Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-20
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

BALLOON ASCENSION.-Mr. Elliot, the ec''-
bratcd rrununt, intends 70 make Il bai!o"h ''"'
on tho 18th of July. at the Slash Collage ~
county. Hn. Ii will br Il grind, anu l" '"o"'''"'
novel spectacle. and wiil draw mn lmr'''l'r in y" ~ a,r
Ia the place al its exhibition. See III" I""'e
advertising columns.
EXPEDTTION.-Thc mnils ami passengers '"'
lraye Richmond Mt : o'clock each morning 10" !"
rive n, Lvn,hbur., by the Danvilic X. R"nI ana '"e
.turc linz. II : cprlv sometimes ~ !! o'clock l.. NJ.
.EYES TO TIE BLlND."-Pr"icss"r i'o'a''''
son, n highly intelligent gentleman VIII "eh>'i 49, =.
turc nn the subject uf c,lucatin. the l''i'''' III ~ ~
ricnn Church his evening ut canllc-iGlIt. Being III
f,rtuuo,,lv Hind himself, but being l"ltunntely Z"
crudua;c of the New York Institution tor thc e""'"'
ton of .lc Blind. he affords in his own P'fs"m !"
highest evidence Of the good results h""lh. 'i"" ,ho
,,lilunrhrnpic efforts NOW inakii's tn!""St"" ~, rr,,,
laiul Ia nuIcllnratr the c"N"iii''h '"'
class "t people.
4 MECHANICS INSTrTUTE.-A meeting 'i
Mechanics wis held in Metropolitan ll"ll H"'ui"";
evening, for the purpose Of takins steps l"
II Mechanics Institute i'll the city. MI lh"'!"'
Simpson, presided, nml Mr.. James a. 'o""l"'"
acted rs Secretary. 4 committee was arl'pinl.-
| ,1 tn uicnarc u Constitution anu BNc-ia"S''
ra,,izatinI Of the Institute, To he submitted I" IN M
iu,Irncd meeting of the Mechanics ut me cry "'S"'"
time rs the committee may select.
UNIVERSITY OF VlRGlNIA.-Thc ClEarl"t'eS-
viII, Advocate states that the commencement cSer'
,;.c. IF ,bc University will bc ms follows: Grafton
nm fine uirI,t of tho 9th by Mr.. w. w. Gordon oi
Tnppahannuck. Va, on the part OF the F." asilihG'o"
Sucicty: Orutiun before the Literary Societies Oh lne
morning of the 2StI, by John Mitchell Esq; of"''h
ON the night OF the 18th by a: Embry Merritt 10 oil
Brunswick, on the part at tlcJciiers"h o"rte's' ,m.
CLOSING ceremonies, delivering degrees nc" "' 'mT
Joth when two or more Of the Masters oi AXIS WIN
read cssuys. 1t is generally understood 'ha' ..e MI
est llpnurs of the University, the degree VI y, : ~.
Ius been attained by Mc,srs. Dmwlldn, .; ID; nhc"I'
rr of Appona;tny, j. s.. Moore "t McrkicnhurS, -
R,trr 1EIhnmn.on Of Stuunt"u, j. NJ. Boiling OF Ic-
t.rsl,ur,. +. il, Smith III Albculnrlc, AMI I'c"rSc ii"L,
ri.nn nf the University. The Society ni Alumni VIII
commence lis session nn the morning "i Tie @>th'
WHEN no CUTWIIEAT.-A writer III the Pied
mont Wing 1--WE know nothing ourselves Oh 'h' s"''
ie,,A maintains that cutting wheat mt the proper 'i'c
i n mut,rr of more importance than farmers general
Iv ,rc aware oi. When wheat, j. cut from ten 10 i"ir'
,rcu div, before it is fully ripe, says the writer, the
Grain moi orly weighs heavier but measures more be-
IN, ,r dccilc,llv better quality. and producing II lar
a,nr ,,rnnurtion OF fine Hour Ia the buslirl. a. the
1rn;r riucus. The thickness Of the skin rapidly lncr"ii'
sc., woody fibre being formed NJ The expense 81 Inc
,tarrl, and sugar. l}y this process me gnaiiii,E %, 'H'
flour i. lrsrcnrd and is quality drtcri,ra'c'i' ! u
therefore ali imnortant that the whent should l. en-
Will. ,u.ar. gluten, starch. water. &c. stu constitute
II large proportion III the grain. lhr same fr"s,i''"s
opplics 10 rye, barley, oats. &c. This Is NOT theory
merely, but the result at accurate ana 'arcl0lls '"",,
Quoted experiments, made b"th III 'h'S country ~"
Europe.
