Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-06
" in tho required amount s''o' was coAhned IN

Company OWNING the steamboat j. l. Coiiee, running
for the last Two or three months between Norfolk anu
Fredericksburg have withdrawn the boat from 'he
liue. The Coffee" is owned in Norfolk and was put
on for the pu.posc, it is presumed OF opening up a
direct rade between inc iHlle! ., ans
mock aud that seaport but falling 20 realize oVer-san
cnjuo expectations its propretors preferred her wNa
lrawu to practical resi- ot tho capao''1ies o
the country interested i'll yielding patronage mat
would sustain the enterprise: no'~inI'ana,"S ,, .ue
action Of the Company referred 10, and theiT expert
ence, the Fredericksburg Hern!! has much confidence
IN the original design Of staple river stcambuat-
one that would run daily and of sufficient speed 10 ac-
ronplish the trip daylight. Some so'ooO nave been
subscribed for IN exclusive river boat.
FIRr.-B,twcen the hours OF 10 and II o'clock Oh
Sunday night the large sawmil of Messrs Patterson
Cooper & Alsop situated in Groensvillc county, on
the Petersburg Railroad, discovered 10 be on fire.
Strenuous efforts were made to arrest the progress
Of the flames, but they were unavsiling, the up
per part of the building had wrapt itself 10 sheet
Of flame before the FIRE discovered. Tho entre
building burnt to the ground II was 1.-TWO story
building measuring 81 by " feet built with unIsnS o6t
heavy mbers, and capable OF saving from ., ,ooo
to 0DOU feet per day, without great labor. Inc o's
is a. least from 3, QUO to $4,000.
THE Acorn CRor.-The Illinois papers mention
the fact that though the drought hos cut OFF the late
crops there is most astonishing mast. The 'ame
extraordinary yield Of is 10 be seen III the Val
Icy OF Virginia, and prevails also in othor sections oi
the State Trees are lonrd with this fruit aud for the
purpose of fattenng hogs il 10 equa! TO corn paftl-
culnrlv s it tho case with the acors from me "hc
oak. Whilst mast led pork Is not esteemed No. III
quality, yet BY taking porkers from the woods Tor
few weeks prior to slau hterng and feeding corn the
fat and meat soditied rendering it difficult TO tell
any difference from thoroughly corn-ted porker
REvlvALs.-The Rev. John E. Massey has been
very successful in his present field OF labor in Au'-
herst aud Nelson counties. The Rockingham Regis
ter snvs he has baptized eghty-one persons, and re:
ceived twenty more in about four and hall inohths
Another Srcrloy IS OrERArroS.-The Manas-
81. Cup Rail Road WAS opened to Front Royal, and
to point little beyond the river, on Saturday last,
Oh which day the Directory Of the road and lew
other gentlemen passed over it from Alexandria to
the Western terminus. Strasburg Will bc reacted on
| the 18th inst.
DRowyEp.-The boatswain of the British vessel
E.sux now at City Point, drowned last Saturday
by FILLING overheard. The body ras found, and on
Sunday was inferred with honors suitable to such
| sad occasion.
Wheeling Gazette says that Magnolia trees grow wild
in Wetzel county, Va, not 50 miles from Wheeling
said TO be tho only ones found north Of Misslssppl-
There is said 10 be mahogany tree growing wild IN
Brooke county Wehnve seen tho tree, and II II a'n
mahogany, i: is something else.
STATE MrplcA Al CoxvExrIoS.-We learn from the
South Side Democrat, that utter waiting patiently !o
a Quorum the semi-aunual meeting OF this society III
Petersburg, given up Us failure by the Bent!e
| men in waiting.
CuRloU, DrER.-The Salon Register says II leai7''
from several reliable sources, that deer was lately
killed fourteen miles above that place marked by sn'
euartes. 1t wus white with the exception OF spots
| around the neck with blue ears aud black tall
! Quite q remarkable deer story.
SJw ELEcrroS.-A new election for Sheriff OF
Orange county ha. been ordered. This will be the
third election recently held in that county for the
same Office.
