Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-19

i"Ei ~" Pi'''' w hih1tt' oeaTln" lhest "'b"''
names. They nrc published by Firsl Pond Co..
New York, are graceful and simple, AMI suitable for
Young performers.
INnEPESpENr REpuBIICiS.-Thie ia the lille of Il
Iur.c and handsomely printed paper, the frs, number
of which made its appearance on the llrh Instant. a
Point Pleasant, Mason County, Va, under the control
Of Hutchinson {, W-tzcl. The Republican rr,fesses
To- be 'ulrpendcnt' "f all parties, but it, contents
shuwi plainly that 1t is an advocate OF the Know
Nothing alias Wing party
DEArH.-Willam Noand, Esq for several year.
Commissioner of Public Buildings, at Washington,
died at Alie Loudoun county, Va, on the 5;h inst,
in the ei.h!icth year OF his age.
TRICKS uroy THE PREss.-raracrnphs in our eS-
changes setting forth the great merits OF some new
invention or discovery, frequently come to us with
pen marks calling cur attention thereto. In such
eases we do not notice The article far the thai
we cannot help having suspicion that an interested
person is aiming 10 get an advertisement inserted
without, Yrid pro GHO. The practice ot New York
letter writers, Ia distant journals, prasing the goods
and wares OF certain establishments i'll that city, and
rcccivin. pay th.rcurwhc the publisher gets nothing,
opened our eyes to other modes vi imposition upon
the Press.
Wnop, TURKEYS, OYSTERS ASn EGGs.-A slight
decline has taken pac" III the price of these articles
since the holidays. Oak wood can he hal from
-"lmc oi the yards at $i.O per cord delivered pine 81
l"rke!': at me maTSet, f prc':' rn:lns from 80
cents /" - III caci according 70 size; Oysters - cts.
per gallon: and eggs - cts. per dozen.
vo,., .cr,,..r,r IT. c,.,,:..,.
vri,, ,,or r,,,s.s T., s,,,,i, - 49, a,,;,,. ,;,,,
,bc Kno,, To,ri,,s I, say. ..Ir,be whi-s oh,u,o,
ain l., -; 80. .o, -.
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w" 81 L " "".i - ,n ;,,s
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l'Ohhhh Al ->"hfoLh'--i 'eP''t VI l"sP''''''''
shows ;ha; Norfolk has extensive trade i'll lwm5c"
The amorI,t oi u;uNrr in. 1rcrl there for the siA
months ending 3ls, December ;s u, follows:
K. q. IThd. ,iG6, -.
W. .. Had. ..!',9 30:
Pipe Observation-Disclosures. l.:
Barrel Observation-Disclosures. do. ii,pj
icaiin. .l3a, ,sSl
Cuttings rs.................. .2G1,. L..
Shingles. .SlU.o3'
Plank aNk.................lt feet .bD' ia
C,yrIp,rr FOR TIE LrcIsL,Tunr.-Wm. VI
(;ilI..ni. !. announced in ,n, South Western Advo
cate a. cuudiIo;c ~ r.rr..rut The county oi Tuze
we'll in the next Legislature Of Nlrsiniu.
-N"'H'N'F''A '''' '''' ELL Nv ''"~'''' '"'
that l21 gallons Of good ,"np are daily distributed
ti,. poor from the s.ul.Lcu.e of that ci,v which
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bur- Express that John W. Rice OF tn: city former
a..
iimg i,r-cric. by which he has swiidied The BANKS
Petersburg. "ut o: S2ioOu, md individuals IN u"
country ''n' -,t" ~, ~. n"' ' - n, ns IN, failed I,
'",'' ,I,, in H,nk. and hi- guilt tlus becain
nnv,r The Express says he WAS about the last ma
~ ,h;. state that rur community wuuid have believe
.uty OF forgery; indeed, tn" confidence exhibited Ii
his candor u.d probi:y by AZ who seemed I" know
him. was Of mrSt :!lrrIng nature (" !!!!n "a Sc!!
