Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-27
c,ry AND sTaTE NEWS.

40 Iyor,u,.-Tho following is the
Committee Of H. appointed by tns r'a ' cw -, mr.
unirc m" the -tate at tiir hi'hir1' y, ,; ,
un,,,, ri the resolutions. adopted by meeting I" ''
c;tiz,u. held on Friday night lnSf, VIZ
W,"r.. lI;,d.-Jalnes Ly"m- H. l.. Kent, Corbln
| Warwick W. C.. Allen, Chns w; tar'ii go
| Mt,Jr,on Ilurd.-Ju4. Alei' '" y" trump" " H.
| GRAY Peyton Johnston.
,Lv;,,1t Ua,J.- George NJ. Carringtou, Bacon
| TAFT, Iuftin y. Elicit, X. @. Haslins.
| B,SK"r ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a. ~ Rrpor-
| Ter discredits the Kanaw ha Bank Nu. This bank,
il an. of the chartered banks OF Virginia, Gnt it is
owned aud Iii" notes, 1t Is alleged circulated in
! Cim.inna Such is the doubt felt III regard 10 the
notes in Cincinnati that although they are par dur
| in. business hours, being redeemed by one oil the
hunks yet after business hours, 1t i said, they can
| not he used better than ) per cent. discount.
uAKPER FOR DECEMBEK-Wr have received from
Mr. Lewis j.. Smith, newspaper, magazine and peri
Odcal agent Brond street, the December number
0l llnrpers Magazine, Of thu best f not the best
monthly publications issued North of the Potomac
The present No. is enriched with IN Interesting ar
tice the conquest OF MEXICO bY Hernando Cnr.L
with number nj we!-eXccuted iilust!g rions. There
nre also variety OF other original articles, all Illus
trated with handsome engravings. Ii" fashions are
also given. We recommend the work to the public
as Instructive entertaining, anu richly worth the price
asked. Tho December No. commences the 18th vol
ume--n good time for subscribers. Mr.. Smith is
also agent tur numerous other publications., and sup
phes Subscribers IN THE city with copies III advance
Of the nn free OF postage, and ut publishers prices
See his advertisement III another column.
GRArlfYING IyTFLLIGEScE.-We are happy to
learn, from the Norfolk Argus, that five OF th, he
groes whose escape we noticed few days ago hav"
been arrested, aud that the captain and mate OF tn.
vessel that carried them of are also i'm custody The
name of the schooner is Mary Ann Elizabeth that OF
the captain, William Lambdn, aul the mate Benz
Collins. The captain hailed from Wilmington, Del:
the mate belongs to Port Norris, y. j. Ii appcars
that the vessel was driven ashore during the gale ot
Inst Wednesday night about five mics below Cape
Henry, where che went to pieces The wrecked
company consisting of the captain mute ind the tvo
negroes, proceeded TO the house ot Mr. John 5. Raj
nrv and asked Tor Il conveyance to 90 Ia Norfolk
Mr. k. communicated the intelligence to Mai. iona
Than Hunter one of the Wreck Commissioners, for
the District who promptly arrested The whole pariy
and placed them in the Princess Anne jail, from
whence they where subsequently, removed 10 Norfolk
where they are now confined. The captain alleges
that he i'll search Of magistrate when
they were arrested, and The mate says lie did not |
know the slaves were board till the vessel got out
Ia sen. and thu! the vessel wa. lost IN the eor To
bring her bnck to Norfolk According to the state
Inrnt Of the negroes, the vessel had been 10 Peters
burg and on her return signal WAS raised which
they understood and went Oh board, when the cap
tain set sail for northern port. One OF them stated
that the captain had been paid sl21 III gold as pns-
sage money, which he denied, but on searching his
pockets the sum uumcd found III gold.
ANOTHER SrAMPEDE.--We understand that e'r'H
negroe- oil from their owners III this city on Sat
uriuy night last. Four ni them were females. ST.
ven of the eleven belonged Ia Miss Susan J.. Hatcher,
and one Of them, u man. belonged to Mr.. VIM. David
SON Circumstances tend 10 the belief that they nll
lett in one party. That abolition agents are ut work
IN our midst there can be 10 doubt, and 1t VIII be
well lor our citizens TO keep sharp look out. The
northern papers boast that the underground rarnnd
is mn tI,IIup a business.
