Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-12
CITY AND STATE NEWS,

IRE ~ aCGuSIA'-oi inc ii~ut VI ~
the saw and grist mills OF Mr.. Louis fanly' near
Drrrticld, i'll Augusta county, were consumed Dy IRE
with all their contents, consisting OF gram, tn"!-' ~e
This calamity probably resulted from accident. me
hand. had been NJ work ut the 81" mn INK. :
o',locl, M NIGHT, aud il is believed II spark from hE''
Ind communicated IL the snw dust, and cNtchl-
ed Ia the buildings NJ Il late hour Ill the ni@'il'. Mr' ''
and family heard nothing TT The hrc unti li'E "i.''
in the murmin: anl discovered the smoke ati remains
Of the buildings. There being II" insurance. tr l'.7
upon AIr. L., II very worthy gentleman, Is Il sever"
one. He and his family were nj the time III d"eP
grief for the luss of n daughter by death only TWO
DAYS before. How frequently is the truth "f the o'
udagc verified, that misi"rtuncs seldom c"ine alone
N,yrI AMrsEMryr.-Tl Peak family NocHlists
and Gernarian Bell Ringers, will give a Concert
here Oh Monday next at the Metropolitan Hall. We
have seen one of their programmes. Ii comprises "
selection If some of the most beautiful Mrs from the
Operas Of .'I.a Double Erhellr," Norma md Lit
Ella de Lammcrnonr, with Ballads ari National airs
of the must popular kind. The company wall com
prise about seven, all of whom arc sad +" hc singer
Of the fr., stump. The Wn'qNw character OF such II
display will give toit Il peculiar interest.
SALE OF SLAVES Is LouDouN.--The slaves be-
longing to the estate OF John L. Nixon, Of Loudonn
countv,-tcn in Misunderstanding Of one man, five
women ana Two SINAI VlIlIuIcl, ullu W p'.-, hs'i -
and ! wears, were sold in Leesburg, on Friday last,
for s., 2O0--bcing M average oi S12O apiece. a boy,
saws the Democrat, aged about ID yours, belonging
to MI. William III. Francis, was sold nj the same time
for Sgl5-und n woman md child, belonging 10 Mr..
Nuusickler, sold for SslO.
LEcrvRrs.-G. p. Il. James, IL. b. NJ. Consul, i'll
Norfolk, is to deliver an address before the Peters
burg Library Association on the 2jlh inst. Professor
Washington, of William and Mary College, will deli
yer IN address before the sumo association on the
10Th.
NEW PAPER.-We have received tho first number
ola new paper, the .NOrgant0ca Telegraph, conduct
ed by John w. Woody, Esq. The appearance of the
paper indicates fine mechanical skill, while its col
mis- give evidence Of the choicest taste in selections.
Its editorials are strong and vigorously marked with
sound Democratic doctrine.
a SMASHING Busiyrss.-The editor of the Monon-
gala Mirror, attended by invitation, n party, a few
evenings since, aud describes in his paper some of the
incidents Of the evening. There were 300 person.
present, and "thr energy fsays the editor with which
they marched up 10 the assault on the tnrkcgs would
have been cditying even Ia the Turk, themselves be-
fore Srbastopol! The oysters and lee cream were
uusutpnssnblc-Gnd they passed away like the bnsc-
less fabric of Il vision, leaving not n wreck behind
SAlMnS's SEED SErARAroR.-Wc invite the at
tcntion Of millcrs and farmers to the notice OF 'Sul-
mons Patent Grain and Grass Seed Separator" IN
our advertising columns. The proprietor OF these
machines has one on exhibition ut No. (, Law ruIld.
Ing, from H. Il! O'Clock each dug, and invites tho Mt
trutiuii 0i miiicrS and farmers 10 the merits OF the III
vcn,ion. 1t comes from Illinois, and is Il machine To
separate from wheat. cookie, chess, rc,I-roul seeds and
Stems, dead kernels, wildcats, aud all other imVuri-
ties. a medal was awarded tho invention at the
Worlds Fair.
LARGE RFCEIPTs.-A Fair wa held in Wiuclcs-
ter, Christmas week, 10y the Ladies of the Lutheran
Church. and the gross receipts amounted to $500.
DARING ltoBBEEY.-Wednesday afternoon rs Mr..
j. Day, Of Hanover, was getting out II the Northern
cnrs, upon their arrival at the depot on Broad street,
the breast pocket Of hs coat was Gu. through and II
pocket book containing 1910 taken out. Mr.. D. did
not discover his loss until his attention was called by
n negro boy To some papers which were ialliil! rom
his pocket, and upon looking he found that his coat
had been cut entirely through. lie had taken the
TO pin the pocket ut the top, and had
doubtless thus attracted the attention of the thief.
DREADFUL AccIpE.r.-Ou Monday morning last.
3 O'Clock, Il small buildin. near the residence a.
Mr.. John f. Strobe, which is but n short d!stnncc from
PulQtiuc, in Marion county, Va, and i'll which build
in- was confined Mrs. Brumagc, his moth"r.ia-law
an in.nnc woman WAS discovered Ia be on iirr, ana
almost destroyed, the poor woman having been burnt
up with It. The b,iv, viii! the feet, hands, mud head
oil war subsequently found mud buried. There beng
some circumstances Of the cGer, i>ay> the Fairmnnt
Nirgininu,( which required explanations. Mr.. Strobe
wa- tnkrn up and he'll t." bail IN q email sum iSjGu
for himself and ne much for l- surrrIc-) for his mp
prurunce t,rforn mn examining court. y .r.u, deal IT
evidence was taken by the Justices, though most of
il wa. uuiinportaut.
S,Lr OF NE"RoEs.-Thc hard times seem not to
have affected in any way the price ui negroes. The
Fincastlc Wing sln:rs lhut Il lOi If IL was sold by j.
X. Thompson, rs commissioner, i'll that county, last
week. Nearly nnc-hulf the number we're small chit
'lrcn, and yet the average price was considerably
over 800.
THREE CRAnLEs WASTrp.-A servant bclnngiu.
10 Mr.. John Allison of Alexandria gave birth oil Sat
urday TO three little piccaninmics. All tho parties Hrr
thriving. 81 SAYS the Sentinel.