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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-26

At meeting OF the dealersin Tobacco neh o. sh"'e
Warehouse this morning. Mr. John Csskia IN the Croft
Mr. VIM D. Gibson announced the death oi capi h"''
JAMN SHEPPARD lnte hrst Inspector at shock"e w."
house, and on his motion co@nee was $, APPOINT 20
DRAFT resolutions expressive Of tns sense os the ,"t
Soliowing @ enemen-Mes"s. James Scott; Thos Vadrn:
Sr lanes n. Grant F. Branrord Wm D. Gib:on G..i
The committee, through their Chairman presented tho
Ist Resolved That the melancholy intelligence .! tho
death of Capt Benjamin Sheppard Is received By al pre-
ent with feelings Of profound regret toe depth OF tnc:o
sentiments only equsled BIZ the high admiration We en-
tertnn for hi. character cz and our c:uhdouce ia
his fidelity as public officer.
Cd Resolved That we attend his funeral in body.
3D. Resolved, That copy Of these resolutions be pre-
ssned the bsreaved family feeble testimony Of cur
sympathy.
4t6 Resolved That the Editors of the daily psfers DO
JOIN CAsKlE, Chairman.
JAMES A. ScorT Secretary.
Richmond, June 22d, 1858.
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ALBElIARLE LAND FOK SALE

1--WE offer for SALE beauttui Hrm IN tna County OF
w AlbeInar!e lying the Eastarn slope OF The south
Wa, Mountain distant from keswck Ihs virg,nn Con
Ssi Raj Road Depot3 ono mIe-Tom the contemplated
exenson OF the Orange and Alexandria Ruil Road one
nile sid from the Rivanna Horse boat improvement tour
nile. Il contains TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY
THREE AND ONETIlIRD ACRES, $50 OF which are
elesrai we'll enclosed, and in high state Of improve,
meat tic remainder is in woods. The buildings are all
new the dwelling Of brick two stories, containing ten
rooms nall and passage and, far completed Is nm,
ished in the very best style Tho location is unsurpassed
for beauty and vrety OF scenery for health and Tor re
lined and good society To wishing healthy country
summon residence particularly desrabo as it Is with
IA & fo~ hours ride Of Richmond or Washington II
larger farm preferred sone O2 acres or more
can DO had fa. price Difference mny be had to Mr.
!suoe Bsrr of Albenss. koswick Depot or to Mossrs
\ G. Ruffn and John Jones of Richnond. But persons
u,.sapested TO examine for themselves. 3. A. HART
y; Office is Keswick Depot Abeuaarle Virginia
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A RENEGADE.

Among those who were so unwise as TO seek no'H-
rety at the Know Nothing meeting last evening, was
Major Andrew Jackson Donelson, OF Tcnncs'rs.--
He plead severe cold as an excuse for hnnd'nz TO
the reporters long and feeble TRADE against the pr
sent administration at Washington which Ec pro!rsNt
to be unable to read. lie would have hal rchsn" 4"
congratulate himself if his cold had ncapacii'G ni'
from writing lie well reading 1t. lie Ind 5r"n t
will be remembered al applicant to the President l'
the offices of Minister to Berlin and OF Consul ~ 1t
verpoo His qualifications for those placGs W. 20
more correctly estimated by the Executive than w
himself, and be not appointed. 1t isa cpin"'i
portion TO the degree they may havo deserved IT, Hai
SO it has proved with the Major lie joined the kn"".
Nothing, for the better chance he thought il afford i
him Of striking at the authors of his dlsnppoait"i',
and has published aspeerh for them which wo"'L "c-
which nothing distinctly proved Us that h" :" t"
less troublesome Ia The administration ns an enemy
than as a friond.-[Ntr York Ers"'rg Posf
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BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA..


INFORMATION having been received by the Executive
Il that ANDREW RUSSELL, charged with the murder
oi Patrick kolly the 2th of May last in the county
Lee has Ted from Justice and is going at large there
fore 10 hereby oher reward of hundred dollars to
sny person persons who shall the eai Andrew
Resell ard deliver him into the Jail Of Lee iny and
10 moreover require all officers Of this Commonwealth,
civ and military and request the people generally To
;e be-, exertion 10 procure the OF tho said Rus.
sell Aur he Ray be brought to justice.
G:rcn under my hand Governor, and under tho Les
. ser Seal OF the Commonwealth at Richmond, this
IL. - o,l dag OF juno, lsJ. JOS. JOHNSON.
br the Governor: GEORGE w. MvSFoap Secretary OF
- commonwealth ,
c,;cxiou auburn hair straight IN cure, with several
remarkable his neck, occssoned by kings evil
.Q-
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TIsiM TENNESSEE.

