Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-11
s,vs anp STATE NEWS.

ylrGlSfA IECHAS1CS INSTITUTE. Nj
;o.efin. Of tir Nccruuics' Insti;n:c, Oh N"i"i"% even
in.. at Mr,r"p"iiian Hall. tho following 'I"n""li'''
81, Iuvrn;i,ir,. improvements and Discoveries VA
appointed:
Mrs,r.. Charles Campbell. j. d.. Brown, };
rHrIwaii. !. Lvbr"ck. William Step:"c, VI. Icihny
Wm. Mac!arlanr, Wn. Ready aud Aired Bowen.
\ committee from each ward OF the rIt,y Wa, a''
appointed To- receive na!ics inr membership ""'''
t;"ns at Looks, money, Nc.
SUFFERING IN HENRlCO.-on Monday I'
the lIenriro county court Appropriated III" sum "
$l0G for the relief al the sick ri tine county, ana In
removals OF nuisaucct. Nc., and Mcesrf. r. "ri''n''
b. Kcrscc, and X. \. Mayo appointed a committed IL
carry out the intention ui the court. The sick an'
the nuisancrs to be relieved nr". we understand. al
Rockets and vicinity.
TORNADO.-.A severe t"rnad" visited Petersburg
and the adjacent country on last Monday a:tcrn"on'-
Al Petersburg III" wind blew n hurricane. and Tho
rain icIl a. il The bottom had been knocked "nt L"
the cl"nds. In Grrcn"vIll" county hail stones Tell III
large quantities, sonc 0i the hail mcu: uring lIna So
ven to nine inches III circumference, ard III many
cases much lnrs"r than n hen, ryg. The corn was
literally rul I" pieces, and great damage dome tn all
other growing crops. The storm continued for nearly
an hour.
CONVICTION AND OHIO RAlLROAD.-Thc
cncnues of this roai have been conyra.ulatin. them.
selves upon the suppositi"n that the work would be
suspended for want of fund.-. The friends q; IL"
road, however, seem determined 10 afford its enemies
but little consolation. arising from the failure Of III"
last Legislature 10 provide funds. The State has conf
mcnccd the work, AMI no one doubts is purpose Ia
prosecute it Ia completion. This being obvious, On all
lands, the work will proceed in spite Of lamentations
from any quarter. In reply 10 IL runiur that the work
WAS about Ia be- suspended 1T the west end oi the
road, the Kanawha Republican says Several con-
tractors give public assurance that they will give EN-
~plOyncnt and good wages for twelve months 70
come
THE TIDE WATER CONNECTlON.-A cauG!
boat. Tho Seth IIo!scv. Capt. John Wli!;ins"nJ has
been lon.ied at the james River Canal Work.. West
Of the Blue Ridge. with Ilvdraul" Cement, in anrjci-
patton OF shipping the same through ;hc Underwater
Connection directly Ia Norfolk.
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
The election OF IL Representative t" Congress in th"
Harrison District. took Placc on Thuc-,!ay last. nearly
II week. ago. aui vet ~ have No return: from II sin-lc
county or precinct Ii! The district, which: embraces H.
counties. We s!iai probably rccclr" Intelligence from
Europe Subsequent 70 the dalr at lie election, before
W" -hH!l IcHr from the eleventh Congressional Dl"-
irict.
CHOLERA DIET.-Th" City Council made IN IL
cffcctuul effort. ON Monday evening. Ia prohibit In"
introduc:i Il OF wa;rrmclous md musk melon" into
The cirv, during ;hr prevalence u! the cholera.
SALE AT LOUISA COURT HOUSE.-.il Tho
real estate nj the abov. place. the property a.! Mr..
Elisha Melton, WAS sold on Monday, I'll" 3lst u,r..
to Il company oi eight gentlemen. Ni'.srs. Tri'".
Hunter, Madison. &c. for S4nNMO.
ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT OF DIR.
TfIOMpSON.-Our READERS. says the last Lynchbur-
Republican. viii rrcullrct that somc two months AGO,
We published II statement oil The peculiar ah suspi-
cious circumstances attending the death t.! Ms Pl0.r
Of Coyinc,r,,, nv which guilt WAS attached 10 pr.
Thomprou. irr lntnrr's family physician. H. MAXIM,
The -tatrnl"n; public. We did :! upon wfai " 1ei'' 'i
10 be- .out authority, nHd expressed Our opinions :'ni
ii imlnrcnt Of The crime lmputci! 1" Ina by pilI!!c GE-
NOR. his "wn character called for an "Nnmiila;i"n. If
yrillv ius.ic" and tie law, ~ the STATE dc!HH!n!'i Il.
We " ere called upon b. Dr.. Thompson tor oar AZ
ihnrs and gave them up. He returned t" C":in-; 4"
and l.; ouch; su!t ugaiH,! several al tie m"siI"s!'s;H "a
bic citizen, u. III" place, laying his damage nj /. h:-ii
iinufY: 10 project Themselves they Irlnan'!r"ih M ulN"-.
