Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-06

Sorf,,k county, Va, intend to esen' u 80.
,..,hreu Of Isle of Wight county VIII" Fec 2 bns hssn
Snnnar On the 4th. John W.. louns' -, o IT, lac
patle' va ,ha orator, The ceremonies are tot"hc Pnnce
selectcd Us ~ o o"5 q number OF distinguished gentle
III Smitnhsiuma Gu Isle of Wight was the banner
men Will " III Second District in the late gubernatori'
al election. -
R,1RoAu.-During the week ending
10, ON horsheuds of tobacco were brought
'"n' . n.,v;,lc Railroad to Richmond-and du.
over Inc a .ame week the daily receipts from freights
. ~ between $500 and SoOO.
n,s,,xcrIsHED ARRIvAL.-One of Queen Victo-
r;o,s Maids of Honor, (said to be) who has been trav-
o,;nr through tho United States, arrived ut Union, in
Monroe county, on Monday last. She left by times
an Tuesday morning, in the direction OF the Sweet
Suriurs. The impression she created ut mon 1the
Farmers Friend says) was not very favorable.
FIRE AND Loss OF LrrE.-The house Of Capt. Lind
say Walker, in Albemarle county, VA, was destroy
ed by fire on the night of the 18th. A daughter OF Dr.
Gilmcr, of Lynchburg, was burnt to death Ut the
time. Capt. Walker lost all his furniture.
Quick l'RrPs.-The cars on the Orange and Alex
andria Rail Road, which leave Alexandria at a quar-
ter before seven o'clock in the morning for Gordons'
vile, return by a quarter past one O'CLOCK mus l"A.
ING the round trip of 1870 miles, including stopages AT
all the Qep0tS on the line, III III sP"Seoi VIZ
and a half. The Southern steamboat arrives al Alex
undria now, about the same time that the cars DO.
VIRGIN, CRoPs.-Thc Charlottesville Advocate
saws that the wheat harvest has July commenced III
Alb,marle, and il is confident that SO full a crop oil
wheat has not been raised for six years. The corn
and tobacco crops are looking unusually well.
I'm Louisa, Fiuvannu, Nelson and Orange counties,
the same paper says the crops are excellent;
The Alexandria Sentinel thinks thatin tiat region
= -. .io,,.l ., ryo ,,, eunnV anil. where Wueut
v.ae well advanced before the ruins commenced II
escaped rust. but in the clay and red lands, 1t f'ars
it has been D cured by it.
The Botetourt county American says lhat on sun
dov week. that county was visited with a heavy ram,
which considerably damaged the crops. A large
Quantity of wheat was beaten down, and fences aud
other property swept oil bythe wafer.
The Soathside Democrat says, that the crops on the
Charles City side of the river are gOod, but not equal
IN those on the Prince George side. The wheat crop
If Ex-Presideut Tyler, at Sherwood Forest, Of Col.
Baylor, at Sandy Point, and Of DIR. WILSON at Ken
MONS though somewhat injured by tho rain, each
excellent yield. Neither smut, the rust, the chinch
bug or the Joint worm have made their appearance
OH lower James river this season.
VIRGINIA Artist The fredericksburg aeWs
saws that Walter Gould, Of Virginia, who is now IN
Florence, stands high among the artists there. 1t Is
informed by n naval officer, that during tho visit
ct Commodore Mayo OF the T.. 5. trlSatc Consttu-
tion to ;ha Grand Dukes palace in Florence, he was
standir. before . picture which he had employed
Mr.. Gould to copy, far 500, aud mentioned the i"rt;
An Italian Artist standing b., 2cil to him "you could
get il copied for SIS, but Mr.. Gould vii give you a
picture well worth Il hundred dollars"
accrpEyTs.-A little .ou Of ID. Mclaughlin, near
Edom, Rockingham, was accidentally drowned on
Tuesday last. MN
Mrs. Mary Kyle, and her niece, Miss Minnie Hall.
of Harrisonburg, were badly injured on nsuneSGaE
- - l.,,n E.nt Al Hall
had her wrist broken, and Mrs. Kyle received pro-
bable fatal iniu rics about the head.
BARN BuRyr.-The barn of DR.. Harvey Kyle,
near Ilarrisonburg, Rockingham, was struck by light
uiug Oh Monday last and destroyed, win ~ 'oHs VI
hay, aud L ~cafr!Egc. Loss S2r3OO.
posrorrIcE ArrArRs.-Pfansuirania and Ttre'-
Eia.-Postnlastcr General Campbell orders the follow
ing: Change the name of Fish Creek, Marshcl COM
ty, Va, to Bolton. Discontinue Sleepy Creek Bridge,
Morgan county, We. Appoint Jed ilotchkiss, post
master, Messy Creek, Augusta county, Va, vice Dan
iel Forrer, resigned. John +. Morris, POSTMASTER
Fisheryjlle, Augusta county, Va, vice Phillip Schu-
inskcr. resigned. J. w. Phones, postmaster, ! leads
vile, Randolph county, Va, vice William M Phoned'
resigned.