NORTII-WESTERN RAlLROAD.-lhe ii''r'
nminl mcctim. of the -loskholdcrT'"t the N"r''-
western Virginin Railroad company, was holden OH
"wednesday. the 9TH inst, Gen. John Jackson III the
chair. The Board makes Il most gratifying rSliOi'
witl regard Ia the progress at The work. Inc hllah''s'
Western connexions, Sc. The road Is ;" lar diEaii'
t4d as Ia warrant liz completion wiIhiiilIc year lN"'
Tn. prospects of eligible western connections arc
,rch ms Ia ensure n speedy transit over this route be-
tween Cincinnati and baltimore. Hon. Thus. Swamr
was unanimously reelected President ana ne "'h''
members of the old hoarl were UNANIMOUSLY rc-cIcc''
ed Director. for the clisisin- year.
FENCE LAW.-Judrc Thompson. "f .Augnst'
county, has decided that the lnw ot Nirginln on ttiIr
subject REQUIRED lmd owners IN have their fences I'VE
feet HIGH, ar else not be entitled to recover III DANA
ncs for loss nnl injuries sustained from stock breaking
into fields through fences OF less height
TIE WORK OF REDEMPTION.-rhr c"rpo'
ration of Alexandria, since the pnsrnSc "i the si'lh'
notc law. has redeemed upwards Of S'u,lWO III one
and two's-amL hn. rc-isoncd i'll $'s t" m amount rN'
cccding $l0.UWD.
POLAND RYE.-The Harry county Wing hn'
been shown u bunch Of Poland Rye, the growth u
ono g,aia, containing 7S large aud well gown stalk
md well filed heads. One peck OF this species f"
rye il shid tn he sufficient t" srci an acre of land. !
4 .. -, ,n, Lao HE un,na N lll.IlnA ln ~
Greek, Hardy county.
InEi'I, ,nnt.- a irr r@"rs a. I,v from, AI,,nn,Iri.
In Mount Vernon: md the Gazette states that Srncr
ally slc gncs cr"w'lcd with passengers.
TIE VIRGINIA SPRINGS.-Tlerc are AWAY:
l-ays the Alexandria GnHr;icl Il number al "t people
IN Nirginin, who must 90 (" the Springs every sr'I'
m.r-haviu., IN sonn" inSt"nns, money enough It
take them there, and. in all instances, II great variety
nf excuses, Tor leaving their homes, and business
rThosc who stay ut home. and attend I" their occupn'
ton. urc, nine times out of ten, mlcl more happy
con,cuted, and colniurlahlc.) But "s going
IN the Springs is The J"Sh'o", with t"$h'
io""biH people, We h"Ge they Will WILL rS'"s en-
"Batling Pluccs' in lirginn-iur the most l,nrt eve,
nv way preferable To those nj the North; and
that their time can be passed more ngrerahly II, me
'iountnin. of health III Their own Slatc' liini III 'Hc
crowded resorts of Newport, Cape May, Saratoga
&r. We shall see this year who will leave ' LrIiIla
for the Northern markrts-mnrkct literally where
they arc "inkcn IN and ''ionc for III the most mp.
proved stylc-on the plan III the New York Hotels
EARLY IN TIE FIELD.--Bcnialnin {. Bullet,
ESD. in II curl, dntr,l Brcntsvillc, June 18th, ni''
nounc,s himself ~ Il candidate for the Senate ut \Ir-
yiria, from the district composed ri Prince William,
St,fr,rd o,ul E;nr GEORGE counties.
DISTRESSING ACClDENT.-Mr. Allison R"-
-crs, n brakcsman. was 81 severely injured 10y Il fall
from the top of Il car ut Grave Creek, near Wheeling,
n fow days since, that his leg Ind 10 be nmlutatc',
from the effects Of which he soon died. The corpse
was taken to Prlmtytown III Taylor county, for liter
nrnt.
PRICE OF WOOL.--!i contemporary informs us
thai, the price of wool hms 'riz" since the dcmonstra.
tion in liz favor II few DAYS a.o in Buston amongst the
Burns party, and since the snmc w"nll,v-hcalcl party
have proposed sending Fred Dnuclas Ia Congress.
From the Charleston Courier
THE VERACITY OF THE REV. THEODORE
PARKER.
Spcakinc of the recent fugitive slave case in Hos'
ton, our correspondent in TINT city i'll his letter pub
lishcd in Yesterdays Courier, had the inll"wing para,
uraDlI: