Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-23
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IN, W.AIHLE,-A i5r Jays oI ..iA..siis ~Ir"i
weather t,r January. Terminated yesterday morning,
: about = O'Clock in a terrific storm Of wind, rain, thun-
! der and lightning. For about al hour, the rain de-
sccuLc,l in torrents. the wind blew with fearful vio-
? lrncr. the l:clinin.s flashed AMI the thuDders roll.
ed with a grandeur and awIulncss seldom cqunllcd III
the midst of summer. The wind had u merry tr"iic
amongst doors, shutters, signs and shingles, nrd tn.
rain found but few Luu.cs capable ot resisting It's torcc
and irsiulntin- uroprnsitirs. Thousands -four citizens
were aroused from their pillows by the pcltings OF the
nitilrss storm, their busuInS all The while filled viii!
stormy terrors. We have heard of some houses that
were unroofrd. and much other damage done IN q
smaller way by the war of elements; but, uncHrec'-
edly, we have heard of IN serious result. The streets
were flooded. and by their ~washings looked Yesterday
n il 1.-THE noble james had paid them Il visit the
night before. The storm was All awful one tor sea
men, ind fears are entertained that lis effects with
them have been of Il distressing character. There
was M immediate und very sudden change of tempe
nature from warm 10 cold. after the storm: and YER
terday continued throughout the day very cold and
windy.
X. G.. SCoTT, E.Q.--A Letter received in this city
from Portugal, states that liobt. q. Scott, Esq, Anne
rican Consul at Rio de Janeiro, arrived at Lisbon, on
the 9't!I OF December, en- route for Rio, which place
he expects to reach during the present month. The
numerous friends of Mr.. 5. in this city will be glad 10
learn, that he and Mrs. G.. were in excellent health
and spirits at the date of the letter referred to.
SuDDES DEArH.-Mrs. Susannah Gregory, wife OF
Mr.. James Gregory Of Chesterfield, died suddenly in
this city OH Friday night last. She was on Il visit to
Mr.. Joel b. Bragg's on 9TH street, between Cary and
Canal, and up to tea time appeared in perfect health
but shortly utter complained of headache, was taken
suddenly i'll and died in u short time thereafter.
THos. WALLACE, EsQ.-We regret to see it an
nounced in the Petersburg Democrat that Thomas
Wallace, Esq. declines being q candidate for re-elec-
zion TO the House of Delegates Of Virginia, from Pc
terburg. -. -,
member of the House OF delegates was not i'll that
body.
GENUINE DrMocRAcY.-A meeting of democrats
with the bark on" is called in the Rockingham Re-
pi,ter, to take place at Eutuw School House on the
last Saturday in this month. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
with Wbiogcry combined, will never be able To do
any skinninr work in Old Rockingham. On the con-
trnry they have always been the 'boys' 10 skin the
Cnuns, and now We predict they will soon have the
hides Of the know-No,hingS stretched.
SuuTH-SIpE RAIL HoAD.-A train OF forty loaded
cars, passed over the Sou:h-SiIc rail road 10 Peters
burg, lust Tuesday. The train had on, among other
things, ten thousand bushels of wheat; waS drawn by
one engine, and il said TO have been altogether the
most lengthy proceeding of the kind that ever enter
ed the Cockndc City.
BLOODY WORK IL AProM,rroI.-The Lynchburg
Vireiniun of Saturday states that IN affair Of II very
tragic character occurred among the slaves ON the
plantation OF Col. b. p. Walker, in Appomat,ox
county, last Monday night. 1t appears that n ; ave
from n ncighbnring plantation desired 20 marry one of
! Col. Walker negro girls, but could not procure the
consent OF her father. AZ the time mentioned. he
sought out the girl, attacked her with II knife aud slew
her. Other slaves lntcrpOsinc. he attacked them also,
and inflicted serious. il not fatal wounds. On two of
them. Finally lie turned his knife upon himself, and
took his own life.
DAyyrILE RAILROAD B~uyps.-The Danvillc Re.
publican states that these bonds are selling very
rapidly. The sales had. several days ago, reached
the sum Of sl9l 900, and they were still in demand.
The work then continues the Republican, will 20
Oh and the present yeGr will see the ra!lroad compile
ted to Danvillc. The contracts for the sill- from
South Boston has been let to Mr.. Rober. Harvey,
and the tract will he luid down with ul possible cX.
petition.
