Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-11-28
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

for they exhibited in size form aud carraSc, uh-
doubted marks OF high blood Mr. brrhc n"'
shown eouul inst. and Judgment in rhc selection o
his breeding stock nnd set an example tor imitation
His is the Durham stock and his bccvcs were noble
specimens of that superior STOCK
We hope we may expect annually such 'is'ta'!one'
aud on an increasing scale
RICHMOND FEMALE ISsTITurE.-Ihc stockholders
Of this Institute held their trtt genera! meeting, al thc
the Hall of the Institute, corner OF Marshall and
10th streets Friday evening report OF the building
committee WIS read, showing that debt amounting
to $lS,0OO over and beyond the amount ot suhScrin-
t;Ons paid in, had been incurred and to meet TINS II
was proposed that the stockholders present should m
crease their subscriptions TO the amount mentioned,
and the proposition was promptly accrded 10. Inc
stockholders i'll this enterprise are confident OF reaii-
zing handsome dividend from their investments,
and hence the absence OF any backwardncss IN tlcl
response to the call foran increased subscription The
Institute cifccis avery large and handsome building
admirably arranged for the purpose OF icaie BOARD
ing schoo aud is IN ornament 10 the city anu in"h
unent Of credit to lts CncrprlsnS AMI puoNc sprltcu
projectors
\ MURDERoUs ASs,ULr.-On Thursday afternoon.
Il personal difficulty occurred OIL 18th street, near
Franklin, between w. W. Bailey, n blacksmith, and
Mr. Thomas Brown Of Chesterfield, when the ormtr
stabbed the latter with knife i'll the neck intiicgh
very and dangerous wound: Although III hts'
hut sliuht hope, were entertained ui his recovery
Yesterday Dr. Johnson considered hIr III Il iilr way
To survive. bailey has been committed To JAIL inc
Mayur refusing ~ bail him. Mr. Brown Is Il man Oi
wears and had recently been i'll the employ I" BniIey
and the difficulty grew uf Il settlement Oi tier
accounts.
Tur TuoMrsoN TRl,L.-The trial of DR.. TLomp-
son for the murder of Miss Pharr, III AI!c,hany coun
tv had not terminated at last accounts from thar
pace The testimony for the defence contains n"
lining 10 break the force OF the overwhelming facts
disclosed by the witnesses for the commonwealth.
| I.>lrIp STATES IIorEL.-We received polite in
yi,uiiuu uu Friday last To dine ut the |. y. Hotel,
but engagements denied us the pleasure of attending
The Bulletin speaks of the OCCASION nS follows I'VE
Lnd the ulrasurr Friday afternoon, of sitting down
| Ia dinner with number of gentlemen, the iilvcd
uests Of Mr. p. ThursGn. the new proprietor oi III"
United Stmtes Hotel. Mr.. lhnrron 1, well ANA 'iEnr-
ably known o the travelling community ~ one ." inc
former prOprieors of the Fountain Inn, lone" 'BclH-
hroverfsD Baltimore and the popularity attained by
this celebrated establishment, attributable III no small
degree 20 Mr.. ThUrSon, affords guarantee th"t th'
I'nit.d States Hotel, under his auspices, VIII bccom"
unn o tho most popular and well conducted hot's III
thi. ,tv Mr. T. designs Ia rcIrint and otherwise I'M
| prove and rcnovnte the whole establishment we
trust that h- efforts establish ii, st class MOTEL may
be attended with complete success
| AMERICAS HorEI-A writer in the last Peters
burg Express compliments very highly Mr. smith
American Hotel OF this city. Richmond cal bo1st oi
several ot the larycst and best conducted Hotels IN
the country--hc American, the Exchange. the -;
Charles the United States, besides Others OF much
merit though not cqun III size and splcn!or.
| AppItr,rIox FOR New TRIAL RfJrcrED.-
The Court nf Appeals has ov"rrilcd the motion tor
new trial, submitted by the counsel of VIA. a. Pow
ell, the Young man wl" was convicted oi forgery
SOM. months siucc md sentenced to three years
| confinement in the pcnteuiidTy. The unfortunate
prisoner has been ncarccgatcd III the clty jail, during
ihc pcIlrncy OF his application for new trial, and
mus since his commitment been employed ia preparing
architectural designs .nr several "l the building con-
tractors Of the citv. lIc will muw b. removed 10 the
States prison, where, We presume, the discipline u"
the institution will preclude him from the exercise of
his vocation.
| SrAUyTuS Cu:yESrlOE.-Thc Democratic Con-
venton meets in Stauntom Oh Thursday next. Ample
arrangements have been made to accommodate the
largest number of delegates anticipated The Staun-
ton (Whigl Spectator intmates tlat separate apart.
neuts will have to be provided for the Leakc ana
Wise men, TO which the Charlottesville Jcffcrsonian
replies; - ,hn. d.. n;,,,r ,nero
will be 10 difficulty; all the Lcakc men are wise
enough to become fusonists, at meal and bed times
TuE LYScHBURG MURDER CAsE.-Edward c.
