Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-17

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will b" acc"nrali" hv krHkc,ls Opera TrlWp",
.nd "lrn ih"r" will be- balloon g-crr-"n hr -'!'ru.
h'>-"r i.li";i, 'tI'i in The evening grand military
ana rI'It bai!-n rare combination of attraction. For
part cilar- "" nvi'" attention 10 tie! prnYui,na n
our advertising columns.
IMPORTANT C.sr.-I. ., Li:rI.t Cou:t %! Henry
County, Jud.r Gilm'r presiding. commenced ON tho
81! ns;nnt. Tie most inpnr;aa' caa-,.G decided during
tn" term. says the DnnviI Register, the chance.
~ sui; ni lar.tnn linir-nn, perhaps tnr heaviest
""G~c n"" pending III The >nf" involving n il ducS
thc l'r simple ownership ii iwn ar three hundred
slaves. the property e" the late Maj E"her, Iairston.
III lownIs county Mississippi, formerly ui Henry
county, Va. The only question -si!" IN the
vas tlIr jornS dOm,c oi III" dcCr'rni. Robert HAIRS
ton. lie was "i rclliar Temperament. ccc"'l-
tric habits, and had LET; his home in N!rgIun SON"
ten ar twelve since, for the purpose a; promo
ting his health 10y travel. H. went :" Ih- North.
Ilcnc" I" Europe, ami returned IN about W'ar :"
Mississippi, where hr then held large C-raS 10 whiCh
he added extensively AMI lived in a sutrd 10
his peculiarly eccentric i>l"- up in tho timr "i hus
death, som" twn vrnrs ,Ir". liz lift In wifi IN VI.
.ina. with whom he had no CORES pnn'.!r. after n'"
departure. Not Very long before hi death he u!nt"
hiT last will and testament, by which hr mauUuiIi~l
one q" his slaves y"um .:lr. /" wh"m Il" ,!,S .-cd
and b"lura;hr nearly lh" wh"r of hi imrm"r>r 49,
;atcs both in Mississippi. and N.rginin Rv ~" lnwo
ii Mississippi. tE' mtI"lnp;C! muuWm!rsIru at IN"
>ir" WIS v"t Hnd imperative. Consequently n"
dt.l"siiion hr made n h- property failed and H."
tat" Wa left for distribution between hi wt'" nnd
next "l kH, who were hs br":hcls AMI sisters amt
their Descendants. h." having children. BY the !nw
al Mississippi. ;hr wife ak'~ half q" III" eayc- ~
lee >mp!c Hence h" Importance "t III" question rs
~ whrr.. ia" d"n!rl of the Irc'-! wds Ht H." .ino
at his death. II ia Mi~>i>SipyI, then the distribution
according the laws Il" that STATE; # 10 Nir-l-
MA ilcn the distribution was according to :ho law -!
Virginia. After cahnru- AMI in"id review "t ia"
v"luinn"us testimony ;skr Ia ilc cr Inc "Wii an
nounc-i it, opinion thrt III" Iomic. Of Maj HAIRS
tom nj the Tim" uf his death. was in NiS-lSs Vl. ani
that the distribution al his estate mus, therefore b"
made according the laws ut thar STATE il Il -u-
r,.rsc,lras b" obtained il Is probable that MI mp
Irni will hr taken 10 the Court OF Appeals.
\ FAST TnFr.-!t mam calling himself G""r-o
Mckinley, WAS arrested in Wond,trck, Va. "n Mon
day last, charged with stealing daguerreo'yre lik"
nc.- -lk stock, tw" pGir al baby- stockings, n! "
mir nf buck-kin gloves, from the tavern ul lr.
Wightman. NJ E,linbnr@, in that county. On lurs-
.lav cnnpnlnt made n-nn-t The person, hy
a gentleman from Frederick county. for having sio-
len irsnn .nndry i"r-"i-, n gun! watch, coat" pants
oclictb"ok with {lj and ether articles too runner
n- to mention, which he sold to different persons. at
remarkably low prices. Tie proceeds q" there -a..s
were drvotr, il IL believed, I" the purchase oi IT.
Guor principally, for appears from III" evidence. lc
pnd the tuv"ru-k"cprr- nothing Tor b"nrd and ioig'
| mo The Woodstock Sentinel states tina: hc will bs
handed over the authorities Of Frederick county,
| us snun ~ h. shall get his trial III Shenandoah
| New MARKET RtCfs.--lHIRD pAf.-A CORES
pondent ul the Penny Pos, furnishes tina; paper with
the following account of lie th!r! days over
In. New Market Couror. near P"r,rshurg:
The largcst crowd ever present "n the New Mar
kr. race WIZ c"u-rcga"d ''er" "n Thursday
| The horses brought ont Just before the hour
appointed Tor the ra" ana arp"'sr" III iuc condition.
! Red Evr the general iavnrt", though number
! ut green unN induced from the showy appear
ancr and excellent promise Of Ouc Eyed joe, To stake
| their money niI him.
FlK>r llr,r.-Onr.E Eyed Joe having w"n the in
side track the HORSES were brought NJ und started of
! well together. doe having the heal n''d H. k''rIng II
the entire hcar Of three nl,'>-tlmc J,IIt The first
| mile dur" III -.
| SrCoSp lir,r.-Thi- time III" horses came mp 10
the stand Jos evidently '.tr"--"d aud 'n" b"t'ins
| tirrcc " Red Eye Til: signal being given
they started of Red Eye taking the lead nuG keeping
il. Tn. running this heat awtul!y Glow, Red
| Ey" winnn. it in Il minutes.