ARRIVAL or B,oHMAS.-Oniccr Tyler urriv-
I'd in this city last Saturday afternoon, having in GUS
toby Charles Lewis Buchman, who stands charged
with stealing Sl7l0 from Mr.. Fnyettc McMullcn, on
the 18th day of August last. Bachman was arrested
i'm New York, aud has made q full confession of his
guilt. He states that OH the morning "t the collision
with the mail train, going North, and the hand car on
which Mr.. McMnllcn had taken passage from Slash
| Cottage, where he was accidently left by the regular
train, cunning 20 thi. city, he found the carpet bnT.
| took out the money, gave Howle Il small portion, and
then started North, where he was swlndIcd ont OF n
llrgc portion, OF il. He further states that he has been
10 GERMANY, which i very doubtful, and since return
ed TO New York. When arrested, he hhl none ot Tie
money in his possession. He will undergo an cxam'-
nation before the MAJOR Us soon n the witnesses Gun
be got together, which will probably bo nthe course
of n few days.
C,SCER CuRrp.-Dr. Alexander j. Baldwin, OF
Winchester, Wal himself an eminent physIcIan'
writes TO DR.. Samuel Gilbert, Of New York, ncknow-
lodging himself cured by the latter Of an invetcrnte
ulcer upon the left side ri his nose and face, which
had hitherto hhilled the skill of the best surgeons ana
physicians of Baltimore and Philadelphia. Dr. Bald
win writes with n view 10 relieve the sniIrrIrgs oi
many Oi his teIl"w-bcings similarly afflicted MA
says:
;.Cancer i. one III the most distressing, painful, and
horrible diseases thar flesh Is heir to. md what adds
greatly To It's horrors is the tnct, admitted by the lncni-
cal profession, TINT they know 10 remedy for it-in
other words, tlut it il incurnble. Surely, under such
circumstances, he who has discovered an chcctnai
remedy for so terrible n maIaly deserves to be regard
ed a. Il great bencfactor OF mankind, ana nave his
name known wherever such Diseases exist.
Woop.-The price Of pine wood in Norfolk, Is -
per corG--sl % for n quarter of a cord. This ad-
vance, says the Argus, is uniformly charged at the
county dock, although only one-iourth OF the cord Is
given: so that persons who are not able To buy more
at one time must pay atthc rate Of - per cent. higher
than those who can buy n larger quantity. lndi'
rent and worthy females constantly submit to these
unerunl prices. There are occasional exceptions,
however, to this rule, we ac plensed to state, ana We
mention that Capt. Wilburn of Warwick, a wood
dealer, charges at his vessel 81 when the price per
cord is 81, and only q proportiOnnte sum when 1t
il b;ohrr. This il commemorate and worthy OF no
tlce.
ALYxAHDRIA.-As IN evidence Of the increased
prosperity Of Alexandria, it is stated TINT in 1853 the
custom house revenue was about $4,000, but for 1854
il is set down rs s55,ODO. About the year 1913 or 'ie
it was about $4,000. Tho quality of rour inspected
at the 'Pioneer Mills will exceed 10000 barrels
since their commencement in August last. A large
norton of the flour received in Alexandria by rail
road is inspected at S%trasburg and other points OF
Virginia. improvements in the place are perceptiblc
in every direction. New buildings, costly and elegant
now grace several squares. Old residences have been
enlarged and renovated. The Cotton factory con.
tinues in full and active operation, and the water and
gas light companies find theirconvenicnces in increas-
Ing demand. Sixty horses are daily employed, sum
mer and winter, in the public cOnvryanccs between
Alexandria and Washington.
VIRGINIA CONrEREScE.-Itcv. J. ID. Cuulins fur
nishes To the Christian Advocate the following statls-
tics for the past year of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in Virginia. 1t is proper to observe that the
Virginia Conference does not include halt their meIn'
bership in the State:
Twelve were received on probation-one (Rey:C'
a.. Davisl received into the Conference; . travelling
and Slocul preachers were admitted to deacon's or
dcrs; 8 travelling and : local dcacons were admitted
to elders orders. Out of i3l members Of the Con-
ference, l9 were at Confercncc-only II absent;
and, in addition, there were present II probation,
crs-makinS in all l4U present-besides 10 Local
nrrachprs. who were ordained. There is q net