Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-11-14
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

handsome company, were i'll this city yesterday, 81
routc for Fredericksburg, where they purpose, ",
understand, spending Il day with the Guards. Thu
Artillery were cntcrtuimcd during Il brief suiourl
here. bv the Young Guard uf this city, who con
! Quoted them 10 their .Arnory 10 pnrtakr of hospital
tiles. The Eagle Infantry Of this city, were also il
line cscorting the Petersburg Artillery.
DrE,prrLA ACCIDENT on THE Sorrn SIDE R,lr
Ro.c.-Tle mail train on the South Side Rail Road
goin. up To Lynchburs, WAS thrown off the track
Thursday morning, by running over II cow. The nc
ciIcnt occurred about half past nine o'clock, rs,
miles past Rice's station, in Prince Edward county
and about one mile this side of the High Bridge. Tn,
train was going ut full speed, and wns prccipitatcC
down m cmbankmcnt about thirty feet high. Tn,
,uriuc and car were crushed almost 10 atoms. am
hardly Il passenger on the train escaped injury. 4
number Of the Stockholders Of the road We're ~
board returning IL their homes from the regular all
nual meeting in Petersburg. One Of the trcnca ~
the engines was instantly killed. We give below thu
names of such Of the passengers as were injured
furnished Us by telegraph from Farnvil!c, 10 which
Mace many of them were carried IN receive medical
assistance. Mr.. Alfred King, coach maker "f Rich
mond, had HIS head badly cut. Mrs. Ely, n pas
s,nref from this city, where she had been ~
n visit 10 relatives, had her collar bone fracturrd.-
Mr.. Ely WIS also injured, but his wounds are not con-
| siGcrci serious. Mr.. Chas. I. Nenablc, the mai
agent, had his leg badly hurt by lcaping from tho
train. Capt. W. y. Davis, conductor OF the train. re-
| cciycd severe internal injuries. Mr.. l.. Phones, the
engineer, was slightly injured. Mr. B' billiard re-
eur. Mr.. +. L. Wood Of Cumberland was badly
| hurt. Mr. W. Wilson. also Of Cumberland. was
| severely injured. Mrs. Smith, Of Prospect, Prince
Edward, received n severe ricSh wound. Mr.. Frank
Anderson had his nose broken md head badly cut
Mr.. GIN Bruce of Lvnchburg WAS seriously injured
Many Others. whose names are unknown were more or
! lcss injured. The down train was delayed some time by
the accident, and did not arrive III Petersburg TIL lat'
III night.
DESPERATE FRACAs At THE PESIrENrltRr-
PRISONER SHOr.-Thc Post, OF yesterday, gives The
particulars Of a during act of defiance OF order which
took place ut the Pcnitentiary Tuesday, and which
was promptly rt down by the officers Of the ins;itn.
ton. Two free negroes, convicted OF felony III Pc
acknowledgement Butcher and Bob EvRns-werc
discovered, on Tuesday morning, To have sawed ~
two several bars in their cells 10 facilitate their escape,
and were reported TO Col. Morgan for the otlciIcc.-
As is the custom in such cases, they were ordered to
be- whippci, and Bob Evans took Il share of the pun
islmrut very quietly. Butcher, however, upon being
nailed, about sun set Tuesday, 10 come up and take
his whipping, sw0rc he would do no such thing. and.
drawing n sluc-kniic, with which he had previously
armed himself, aud retrcating to Il water closet, an
muunccd his Intention To place III defiance the whole
institution before !o would surrender. \ number at
the officers then gathered around, and as, III trying I"
yet him out Oi the closet, il was 20 narrow TINT but
one could lay hands on him nj Il time. Mr. Moss, one
Of the turkeys, tried 10 get hold of him, When But
cher dashed a. him with the knife. Mr.. VI. very
promptly drew his revolver and tired ut the rui,ian,
striking hiul near the elbow Of the left arm, but, un-
fortunately, not INJECTING a very serious wound. Al
ter sOnr tine il WAS determined IN knock out the
sides of iii" closet, and then seize him. This wa.
done, and two prisoners, named Bill Scott and James
Dounelson, seized him through the apertures thus
made, md threw him to the ground after which he
was captured and the flashing administered. Both OF
the negroes. Butcher and Evans, have had one year
additional put on their terms, for attempting To cs-
cape before, and are now under Observation-Disclosures
fifteen years and Evans for ten. The promptncsr and
decision vi the officers in this case do credit 70 them.
and will have a most salutnry effect Ill the institution.
NORFOLK CuxvESrloS.-Thc Convention met
Wednesday, according TO appointment, i'll the Cum
bertrand Street Baptist Church, and proceeded 20 or
GAME and prepare for ouch business as the Commit
tee tor that purpose might report upon. Sam'l Waite
If Portsmouth was appointed Chairman, and Mr. Co.
wardin Of Richmond, Secretary, and Chas. Irving Of
Lvnchburg, 4. ID. Banks OF Petersburg, james Nc
Donald OF Lynchburg, w. T.. Cunningham of Nor
folk, r.. VI. Crowder Of Norfolk, DID. Fiske OF Ports
mouth, and Chas. Rose OF Richmond, Assistant Soc
~retarics. Maurice Langhornr Of LynchbUrg, +. l..
Rives Of Petersburg, j. II. Anderson OF Fiucastlc,
Mai. Furry of Franklin, and Thos. ID. Neal Of Dam
vile, aud Z. II. Jordan Of North Carolina, Vice Pre-
sidenis.
On motion OF DR.. Mallory, it was ordered, that the
President appoint 4 ommitte Of thirteen, {" pre-
unr. business for the Convention.
Mr.. VI. Myers OF Norfolk, made a motion relative
To establishing u line "f steamers from some Southern
port to Europe: that Il committee OF five be appointed
by the Chair, 20 take the subject into consideration
aud report. Carried.
The following committed Of five were appointe! on
the resolution OF Mr.. Myers: Messrs. w. Is. Preston,
it,. Anderson, James +. johnson, DR.. Archer, VI.
Myers.
The following gentlemen comprised the colAmittce "i
thirteen, on the resolution of DIR. Mallory, viz:
Mcasrs. Mallory, X. X. Meade, Jas. NJ. Smith, Jas. I.
Thornton, &. Cooke, Clas. Dimnock, &. W. Dab
ncy, +. II. Smith, w. b. Preston. a. 4. Chapman, Is.
r. Wysor, +. Is. Drane, Jr, Z-ph. Turner.
On motion, the Convention adjourned until Thur
day morning q, 10 O'Clock.
The Herald states that the representation from IN"
upper country, is not IA general as was expected,
though there are strong delegations from some of tho
counties. More delegates arrived "Wednesday eve
ming in the steamer Augusta. The proceedings Of
Thursday will probably embrace something OF inter-
est.