Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-29
CITY AND STATE NEWS.


TmE Morsi vsHN"> iiorrl.--Thc Petersburg la
trlSemccr copies v.ulc.; ;.Hark on the Mount Yer
non hotel OF this city. from the Fayetteville tN. c.
Observer. AMI adds As Yet stranger toihu
above stopping place for rail road passcngrr-l in
Richmond, we say 10 more than tha, ii the above is
the correct version Of the thing tn, r.. should be an
Improvement, aud the public should demand it, ior
the benefit of travellers. We can, however insure
thus much, that If travellers want Il superior rass
ttinmcnt. nowhere will :hrv be more, certain 10 .iutf
than the table OF the c"urte0u, proprietor OF JarS.
rats Hotel, Petersburg. So far eutcraiuiug tho
travelling public is concerned, Petersburg can't bc
beat.
We know uotlin-. OF the truth or iaSiv of
the charges against The Mount N,Ann i'll relation
tn ol ectom- rs 10 "unccainc>s,' &c. We know.
however. iha; the proprietor. Mr. Butler il Il very
worthy and respectable gentleman AMI We have
yer heard any complaints against his hotel. until
found them coupled with proposition TO change The
stopping place Tor passengers. We hope this propo-
ston has had no agency in giving rise to The cont
plants.
CHARGE OF BiG,ai.-BeEiamn F. PrcntiSs, OF
Hcnrcu county was examined on Tuesday last, be-
fore Justices NctcS nnd Garnet rlIarss OF big
amy. The Dispatch contains Il report Of the cy!-
icmce from which it appears t!a; in the spring -:
Isl; lady, prni.-~e'y from Pennsylvania, came t"
~
although h- hud been married here another lady in
ISL Counsel were employed pro and con; aHr the
matter finally adjusted by compromise. III"
lady niiirmim. that she had received fifteen hundred
dollars hush nIrncv 10 rcturn {" Pcnnsy lvana.-
Whrhcr or not the charge OF bigalny will be- fully
made out, We canno. undertake tu determine hy the
evidence thus far: although there are features III
the case which are strongly against the innocence ot
the prisoner. He married very respectable young
lady of Hcnrco. and is now the p"s.cssor OF hand
some cStac. princ pay acquired by his marriage. An
application or bail was refused.
ACrlDYSr.--Dr. Isaac Hicks Of Lawrrmccvil.r
Brunswick. WAS on SUNDAY last. thrown from bug
- near hi, residence, and seriously naimel. Among
other injuries sustained, OF his jaw bone. was
broken in two places. The sad accident occa-
stoned by the horse taking fright and running away.
His wife absent. visit to Richmond, nt ia"
time ui The accident.
RECu,ERISG.-Col. Bissel!, member Of C"ngrcs,
from Illinois, who has for some time past been lyn
the Berkeley Springs. i'll state Of illness, supp"
sed 10 be beyond all hope Of recovery, has So nr re
covered a. to be able 10 reach Baltimore.
Rr,IGSArioS.-The Rev. James T. Johnston
signed the Rectorship Of 81. Pauls Church, tl'1nn
iria OH Saturday the 18th inst, TO take effect from
the lst OF August.
REsIGSArIoS ASp ArrOrSrMrSr.-M Mr. F. J..
Rrorkc' Clerk oi III" Circuit Court ot AlcNandr!a,
rendered the resignation "t his office Oh Friday last
TO Judsc Tyler, VIII" appointed Mr.. r. A. Sinclair th.
present competent deputy, to succeed him.
PREsBYTERIAS CHrRcH, PETERSEN RG.-rhe Sou:i
Side Democrat of Yesterday says: I'VE understand
tina, Rev. Thcodorck Pryor Eas accepted call 10 the
| l. ,I,
ately enter upon the functions Of hi. Office We
yratuate the congregation upon their good fortune III
securing the services of one emincnty fitted 10 dis
| charge all the duties of apastor.'
The MURDER ~ PRI>rr>s ASNE.--Str"ng suspl-
ciun rests upon William Ewc ~ the perpcrator OF
the foul and brutal murder of NJ. Augustus Meal
pine, briefly noticed in our last. The Norfolk ArgUa
states that both the parties IN attendance AZ
Court Friday, the latter Grand Juror In tho
latter part ot the day they had quarrel, ANA Ewel
drew knit. upon McAlpirc, who was unarmed and
the by-stuuers Interfering th" matt"" seemed to b.
1T m end. In the evening, Ewc left the Court h"us"
half an hour before McApine whose way was by III"
'e'ne road which T.. hat taken. On Saturday morn.
Ing Alr. McAlpne's corpse WAS found OH the road
:ide' near Mr. Monngme. gate abon;, ,p, ;hr% G, nile
lyo f'Ha II NJ MD fallen while in the act of pullp
ont one Of "a Tcta g $$."MSScd rs g A3tgSE qasany
by medical men who examined them. to be n suiiI
cient cause of death. Surely demons or n Nam-
prcs spirit must have possessed the murderer VIII"
could thus wtnion in the blood Of his victim,
pocket book, with the amount u m"Hcv I'll" Deceased
wa. known L. have bad with him, and small pen
knife found in his pockets; nld H." horse winch
he rode found n mile further "E !' t"od trd I"
fence with the stirrups thrown over the saddle
A lart, number ~ persons collected around tho
corpse during the morning tor all who were on men
way 10 the Courthouse were stopped by H. a7 u spell
bound By the hOrrid spcctaclrnm"ng others, Eweil,
upon whom the suspicious oil the crowd lal began I"
rest as the murderer came along, aud all eyes were
instantly turned upon him. When il" had approach
ed within some fifty yards ui the crowd, he came tn
full stop aud paused for about five minutes when h"
| slowly proceeded and passed the crowd without
| uttcring word. Ii Wa remarked that he had on
suit Of summer clothing having changed The cHi!r"
dress he wore the day before, which waS winter
suit. As the circumstances were th0ught 10 JUSTIFY
his arrest he taken before magstrHtr "n hI- ar
rival at the court house. and persons sent {" his
residence for the clothing ID" had "n IN" day before.
The coat and pants were produced h% tin wiir-th"
latter having been recently wnshet, Hnd the coat
apparently having been secured. Is" this as It may,
there were no si.as OF blood IN either. On being
skcd for the shirt he the previous day he said
he had il ull. his only one The lnaglatrat"
decning the evidence Insufficient To commit him. dis
charged the accused from custody: but We understand
it was intended to him again yesterday upon
come further testimony.
Ewell is sud 10 he stout, athletic man. OF Il vcng"-
fu and vindictivc nature, and ever ready tor an &"
fray. Mr.. McAlpne was IS years Of aye, and h"T
left widow aud two children to mourn with ugOlLr
hearts the loss OF an actiUnate husband ANA tender
father
WM. G. WoRrHIsGTo>, Esq, prominent lawyer
and former member "f the Legislature "t \rgiri",