. upnu il. NIL 81; which he manifested the greatest
anxiety that his family should get. They arr now III
my pusscssinm nj Ccrr" C;nr,ln, rndy t" BIZ delivered
tn any one authorized IN receive them.
Very respectfully, L"IlILEBfkRi Ifaii.
THE ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAIL
ROAD COMPANY lIav" made IN arrangement; with
Captain Gro. PAGE, al Washington Ciiy. I" convey
passengers from the baltimore railrrnl 8" Alexandria.
Passengers coin. south will get breakfast on l"arl
the boat, and arrive in Alexandria III time for the ears
leaving nj + n'rlnrk. Passengers bound north. arri-
vim. at Alexandria hv railrmul M "rl"rk. will dine
IN the hnni, and reach the Washington depot III fine
Ia take the train at j O'clock. Src advertisement III
another column.
SOUTH SIDE RAIL ROAD.-Sinrc the introluc.
ton Of hcrnrs on tiis road. /! miles west "f Farm
willie, passengers from Richmond reach l.ynrlrbur" ii
f. hu,trs. Leaving here al : in the morning, they
arrive at Lynchl,urg at ! in the evening.
VISIT OF KNIGHTS TEMpLAR.--Ihe Peters
burg Express Of Friday, says: yesterday afternoon
at . o'clock, the %Apr"mattox Encampncnr s"i
knights Tclnplur, marcllml Ia the Eiclnn"lHt Depot
in full rcgnIia, preceded by the Mechanics Brass Band
TO await the arrival Of their brethren ri the It'cll-
mnnd Encampmcnt TN n visit To Petersburg. About
I O'clock the train chartered for the purpose. arrived,
and the visitors were, received aud marched through
all the principal streets "f the clty-harrtg ON 7tHr
route, stopped at the Asylum ui the APPROXIMATION
Encnmpmrnt, and p~artakcn al Il honnttnl collation.
prepared Tor them ly their hosts, under me S'IrrTl.
:; - - NJ. ~ w \i,rt,un The VISITORS ur,.Scntrtl Il;
beautiful appearances, an the march Their uni
form being exceedingly neat AMI chaStc: They nj
iractrd great attention during their Who'll; progress
through the city. They part"hk al as'ill'cf ~ ',aflW' :
Hotel. and were i'll the midst al icStiNhy wien we
went IN press"
PAINFUL ACCIDENTS.-An accident oil tin"
most painful character occurred on Tlllrrday morn
ing Mt the Ettrick Coiton. Factory, Petersburg. Mr..
TlIomas Grimston, who was employed i'll the mnelIhic
shup of the establishment, while cnlcavorin" Ia put
n belt OH ono of the wheels, was accidentally caught
bv a kew attached IN the coupling which connects the
shaftin., and instantly carried around The machinery,
it is supposed some fifty times or more, before 1t could
he stopped, and he released from lis porilons Si'iia-
tim. Strange to staic. (sats the Exprcss,) that though
shockinalv bruised, no bones were broken. Medical
assistance wns Immediately prucurc'l, his w"IlIidS
dressed, and, at last accounts, liz VIII dong as wa;a'aS
could Inc expected. , cr
Washington Hotel, Petersburg, WAS thrown from /"
buggy, while the h0rsc was mmanaSGllls ans! run
ming at full speed, through the streets Of that ''ty:-
He fell "p"n, lis iend; the ,!J".' 'H,,, T%G"ie'''S INN"
NEW MARKET RACES.-lhe second dny's race
over the New Market Course, near Petersburg, was
won bv Nj. Bclchcr's R@l-iye-tlr'" mile heats for
s5OO-bcnting Mr.. Pnynr's bay g"liils Lawson, aud
Mr.. Gibbons chcsnut mare, Tnlly-Anra. The first heat
was won easily by Red-Eyc, Tally-.lnna was dis
tancc,l md Withdrawn. Time five minutes. iItty-one
seconds. 1icI:Eyc md Lawson came mp 10 the So
rond heat in good order. ltcd-Eyc taking the lent,
Int closely followed by lawson through the first mile: