Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-27
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

MLLrISo or the MEDICAL. SOCIETY OF NIRGISfi
Pursuant to adjournment the first day, the Meiisa
society OF Virginia. rcasseGnbed IN their Hall the
cond day "Wednesday last) ut ID y clock.
DIR. II. G.. Wrrrhm III the Chair, aud D!. I. p.
Mayo, Secrc'Ty.
The Constitution of the Society was amended Ii
10 create lie membership at S20 each
The committee "n The Sethuscupc reported pro-
position from Mcf-r. Richie y Dunnavant 10 tGso
the StcihDscnpc al" iii" hands ot til" Society. Will II,
debts and income, aud relieve the Society oi any Zee
possibility III regard L" H.
The society dclined accepting the proposition, m!
APPOINTED committee 10 dispose oi The Stcthoscoi'
un more advantageous terms.
On Motion I'll Or. q. \. Wilson, Ii committee Ot
three wa. appointed t" advertise ior leu duy"r a@i
sell bv pubI.c auction, the Society interest IA Ills
">trihO.cop".' W., >,
The Chnr appointed Drs' e. a. W lisoh' ii"'N"'
and Mayo, said COMMITTEE. r
DR.. ilaskins trndcr,,. hIs rcrIgnnuon N Editor u
the "Stcthu.cupc," " aich was received
On motion of DR.. Sncad, the late editorial cory
requested to prepare and furnish mailer 'of '-'
May number OF the ''StcttoH""P".
Neat mtciIng.-Ou motion ol DIR. McLn", II wH' IT,
solved TINT the next meeting OF the Society shoGit
held in Norlnlk on the lth Tuesday III October, ~
Prf:c>.--Dr. K. \. l."wis, of Rirhm"nd, pr tp.
shur, of Norfolk, unI DIR. PEBBLES, 81 PetrrCo@.
were appointed committee oi tire" Ia award pEL"
not exceeding so, for the bes, wriiIc. essay on aLy
ing.
The Society then adjourned "nc dc.
Annual MrErINC on rHr Bible SoCIEr.-lg,
allnllnl meeting "i the Bible Society nj Virginia Va.
held at 81. Paul Church Tuesday ry.uns .st.-
The meeting war called 10 order by Rev. i. Iuur.
ney, President OF the Society. Mr.. W. +. TayoTWG:
appointed Secretary al III" iig"Ing.
REV. Mr.. Davis reid al abstract %. tic annual 10.
been in existence - years. Twenty-"nc dlsirInE,H!
ngcns had hcn at work III the cour-o Of III" Year
They had visited Il, no families, aud found bU1 dr''
tutr III the Bible. BY sale and gilt they had dspU.
of 1900 Bibles AMI Trsiam"nis.
From the. report al the Treasurer, brirt nbsiJzj
of which WIS roaI by him. lMr. II. 4. Watt ~"
pcarr. that there had berm pnd out III the r"nEsr"
the ar for salaries I'll agents Ne, aud i"r ihbr'
and Tcstamcnt-, $3.50 23 The returns nI! inna
tons mad. to the Society through the general "gon-
amounted Ia SS,i2i o. and tho sales III ia" DrGsi.u
~, and balaGcc ~ hand st the beginning o the yea
m.,!e up the rest ot tho amount thu! Ind been fs'
DuTscd.
After these i,m- of business hni been gone through
the President. introduced IT, the audience the RE
DR.. Tying of Ncw-iork, who addressed the in'"tI.
in regard To the object. and moral advantage Of tAe
Bible Society.
lIIGH Pace FOR WmE,r.-A L.; oi wheel We
sold yesterday by Williams X CarrIns;"nr Tor Nr
James f. brooks Of Halifax, at - 30 per buaEcI
DtArm or Cot. PARnrorr.-Col. John PARROT
IF Marshall county Va, died ut the Sprics lionr
in Wheeling, on MonJny last, in the 9th year N ~
aye. Col. H., some y"nrs ago, represented Msr'"h
county in the House Of Delegates aud also r-prc'sH
c,l his District III tho Senate. He was native
Berkeley county.
DIswInprr CIRcuIr CouRr.-We learn irom i
Petersburg Express that the young white woHsi
named Mary Andrews charged with burning then'i
Of Mr.. james II. Boi-seHu, WIS tried before tho
cult Court of Dmwddir, few days ago, 6'sd i0-~ }
guilty-hc jary fixing tn" punishment at three yt'I
imprisonment IN tho Pemitcutlary. Counsel Tor y
fence then moved f,r nc@ trial, which Judge As,1
decided To grant The prisoner was rcnandcd 70 -
but w"uld il WAS supposed, obtain bail before the
iourilmrnt of the Court.
