Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-12
CITY AND STATE NEWS.


CITY AND STATE NEWS.
TIE STATE AGRICULTURAL FA!H.-Thc
time for holding the State Agricultural! Fair will
b. hcre-thc 3lst oi next month. We hop. "ll tn"
branches of Virginia industry, manufactures. aud
enterprise will he crcdably ii fully represented
The product. ot Stntc will compare adya"ra-c-
ously with those Of any other Sta:c in the Union, ori
We hope our farmers, manufacturers, mechanics and
the ladies will unite in contributing khcraiIy un tI.S
occii.inl tn exhibit wealth. resources, industry
and enterprise in ,av"rc light.
RE.-Inccm,inrsm continues it, work "f lr>:ruc
ton in our city. Two destructive fires occurred, M:
most simultaneously, yesterday morning. h":w"cn
end o'clock. The first in our-s s.ory "r.cH '!TlN-
! in. house owned by Abran WGrwick E,,... q 9TH
street, between Franklin and Grace il
untenantcd. tnr I'll" purpose "f "n!r"-".n.. repairs.
which al the i'm" in "f cU;!OE. The,
frs WAS communicated IN the rear, anu soon crrrAd
ell to the handsome luur.Story brIck house adjoining:
owned and occupied by Archibald Pl"s,an's. Esq
The fir, building wa, entirely destroyed wit. some
carpenters tools, and the upper stories a hc latter
burned OH. Mr. P!casaats also loses considerable
in fuTairalc either l"st or injured by removal. OM
nis house he has an insurance ri $40, III the Siu-
tual Assurance Office, which will, suppose. cover
his loss. Mr.. Warwick ha, also. We understand. nn
niruIH.. .,'. i' l."u,r, hut ~inr nInuunt H!d in
what office, We have not l"nrncd. III, h.- viii hn
about 5000. heavy rain wGs falling at the time Of
thn irc completely drenrhing ht frAnen au't other.
engaged in efforts Ia The valuable buiGIu-- nud
other property III that locality.
l., fore this fire had been suhducd another ON"
brDkg out in Mr. j. II. PowC!.s large frame cnrlcn
tcrs shop. 81, between Main and Cary str""ts.--
This building, being Of very cnmbusibir Iaiur".
ul. u fire. n S,r,I1 IN
driving the fumes tnr'erls iuc premises "t W.
Dunnavan'. Esd Oh an ADJOINING !n placed ms real
dcncc in peril tn" rain was Favorable" 10 ia
su.u,r. Mr.. Powell! worthy and !ndu~;ruls inC-
chauc, loscs about 5000. TO replace wir hc has 'n
Insurance, learn of only $50. 4 'iuany "t tools,
lumber, partly finished work and building mn'er;as
were consumed ii th" shop. This fire WIS also III"
work Of al inct ndlsry.
DISTRESSING ACCIDENTAL lovely ;tic girl,
nged obout two Years, the daughter "f john h. Sm-
thcrs ESQ., merchant Of this city, IA, the late stand q"
James A. Smell Esq., was killed on SATURDAY last by
accidentally falling from an upper porch IN rear "i h''
residence over his Store Main between lhth md
II 7tI Streets The mother had gone market Il; h"
time Of the occurrence, leaving HE child IN car ~
the nurse.
.IDENTIFIED.--The negro woman trInd drown
ed in the canal. nenr the Armory Bridge, Oh F":Iay
Inst was ascertaincd to be Frances Watkins, from
Second Street, 1t is supposed Sic accidentally fell
into the canal
DROWNED.--A negro man, ngcd about ~ years,
fell from boat into the canal, on FRIDAY l"st and
was drowned. He WIS the property Of Win. GonIdun
ESQ of this CITY. Coroner Wicker held nm inquest
and the verdict was 'accidentnl drowning
| TRIAL OF CERISTIAN.-The trial ol Christian.
