Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-11
BEDFORD CIRCUIT COURT, SEPT 4.
Ion. Geo. Ii. Gilmsr, Presiding.

BEDFORD CIRCUIT COURT, SEPT. 4.
Hon. Geo. II. Giner Presiding.
The Grand Jury was called and mpanneled and AMER
having received lengthy charge tesd to INQUIRE into
tue general state OF Affairs in Bedford. returned into
Court in the afternoon, and adjourned to moe, no
| on Thursday.
The Cout sner di,posng Of amount Of msc.llsne-
~ which time the verire led In the cs., of On.
Commonwealth ss. Charles ;. Christian was called and
the following sentemrn were jurors to Try tbs
case viz Peter Walker, John Fsrris J.r,mi.h n
Miller Wu IL Elliot, john q Page, Jo,ephus Duusvsnt
Stephen 7. Smith, James Thomss Sam' r Moorman
John Lowry Walter Lowry, aud Samr IL G~atku.
wealth-and Messrs Charles MOsby, AlsI. ia S,s1.r,
Jas Dotmsn, Ro. l. Doyle Samui II Letcber Jane. n
johnson, Edward Burks, and Jno Goodc Jr. for the
Defendant The examination Of Witnesses was commeuc
ed about noon on Tuesdsy, and court refused to
allow newspaper reporters for the purpose of re-
porting tho testimony ws not prepared 70 give IL to
our readers, II We desire IT, His Hooor was convinced of
the improperly Of publishing testimony In any ermi
nal case until tho ID finally disposed Of by tho .x
ample now before him. as the publication Of estimo-
ny IN this case heretofore created difficulty In get,
ting O. Jury.
In the examination Of the Witnesses good deal Of the
testimony introduced at the former trial. excluded
by his Honor illegal and inadmissble among which
are the confessions and statements Of the defendant made
before and after the act committed aud also tho do
elaratons and Statements made by Blackburn before IL
happened.
god deal Of the time has been consumed in discuss
ion legal points arising in the to the legality snd
admissibity Of testimony.
The argement will probably commence to-day (rriday
good deal OF interest has been manifested In the trial
but not as much as articipated.-Bedford Sentinel
EMIGRATION To rHr UsIrkp SrArEs this wear I, il
thought will reach four hundred thousand. By tho cen
of 1850 the population Of the United States was over
twenty three millions Of which eighteen millions were ma
two whites over two millions foreign boru thirty
nine thousand were Of unknown natives aud three mil
lions Two hundred thousand were slaves From 1910 to
1850, l66s,s6o Foreigners came to shores. From
ls2O to 1880, the average number was only 90 900 a
year. From 1880 to 1916, about 10000 a year. Tho
Irish famine and the continental revolutions 10 ls37 in
creased the emigration to 900 in ls47 and to $780,
600 in 1850. The total number Of emigraions to tho
United States since 1880 and living 1885, together with
descendents, amounted when the census was taken to
1904 46 The great number of deaths among the for
eigners In the United States Is appalling average il
10 thought, at least ffty per cenL-N Express.
VA. & T. RAIL RoAp-wo are gratied at being able
to announce that the Locomotive has mrde s
in the quiet valley Of wythe county. The road is now
completed to within is miles Of this place Our hopes
Of the early arrival OF the Iron Horse" at the Depot at
this place are now quite sanguine. We hope the con-
tractors will cear the track" aud let her conceive don't
care how soou.-Wythevlle Telegraph.
GREAT TRoTTING RACE OVER THE UNION
COURSE.
Nkw YoRK Sept THE great tro,ting race came of
over the Union Course Long Island yesterday afternoon
| and Eddy" The purse $4,000 three mile heats the
hes! In five heats The second best have purse OF
5000. All the nsgs started-Mac, however was dsauced
Eddy the celebrated troiter il seems came out yico,
inning three heats in the following time, viz minutes
SS sesands; minutes, 81 seconds minutes 81 Sec
onds. HIS me is irksby good but had the weather
not been ntensvey hot it would have been better
Tnee was very large attendance the course. Sport
| decidedly fine.
| CHOLERA ST. JoHS, Y. Bone thousand of the
people of the city o. ST. Johu New Brunswick have died
OF cholera in short period OF time. Ssven hundred
and ht'y orphan children, left destitute aud without
friends or kindred. have been taken charge of by the
Roman Catholic shop, aidei by some benevolent CHI.
| let's lawyer who tell victim the disease be-
qIeath several thousand dollars in aid OF the 20 orphans
Tn se4se begir among the foreign aud 50
great was the atty aud that tho town was ne
deserted yet the houses of the wealthy
in no Instance invaded for plumber Attendants Tor the
sick and dying being scarce i'll consequence OF the
vi cont'g on, a Lumber OF cergymen from the
uniry stcic for the purp OF ren ering ass,auc
FOR several weeks trade mad been suspended has
been resumed again. the being gradually re.
opened aud the aootes about the city returning to
| work.
TIE Sugar CRoP.-The New Orleans Bulletin saws =
The aunual crop is set down in Mr. Cuumpomies Annual
statement at 4i9 S24 hhds which comprises $50 667
hide 6rown made oy the old process and 50 65 Refined
Clarified, Cstern, etc., and the weight is estimated al
1876 900 los This does include the Texas crop
which is stated to have been s2sS hnds OF 900 lbs
each nearly 5000 hhds less than the previous year
The number Of sugar houses In jusani il stated Inv
Mr.. Champom'er TO be 49, embracing 4Sl worked by
horse power, "a de compared with wear OF 81
aud $50 by steam power, ian increase Of 1871 showing
| Soutinueu tciuency 10 substitute tue more economic
and productive agent Of steam for the old inelIicien
mode.
cgls ron YFLlow REyEa-Dr. P. H. wldn,n of Savannah
claims to have employed "tauatc tineture
vsou. in the Treatment q yellow city
81 have treated cases OF yelow r.
yer since the 2s. ut and Of that number
e9mmshced this r"medy previous black vom
Elst u hdre not dtAGisfref 6cs doses
cine the tineure varying from 70 TO co Iron.
every o0 @ hours, tablespoonful water aIu And
smaller doses for children generally perfected in
three days This preparation OF iron
aud etsrng It's 'yPe qualities upon the eOat the
Dr. W. calls special attention Of the medical profession &c
this OF remedy IN yeoW
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