Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-11-07

yards :" be woven by hand, -, Mrs J \ Van lean.
Carter. ~
IS7 F"rthc best homemade bread Mr. t:rr?r
I'S For the best holn..!nale pound c,'N>NSE, iP,GJ
& Burton.
i59 For the best homemade sponge calty -. ,t,a
Henry Cox. Ienrico. y
40 For the best varieties homemade, rI,l,l.-N y
Mrs Henry Cox. nrnrico.
All For the best varieties home. .na,i. rc.s.ryr.
g. Mrs Henry Cox Ilenrco
ii2 For the bG-t varieties home nn,,, rili, ''v -
Mrs Henry Cox, ilrnrco
il3 For the bssi sample Of home. rs,eln MP, -,
process OF making To be described by the exhibitor s.
BRANCH TX.
itinerary 1cTinOaoH> L. each individual, ot l.v-
;nin who, previous 10 lSji, has discOrcrr. "r MIRO.
ucc,', or brought INT" ura any principle. process.
facility. Or GENERALLY any Improvement by w.., Hn.
portant value hns been gained Tor the a.rci..G. IN
teres,s Of Virginia. \" report.
SpettH P'Tm'n'ns for any useful subjects
brarci under any OF the foregoing hcu,-. Non" c>-
hibted.
"A Discovery in Virginia of mineral phosphate
Of lime in sufficient quantity 10 be- valuable for -aio
and distant transportation manure, premium %;
$50.
From 40 to Az. No award
4lS For the best OF like drainage labor Ia be- Judy
cd As the foregoing il not embracing norr ihun thirty
acres premium OF S'o, Philip Slaughter of Kappa
hammock.
40 Report not received.
40, iJl Not awarded.
4J2, iJ3 None exhibited
45i None Offered.
40 For the best model, drawing sr'l description of
the best kind nf tidr-.satc, or trunk. for ,-rlur.Ur
the water from reclaimed marshes o"r ,!ii-! l""
land and excluding the entrance OF hr higher water
a other tinrs OF tides rcshcs, premium 81 s;',
james 1 Rcid ot HcErco.
lj6, lj7 No report.
BRANCH ~.
Premiums cgred hy Jnd.c"inal D,n....
ijS No report.
40 No report
BRANCH All.
DInlcSt,c Manufactures.
| i6D I6l No report.
4Ga For the best pair bed blankets, -, Mr.. Wash.
| ington Bucknrr.
463 None exhibited
Ala For the best piece Of woocn'. ., Jacob VI.
| Ruff.
46j For the best piece Of cotton cloth =, VI.
| Green.
lG6 For the best and greatest variety ct coar-',
strong and cheap shoes gin, Acxami"r Ii,ii. i 'h-
mond.
4G7 For hest nnI cheapest wool hats, =, u. Moore.
His, l69 No report.
SUPPLEMENT AIRY REPORT OF rrE Jur"f> "I ~. "-F-
HOLD tHD DOMESTIC MA>TrA,iIEtr.
In addition TO the regular award ri lT,iu.IlH f'r
excellence iii the several article .nruti''.l. 'ln
Judges of the department or llru- EHriU '.U !',.
MEsrIc MANufACrUREs, ar" iJrr.uli"'! bv''. r....
tive COMMITTEE Ia express publicly their .-r.,IL,.'.r"
in viewing III" exhibition which !hC WumI" 90 \fI-
GINt, have this year ma,e in her "troat SAT" F,r'
| of their taste, ingenuity ana! industry.
They have concluded tia: il would h" hn"d jud''l
Ia present To five Of ordinary feeling. "r. tl'.
tcult task than they have this day irir iu l,"n.
The articles offered. were, with scarcely "Nrrp'pr
superior ot their kind ,cclcGv Sn, that win :.'r
very spare. list Of premiums they have found 'han
selves continually AZ loss how 20 discriminate" a1l
beside hcs. many others not embraced l.! II, w'r
80 worthy OF special cnmIncanti"n that ih'" il:''
not been able t" refrain from ihrs publicly Ea',"G-
l,,.l IL,
| Men of Virginia the possession 81 such wiv,. ,at
daughters After all, they are the u:ltc'a .rnr ol.a
lin this worId) most lasting and ;tU.s: all
IL 10 be derived. Virginia can nev'r "caa :" a''c
gr'nt men, while she continues 10 puas"ss sUrl 'nn-
able women.
The Misses Sally. Alice, and Mary Munrori. ~
Prince William, exhibited number Of -p,r.mnH-
of THREAD and SILK LAcEs, which were '' ''".'
quality.
Mrs l l}urwcll exhibited pi"cc oI carl"t Nr- l.
B Evans, yarn c"unt-rpancs: Mr> john Ii ll"i!al..H
rag carpet: Mrs Broaddus of Cu!pcp"r t'!.r.' .'trl
crochet collar; Miss Martha baldwin. 1" l"r,i var!
hose; Mrs VIM VI Bagby, ncsrn clo;l NJ M.ry VI
Britain, piece Of flannel; Mr., Anthony Tvs ynnn 81
Madison, Il bed spread Mrs Robert grey, yarn u,''
hose; Miss Martha Sampson -. Pow lat";. ,oinal
| Il parcel Of chdrcns' stockings; :.-s R"hr,cn >:u-
ton, embroidered sleeves Miss \ .i'"u. 'i"rirl.i
in worsted work Mrs Cabcl n blind lad: o. y.,lr-
Of age) netting work; Mrs james Avrcs. sin -'.,-,
Mrs VI Is Copton. embroidered collar and r""v..,
Mrs lsham Seay blankets: the Misses Ru:ias:. par
eel OF tasty aud handsome fancy baskets, Mr. .!ar"+
Sheppard, embroidered sleeves Ms q + E!Ir' i,--
teriiell, yarn c"unterpanes and I'"c p"""" '..r,
Miss Eliza Pledge IAN invalidj parcel "i wr..,n.'
