Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-15
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

state that connection cNlSIs Dct"cch .r. l.I pF'h
md any other person. in the supcrlntendency ot the
new Custom House. Mr. L. has received the appoint
men we are requested In add solely upon lis own re-
,pon,ibjl;,v and merits ns Il man and Il scientific
aud practical artisan. Whether or moi ne VIII i'!h,
fully and satisfactorily discharge the duties conhdc'
10 him. the public will have AL opportunity 70 Judge
ere long.
THE FANTASTIC ALS.-lt is rumorci TINT the
Richmond Rou-h-and- Ready Rangers, and the Pc
tersburg s. A. Is. G's tSanta.Anna Body Guar'il are
To have grand union parade, 10 he followed by
tournament and ball. in this city, at the approaching
State Fair. Never having had the pleasure Of wit
Messing Il tournament: we shall probably be present
on this occnsion OF course shall the Queens,
Maids of Honor, &c, and the crowiiInS ceremony.
Observation-Disclosures Williamson Of this city, ar
rested few days since charged with the murder ut
Robert Smith, in Goochland county, was examined
OH Tuesday last before Justice Benjamin Anderson,
of that county, and "houorably di>rhDrgcl.' II was
proved by respectable witnesses that Williamson was
not III G"ochiand at the :inr ~ Smiths death. We
carm from the Di,pnch that Sunday last, Smiths
coat was found about 100 yards from whcr, his body
disrovereG His pocket book IL his pocket.
lie has. very little n":4.y with him when he reached
G"ochland Courthouse. The general impression n"w
il. that huru. been Spree from the effects 0t
which he wGs yc.y ic"L!". he laid down in the oad,
and there. died oi disease.
TRIAL FOR INFANTCIDE.-A nc'o girl owned
by Huy IIo!ncs OF fredericksburg, and hired "a s.
NJ. Rosc, in this city, was tried on Tuesday 's; by
the IIus;ings Court on a charge oi KILN. her
born child found guil;y, ami sentenced IN t'alI""a-
ton. Her value wi.s fixed at sun.
THE CNiVERSlTY.--We learn from the Char
lutcsvilc Advocate tina, the prospects of n fill
a.,
before. Already numbers Of Young nen from the
South are coming in and tEe doImtories arc be-
ing rapidly scci;rcsand this, too more than three
weeks before the CONNIE ncencnt OF the s.ssion.
We vii. i.n: bc surprised II the number "t students
Ut the approaching session exceeds 3OU.
KIDNAPPING AT MADISON COURT HOSE,
VIRGINlA.-Wc cali the attention of the public
says the Cupcper Observer, to daring act OF KID
mapping " p. I. Barnuns Travelling Museum Conn
pany ut iGdison Court House the night o their
exhibition at that place. On the morning oi Their
departure. Mr. WIN. r. Foushee, found that this boy
William, - years uf u-e, did not make his appear
rucr III usual. Upon inquiry OF one OF his oh'T SER
wants, Mr.. F. told fhat NifIitm had, no doubt,
ran away; iha; tie showmcn mad tried tu get him to
90, too. Upon inquiry other servants IN the village
10 the number 0t i've or SIX testified that TIE same
gang had tried 10 persuade them OIL On TN. in0r,
lr. +. pursuit ~ tllS OUt
not mud his hov Believing that hc was Sccrctcd with
the Company he engaged Mr.. Whale ~ follow on
and watch their movements at such hours as they
would b" Likely 10 think themselves safe III more
unrcSr.vcd intercourse with their dciudcd Tctlm'-
Mr. W. followed hls Instructions, and on yesterday
the 1Ih found and arrested the boy NJ W ashIng"n.
RappGhaunock county, in the act Of holding u horse
for one of the Company and asccrtaiacd that he had
arrived there in one of their wagons.
| OUTRAGE BY BARNUMS ROWDIES.-Thc
Alexandria Gazette learns from gentleman who was
in Warrington, Rappahannock county, on Thursday
last the day Oh which Baruu,ns Museum and Me-
nagere exhibited there, that serious conflict ensued
between some Of the showmcm and number OF the
citizcus present. The particulars given as fol-
| lows
person who had visited one Of the small shows
that accompany Barnums Mcnagerie, pronounced it a
humbug. This brought on an alteration between
him and the Snowman, i'll which the latter gave the
lie and mm"diate receive. blow. ne parties
Were separated, but the Snowman embraced sub-r-
uucut uiIurtuuv 10 return III. blow he had received.
