Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-11

the 9th mot, the hfst fl was lad on tne ROANOKE faley
Rail Road at the lower terminus. The Chief Engineer, in
his late annual report, stated that there was no reason 10
doubt the completion of the road to Clarksvile by the frs,
OF July.
VIRGINIA o L M~INING.-The Wycoff Gold Min
ing Company, have their works about seven miles from
Bealton, + auquier County, and are now receivine<rom New
York some costly machinery, with which 10 commence e1-
tens,v We operations. They expect to get out a large addition.
al quantity Of ore by aid of their new machinery.
ALEXANDRIA PROPERTY.-Messrs. Waters, Zim-
norman g. Co, and w. N. McVelgh, have purchased from
Mr.. VIM. Fowle. the lot on Union street, between Came.
ron and Queen streets. Alexandra, los feet on union street.
and extending back 300 fee, to Water street. for $4,000
This property was purchased by Mr. Fowle, a lew years
ago, for some So, 300. This shows the increase in the value
of real estate in Alexandria.
THE FLSHERIES.-The Alexandria Gazette OF Friday
last states that large supplies Of Shad and Herring from the
Potomac Landings, are now reaching AieHandria-the
weather for the Fisheries having become favorable. Shad
were selling a, the Fish Wharf al s3 per hundred, and
Herring at 81 per thousand.
TIE COMET-For several evenings past, o comet has
been visible TO the naked eye, a few degrees above the hori
ION, In the direction of W. N. W. 1t bearsa striking re-
semblance to the one which made lis appearance IN August
ast, In nearly the same position.
TRIAL FOR DISTURBING A MEETING.-The
Romney Argus of Thursday last gives the following par,i,
Nolutuo Va q SooS VhhSh ~SssS heS NN~ANS "S
shire County Court, at it's session last week:
"A very respectable gentleman by the name Of Fleak, OF
some sixty years of age, had a daughter, q young woman
grown, 10 tho habit Of attending night meetings. much
against his wishes. % one occasion OF this kind, while
she was Ia the meeting, the old gentleman repaired to the
place. and, calling at the door, commanded his daughter TO
was holding forth on the occasion, was 30 eoraged al this
seeming ~impudence Of Mr.. F., that he sprang to the door,
man was much injured-beiug filled to the ground and
dragged some twenty fee, by the hair of his head. Mr. F.
was arrested for disturbing public worship. and the Court
imposed o fine and sentenced the old gentleman to q short
Imprisonment 10 the county Jail. His counsel made a mo-
ton at this Court for a re-hearing, but said motlonswas
overruled."
The Argus complains of the decision. II says: "Under
MI the circumstances Of the case, we think 1t rather hard to
compel an old man 10 DO incarcerated in jail for merely So
Letting his daughter to leave a meeting; aud the preacher
who could thus treat IN old gentleman of sixty years of age,
was certainly ac.uated by no christian spirit"
PA~RDONED.-Wm. Henry Huiues, who was a yeur or
two ago tried and convicted OF having purloiued letters con
tanning money from the Pos, office at Hainesville, Berkeley
county, (where his father was Postmaster) and sentenced TO
the Psni,entiary, has been reprieved by the President,
through the aid and exertions of our Representative, Mr..
Faulkner. The Martinsburg Republican says:
All doubtless remember the deep Interest which the fate Of
this youth inspired-his unanimous recommendation to mer.
cy BY the Jury and the sympathy universally felt on accoun,
Of his extreme youth, and foImer good character. We fur.
Their learn that his department since he has been in prison
has been exemplary and meritorious. Opposed as we are TO
those abuses OF The pardonlng power winch often occur, we
regard the pardon OF Haines as On act that does equal honor
to tho head and heart OF President Pierce.
HIGH PRICE FOR ToBACCO.-The last DanvilLs
Register states that William MartIo, Esq. of Henry county
Va, recently sold his crop of Toblcco, consisting of some
$4,000 pounds, to Mr.. VIM. B. Trent of that county, at the
high price of $50 per hundred for the manufacturing leaf
The crop 10 said to be decidedly a fine one, nnd was pur.
chased by Mr.. T. exclusively for the Southern trade.
C~oAL.-Thero were 1875 ,24 tons OF coal received al
avsnSvt do~upt the u aDooba and nhto ,.o,l d,.t..,L
year ending the first of April-un amount, double the quaint.
~ received through the same channel the year preceding.
MANASSAS a RAIL RoAD.-At a meeting of the
stockholders of the Manassas Gap Rail Road Company, a
Alexandria, on Thursday last. Edward G. Marshall. Presi
dent of the company, stated the object of the meeting TO be
10 consider the subject of accepting a law passed at The late
session of the Virginia Legislature. increasing the capita
constructing the road from S,rasburg to Harrisonburg, Sc.
and, on his motion, the law was unanimously accepted.
AcGlDENT:-on Saturday evening last, about 4 o'clock
upper room OF the paper mill at Lagrange, had her clothes
caught Ia the machinery, by which she was forced vlolen,l,
against the floor, breaking her skull, and causing immediate
death. She was about IL years DID, Hheeling LnteHisen.
FEDERAL COURT AT CLARKsBURG.-we have
ust learned that young Shreves of Upshur county, charged
with robbing the mail, was indicted ~arraigned, and pleaded
guilty to the Indictment The judge sentenced him TO ten
years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The Grand Jury is
s!il IN session., and other indictments are expected to be
mace against the 'rlng-leaders" 10 the robbery.
RICHMOND N PETERSBURG RAIL Road
we learn that the next ten miles section OF this road is ra'
pidly approaching completion with The new rails, and tina, !,
y e1pec.ea Inat inc whole road will be re.laid by the 6rst OF
Iuy' on H sbs moe ,a, i De- ,S,, They have such a glorious sci of il.
strangers drawing comparisons between The speed of It and
OF other improvements. Twenty two miles in an hour and
ahaf 10 at least ten years behind the ACE. The nav rail
will greatly Increase the speed.-[Pstersburs Democrat.
SENTENCED TO H OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES case
OF John Snyder, ono of the party implicated In ,bs robbery
q The Californian, came up Monday, before the Superior
was found guilty and sentenced to tour years con6nemsu'
and labor In the penitentiary.
In the same Court on Tuesday, Hassell. convicted of rob.
berry was sentenced to four years Imprisonment 10 the peni.
Ienliary.- 1 No1oM Beacon, April5.
PRESIDENT PlERCE'S MESSAGE Ia relation to the
.ei1ute OF the Black Warrior has reached Havana, aud, 1,