Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-30
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

of finding diamond in Chesterfield brings TO mind
the remark of gentleman III reference to that vener
able county. lie had visited of the poorer pnrtr
of the county, and returned with the inquiry: "Whnt
did God make Chesterfield fpr!" The reply WAS
Io furnish good Democrats, the salt of the Garth
an,l good coal ir Richmond alm other places suffer
ing for fuel" Nuw we s.r nt size furnishes, in ai-
diri"m, the most valuable ,umuls Hurra for C!lcs.
rrrld. We always claneu her ab one Of ,,ur .'i,W-
| els"
MONTAGtES TRIAL.'i'lc Circuit Court O:
Petersburg, Judge Nusli, continues engaged with the
trial of Montague. which elicts much interest u that
city. The last "Souh Side Democrat gives briefly
the circumstances of the murder On the cvcnin. Of
Thursday, June the Eth, lS;j'' the prisoner, Lewis
Montague, sent for Gardiner Thompson 10 come and
him. The latter AZ first refused, hut finally pnt oil
his hat and started mp the alley which leads from
lioinCbrook to Back street, between Sycamore and
Second Arriving ut the entrance Of the alley into
Back street, he was met by Montague, who after IL
short nltorca,on, struck Thompson. who atcmpt-
in:; /" escape from him, Knocked him down. and when
he attempting 10 rise, drew pistol from his poc-
ct with which ho slot him. The bail entered T.'s left
side and Judged in or near the spinc. During the
sruti, VI. mair llsn ~ an expression conveying the
idea that l. lIa' drawn pstnon him. bnt this T. de-
MED, AMI M p;stnl was found nn his person ar in
the nrighhnrnnd al the spot where hc fell NJ after
committing the decd, hHrk tu the bar of his
snnrlnt, where hc w!s shortly after arrested hy uil
rrr Williams. Thompson WAS removed Ia his house
and medical Attendance Instantly lrncurcd, bEt hr
hrcac'l his last IN spite "f all cNrrtions I" proong
his llir on the following Saturday morning about
p'clork lhity-six hours after he WIS shot. The jury
nl inquest decided that liz u his death from the
pistol wound inflicted hY Montague.
| Thompson wn- as" the keeper ii II restaurant
and some ilccling il Is supposed, arosc i'll the breast
of Montague, towards hi rN al in business, and lr to
! the mArc:ouS assault.
TIE BEST TOBACCO MISUNDERSTANDING
and Lynchhurg have been respectively maintaining,
that their cities afford the best tpharc" marker in the
Stair nur sympathy for tln-e rnrrpri.;n% t"wn~
has restrained from an attempt 10 deprive them
Of auy credit "r advantage which might accrue from
such claim. tnrksvillr, however Steps in Ia con-
test the ground hsSllr,l. The last "fnhncco Plant"
SAYS:
I'VE have heretofore publicly and privately rx-
pre- rSs.. il our belief, ihGi ClurEsvc was entitled
Ia rank ~ high Gs my tobacco market ni the Statr
And in innking this assertion We do not ncan il to be
understood |rfHnciy, but pos'i'r"IY "nd nhs0i"fIy."
The Plant challenges the most rigid comparison Of
quotations, 'pr"vidcd it be .iDu. comparison Of
sales with any made in Richmond, Petersburg or
Lyncihurg." We leave Lynchhurs and Petersburg
to defend themselves from this allegation. Clarks-
v- il their rival. The PAN: partially acknowledges
TINT IT IL idle Ia attempt I" make the people believe
TINT ClHrks svillr BUYERS VIM transport their tolarcn
and sell il in Richmond, aud make profit on II, Will
give as much as the Richmond buyer"
RICHMOND AND DANVlLLE RAIL ROAD
The Danvlc Republican stnica that Mr.. Wichrr,
the President Of the road laa succeeded in purchas-
ing iron in the city ot New York. to supply the plnce
of the cnr@o recently "s at on board the Harriet
Augusta, on her way from Cork to firgnin, and will
be- ready to commence lnying il down in few days.
BY This arrangement the company will experience
delay by the loss nt the ,hIiI inI- nt sea.
HAIL STORNI.-Thc CIarkSviIlc tva.) "roLacco
Plant TINT there destructive hail storm
along IN" Arh"rrin river. "n Sunday the 2lat inst
The tobacco plunts were almost totally destroyed the
whcnt ruined, and the gardens entirely ,IrmoIishcd.-
Tile space which it swept about three miles
wide. The forest was completely stripped Of its
lrnvI.s Ihn huii i-etanG. = d.
TOBACCO FACTORY BuRNED.-T'hc tobacco
factory OF p. & W. NJ llowrrt"n, near llathI Court
House was last week burned down, it is thought, by
some inccndiarv This is The third factory which has
been burned in few years, near the same sitc.--
Thrr. wAs n small insurance upon the building,
though MOI sufficient 10 cover the loss. There was
uut lnr"r ttlnrtv OF tobacco, both manufactured
md loose in Store anil all wis lost, together with the
hooks al the concern.
BROKE JAIL.--A man, named johnson, lately
convicted Of larceny in the county Of llnaN, and
Condemned 10 the pcnitrntury lor the pcrod "i two
years. last week, mn'lr his r-calr from jhil by means
of an iron bar, which some person WIS kind enough
to give him. With this instrument Lc cnsi!y succeed
.ul III nIriliiig the doors He is old offender. No
thing has been heard Of him since hc left his late
lodgings.
4 NEW MASONIC TEMPLE.-On Wednesday
last the interesting ceremonies n the dedication nt
tho new Masonic Temple, took place ut Dnrillc.-
There w,s quite largc crowd III attendance upon tho
orcasinll although the clouds were lowering and the
weather unrrupitious for such display. The Ma
sonic pruc,sri0 the Editor q! The Register states,
w.s the largest and by far In. hansuneet lir over
Witnessed.
INDEFINITE.-Thr Portsmouth Globe, referring
to the large sea turtle latry caught near Soroik,
saw. il weighed ".cvrrnl hundred and s.N:-i-c2
pounds and was purchased by the proprietor oi
'.Cuugrrrn Hail." in Portsmouth.
BANK OFFICER ELECTED.-Un Thursday
ast Mr. r. II. B,rTE was elected Teller ni the Branch
Bank nfvirgini in Petersburg, vice Mr.. Allen W. Ar
cher, resigned.
THE SOUTH FEEDING THE SORfH.-Iho
Norfolk Argus slntrs that five hundred hnrr'ls "i
.rrrru non. were sent FROM thar cy 10 New York "n
"Wednesday last
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