Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-18
cry AND STATE NEWS.
E,cEaoSp, Virginia

CITY AND sTATE NEWS.
Taylor Couy1Y.-Mortimcr A. johnson, ESQ., OF
Tayo, county, has retired from the candidacy for the
ouseot Delegates and Mr.. D. NJ Morriss editor 1.-THE
frun,ytown know Nothins) Gazette has taken the
6..d "a Tho place OF Mr. Johnson
To YoTERs.-Our friends in tho city and country
will bear In mind that the law Of 1853, in regard to
voting REQUIRES that the Of all such rs are en-.
Titled 10 suffrage shall be entered on list by the
Commissioner Of the Revenue. As some may have
fryc:,eu this voters should that their names are
registered ten days before the election. Voters
1rao.s names are registered will DO required to
produce evidence at the polls of their right to voto
TIE ArrRAY AT PErERsBURo.-Wm. A. Stays
man, Of Baltimore, charged with shooting E. 3. An
,hony, q. Petersburg Va, underwent examination
on Saturday, when the Mayor according to the E1-
press, refused bail, and sent the case on for trial
wnioh will probably take place this week. Mr.. An.
.houy considered to be in critical condition
EoRa1p MrRpER.-On the night Of Saturday, TO-
wa.i two o'clock, John Murphy a resident of Nor
fok as wayla;d and stabbed through the heart, and
In :yro other places.
The supposed lnurderers are two men from the
North named Decker and Goslinc. They have been
arrested examined before tho Mayor, and committed
70 jsl tho evidence, which is very strong against
;Iv-n.
XE!Eool,r EPISCOPAL VIsIrArIoS.-The plan Of
visitation to the Conferences by the Bishops of the
" e Church, has been published The following lie
The arrangement for the first District, Bishop An
S,r,a Carolina. Nov. l4th, at Wilmington.
Virgins, Nov. 18th, ut Petersburg.
Geo:xia, Doc. 18th, ut La Grange.
Florida, Jan. Cd, 1885, at Balnbridge.
~, NORFOLK MvRpER.-A correspondent OF the
Djs,arcn states that the late murder in Norfolk was
ono Of the most determined and cold blooded hoIni
c:,Ies ever committed The two prisoners aro from
s:aten Island, New York, and ono, john Decker, is
N. commander of the oyster at"Odd- Fellow, and
the other WIN. L. Gosne, il tho captain of the schr
"Schulrz." Their victim, John s. Murphy, was
u,arried man, about % years Of age, and perma.
men, resident of Norfolk and though man OF loose,
incorporate habits, was honest and inoitcn'ive ine
tuculfv originated in the oyster saloon Of I'd. Har-
reoa, IN Metcalfe Lane, about o'clock Saturday
morning, when Murphy, Jerry Vaughan, and the two
murGerers there. Subsequently Murphy was
Eayaid, knocked down and stabbed four tnes, twice
in the breas, and twice in the back. Murphy did not
speak after the assault and died in about an hour
In. uurderers were examined and committed to jail
20 await trial.
TRIAL FOR MrRpER.--In the Prince George Court,
Judge Nash presiding, the case Of John Goodfelow,
n Sco,chman charged with the murder of Peter Mel
Sod r.te of the schooner Surprise, at { > Point d
few weeks since, came up for trial few days ago
The jury rendered verdict of murder IN the second
tecres and sentenced him TO the pententcry for the
Ia.n Of eight years. VIM. Thomas will be tried for
the same offence, next fall term.
DEATH FROM NroLEcT.-An inquest WAS held
over ths body Of Sussnnah Tatsapaugh and her child
In Alexandria on Saturday evening the latter hav-
iny died on Thursday aud the former Friday EVEN
Ing The verdict of the jury in each being that
t.n,h was tho result of entire neglect. Six other
children had died under similar circumstances in the
sane house. 1t appears that the child had been
placed, immediately after its birth. i'll barrel in
Clubhouse, wrapped up in newspaper with flannel
ehi.t thrown round its head where it was suf-
esred 10 remain about Is hours and from exposure
and want OF food it died the next day
ALEXANDRIA CoSoRE,sloSAL DIsrRIcT.-"Many
Democrats" OF Prince William county, In a card in
the Alexandria Sentinel, nominate David Funston,
E.q., Democratic candidate Tor Congress in that
District,
IMPORTANT TO NEWSPAPER PRoPRIEToRs AND
CaISTzas GlsERALLY.-We call attention to the ad-
veyt.senent OF WIZ. HAeER, JR. g. Co, Type Foun-
eers, New York TO be found in our paper to-day"
FocSo GrILrr.-A correspondent of the Peters
burg Express states that man named IIamliu was
tried il Surry county last week. for the murder OF
Wn. II. Hughes, found guilty, and his punishment
&xed e, fve years imprisonment in the penitentary.
There were mitigating circumstances connected with
the unir, which prevented verdict Of murder i'll the
first degree.
y.SEsrowN CELEBRAIIoS.-The Anniversary colo
brat;on of the settlement of jamestown, Va, in lGO7
NJ thu nJams,town Society" took place at Noun
Vernon, on Saturday last. Geo. W. 7. Custis Esq.
wn. the orator Of the day. There was aIarSe assen'
cIsr places. During the day, addresses were deliv
e:ed by p R. Fendall, the Rev: T. d. Bnlch, John
Washington, ESQ, G.. W. p. Gusts, Esq, Beverly
Tucker, Esq, and Austin Smith, ESD
Accommodations +. Carlton, charged with The
murder of Thoma. Guy, was acquitted at the las
term OF King g. Queen Circuit Court. Ed. Y. Can
non, Of Richmond. ono Of the defendants coun
sell
Mis-. BrsktYY's Boox-The case of Miss 10
sephine NJ. Bunkley against Do Witt q Davenport
fof Injunction As to the work called my Book, &c.
was further argued before the United States Court Al
New York, On Monday. An affidavit was read FROM
Ma. Mary Jane Cpshur OF Virginia who testitcs
tia, she lie the authoress Of almost the whole of the
book and that she undertook the task at the request
Of Mr.. Beale. An affidavit also read from MI
Beale Of Norfolk stating that he and Miss Cpshur
were tho authors Of the book. Miss b. also put in
her af lavit Claiming to have written grea, por.
II were written by Mr.. Beale, a; her djcation She
Gls,trsdes that she was visited at Norfolk by Mr.
Tsdde, editor OF the New York Crusader, who
Sruu9h. q letter from Do " Ut q davenport, and q
Recommendation from the Hon. Daniel Ullman. TO en-
d.svor 10 settle tho dispute. Tho utter aryu
men, from, Counsel announced that would reserv,
10 decision.
EXCHANGE BAxY OF neutrality-suspicious. o
Dhse,ors by the Execu.ve
Eoa EoaroLY.-C Christopher Hall, George Blow
Jr., Edward p. Tabb, james Cornlck.
FoR RlcHxosp.-Garret F. Watson, Robert n
Si;nrno, ". w. TimbsrlaEe.
For PErrReBUEa.--Wm. Brownley, Benjamin /
HARRISON, Peter r. Davis.
For LYscABuRe.-Wm. A. Read, Thos ". John,
WIN. D. Miller.
For CLAREsvILLl-Samuel D. Booker, Goorg
Z. Scott, II. L. Jefres
Foe AlExAspKI.-Wliam Irwin, Shemusl God
win, Henry T.. Ward
For ABINGDON Thos. S. Stewart, Dr.. VIM.
Barr, David c. Dunn.
Fug SALEA-C. l.. Snyder, {. W. Burwel, A
Hup2.
WIN. z. Arnold.
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