Tt tLc Editors ofMc EHq"rcr' -, ,.,-
E,yrrrE CouyrY, Tenn, June l3, 1855
Invol ,nyself of thls opportunity to congratulate
vou upon the success Of arr Democratic principles in
ihe old Dominion. think you will hear OF slm
lnr triumph here in August next i'll the election OF
Goyernnr. attended the speaking OF the candidates
at Somerville some time ag" assure you there Is
M cnynnari.on between TITO two men. Gentry was
completely demolished BY the stubborn facts, hard
ink rs and conclusive arguments of Mr.. johnson,
much IN te confusion and mortificnon of the whole
Knuw. Nothing party. 1t was very plain to be seen
that the dark-antern rece'vod wound from "lI,en
! onr ossuro Won it will never recover. learn that
Johnson Keeps up hisre with equal success wherever
he goes.
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SAN" IN A BAD FIX IN PENNSYLVANIA.
The following, from the Philadelphia North Arncrl,
can, leading Wing Journal shows thar the "Aneri-
can" platform is reprd;asd in the Key Stone State
and that .Seg." s in a terrible straight. How dc
Southern Know n ohngs "like the picturc!'
PEyYsYLvASIA.-Tho tone Of a.! lie Whig ana
American papers in The i':.srior Of Tie State that
have vet come 10 hand, ia adverse to the position on
slavery css,ned by the late Know Nothing Natinpa
Ijouncl II IS also eridcnG that the lthir rGrsy s-h
nor uaite trith the american Organi ;toH a com
mon STATE ticket. The Delaware County Republican
Lancaster Examiner end Herald, Weschester Village
Record, Norr;gtown Herald, Chambersburg Reposto
ry, YORK Republican and Pitsburg Gazette. nii "p
nose the Know Nothings, and favnr 6 Whig oppos
rion thereto. The ChamhersbtFg Repository calls fol
the Whir Corrrsit.ee of Franklin county 10 meet
and Lave Wing ticket nominated agGiast tho
@ Nothinss Il is not yet ccrls;r. however, that
the American party will take such u course, aA viii
render scpnrG,inp from the Wings nccs44ary.-
The State yduncn viii meet un the ;hiird Of July, ant
MI, c,pcarances go 70 chow that the platform
ndoped at Philadelphia will be rejected Tho Pitts
burr Commercial Journal snys thu! every Council :"
the Order in Allegheny county which has met since
the platform was promulgated, lns repudlate ii: cLd
nppeo,si 10 the State Council. TIE crlY propc!
course is for the latter bod rcppGAIc the platform
abandon all soc-v. meetings 6ndirivito the Wings i'
unite With the,a in ,9akinS commor ticket II tn's
te acre tAe party will sweep Inc State; and II II DC
not done, CRUSHING defeat will he risked'
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NOTICE.
III ,

wsShnitted TO the Jail Of THE county, on the 27th
- Ruusyss." two Negro Men, who were committed
ISAIAH Ep2,rn w HENRY HIX, or ToEEY HlX, and
rse sross ,Ser eyes round 0 sas isee with
hiors ii sa on when comm,ed, blue cotton pants and
ehe, Ill.,, saa hat aud 10 about 1--WE feet eight or npe
.SOut es The latter 10 Of light ginger cake color
!Le. Sa and high ioreheed, and 10 about i've feet ~
Nee YnSsn These men say they from the City OF
ssed snd that they freemcn, and that they de-
snip China al City Point.
!.,.,o J. THOMPSON, JR, c. Jsilor
-s~ow Of Goochlsad county, Va.
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MARWTE YARD,

