Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-03-13

va, :inPclirI 10 the rash attcmI: from The rcrl:s aiir
hy the tuniiv, with whom she was living IL Il -.
want. that she. haI stolen from them some iri;iimy III
:ir'rs Of i"w"lfy. The poor girl is altogether too -el
'iivr :ur tEri> ,!microus world.
J"mS Y. Mason. EsQ.-Evcrv;hin: in relation t
the illness "f this gentleman. our Nini.tc: Il. Paris, i
'eadwith much intel'., by II large number -; our rcni
,r+. and particularly by his friends in Iii, city, his !at,
residence. The last intelligence from Pari, con,
firms previous accounts. Mr.. Mason vas severely
afflicted. bit his mind was Ia ~" degree Affected
Daring his illness the Emperor and all :ho Imperial
family manifested much interest ia IIs welfare. AL! II.
the inst diplomatic gathering at the Tuil!c;ics the
family OF Mr.. Macon were prrscnr. and were warmly
congratulated on III" Minister'S recovery.
FlREs.-OnS Saturday night, about9 o'clock, the car
pentcr's shop OF Mr.. n. W. Walton, at the northern end
Of 'th street, opposite the City Spring, was fired by
an incendiary sni burned. Mr.. W., We learn hal an
Insurance on the property destroyed 10 the amount o.
StaW, which, will not, We understand, cover his loss 10y
u considerable amount. This is the fourth time, VIII
IN n few years, that Mr.. W. has had bis c"rpeIirr
shop DESTROYED bv inccntiarirs, and this IL tie only
time h" has had any insurance.
About l. O'clock, the same night. 4 fro broke on;
IN tn" grocery and liquor store "i Mr.. panic! .NFrfS'
opposite I"ibot's Foundry, on Cary n"Hr lih street.
Tie building Il large three story brick house, and
contents, were destroyed.
The fir" extended In M adjoining brick building ~
the same SIZE, occupied in the lower story by Dnu!cl
White, an old cnlorcd mun. rs n cOOpcr's shop. Here
the .o.- was confined chiefly ~ the building. \ portion
oi the contents vas -a'cd, and The remainder YVES at
little value.
Tn" buildings, we understand, belonged IN Mrs.
Eliza l.. Van Lew, aud were insured. Mr.. Marks also
had an insurance on his store, but the amount we did
not learn. The loss IN buildings is probably s5OOo,
and the loss Of Mr.. Marks between one ami Two thou
sand dollars.
This isthe second time Daniel White, the old co!orcd
cooper, has hal his shop burned within the last few
weeks. The shop first burned was adjoining The one
last destroyed.
SMALL. NOTES.-The friends Of the Small H"''
currency predicted that tho law T:air' the circulation
of such money would no; BE- r"Eari"d. In Eichm"nd
and in al tins par, of Virginia, We d"45; whether Il
single small note has passed hands, in 'he NAY Of bu-
.;aH<-. since the law went INFO operation iHs! HliiTitnrr.
We have seen no small notes for more than y
months; and we believe ;h"v have entirely disappear
ed from all part. %: the state. This sprnls well toI
those who have observed The law Will" a r"bHh''- AL
who iHborcd Ia prevent IL Observance.
SrDDrH DEATH o. \ Rolp-StEE.-iAe Peters
bur: Express Of Saturday says :-"On Thursday. u
young IMAM, tt tailor, uamed Char!c- Taii!it, aged nhou'
80, Lrii Richmond aud cnmr on towards Petersburg,
10 obtain work IN this city. lie had been cmpl"yrt
by tie firm OF Beers Il poinirNtcr, OF Richmond, and
on tho above daY started hIihrr on foot, with =. s''GnG
man, q companion # lis. On arriving At the old
Halfway House, ihty took L snec',. and while there
II horse dealer caln. along md "u-,rd them a ride the
rest ii the way. They mounted h couple ii h"rs'-,
but had not gone two miles, when Tahiti complained
of feeling sick and asked the horse dealer 10 wait lot
him ill he'd take a few miTut"s' rest. lic-c were
liz Int words, for 3cHrc"ly had he lad lIIHs"lf down,
but he died, The body was taken IN charge 10y III"
"vrrsr"rs 81 the poor iJr ~in!rrm"nt. Deceased was "
sin-l" man and n native at England
DIsrRrssI." BsKrAvIME>r ~ SnrTm>wrroN.
The Norfolk Beacon announced II few days ~" the
death of Miss Mamie Murfra, second daughter ot
Mr.. john W. Murirr, - southampton county, in the
enih wear Of her a.r. On Tuesday last The Beacon
published The dngih Of Miss Josephine Muri.", >I-'"r
ct the above, in tho l1ih yrnr ut her age. lI"y
were both fair vonng creatures, and tn" light and JOY
0i n household, which Il To-" days NJ" r~r'aili,'"'i Will,
nirih and ioyiulncs4, but is now titled with s-dn'"- and
lamentations.
Is SUBJTSTIOE.-PrItrr, tho desperate celebrated!
