Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-02
CITY AND STATE NEWS.


hr was employed in boring cannon, and had hs trIt
leg caught III HE strap which moved the marhIa"cN,
By which It WAS forced III contact with the nnchn.ry>
and 50 broke and crushed between the ankle Hr,i
knee Is /" render nmpu:dnn necessary. The mi
die finger of his lett hand cat oil in his attempt
Ia relieve hiasc!s from the machinery. He was con
veye.. to the Medical Cn!rs", whore tie operation
"t amputating the lcg was successfully performed hy
DIR. A. f. PrticOlas, assisted by DR. T. L. Mayo. aud
the poor fellow doing as we'll as possible when
last heard from.
M,y SHOT ~ BOwIING GREEN.--A man by tn
name o! Henry Baker, was shot III Bowling Green.
near the Northern termination Of Eth or Valley ST..
last Monday night, under the following circumstance.
as furnished bv the American MIR. lgnacIuS II.
Alien, .Jr.. who keeps Marker Garden, hai i.:s-,i
article, from his garden III manner Tor whc! he co"ii
not account the suppnsnn that they Were sur
repttously removed. Forthe purpose o asrertainiug
who did visit the garden. Mr.. Allen watched with
loaded gun for several nights. On Monday night
about II clock, while be was On the watch, tha foot
steps OF u man We're heard approaching The uG.
known hailed four times, We learn and not Re-
plying the gun discharged al him. Ii proved - br
Henry Baker aud he wa. found Ia De badly w"lIl vel
in the arms and r,h; hip. Assistance being procured.
he was Carried to neghbornS house, where hc tIas
laid ever since suffering badly. lie refused IL lei:
DIR. airing who attended him, the that IL
duccd him TO enter the garden. is though h" viii
ultimately recover.
~
is now trial before Judge l.rnux n Hanover
Court House, for the murder VIM Tlos Bo2r, coat
mted Oh the 2Sh OF last April! about l. miles lr''a
this city. The case cXcitcs great deal u! Interest
Some fifteen twuuty witnesses have been summon
cd to testify. The was taken up ON Thursday AMI
i; was expected that il wuul not hc finished UuG-r
week. The American says 'Jud -c l1ii'TS WIS i'i-
willing 10 commence the cause before every thing was
in readiness Tor " final trial! II Will be rcc"!e";rf
that the prisoner, Surkc, admitted 10 bal shortly
after shooting, B"ze. IL would appear that Judge
lomax thinks that III. law WAS violated lnsu doing. ~
he has announced his intention Of sending the accused
T." jail during the penlcncy of trial Counsel Tor III"
Commonwealth, G.. W. Dnbncy--ior the defence, l..
Il. Daniel, Il. W. Richardson and Ch.stain White.
DARING ATrEHrr Ar RonurRY ASD MuRprI.--
On Wednesday night last most daring attempt
made murder aud rob Mr.. VIM. Timhcrlnhr r!
llenrco, while lying asleep in his bed. Mr. l. hrt
been collecting tour the day before, and rraci
Ing his grocery on the Darby town road, about nn"
miles from Richmond, in the afternoon, concluded 20
keep the money collected with him till morning. That
night feluw called Nat Darby requested 20 bc i'-
lowed To rcnnin all night; and the two retired AZ the
usual hour. Mr.. Timb.rak1 was sound G,icrW.
and during the night WAS aroused, and found Es t''l
tied. lie attempted Ia get up. which alarmed Darby,
who was thcu securing tho money, and wh" instantly
drew his knife au! stabbed Mr.. L. severely. Mr.. I.
then seized him aud gave the alarm, which soon
brought several servants and other persons in the
neghborhord IA his assistance, but they did NOT g.i
there until hc had received eight severe sahs par-
by WAS Instantly secured and placed in JAIL whrrn
he is To undergo an examination for felony.
New DRuG SroRE.--Wc invite attention go tie
advertisements OF McssrS. laid!cy Robinson, Chrn.
sts aud Druggists corner franklin and F"0:tu
streets. These gentleman have n large nmd w",l -.
!ecicd stock of drugs and medicines, Together WIKI
every other article usually kept III an establishments.
oc the kind. W" speak from our own hn"wr!r'
when recommend their c!5Gra tu H." attention -
SMOKERS: indeed, attrr having been for nn hour ~
two mlnng their pleasant fragrance, We fimd II nm%
thing but irksumc to give them puff. Mrssr- J..
" K. are thoroughly acquainted with every hraurN!
ol their business and well deserve SGrcco-.
REMOVAL OF \ TrMoR.-Dr Tho. u. Mayo
moved from the oi named Meredith t""!,'
IAN nmne "i .Ircity .tnsr"u-",I "n Thursday i"-',
an enormous fatty ;umour, weighing several rouud'.
