Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-01-24
rr,r cpySTaL PALACE AWARDS


and man. who has been placed IN co'""o"o - "
or between Baltimore and Charleston.
TIE CRYSTAL PALACE AWARDS
Have been made last. in TIE loil VI oa'e' u"d
ron.. Medals uih Especial mention" and ZION
NI,'-ro.n Orc hundred and sixteen silver medals
,e,s awarded of which The American exhibitors hau ''
! ,. L of eichty one In machinery. the Americans
=, ~ o, an, Of 25 in silver ware out ol "; anu ~
| ;,,.1 ,rodpc,s and implements, move! architecture
e,;, fhrcs Indies garments, shirts, &c. and India 'u'
b,r materials America has full sway, having lake" w.
| silver medal in these departments In lhc eh""'o''
of awards we find tho following ,,r
| ,. ,,.,oI 10 J. s. Welch Shenandoah Mills. I'a'"'
| 10 Y, r.. Roberts Il Co., agents, n. f) a very Su'
ior ouaIv oC Family aud Market Flour, specially "''FN
10. general use. . Elisha s
4 bronze medal "wh special appreciation 10 r"s" ~
SNYDER Cbsrestown, Va, for the comoina''o" WV" -,
bas effected and The practical application he nus
same, in his Labor Saving machine Tor '"es"''s'
ting, cleaning and bnsens grain -. oo- ,ho;
| R,o,,s ,edols TO Hussey and TO McCctmicA '' WV
po,nsr, and Mowers: 10 Addison Meade Alexandria d.
for SAMPLES Of scale wheat, very superior 10 ""'o'A
Nichols g. Co.. New York city, for superior assortment
| VIRGINIA manufactured tobacco for chewing.
In the deourent of objects OF art only 'hree silver "c
dals were awarded, VIZ =.
Gldewestc United States for design OF tn
| Crystal Palace.
Gralou NJ France, for Groups in Terra Gotta.
| Kiss August, for Group 10 Bronze. ''rhe Amazon.
| Rrooge medals were awarded to Thomas Crawford u ;
for bus, OF lady Marbles and to Hiram Powers u D
| for Greek Slave and other works In Marble
West Virginia Camel coal company; w. H. fee'' oec'c
tary, New York. italia,
Ralph& Co., New York, for the Virginia cofn-she'c'
and for very convenient and cheap fruit galherer.
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for ,hreshns cleaning and bngsug grain by one operation
| w F. Brooke Lynchbrug. Va. for Peytona tobacco
| wriri SOD, agents. Baltimore.
RICHMOND AND YORK RIVER Rail-. ROAD COM
pANY
On Saturday as the Board OF Public Works. n confoml
ty 10 law, made the subscription behalf OF the Suto
the capital stock OF the Richmond and York River Nal
Road Company, and appointed the following proxies ant
directors represent the interests OF the State In that com
pany; Beverley 3. Douglas of King William Samuel r
HARDWOOD OF King and Queen, and Lcmuel J. Bowden o
williamsburg proxies; and John Tabb of Gloucester II
B. Tomn of King William and Roger A. Pryor Of the city
of Richmond directors
At the marriage of Miss Breckenridge OF Louisville &c
Mr. Shakespeare Caldwell Of Cincinnati formerly of Frede
ricksburg va) bridal cake nine feet in height costing
1869, hlnked by others costing S75 each. The
company immense and the festivities Of the occasion
glorious, oil lne only drawback 10 Inc was
the reflection that Louisville about surrender oil
her fairest daughters TO her presumptuous rival
THE PURCHASE OF THE MOSQUITO COUNTRY
The cession Of large portion Of the Mosquito country 10
American company is transaction sufficiently curious
ITSELF and likely be attended by important consequences
upon the relations of powerful governments The grant
OF portion OF Mosquito country took place. the Wash
ng,on correspondent the New York Courier says under
the following circumstances
Some years ago the father Of the present Chief King
became indebted Messrs Sheppard d Bro. and Sans-
aus aycy British subjects and traders between the Mos
quito and the United States but chiefly engaged In
the fruit and ogwood trade between the Mosquito country
and the British islands of the West Indies. The Mosquito
King having other Of satisfying his creditors
conveyed them title q district OF country
along the from the line Of New
Granada, about three hundred miles the Norhward
and Westward and varying in width from eight Our
hundred and fifty miles. Subsequently these individuals
transferred American Association undivided half
Of their interest Among other who became inter
estcd in the property thus acquired wcc have been in
Philadelphia, J. l.. White and Charles Morgan of New
York. 4 company organized at the head Of which Is
Mr. Morgan. The property Ia represented by hundred
thousand shares Of stock, Of the par value Of twenty five
dollars per share.
1t important observe that the grant includes the
Of SaR Juan and The mouth Of the river of that il
that the Messrs Shepherd willing surrender for
reasonable consideration the reserved half OF the grant,
The company desire specific aid tho part OF his Gov
eminent but Wish GENERALLY TO be protected In their
sorry rights