Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-14
CITY AND aTATG NEWS.

CITY AND - HE"R.
THE DEDICATIUN.-A largo number Of Nason-
from various Lodges in the State, attended the dcIi'
cation of "rlle Grand Lodge OF Virginia." at LOuisl
Court House, on the Sth inst, and the ceremonies
were Of IN interesting and imposing character
J. l.. Gordon, Esq, WIS orator of the day. A.ttel
the conclusion of the ceremonies the large compan.
partook of II su,nptuous dinner which had been gra
tuitou,lv prepared by the ladiea uf Louisa. The Hall
whjcl. was dedicated in TIE name Of God, Virtue
and Universal Bcncvolcnc,," is said to be one q
much spl.nlur and magniiccncc. Wor. Master Ed
ward #. Lane, Most Wor. james \. Lcitch, Dcput,
Grand Master Of the Grand Lodge, and actin. GramC
Master of the occasion, and the Grand Master am
District DEPUTY Grand Master Lewis Is. Williams
actinc as Deputy Grand Master, were present on tht
urcasion. The Ladies i'll the evening, hal n Fair,
from Which thcv realized about $500. n small return
for the fine dinner which they had furnished.
AUGUSTA COAL.-Thc Dora Coal Mining Com
puny chartered by az net of thu hist Lc-isl1rurr' nr,
about to mmcn their mining operations ut tiIcn
mines near Mount Scion, Augusta county. They cx
pcct to ~flrni.l! the people If Staunion, and man,
other places, with Coal the next win,cr.
CHOLERA AT SCOTTSvILLE.-A letter from
SIptistlllt l.l,DllllS liIN 'ttet'' l'N'''' ''"E y
c;:iz,.Ds Of tnut place have died within the last Nv,
wecks-thrcc from cholera, and We from diarrhTa
The victims Of cholera were persons of intcmperat'
habits.
4 KNOW.NOTHING .CONCERN.-Thc fire
No. of u leading paper cpttlcd the Era, made lts ap
peararcc il Norfolk u few days ago. Haynan y
lIendrcn, editors. 1t is to be the organ of the ''know
Nothing OF that city. Ii W understand the lru'ci
bic, Of Know othingism, Virginia Is dlsgraced D!
having within her borders such a paper. lhc 'h'
the party has assumed ought 10 deter any lnieHlSch
anu high minded man truln having any thing t" de
with il. = 90 ....
NORFOLK CITY ELECTION.-A man nance
Mavo, a Democrat, md a Know.Nothing, has bcci
elected Commonwealth Attorney Of Norfolk City
over Harrison Robertson, Esq, MI able aud popular
Wing. The vote was for Mayo 4s7, Robertson AZ
We regret the election OF Mayo, by such a party.
KILLED IN AN AFFRAY.-A man nanied Jo'
scph Ashton, n native of ireland, was killed in IN al
fray, by some of his countrvmcn, employed Oh tn.
Fredericksburg and Gordonsville Rail Road, on Tues
day night lust. a military company, ltiie Grardsl OF
Fredericksburg, marched 10 the scene Of the ARRAY
and death, on Wednesday, and arrested five persons
charged bvt the testimony of II Guroaors Jury with
having participated III the killing: They have been
committed Ia the Apotsylvhilih JAN, nc particulars
of the occurrence have not yet reached ~.
j..
ESlRlClll flhE'-on ihu'su"! fS "'
barn OF Robert l." Suodgrass, residing u few miles
from Fincastlc, Va, was struck by lightning, consum'
ing the barn, all his crop of wheat and rye, (which had
lust been hauled in,l several tonso OF hay, two wagons,
md a number OF farming implements.
"'' " ' 49, I
portion OI tc londCco crop VI
I,t,, u. Alexander. Of Caupbell county, Wig suII lus.
