Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-16

and the following the result:
Mr. IIarcs Fanny Fern-.
Alni. Duswcll's One Eyed Joe.
Calvin Green's Ellen Evans S..-.-.....-.l.h
VIM. Gibbons crsm',t cn'.....- 'E.
Won with ,ilsc hy Fanny Fern.
TME-3IG :'.Ei.-rlc brs; time, il il said. ever
made over the New Market course.
.YOUNG AMERICA."-Tlre FIRST number Of
laily penny paper with the ab"v" name, edited by
Andrew $. Lcitch and Charles VI. rrn'v. was issued
in Portsmouth on Thursday.
SOUTH EWIIEAT-Thcli,s last Danvile Regis
ter states that the Wheat crop of Pi,tsyv'nia be-
gins To give promise Of IN average one M lrIs In
some portions ni Henry, Halifax and rttsylvania
county il is looking as huurishimg and promising Us
we have ever known it NJ this scson ot the year
LOUISA COUNTI.--Thc cditorof the Charlotcs-
vile .Ictilrsnnal, made visit tn Louisa county, an
Monday lust, aud h. gives i'll his last paper some
notes of ..mlucrs and things which came under his
observation. He hcgins nj the Court House:
The license question before the County Court,
ur il decided by vote ot I" 10 10 grant license I"
all the applicants.
sccin. crowd collecting III the Court yard, we
thought that another was about I" come "il' nn' IL
w;s nnlv citizen who hal fallen down III 'l rpilrfc
fir Lots of trulin. is done there: apples AMI fried
~.
ardent spirits and 'any quantity "t other things 10"
tedious To- mention balglt AMI sold. lhc Pco,
Pile are socahle aud communicative honest "nh
pronnjt PAWN. their debts, jovial and hilarious;
and sometimes, ''-ghts' may be seen tliit nuke
fellow laugh till his sides crnck
Passing through the Green Springs country, II was
,lc.ttul and pleasant tn tlccyc tn behold me pr'S-
prct for an abundant whca crop The grey SOIL o hc
Green Springs is peculiarly adnp'i I" me culture III
wheat md from 81 II: bushels Ia the ucrc urc some
times rcalized. Should the JOINT worm keep oll ms
year will produce crop OF wheat such 's perhaps
never before wis heard OF
Our friend, Col G.. Burwci Bunch, whose tnrin Is
ON, Of the ccancst and best cultivated i'll that region
has wheat tla would make the Turks tight Tor win IT.
much zeal ns they would for their fnltll, provided II
was on Russian soil. He is, however, II" believer Ill
rusinc sheep for profit, having tried tile experiment.
lie raised II, sher who cropped his clover field close
lnyir none Ia cut: then sold the whole hnrk iol>s'
crch, realizing 5000. Next year he sold his clover
crnp at 50 per hundred weight, which brought hlnl
$7JD. milking Sr1 difference between Ills Hhecp CROP
and his clover crop; he has now given up the former
altogether, ben. satisfied with experiments.
TIE TEMPERANCE QUEsrloN.-.\t recent
Temperance meeting nj Slash Cottage, IN linnovcr
cn,,nrv the following were am"ns the resolutions
adopted
Resolved, Tint. the question has been forced
uop us amrSls We have been denounced in the halls
III tl,r legislature Us aboltinmis>, and wild fanatics
und,.r northern influence. will now make 1t p"-
ltcal question: unl "ight our enemies Ia the water
edge"
Ecsolvc,l. That will not cast our votes Tor any
one who treats III elections
AT Il meeting Of the citizens of Appomatox county,
in their CourthntIsc on the 18th nsant, The following
were among the resolutions adopted:
As the friends of temperance liberty and good "r-
der we have bchcld with painful snclt,c the course
Of the order styled the Solis "f Temperance IN our
midst that whilst do not urge any objections to
them rs Jon. they cOnir themselves I" their lcgt
innate md prDt.sSed object the snppresslon'ot lntcn
pcr,mcc. by persuasion, argument nl cN'Itnr: yer
their course nf action in this county, especially III re-
atun politics and elections, together with more re-
cent developments, furnish sufficient grounds to ex-
cite apprehension and awaken alarm IN the mind ol
every friend of h6e7y, ncc, nh@ goo" "r"er III our
county. -,
ID Resolved, In as much it has been publicly
declared in his plorr by distinguished leader lect!-
r,.r and dcruilucr that mor'd SnaSoM Will MM Go' II
lnviug been sufficiently tried, that H,y ilHrc
now arrived ut point t"r act0R, ami accordingly III
woke the strong of the law to deprive rs "t tlInt
liberty which hs been handed down 10 III M nviola-
bic lcgucy by or fnrcfnthers, seeking Ia restrain and
ictcr lis in natural nnd just right by New Eng
land legislation and rOrciOK. Therefore, BE- II rcsnr-
cd that we will submit n he deprived ol these
nr nalirnub rights, liberty md the pursuit Of hap
pinc.s acrnrrlin. to the dictates ot our own con-
srirncc and Judgment by The hdOptl"n "i ms pr"
.,rcssivr new -lnlgrd YaIlkcc doctrine the Maine Ii
mar Inw-,lin v, will Hr'r bow "ir nr'ks nor sub
mir ourselves To- be ,icrrd by the cbnns which have
thus been forged for H..
