Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-14
c,Ty AND STATE NEWS.

commute To the City Council suitable persons Tor o.
frcs of Principal Engineer and six Fire "aruc"T'
After going through the necessary Pfelilnlnn,. g.,
Inuy i Fay, ESQ, was unanimously nominated ior
,I. nfIi.. of Principal Emginrrr.-Nnriuus names
wer. presented irr Wnrdens, and the vote oeihs ID.
L,r nnd counted, it was nscertaincd thar MI. john
- p,cr .Jr, was nominated for First Warden; Dr.
u "a, NpnwS, for Second Warden; VINCENT BAR
r,vI> for Third Warden, aud MIR. y. Ak~ELL' Tor
E,urrh Warlem.-Tlcrc being yet three other per-
.oms n nominate, and the alarm oi ire luVihS pro-
h Dm" confusion among the iremcn, Il motion was
" ".I md carried TO postpone further nominations
mmt,I tn.uirht, when IL meeting Will be Held III Metro
politan Hall for that purpose.
r,,o, ErvrR Ar NORFOLK AND PoRTsMnrTH.
Thn r,r,rt nf the Board of llcal;l. OF Norfolk, Tor
the twenty -four hours ending FRIDAY, at : I.M.,
shows seventeen new cases III ~ G"s' o "Mu ...vsn
deaths, and two new cases III 'c n',"'?af 'nt.J a..
d.n,hs' The cases all came from the injected ols'
trict, and all the deaths save one were P'''o"' :
moved from Barry's rUw. p.u,,.
The Herald saws that ut the burning OF barry :
row, the iireInen were present I" P!o'e't rnm,
property, bit did not attempt To cXtnIguish III Tow
There were twelve tcnclncnts III Ill, anu ''e! w."
surCd in The "Mutual," for S3,2OU. .no
A subscription for the relief Of the sufferers ny the
fever, was started in Norfolk, III Frlnhy ~" NJ
andi in less tlmn two hours $a,2UO was raised. },
Herald thinks the amount will reach s''"'"' -
Howard Association is to be organized, more EN-
riently to aid the sick. The new cases OF fever ne
of a mild, manageable type. The provisions ARE be-
btllAiS 'a' upt u IN iOi III i''N' -
aid, before some of the afflicted will be suffering iroh'
starvation.
The kitchen and wood house Of Mr.. Woodward,
on Bermuda street, were destroyed by lire on rrida!
morning.
Mr.. Robert West, Il we'll known citizen of PORTS
mouth, died Mt Hampton. on Thursday; on Friday;
Mr.. Nathaniel Sorcy, M old citizen of Norfolk, died
after IL profractcd illness. ,
The Baltimore steamers have again commenced
coming up to the quarantine ground, and there re-
crivin@ passengers from tho ferry boat.
On Thursday, the Pest House of Norfolk contain.
cd 6O cases OF fever. On Saturday there were ~
deaths.
In Portsmouth, on Friday, the naval Hospital con
tanned forty cases, and there were > lntrrincitS. The
new cases in Portsmouth are not 80 great i'll number.
j.. y. Sclooliicld, Esq, chairman Of the Sanitary
Committee, was improving.
There were seven deaths in Portsmouth Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Handy Of the Middle Street Presbyterian
Church, was lying quite Ill.
VIOLENT STORMS ~ Observation-Disclosures
county, Nn., has lately been visited by immense falls
Of rain. The HarriSonburg Register says II hns hcci
raining, almost without intcrinissiOn, for the Inst three
or four weeks. and on the 18th inst. there wasu violent
storm ofthundor, lightning, rain and hail. The Re-
gIstcr says:
The destruction bv the storm in some localitie.
was terrible. Neur Dayton. the dwelling of Joseph
Coilinan was struck by lightning, and several persons
III The house were stunned, although mons were Sc
riously injured. 4 gun in The house was bursted by
the electric fluid. a portion of Squire John Her
rings barn, in tho same locality wis thrown down.
There was also an immense destruction ri trees, IN
Ipmc instances nearly whole orchards being torn up
by tho roots.
In the region Of the Crnss.keys, the barn Of Mr..
Joseph Berry was struck by lightning and burnt I"
the ground with all it, contents, embracing the whole
Of Is own rs well rs his sons crop. The dwelling
Of Mr.. John fourt. not far from Port Republic, VIA
also struck by lightning and considerably injured.
