Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-05
CITY AND STATE NEWS.


Dr,rm OF MR.. RoEEKr +. LYNCH.--lntelligcnc"
of the death Of Mr.. Robert T. Lynch reahcL this city
Yesterday. lie died at his residence III New DrcnI-
on the 9Th ut, after pr"tractrh ilucss. Mr.. l
was the eldest OF the late james IT, Lynch,
ESD. Of h. city, He we'll known 10 many I'll "ur
rtizcns, who will br panied To hear "f his death. lie
left here few years ago. in the vIgor Of manhood, I"
become citizen Of New Orleans; and after passing
safely through several cpilcmics, which swept oil
thousands around him. has fallen victim 10 the great
enemy" At time when his numerous friends were
wholly unprcparGd Ia expect il. He survived but Il
short time father two brothers. and nephew; and
leave. nm aged and devoted mother, and IN affection
n,c sister, already deeply ericvoh by the recent lrs
ni two believe IIrnbers ui their household, IL mourn
over the loss OF another link from the family chain
Within short PERIOD ths worthy innlly have truly
drunk deep Of the cup "f alcti"n and in this their
day oi sorrow, they have the heartfelt sympaihics o
this entire community.
RrcHxoSp ASpYoRH RIVER RAIL EoAp.-During
the session Of the County Cour, ni lcnrro, Tuesday.
the following gentlemen appointed Commissions
Ia condemn the land along the line ot the Rich
| ml-nd aud York River Rail Road Messr-. jacob Is.
4. Morris and Jackson f. Chliruy.
DREADFUL MURDER ~ F,IKt,N CorSrY.--i
Grorgenwn correspondent furnishes the Washington
Star with the following intelligence
a most foul murder was committed AT DrRneSrI!lr.
Fairfax county, w. Saturday last, while the slave
hiring WA going The victim WIS young man
who had just reached his majority, VIII" bore an cA-
c-llcn character by thr uinr Di Henry Clay Snrlar.
Inn il a of
nctcr by the name of Robert Dck"y. The facts uS
lur we can gather ihclI IT. follows: Dckcy. II
IL SUPPOSED had some 9rudge hgaIIISt Sinclair lio
borrowed uf him his knife, Tor the purposr IL Is sald,
| "t hiIarmlng him, after which he picked II quarrel
| with him, which resulted in fight, during which
Dicky stabbmI Sillcnir several Iins III cai breast,
! III the abdomen groin, aud arm, nhIctinS number
OF rightiu wouIds, nearly all al which, IT WAS sup
pusc by physicians, sufficient tu cnl-r the death
Of young Sinclair. During tho fight young Sinclair
| gave IIu Indications of having been stabbed. The
first intilnsun the byriandcr- had Z" il his TALL
| ug dend oil the ground while engaged with Dick"y.
| The murderer arrested immediately, and r"
strong the Indignation against him, That IL jury
was ilnpuunelrd immediately iUr iho purpose oi con-
sidrrng the ulhttrr-ecvsn nl whom were IN inSor
OF giving him the benefit of Judge Lynch code
| The twelfth mau being magistrate, maintained The
dignity ot the law. and the villain after beins kept al
night IN the room where the corpse of his mangled
victim lay was noxt morning conveyed to FaIri"A
county jail.
STEAMER AuGu-ra.-Iis steamer, which wa- ri
disabled few days ago by running on Il ledge o
Rocks near Grove Wharf, in james River, that sh'
could not prorrcd, has been again pu htoa, by aid III
steam pump obtained from thi, city, aud Reached
Norfolk 10 undergo repairs. Ih" Beacon says she
will probably Z" into the iry d"''k at the navy yar'
| tor repairs.
| FREDERIrKsRuR" WAFER WrRKS.-'lhr citizcns
OF Fredericksburg voted with very .;rcnt unnntmty
on Thursday tor un ln'rc'lsr I" subscriptions I" the
extent of $4U,ODO to the Water Power project. The
dam being completed the Rappahannork, it ID
now necessary lsays tho Ieral TO construct sulta
BILE channel to bring the water 10 the town, where
may be applied to manufacturing purposes. The OLD
bed of the canal will be used to the extent capable
but with width OF rome seventy feet, and An III
creased depth IL necessary for the volume oi watcr-
The vote on tho proposed additional subscription wa
small one, viz For, rs; Asain't,al
CHITaGoSG CHICKESs.-'rhs species OF chicken
(says the Fredericksburg Hcraldj are certainly the
most prolific in the worl. At our Agricultural Fail
we had specimen exhibited by Maj. Slap. Crutch
teld--bcng q hen with her toHrh brund! The Ma
jor has just sent US dozen oi eggs, one-haf I"
which il of the sixth laying this season III that rnnle
old Biidy, and the other half dozen from pulcf
| - th. hrnnI bntrl,.I Inst anrnr On. ,t nm,
egg. is u mammoth in size being n-nrly double a-
large AZ An ordinary hens egg We adv's" N"dh- the
W, y, :. " st,rL ,ha, ,riI, hot,,r ,nm
| any ak per- cent. in thc ninrkct.
FlRE.-Tucsday night about o'clock, tho
-tabe attached to the rrsdencc of the Rev Mr.. Dur-
den on Broad street between I'D and 1lih Streets
,ya, -ct ON fir, and partiaIy DESTROYED The stable
| ~; =, .
was th9 property oi NF' Aora'h ""'"''h' "'u war
'isureu'
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Express has been enlarged and much improvola an
evidence OF prosperity, Of which may there be no
end.
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Fredericksburg aud Potomac Kali R"ad Company
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DHipEND.-Ihc Bank al tho Old DomnIun, nj
Alrxandrin has dc,lnrcd dividend oi four per cent.
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no't l" t''c "!"'h"".u''7' .P'!"D'. "" Wv , W. 80.
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