KApPAUANNOCK AGRICULTURAL SOC1E-
Ty-rhc Rappahannock River Agricultural Society
uct nt the Civ Hall in Fredericksburg. on the 10th
ir., COL +. T. Tnvlur President and j. Harrison
Kelly Secretary.
Tho President stated the general objects ot the cali.
Mai. james r. Cnrbin moved that the Cattle Show
l., l. al, ,I,nfr
the State Fair ut Richmond. Carried.
Mr.. William H. Mitchell, moved to amend the Com
stiin,in ~ n IL constitute the alHh zee "l Hch't
ship -. Carried
The resignation of Mr. X. G.. K. Catlrtt as Trensu-
rcr wns received and accepted. Mr.. r. Slaughter
was thcrcupon unanimously elected Treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. j. VI. Whtcmorr, the thanks OF
the Society were rendered tho late TREASURER
Mrssrs. DR.. Gravai Captain John Taylor anu l'r.
White were appointed 4 committee l" ahdi III" a-
counts of the ntr Treasurer
On motion of Mr. Srdlnn. Mr.. D. W. Kidd was nl'-
poiutcd General Collector, with authority 4" procure
such nit, us he may select.
On mnton oi Major James =. cnrhln
Resolved. That the 'S"uern ii"hter' l''lL',i
devoted to the of nsrculurrls rinrnty worthy
,' s,,pport and is hereby recommended To the h''i-
lrrshr rs I. reliable publication
The following resolutions, adopted al previous
meeting, were ordered to be rcp'lDishc"'
Resolved That Committee I" three ne hpHHW-
,d b, wo;t on the Common Council and solicit thcr
n;stnurc in nrucurnc eligible show grounds, rs also
m nnnrnnrnt;ou to assist in drirayng the necessary
nn.. Mcssrs John J.. Muryc Jr., y. X. Phillips
uud f. Slaughter, were appointed stl'i committee.
Resolved That Il committee Ol rree e Sciccte'l III
the city of Fredericksburg anu III each county ch-
brncrd in this organization, who are Requested 10 so
T;t bscrnt;ons and report to the Collector ut such
,;,o a., .,J u,roIi uiul otherwise nil the General
,o. i; ,rb way us niny be deemed most prnctica-
bic: :, ou
made , u 7. II u
Unnn,rs WIN. VI. Mitchell.
Snn,syIyuna-J. II. Lacy, James {. Hart j.. a.
Boggs. ,,.r ,, n r.r Dr
Bcui Iuliutcrro. W..
[c;ulpcpcr-JoscpI j. EInlscy. Tos. Ball, DR.. VIM.
~ raunuicr-Dr. Ashton Marshall, John H. Carter,
Dr. Shumatc.
Kn,n,uhnnnock.-Co l.. Eastman. John g. Lane,
Monroe Kelly.
Prince Williun.-Eppa IIuntou DR.. Grnyson'
Henry Love.
Stnili,r,-Richnrl Ashby. p"vvhatan Moncurc,
john Scrlon. r.,
Kim (icorgc-R. V. Tiifcy. Win. Wallace, Chas.
Richmond Countv-Joln Mitchell, Vim. f. Brock
erh- u.h, - Lyle.
usier.-Wni Y Downlnan, Warner Eubank.
os Taylor.
,sex.-Morlccai Spindle, Alfred lleay, Ro'
,uvlDr. H.,
nberIand-Col Jas. VI. Smith, Jno. liarl'
eadlcy. D
Iuscoc Garnett- George ii. Dobyns, ho'
Maj J. p. Corbin, DR.. Z. r. White Dr.
y,ln K. Baylor. ,I .. g.,
M S.Lad,,Ic of Premiums nlncnilcd as lul-