The operation w"s performed with much skill
SINGULAR F,cr.-Clum shells have been tnu'I
by the worimcn engaged in digging down lth str'"r
acros- Council Chamber HID sx feet below H."
sSsP' s' @ @S'rl"fs , M MhS ; i = t rG"!%Si; i i" ." . ,
ncnmIrchensiblc how they ever got there. IH.
shells lnve the appearance o being turned into b"'
mari. They have, nevertheless Enthusiastically b"'"
clam shells ut some remote period.
New MAEEgT RACES FJu,H pJg.Ihc srort
Friday was quite exciting. |: will b" perceived thar
One Eye Joe was the victor, making what turin'"H
consider excellent time.
q. ,. IIarss Fanny Fem by Glencoe, : ;
James Talley's One Eye Joe, by Prince
George, -
Tho,na. Doswclrs Asiina, by Chile
Harold, - :
John BeIrhers Rrbccca, by TnIy.Io, III.
imc-34-34Gt --3:iS.
The race over the New Market Course, on Thurs
day, WIS well attended. Tn" competitors were ll-
bnns' "Philo" Doswell's "Sclenc,' TaIy's "LurY
Philips" and Hechrr's "praks oi Otter" Tn" pGr"
10 Ia, L.,
RETURN or FuGIrIvE SLAvEs.-A few days mo-
three runaway slaves wcr,. arrested mar Al"r@nn
town, Va. Two OF them belonged 10 John j. Porter,
and the other To George Mcdaniel, of Bath county,
Va. They say they have been To Indiana found th"y
could get no work, found the colorcd population ~
the vicinity which they visited in II state ot mnd't}
| and starvation, and they were struggling back ia
search of something To maintain themS"iver --s"i
| back to Pennsy MISUNDERSTANDING about almost ~
dcspair-a finally returned TO Virginia nitci an Gh-
sencc Ui about two months.
THE Nrw FAsHIoS.-In Boston. the Pee sny+. Gr
asles in all pubic buildings and Inc sideways. are :"
bc widclIc In admit the passage Of Indies wiiit i"r
arw fashioned skirts Several gentlemen have NOV
| cd ont of the city To ALLOW their wives and daughter,
| room to turn round.
| ToR,cco CRor.--Wr hear tsays the South side
| Demucrat) numerous complaints OF the I"Vn:"a
| which the horn bug s making on the tobacco cE"i.
|
| 10 be very much injured. The amount of tobGrr"
raised in TINT section will not, we presume, 10:
| large rs was expected.
CHANGE or TERMISL-.-Ihc Frcdecichsb sburI Her.
aid learns TINT the Richmond mud Frcd"rc!.-br..
railroad contcmplates chang. in the terminus -
| their roud, from Acquin Creek Ia point some ten
| or fifteen miles further North, along the Pc:oma".
| by which the steamboang will be lcss.n"d, a.!
time thus gained
LARGE YiELD.--lt is estimated by very INTEL
gent gentleman that in Hampshire and Hardy com.
ties alone there will be raised th" present sca-nn t'
enormous quantity of between IRE amt siL m''''"''
,f bnsheis nt c0rn, This tremendous yield "i
| will be sufficient 10 feed twenty thousand head e!
| cattle.
| RrIIGrors NoTICE.-Rrv. Tibcrius G.. J"nc, "I'l
| preach Tomorrow iSuntay) morning. NJ eleven
| o'clock, and on tomorrow night al eight O'Clock. n
Grace Street Baptist Church The public arc my'-
| ted tu attend.
| RElIGIous NurrcE-R,v. r. j. Whiteninb wi!
preach in the Univcrsalist Church Tomorrow ~ -
| o'clock in the morning, and nj lii tho evening
| The public nre invited 10 attend.
SALE OF Valuable FARs.-Mr. J. H. Minor
has sold his farm, hearty eighty acres adjoining nf-
snge Court House, Virginia, at $lGO IN acre. ~.
| Horace d. Ashton is the purchaser.
ARRgsr-Add-on Jackson has been arrested IN
Staunton for stealing SO from the store "f M"Fai y
inwes uud committed 10 jail TO await trial Inc
mDnuy found in his hat.
LATER FROM MEXICo.
NHw ORLEANS, Sept G.-The stcnmer D!lAaba
has arrived with Mexican dates to the l9.h ol sep
tcrnber. Cen Carrera had been abandoned ut Vera
Cruz and council had been appointed rep:"s"nI'mE
the garrison, who have adopted the plan of Ayu'".
thus abolshing all fenr of II collision between ia"
troops aud civilians: still, M no government 'Ni