Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-25
CITY AND sTAT'E NEWS.

| M,KISE DfsNsrER.-Thc schooner Almatia, ,
Bnrn.abIe, I,earsr. from Richmond for B,sf",
with cargo nj Hour Gnd whra' with the los.
;nrrsal. galley, b"at, Nc. nl:d Ill sinking con'l
ton, WAS fallen in with "n the ETH inst by the bur
John Paysull, Fuller, WHO took oif the captain al
crew, and carried them Ia New London, Conn.
RAILROAD FROM RcHMo>n TO ATLANTA, Ga
Mr. Calhoun, OF the Georgia legislature, has intro
duced bill to incorporate the Georgia Air. Lin
Railroad" This bill coniemplutes the cnI,s,rur,io
ofa direct line OF railroad from Atlanta, G.orrin, I
Richmond Nirginiu, and for the purpos. of siartir
the ball. incorporates II Company under the ul,nv
title, 10 construct Il road from Atlanta Ga To- Amber
son, ). T..
SrSrEHCrp TO TIRE PE>IrEvrI,KY.-Johu +
lludgns. u lad, convicted before tie L. \. Cjrcuj
Court Of breaking upeu y letter in Patrick county
was on Thursday sentenced to hard labor in the p,.
Iten'inry, by Judge llcyLurIoa, before whom h,
! vas tried.
CLosIsG OF THF METHODIST CoxrrEExcr-rrr
ArPuINrMESTS.-llIe Iletiiudist Conference. a, E:r.
gna closed lis sessions ut Petersburg "a "Wednesday
Before the adjournment, Rev. john l.. Edward. in,
truduced resolution declaring that III. confidence q,
the conference IN The integrity, homer. and christian
character {" Or. Smith had not been diminished bv
the charges which had been brought ;t..rlst him.
The following are the appointments made:
RcHMhSD DIsrRicr.-IlnnaS G.. iiaves y. T..
Trinity, l.. j. Wilson, =. L. Muu!lnai sup: Genie
naIy john T.. Edwards l.. ". Lee; umlon ,Juhn
ID. Blackwell Clay Street, q. l,t!rton Oregon.
and Sydney Thomas b. Jones Wesley Chapel
and Rockets Mission, jesse X. Powers Airicnil
Mission, G. w. Motley: Charles City, j. II. Rid'Iick
.. +. Woodward, sup; James CiIy und New Kent,
K. G. SpilIer; Williamsburg. rhoma. II. Haynes
King William. c. II. B"ggs, j. {. Garlirk, sup;
Hanover, Thns. a. Pierce. \. j. Bcckwh: Caro-.
| linz, Geo. r. Williams, X. Scott sup.
| FREDERIC KsBCKG DI,rKICr.--W. Is. Rowzie. =.
| FL Fredericksburg Station, J"scph 4. prnror: Spot
-ylvania, 7. s. ID. C"vngtun King an Queen join.
!'aiIy; Midlrsex, John =. Woodward; Lpucistcr C..
Doggc,t, L. Il. Brasr-: W-stmor:iand, j. i. l.au-
rens. one To BIZ supplied: King George, j. G.. Rowe
Fang ucr, Thomas l5ogg-; Stafford. "m. G.. LUMP.
Kin; Stafford Mission, one 10 be- supplied; Cup"pprr
q. Mauzey, j. Carson, sup; Rsppa!:ennock, j. :.
briggs.
WAsn.N"Toy Dlsrmcr.-Wm. " Bennett, p. f.:
Washington City, ID. 5. Dosgntt. James \. Duncan;
Rock Creek James h. Litlle!.u Howard, David
Wallace; Fairfax, \. G. Brown; Fairfax Mission, I"
be supplied; Potomac, w. j. Tsynnn; Lrrshur:s, J.
>. K. Clarke; Loudoun, 7. F. August, i. f. P"i!lon
Warrnton. w. T.. Judklns, on. - bc supplied
Springfield l.. A. Gibbs; South Branch, J. f.. Potts
Clark, x. ). Nah.