T NJ I: RoGtRs, 9Th Street, near Main, Hehmond !
pessI Eypisn Italian and American aAHRtE
yhs A. Hc 0' every Description WALL PLATES, FhoHIH
nny ae:sn IN Carving executed in the nestcst manner
sseaied TO- WIKI enJ 'o's''He'
ar rogers having served his time in one Of the Ian gest
ssoS "a IL New York City and having much oxpe
.aS "a the ousness, fatters himself tina, s work exc
>Snh or South ' 'AS''"H Hc, ScIy
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COMMISSION AND FORWARDING
RrSlNESS

CRIES has ess.,,ara OF conduct
=. - R;chrnond COMMISSION BUSINESS, principally
mile sale OF country produce and the forwarding OF mer
cbsndse under the style of II. V. GRAVES ~ Tno
rs.nec,fy render 70 their friends and the public their
Se services Their house is 4h street. between Cary
Street ard Mayo's Bridge. .u:, ,-o-
They are kindly permitted to refer to the following pro-
Col Edmund Fontsne, Mcssrs. Hugh W. Fry q Co.
uI yoshra Fry Mcssrs Hiram B: Dickinson Co, RSI M
mond Mrssrs William A; aone,re S.inni hMan ,ohn w
Dickinson. William Hancock, Caroline; Cnionei 'Onn S,
u Waller Dr. + j. Hancock, spotlsylyanie; Col.
Clayton g. Coleman, Mr. Reuben psvs G LoIs,ai as,i
+, rbos = Thonuauu Hanover; DR.. Thos. Goode, Mr..
Eephen A. Porter bath Mr. E. II. Gill Lynchburgi Mr.
Nm Dewitt. NELSON; Col Samuel s,o D. rdssks burke.
Ssv n { S,owar, Mossra George w. Bell, John D. Prd
d. Charlotte; Mr. Thomas F. Goote, DR. NJ NJ Jordan
IscIIenburs Col Joseph n Scott, Ds Clarke, anne
Ar D Clifford WIN Wallace Day, Chesterfield; VIM l.
MnaatIn pr.ucc klYArd county. APrM ,,-Cu
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TIE AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS Tai
Mordecai, Col Dclaticld and Capt. Mcclellan, T. >
three American Commissioners, who recently visited
France with the object of obtaining permission
the Emperor TO pass through The French ARM -; hn
Crim.a, wcr, not received 30 fnvoraLly, the Pilad
phia Inquirer is informed, Us was anticipated, nui
they Immediately loft for Berlin and Warsaw, ;t:.ns
been invited by the Car to visit Russia lndccd 'Gp
rumor is, that tho head OF the French oNermHi"ni
treated them with anything but generous cour"sy.-
Their visit il altogether of scientific nature.
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CHAScE FOR HusrERs.-A bear made his appear
ance near kabetown, Jefferson county, 4 few day-
ago. a number OF persons gave chase, but the Ear
jumped into the river swan acros. and tors ..lu.e
in O mountain.
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pppopTrD C.pTI-RE OF FORT LARA
uiF Tha IIfnion'' saws that letters have been re-
caired at the War Department from Forts Laramie
and Koany of date sufficiently reSen. 10 fsleys ,hs
anxiety relative to the reported capture oil 'ne hfs'
nnmed fort The story is untrue.
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DIED..

DIED on Sunday the 2Itt inst, IA, l2 o'clock. NJ. "''
VIRGINIA ELIZABETH, wife OF NJ. W. FORD, EsI M
the 30h year Of her age.
DIED on Frdny morning ten minutes past i!"c''cE
Capt BENJAMIN SHEPPARD, in tho 1stL yenr 'i 'n'
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10 HOLDERS OF THE NOTES or THE ExrHiH1s
bANk-Ihe trustees OF the affairs of the !ac firm ~
Selden, Withers& 4 Co., have given notice that hold,
ers OF the bank.notes requested TO present ii"
Tor redemption at their late banking house i'll Wash
ington city.
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DEATH FROM 1STEMPERAHCE.--A man rsm"i
Howell was found dead in tho road, in Jchr-pu
county, last week. According to the Corousr's
dict, he died from intemncrAnce
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u,,yE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