E,r the murder of blackburn. at Lexington. Na com
mcnc,d in TIE Bedford Circuit Court Judge G"or-"
II. Glmer presiding, on Mouday lat. From tn" Lib
.rty Sentinel we lenrn that jury was cmp"mr!Ia"
without delay and the examination Of witnesses pr"-
cecded with on Tuesday. As the Judge rcih-'' -
allow No w-papcr reporters seat for the purpose 81
reporting the testimony. the Sentinel o'm'' ""'t
| of IT, In the examination "t ihc WITNESSES GOOD
ja,I os hp testimony introduced M III" i"rn"r irh!,
was excluded by his Honor II. Illegal ana ih"dm>Ni-
| blc among winch arc the c1n;"-s!ns n"! statement"
nf tlc l,.niant made before ana after t!!r ~; was
crmi,,rd and a-o the declarations and -tH:, ,mcnis
| mnGc bv Blackburn before il happened. Counsel -
Juo F. Sale ESQ. attorney for the t"n'in"I""hiin
and Mrssrs. Cnu-. l.. M9,by, Alex IL. II. stewart
| Jn. h. Durinan Ro. l.. Doyle, SaIn II. icich'r
| Lame. F. Johnson. Edward &. l'u!ks and John
| Goudc. j.. for the Dci"aGHit.
4 good deal Of time has been c"IsrucI in dl.rnsN-
iuc legal points arising IN ih" cn.g lis I" me -"!
and udu.-ibili;y Of testimony The argument pi'"-
| ably commenced un Friday last
ARREST.-Thc woman, Elizabeth Cross charged
ns IN accomplice Of prchctt in the alleged poison
| ing Of Wn Newton, time since wes arrested Il
few davs ago in Pttss lvania county. She ran %:
r;,l, prtcbct, soon after the death Of Ncwion nud
the pewspapers have recently reported the death "i
pr;;chett ut Lnon, in Monroe county. HE E1"cTI
,v had offered n rcwnrd for their apprehension HHi
delivery into the Jail Of Pitsylvania. he woman
| ',n,,., I..ys the Danye Kcpubcanl that shc Wa
,rr.d IA Missouri av Pritchet who then oii her 10
return TO Virginia and that having heard that the H.
yard had been offered for her arrest, she came n .
for the purpose ot standing her 'tLhI. H"c
DsuvIlI bv the Richmond stage last "c"' M" pass.
under the ame of Ward, she snys I" pr ''''' i'
| arrest on the route.
THE FEDERAL COURT AT CLARk>H' "a.
Til. Federal Court held its fail term III ''TH-o0'-
! ms, v..l,-Ju6yr Brock eubrough on tie "ei'A' We
| ,r., from, ,hn Rexi,tcr tbst \. +. lt"Nm"n1
r.;,o,, ,,aicictcI Il. L. :. Attorney ~ it'
,,,..,,,,,.,, f the term. bu becoming ii'd.aP"srd,
-, rI,,ksbur: took biz place. The
r. , ,. ,,ri sr"c:al Indc:GentS IuT making hl,
"r1'a'' "n r,,ri,f, com. Levi j. Powell wGs me!
..-,,,.,,,, "a la-. tGCc, counterfeit cvr, hA
o,,i,;,I lbc judge delivered very .!.tefes'" :
;t,in IN Ills ase, which we rcG.ef H"t ociiS ~!
. 9fnrt In tie crsc Of Crlied States We. '" tsila
- ,Ia,ciully ou.nng lee;crs, was tVut - be barred
10 rb. Srr,u;c oi Limitations, hrd R0'te PrOStit 80
c,,I. An important suit, Fox and ofhcr:, !ess"c ::
Nest Involving $4,000 acres OF Fa.uao!e I"h' 4"
Marion and WcIel counea, was decided III ia'"' '
plaintiffs. large GnUun; Ut ci' IL business ""7 '!
tinued over ill next term.
sUlC!DE.-A young named Sharp. wh" 'Tas II
partnership with bis brother in the carriage F''i'''-
nus;,ess at Gen's Run, near Wheeling c"''H'''e
; ,uicide on Monday last By taking Ftrychnlh'' "
sabbath morning he staredto Mount Pleasant 70 " at
! 3 tho Erapd's Annual Meeting. nnd TO Nist ill.
nate On Mouduy light he en ~rs 4"4 Ss 4 SnI HyF es
tree short Gi1enGs 9he sTyehnne S g at his side
!, Gauss the gal wouldn't have hi.n'