Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-12-19
NUMBER eSS.
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

FINE TURNips.-Iha Rev. Litt.ebarrv W. Allen
of Caroline county, has politely sent u two tugnp-
specimen Of his GO? Of the present season. Tho
weight OF The two, after close trimming is twca:y
pounds. Mr.. A., we e1rm, raised several hun.rr.
bushels the present sca>"n from seed sown "ary i.
July. III t"5ac"n lots where there w~r- u;ssn. h,'-
The entire cr", was % uUusuaiiy lur-. size many %:
The turnip- weighing as mrch rs - pounds each ~
ter being divcStcG oi the tops. The success oi NJ.
~, III this respect. Is practical evidence o the ps.-
tahie Use oi tobacco lots Tor CROP. than one
Mr.. A., learn tcoEr his nrg.I3or. il on. al IT,.
most udici"ns Hni successful farmers in Caroline
county; and it give. pleasure tn record th"se cy.
d"nccs OF tiie skill ami success OF N!!gnia - ricu..a.
rlrts
FIRST DISTRICT CoURr.-rhs Court commence.
rs session Friday last, in Petersburg. On IL.
bench We're Judges Daniel, President. Glner, Lei.h
and Baker Tie Express says there is some heavy
business to be attended -.
THE BEALE CA>E.--1'hc Dentists of Philadelphia,
New York an'! Baltimore are holding meetings and
passing resolutions Tor the release from prison oi Dr..
Beale, tho DENTS; Of Philadelphia, recently !ouac
guilty Of gross outrage upon the person ot Nisd
Nudge. We trust Dentists will not follow ii.e
exam pie "t their Dreren of norc cities. IN Si,w i
the fatal hour, of which Healc, could Civ" u"
count ana "l the imp-"bability that v"uus IN!y
iavorte, and at the same time arnsl her own unsy,
ted reputation, WE can bU; ,it;lc for the pro-
prlcty Of any ADMINISTRATIONS III his favor. I'll" pro-
issiOn surely does not wish the public 10 en,cr;s.n t
opinion that they view the crime OF sinai!
| magnitude.
FATAL AFIRAY.-Two negro men, one the property
OF Mrs Martha Dix, Of Pusylvania county. and ,hu
other the properly of DR.. Robert Thornton OF Milton
~. c. engaged in fight in DanvjIle, on Saturday
morning, the 9th instant. During the alteration, DR..
Thornton's slave struck the o:hrr on the side Of tho
head with BRICK, irGcturIng hs skull, and producing
death in less than t,rty-rslt hours. The mUrd,rcr
lied shortly alter the 0ccurrcncc and is now III aTs
REsLrED FATALIY.-Mr. White who WIS lately
stabbed by bounan, at Buchanan in Botctourt
couuty has died OF l!is wcumis. lis body pa,-"'!
through Lexington, Va, oh Monday iast, thc way
To the residence OF his father Mr. Levi WLite ON
South Rver in Eoc&brdsc county.
VIRGINIA IlIsroRICA Al SoCirrY.-A Aftrr organizrc,
on Thursday evening last, Mr. Conway Robinson.
Chairman of The Executive Committee, presented
very interesting report, which, a;cr being read,
adopted. We do not know t!at We could better 4erv,
the Socicty hnn by laying it before readers. J.
il ~ follows:
IL will lie remembered that tho Society at its las,
annual meeting, adopted resolution directing the TX
ccu;ive Committee 10 cause 10 be prepared and pre-
sclted 10 the General Assembly uf Virginia. Il
mortal III the ni the Society, respectfully ashin
an appropriation to the Society, Of one thousand do
Inrs year, for such term Of years fhe G"n"r" i-
scmbly might deem advisable, To c!Gbc the Soci"y
to procure from England copies nf manuscripts rein.
ting 10 the early history Of this State. and Ia prose.
cute lis publication Of the early voyages America
nm! the annals Of Virginia. No time was lost in
ulvng with this resolution. \ sub committee con.
si5ng oi Messrs. Randolph, (ile- and Eis prepared
the memorial, lad presented, and sustained beior"
IL committee at the Senate the propr-;y OF the a, lion
that sought. 4 bill accordingly reported 10
the Senate and he sentiment III that body. .rn.
was highly favorable 10 t!Ic appropriation; yet the
sion terminated withou, its being MADE.
When reflect on The nn:urc of the manuscripts
in England-dccply Interesting I" a!l Ergnia;.- who
really for the land Of their birth, yet depending,
many OF thcin tie rG duration ni pcrelable pa
pcr-nnd when il is remembered that the Chairman
had, during hi. visit 20 EaglarG. maie arrangements
tor procuring copies III cnsc ri the requisite appropr
tion-it must be admitted 10 be subject Of jnSt !e
grct that that appropriation not made. Nii:.n
| the whole limits Of the Commonwealth We have no
| account %; what WAS done by the first General Az
| scnbly held i'll The colony TINT convened at Janer
City, the 3Iith q. july 1919. II is Gscertainct
that there at London, i'll tie State paper office u.
report, containing the OF the urgcsses their
@naf 0rnGs" 9 "r9XfStyggf XIII tyggf ntF @ n@s @ aG
the proper steps to procure copyoi that report; and
,hr Sta II w.u,d he ,s'" f." r,' W." ,,rH n,'nry q,
ginia now ha; she ha, umqu"s:!"mcd evidence OF thr
existence ni such manusrripis Ia li them pgss into
destruction without taking m"a-Ur,s to have them
copied and preserved. Until those measures are
KEN the Society, VT think, should iorbcar any et-
forts which may be- III Its power 10 attain the obIeCi
! Since the last annual report, COPIES Lay. been r.
ccived OF the portraits Of Capt. George Percy, VIII,
had charge of ih" colony of Eirvins In 1911 and of
| Lord Culpeprr, who was Governor of Virginia j.,
ltSl) the former presented hv the Chairman ,h In,
! ,er by Charles Wvkchain Mss;, E-o., Of leeds rs.
ria Oar SECRETARY haviur ey..r,;,sI .ha ,i.b ,b,,
tL, frnn,cs al these ,nr,ra,,, should o., rs EaI;r
| a,, III; wu. .s.o.r,.I - cn,ur,Incut bv r:SS;'
| T,yn,nnnv Fsu an Enrli.lI bgr.i,;rr who had kra.
Iv orr.ed :, Inv. IN. copies made and he requested
the Society 10 do him the favor to accept the frames
az present from him. with m expression at the SAM
| time ni his sincere wishes for it- prosperity.
Nor il our Society without farther evidence Of good
will towards il. M home. Our tawusman, Mr. K,b,
| n SulIv whose ihnrn,i;y lad been pnnil,.srcG IN
n,hcr in.tancrs, hG, given 10 the Snic,y norra, II
| pr,bDy,o; ft 70 he nls.d hy ,l. side Of the lin.
;,,r ,,;,.a, h., liz ,rcl, And ,hc I,r,,c., n,,p
p;or,. c,SS,rhr,;Hr co., muIa ~ ,h Sor,,tv hr ,n;
an, ncrsr,, Inns I.., unL. the rnst vear bv n ci;iz,
,~o ,n,v ,nt ucn,inn i. orc rnunot think Of now =.
| hi. venerable acc, without taking plrasure in ~.
menbering the greatness ot hi1 mi"icd has s'rnMf
,!ts'nln ie'is, a'' "'a ,I So. - ~
nation
lust alluded to- in aid Of donations from others; nu
wFia as been received from tortv-four l'encmo"ls,
the Socicys investment III rtliicatrs oi debt u ;h"
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