AuGusrA, ME-, June 2l.-The Democratic State
Convention met here oday, TO nominate Candidates m
for State officers. The delegations were iuii, anu
much enthusiasm was manifested. Speeches w we're
made by Ex-Governor Hubbard, Hon. Geo. =. Snep.
lev, and others, and resolutions adopted nehSunu
Know othingism, aud also the vindcti'e TEXTURES 60
Of 1.-THE ths Maine law. Judge Wells was nominated I"
tho otfirr of Governor.
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TWU HUNDKED DOILNtS NE AKD
WILL. be given for the delivery to me IN Richmond.
from frrdercksburg last September The were puf
chased ot Geo Acr Issac formerly belonged to Drewy
tssasa CT .iag George county HE'S tall. dark brown
sfcs Ui,chcs high dark brown color, and belonged
tucrly to Nr Lucas of Fredericksburg VIII give mo
so'e reward il delivered to me In Richmond, or ss'enty
HECTOR DAVIS, Agent for
May 2l-cu Thomas G. Jan,es
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Is.

DISCHARGED FROM JAIL-Wm A. Slav.map wii0
mas been confined in jail, at Petersburg, for shnnu
r D. Anthony, was discharged on Thursday last, tJo
term OF his Imprisonment having expired
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TIE KNOW-NOTIIING PLATFORM, AS CON
STRUED IN PENNSYLVANIA.

In Saturdays Wing we find tho following. The
words IN italics show that the "nationaF' platform is
the greatest cheat of the age Do Southern Know
Sothnps acknowledge the construction of the plat
o -, W e"oii pennsylvania brotbrc, ,
ING. '"-N rrrT-
EAsroy, Pa, June 22.-The American meeting
held here last night the largest political gathering
ever held in the place. DR.. Samuel Sanot presided
The meeting adopted series OF Resolutions endorsing
the philadelphia platform, acknowledging it po-
litica creed which they would stand by, and battle
for the interest of the country and Tor political liberty
in opposition to all tyranny, civil and ecclesiastical
The resolutions d,prrca.e empaa!tc0Hy hte NsSoHr'
Compromise as 1,each o. he sacred c0mpacf Dr.
treen The North and South, aud declare that Ms
tmc,th section 0t tie platform docs not cndorsc He
Missouri outrage las bern alleged, but that it refers
tic question of slavery to proper legislation. f. j.
Norris Mayor Conrad aud Henry Smith, Of Philadc!
phia, addressed the meeting.
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srNkRAI. AGENCY. WASHINGTON CITY.

WINE sub.cr6er formerly of Richmond, Virginia nav.
u IN. c8ohishcd o.sce in this city, on r street
fey doc, iF i.orf Of 3 Treasury penr'on .enaeis n,a
siss.ice; 70 cialsta ypoa tie dose.as.! e.iscia.y i
Sr revolutionary se.cea and 10. land eoantes aEd pen
Isns under the .cecEt acts OF Ccag.ess:
haFiRs pa,chlsed the manuscripts al the ate Jaw"
nao, he has. orhaps. tho only index which waa ever
made the inmcnse Of evoluonary papers in the
I'm, Auditors Office in Richmond He he's also very CO.
5cus index to the papers in all the other public Offices in
lie cesitol Of Virginia. These and the uceumulaons
@ M 10 oes Sah ,S. Claim 5 sed 10 him Sc just hs,Sill
be nbo 10 show IT, ovon where the claimant himself may
De entirely unable to do it. o-
~ - sss .Hdss sSd hs 20 III ho o. s sc OF Ic
's''s' '0''s'''A 4'' F' FELIX RICHARDS.
REFERENCEs
Hon. Henry A. Wise, Accomac. virginia
James Lyons Esq, Richmond, va p,ob
James T.. Heath latc Commissioner OF euSio'iS '%
a!o;d Il rc;le5 Rss:;os Land Sfise' i; Reh'n0nd' "a
lion Samuel Chiffon, Washington, D. Z.
WE J. Ward. Esq, Baltimore .u,o ~,
Lewis Tm5erlake, Esq, New YORK APIll Pl.e- =.
sALM0N's PATENT GRAM AND aRAss
SEED SEPARATOR. g,
VNHIs Machine was invented and paehn.eSS S oy rb;b vi
salmon OF Illinois, and, wherever It mas oeeh e1i
e has taken precedence Of all ohors Tor cleaning
and Gfbs. Seeds
The srs, Silver Medal was awardedo enventor atths
Worlds Far in New York and the first prize Mt the Ne"
York State En 1852 1t has been adopted by the nSn
nond city ANers, who recommend II ~ the oest
known for ,crortn, cookies and other impurities iron
wheat hwioepars,e any two seeds OF alteront size "
weight simple IN ia construction and easily kept In or
ast i peculiarly adaptcd farar.s uses AZ it 'e
qalIes bnt tlc power ,owork it, and cleans grain more
perfectly than any machine now in use.
" cahbe furnished at the following prices viz:
For Farmers Machine that will clean Is to 30
egshels per hour S3(
For Farmers Machine that will clean 30 to 50
bushels per hour 3,
For aFarmers Meeine (arrsngea for horse pow.
er) that will clean ~ bpshGls put hop, S,
For Mller's MachiGo that will clean 40 70 10
bushels per hour g.
For a Millers Machine that viii clean n n -
bushels per hour 1oC
For a Miler's Machine that will clean los to $50
bushels per hour 1C
Fora Miller's Machine that will clean 80 TO eoa A'N
bushels per nouF 90;
Address NJ NJ ANDERSON, =
Commission Merchant, Richmond Va
B-County Rights VIII be cold on reasonable term,
Feb 2!-c,f r. NJ. A.
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l. TUESDAY MORNING

