Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-01
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

ed t" add. there was slight Improvement compared
with his situation the dny before.
DEArIi.-AIastcr james l.. Moshy. son Of Tie
late Robert Mosby. and grandson of the lute James
IL. Lynch, died yesterday morning nj 1 o'clock. NJ
the residence of his Grandmother, OH Bank street,
lie was formerly employed iii the drug and upotheca-
~ store of DR.. .. 4. Streckcr and was atterv As
'istaut Surgeon on board the |. :. steamer Sun Ja-
cintO, belonging to Commodore Perry Japan Squad
ron i'll which station he contracted 4 pulmonary dis.
ease, and returned home T. few weeks since 10 die
amongst his immediate friends. He was about ~
years UI age.
r V. VI. ID. IIOGE'S CIIURCH.-From Tie
and Observer" we learn thar the Session
Of this church has engaged the Rev Mr.. Tcrhun" Ia
supply the church during tho absence Of their pastor
the Rev. DIR. Il"ge, and that he will commence his
idbogS next Sabbath.
Mr. II"gcs School will be suspended for one year
after which it will be resumed.
AMERICAN HOTEI.-A writer in the Norfolk
Beacon, traveller who hG- been ia our city Gnd stop
PED at Alr Snl:ii's AE,crican Hotel highly graft
tcd with has entertainment. In MS complimentary
remarks about this large anl well-conductcd hotel he
says, G the American your dignity Is not measured
DE lc Hbuill Ot patent
leather in Your boot AMI the man, not his trunk, will
be looked AZ
MURDER II PORTSMOUIII.--.t correspondent
nf the Petersburg Express gives the particulars of
revolving murder committed in Portsmouth, On Friday
evening last between ) and . clock upon the body
"f Jn" li"rncy by Thomas IL. II. Cooke, both citizens
"f Portsmouth. The writer STATES that crney, twho
was intimately acquainted with Cnclc. was "Co&ng"
him about some matter, aud thereby gave offence.
Cooke hercupnH told him, that ii he did not dcsist
he would shoot him. Ticrmcy, not supposing for a
moment that Cooke would carry int" execution s
rnsh threat, lid not Immediately comply with lis
demand when Cooke drew Il pistol, and fired upon
him killing him almost Instantly, the ball penetrating
the heart "f poor Imrmcy The murdered man leaves
II wife and several children i'll very dependent crcum.
stances, who thuS suddenly beret of their chief
reliance for the comforts oI life. Cooke, the murder
rr Is man nt perhaps 6O Years upwards: and
has Interesting family, consisting of wife and two
three cl..!rrcn VIII" have been plunged into thr
deepest lstrc-, 10y the unfortunate affair. The ho
eide W. pcrpciratcd in close proximity 10 Tierncy',
housc, wuch Is located mmrduicly opposite the outer
depot of The Sclbuard and Rnanokc Railroad, III the
suburbs ci the town, where Cooke was employed AT
the ,nac ul this sad occurrence as wutchmGu. Hi,
occup.tlun may account tnr his being armed with
deadly weapon. Cooke tied Immediately after pcrpc
trniilig the deed. but W. afterwards urrcscC
aud committed to prison.
LAUNCH OF TIE CONSrELLATION.-Th
last Norfolk Beacon says This beautiful specimen
OF naval architecture was launched from the Gospor
Navy Yard, Sat.rday last, in hcar.itul styl
and at the appointed time. There WIS i large c"l.
course assembled. She has been rebuilt 10 suppl,
the place of rhr "I frigate Constellation, which shil
Iaa been broken up entirely; bur that some portions
of the old ship might remain in the new, four foo
'imbcrs in the forward b0v and four third futiock.
in To" after body. were reserved and now cnnp"9r
small portion Uf the frame. These pieces We're per
lc'ily sound and good The new ship hns been bull
with spar deck which she will mount two 10 incl
pivot guns and the run deck she will carry siXlcc,
GS pnunLcr- and four long 3! poundcr9, which vii
make her II very Formidable man o! war.
