Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-20
CITY AND sTATs: NEWS.


Saturday morning. Mrwccn tho hours -! nine Il.
ten o'clock, the ohicffs and operatives At the G.
Works Cary street, a. well as r citizens rcsilir
in the vicinity of the works, startled hy two di
tinc and terrific explosions in the Purifying nJit:
mcni. \ few moments after the occurrence, the np
rativcs ran 20 the room and discovered the lids Of tw
of the PURIFIERS shattered IN pieces, and the manglc
and mu:iatc,l rciualIls ut II negro man employed
the blacksmith shop, lying near the Southern wal
with fragments o the heavy iron lids upon his bod,
They proceeded Instantly /" IN examination nl Il.
condition of the man. but elancr satisfied them tn;
life was extinct. His head and breast were crI,,lc
authenticated, and both Of his legs broken by the e,
plosion.
Shortly after the occurrence Of ;lc accident, Il core
ncr's jury was empanncc,l, when it appeared in cv
,!cncc that the man who lad loai his life sav,
helunging 10 Mr.. Oliver Nicely If Mssi>sirptl.a' Ii
II blacksmith 10y trade, and Ind been in the cln
ploymcnf Of iI,e city al :hc G..s Work., upwards
iva ycars-.ihGt he formerly br.Dnyc,i 10 Mr. Eiwar
Sylnor nj Hanover In; had been recently pur,,lrusc
1T Il very high price by lIr. N.tha: he had frequent
y manifested discomfort at the change OF OWNERS, am
hat not II doubt existed, thM he h0i Dwry0~JY oDOly,
~ h"hiLd W1frh Ia OW ~ '"t i"fi5cS, AMI i'i thu
sol. .ht "a blow up the (as Works. regardless oi m
consequences in himself AMI the lives and proper
" of others. In support al this opinion, il apprar,
Ihattlc puriiycrS which had cNpiud,q had been clean
al uut short time previously, and lrnr mui been
| snrC-ilId lulh c"ninilrd Ion! mir ar @a>. wrl
would explode hy ignition and that position Of III,
man, at The bls "i c wall i'll front Of The pnrivrrs
covered, his ludy partially WIS, with fragments n
the lids, shaved that hc WAS "n the ld Of one m III,
pnriiycrs when The explosion occurred. In u:Inl
support u ih-"pin"n, itarpcarcd thar The man work,
ed III different alllncnl-ilil! he had bis ines.
which called him m:u the purifying apartment
the pressure ul "l* cvcI when The plriycrs were il
full use. never sufficient "f -cf tn un cx-
pu>uli-:li thai The prr>rlcco lucirr nIatc,s mean
. puritvcr4. lend also Ia the conclusion that the
removed The pug iii The lid of "i il purify
rrs and applet the lighted match. After patiently
hearing the evidence, the Jury gave their rcr,c;
that the slavc john, employed hnrLsni:h IN the
Gas Works, left his work and wrnE ntn the purifying
room. where s business iii ~" cn!l him. and finding
valve in al the l,uriiycrs necessarily nIciI sc:
lire (" the SANE, thereby killing himself. &c. The
conclusion prohEccd hy the explosion, injured the
huilIn. I" the extent probably "l $i,u0phul u" in
ierrnpiim will take place III Tie generation ar pnrii-
cation oI the gas, and, therefore, no inc"nvrni.
cIicc will rosu {" the public. The man John is rep
resented /" have been >hrrw, sensible, fellow. lie
knew full we'll The cXpIns!vr Inaly ynl the ga. h. fired,
and his intention was nn doubt, Ia have blown up the
whole WORKS. Fortunately he was The only victim nj
lIis dninllcnl net.
OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRE-
TENC Alexander Shannon "l Benz Creek Buck.
imgham county, WAS again before the Mnyor Satllr-
day morning. upon tho charge o obtaining .nnis
from Mc.ss. Grriicr " Brent. under !ns, prricccs.
Mr. John johnson. %: irn.a Creek being in Court.
WAS sworn. He stated that lie Lad never authorised
Shannon 10 purclrs" ANYTHING on his accn,ln;-had
never entertained any idea Of co-par:ncr>hip with
him, and hGI no, received r".n Shannon hil "; the
ngs purchased. He also said n! somewhere about
he 5th S "i May while N his private residence
n Amherst county. he received message from his
Jerk at Ecn;- Creek, informing, him Of the arrival o
large ;luoan, Of goods. Nnt having ordered any. h"
rIarci nj "icc /" ln;'S Crrc. uIr Shannon there,
mi learned from si,a that he IS.) had PURCHASED, the
GOODS on his account in Richmond. but lad
"m'J.,,u profit. inc IS. h"a::!:i thai Mr. J I"H PEI
.r huild n warehouse aid ;ikc il!i mo l'' 'l' ,,i
,nou.r;ly shannon expressed desire /" ie'''''I
a.J >, I yrchhurr, hut suapcrtil:" thai nc ia"
~ H;I, ltniur them. Mr.. j. ci'l iic refused :" dc-
,.cr ,l,,u, over 10 him. The Goods nrr now III
,ms, Mt B,nls Creek. MID said, 7A'ler' ~ rue VI
lr ,f tl,r rirhiul owner ur "Wncrs. Inc ""H"' ''
n;ndcll the accuscu |" l''i :" "'''''
;,r, the Hastings Court
TWO TRAINS \ DAY.-Thc charlottesville .t!-
oco,e learns that in few days two daily passenger
ro;,s vii; run between charlottesville "ni hich-
,,a The cyprcss or mail train will stop only i"i'!