cuillo,iued by tho voice of thousands The Lesser
lights, cuerras and regulars have warning of the
1,x,t tbo 10 noniDr" :"
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DEATH OF DR.. WADolLL.-The venerable Dr.
JOS Addison Waddl, a son Of the Blind Preach.
er, whose eloquenco was immortazei hy Wiz ia
the British Spy" died at Staunton, Virginia, few
days ago.
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Fo, tie Ea3"yn.
TO THE vISITORIAL BOARD OF WILLIAM
AND MARY COLLEGE.

In a short time you will have to elect Professor
to ill the vacancy occasoned by tho resignation 0T
Judge George p. Scarburgh. would respectfully
call the attention of your honorable body to iieEano
of John T. Seawel of Gloucester county, Va. Mr.
SeawelI is man in every way well qualified to nn-
dertake the arduous and responsible duties OF tho
proessorship Of Law in our Old and venerable in-i'
tuition. He occupies enviabe situation in H.; ~
tive county, and stands high as ur!st and Geni-
man, WILLIAMSBURG.
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nr,ru oE JUDGE WILDE.

po.-oy Inne 23-Judge Samuel 5. Wide, 10
oos ,on, 49, Judeo of the Supreme Court OF TIL
stats. sat,s died bore last night. aged sS years.
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THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