IN the Annals of conntrrfsiting and Jail -brraking, was
co%r,lu,ie,i Ii.st week i'"n The Wheeling jall /" III"
iari of EmroUr county. h. OLD ~Insc!e'-. III" Nier!
ing Argus states tbnt tie prisoner conducted himself
with gr"a: propvicty aud gnro r" trouble &c th"5"
who lnd him IN Shrrg"
PITrsvIvANn CoTyTT-A :. Euiord IA, II
delegate from this county Il. ne last iioGse OF Dele
gates, decline thr"GEh E ca'i II IL Dgnville Rcgi..
Ter, Il recollection.
FRArRIcIDr IL IiEc%. ., Il RG.-The ClaksYiIlc
~"Tobacco Plant r,ates tEa; some four weeks ato 4
nero boy und his brother, belonging 10 Miles Wug-
S,uii. of MeckienbUrg county, engaged in Il came OF
iuStc Cap, stakiEc their knives upon the game. a
dispute arose a. 10 who Tns winner, and Il fight on
SUrri. during which one stabbed the other family. III"
Survivor was tried at the February Mechlrnburo
Courr. The father was tn" witness. H. va, prr~rmr
N the time T.! the difficulty, AMI 81" Ole -rm h:.r"
the fatal blade 10 IN" heart 81 the other. pom hi.
testimony the survivor was acquitted. "I He ground
that the nc. was clcHrly committed in s"i;.,i'GU,r.
Corn ~ WFIGHr.-lho Norfolk Herald states
that il Inns been requrstedto announc" Ia I'll" farmer "i
Virginia and North Carolina tina. the corn dealers i'll
The Ncrinlk market have come {" the determination
10 buy and sell corn by weight on md after the first
If April next, and that in n few days they will iSsu" u
circular setting forth all the tacts OF the caSc. In coli
sequence of this movement the Herald think II
ruuld he advisable Tor III" corn grower, in I'll" lw"
II sc; to procure :Vr their next crop ;hr heaviest .c,i
corn they can find. From this change IN ;hu moi,
1t buYiug nnd selling, It j. hoped that maIy aIsA:;a.
!."- wit rrsut:-nrirr- will h. received ;ur corn tor
Err"r,Hn markets 10 II" shipped direct AMI ihys
suN" ia" planter The freight that Is now paji between
Norfolk and Ny York. FHrUrrs nrr requested
~ give the change Il lair trial.
CoIoylAarTos.-Dn SUNDAY night, the ith instant,
a; the Presbyterian Church in Liberty, Bedford coun.
II, Mrssrs q. ". L.cyburn, Jno. GooI- jr, Jas. I.
Johnson. and Alex. Eubunk addressed Il large nl-
dirncr IN bfhalt -! the Eirginin Colonization Society.
The audience, says the Sentinel, We're highly interest
I'd in the rau-", aud II hHnd-nm" collection was made.
puIuI.L MirnSG.-A Democratic Meeting Of
iour hundred persons, AZ Norfolk, on Thurstny night
WI. addressed by MiGr- W. Fisher, ESQ, Of
the Enairsn shore, aud ". ". Sharp. Esq. Of Nor
folk. III" meeting appointed 80 delegates 10 attend
In. Congressional Convention, which meets :G-uny 1t,
suffolk. M. Millsrn wi! proximity be nominated Tor
r,-,i,,!.pn although other worthy gentlemen viii
be- n.asr.i upon ia" favor -; the Convention.
t;Kun II al D~iSvIuI.-It gives liz pleasure to
witness the growth and prosperity Of cur Virginin
towns. MtaT places supposed tn buvc obIaiucd long
since their lrll stature, have recently taken n stat
which exhibit n new and encouraging state ii pro-
p"riIy. Such l.; the case Of DanSillr, an the south
Side, although the Railroad from Thu CITY In, yet to
reach that thriving town. The last DHrN lie Rrpub-
lcnn ahy-:
Between tity and sixty houses have been pun up
ia Damviil" in the las, two years, and most ol Them
in the last twelve months. Five years ago the nam
Der eight would nav" embraced all the stores in town,
whilst now there nrc twenty i've houses licensed Ia
merchandise. Then one hotel would have H".
every hmi: Yho lived here on who visit.
81 the p!are: now there are .wo large hotels, nuI
boarding houses innumcrGDlc, md ,ic "ry = -rlll i"I
more room. Then half tie hons.s in the r'1'r "r:'
unoccupici; now houses cannot b. i:t Up tact
enough tor ia" demand. Then tber, w"r' =" few Fc"-
pl" her" thai every body kEcw ever body cis', h"%
the oldest inlIabi!an; sometimes feels liG' tr - :" "
land OF strangers. Now he daily -r's fAr i''- ~
strangers walking about The streets, apparent: n
much nj horar a. himself, AMI h" tr"l- tDni " i'" 90"
hGs dawned upon tn" place.
CASDInaTr ron THE SFNArT.-ltton S;G"Uri, ia
the Cnlprpar Observer, announces hims"i: a cnndi-