;lcman an! rs man OF Business habits. ;"abUl
4 ycarago, hr was lit partnership with his brother !
The Lry ronls blsuS, in Petersburg. and after sell
Inc, or, he formed T. uar;ur,lp with Dr.. 4. White
n.nI. in the pressed brick factory in Rosln. Th
firm yyns Known a. thg: uf Whitehead & Rice. Ru
NOR states that hc used the money for pcrGs purpo
SEEy,Sr< rnE IErur.--C C:vw,i- o: servants, men
- i.I - So. 49,, mr., s.;u >, H., Soon i
,.. ,t; ;,,
ana hF"hh" 'h' SEVERN '''"@ S"'"''S VI ''''' wy
although OllgI!IN prices are S' n'.lItl!''i' r'i ~
I,, f,.or,. LorJs ,l,. J.r,rpd j. nav GREATER tbn
;,ho- ,;,,
II was Nv" Nrch' No. anu .''S'', - h pr
are ''SN''' anu "o'a'''e1 81 w IInn - SIS3 bI
3yuI' l','t; n.v't .iin =, SiEo jb;s a acre.
'a''h ""h''S were pi'''-'''- -" ~ 800 ~ - " M -.
Pa'l'E ms hsu'"o so."c ""' w P"' ,I'' 80
servants l" "'h'.r u''HS' "I h"' f'oo"''! '""''"
>carci'y ana ar''f III ''e ""c'
w. :, l.,
NE Inst "f 'hh ''"'N'N
II. Crockett. in communication Published IN h''
nuihr Of ,hc Rel. ,jui. Herald ivcs the fo.ipwin.
r, r, =, the Vir
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Ii'iii ii!"'hts
~ ride of thirty miles took me ~ the celebrated
White Uuuse' in New Kent where General Wash
in;tol wn. married 20 Mrs. Curtis. WAS kindly re
criy.l and shared i'm the ;r.. S;rria:a hospitality
Mr. Francis Nelson aud his excellent family. Mex
morning crossed the river 20 The King William side
where :. settlement of the CA,cSGh0mIny iRGl1Rs
Tho, cr. rnyv cullri Puuuk.v from the river upu;
which they supros. they have resided some 200 years
They h,y,. tract Of Hou, GGU OF land, nearly
lof ,f whirh j. SWAMP mostly ovcri."wcd by water
The trgc, IS an island 4: h-i!. and peninsula nj low
ride
There is nn pu?r Indian blood among them There
,r nearly 100 Soils -o!Ilc ci.h; ten engaged
ms s,iIor.. and few are liviay in the surrounding
cnrn;rv OF the sixteen families, thirteen are mixcl
,r,J :Li,o nnd ,hro. have some individuals OF dark
or color They have small houses and cabins scat
J o,.r ,Lo sr;,leu,cnt, o.. small farms which the,
orI,,ote. mud almost every year have corn to SELL
80, f be,n seem 20 be industrious, and managing
9. 80 ~, ,,,l,;vr:cd people The river abourts with
~ -" o." m,;rh rhev take with sciuc< and sell in Rich
"',,j ,.s",j md ,hc regions round about.
'inl ; - ,.t across the river spent the nigh
- ,hr in5;inus 4 i;;tlr before dirk aunuunceC
To,t tall; "a Them on the subject "f Il bette,
it i:;l' n short tim. some twenty-five were assem-
~ III I r.ud the I'd ci Hebrews anI after singing
| syr nok, nf tho. salvation hv Christ its rrea;
,;t.r ih,. hmm called on one of them VINO made
sensible and ervent prayer. never saw more or
dcr.y company. ihr! rcei''G" I" .n- "!. 'e ,p'. =
"m"a... "' ThoSc WHO profess religion are members
ct Da'iSl IAusci WV '",' ",rs
say ih"'T hFs' o"?,''''' WIZ "oHu' ,,' 80,
lheir IiS' "' H!"ti.nr'' ",> NO.: ~" H. t.. 49,,
which time thirty nav "e,. s,, ,i,,"