Ts brought fight i'll winch five ~ -X showincn
and number u! citizens took pnri. HE former were
armed with bludscons, while the citizens who rushed
| up were unprcpared for such an OCCASION. Several
gentlemen were in consequence considerably injured
| by the clubs Of the showmeI. We learn thn BraX-
! ton Elsnhm, ESP, who promptly stepped mp, and, as
| Il MAGISTRATE, commanded the peace, WIS Knocked
! down several times with bluGgcoi, several oi his
! teeth Knocked out and his head considerably cut
Mcs-r,. Perry Smith, Robert Bruce and - John son
also received injuries. During the me"e Il number
OF sh"wmcn from Barnums tent rushed 10 the sceno,
but did hot, il thought, participate Ihc citizens
| also crowded ur, AMI the public arms were placed IN
the hands of q number who volunteered to restore
order. The volunteers proceed 10 run down IN"
offending showmcn, and made 81 arrests Inc prs,
oncrs were lodged in iH and kept under guard until
the following day, when they examined before
nagstrate This examination resulted in the conf
mltmcnt for trial of four or five of the number. HE
rest were discharged.
THE NATURAL BRIDGE.-Mr. j. II. Sheffield
proprietor Of the Natural Bridge Hotel, gives notice,
tha, in future, all visitors mh0 do not stop al has 0t
will be charged 81 for taking peep at the Natural
Bridge. The reasons given for this canddly set
forth in his notice, and natural rs the Bridge
itself. Having for time past met with cncou-
rarcncnt in charge u: 30 for "Sccn% the elc-
pham" he now says: uning ha: this regulation
ha. been in existence sufficiently long To have be-
come generally known. ! have determined IN raise
the price of ndmitancc 10 One Dollar.
Ii knowledge oi the price affords justification
for n raise incline the opinion that another rise
will soon take place. The papers are busy in circu-
lating the information.
"IMPQRTANT INFORMATION" Under this
imposing head, C. fellow named Is. +. Roberts advcr-
tisrs in the Baltimore papers that he will, for the sum
OF 81 enclosed to him. forward directions for prcpar-
ing - of the most choice liquors in quantities OF five
gallons, for hotels and private use. Ihcs" directions,
H. says will saving of from forty to t""
hundred per cent, and the most critical examination
will fail 10 detect the genuine from the lmstntinn
Hero can be the or in oi the poisonous liquors
now in the country the dr.nkn. of which is produ-
rng such fatal consequences 20 n!l who par'nke "i
them. The Pcn,entiary should be the pcnnty tor all
who vcnd drucged liquors.
RESPONSIBILITIES six negro men found drown
cd in The Shenandoah lvcr, near Smcker's Ferry 1"
{. " tlavs ago have been recognised. onc b"onS'HS
70 James Lnruc ono 10 Christopher Laruc, and one
TO Miss Emily Bell, all of Clarke county t""t' Dr.
Fisher Of Fnuouicr and one 10 Dr. lford 81 Warren.
ION: the three last were in the employ OF Mr. Alfred
Castrmrn. They supposed 70 he drunk ut tac
i!m".
COPPER ORE-Ssvcral veins Of Copper Ore
have been recently discoyerc! at Mavln's MILL on
Goose Greek, Lnudoun county, Virginia. Two oi
! which have been opened is twenty-five feet
thick the other six feet. The depth from The surface
10 the vein stone is seven feet ard haii:
CUuper ore has also been recently discovered on
the farm o; Mr. K. b. Williamson ut fau4nier cnun
ty, SPECIMEN 81 winch nus oc'h i' VAN ''c 'uI'"'
of the " lrTcnton Wing.
TOtfEANENl Al BIRNEh . SThiNuo.-a
grand f. " bal! and tournament took place at Bur
ner'. White !phur Springs, Shenandoah county, on
the 2ii and 18th ult, about 500 persons participate
inr in the pleasures Of the occasion. The ring wa
wen br tho gallant Knight Unknown" followed
more closely by him OF tie valley" Mr. P.itnan'
upj Mr. San.isr Of thc "Rid.c,' who crowned their
respective avori;c.. The former Miss Moore ." Page
as Queen CT Love OF ;jeaury, the latte: Mss Simpson
OF Warrv. eEl Miss Gritf,u q: Cupeper, Maids Of
lIopor. The Coronation ad'..c.s was delivered 6v
Hon. SherGri C.c,ueuf. Q: Wheeling. which Is re-
presented 10 ave bounded il wit ani sentiment.
ALDERBERkY PlE.-Ile ci!:o. OF the Char
!o;;esv.I" Je:.or.olGu, speak: Of resting on Alcr
berry Pie hat some kind LADY had sen: him. Il