Marshall, who murdered Jane North, his paramour,
in Lynchburg, Il few days ago, has been examined i'll
the Muyor's Court and sent for further cNamlna
tou in the higher Courts. He shot her with pistol.
Dr. Blackboard the physician who was called III, states
that she wa- diving when he reached her. The wound
WIS made with ball i'll the right breast. She h@vc,i @
about fifteen minutes after the occurrence liIli
Brown a witness, testified follows taken from
report of the evidence in the LynchDurg hirgniahj:
I was wulkinc up the canal with Mr. Clark, near
the holsc at which the murder occurred when TWO
women ran ont and called run i'll and save
Mrs, Marshall's lifc' (she called both Jane North
md Mrs. Marsha) went i'll the house ani found the
prisoner and Mrs NJ both ON the moor, ne WIN one
arm around her neck and pistol in the other hand,
and said 10 her .kiss me, my dear, for the last tne
know have killed you.'-l asked him what he was
killing that woman for to which hc replied, "wnht
have you got To do with 1t! then struck nun WIN
n stick across the hcad and snaccd the pistol from
his band-thcrc were some women III the roonI-canr
with the prisoner To tOwn-he did not act rs ne was
drunk-thimk it about . clock Ill the evening"
hnd no acquaintance with Mr. M.-had seen nm
| brfurc-Mrs. VI. made 10 rcmark-thcrc was no one
in the room when got in-sOnlc women went III Us
Gid--did not know them.
To other witnesses he stated that he "klCd her be-
| rnusc he loved her and was Jealous ot her.
The prisoner is II large gcnteel looking man, appn-
rcntlv thirty or forty years old, and seemed low spl-
ritcd and dcprcssrd The prisoner proved previous
good character. lie superintendent ON tile
| virginia
WHEELING CIRCUIT COrKr.-Ihc jury in the ac-
ton Tor damages, Polly, Wood & Co, VS.. Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, returned verdict oi
damages in tr. sum of Slj,G32 -, with interest on
xl5lGl 81 from December !, 1872. until raIt IL i9
also granted an Injunction to restrain tiic i''i''''f
mud Ohio RniIroad Company from forming "pnnec-
;inn with the Ohio Central RuirOh'!, nj 'cW"oa' iour
miles below Wheeling on the ONO river.
FREDERICK SrrrRIoR CouRT.-.irnstcad Il free
negro has been found guilty Of am nssaul. on Ma'Il'
Rutcr wife man, nml sentenced 20 eight year" con-
tinement in the pcnitcnary.
DRowxrp.-.Janes Moir was drowned on Tuesday
morning last in the -Four Mile Ran, near Swish
| Channel between Alexandria and Washington, while
ON his way 10 Alexandria. Mr. Nor. tsays the Alex:
nnria Gnzcttr1 w;- in the I'D year oi his age and
Inns many friends aud a"quainanccs in baltimore
Ills BODY has not been recovered.
| METHODIST EPISCOPAL Conference.-The NIr-
rirja Annual Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South will assemble in Norfolk IN Wedncs-
1ny next. Quite Il large number of ministers nfe e1
pcctc, to be i'll nttcIrdnncc.
/ ROCKINGHAM lIoGs.--A drove Of Hogs from Rock
inrham, destined Tor Buckingham County, passed
thrvur! Charlottesville this week. The asking prce
.nys the Jcrsonian $3.50 per 100 lbs; while So
is ell that buyers "icE
| Coal DI>CovEKEp.--Thc Iarkersburg News
states that, during III" past week vein OF very fine
conf has been opened III" lrnd "t james W. Ste
p.arspii Ed. within ui!r ar iw" oI that town.
TN. Vein I; y feet from the -rrcr, is inches thick,
AMI !, rapidly nr:ca,n" in thlrknesa H. the miners
progress.
| Az Orr ViRGIyIA LtDY-The Inst Richmond
Messenger contains M obituary notice "t Mrs. Lucy
Brasshcar. She was the daughter of IhoTna' fe'i',
hor, !, Camnbcll county Virginia. in July. I'o2, anu