Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-20
CITY AND STATE NEWS


'e Professor Of Ohs'eric- in the Mrca College Of W
,r sihi' ,iicn nj has Residence III tins city ou S,,
- last. DIR. H. harcacIrri in advanced ar rn 1"'iay
~ 'escTTcuiv !gh boz. Is physician AMI priy.. "'
~ Hcn. The Faculty Of the COLLEGE. n well n IT, WV
f. 'eh-' met on M"hday last ana pissed npprppriace
~ solutions on tie occasion OF the demise q; thar I
>, associate and tcuc!rr '1'" 'a'e
;, CHARGE OF SrEALING.-P. s. Davis b,.oL
n ut the Second market WIS arrested last Ssiur,I,
u. charge o! stealing lalos from ,i,. s, ~, y"
- longing to the es;ate of Gen. Pey,on in Henri
y county.
u The was investigated on Monday h.foro ,L
= county court, and although the evidence of thri, VIZ
" urriy circu!ns,antal an! sume;vha, contradict.
! The magistrates decided 70 send Davis on for rinI n,
The Circuit Court Failing t. give bail II. the som -.
= ;iNU. he WAS reminded I" JAIL.
Davis is said 10 be native Of Connecticut but bsg
: resided in New York for some t!inc previous 10 COM,
III. 10 Virginia.
: SEVERE Standardization coUn:y was vi.i,.4
about The Isl INST, by terrible storm Of rain sr
u hail Besides The immense damage Sustained BIZ rho
crops. suidrv curious incidents are r-Aicd. Z, w.
In lie North Fork, which WAS previously vc,v ,l,r
lnw. " III" ,h were stunned hr the pai',riny hail
that they !Daccl nnnuicss upon the Surface ii ,Ia
stream, an'I IL - condition many hundred Of .f,.
finest Were taken' \ party -; hunters, brin- Over,
taken nv the ia Ec.i Mountain. sought ,I,j,.,
behind fallen hog. Shortly a:l":wsrG. ..,a
black bear came a.d :oak lodging, with them Sew,
RI! Intellectual attempts were made 10 !r" upon him
whc" brain, .!sga~i"d al such Treatment, b.a !s,;v
retreat, lenvinG H." hu!I:cr~ IN u:ispu;rd p.se..,
Of !hcir leg IN the vast WILDERNESS.
DH"wSED.-"c are pr.rci ~ ica- tin. N-P,L,.
l.n'nS'cn, on" ~ ~" ".Is-t inhabitants ~; l.,u.
r 'ia':n!s III that section asa gr - vel! iisser) wa.
dr"wnr'! on Vhr 30 -! July, in attempting. eros.
Snu:! Anna river in wagon. Oi, Of The unuis at-
fHrlcd - the vehicle, IL" Y.oy,r!v "I Thomas 4.
Hope, Esd. WI ni-n ir?w1". tho driver, Il negro
mnu, va, with II. NJ officially rs.Gri. In consc.
Q,ri.cc "f rcs"r, tie river WAS 10" deep for ford
Ing aud ;:rT Of the fact, til late
10 r,tracc their steps.
| VIRGINIA MrssioSs.--lAr following statistics show
! the amount ~ labor performed, and some OF tue
good accomplished, by ;h- missionaries lGboring
with the Virginia Bapiist General Association, i'll one
| Year:
Ffiv-one missionaries hed been employed. who had
/ SUPPLIED G2 churches and 100 preaching pacrs--"S
| of them in Eastern Virginia. The Missionaries In!
baptized l0l converts, organized u Sunday Schools!
constituted new. Churches and collected :4c:r
icids otaDur S2,'-u22
NEW -FOUR Flour from this years whoa, aas
! been lorwnr-i from Augusta county to New York.
! 1t WAS purchased a tie mills at 3 per Dbl.
! AHorHrR MCKDER.--Wc learn from the Abingdon
! Democrat that Il ucgr" man. manned Oliver Wright,
killed in drunk'm Draw! nj house in Little
| M"ccn>iu Gap an Saturday evening last. Il appear.
! that Wright and white name JOHN SGrad were
, qunrrmE, when snc"t stabbed the negro with
I;rgr knife Although the w"uni wa. i'll the region
Of the heart and Wright lived only hall an hour nj.
ter it, t:c"n, yet, before ne fell b" seized spade
or shovel, that WAS staining near, and struck Snead
with zach force /" break oE III, arms. Sncad
! is now i'll The Abingdon jail.
DEATH or AIfNhNrrE tANPEciL-The Cleve-
land i.;licr aunoulccs the death of the celebrated
Alexander Campbell. ui Il '!anv. Virginia. He
! n. .,,l lp,,x
"Di-cipts now very numerous and powerful, was the
prrsidcn, Of the theological! college at bethany the
editor OF UNCONVENTIONAL magazine, and u man oi
much learning aud eIoqncncc. lie visited England
some few since, aud was EIOJbcd az Edinburgh,
| Scotland for some sentiments he publicly advanced
there IN defence Of The system of African Slavery rs
! vraccrl in this country. He died III New Orleans,
OH the eth june, "i disease ot the heart
| DISTRESSING OCCuRKEACE.-Mr. James VI. Boyd,
al Lvnchburg, who WIS severely injured "n Monday
night last, b. explosion of gas, which had escaped
from broken pipe IN his rooin died Tuesday last.
de Inan highly respected an! universally
tccInrd by all who knew him. His death well
hc regarded rs public calamity aud as great loss
to ia" community, vi which he was So honorable
member.
SELLING ltIMsELr.-('udtrcy Owen, n free negro,
was arrn:crcd Tuesday, ut the Mayor Court. on
Il rlInr.. o; selling himself into slavery. The matter
will bc further investigated ON Monday next lEI
nav be- regarded in quarters "a queer SELL.
Sixr oy r0R TKI,L.-Bcncditto Massa and La
zarlls Ms~,t, who arrested week o- two since
tho i;r-f the charge al breaking open aui rob.
bling u ear az I:c Crmtral Rail RpRd Depot, and the
other al ;,iing aaG nb"tting-were examined nn
Tuesday, before Court III Justice, ami reminded
t" jail To aIt trial Mt the Circuit Court. Bal! was
rciH~.a.
The indictment charges Bsnrdtto Massa with .!ea!.
ng 10 ;.u.rrts OF uU;;"f, yE!rrC III %2i, and
irkm. va!u... Il, - cents, the property OF Samue!