hose, gloves, &C.; Miss Lucy l. Bradley. u h'aIiI
rug; Mrs 7 a Dobbin, cloak emhro!"r"i ~ ..r-
self in two weeks Mrs WIN + Morrison. rl "In.
broidcry: and Miss Maria Snead, do.ncs". III IN
above articles challenged the spec'0i n'imf.'a"i "i
the undersigned for their quality aud elegant work
manship. Many Others equally in"rit"II''Us !.rTr
doubtless escaped attention, partly on arc"ri "i IN"
great crowd which had to be- en"ount"r'd during H.:
examination, but mainly becaus" ot ia" UU'r,u"
number OF articles offered rendering it rIp"'- .rI" &,
| do all full justice.
The following nre noticed. for their superb h.an'v
rnd excellence, 10 which prizes would he''. h."
awarded had il been within the power of H., uu r'-
tee. Domestic Linen, by Mrs Jane Van l.fr.
homemade silk goods, Mrs. Philip Slaug'c~ con-
tcrpanrs and quilts by Mrs Robert WakH-. Mr'
| VI Wainwright Mrs Jas II Robertson l'r".' excl
lenti) Mrs Anna e Churchman, Mrs Il R9gln"'.
Jr., Mrs VI Jone- uf Rockbridge, Mr., hhN rhr-
Crea Of Richmond and Mrs John Churchni"u, hu-u,-
Ia, Equality supcrb;) Embroidery, by Mrs j !..a.,
| beautifully dnnr:) Miss Mildred Ruin l!aa-
over, lchastc in design nnd admirably execu'"dj VI
| I.nvnia Tschcnd t'rrtNe"i1 Mrs John IT, b. vi
Jas Ayres wedd;n, dress, n splendid nrt.'", Hrni
Mrs j b Scott of Dnwl'lle; Worsted work. ~ NJ
II p Nash, Miss VI ) Williams, NEATLY hn" lc"r',,"
wrought) Mrs VIM j Moore, Mrs Ada Byr",, i."nr.,
| Ia most elegant piece of work;) Miss Mmr,.da Nj
Adam, 81 Joscpls Academy, t'h +ch storm and -irl
wreck most admirably dnnr;) carpet "i c"w
hair, By Mrs Redd OF Caroline which has been in
~ years; stockings Of male tHr, tn0'S tr0py"d by
srIi) Mrs Lucv Turner; Mrs Col Trevillia Il w"r.,i
parlnr mat; hearth rug by Mrs Eliza Clark, iwn-
superior) amost ingenious and elegant h6'i"r "rr'
mental b,pket. by Mrs Baylor, lady aged ~ gear
! n number OF specimens of crochet work, by g,gl- .
| the Petersburg Orphan Asylum, very beautiful nuI
mcrtorpus; beautifully wrought s'mkings, MI w
! G. Jrhusnn; tidy, BY Mrs 4 f. Davis II years "lf
Il most elegantly worked French collar, by Mrs K y
| Noluld of Albcmarlc parcel OF very c,gaut n',
| highly wrought embroidery, by Mis- 'icorsi" Cob"
| aud Miss Annie OF GrrcnsvIllc and II very hwi.
braided and embroidered shall or scnr, by NJ
DR. !. G. Buckles Of berkeley.
| The Committee was much pleased to See in tn c..
| lection splcndidy bound copy nj "Alomc,' II w".-
by Young lady Of this city. which, for fast" rnI 81
gancc inis.I they have never seen exccllcd hv '
most costly English bindings. 1t bears the npprop
ate legend "G"nus and Art, the pillars of the >'n'.
Honor To the genius of our fair countryw"mnn. a!
TO the art OF our connryInan wko has so b"PuiiH,"
cnshrnci il.
| Col Il \ Brown Of Buckingham and Mr. Thom"+
Garland nf -. We're introduced TO the Commute,
clothed in WOODEN jeans Of their own home man"i..'.
ture. 1t is subject Of regret with them that II "
not IN their power TO recommend these ihi'Th- to-
premiums. They both t.oervcd it, particularly tn,
worn by Col! Brown.
Mr.. jacob s. Atlcc exhibited a parcel OF i'ni"'r r
which the attention Of the undrrsgned wn- pnr'ra-
iarly called. They notice il because II waS s;ri"F
of domestic manufacture" No premium OFF,
ed for the article but this certainly deserved one =
article is of NOR. general or has greater claims
upon general attention. II was tanned oy henn'di
new process and the samples exhibited iuri-hr! v"y
strong evidence that 1t il an Improvement, whI"i
pr,,mscs new era in the art of tanning IL wh..r
| IS respectfully submitted.
THnuAs X. PRICE, X. ALFRED WILLI!W-. Rir',-
| mond SAMrEL Il. GRESHAM, Hing pu.uJr; So.
VI. KEBIISGER, AIbrmnre JoHS j.. hKfCHE,-
BRIDGE, Au-il-ta.
KicumonL, Va. Nov. ls'. 1854.
FRACAS IN \ KNOW W-NUInING LODGE.
Well authenticated reports reach thar n oerur'
disturbance took place at a meeting OF kuJw-H.-
things III the Sixteenth Ward, Wcdnesday L-t'
last The proceedings Of the meeting were ".p'Er,