Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-20
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

RIcHuoyp clncuIT CuURr-,JuDGE MERrDITH.-
This judicial body was engaged the principal part Of
Tuesday with ,hc trial of Calvin Terry charged with
obtaining money under false prctcnces from the Cen
trnl Rail Road Company -Marmaduke johnson, Esq,
fnr IN. Commonwealth, j. y. Davi., Esq. for the
accused AT a late hour in The evening the jury re.
tired and soon returned with nverdict ot moi Euty
The accused Ind been in the employ OF the C"mpa.
ny. was pnid for his service' anu suoscqurns o"''e
nj the pnyuasters Office and received pay the second
time The main plea in his defence war that OF neg-
ligence on the pnrt of the Company Ill paying an cni-
plovcc the second time. =,
Yesterday the Court was engaged nearly all day with
the ,ria of Granville Monc!le, young man,charged
with stcainr and bntchcring COW belonging Ia Alex
andrr Kerr Of this city. Marmadukc johnson, ESQ
Attorney for the Commonwealth, and Judge W. W.
Crmnp for the prisoner
About O'Clock the ury retired ana not agreeing
upon verdict ut sunset they were given i'll charge
Of the Sheriff for the night We listened nttentivey
10 all the evidence in this case and had no difficulty
in coming to n very decided opinion, but what
that option il, we not to disclose ut prcsrnt.-
We will merely remark that in favor ot Il re-
ducon in the price Of beef but as milk and butter
are also scarce commodities we are decidedly oppo-
scd to the practice of stealing COWS and selling their
nlent at II and ID cents per pound
The case of Pcmont, charged with stealing watch,
will be taken up tlIis mornnsat l0 o'clock.
BROAD Rock R,cEs.--The first on Tuesday
wns tor 1900, mile heats There wcr. three en,rics
and the result foows
C. Green's br. {. Augusta, by Aciudcrly dam Princess
Anne, /
p. s. Fowlcr's 6. =. Little Arthur by imported q,
Glcucoc,
q. W. Dalluhunts eli. c. Henry, by lmpt. Glcii-
cor. pd. for.
Time, ljl--l:49.
The second race was for $780, mile heats. There
were also three entries for this race aud the result WAS
follows:
c. Green's b. C. Voltarc, by Epsilon, ]
Boydun Il Cheathams ch. e. Garrett DAVIS by
inn. Gcncnr =
y. b. Young's cl. E.. John Hopkins by Boston, pd H.
Time, l:jl-l:5l.
A large number OF persons were present TO witness
the sport
KEJoIcISG.-In Richmond, Norfolk, aud other
places in Virginia. tho Know-Nothings and Wings
have been firing guns and rejoicing over the recent
victories in Penns yvaniu anl Ohio. In noticing tis
fact, the Alexandria Sentinel asks
"Cau it be true! Firing for what! Over the elcc-
ton of the nbolitionist Pollock! ImpoSs'btr! Over
thr defeat of almost every mnn who voted for the
Nebraska bill! impossible again! Over the election
of abolition legislatures! and the election OF an
abolition majority 10 the next House If Representa-
tvcs! More impossible thane Then ~hgi thls
powder burnt Will some one tell us! We are pre-
pared for rcocings at the North; but this lire III the
rear" what does it incan!'
FOUND GUILrY.-The negro who committed n
rape ON Mrs. Mitchell Of Grayson county, Virginia
and then murdered her, months since, wins tried
at Ashe, North Carolina, fow days ago, and found
guilty. OF course hs life will pay the penalty. The
white man and negro who were also. suspected IN
aiding in this brutsh and ouandish crime, were ac
Quilted, Tor want of testimony.