San AccIpESr.-The Abngd" D-''o"-n'
states, that on Tuesday evening last, IA; -.' 80
from Tennessee passed through that place in comp"
ny with his brothor in law moving his family from
Tenno.,ee to Snyth county: A short distance from
Abingdon, on desceudiug hill his brother i'll law OF
tempted to lock his wagon when the lock broke, the
horse. became frightened threw Mr. Duttou of thl
wagon passed over bis body tearing it and hls head
terribly, causing death almost instantly We under
staud he leaves large family To mourn nis death.
MrRDERED.-Thc Navy Department have infor'
nation that Charlie, Smith, of Loudoun county Va.
aged 3i seaman of tue frgato St. Lawrence, in the
Pacific, was murdered while nt Payta, near Panamn
August is, 1851.
DYING orr.-Tho Romncy Argus is informed on
reliable authority that the Know Sothngs il Nor
gan county arc on tho decline. Some Efty, it says
have left the ORDER and have renounced any conueI
ion with the organization.
| HEMPFIELD RAIL RoAD.-The work on the Hemp
field Rail Road has been suspended ut many points
owing to the present depression Of rail road bonds
The Wheeling Intelligoucer thinks that two months
Of uninterrupted work along the whole line would put
the road in running order.
| RocKIyGHAM REGIsTER.-This excellent Demo
crnc paper has completed the 32d year of its exist
cucc, and. in honor OF the event, appears III new
and handsome dress. The scni-weeky Register will
appear during this week.
| THE VALLEY DEMOCRAT, also published at Harrl.
sonburg, appears in new type and in an enlarged
| FORM This paper is conducted with ability, and we
hope the proprietors will fud their editorial roud an
cosy one to travel.
TOURNAMENT AT CLUSTER SPRIyos.-The Dan
Vile Republican contains long account OF the
Tournament at Cluster Springs, i'll charge Of DIR. Hen
| ~ Eas, on Tuesday the 18th ult. There WAS Il pro
| tractcd contest between three gentlemen for III,
privilege of selecting the Maids Of Honor, which
suited in the success oil the following IN the "rd"r-
J. 4. Chappll ot Halifax, Knight ul the stars au
Stripes Iii knight of Honor L. Z. Bruce oi iia'iaX
! KNIGHT of the White Plume. I'd Knight OF Honor;
and ). II. RaClaud Of HALIFAX, Knight ot the Rsih=
| sun, Sd Knight of Honor.
| The Ceremony of the Coronation was appointed TO
take place at the opening Of the Ball "t nlsht: III
| the mean time, the Champion, Mr. A. Burnett oi
Person, y. c., named Miss Ellen i. Pointer oil Fer
son as the Queen. The following ladies were chosen
''Maids Of Honor in the order Ill whicn tney are
| named. Miss 5. Major Of Halifax, Hiss Young oi
| Halitnx and Miss Bruce OF -- --
! Tin. Ju.lyes on this occasion were DR.. John Grad
| dock of Halifax Court House, James Singleton oi
Halifax &. F. Jordan OF Person, y. C John ferrei!
uf Pers N, w. J. Palmer OF Milton, uud 5. IL. Lcs
Ter OF Dauvillr, Virginia, President. Capt. j. W.
Chambers of HALIFAX, acted us Herald.
CrREroR SHAKE BfrE.-A day o. two since, says
| the Richmond Dispatch, servant mnn belonging IL
Robert Aiken, Esq, p uenrco county, was the foot
| bitten by n c0ppcrhcad muccasn snake while at work
| IN III. field a, soon Mr.. a. heard Of The accident
lie cut open live Quicken and applied 10 the wound
aud theu gave the negro just Us much good brandy
a, he could be induced ~ drink After tukuc scvera
,issses iutoxicatiou susued tho pateut fell ns.c,
aud in tho course .: three hours wakeI up entirely
| free IRON pain.
DISTRESSING PoIsoSIso Casa correspondent
Of the Dispatch, writing from LynchGurg, On Friday
ustsays: "Wc shocked here 10 learn the following
fact. Of q most melancholy and tragic result of the
want OF proper care in the usc ot poison. Mr.. Wm
Lavender, a farmer o .iulLc!> county, on "etnes
d.r last. III order % poison s"ue doI> tnG bad 'l.l.
ed h:s dairy. III; s;rvchu.Lc IL vessel ot mix
aud lcf, home witIou. .vu, proper INSTRUCTIONS Will
eil.d 10 the poisoned milk. During his ubsrLcc a.:
family thirteen III number, ignorant OF wLat he ha