Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-20
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

CITY MI HTATE NEWS.
TIE CRoPs.-From our exchanges we are pleased
20 learn that the late rains have greatly revived the
growing grain and materially favored vegetation
generally. AZ to the fruit, such as peaches and ap'
pics, they were not advanced enough to be injured by
the late cold weather.
ELECTION OF OyfIcEKs ny TIE DRrIDs.-The
Ord Grove OF Druids, in Convention at Portsmouth,
on Saturday last, elected the following officers Tor the
eneu;nc year: John W. Childress, NJ. n. g. A. ).
Mahone. u. G. A: VIM. McFarlane' G;S'; james
NG.;nsou, G. S.; VIM. Happier, u. NJ; D. Weldoh' ";
G.; Bernard Fauth, Representative T. the Grand
Grove Of The United States.
CaRp.-To J. J. PALMER, EsQ.-Sir As you
of. e 20 be ignorant of who the individual Is ina usea
Thpt YOU esteem opprobrious language towards YOU
in voiir rsncontre with Mr.. Martin Lipscomb, on
Monday, Ian ignorance, which / have good reason to
believe, a a5.eqe,her unaDfcted,J l have to inform you
tha, l an that person. MY conaIct ana tauguase
when my c.i0nd was ussailed in a crowd which 1
thought hostile to him. My remarks were intended 70
show tha, l ives ready to bnck my TREND anu s.ana
b. him in the affair, if necessary-whic the event
proved wa rhoNy unnecessary. III you han oeeu ue.
sirous OF ascertaining who tho individual was Una.
us,c language 30 offensive I" you, II wo9iu nave oeeh
The easiest matter in the world to have done 40 al tile
time. As you will remember, | told you then, l was
e.xI,us TO see YOU whipped, and you seemed to prefer
TIA; Nj. Lipscomb should do i instead ct myself.
GEO. FISHER, JR.
The above appeared in the Post OF yesterday
aaa was designed as an appropriate reply to the tol-
lowing. in the Enquirer Of Tuesday;
CsyrsrirIABLE.-Au individual, whose name we
have not been able TO learn, INDUCED IN remarks anu
conduct towards lis, yesterday morning, during
Iipsccrob's interview with us, for which we had
given him rot the slightest provocation. We, there
fore. Geaoance The conduct of that individual, who
ever az may be-, rs that of a fellow who has no claims
TO tie character nj q gentleman.
We still plead Ignorance of tho individual who has
ga. CONF forward to inform the public that he "has
no claims TO the character Of n gentleman lie
avows himself, the particular friend of Martin Lips;
comb, lamb;,iousi Individual declares that he WI
Anxious 10 see us whipped, This black-guard cqe ,
proved i'll and was present to "back his friend too
affair, 81 necessary Doubtful; as he {e de- i
cowerdly 10 back" his own character, wfhe title ,
nouaced him as a fellow having no claiv
OF : sent!eman.) 4 ia an entire !
We repeat, that 1. George FisherGm if we were
stranger 10 US. We would not kpfs, 1t is plain, n
ronaee; him twenty times a day; l Ay no. ,so. Except kept !
miserable creature, unworthy STen ours that olteh
such 10 is usually awarded TOKENS.
zAr.- The spring term of
,ieHnoSo CIRCUIT sredith presiding, conven-
the Circuit Court, JuSCourt-Houss. Quite q large |
Cd yesterday at thickness will como up during the
amount Of criiniD9 or four murder cases, and sever.
tar,o. Including dling, stealing, %stabbing, passing
al olec. ot<y, &C., amounting in all to twenty I
counterfeit TO be heard and disposed of, viz :
criminal ton for %stahbing; VIM. w. Bailey for |
Nnsfa Em. Hebdcn for murder; Rebecca Chap 6
e.at5 4hrder John F. Manchcster, tire" cases, for !
ma ,Sounterfeit money; VIM. e.. Humphrey, tn &c I
;esfor passing counterfeit money John Whitman .
Is ing counterfeit money Charles Baekman for :
sirc David Anderson Joseph Burch for larceny: !
Jcnn NJ. Thornton Tor murder: Barney Thoie for
.i6bb;ns; Robert Bennett fo, s%wiudling; and John
Ja:es Tor stealing.
