Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-12
CITY AND SriTE NEWS.

~ oLD N"rF.-lc,,rnlny Il -rl.r".nru "I Louis
county paid mt" tl' Bamk "f Virginia S3n m";" {"
that Bank date. ! ith al February, 1870 signed \.
Il. NcnahIr. President, and J. rckrnhrnI.|. Cash
irr No. iHil. n" paper perfect aud bright.
looking; the "narayin; remarkably puin, compared
with n":rs al the prrsrn: day. The Not; !.l evident
IS im-t come to Ii.hr. aiIrr many yrn, rest in
salc depository.
FnEInmr> TO RI,mMu>r m R,LKoAr.-Thc
Lynrhburs Nirsinan has been .urn-h"! by gen
ilrman in Richmond with tha following list u charges
nu freight hrtwrcu the Two ,es
M"ass"s, per barrel 81 10 Wh-knv. per barrel
Sl.F!!; Dry Goods. per liW p"anI, Oc., Groceries,
Hardware Nc. per 100 lbs, 9r InH. III h"-shrad-
per loo lbs BE-. Salt, per sncE. i' Fash, per bar
ri. h1c
DISTRICT C,uEr.--rh- District cour,-.rr--,.n mt
judges Allen, Bniley. Fulton, Hudson aud Hop
commenced lis session in Abingdon, Virginia
un Saturday, the 10th Of December, and adjourned
on the Friday following, after disposing OF about II
dozen cN.,.s.
BASK ~ rur OLD D"MINIoN.--h meeting "t
III" Stockholders. e" the Bank of the Did Dominion.
at A!tXan,rIN oi Tuesday last, the following gentle
men were elected to serve directors iur the casI-
ing year: VIM. Fowe. Rnbt. II. Miller Dnnir F..
! li""c Lewis Mckenzie, W. e. CnIruuvr, stephen
Shnn, j. D. Wheat, brni. Water
| SCIyIrr.--Thc Alexandria Gazette states that uu
Monday att rn"om, nrar" msn named L'wi-. ngri
about IN, thu lave "i Mr.. Smith Minor hung hinsc /
in the barn ot his master, IN Alexandria county.
| TERRIBLE ENpLo-loS --ImRIr LSHs Lost
SEVERAL Pir>"H- W"uNriu.-Ihr Petersburg fN-
i,rrss, III Yesterday, say a g"mt'lmnn wh" came IN
the southern ears last rvcug, iml"rn~ uN Il" shock
irg nrrrl,n that incurred yesterday near Plra'an:
| Hill in IN" vicinity ul tr. Petersburg and R"ann'i =
Railroad. The boiler al the steam 'm.,inr attached t"
Mr-sr.. licchr \ Blunt extensive mill, III
Grrrn-viiI, county, Va, rvp plnd"i about - o'clock
scattering death nmd destruction IN every direct "n.-
The building was literally torn piece, portions at
the wreck hrin. thrown |" distance "t several hun
| drUd yards. WhcI our informant passed near iln
spot, distant about fl:y rrs il"m Petersburg, three
negro !in been taken irIn the Tuiu-, horribly
man led AMI bruised, and s'Ec cra others yer, bHIiy
w"uud,. Onr white man l, i thought, cannot pos.
~.bv recover. We could nut learn the names u! Huy
"fthr parties the curS stopping but Tor very bnri
period The damage, are informed, Ii ccrtnIn!!
very great.
Prices ur EYGEuE- /: Sut rH-WE,rER> Via.
GI>I,.--Ihc last Abingdon Dclnn"ra; AT pub
lie -alr in front "i our courthouse, III" 2'th Dee
rcmbrr. there were sold thirteen SIavc- belonging I,
the estate "i the late Cnlt. john Dunn, -crnrcd \
rr.Iit III six months allowed. pnc man. aged -;
yruTs, hruught $40; ""naiI, - Years Sfb, Irsr'
woman, 81 years, and chiid IL nonils $"ij; nrsr'
boy, IL years. ssh n girl, l. years. S.u' boy, :
v,,I- S.dm; boy. ycurs. So g!r., years S'2o
Il gii. yrnrs, lO. u!uhcr same ago. -. and M
other, same ng,, $iiu. Ihr-" very hgh price,
when " -iri@r;ny al n"m'y matters i considered
\ large at persons were present and ili'
bidding WIS extremely spirited.
liI"H ~ THEY SELL, rHkr iiIEL >IiIL lii"H
EK.--Dn Monday Inst tsuys ia" Abingdon Democrat
there wns Il negro hirin" ~ Big Spring, Stone
Cn-tlc, i'll the urpcrpart oi this county, Washington
nj which SOME awful prices paid. Furin>tancc
Andy. common field hand, =; years old. went iu
SiG1. Tor tie wear: Tom. n field hHnd $50; Dicv,
lcnnl" horl~" servant. $l!l. Margaret Ii year, ole!
know nothing. so. Inc demand Tor n"gr'".- br
M great. w"Gi II not hr well I" consider ia" pr"
pri"y "i repeating the law sUpprcssIng ia" slnv'
trade! n".:r" "m the premises NJ such prices IL Ia,
gr'nt luNnry for poor people.
SALE "r NEGROES N ArGu>ri.--Om New
Y"ar. day t,nyo the .n"",' .e,'"'"rJ tnr "cSr"c
L.l,u.;,,. TO the .>ta, III John W. Frazier dec, .cd
,,".. ,od ut auction in this place, ut prices wh"i
show that money .r,ruu b" very scarce, m"rwI;h
-iam,iiu. tn" hard times The n.-r.,,,-u-u AN,
wnncm varying from II 10 IL year, al u.,, and three
rhlhr"u-bTough lat So. heinz alI average Ui S'hl'
rarh.
,,.,,..,.,,.. ,t,,.. pr,.,..r,uc a,
| Tuesday evening PITmN Hall was d"nN''y crowded
hv r,,,r,tnc Audience To- listen To- the Hon. II. 4
| ~; ,o T.. ,.o;.;,,, ,r y -, I,,, ~, nr.
| Tor made his appearance.
The Express suv-: "Thc Hon. K. X. Meade thct
entered int" I,oIrgy and expressed ls regret a
This disappointment, vi ch ins, have been caused by
some occurrence" over which Mr.. Wise could have
no control. j. Rvcs Esq, WAS "a"'! On by the du
'llelrr and with much energy, sp:rt aI!i cIle" d"
livcrcd of his peculiar aic,.,s, III winch hc r"i'
rnugl-Shnl over Know Nnhn.,lSih: and showed il'
folly oi mans v"ti;l-: for ANY candidate VIII" VA
nrhnr,l tu hrin forth his principles tn i"~t 'h" opim
IONS oi the wort. Drhrr speaker, addressed III" "u
been Il, ils i,s u the river durin the ISr lew day
and some running foul q" crafts, and W. should ""
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W.du.,Lay"
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MrSisrFHi,L.-Thc Baltimore sun, "f Yesterday
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o''" unanimously NV "'' ~ '"'