4 bern belonging 10 Mr. Samuel Slusser. near Frl"-
denis church, was likewise struck by lightning, and
n -ooJ deal shattered.
The barn Of Mr.. John Rhodes was also struck by
m 5I't his ~ ~ rs ,ro;n b aw Sr mas ahnnt {, ouo
al rn ; nsnrr,Trro
Thn destruction or orchards. corn. hay, md yalua-
! hi: timbrr in the forest wus very rrent in all that sec.
tinn ot ,I. rurutv.
"
srr,yrp r,p NV ynnY Tho s,Ieudid steamer
".Jam.s,uwn' leaves her wharf ut Ruckc.s, thia nj
sii,n;;n, - visi, ~ ,hr Sor,L. eirhcr IN bu.inrs, nr ulra.
.ur, c,uuo, select in This warm season n NOR. arre,.
Mil, rout. ohm RI. one bv liver and ocean. on board
the .rncior. aud ELEGANT steamer sJam.s;owu." or
It's alternate. Tie ,!RGnnuLe." I'll. traveller enjoys
all the comforts Of home, hud hyoidG T." Gnnoynncc
tnre, of Il most refreshing and healthy gen breeze
We speak from experience. These tine vessels make
speedy voyages, at II low price. See notice i'll our
ndyertisirr columns.
$500
MAJ. RoaERr GRArrAy OF Rockingham county.
died at his late residence, near Mt. Crawford, on
Monday morning August Il, about ! O'clock. He
was II gentleman Of rurc intelligence md grcut pub
Peace both under the old rs we'll H. under the new
Constitution. His honor aud his integrity were
without flaw and above suspicion. His loss will be
deeply felt in his reishborhuod, III the advancement
of whose interests, social, moral, financial aud nsri-
cultural he took a deep interest. The heaviest loss
is, however, sustained By his large aud Interesting
husband and father. Til" loss - his bereavrd family
eau i,ovcr hcrtInircd.' lie died in the Doth yeur Of
his eye. Ills +iocasa %as Typhoid Fever.
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MAE k'Lhhp.-un tnErsdfE im,t 2 nun s ii
Rcnner.s E.cI:a'Ec. in "nesiinS, ~. u man named
J"hh "on"7, VI 'n"l llIGG' Ie'lc uHlcHts o.rui.Iu
between lhcn' wnem Moois s'tH1h .mi ottt W.
htnd "'h ~ ;o% %, n nc a., Munp'T T,a :" ,,m- Una .;T |so a.
LIS e'c"p0'
$500 c,.,un c,a,x. r,,-o 49, ,o,. CO..
SALT HuLrmUh Srhis',I-i { " mJ" w.
learn, "hont so yia'ers at these spr1nfs, ANA a gay
ava i'7H""hhp'e c'"i,m"y' ""re ."' nII Il; /"
crHasils i!er, my u rs,nl"I =, !" go r1na" - ,r m"
Bull ut The sdlt'
- Tho u;no..,,. no,o.
ihN'E .. ~ III. ,rh','H.. " . -, 80 ~ ~.
cr"t says 'Na' TIE trsVei through tnal lin'r !" 'e
Various wn'er! i p'aces ,"T hn anr h pn't ~. ms cn,rm !"
una wa ne istc j.; IreakinS up. l.sre VI u Snt ~ n
June nn"H 0n,G Wv W, no., i",'y y 1T Wv ~ - onn '" ~ ,r. So.
me eat, .T" IA az III Hpn Hu,pn.F, =" ,no ~ ,hn i;,f.
HnH W." ~ ~ '' Nv ""'' N 'r 49,
r..u =, I.-.:u. p.:,o. u;.o.
l"h'.." :%Ap..-lhe Dansmr nrS u, ah Smu'
an account .. tt' Nt:r!i "l IL HosI"e". ~ oI ~, ,a
raised nenF . '"Ik'tlle, aiech!e"H.lS snspPeI m !" ! -
PETERSBURG |" h'aLl"Hu' IRON hicn,i'onL sn'PT"u INV ~
lynchpurS' anu 'helce 10 Dah'"Ic' ""cIe " ""'
sold.
- 80, ..
kAiLKoap ,n!ht,i.IS anreS hisif! nTp'TSGu :.
inc l"nn"se peP ,; % Ss NE D. =, '' nrJ ~, ,,%sr.