Hpsrisos CoURr, TUEspAr.-Mayor Mayo, Re-
corcer TGy!o-, and Aldermen Bray, Gouldin and To-
Ter presiding.
l.ceRdiarv.-Sally, slave 10 d.. John n. Powell, of
H,nc.cc, charged with setting tire to a house, the pro-
petty Of Ar. John Goddin, was set to the bar for trial,
Gil. i. L. August appearing as counsel Tor The de-
fence and Capt. j. Is. Young for the Commonwealth.
Ai.cr hearing tho evidence and arguments of coun-
SCI, the Court found the prisoner guilty, MeSsrs. Mayo
and Bray voting to hing her, ana Messrs. Taylor,
Gouli)n and Toler to transport her. She was there
;orc -aa:encel to TRANSPORTATION beyond the limits Of
The United States. and her value fixed Ut 500.
Tho Court then adjourned.
ROBBERY OF JUICE FIELD AND HEAVY BuRcL.-
HY.-A correspondent Of the Dispatch states that II
.nos, daring burglary was committed near Gordons-
vile, Saturday night, on the property OF Judge Field
q. IclDcp.T. II OuuSt w vi IS u lIpll L i-
rama 20 Gordonsvillr, and was driving along thu
rosu w.,h his trunk strapped behind his buggy. Some
.gcundrcl crept up behind the vehicle, cut the straps.
and ;coa the trunk off. The trunk contained the
Jua-c's clothing, and a quantity of very valuable
lgw paDers. Nothing has been heard OF elthsr tibet
or trunk.
On sunday evening last, while Mr.. Jeremiah Gar
.c.t. . grocery keeper at Mitchelrs Station, Cnlpeper,
wassnutiiu- UP his store. he told u negro who VIA
there, belonging to Mr.. Mitchell, 10 go ou'~.de and
pat up tho bar t. the window. The negro went out,
N-el ,La -. -. l.t Ill r~t mt mn th, n Ahnnt
~ O'Clock that night, the fellow went to The store, got
~, ,nH'i 4 trunk containing S9pO, and the cash drawer,
containing SIS. lie put them in an old untcnanted
house, about u mile OFT. Suspicion rested on the ne>
81" next morning, when tho robbery was discovered,
az an Investigation was had. The negro confessed
hs gait, and all the money was recovered.
DEAD BODY DiscorEKEp.-The Dispatch states
that, on the night Of the eth instant, q negro fellow
r:ued Ben, the property OF Mr.. G. L. Long, of this
r:y. was arrested by the wa:chmen and ceTed. for
beng noisy and ~disorderly in the street. The next
morning j: was discovered that he was suffering from
en- Iteration Of mind, caused from disease. aud II.
was forthwith sent TO the City Poor House hospital. TO
bG I@k-a care Of. In tho course OF that evening,
Gea's fever continuing 10 increase, he jumped out
ct the window and ran off, no one knowing what
course he had taken, or where he had gone.
Lest Thursday afternoon hro body was discovered
IN swamp In Hanover county, about nine miles
from the city, between the farms of Messrs. Henry
Turner and VIM. Tucker, and the next morning jus.
tee Thomas Tucker held an inquest over the remains.
The jury, after %enquiring into the facts, as far RS they
couiG ascertain them, rendered a verdict that he came
10 his death from disease and exposure. Mr.. Long,
having heard Of the discovery Of the body, had it
disia:erred on Sunday last. and satisfied himself that's
the deceased was hs servant Ben. His life was in
ra:el ior 81 900.
PLEA OF INsASIrY.-lhe Wythevilie Telegraph
states tia, Graham, who recently murdered Mr.. VIII
liam II. Spiller, will probably rest his offence on the
ground Of insanity.
.Mr. Connelly +. Trigg. iwho was wounded by Ora
ham at the tim. he killed Spiller) states in his evil
depco in relation to the occurrence, that the shooting
took place immediately after the relation Of the fol-
,owin. anecdote by Mr.. Trigg, to several persons il
the sitting room Of the hotel.
In the remarks between Mr.. Spiller and myself
about our looks, I said to Mr.. Spiller, l pedhew was
not Ike a man I once heard Of, who was passing on
Z road with a gun or rife on his shoulder, and meet.
ipy q stranger drew it down, oockedi it and presented
It at him. tho stranger asked what arc you going todo-