Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-01
1vry AND STATE NEWS

Bulletin .Lr l,!!owin. facts Interference 10 the amount
If l,s, .M.,.rs. Gro. W. Gillian y Go. estimate
th,.ir Io., ~. understand, at uh"ut $aG,ra. They
.,,,r.II II, saving SOME box tobacco. together VIII!
their books and papers, and hud f"rtumntiy St!pp"h
Yesterday nbuut eighty boxes manufactured tobacco.
Bu, they l~t all th"m stock, fools ilNlEr' Nr Inc!
Ind hn,ryrr, effected Insurenct- "n their stock &c,
for iinut S,u Goa in the following offices Liza
SlGGin Protection 5000, and Hartford ; DoO3. The
huhiiug which WAS noble structurr--wlh granite
fronts and window cnpS-waa insured Tor S!'UCn III
the i;,n,vin. offices: Lima Sj,u0 Richmond Fire
Association $1,000, and VA. Fire and Marine To.
SI.,Uu. Ii will thus he that the Nrw England
lm,rnncr offices lose heavily by this fire the -E'a
Company alone sustaining ii los. Of Slj,OOW. Oar
hO,8c Offices lose only SJ,'HDo carl
ANOTHER FIRE.-lhe iiromcn hal scarcely
ceased aboriny Thursday night upo. the fire on Cary
stree, before they summoned I" attend nnothrr
OH the extreme Sou,h-Westrru limits of the city
! About two o'clock, the wooden shed uid house hc-
longing 10 the boa; ward uf Mcssrs. llanuau 4 Pip
pin. the Guagc Lock, fired by All lnccndia
| ry. Being composed wholly "f wood. the extensive
structure with everything combustiblc near II, inc
DIM quantity Of valuable ship timber WIS speedily
! DESTROYED Loss S2,GOu-no insurance. THIS l'iss
fall. heavily upon ;wo worthy and industrious men.
THE LATE GEN. DAN'L SMITII.-Thc Par
k,rsburg Gazette, in announcing the death Of Gen.
to the lrgi7la,urr and VA, always n prominent mrnl-
bcr ni TINT body Ills tact, good hn,inr and industry
enabled him tU wIc!d a.IIount al Influence rarely
accorded I" >a- H. delegate. Some y"ar' n" h'
Candidate for Congress i'll this DISTRICT but WAS
defeated, though his great personal popularity colSi-
rrably reduced the usual Democratic majority. lasl
year he WIS again elected to the House oi Delegates
| from kanawla, and was member ol that body when
he rcdiull nj wears and regretted by large circle
"i friends and acqlain"ncts
ATTEMPTED MURDER.-1hc Lynclburg Nr-
rinan understands that most cold bo"r'l attempt
wa. made few evenings since by Il negro, TO take
the Iii. oil Mr.. Ferguson. living n short distance
over the river in Amherst.
The negro prepared himself with srythr blade,
nnd concealed himself brIind tire" in the woods
about ,nrk where he knew Mr.. +. had /" pass
When hc came up the nero struck Ut hun with inc
blade, which fortunately hi nrsc key, some buttons
&c. and broke the force "f the blow III I" prevent
| i, from doing much damage. Mr.. Ferguson ioru
maicly had with him an axc and rushed upon the he
gro, who took safety i'll flight
TIE WHEELING BRIDGE.-Thc indcfatisa
Die cxertion OF Mr.. Elicit, despite Of the PItsbnrc
injunction, has again spanncd the Oh'0 with tile Sas
pension Bridget was crossed the I'D instant, "i
the first time. The present structure Is temporary
and will give place equally rs nhgnihccW h'
that thrown down by the tornndoi i'll May last II Is TIC
intention ut the company, understand, TO MAKE aP
plicaton tie next Legislature Tor an incrcnec o W
capital stock.
4 CHILD KILLED By \ PASTllER.-W
learn from the Abingdon Nir.inian that little daugh
ter Of Mr.. Barker living in the lower part oi ash
. inrton county, was killed few duys ago by pan
thcr Mrs Barker had the little girl to srr'n
tor water. The child staying longer than was nrrGs
| -arv. the mother went III scnrrh oi her Near III
l,.ftI md -l il
, brvoud portion ot her chld's body. Mr. Barkc
WIS not nt home, but the ngonzed mother succCc"c'
in raising Il small company, VIII" went III search "f IN
animal that had torn from her beloved Iitic one
\ few steps from the place where the remains ni th
child were found large panther wus discovered Ill
tree. The uncrrng rifle Of one o; the company s'
soon ms the monster was observed, brought him t
the ground
4 COMPLAINT.-W. II. Parrish, Esq, PostniaS
ter nj Caledonia, Goochland county, complains thu
the Enquirer is received regularly at his Office
We havc instituted inquiries on the subject, am
shall cndr;tvor to discover where the fault les. W
regret these failures more, probably, teen any u! "!
