Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-24
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VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAIL ROAD.-We arc lequoo.
~ - oi,d The Stockholders Of the Virginia Central a'
Road tina, meeting will be hold on the e'h Apf' u' n
portanco Of which meeting makes full attendance o0'"
be As usual they will not be charged ior passing W "
| road 10 or from the meeting.
ACCIDENT ON TIE MOUNTAIN TOP TRAIN. :,
We are quested stae that when the accident
the company had not commenced the regular
Of Messengers When the road Is ready to be opened !"
Stoun,on notice will be given The persons on Inc
when the accden; occurred were those connecleo VIZ" va
road and few from Stuunton.
LAW MAKlNG-rhe Legislature Of Virginia. Ell III
late session. passed 227 acts, skotch OF when We
commenced publishing and many Of which will be iouHu
Of highly important character The Legislature Oh hen
tucky which adjourned s session the uh Instant pass
"a the unnrecedcpted number Of between ten and eleven
hundred ac,s The "Frankfort Commonwealth Gays ..s.
lhe amount Of business done unprecedented In Tue '
ny of the legislation OF that STATE.
THE GRAIN CROPS.-In the vicinity oil Reh0'onu
and In all Eastern Virginia. far as our knowledge On w
subject extends growing crops OF wheat present
thrifty and lively appearance. AT present lhere '
ina that the sbors of the will not go unfe
worded the present year, The Wheeling papers state ha
snme of the wheat counties nong the ONO mas
frozen out particularly on clayey ana wei so.s III,
Virginia. at this advanced stale OF Inc season, mas oul
to fear from frost or eects Of cold upon the growing
grain.
ORDERS REyOKED-Tho U. S. sloop OF war Decatur
lv Of Norfolk had been ordered the Pacfc but heI
sailing orders we're revoked few days ago oy The Secretary
of the Navy and her destination is not now KNOWN He
services may be wanted nearer home.
RESIGNED.-Brevet Captain Hamilton L. Shields OF lhs
81 Artillery u s. Army, resigned on the l7th nst Capt.
s. distinguished himself in the Mexican war; and was
most accomplished officer. He is native OF Norfolk.
CHARLESTON CONVENTIONAL meeting of the CT
,zens of Norfolk has been held for the purpose OF taking
measures 10 have that city represented in tho Charleston
Commercial Convention Resolutions were passed directing
the appointmen of delegates and inviting tho Convention
10 hold I,s next session In Norfolk.
SOUTH. SIDE RAIL ROAD.-The rail road from Pc
sburg 10 City Point known as the APPomatox rail road
has been purchased by the South Side Rail Road Company
and will form part of the last named road alter the hst OF
NAV the period at which possession Is 10 be given The
nrlce puid was SITS OOO unanimously agreed TO by
the stockholders, in meeting few days ago.
On Wednesday, the voters of Petersburg by vote which
will DO seen below authorised the Common Council OF that
city TO endorse the Bonds OF the Sou1h'Soe hai Noao
Company 10 the amount Of 5000 00O which will Insure the
vigorous prosecution and speedy completion OF the road to
| Lynchburg:
WEST WARp-For the Endorsa,lon Of The Bonds I46
| apsin,tU7 South WARD--For EudorsaIion, 7G against
it, Is CEsrRE WARp-For Endorsaton !ll against H. =
EAST ARD-ForiEndorsaton 3d. against II, l. Majority
Owing TO tho inclemency of the day, the Inelgenccr
states the vote comparatively small one but IL mad
been full the majority would have oeen IN inc same
ratio.
hibs spirit worthy the emulation OF olhef lo"ns anu pot'
| lions of the Commonwealth.