;iruii,n. ! rp.0n,r'- Jury YVES Summoned. III" 'r"ld
ir,tv rXhum.h and examined. Il tu.. detail "a 'n- "N'
| animation sc publish from The Lexington r"i.' .""-
,rncr nf :hr l;irhm"md Dispatrlr It resulted IN rs'.h-
lisliu.; the fact that .ir WIZ pr, 4naht. n i0f;"E about
/ five months old being found IN iic "CiIh. HE som
uch has been seat u. ~ Philadelphia 10 b." a%nalr2"d
and tested to di-covcr ii possible whether poison was
u-rd or not. ,
On hi, that suspicion Of !oul play was first excited
by the attendants vino laid her out for burial, obscrv.
inr sim. upon her dead body indicating pregnancy, and
then the fact that sha died IN n lew hour, with vi"l,it
commissions. a box "f 'rg"t pills. which are liScl 10
! produce aboriiuns. wa, found III her room after her
death, and smr was also Srr!I with II large pl! given
l.I L.. IA 1t.,,,., u.isrli sin. kent fr -Dul,. time
AMI i.-irarr,l about taking. IL l. thought ny sornc
thai ia" "r""f pills were gwen her hr Dr. l~h".:Ip>"n'
20 produce. ,aI abortion. bnr failing III III" attempt. The
. lnrrr nil Wa. given with the ,!amnni,l" imtrn; IL r"--
troy her LIE. Dn lit farther, tia; DR.. Thompson Enu
brru engaged ,u he. i"r -DNr t.:nr, y"; ;"!t r''in" ~!
hi irirnd, that he dill no: intend {" MARY her. M
statement; Er seat, tn" rn~" III us most Il.'n' hiHD.''
lirht I'll lar II. DR.. Thompson /, c"nc'rmci. i. iHs
!ricnL-, i; is said ;hn, il j. q LaHc SANDER. originating
in the jealousy Of enemies end ri'Ll p~lIysicIa'!- oi thu
plnre.
On this subject, the lust "Grccnt!i'r Era aye:
The sudden death Of Miss Agnes Phnrg. The tauGh-
ter of the esteemed prcsbytcrinn Clergyman at Cow
iurton. h%lir~hanv county, last winter, was remarked
upou by the press NJ that time. She was IN Q"ri"rt
health in The morning. but died suddenly IN the after
noon under symptoms peculiar - death from -try"I!-
nine.
Sus,irinn was aroused. and Il meeting al citizens
wa. called. Into this DR.. Thompson. III" family piy-
>iriaI al Rev. Mr.. PhGrr. WAS invited. lie protested
: ;nurrrucr, nTi al" u desire +" Inv" flr body rNiii'h-
"l. that L. nigh: thereby clear himself "t :.ri-l'''i"i:
With the understanding that such "NaIn'anti"" would
take place. the meeting dispersed. b!t II" rAHi!iha'
lion took place. DR.. Thompson s!irkrd ont al II on
urrtcncr i!iat be did not wish I" wunId Ia" trrI,n-s al
The parents l) Suspicion wns not therefor" ai'ny"i.
II w.i,; an gathering strength. until tti"r" Wa scarce
n village III The RECON r"und III which TIE in"t''F WIS
nni camvGsscd.
Abnu; six weeks ago two yang men wrote !" tic
editor of the Lvnriburg lirpubllcnn upon nc inn'-
Ter. which furnished grounds for III" article which ap-
pcnr,d IN thai paper, AMI which We ma "'I!"r '''li''TH
hnv, cn,;r,;. Embroidered by IN" supp"-it!"l ih"t
the bnhv ni tho murdered had =" lar I!nu'icr"'l away
n. 10 hide all Indications a! his crIiI:. l)r. |. went u"
Lvnrhhurr, prucIr,d the unIn"- ~ tH' a:i!''!, u ''
statement in the Republican Gint returned ana prose
cuicd them for ,lnIi,lcrC) IL" n:7o prosecute" HEc
other ucrSnn. in Cnvingiou. Seeing Ill" editorial III
th. Era of the l3:h uliiInn. h" sent his brother over
10 deal with H.. lie threatened, but hr- i""'" emit
ed in breath.
We felt n conviction ali along that something was
wrong. Our sllspicinns We're grounded upon me iart
thai ne was ..rnyn.cd'' To- Miss Pharr-that lrr'lcath
WINS sudden, with symptoms peculiar I" death rom
strvchniur-flat he showed II icartlcss ana bri'h! III
s,.irsil,il::v on The day Of her dchttI--that al,"iN-
mnLs letters were sent +" several 81 our I""h puf>'
.iriuus. vitl, mauy other corrrIativc !ar'r. Hence
we sunkr with rrcntr- freedom than we oih''rMi'r
should. Dur suspicious were rGni"wha t r'l'''f'ii'"" "!
the arrival of two al the prosecuted: who CAM MINER
10 get rhvsiciaus /" make an "Ha'IIiiIhtl"A 'i ''c ~
rcd bnlv. So strong were 'h''F sr-iiripils t.at W'F,
read Ia prove Themselves -uili% OF SANDER ny H''n
Il c6ursc, ! N. pr. rms 'no"eaii They tale" Oh
their mission hitler bU; they got ai else" here.
The body Of Ms. rhm:r ~a- tI-'i'ir:Ted -. ''!'
day. and u pos, norton examination formal: 'n@4'
urdcr the auspices Of DR.. Estcii Of Lexington. Tie
examination showed II irtu- III IL" womb 1--WE
MONTHS OLD. and The stomach gave s'ch :I.H' ~ 'm"+
;niu:ur poison n. authorized an oppression ui ''.'ti
in surI, y Ian: bv the board ui examining physI"Ihl's.
On saturday Il!oupaon was brought h't"r' M "X-
umi,jng Court ard iI!lv committed for iri:1. i'ar-''
bail WIS offered. but properly refused
rl,,t H.. IA ,.ril;" Of !rt0mh.ug Nr gGaI. ~onla1,
oyJ 81 ns-irr.r he, nnd her chJd. wr hGv" II" doubt.
CENTRAL BANk OF VIRGINIA.
STANTON. August ]. lNJh\
,I:. E.,,u,,.,. J,. Jnu>Sn.. EsG, (ioVrrU,v of Va.