PRE.yyr TO THE RIcHMoSD FJRgdES.-At the
store of Mr.. Thomas IA. Bond, in Petersburg, are the
two handsome silver ,rumpets which are to be p!reseu;
ted TO the PhmniY and Niagara fire companies oil
Richmond, OH behalf OF the Council of Petersburg.
for the prompt aid rendered by them ~ the great nTe
there on the 18th Of MAY. The Inscriptions are % fol
lcvs Presented by the city of Petersburg to Niagara
Fire Company No. 5 of the city of Richmond, for aid
rendered May i7th, 1855" "Presentcd by The city
OF Petersburg to PhGnia Fire Company Nos OF INC
city OF Richmond, for aid rendered way l'th, 1000.
The Democrat says they are the handsome things
u The kipd it has ever seen.
IysrEc1Io9.-The s;nolint OF -four inspected Mt
Alexandria for the quarter ending the lat of July was
9 ,l9S barrels.
PLEASURE SEEKISG.-Ihe Petersburg Democrat
lecrns tbut there are alreadya lurge number OF per,
cons at Hampton and Old Point Comfort, who intend
spending the summer month"; there.
APPOINTMENT OF FLOUR MISUNDERSTANDING
johnson has appointed DAVID II. RRASeb,
Esq, Flour Inspector Of Petersburg, to Ill the va
cancy in TINT office occasioucd by the death VI ar.
c. +. Staiuback.
FATAL AccIDESr.-Thomas Lacock, a lad, four,
teen years Of nge and the only son of a widowed
mother, was killed in Norfolk Saturday, by falling
through n lIatchway in thu third story OF Littles To-
bacco factory. Singular to say. not q bone was bro
ken. His internal Injuries, however, gers SO severe
that he died in n few hours.
TAKEN BAcE AGAIH.-Olicers from the Williams,
burg Lunatic ASYLUM arrived in Petersburg on Sun
dav, for John &. Kyle, who had escaped from that
place and commenced his thsttS IN Petersburg.
CoMMExcEMESr.-The commencement at Oak
Lawn Academy, Charlottesville, took place last Teek.
Among the students who distinguished themselves;
avs John d. Jackson, of Petersburg.
Narrow EscAPE.-A little son Of Mr.. Glady, on
Commerce street, Norfolk, fell into the Dock on Sat
Urday morning, remaining under water SIX minutes
lie was taken out apparently dead, but ai:es an ap-
plIcation oi hot bottles and other remedies, wac re-
covered 10 life in half all hour.
MAIL F,clL1rIns.-The Postmaster General has
established q mail between Norfolk aud the Eastern
Shore to run tri.weekly instead Of semI'weekly' a"
heretofore.
RAILROAD WAR ESDEp:-The kichmonS ana e. 1.
ter-burg, Vir! inia and Tennessee, and Southsine
Railroads have all made satisfactory arrahseuhelIS
with the Postmaster General, and the mails VIII
bc carried by them as usual.
LARGE RADIsu.-The editor of the Piedmont Wing
has received Il Radish grown in Fauquicr, OF the long
scarlet kind, measuring two feet IN length anu eie'en
inches i'll circumference.
Suy SrRoRE.-A free colored woman named Eliza
Graves, died suddenly i'll Petersburg, Friday, from
sun stroke.
ORIGIN OF THE LYNCH LAW.
From the old diary Of the distinguished Andrew
Elliott, his grandson, J. G. G.. Kennedy, ESD, OF this
city, has copied the subjoined extracts, giving an ac-
COIN, of Capt. Lynch, of Virginia, who appears t"
have been the man who introduced and gave u name
TO that "wild justice" which is known in our country
as "Lymch lam."
Capt. Lynch, just mentioned, was the nuthor OF
the lybch laws SO we'll known and 30 frequently car
ried into effect some years ago in tho United States.
in violation OF every principle of Justice and jurispru-
dence. Mr.. Lynch resided in Pitt-ylvania' Ill the
STATE of Virginia, when he commenced legislator and
carried his system into effect. The detail l had from
himself, and is nearly as follows:
"The Lynch.Inen associated for the purpose OF pun
;sl;nr crimes in q summary way, without the tedious