Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-03

ncnts of Tobacco Inspectors or ti" year coruIunh.
in; January !, $50, have been made by the G"ve:
Tor
RICHMOND.
PrEHc WAREn"us -v".. Wren L., Be- j.
augilun ID, Robert l.. Wren iat additional u,.G " NJ.
l.. Burton ~ additional.
SrABKooHs-jas. II. Wilson ls.. CONWAY G.. Ma
'on 2'i. John j. Wilson l.; additional, and G.;uy lie
irav ID additional.
SHoCK"E.-Bcnj. Sheppard ls:, Robt. c. William
ID Il. j. johnson lst additional, and Gcryas s
PETERSBURG. -
MOoRE's WARrHou>E.-,IoIn Pr-ram tirst, G2h';
II. Jones second, John I. Synor fgsi atGitionuSaN
VIM. Thwcatt second additional.
WEST llILL.-David H. Branch first. John A.
Sydnor second William Mitchell first additional. and
AL Blick second additional
CESrRE-Eiward \. Wyatt: ir>i, Nathaniel Bak
second, Joseph &. Bo;Sseau first aIic!.a ana Rob
ri II. Sy,nur second additional
The OAhs.-Bcniamin B. Vaughan irsi, James
ioun. second, Lewis Meredith first additional. and
Benjamin K. Lewis second additional.
LINCHBURG.
MARrIH's WAREnou>r.-Ihos G. Hill first, Wm.
:. Fowler second, and James {. Horton first add
iona
Planters, james Jones first John o. Taylorscc-
md, C!Ias. a. Jones first additional, and .Iamc, X.
T Ford SECOND additional.
IIScH's.-Y"ung W. Robertson first, Gilbert IIay;h
second, John a. Mo-,ey first additional an1 John =.
llubSon second additional
FRIEND'>-,J. N"wton Pcttyiohn first, Henry l..
Haynes second, Powinan f. HAYNES ir-t additional,
md Robert w. Collins second additional.
LIEEErY.--C. y. Crllshuw lirst. Lawrence \. Hog
ton second, and JOIN. t;annaway first aib!out:.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRr.--Ab,u, u o'clock "l Friday
night, after paper for Saturday had ."n" t" pr>-
the large Tobacco Factory ;,2l street between
Main and Cary wa, set OH fire an! entirely cou>um-
ed. together with it~ contents. The house was "rcU
pied by Mr.. Jane. Riley, who has partial insurance
on his stock and fixtures i'll one 4" the Hartford of"
,,,s. The building was owned by Mr. Bernard BrlrI.
r'i. old portion Of which insured III the Muiuai
and the new for S}.GO0 in the Virginia Fire and Ma
rinr office. The flames spread I" M adjoining huiu-
ing "iI The s"u, owned by Mr.. T.. Strauss Hnd or IT,
pied 10y number Of poor families, which SGs Ms" jr
strovcd. Mr.. :. was partially insured I'll" old frame
building al the southeast corner vi Main ami ri
streets wa, also fired III the root from the spHGk,. hu
the flames were cXtingushcd bct"r" doing s'ri.rS
.HmnLe. Vt the time the iIrr broke ''i'. '" want
was blowing a still breeze from the north. putting
Ia. old Courthouse tavern and adjoining building, Ir
great DANCER: but the Enrlng -Ncr:ous at i!u fire
men prevented the tire from spreading i"r'h.:. W"
regret to learn THAI Mr. Joseph Ilrschb"rg. on" o the
ir.mcn, i,i from porch, while laborIns 10 cAt.m-
gulsll the fire. and was badly injured.
VoIrME or THE WoRLp.-We have received
specimen copyof large work. entitled " The Noln;H"
Of the World" BY Thomas II. Prescott. A. NJ. Uni
published and sold exclusively by subscription hy J.
& H. Miller, OF Columbus. Ohio. The design al tn
work il to afford the reader, III condciSe, form.
statistical aud descriptive rcw uf TIC several na""r
IF the earth tn describe their governments, Im-tG
tiun-, population, commerce. agriculture, manui"'r
lures arts, sciences education, religion. laws miis-
ners and customs. and Ia briefly notice tho promu.
events of their history. There. is Iarg" am"uuf e.
valuable Information in this largE" and h""l-"u
lumr. male up from official an! other rcabl source,
pI "a n.
the able author. II Is accompanied hy a handsome
map ut the world, which il Us tul IN explaining many
p"rti"ns "f the work that would, perhaps. without IL
ud, be difficult to comprehend satisfactorily. Agents
il "nr State soIir!ilng subscriptions I" tll,
work.