CHARLOTTESVILLE DIsrRIcr.--J. Naming. =. f.;
Chariottes vile, Paul Whitehead Alhrrnar" 4.
Clarke Nelson, e. &. Pearson; Mission james +.
Finncl, sup, Scot;svilc, Lloyd Moore, T.. Chnm-
bcrs, sup; fluYanna II. :. Amor Gnoc!and ".
II. Barnes; Orange, james F. B,nurim I.oni-a, VIM.
Mck.ndrre Ward, g. W. :. Harper, .up.; Madison
Ridge Mission a. j. Cottman; Harrison and Wood.
stock j. l.. Clarke.
LYNcHuUEG Dr>rRIcr.-H. H. Gary p. T..
Lynchburg, Third Street. +. Stanly: Fourth Street,
~ Head; Amherst Joseph Sprigss, J. L. Fitzpatrick:
Buffalo, s. V. lIoylc; Lexington Station, G. i. Rid
dick: Circuit, G.. Doggct Bedford j. k. Wagner;
Stnnrton, " Thomas; Campbell, j. -. Lum.dcil, X.
f. jssGy 'TP t. 'I h S S%""
LAID. Thomas J. IIoylc Agent for Tract Society, +.
j. Boggs.
RASnnrrn MAcoS DIsrnIcT--W. II. Whcelright, |
Z. h.: Randolph Macon and Hoydtnn, JOHN &. |
CRANBERRY: Randolph Macon Circuit, VIM VI. Dal. |
by; Meckienburg. Jeremiah McMu;!en; GsecnsviIi",
Thomas D.s.: Brunswick. james s. Remedy; l.u |
n-nburg, Wan. F. Balm, "ic 10 BE- supplied; Noti"w"y
K. 7. Nixon, VI. VI. Dance, -up'y.: Prince Edward |
Charlotte, NJ. l.. Bishop, l.. S:imorr. sup; North |
nmpron John w. Howard: President Of Ralido h Ma
con College, W. \. Smith Agent tor do, IL. b.
CowleS.
PETERSBURG DIsrRIcr.--R. Mchaels p. T.; !
Petersburg Washington street, q. W. Lnnghornc, !
q. W. Carter, SUP. 10. High street Jas y. Cnulling
J. Kerr sup. Union Street. g.. ~ W.u!re-; Chester
field j. K. Finley; Factories Mission, &. w. Deems
Manchester, WIN. G. Cross; Powhg,ari, H. i. Mitch
ell: Amelia, W. &. Bount, 10 he supplied; Dan
Is. Il. Duva one 10 be supplied C"lorcd Mission, !
". Robinson SURF, W. 4. Williams; Prince
George, Isaac VI. Arnold 4. Stuart, sup.
MrRrKEEs BuRorGH DIsIKICr.-Ja'. y. Riddlck, !
+. f.; Murlrensburough l.. :. Reed, ". J.. Owens
Southampton j. ". White. Il. Devnn", sup; Gates, |
Iho-. J. Dayton, j. W. Wonneyc"ft; E,!"mton, ID. ~
Peterson: Hrrilurd. T. l.. Williams: Elizabeth City,
la. H. Spencer: Elizabeth CITY Mission. IL be sup
pIis!; pasouotank, Vim. :. Nogiluet; Camden and !
Nrwluud. II. =. Nc!ms; Indian Rid-". a. VI. Hall; !
CurriIucE, J. L. Brock: Roanoke and CIownn ssion,
Wm. Grant; Agent for Murtrccs borough Female In.
sutr, Is. II. johnson: President oi Nur!rce.borougl
Female Institute, InI. IL. Dav'.
NORFOLK DiSrRICr.--i.cu. Rosatr, i. + :: CunIber-
land street ID. p. Wills; G:anby stree. T. Dolls 3uc
street Mission, G.. W. rrimyrl: Portsmouth, G.. \.