~ n~-..mO,,, Z pr,,h.- of ,,.bhuro Car
VEIN" AGA" ,'.I 80,
Sioa per hnnared' Inc I'VE pcs' n"SSHeao' VI up
A. .rup averaged S36 10 cts. per hundred. In refer.
rnro tn this sale, the Siryilninu saws: "Wc repeat
what we said on n former occasion-when Richmond
~. prtcr,burrcomc up. 10. this average. il will give
us Measure TO chronicle the fact."
"
TIE yesterday, the therln' mcrer
WINS nj '73-precis.lv q week ago, 93-e1lribiting n
80 NJ a.u
Inference "' ~ ueS''e'' ,
ORGANIZA1ION OF TIE VIRGINIA CEN
rp,r uOI-yr VERNON ASSOCraTTOS.-Jp
va" -. -. =, -.
accordance with previous nohcc, u rcspectaoic num-
her of the ladies' Of Richmond assembled at Metro
~ HILL w,duesdav .yeuin~. nj & o'cIork. for
Po'tnn i,am - ,,"nc;o,;,n ~ ,oi.o money m nd
Inc i"fhn'p' VI a !" ~, 49,, :" Lo hoIJ !, ,r,.t
- =, .,... 70, l,,.in,u mud ti. LDp,.yuprL. M
y - rS;,I, or h,,, ID. v;c,nd Will, aLr,;rot;or,
oplett Nv ~; H. III = ,,r;,t;c bo,rts ,,iII truIv sy,n.
"nt "n' -
E",nlaDi c;,,,o. coIIaI rho ,,..,inr m ,rIcr mud
Iii III rnJ"rstr,J tjin, Mr.. Dr Cob.,I
s"I'! - ""I n :. :. S,n.g;J, III b,,.nyer suh,,it,n0
"n,s,nm r, chs ,n.rtiuo. and Mrs, Cabell was
tnr I"1 ""Ir oL,s.,
u"1i''ina"siI -, Ra,. rr Altman R;sbono nj North
: ,,s ~ ,ybn w,s nrnscut, onnrcd tfc meeting witt,
nrnyer' ....'.' - r.r .',..
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If ,Ln mrctinr'
NJ 7 II Giimcr tLen submitted the draft of n
Cnts.;,u,;nn for tina Government of the Association.
which met with unanimous approval and was ADOPT.
cd
Tie following permanent officers were then elected.
Prcsidcit-Mrs. Julia VI. CabclI.
Vice Prusidcrts-Mrs. T.. Sims, Mrs. Pellet, Mrs.
Dunlop, Mrs. Writ Robinson and Mrs. Pcgranr.
Recording Scctcturv-Mr.. WIN. +. Richie.
Corrcspuldinr Sccrctary-Mr. j. II. Gi!incr.
Trcasurcr-Mr WIN. Ii. Macfarlanl. -
Mr.. Gilmer then read an nAdros, to the Indies OF
virginia, which he had prepared By request. The
address was adopted, and will be published in the Of.
fetal proceedings of the meeting.
resolution was adopted providing for the nppoint.
,ncnt Of a committee - currcapund with the proaric.
tor Of Noun; Vernon. and ascertain upon what terms
he viii sell That place. Mr.. Giliiicr vas appointed
for the purposc. :, gee.
The President. then, in tie namo OF the ladies.
thanked Mr.. Gilmrr for the assistance he had render r.
ed them, and tor the interest be- had manifested in The
cn,,s. in which they were about to embark. Mrs.
GaLell then reluesIed Gov. Juhnoolb who wus pre-.
rent. t. address. the meeting. .
Gov. j. said that although the morning papers had
announced thar he was IL speak M this occasion, he
had not entertained any thought Of il. Indeed, ir
the pa9t few days, every mo:neut Of his time had
been occupied in official duties, preparatory 10 leHr-
i'm the city, which he expected 10 do Tomorrow.
morning. Several years ago, said Gov. D., when |
WAS in the Congress Of the United S;Htc', n propose
ti"m tor the purchase Of Noun; Vernon wa: submit
country to perform. On a more recent OCCASION, I
took the liberty 10 RECOMMEND a similar prGIposliIonto