AccrprSr.--A sprighry little boy, named Isaac
Piscr. while ut play the raroad track. tn"
Shockoe Hill depot. on Saturday, had his arm shoe
ngly crushed By being caught between two cars Is
they came in contact. After som" difficulty, III" lrI'
fellow was Released from hi- pGuU. situation hy SOM
gentlemen who happened Ia bc passing along "a"
sidewalk al the tim" o the accident. Whether am
putuiiun Of the arm would be- necessary, hni u" hrr
determined when We last heard from III" It" sui
icrcr His mother resides Br"nl street. tie
depot, aud hi, father Is on visit To California.
The THg,rRE.-The Fall and Winter scil,"n of
the Theatre opened on Saturday night. under tavor
ble aus ,ces. There was full hoase, AM the per
forlnance passed off with much animation and NJ.
plausc.
RICHNoSD AND D,svILLE RAIL R"tp.--N"
learn from the Danvillc Republican that the wurh
the Danvllc Rail Road now goes braveiy on, tn lay
ing oi the track, since the arrival of the rDm has been
rapd, bcvond precedent. The cars ruum,u-
several miles bcvnnd Clover Station, AMI u:r last u
Inn HfH-
serted village" famous in the traditions ui thu Ia'
with now scarcely memorial ". ii' former -r,'am"-..
it is expected by many will a-:!n slrri- M" ~"
aud il il does not realize the golden Visions e." IT.
founders will become place "t very important hu-
Surss. the depot for large wealthy and thriving
community. II i, stated that iron enough las .",.li
received 10 lav the track 10 South Boston, AMI H..
confident opinion is expressed by one familiar win
the subject that the grading and masonry upon the
whole line may be Complctri without some uni"rr-
seen accident, By the end of the present year.
ExprplTIoS.-The mail from R!rlrrond now reach
cs Dnnviilc III time enable the people O thar p,uc'
to pcrrlsc the Richmond morning papers by daylight
of the same day which they printed. I'll"
stages from the depot nov run the distance I" Dan
vile, about - miles, in about six hour, ImcH,iiu;
s,uppa.cs. being Ut the rate OF miles All hour. In'
is speed great enough I" satisfy the travelling pub
lc and to render this fuvortc route with every body
u
culI. between the lines ui stages from t!s place"
il very animated in its character, and Frequently be-
comes almost ~ exciting 10 passenger ~ steam
boat race Oh the Mississippi
NORFOLK CIRCUIT CoUkr-RASD DIsCuAE"I"
The Norfolk Argus, of Friday Go says: Th" F"I
session Of the Circuit Court for Norfolk county, J"'-
X. II. Baker presiding commenced yesterday in tue
Courthouse in Portsmouth. The first cnsc wa, ;'..
I,I H,,,.l
Portsmouth about ycnrs ago. lie was taken rrr
tb. CITY prison to in" county seat ut u-:ic'.l,rr
A. Wise and Simeon Wheeler, E~q-.. having h,.H
employed IL his counsel. Til" Attorney for the ..
nonwcat being uuHbc 10 sustain the chnIg" Tor tf,t
wan, Of sufficient evidence. rntcrc! H0th yr,Ny,
with the consent of the court, and the prisoner "''
d,schurg,d. At n former term hc wH- Convicted 81
rvbbiug the Virginia Bank in Portsmouth bat has l",
,""n granted n'w trial, he Was transferred to l."
civ iail where he spent months ~ anxiety. on t.
count of the uncertainty II his fate. He .~cHpS
account of the absence oi testimony produced "H
the first trial.
A PnoprcrIvE FARu.-Thc Dispatch speaks u:
visit to u somewhat celebrated farm James k..r
Curtis Neck. owned by Mr.. William Allen OF Surry
county The proprietor harvested about forty thou
sand bushels Of wheat and will have for sale fifteen
hundred barrels of corn. Mr. \. j. turning G. #.-
,rnrion tn tn" rearing of cattle sheep, and hog tor
which his land oicro grcat facilities.
PosT OFFICE AFFAIRS ~ NIRSINih. - H".:-
master General Campbell ha1 made the r".i"w.nr
appointments: Oscar Wiley, Postmaster II; SIM
ing Creek Bo;etourt county, vice John Saver
Whitfield w. Spain, Postmaster at RHnd"b'
Macon College, Mccklenburg county, vice Ep"r1"n
Boudiu; George H. Southal Postmaster at Jri'r'-
vile, Amelia county, vice James e. N""fe-hi -
signed. Samuel w Canadian, Postmaster at Sli'-
vile, Washington county, wee 4. l. l.chiicii'
OFFICES DIscOSrISCED.- Arno!d:"n, Iahgb'+
county: the Gades, Carroll county.
ToRAccy CRor-The Daavlle Republican sta;c'
that the crop OF tobacco IN the county OF htIIaA b.
aid TO b. au unusually large one though 1t has been
..,us!l ljure BY the horn worm Tue complaints OF '
worm are universal throughout no tobacco rcgt"n-