Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-16

HrSRr CrRcru Corsr-HAiRsrox va. HAssros, THE
Circuit Court OF Henry, Judge Glmsr prc.ld,us CON.
menced the 9Th ult and lates adycs was IA o.
ly to sdjourn on the loih.
arrs Commonwealth Docket Cor ui.dsme NOR. s..
triej. There was 20 crmiual case before The Court
There was an anasual naneer OF case. Tor Disturbing pse
Ito worshp. Rather bad sigu this t the morsh vi the
county. The corrective however Il being .ppl,L Ths
Jury iound exemplary damages IN cr The cN~e+ and
the Judge awarded e.pas to have the offenders hrssN,
Ia TO suomit TO the additional, penalty Of imprisonment
for such time az the eiumsnces Ia each case seemed to
require
The important, cause decided during the term, va.
the Cbsneery suit OF Hsrstoa nsirstcn petnaps the
heaviest cause nov pendrS IN the State tnvS,ytns II
does the Zee simple ownership oi or three hun
drsd slaves the property 81 the l.s M,cr Robcr, Hair
county, Va.
TIE only question issue In the cause w.s the S,,
deasici', OF the deecisut, Rost ats,cn lie "a. man
oi peculiar temprrau,ent eccentric hsbits and he'd to
his home in Virginia ten or twelve wears .lrs, for
the purpose of promoting his health Nv tr.,. lie ~eut
70 'ne SSn hsnSe to karepe and rrtntuea ia seoa,
year TO mississippi where he then held largo e.lates to
which he added extensively and lived Ia msnusr suit
Cd 10 bis peculiar eccentric astes Up The time OF his
death, some two years since lie len bis wife IN VIZ
gnis With whom he had no eorspondcues scr hi. er.r
'ase Not Sesy long before his death he made hi,a,t
VIII aud testament, by which he msnuu,,cd one Of his
shre' Young girl to whom he devised end bsquesthed
nearly thu whole OF his immense both in Missssp
Pi and Virginia. BY the laws Of Mis.isppl the attempt.
ea nauumssion Of tho slave void anu iuopcrstivc
consequently the disposition he usde of his property fail
ed aud the estate len for b,tre, hi.
wife aud next Of kin, who hi. brothers and sisters
anu their descendants, ha having children. By the
IA" OF mississippi tho vile takes bali the slaves In fec
snp" Hence the Importance of the question where
me domiei Of the decedeut the time Of his DEATH
u IN Mississippi then the distribution according to
the laws OF that State; Ii in vi-gnis then tho d,s,ribu-
ton was according to tho laws Of Virginia
Alter al elaborate aud lucid review Of the
tsstmony taken In the Case the Court announced its
opinion that the domic OF Major Hiirson the time
o. his death was in Mississippi and that tho distribution
Of his esutc must therefore be made according the
laws OF that State.
IL superscdess be obtained il ia probable that
appeal will be taken 10 the Court OF Appeals-Dan
vile Register.
ocR TorS-New buildings sprinsiug into existence
and old ones remodlcd; tobacco goirg up while goods
are coming down and business Of every kind improving
BESIDES this the streets being paved and does
good to observe the truly wonderful charge which has
come over our town in these several respects to
name Others OF scarcely les Importance May continue
TO 90 head! But more snon.-lb.
fRorRAcrEp ArEriSG.- protracted meeting Is now
IN progress in the Methodist Church Halifax c. H. un-
der the supervision Of the Rev. Mr. Heudriu. Several
persons have made profession OF religion during the
meeting, while there number Of others who manifest
de-re to do likewise. The congregations thus far have
been large and attentive and the minister and members
decidedly jealous in their exeriiors.-lb.