TIE DORA COAL MINES.-Thc editor OF tn,
iiavrisonburg Register visited last week the Dori
Coal Mines III the North River Gap, about six mile
North NVo"t ii Noun. solon, Augusta county. =!
vein has been opened about eight feet thick, Which
furnishes anthracite coal OF the finest quality. Thcr
three other VEINS, of which thicker thaI
the which has been opened. \ furnace for mn
king IRON OF an extensive scale IS soon 10 20 mo 0p
Grafton nj these mines The editor of the Rcgstc
Avs .Wr know "f region i'll all this part ot Tho
State which appears Ia hc rich in minerals as this
an. We hope tia, ia the Lands of the Dora Company
il may hc fully developed, and prove, as it WILL u
vast benefit ~ all this Valley"
DEsrKrCTivES STORM ~ lNDINWIDDIE.--Wr
learn from the Petersburg Express, OF yesterday, tha
II terrific storm. accompanied by hail, thunder anC
lightning, visited the upper end Of Dnwiddie county
on SUNDAY afternoon last. In the vicinity of Rock,
Run Church. where Il very large congregation were
in attendance at religious worship, the storm ragged
with unabatcd fury for more than an hour The rains
descended in torrents, and hail stones fell of
nous size, utterly annihilating the growing crop o
tobacco, and literally cutting the corn TO pieces. A
the Church, the carriage of Mr.. Edward \. Davis, q
Dinwidic, standing, filled with the female mem
bcrs of his family. The horses b"cumimg alarmed
the driver left his seat and took hold ol the bride
ta! hr might be the better enabled Ia control them
While in this inSitnm II severe stroke of Lightning
struck The horses, killing them Instantly and burnlIl.
the boy badly, that the skin peeled entirely of hi
legs and side n his body but strange II say, h'
Is doing well. That he did not share the fate o
the horses is matter OF universal surprise. The Ia
dies in the carriage much shocked, but escaped
entirely unnjured, as did the carrase 1t Is thought
the storm quite extensive one; ana that al
immense quantity Of corn and tobacco has been do
struyed.
TIE TIDE WATER CONNECTION.-A wri-
ter in the Norfolk Beacon the signature Of ''Ni-
ator," speaking nf the Underwater connection at this
city, says:
"Thc uncharnhlc have said that the delay III com
plctinc the work will give Richmond the monopoly
n the prr>rn: wheat CROP and keep the upper James
in bunagc until Richmond milIcrS can fleece the
farmer who would otherwise have choice nf The mar
kcts uf the world
True .thc uncharablc" may have attributed the
delay tn such motive. No other persons, with {
of facts, and the high character of the OF
ficers Of the James River and kannwhn Company
would assign any such motive. The idea that the
Company have delayed the work 10 plcnse the Rich
mond milier- and the draymcn i too absurd and ri
diculous to be believed by any charitable person.
WHOLESALE POISONfNG-On Saturday night
las: Mr.. John b. Crcnshaw. n very respectable resi-
dent Of Icnrco county, residing n few miles from this
city, had twelve of his fine mich COWS and vaua-
bic horse poisoned with arsenic md killed by some
Llnck hearted miscrcamt. Mr.. Crenshnw, the Dis
patch satrs WAS in the city that night until late
hour, and on his return 10 his fnrm noticed nothing
unusual. Sunday morning lie arose about > D clock
Ia have the cows MIXED, and found them all alive
but ms soon as they were wntCrCd cHch Uf them ic
and died almost Instantly. What cou d have prompt
ed such decd it is impossible 10 conjecture, as Mr.
E. is kind.hcartcd nminbc gentleman, ond was not
aware that hc had enemy on earth, who would thuf
attempt to iriurc him. His loss is about 500.
RETURNED.-Th Rev. Mr.. Jackson, the popu.
lar pastor of ST. Paul's Church. Norfolk, returned tc
hi, charge last week. from Il four months trGve
through Europe. having visited many OF the princi
pal cities aud places OF a:trac;on,ard met with near re-
laivcs whom lie rcvcr met before. a lew weeks ugo
he SAYS. he looked upon the towering snow-clad
heights and icy peaks Of the Alps, and the adjacent
valleys Of startling beauty. His return is hailed with
profound delight by His church and congregation, an
he has entered upon lis clerical duties with renewed
health and vigor.
THE ROANOKE VALLEY RAIL ROAD
This road was opened To Lyncsville, j. miles iron,
Clnrksvillc, on Thursday oath Aug. Hereafter per
SONS travelling between Clarksville and Norfolk, Pc
tersburg or Richmond, will have onIy l2mles staging
Soon there will be none.