DEMOCRATIC MLrIISG Al iETfnsBuRG.-l.t
Express OF Yesterday, say- Mechanics Hall " 4
crowded last eveung 10 hen. the Democratic 0itre"t
~ winch had been daily GGnU.nccd to take II"
there. At tie hour appointed iHlnes Lyons, FRI"
Richmond we Introduced 10 tlc audience, ANA dcl''
~! one of his peculiarly powerful rensonIms and III"
addresses Oh Virginia Democracy past present
future liz. WAS frequently raptur0usIy hpphuded
his numerous anxious aud attentive listeners.
ALEx.spKt, CoUSry LASD.--A truct Of Land
Alexandria county belonging to VIM Jcnks, on
Columbia Turnpike, )ntaiIing 20 acres, was s"Ii
TUESDAY last, in Washington, by D. 4. MrGu~
Auctloncer 10 Co'rer Gnrb"tt, Tor ilO' pei eC
So STATES the AlcIa drla Gazette.
Tmr FIRE. Is atcKssIILE, VA.-Thc fro "h +
occurred in BIZ Ssvir, Mnnongan county, Va.
few DAYS sine. was n very dostruciv. one. ! RI
M "a al we'll YpF
Only eight ,ildiugs IN the town are LETT stand. 2
a SCI .,L.MAsrrn AnEo4D.-Am instrucr'
v,u,h. {, .hool Teacher IN .Icii.rso yunty =, ts
g,lI p -ilvcr watch from ". h.. Griggs. -
with ,ln he hU,l been boarding., and left rcr ~
np, l.. pnrts unknown. Surely, Il bad tea 15
IiI.,,n-lic was Il stranger IN the county, -
und, the name oi Robert {. e.. Clifton aud Ai'
t.r- I'll recommendation t-uppns"d - TO l"rse4,t
Hon. Hcvcrdy Johnson, Hon. }. i. hennrl. ""'
II IatrObc, Eco, OF Baltimore. He II five irr -
" nine inches high, heavy SCI, hroad ehIH'or-, "
hnir, ulourtnche and p"atce. Fifty d0Lars ',""''3
offered for his apprehension.
TIE TRIAL or JANIS GRAHAM. -No nav
&C ived the Farmers Friend Published AZ L H'''
Monroe county, containing the testimony ,'"
James Graham, charged with numbering hS ~
july. 1851. IL show that Graham i'Ht pee" ~
after the ,Iurdcr, 20 eor thGt h LAD rr tf' - n
sLe couIJ ,onk. no NOR. 4iiiruliy about f'gN 81
land she owned and that II sl'r hGh r.en,
ale Abe would moi have been killed. Not".hf' 81
! ing this however, Graham was "'I'''''" P''''
| upon strong evidence Tor the "e'''''
C,ocru Cougr.-.JuDGi MERIbiih ff'Sp
| This Cont has yet number ol ch-'' - my IL
Lila, n Th.rnfou charged with the innrh'' ~ Il
bert Curtalo n free negro at a grocery ma ' III
| ,,,,c ~ short time since has been uI'"'
nr:.liy ofmansIaughtcr by u"Jufy, "nt
-, yea. ,,,.r..c..r..i II: ~ !" Ht"ht.hif'
S'E',.arJn, the ease "f ilcbGen. charged """
| l. ac,un,,.L The attention Ui the Court 'ie
| Inv The case will be- resumed ms morning
u" r.. '.".. 81 John c. Kyle, brought before ~
| n IN a writ of huJsGs corpUi, on al aipi1a''o'
| Lail. a eth - ai... to iefl'i9h "' INC
| p,rou,c FIsm.-Th- Alexandria GH-s''e r.
t.rd.y says: Reports from all the laHdhS' 10y
ll,. and the supplies large. Shad i D."
| drc.I. Herring g. e. J.. psr hossa"F Il
FIRE N GREEysyIILE.-A fire W " tireenTDl
plantation Of Mr. Ei9urL t'""I .pread for se'
county, on Thursday oil a'f "fi,Tnase before II va
rnl miles around, doing nu'"'
rested Oh Saturday.
,,.,f.-A barn belonging -
FIRE IN A'D,~ "a',ou,syle, na1 Destroyed .!
Hasgraye' ne-r !''. .nsr with crops OF corn' os''
lest Thursday together ~
- NJ Applius and ". W
AtLKNARLE.-.,Ib y rhe Democracy oil AISe'"
hays been uuni!ustr'' y! ~
~ The uousc u. peleg"''''
coprrn.-Copper has bceu d'''''s'''
- I'm county,