BY RITCuIE, PRYOR & DUNNAvANT.
~~~~~~>>>~~~~>~>>>>~
WIN F. RITCIIIE g. ROGER A. PRYOR, EDITOQs
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 2J, 1855.
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BAD FOR THE CRoPs.-TLe Fredericksbur: Nows
says that the weather since Sunday has bcen U.o:t
unpropitious for the crops. Copious rains aud ouY
manner OF diseases incident to wheat, One o; "nr
best farmers says the weather could rot have boon
worse.
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LARGE FIRE rs NoRFoLK.-On Tue.d.v ni.lt
last fire broke out in the lumber yard or Vi s.r,.
Reid & Soutter, at India wharf, Norfolk, ani Jr:,rH
its progress could be arrested the warehouse oa ,us
wharf consumed with its contents. and It ~..:c
quantity Of lumber and slaves destroyed. Tho y -
estimates the loss at between S200u0 and ugn,
on which there was an insurance of only $1,000.
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TRAvEL:-At the principal hotels in Lexington
last year. iUbOO persons We're registered. nuG nj To-
The present time for this year. there ere 2lUU.
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SPECIAL CoURr OF APPEALs.-Ths Court Is now
in session at Lynchburg-Judgcs Daniel. Baker, I.e
and Nash present. The case OF Helms vs.. Blown was
to have been commenced OH Thursday.
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EyPoRTs.-The ship Agnes was ccsreA from Pa
tersburg for Bremen, Thursday, with $40 hLIs y!
bacco and stems.
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EVANS THE CorSrERFEIrER-Georee Evans, who
escaped from the Fredericksburg Jail, where lie was
confined Tor attempting to pass IN altered note, and
was afterwards arrested in Baltimore, has been
brought back on requsition of the Governor, and
is now lodged in his old quarters. He was keeping
lottery policy office in Baltimore the time of his
rc-captuIe
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APRovEMESTs.--The University Division Of Sons
of Temperance at the University OF Virginia, are
erecting for their use, hall, costing $4,000 A
parsonage for the Chaplain OF the University Is also
to be completed by the lst Of October.
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AcoUiTTED.-Drew, charged with picking tho
pocket of DIR. Merritt of Cleveland, has been ac;ui.
ted ut Wheeling.
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ToBAcco.-The Farmville Journal says ina; lqr:n
quantities of the "weed' have been brouh, into at
town for more than week past, and planters h;,N,
realized handsome prices.
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DELEGATES ELEcTED-The Western Virginia
Conference of the NJ. E. Church, recently in session
Mt Wheeling, elected Revs. J. Drummond. Gideon
Martin and G. Battele delegates to the General Con-
ference.
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TAX REDucED.-The county court of Pr'ncc Ei-
ward has reduced the tax of the sherinaty oi har
county from $25U to Sl25.
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GRADUATES BEcoMiSo PRoTEssoRs.-Three OF
the five professors at the Lexington Virginia lns!-
tute, are graduates Of the University Oh 'iTg9!s'
viz: Alexander L. Nelson, A. NJ, James J. White,
and Junius NJ. Fishburn, A. ID.
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Sent on FOR BURGLARY.-Two slaves, George
owned by Mr.. Chas. Davis, and Charles the proper
ty OF Mrs. Elizabeth Lumpkin, arraigned in the
Mayors court on Friday last for breaking into Mrs.
ng therrro Gquantity of silver plate and other ar-
cles Of hardware. The Mayor deemed the proof suti
c!cny strong to commit them for trial before the next
llustings Court on charge of felony.
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Corn CRoP.--The corn crop Of Augusta county
has been very much injured by the rava.es of ;I!.
wire-worm. Farmers generally were engaged III r.-
planting until week or two past.
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RELIGIOUS 1NTELLIGEycE.-The new Baptist
church at Little River Louisa county, will be dedca.
ted on tue Sd Sabbath in July.
a protracted meeting, conducted by the Rev. DR..
Ieasdalc of Washington, is TO held at South Quay
church, Nansemond county, commencing the last Sun
day in july
The ladies of the Missionary Society of Colosse
church, contemplate holding fair at King William
{. H., on the 18th Of July.
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SEVERE Loss.-Alr Leonard Wharton, whose -.Hre
house at the Wilderness, Spotsylvana county, uas
destroyed by fire last week, estimates his loss Sjyj
or $1,000; no insurance. The clerk. who was ...p-
ing in the store, had not time to save his clothing at
narrowly escaped with his life.
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vIRGISIA MILITARY ISsrlTuTE.-At the ensuing
commencement ut this institution, the following young
gentlemen arc expected to graduate
IS. Crutchfcld, Spntsylvania; W. l. Patton, kich
mond city: l.. b. Williams, Orange; G. Buck, Nor.
rnn; f. V. Bargann, Richmond city f. Z. Shepherd
Jefferson; w. 7. Hardy, Norfolk city; B. H. Todd
Nottoway Z. J. Magrulrr, Orange; K. c. Allen, Bed
ford; II. w. Cox, Chesterfield; +. J. llarye, Anelin
i. p. Wilson, Cumberland; j. II. Waddell, Augusta
w Dupuv, Dnwidde; I. +. Barksdule, Halifax; anC
w. T.. Fife, of Kanawha.
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DAMAGEs.-In Augusta county, Thomas Shamato
and Thompson Adams hive been convicted nf AZ.
saulting and battering Timothy Kelly damages ns-
sessed at 900.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-26

FIRE WORKS on THE ForRTH.-The Fayette Ar
tery have sent for large quantity of Fire Works,
10 be used on the night of thu 4th in the Agricultural
Fair grounds The collection is said to embrace
greater variety than exhibited here before on
similar occasion.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-26

Mt. NEREoH AssocIArIoY.-An organization II
the ladies OF Lynchburg, t. corporate %iih tr.
Mount Vernon Association Of Richmond, is ur-ui by
the Nirginisn there.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-26

CHANGE OF NAME.-Ths Post Office in Virginia,