Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-31

CITY AND STATE NEW
Tnr FAIR.-1he ,.,.s Gr.. thar uu inmcsG num-
b"r Of persons will be- attendance upon IL. STATE
Fair this week. Already very arsr hummer Of
strangers in III" c,v aud they contnur low H.
from AL points "t l!'r"ompass. SATURDAY. "nj y"-'"r
day III" "f the several ,rrc,!s arrive! jgl.,I
crowded, and toiay tn" rash Viii -" GuEhf t. .",G-
" the increase. W. hope III may fml r...,.tni"
quarters during their stay, aid leave ii. gllrte!
with their visit.
HYSRICn CIRCcIr CorKI-JurGr j. Is. CInFrnN.
SATURDAY was consumed with 0u ar sUlGcn, "n ;lu
question whether u. r. prnrtiss j. "f is not liable
prosecution for c"habtuc with woman uui"r p"'l.-
liar circumstances attending the ca>c. From Il hrnf
portion Of the argumen: We heard, We understood tho
main difficulty arise from the fact that the law .'-
the punishment; ut cohahir"u pissed SUBJ
ducnt n the second marriage of preI.:is, and tgl
consequently il pGrrsks pE post :itv '.@:u,. .rg
reach his case. M".sre Lyons aud M"'."m ar"u.,,
the ease on the sid" ot III" prisoner, AMI Mr j. i.
lou:g for the Commonwealth. The Judge s@uird
his intention Ia give his decision uu ,he punt- 81 .Uw
discussed on Monday. T'o accused was r"'""'.d,d
To Jail.
FIRE Wonks.--We invite the attention OF r.t-
,lers tu the grand exhibition oi Fire Works. II. the
Arm"ry, this evening. There viii ho IL display 80
learn, exceeding in grandeur aud hriInncy any %! 81,
similar exhibitions which have heretofore drawn To-
gctcr nj the same place unusually large and "'iHicd
crowds.
The WEATHEE.--Wc have had n slL"uLd rain, 81
tur,ring the earth thoroughly, rcvivnc the fall crops,
nllayi,lg the dust and rendering the occasion "t the
Fair most agreeable .a- the weather il concerned.
Our predictions Of Friday mght were fully confirmed
by rain early Saturday morning, which continued
10 fall briskly durn, tlc greater portion "i the day
The general; desire Is, ;hn !c weather may con
tnuc lair during the present Week.
RICHNnSp As MAEAur.--Th- last Greenbrj.
Era says "Ouc two OF merchants buv alto
gcthcr in Richmond, nnd others are gradually uyi&:
their hand there. There s2"m- /" he n"pon pretty
generally entertained ihu for fall sales at least !-
nnnd has advantages over Gny Northern market. -
her merchants pcrsrvrrc iii their competition l"r trat"
and they will ere long reap the r""ard :" ih'r c'rF-
Prise.
PIcKP"cXErs.-M Many persons at the Petersburg
and Norfolk Far, We're robbed Of their pocket-books
and the lgIl, fingered gentry from both place.
arc now no d"uLt on visit to our city for the pun
pos" Of carrying on eheir hev;ng operations. Lo"k
out for them.
FATAL AcclDENr.-A necr" man named Isaac,
slave to Mr. Jancs T. Caldwell of Aylet;s, King Vii
liam county, was killed near Rockets on Friday
afternoon lie hal been brought from home by h'
,nn.,cr with u horse and cart to load Il vessel with
moulding sand for his master foundry and was work
inc at bank OF earth al the foot OF Main street wH"
il turns to Rockets. when quantity of earth fell
catching him under it and Instantly killing hint
| SINGULAR FAT,LlrY.-A remarkable instance a.!
fatality has just occurred at Georg g2,own, DC On
Wednesday r,nrr. the family of Mr. VIM. Tyler.
nephew OF Ex-prcsidcnt Tyler, and n clerk il The Of
dc. nf the auditor for the Post Office Department.: .at
happily together around their breakfast table. t..
wards noon, Mrs Isabella a. bems lady at the g"u-
tlenan "f that name. CLERK IN '.e lhtd AE.It"r+
olice-and sister 10 Mrs. Tyler-wl- tNkcm Ill, and
died about II o'clock Thursday night. Al"ut period
of this a'lctvrrvet, Mrs. Frances innctt" ly"r was
attacked by illTess, and expired Mt noon next day
These two ladies daughters Of Cartrl Stevenson.
Esq, and nicc,- Of the Hon. Andrew Stevenson, E"
Virginia. Their mother an aged lady, is n"" v":r
Ill., and il ia understood III. family pa! sic!an has re
questrd um immediate removal from their present
house, which is located ncnr az Immediately over
sewer. and the ncighborhocd IL the rear j. not a.
clean as il ought tu BE-. In addition, we h.Ar ~ IN"
sudden death OF colorcd woman. The greatest cru
ton should be observed in regard 10 cleanliness and
diet.
Luc,> p. THo~PsoS, JH.--We learn t-"vs tIt'
Lynchbrrs Rcpubicanl with feeling Of deep rcSre.
House on SATURDAY, night last. His disease was ~
phoii fever. Mr.. Thompson was but in the incp-
encv of manhood-not more than twenty thrc" -"
twenty four years Of age. lie Ia Just located n
Amherst Court House tn pursue the profession "i a"
and had won, in the most eminent degree, the conf
dcnce an! respect of TN. community II" waT IT,"
son Of .JuS,' Thmnpso!, oi S;aiIItou, and had
very large connection.
Coming B,CK.-'The Winchester Nirginian saws
"A family which had moved some years since from
Fauquier County and settled in ONO passed through
town the other day, spend tie haInncr ot the,
dnys on the sunny si,l, Of the Blue R,-. Mnn. ."
doubt would follow their example. If they could """r-
come the pride OF false consistency.
FrGIrIvEs-Of late tsays the Washington cry
Sentinel number Of fugitive s''v,- from Mary'oui
and Virginia, have found their way t" Warrington.
bat being unable Ia di.cove. An underground Iii
rnad ,h.v took measures Ia return 10 their owI.r-.
Within the last three weeks sinr' oun'arlly wen
tn the Jail, "tO be left until called for; and, one ui-ni
this week, another sought III" rcsIicucc" anacstrn''.
and surrendered himself. In both "n-r. .hc p,:snwt
by whom they were committed received III" ir""i"'
offered Tor their apprehension.
SOMETHING FOR FARMEKs.--Mr. JohnJ. Rolow "f
Fredericksburg, has invented machine which ".,i
husk and shell corn at one 0pe!ati"n thereby d-p""
sing with the aborious method aoially rrr"rtri ,t
for divesting the ear Of its covering.
The editor of the IIcrali states that II" wItn"-'oi
th. opernnn a few davs since that had iU-'
been brough, from the field, and from the sTccs- "
tending the exhibition rs satisfied ihn' w. IhHri"
is capab!c of prriprmng ~ satisfactory uhr IL"
huskiup and shc!ling "t AT single operutI"n.
The ear with hu,k is thrown III t1 "alncl"u7 mouth,
and in the twinkng Of MI eye the monster grnI'".
of the machine strip off the husk, the !alin q"
ON. point and the clean c"G coming out ~ IN" "'hn
end. The principle Of the machine ha. been her"t'-
fore in use IN -hcl!n, and liz cGpGc!fy IL about t1r
hundred barrels per day.
Mir. Il. designs exhibiting a ''husker anI shv''a.'
Mt the Richmond Fair.
SISTON Il Sons: NURSEHf,