Davis; African Mission 10 he supplied" ti"-port. Ja~.
Jacob Slough: 4. &. Harley: Eas;vil:-, CharIo.
II. Hall: Hampton, W. ". Berry York, G.. NJ.
West. Gloucester. p. A. Peterson, one 10 be sup
piled: Matthews, William Reid; Berlin. to b" supplied.
W. l.. Murphy transferred 70 Florida Conference.
Julu ). Moore, transferred ~ Alabama Conference.
Next Conference TO be held in Richmond. Va, No.
yenber 18TH, 1870.
li.!es card from Rev Mr. Gloss "i North Caroline,
who Ind charges to inahr against Rev DR.. Smith in
which he declines prosecuting the charges because the
recent action OF the Conference c"nvlncGs him that
no nmoln, at evidence from the North Garrna Con-
ference cdn be oI any a:;iii at tIni tribunal
MoRKI; AND WiLLIs's HOME journal FOR lSj6.-
TIL. following literary attraction: wl! induce thou-
sands, re have TO doubt {" add ;heir names TOR the
coming weary tn the already extensive subscription
lst Of this best of wt.ilcs viz: new novel by ~
p. Willis, II series of Outline Sketches. in prose anG
verse; by General Morris, aud novelette, by j. W.
Field Tho popular and we'll known "S;rnws OF the
Srw Dr.;Ig. PcuYune. Tho terms OF the Home
Journal are but Two dollars yeas, and the office al
pubicunu is nj t.: Fulton street, New York.
Dus. DEEM. ASp SnlrH.-rhursday last. some
friends Of Dr. Charles +. Deems met hiin II, Weldon.
\ C., oh hi, way home and presented him :";h gold
headed cane as q testimonial Of their un>hakcn conf
drnre stromg attachment and high esteem. Dr. ID. Is
the youngest D. d. in America.
Dr. Smith addressed the public through the columns
Of the Petersburg Express III card, the conclusion "i
which is as follows
g. have nothing more Ia DO with my accu.ors, IN
less compelled IN stuud ngu;n in my defence in some
other court and heartily wish that could l,:cver
forget my accuscrs III cv!l.yon with the wrong they
have sorch. 10 do me. Ny earnest wish is that my
personal friends in this ace my, u speedily as pos
s,;'r. 10 think ana speak of :hcs" men, an! ~.
member them and their prosecution "f NE only a.
the thoughts OF atrouhiou> dream now gone forever.
Conference.-The. Jonas Crane, of Luray, Pn2"
county, VA, writes 10 the editor OF the AlrArn'lriH
Sentinel, stating that il IL, his brother, JAS NJ
Crane, who was executed Tor murder III California
This latter g'n'irniau published paper some Ett'S
ago n: Richmond. II was J. Y. Crane, from l. N."-'
ton, Ky, who executed in Californian, nnd '"'i u
wife and four or five children near Lexington.
ArroIxraa>rs.-The following gen,lrn"n have
been appointed members of the Cuur: .; Directors
Of the Eastern Luna ic Asylum OF NirEimIn; Ro I;
Walker, Montague Thompson WIN. s. P"nrhy "nd
). -. C.-n-hu.., >i"" Peter Powell J. &. Mercer,
Win. J. Morrissctt Ru. Arrn.ead resigned.
ProrIrABrEFAKrISG Is THE N"nrurnS SECH.-
The Alexandria Sentinel say: TURNER III tho NORTH
ern Erct Of Virginia, from an estate winch "'iy sew
cra years since, ccs S3o3O, has during The rr"se"I
year. thrown into this market lis products, y"!H"5
him the very handsome nett sum o! S'n''".
The AMERICAN CoLOslz,TioS SOCIETY," viii h"l'
its thrty-ni,ih annual meeting in Washington 'n!,
IN the third Tuesday in January next II y >H'' n"t
this will be- The most important session {" '''' o"u"
of directors held for long time. tli".i!"'s nlE"s'
Ing more thorough and efficient working "rsh:ha