Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-23
CITY AND STATE N.,,

CITY AND STATE New
H"h'"1k Aif,rE>.-'lrs,l.. JOHN Il W
'.'u 'c"' 90 W. ann, have Lrcn apI,oili. y rh"ai
r:''",s Z" '''.' Norfolk aml Petersburg. K,I Di.
,Ee " a','r ~. Taylor and .lv-inl We'll. dcr...!
for the Legislature. "'""''uh'e
! h'hptk.-h IN. Charles, Esq. an este.nosa ,
ticn"n OF North Carolina, was ~ho, ON rr;io sGl
.oll'" ui'h',o"n person while riding in his suII y
lew miles H"iIh % EliZai,ih CITY, \. e. H. ~
hut short 'in.n after h. Wa, struck with w. 'r9
! ball. VIVA IL" iH'sl
THr CONTINENTAL Gr,ED. Capt, Cr.wf,,,
tend paying Nisil 10 llI, tucLad.. Civ I'm III w.
next, where predict hrv will NEE; wit t,Y"tsy
dicrly reception from the SIu'l-sid military -.
! never turn. their backs friend o: foe W. "-'
thar CAPT. doe, az the head ii the y-u.raIi H"
will be on the look "ui 10 give The new corn. a h.
welcome. MY
| SCB>rtSTII F"rNrtTi",.-Ihe maaonrv for p,
new mill now III process at erection Tor Mrsirs w..
| WICK y BarGSdale. Is Il most substantial n;.c. ~,
| work. The stone work al ia" bottom i s.rar,o,
| ieri iIlCk. The brick work. up L. the level ~, d.
sheet. "t the thickn-s, :" seven btlrk, ami LI
IND enghwise and the walls above are 10 b., .; H.
Thickness ol five and 4 half, placed in like rnanuer
| some Iten Of the extent OF this work NAV be "a
'hcrcd from the fact that the foundation ulonc vii,
| cost $4,000.
| FIRE Is PErER>BrRG. On Sunday morning alou,
. riorh, hrr broke out IN u stable rented by CAPT
ID. Hii!es, near the rorncr Of Halifax and MAKE;
'"ee'S, Petersburg and spread thence 10 & brick
mouse on the corner, occupied by Ella johnson d.
sto!ihg the building and damaging other property "a
trI sMihny' The dwelling was o~fr'. By Mr.. Geo
Tbs 60 =, ana insured III the Mutual Office for S2,jcu
crndiary. 'e'' '''' "''" " "' ~
,in Han Ns 1CA the rsc~n, met. of the vir
contributed 10 In" Society tnr tl, r.l., If ,,,,.rsT
| mated ministers and widows nnd orlhnns Of m.
s'me. ~" lui"i, which j. the result oI contributions.
!'"h AL denominations, now amounts To- = am
| SHOCKING ACCIDENT A>p Df,ru--rbs b;s,o,.s
g ives the details Of shocking nccjd.n, rlih &
reu on M"h'ihy morning last an the lhlln of Mr. J,p
ID. Quar- les III licarico COUNTY, between ,hc r'n,L
road and the canal, and about three miles w.-r @,
| inns cltT Inc particulars a. follows. E,ur l,
from Iwr''" 10 slN"rn years ol nge. named Sum',
KICKS, Eto W hic, )no. MounliJv and Salnl Beech
uin procured guns AMI started OF. Oh r hunting c,
cur'on. After reaching Mr.. Qnnrrs' farm, (;rorre
! " ahe Fred MS gun III bird III" "lh,r three standing
near hI, and then stopped 10 reload. Alter putting
IA his POWDER wal and shot. liz raised hs iuwliuI
piece Ia his arm, cooked /! ami pu, cap "u the W..
pie. he then attempted - lower The hammer b.; n
l"nG s." i slipped from his agcrs, fell upon thu rs,
and exploited II, causing the barre, ~ discharge ami
dcp"-., IL contents III ;!i" ctt side OF SaMuLI Il6,
head, who wa. unfortunately Standing ,iirrcry i.
front and within few icrt OF the muzHie BLOWN.
