Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-25

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES vote oi the cry,
yesterday, war in favor of Il subscription u ~
to the Central Railroad. We have not ''
! cine lis, but understand that the vote WIS e'nP"'"
I ve,y 4 small one.
WHITE SULPHUR CONTEMPORARIES pe'-
pie Of Rockingham county have, i'll pnblc "e''."s'
approved Of the White Sulphur Springs I"h'e'''"''
and appointed Il large delegation to represent 'ne,n III
it. Hiram Martz presided ut the m"riins' ANU
G.. Stevens, Tyre Maupin and Samuel L. ""'A'' ""''"
Us Secretaries.
DEATH OF GEN. SMiTiG.-Thc h"na"h" me-
~pul,licuJ, Of the 18th, brings us Intelligence '"'
death of General DASIEL SMITH, Il gentleman eA''n
sively known, and who has been much IN p"''' "'e.
The Republican says:
General SMITH died at his residence IN me upper
part nftliis county, On Tuesday m"riin-' u : =,
llc WIS one Of the delegates representing 'n' .""",
in the General Assembly, I'M honor "iI'n ~ P''r'.
nj Knnnwhn repeatedly conferred upon NM AS "
member Of that body, lc was known tlirou.nout W.
Commonwealth, and his death will Dc r'etc'Iu nm
only by his numerous relatives anu irlcilus; u"' :. on
who enjoyed his acquaintance. We s3nn P."|"o'.
have from sonic friend an extended III" '"N"'" "'
ra!ive of his public services, we iorpeai.
CONFERENCE.-THE negro charged III Tie c"ul-
tv of Henry with the murder of Bnrrow' AFTER d 'r'"'
Of three Days, was found guilty last week anu con-
dcinncd 10 be hanged. There was m"rh i'ete'' u"
the proceedings oitLo court, ant the room was 'n'""s-
ed with spectators tlr whole time. HE e'lucnco WIS
strong and conclusive agaiIIst the prisoner :, Y
fence was conducted by Mcssrs. lrcdwh! "'o ha'
tn.
WOODSON WRIGIIT.-This was the name "l
the ovcrsccr who was killed on the Nlrsin'aah' l'i'-
mcs-ce Railroad, near Abingdon, on the 18th ''l1'aht'-
He was from Caroline county.
ESCAPE OF SLAvES.-Thc Parkcrsburg News
publishes the number and value Of the slnves that
have escaped from Wood county, Virginia, tor
tho last II or ~ years, together with the haHhos oi 'he
owners, as aEcertaincd by the Commissioner of the
Revenue in his recent assessment. lhc NUMBER that
abscondcd is 2ll-valucd ut Sl3l,aO.
NOT 4 CANDIDATE.-Dr. ID. ). fipneil' III n
letter TO the Clarksburg Register, declines being II
candidate for Congress. He says his name was an
nounccd without his authority.
REV. DIR. PLUMMER.-This distinguished Pres
bvterian Minister, who once "tilcIntcd IN thlS cry
but has recently reside and followed his calling IN
Baltimore, las accepted the chair Of "Didnctic and
Pastoral Theology" in the Western Theological ST.
minnry, located in Allegheny city. In his farewell to
his congregation in Baltimore, the Doctor says:
ut is To me u striking fact that ] 20 to all in tram
ing the rising ministry at II SEMINARY WITHIN lor'y
miles of nv birth place, which | left when but hve
months old, and within less tlinn ono mile oi the spot
where both INV parents and my four grand parents
were besiescd for several days and nights by r"'nicSs
savagrs.'
Allegheny city liz Immediately across the river from
Pittsburg, and wo hope the Doctor will be enabled 10
plant some of his blows on the sconces OF the Adolf
tionists of that %iannticnl city.
DEAD BODY DISCONERED.-A gentleman
who came up from Norfolk Thursday, on the steamer
Augusta, informs the editor Of the Petersburg En-
urcss that the dead body OF n white man was dIscor-
cred floating ncnr the shore Of the river mt Upper
Brandon. The channel Of the river ut this point lc-
near the shore, and tho boat following the channel
the body WINS cspicd by n passenger, who called inc
attention Of Capt. Smith Ia it. Upon looking through
his spy glass, he discovered 1t wa. the body OF a WING
man. that had evidently toutcd there. The feet were
living OH the shore, and the head md arms Ill the
water. a., the boat did not stop, we ARE unable to
give further particulars.
MURDER AT ALEXANDRIA, NA.--On
Wednesday Il w%atchrnnn in the cotton factory Mt Alex,
nnlria, Va, named Casons, was hrutnlly murdered
ltlN DbUN Il puilA III Wv INV
with his skull broken, evidently with n club or SOME
thing of the kind. 4 man recently discharged from
the factory has been arrested, charged with the muir
Tier.
CHOLERA AT PORTSMOUTH, NA.-Wc deem
il q duty We owo to our town patrons, says the Globe
tn state tlut the cholera Las made It's appearance in
Portsmouth. A cusc las been related to us where
death ensued; and a physician Of the place told us this
morning of = casc in his own family, but which nc
had succeeded in urr,Sting by using prompt nnd
slccly remedies.
OUTRAGE.-Thc Richmond Dispatch learns from
good authority, tina, somo nights since, three negro
men entered the house of n Mr.. Gibson OF Hanover
county, md seized Mr.. Gibson, tied his hands behind
him, and bent him, injurimg him c3nsid:rably, and
theH Trit uIrr '' 'Tv uvS., - ."rv 'rry lF"'c''icu
the house Of such articles of value II. they could get
hold of, together with n hundred md odd dollnrs in
money. To prevent him from giving alarm, they
gagged him, and before leaving the house threw his
bed over him. Mr.. &. is Il respectable und worthy
man.