! THIRD IIE.r.-Evrry body WHO had any change
| to risk now laid it on Red Eye, and, the result
showed. luckily, lor he took the lead, kept II aud beat
Joe in G.l2.,
Tomorrow mn exciting race will take place i"r the
Bollingbronk plate vulu"i NJ S!"l, ind presented by
Col. Gillian rf the B"nChrook Hotel IL encourage
the New Market Cours".
Thc horses entered tor tho rncc ARE Fanny Fern,
| Die Clnppcr;on and Highlander.
| Singular CASE OF SriCInE.-Th" "Farmcr-'
Friend" OF M"nro" county, Virginia, states that
| little son Of Mr. VIM. liclbcrt, who lives in tho
ncirhborhood ni the Sweet Springs, committed sui
eide bv hanging himself in tree on Tuesday "r
"Wednesday ot last week. He climbo! nearly I" the
top of the tree deliberately broke oil limb to- han.
h,s hat on, and then took his s,I-rrn!rr- from ms
pan- tied them around his hrnnt and then 10 another
limb, from which hc found -i!>p"ndcd H." war
about H. vears of aG". Ii u something unUsuIy
strange that n little fellow al h- wears should hnr'
sufficient 10 Dc ilrcd o IN" world and I" put an
end Ia his Iii" IN ru.h II summary mniIncr. Runner
SAWS hi- iGth"r sent him III search "i c"ws, with
t,rrn, thni he would whip him in b" did not int
them and it il supposed that the dread ot III" punish.
! mcnt caused him 10 commit suicide.
Coz xrERrrITs.-Our North Carolina exchange.
again call attention to the Gtc that numerous cour-
tertcit bills OF the denominations respectively ot si
| $40 and $50 on the Bank "t Cnpc Fear. and tho
Bank of the Sint", are in cirCuai:Dn.-Ihrsc C"uu-
tcrfo well executed NJ almost 10 defy d"t'".
ton, and are generally made pnynDi" NJ Salisbury
Fayetteville Wilmington am! Windsor.
NORFOLK Co.vEXrroS.-At public meeting ~
Clnrksvir. on til" llh Instant, the iollowim: gen
emen were elected delegates t" the Norfolk Com
vcntion which meets the Nth of November: 1''"s
ton Tazcwcll, DE-. w. ;. En~i'y. Tucker lMrn%i"n'
K. \. OVERLY, a. E. Finley. +. \. NII!;nm- Jh.
Williamson. Ino. Wmbi-h. .Iam,- l.. lln-Lir,. nt.
Townc- a. ). Lee. Henry Wood, Dr. Il. I. N"I-"n,
cd. Dabb5 and John H. Johnson. > H. llar1I-1' "n1
J. 6. Boyd.
The following gentlemen nave b""h HiI"''i'" !r!'-
gates tn the snIn" Convention. hy public n,""tIrs
M the Court I.u-" ot Halifax county: John Il. Ei-
muud-. Th"mH- Wntkins. ,lam"- {. Bruce, John j.
Carrimgtnn, AicX. lull", """!-rn Hughes. W .t'm~
l.. owen. Ih"mn- y Fi"utn"y. john y. M,'r.w,
VIM II. Clnrk. /. Gordon Coleman, Byrd l.. Fer
r-lI. Co B l5nrksdnlr j. T. St"vMl. DR.. i. Pt,rr.,
Dr. r. Thornton, Cot. Henry Carrngl"n ''"".- :" 81.
| \. Miller. &. VI. Arhim."E, john ]. tihl he" i"'.
| Clarke. e.. W. Purkus Jas. = Eh>"v, pr. hr~.
| Craldork. pn;rrk Foster, and li-ni. +. i'arr"'',
Charles ). Garrinst"n, and Thomas j. Green
N,rn,yIrL i. P.IMrr.-ih" death "f i- "cm-
,.rnsm, which occurred n few Day "g' d" ~ r"rI'
dcur. in Milton y. C.. In- been receives. wi;! very
general regret III the Snul-Sid" portion %! Nrgin",
| II. we'll n m hi- own State. NJ. I. lsHy> the Dng.
| vile R,publicanJ wn- very extensively kE"wn
through hi- section "f tirgtnn and North 'GI"Iur,
from hr hnbi,un energy HnL industry ana hi' con-
| nrcii"n with many public enterprises. lie WA a.
.hc time al hi dcnll he SENIOR Eatur of III" Milton
Succrnnr which H.! hal conducted for short time m
conjunction with his son. He was an ardent iri"w'
of Internal improvements nnd was nIn"ngst ih".Hr.
irst st"ckhnld"rs IN the Richmond aud Dnnv''c hhI
Road. No man could hnv" died III ms cpniuUnif'
whose loss would be seriously felt. for I. "a"
Ia scheme OF public good to which h" was not re"ii
To lend helping hand.
MrRDER.-A German named Christian Bloom IL
Harrison county, Nu wn. killed on lhuTeHy ."''' ~
n man Fahcrbery, who 7ruck hi victim "i -" neat
with an axe, breaking hi skull The '"r"."tiE Ia
gister says, the substance "f the "ri4"'t C'"' 80"
cnroner's Jury wu- hnt Oh the 18th dt, f"1.rb".y
lost gold d"lar and accusm. B!o"!" -: naH'"s ~
uuurrcllcd with him. The dollar was iou'4 "E i'''''
III i'm, ,,, liz Kln,,n VIZ sii;im. a log Fah'rbcry
struck hn on the hcad and killed h a. oIFesdy .'e-
ted.
CouyrIursraRr.-1h. Wheeling ArsIs say, a
; COMPLIMENTARY supper wia given 10 tho Ion H. h!"-
we'll by the Clerk, "f tho Wheeling Pos: oi!ce, -