Subscribers.
RESIGNATION.-The Rev. II. Stringfellow In
rendered the resignation Of his pastorship IN ST. iaU
Episcopal Church, Pctcrsburs-:hc resignation
take effect Oh the first OF November nexi
SUICIDE.-Ou Sunday the sIh instant. at Cum
min.s Hotel III Abingdon Il Mr. Pepper OF koanoN
COUNTY, committed suicide by cutting his throat VIII
a razor. He was discovered soon after commlttln
the deed. His health had bcru quite bud for some
time and il is supposed that lis mind had 0ccom
dseascd. SO states the Wythcrillc TeieSrapl.
NORFOLK FLOUR INSPECTIONS.-Thc III
spcctor of Flour i'll Norfolk, reports the following Ill
spcctions for the quarter ending the sJu'y: lI3bb
Family; lbs Extra: li3U Supcr.uc; 10 Fiuc;
Midilings; COS rejected or cundcmncI-totai Isl
barrels.
a CHAIN GAHG.-ln Wheeling petty offender
are punished by being assigned to the 'rhain gang
who arc placed q. labor upon the streets and publ
works of the city. The last Argus complains that II
some instances n white man anu negro are sce
chained together. Such II spectacle, the NfS"
thinks, would do well enough Ill community
Abolitioniss, but does not look well III irsln'a
FIRE IN ALEXANDRIA.--On Sunday mornn!
last about one o'clock. fire broke ont IN the bIocl
of frame buildings. on Princess, between Royal AM
Fairfax streets, Alexandria, and the whole block
corsisii, of six dwelling houses occupied by scvcrn
families was in short time, destroyed. The hurSt'
belonged TO Mr.. David Appich and Mr.. John l. Cor
dom and were partially insured.
GOVERNOR JOHNSON.-Th Norfolk Beaco
of Thursday last, says:--Governor John"om, who la
been snlourl,ng at the Old Point lloel for sever"
duys came up to this city on Tuesday afternoon, Gn
to1k lodgings at the National Hotel. Yesterday Il
visited the former site of Fort Barbour where hc wa
on service. during the Int war. lie found very ie'
familiar objects there, or indeed III amy portion OF III
rv and was highly gratliicd with the improved mp
pr,rancc. The Governor afterwards visited 'he Nay
Yard and the receiving ship, Pennsylvania, whcr" IL
was received with the usual honor7 and Snnte' an
LETT in the Baltimore boat yesterday afternoon for o'
| Point.
FIRE.-The Sou.lI-Side Democrat states that "i
last Thursday the barn Of Edinu-d Ruiln' dr. Esq
Of Prince GruIgc, totally destroyed oy h!c Will
its contents consisting Of G0D bushels oi whcht' lars
quantities of straw Sc. The Ere caught from spaFi
from n thrashnc macine. stranSe t" say anI nf'pr m
the flames cou bc met they had pr"Cfcs-'H 10" III
To be cxtinCuished. The luss il quite heavy, amount
ing, we learn, 10 $1,000
VIRGINIA SILK IN LONDON-A medal award
cd by the London Worlds Fair to Jo&n W. Gill; o
Wheeling Va for his domestic silk, has been reccif
od by that gentleman. The letter accompanying
SAYS The cnar4cr staple products Of the [ nite
states we're expected but it caused nn little slrprs
To see silk coming from the wild West that rya,le'
the finest fabrics from the looms ot London HiI ny
ons.'
DEDIC ATION.-Thc new 81. PauIs Church. re
GENTLY erected for the Of the Methodist b. Churc
South, near Chesterfield Depot, within Caroline coun
~ circuit Virginia Conference, will be dedicated
the service of Almighty God, tomorrow tSandayl n
II o'clock, \. NJ. The dcdcatory sermon VIII u
preached by the Rev. Leroy VI. Lee. ID. ID.
DISCHARGED.-Ihe three men named Cronor
Sullivan and Fitzgerald, who have been under arrest
charged with the murder Of Joseph Ashton wer
examined on Monday und Tuesday last by the Cor
puration Court OF Fredericksburg, and discharged
the evidence bein. Insufficient 10 justify their dc
tcution Thomus Is. Barton Est, Attorney for til
r,,,,nnw.nl,b Dnncur,.I for lin, prosecution, III