Oui his brains. and thereby cnu,imy immediate death.
Not Knowing what to in, ahI being very much
alarmed the other two boys, ~ the request If Wadc
promised 10 keep the accident profound secret and
with that understanding, they lett their dcuA comlnn
ION III the woods, AMI returned home IL III sht. Some
hours after having retired 10 rest, the circumstance
prcyrd 80 heavily upon young M"unl"y's mind, ,hsi
he called his mother aud told her what had nppel"!
and, Tuesday morning she broke the heart. rru!I,
news 10 the parents of young Hicks. Justice K b |
Tyler was then Sent for. and accompanied by lie I
thror boys and number o! other persons rcnr,
was instituted, and the dead body of Young Hicks
found, hi. brains scattered Oh the ground.
Justice Tyler, inter seeing the body, had jury of
inquest summoned before whom the three boys, the
companions ol young Hicks ut the time o his death
were examined, and the above facts elected. Al! OIL
them coIrrrred in the statement that the killing vas
purely accidental; and give, excuse for atremlr
ing conceal It, that they SUPPOSED II would Ervrr
! be found out a
The jury, after patient investigation OF oil The
facts, rendered 4 verdict OF accidental death. E
NARROW EsCApi.-lhc GrccnbrI-r Era pubiishet
a long accom-, al miraculous csrap" at M-sr'.
Could ana Sulivam. from SuiiOration while d!s?G4
a WE'LL i'll Pocah"Gtas county. They set "it blast q
the well, which lnatea slight report, and un one n
them going down To fan GU; The 'moke he tainted at
fell from the rope. Mr.. Gould then went Down anf
shared similar fate. The persons above then uset
bruoms 10 fan out the smoke, thus causing the air n
circulate aud the sufferers Fortunately cl'r
Gated alive. On examination il found that 'ht
charge had blown downward into cavern. beor
the rock, the gas and smoke ascending througl ne
fuse.
Observation-Disclosures DAVID Campbell. u
Abingdon. Who Is now al Muv.rccsboro, Tenn, Eu'
der treatment Tor cancer III the iacr, - rapidly no.
proving. ai eEtcrtans confident hopes Of speedy re-
cGvrrv.
LARGE YlfID.-Wm. Rush Adams OF Brooke
county, raised on about y acres ut land during th9
past season, two hundred and srvcIv-i"ur bushels ~
coru aud eight hundred pumpkins premium way
awarded OF both corn and punkius Of tue crop 4
the late Fair, at Wellsburg.
THE GRAN MtnEKT At WrLL=BrR" continuf
brisk The lIrrH!! says. THAI several wagon lond'
Wheat sold before breakfast a=t THURSDAY
the rush WINS kept W. all day. Large quantities
corn we're also Cunlu,r III n 80 cents per Gushe IL
THE Evil WoRK.-Seven negroes belonging II
Mr. Henderson. OF Mason county, were enticet az
from their BONES last week and have not since De-
heard Of. The underground business IL grows
evil winch requires the serious attention Of oar -:
gems.
AccipxYT.-In WelIsbulg. on the 9th inst. Ii"
son of David Carter, oil the Planters Hotel, vas Il
most instantly killed by being run over BY 400
horse wagon,
THRrT CHURCHES are shortly to be erected IN ~
town Of RIPLEY, Jackson county--one BAPTIST ~
Episcopal, and Gne Methodist. The work On n
Methodist church has becI commenced. n
JOHN Woor his been convicted OF msnsaugnir' ~
the Circuit Court at Wherng, and sentenced I" " 81
years imprisonment in the Peni;cn;iary. II
WHAT is sclliaS a, Rayen.wood, in Jsta
county, AZ i.JU.
RAPPtHANNOCk LAND FOX SALE.
OFFER tor sale my Plantation in Richmond co"I