AFFAIRS IN WHEELING-A meeting ofthe citizens
of Wheeling held at the Cour, House on Saturday last
for the purpose OF considering 'an,i.ylrgnian alleged
he ia.
zeto newspaper of that place (o which j. F. Wharton is
edor) c. D. Hubbard In tho chair and George w. Sights
and Loring Secretaries. r. NJ. Galy, Eaq Submitted
preamble and resolutions disayowlng all sympathy with the
ap aud intention OF said newspaper articles and declaring
that they misrepresent the sentiments and feelings oil the
citizens of Wheeling and Ohio county 10 regard to The do
mc,tc institutions Of Virginia, and place The people oil
Wheeling wrong position in relation to slavery and
10 other portions OF tho Commonwealth" Mr. Galy
addressed the meeting in bis usual erven and eloquent
style and was replied by Mr. Wharton who at the close
of s remarks introduced resolution declaring that the
act of The Legislature Of Virginia. 10 amending the charter
of Wheeling 30 take away from the people The control
of The license question: tyyannca and oppressive and
that tho epeope of Wheeling favor of free and nde
pendent press In that city" This resolution, THO Times
maintains was adopted while the other papers OF that city
state that the meeting broke up In confusion atter long
and bosterous tme without adopting any resolutions or
transactiug any business oil sns'oe cha'sc'0 "e AT
gus Gays:
"As we PREDICTED the meeting on Saturday night at Inc
cour, Honpo was productive Of much fun large crowd
Of Whanns flends were mustered and as mgh nave DYED
anticipated the editor OF the Gazette maze ase issue %
want of generosity the part OF Legislature
of The good Old Dominion and tho alleged wan ana neo
lion of a cioue' to break down the Gazette The dlscla
maory resolution could scarcely be heard ano 'ne mover
whdrew them tho whole afir closing In scene oil noise
and conuson as diCcredabo 10 the hitherto reputaoiy
sound citizenship of Whccing as 10 those VINO behaved 30
boslerously In the meeuns
DEATH OF AN EDlTOR-Williom Wallace DaVls'
Edlter of the Norfolk Daily Courier, died after short Ill
ness In that city, Monday evening last at tne residence
Of Mr. j. L. Berry. He had returned from Chuteh WIN
somc female friends on Sunday evening" and while q. The
houeo of the above gentleman was seized with parayllc
at from which he never recovered but fingered until the
n.rt evening and expiedaged 81 years For Inc greater
par Of his life Davis had been connected win Inc press
having edited among others Inc Distrct "ng IN o hs
wa, connected q, his DEATH Mr.. Davis was member OF
the Episcopal Church and leaves many warm anu oeVooa
friends who are convinced that their loss Is his GAIN
THE SMALL NOTE LAW.-Itis gratifying 10 wiIucss
the tendency OF public sentiment the subject OF shln
nlasor currency" Tho beneficial effects which have fol-
lowed the laws abolishng small notes in Pennsylvania
MARYLAND, and other States is beginning to DO under
stood In Virginia. in portions Of the State the most al
tached 10 rag currency. We Invite attention to the follow
Ing remarks on this SUBJECT from Inc ast weston Le"s
county, Sentinel
$50 far as we have observed there Is disposition on the
part of the press in the East 10 sustain The law recent
II enacted for the suppression Of shin p!asers This ia as
II should be- The law may possibly. at the fret, be pro-
duc,Iye of some Inconvenience but the people expect
10 get sound currency, they cannot commence war
against small notes loo early With abundance OF gold
and silver in the country, 1t does seem to US lh,t no
necessity exists for this worthless currency. We DO
not profess TO know the inconvenience people
will be subjected TO by their suppression but ls think
safely be said observance Of the law will De
productive of moro mischief than it's observance for certain
l. is the prejudice existing against these small note issues
in certain parts the State will cause the law 10 be en-
forced there and II is disegarded In other portions will
nave tho effect of creating two cufrences for the rch
and the other for the poor We conceive hs be Inevta
be and under the circumstances nsk il il Is not the duty
of ali good citizens sustain the law II the law DO bad
one ina remedy is the ballot box. We will only add that
if tho people wish to prevent this section Of the State om
being cursed with shinp!aster curency-susaln the law
ANOTHER HARTFORD CONFERENCE.-The or
cester transcript, sys the Boston PoaD that
the Legislature session should take Immediate meat
urcs for calling of the FREQ States"a solemn
coucave In order the passage OF The Nrbraska
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