Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-12
CkrY AND STATE NEWS.


F,Es.Thc alarm Of fire Thursday night at'er ' .,
,,nsr far frdny bad gone to pres, wa' caused by NE
| tnmrr,;nr nj Mr. Edward McAdam SOAP nnI I"''''
Fnr,ory situated between Wall and 'fh ana ''',"
lin and ain streets. The lire was acrne'',, m"
first caught 10 shed enstuf the mann Ou'u'"s T f
n, rupidly westward, and communicating 10 ,uI
tn-v lnrge building which was s9dn IN llSn ol'"n.
Ar nne time the buildings Franklin street weIe -.
,rcot danger but fortunately tremendous eh?s i
Of rnin falling at the time, when % h an,ne.
rho f;ronocn in checking and cxtingushng INC hm ~
Air. NrAdnm's loss cannot fall short oi st,ooyT, s
r.n, h;nn entirely destroyed. Wcrr2rct 10 leHr'
.hr, his insurance. is by large amount oeo" Ills
| loss BY this calamity.
| crsor WprAr.-We understand tsays inc IRE Ere
dericksbure Herad that contracts ma N,inrs and Pro-
,L hetyeon rome Of our Merchant MIN. Inv nnGhM.h.I
ur Dealers and thu Farmers Tor s'nG ia truly fine
- ne, Wheat, at 81 per bushel' Inc !, ,r bc the
4" he" w r. ,-r mistake not greatly II " III oc Wv
h;rI ,,is season that gets thr worm 'rh;nt or
en 'm:sr. ' ,b,t will realize the largest prices i''A
| it, 8! per bushei for iieHt'
| ytpcIS1, ASD TENsHssEf
ror the month of May, 1000 sl4i5l 10
From Freshts 80, . ,, ~, md express
From Passenger fare, mali u"' SIP II
| freight. -
Total 80. = To- a.
;,,, over 100 per cent. greater INN, IN My ,"'
-oei"? most gratifying increase III !ie rece'l!s "l
| ,anH.--
the ,r,vugant expectations OF ltS friends
:, p,rc,,,y ~. S. II. r. Co.-The question Of
M i,v 80 10 whether the above company should be
I"n smonsible for damages by the line OF singca
'ri ;, Inst veor connected the Soutil-Side Rarnnd
wiz Iwnciburc WIS decided Thursday, i'll the
Circuit Court Of Petersburg, by judge Nash in
fax,,r of the plaintiff. The cuse, snys the Ex-
ss will be brought before a jury on the llth
inst, who will have to decide as to the amount OF
| damages,
MAYOR OF Observation-Disclosures Woods, Esq. is
announced in the Norfolk papers on the authority Of
"a large number Of citi2ens,' es candidate ter
| Mayor of that city.
+. S.-A public meeting Of citizens of Norfolk,
over which Dir. Francis Mallory presided on Tuesday
evening last nominated Mr.. WondIr tor the Office "i
Mavur, and IL other gentlemen for the various mu
ncipal Offices OF that city.
| THE SEAs0v.--Wr arr pleased to learn, through
our exchanges that the late rg' extended very gen
ernllv through the State, and that the effect has been
very haupv in rcviving grONln. crops oi all Kinds
! The. last Rockingham Register says We have had
several most refreshing rains within the las lew days
The parclrd AMI deso!ate appearance of the gardens
nui fields has been npletcy changed, md all ma
tu.c seems 10 rejoice. The-r latter rains viii great
Is help the growing whent, md OATS rs wei! AZ
vegetation generally There WIS frost here on Nom
iny morning last but i did 40 damage.
The same morning tiete vas frost CT wheeling ana
nj other points 10 Western Nirg lnia too light, now
ever TO DO much damage.
"FLABBERGAsTEp"-Wh the news from the /
Richmond Municipal election reached this city. som"
months ago. SAYS the Mlrdgeviilc (Ga.) Journal. |
the Southern Recorder elatcd with the in
irllircncc TIM, it could not forbear using the above
piece OF elegant wit cs well phraseoloGy, TO express
the CONTINGENCIES Of the uuti-know Nothings in inns
city, On Sunday last the news from the Know NO
ding stronghold in Virginia again reached this city
and sam" WIS again out in great strength lie was
10 be seen at the OF the streets, and oil public
places, with pocket full Of rocks" which be shook
az III, Wise men. TWAS easy to tell Know
Nothing on tina, day rs it would be TO track the sun
in a cloudles. sky. Sam wa. on his high horse
then: but his Gay OF rejoicing wns bhort-iircd Wit!
Monday came tie terrible reality. sam was ''iab-
berrustcd" Since which time the dry rot or some
ding worse has got into "Sams' family: they arc all