Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-12-01
FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1854.
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

CITY AND STATE NEWS.
TRASs-hLLEGHaSY BA"K.-In reference to this
Bank, the notes of which under suspicion ut dis
taut points, the lust South-Wcstcrn Advocate, pub
lsl!cd nt Jcllcrsnnvle, Tazcwcll county, where the
Bank is located. SAYS:
The Trans. Allegheny Ennk of Eirginia is sharing
thu lot Of u the Banks uf tlc State, but cspc-
cially those usually denuinaicd Independent Banks.
In the absence of more profitable employment, bro
kcrs cnhcnyoring to crowd their circulation on
them, force into market the stocks which
they based i'll the hope that they can now buy ut
riiruD rate what thew will sell III January or Feb
ruarv at handsome profit, and realize consider
able s,ln in addition 10 what they make by buy
iny the notes in deprecated c"ni!tlnl In another
column wcp!Gcc report to the Executive ol the con-
don of In: Trans ilcghany Bank on the LIST OF oc-
tuhrr last from which any ono may Judge oi The va
lite nj It's paper. Every note presented 1T its counter
thus tr has been paid; and though our opinion Ii but
the opinion oi an Individual! yet We will take tie hb-
criy Ui u!'!ig that II any o our subscribers IN ar-
rcars 10 us feels like paying the notes Of the Trans
Allegheny Bank will be received thankfully and
without hesitation. We give below extracts from the
Richmond Enquirer and Lynclhurg Eirginian i'll sup
port ni our own views on this subject.
| FINE WmsKrY-Wc have 70 thank Mcssra. Brown
& Shook for liberal specimen of Vim. kcrr's "Old
Rye Summcriccn Whiskcy," manufactured at Staun-
|
Agricultural Fair, and is pure and exccllen: article
ATTORNEY GryrRAL.-J. Randolph Tucker, ESQ.,
is ,pokcn OF rs suitable Democratic candidate for
the office of Attorney General by the New Market
Spirit The editor savs ''o in the commonwealth
is better qualified To ill the position than Mr. l. In
his profession he enjoys reputation second 10 10
| lawyer
| Nix. MEADE's SrErcH.--rhc Petersburg South
Sid" Democrat, Of yesterday, contains report u; the
speech Of ,h" Hon. Richard khIcr Meade, against
Whiggcry and its twin brother Know Nothinsitin.
delivered in Pc,crsbur. ut n late Democratic meeting
| i'll thut city. The high cnco!nnns passed upon inc
spccch at the time ut its delivery, by the press OF PEI
cr,burg is shown by the published speech t" be- fully
inrrited.
| SrlnBlxG Is BoTErouHr.--TlIc Buchanan Recor-
der state. that Mr.. William White, nf that place, was
stubbcI 10y white man, named Farss, Oh Friday
evening last. md dangerously il not fatally wound
ed The circumstances which led to the affair were
understood 20 bc about these: Mr. William Rock, Of
| Burhanuu, owns 4 line of boats upon one of which
Fariss was employed. Mr.. Rock, having need for
him. wished To discharge him. and IL the boats were
ua led and ready 10 proceed up the RIVER Mr' R"cN
stated the lac, Ia FHri-S aui desired him tn leave
! To this, he replied that hr would lcavc when he wns
rcadv aud made use of srnc language which caused
|. Mr.. r. t. strike him with Il piece al punk, upon
which he drew II large knife upon him. Mr.. White,
vino was present came "a Mr.. Rock assistance, ana
WI, stabbed bv Fariss us above stated The wound
towards his buck, III the ict side, not i"r rom inc
% %Trs'n ~ u. n".' ~ ,,a.r T.rI. ,yn" Committed
"jnil.
y,,,,,,r,.,, ur vi,;o,r NoI,r.
vor,I,, ro,.r. .,o,r. rim, M ..m;,upd.rstand-
~, hn. occurr.l between the Chief Engineer and
the contractors On the Petersburg aud Norfolk
Rail Road" |, il true that one Of the contractors
i,'' w ~. ,.,, ~, ,s,rior.tandir,
wirh the Cliirt Enginc"r," bu, bccrhsc Of deter
,nima"m on !''- part not To- r"nPH "''i 'hc sl'puM
.t'''s, pro, ,,;i D.; "'I,' 1a.i ,.',, ''
,..a,.,ue, representing the ,nnttcr in n more scri.
ou> lirit obtaiicd currency Il few DAYS ago.
QrIcx TR,yEL-Trav,.rYs can now leave Buc-
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breakfast ana arrive nj Richmond ana Petersburg Ill
time Tor supper, on the same day. This. says the
Buchono,, Krcorcr is the result Of the completion OF
.,;,, ,;,n ,.;,b , Eir-;,,;3 ,mL rrrrrsscr rand
and present. curiors contrast with the travel on the
same rou" only n I''w wears ago, when II wnS con
Tinirn S"'nH'n nls;'>S ira if',Ss' Ja, Lr,c"e '"'''
- w.. ,,a;,l.oI c.;7i,I IIo..;
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,..., y;I, ,,iII In jr,.rninrJ rnnn
AcCIDENr.-Miss L. llattcn, IN Washington street.
perrsbur, was very badly burnt night before last
~, ,, ro..,.r, of Il camille rnon the he'd. II seem.
y! NV "i''"'"7 "''' "f' ''' ''
that she was reading IN bed, when the candle upset
raurht the pillow and then burnt her very budy
Tur Tu,ursoS TKI,L.-A CORRESPONDENT Of the
7 ,,c-lrrr vir,;uop. wri,iu, from Cnvirctnn. un.
der ,I,,. ,f Nav. o,rd sav.. .Mr. Wr,, II. T.rr.
...,on, rro..c,,,,r, closed sp.cch tbi. evening %,
two doys Icn,h, which was universally considered Il
i;G, Sirnn, arcumrutu,ivr, impressive and clooueu
it rvdrdtIy told the jury. He ia one "i the
abiest speakers III me Hiae. In" o.sS VIII hH' CLOS.
.ooI, Wv H., cor ho f,rc, ,s ~ ihc Gnoi resnIt
k~ng j"ry."
NOgFHIb SLAVES Still E>CAPiNG.-Mr. Robert
IT, WcLh in the last Nnr;,ll Ar,,ua offers 300 re-
i c , I, , , ,,T an tb, 2jrh
""'" 'o' ""a'"''''' " ''''o "''' '"' wa
instant or who was carried OFT by some FeSsel going
NDTtIl.
| IMPCpEST RnERERY.-Thc Petersburg Express OF
,..,,.,, o,, ..I ., ,r;.rn,,n. AZ u younr lady of
-. -. liz, !. ,,.,, ,., .. ;,,,,
kiciImOnd niincn Miss "ui'a v " lsoi' ""S So''s
over 10 the depot across Pncahontas, she had hcr
,r.., in h,r b,,'l ami ou turuin, the curyr beyond
| P"''' " '''' '"'','' "'' "
The bridge II was suddenly snmtcnc'l from hr I'i"els
bya mua,tO boy, who made OIL III tremendous pace
| lo partS uukn"wn. The siIddciiuesS OF me h,t 30
startled the Young lady thai her presence oil mrl lei,
her until II was too lar I" eaten 'hc EoSnc, VINO nav,
thus suddenly adopted game MAJ Is very frequent
| III large cities, Ill the Norlh cspeciai'Y.