,.,,j, - ,,,;c np and pu oil The mail; the -cc"ld
.,,;,, ,,;,, ,, II, farther west il,nn Chnro:csrc'
yt-vEEALS.-'rhc ,nuurniul duy'"i conveying 10
,,,o ,,,.h the remn;,ls OF several persons took place
,.a-,,r,,.. First the body ii Vim. NJ. lshcii' from
the Monumental Church, attcIiir" hy II i"'@ l''"'S
II Mrs.
.,,u Of odd Fellows. Sccond--Ihe rc'''''''S "' ''S'
Mary Wallace. lmothcr-iii-law "f !rrsory E'l,,i
from tl,r residence ~! Mr. q. lht"-IT W. H..
- w N;,hnlns G.: Tcnplcmam ir"in Mr. HOG
CLnrL attended l,v II very i:nl'osn@ lr",'s,'". W
E;rrnf,,, And fourt-Aiicc c. Carter, II r!iIi" Ipol
the residence ui her parents ncr"c'''' "'' "' -''
streets.
SIMMER TRAVEL.--It will be seen from our CO.
lu,uus that the steamship jamestown Ic"E'S '''
every Tuesday a!tcrnnon, and the ko'iokc e'' .'"
,r,,,nv morninr for New York, Viii NORFOLK l''h''I
,, ,, ,I,.rrr in ubou: twrIliy-iuur hours. Dur''.
vc,,rcr this Il must delightful route t" thc
North.
rol.rTU OF JULY.-A meeting wns he1 Ill '''e
,,,.,,.r, of Mctromlitan Hail. Friday alicrn"'i' 10
,rr,urcmcuts for IN appropriate celebration ~
,...,u,,l;,,, rourtl, Of Jur. The Mayor prcsi-
dcd. .,,,,,;,.;ro
~ w. IF i've from each Ward I" CONSIDER 'nc
,,us nupr,priute measures for cr!roi"i.a VI, 81 -.
Il, ,d COLLECT contributions from inc cl'i"'"H ~
'ur. ~ vr,n,rrrs-io invi.c the co-"pcrii'i"
ui the City Cuuncll. clh :" '
for TINT nccarpn. ;,,.c. ,npniutCd under
the above resolution: n Ir,.l,;u. ,ltrcd
Jrrrru.nx WAuu--Erlalrl .. li;SKiiS' i;m ni''''
,nInn. Il r. TnIlcv. A. Richards, and NJ. llili' :,
nv W,mn.-Tlios W. McCnnc"' h"' VI
prr.nm t,Ius. ". Purcell. Chas W. ih"'iis""' "'''
| Edward Mr.\ham. c,, W GLAZE
MoSKuE WAHn.--.Iamc- y. St".' -. ',,J n",.;,
brock Joseph Il. An'lcrs"'t | h"'' - ''i'
| j. Saunders.
WHOLESALE HORSE AND III '"' - '''','
IN(;.-A few DAYS ago grnicc l""h'l'S Is,''"' !"
,,;I hi. name was Wilstnn. swiadich Mr. E""'' h"'
S,r;,,G.il Isle Of Wight co., out o Hai''ap
and s,.,v, bv stating that he wished 10 "fr'"
rho conveyance and would return II 'he '''A' "''
I,o,d of returning he sold the horse anu 7''' ~
day u;,cr he borrowed it, 10 couple oi 1'.'''''
IT,, (.o,r,,o for sGU and started oil. ic" ''"E
...:.,.1, .I,c same (,uw hired horse anu "i'ss
g. Williams of Lyncliburg, t" 6" I" All
.t c,u,t House mud a. mol yci fr'Hr'i'''. ~ ""
tst Ip,' ~, E,rcttsvilr Alhcmarc, where IN" iior'
,,., ,ror fnun, IN the possession {" !"n.l
t'. ''. M H., nam. ur TAYLOR, VIII" lId purchaser u
ir.o anJ hur~y for hundrc'i "n,'u'. M int W. ~.
burg he gave his name II: " i ~. Win,:i.LI in Ain
", In had no nmnc at C"!"ncl W lii.I'.'' III .a
kc' i''' l"' Nv h @ M The second night, ic passed
iI",c' III I a, 1vrrSlsvc as lhEl"r, Stain" Ill
in ,,.: .,.cnud cousin "i G'n'm L.".nI,H i"?'y
docc"scJ and late President "i tlc = ic, ,'"SI
nro stated there that he wiI Nv iI.or "ll;na II
-, -; ,,;,i,,nnnJ Mt the Warehouse t'"I Se'l.''S "
IN kehhlu, '' az Ia ,ct upon the freight tram. s..
a'FSc h'i" onnr 10 G"rdonsvi!le nnd wa i
.,,' ',a, ro rnn cx morning when he wo'ii