IMroRrAvr DLCIsIuS.--The Supreme Court of APP !
pcu in session in this city. have decided the w heel
ing INJUNCTION case against the city OF Wheeling on
ali the points at issue. The injunction To prevent
the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad from connecting |
with the Central Ohio Road nj Benwood, AMI build
Ing II bridge thc river at that point. The con-
ne,,on lit il sad) will now be uade AMI the bridge
orc tCd soon IL possible
IorDnuS CorSTY IrTMS--A revival Of religion II
in the Lutheran Church nj lnvctsvllle,
uudrr the charge of Rev. William Jcmkns.-1h-
farm in l.nnioun county, belonging To the hate WIN.
urr has been sold to Isaac e.. Nichols for Sl9DS per
'pon The farm ni C"l. Chas. Douglas. ths pre-
sent wear, from 40 acres ol ground, l,iO bushels ol
wheat were raised, being about 10 bushels {" III"
l'pn ~ acres nf ground belonging, I" MersrS.
smart g. Co.. near thu Big Sprn. Mills, $50 bushels
of prime wheat were produced, beng io bushels per
acre.
PE.rrIc,I JoKE.--A young lawyer i'll Clnrksburg,
r.crrtIy disguised himself and entered the ia al that
,lac. mud SEM word Ia brother attorney, thai there
wn, a man IN the Jail who wished 20 employ hun H.
counsel. The legal adviser answered the summons,
but soon discovering the trick lie retired locking hs
Young client in the CELL mediate upon the result
ri his Joke. 4 lew hours Imprisonment convinced
him that he had been bcatcn ut hi- own game.
AyrlrcrIoxs-The Rockingham Register STATES
that NJ John K. Plerkrr of liarrsonburS, has had
him hn lu-t low
weeks Not long since he fell from the roof "t barn,
aud wEs barely saved from being killed On Sabbath
,unruj,r intelligence reached him that his eldest son
ind accidentally shot and killed himself and Oh Tues
.nv intelligence reached HIM thnt his mother hal also
died. aud would be buried next day
pusI.DfFIcE ATFAIRs.-Thc following; orders hay"
b.au Issued by th" Pe-tnaster C"rmr"i Chang" she
nuI nam of the office ut Falling Bridge Campbell
county, Va To Nown's store, and appoint James IS
Nnwln o.mtmnster. Appoint Thomas &. CinSclt
losluustr at Neasco Mill, Prince William county,
Va, vice L. ~ kanhey, resigned.
Tur lRY ,yp Coal CoYvkSGIoS assembled IN
CLarie,tovu Kauawha, the 18th. There were
but few decgatca in attendance. Co! H. y. Ncho,
of sbcll vas elected president. ID. H. Newton ana
befor. the Convention WAS finally acted upon, when
the CONVEX ion adjourned TO meet al the same place
some day il February
a
lived Fear S;artopolis in Rockingham county, accI'
IeunlIy seved one nf the arteries al his neck, while
attempting I, kill II hog, several weeks ago me
wound wns dessed, and Nil danger supposed L" he
over, when i commenced bleeding atresh' ana 80
continued UnIlhc died.
ASnrTFR W RSISG.--A youth named WIN. a
Picker sou q .ho. r. Picker Esq" at HARRISON
burr accidentally shot himself while "ut cunning III
Peudletun COUNTY last Saturday week. ana h'ei S"rt
L., ar. I |
his gun, the butt u which rested upon h'G iu1
niece BIZ accdcits slipped down ard discharged send
inn bullet into liz s!dc.
Cp,viy.1 TgIt-,Jnmes W. Tharp, tot Page
rountvl was examined by the County Court OF h"ck
inrhan at its ast.erm and sent on tor lurtne' u"'
before the Circuit curt for shn"tIn% at WIN intent
to kill, HI ohicer levying mn attachment
AS OuIssIo:-h our hurried notices ol the meet
ing held Mt the Alrran church last Friday night we
accidentally nmiiei to state, that Capt. Geo w
Clutter doubted ri right OF the City Council TO IN
pose the additional uf 30 per cent. anu gave ''s
reasons for that tolbt at some lenEth.
SPECIAL ELECTION Is kASAwHA James u.
Brown, having wirhIruwn from the canvass MI hu"
ner is elected without opposition
| DlrB IS JAII.-An inquest was held on Fridfy |
.Gst by Justice Ntes, Of lenrc", over the BODY "'
| VIM Jones, who del in the county JAIL where hc
was ImprSoncd io' iirccny. Neru'c' we 'e'
| that In, died from the effects OF ntcmprrahcc.
IIuyIISG P,RTY.--A party Of hunters reslih" III
Albcmarlc county recently killed nineteen deer "''
the North Mountain One OF the party Killed BUCK
weighing 20 pounLs-the largest killed III 'hn' sea
| ton for many ycers.
BALLOON A-CrS.I*.-Mr. George Elliott anh9an
ces that he will INK, IN ascension from Tue ur
Grounds in this ritz m Wednesday next. Ills horse
| all m
| eions.
| PeosPrcrs BRIGn1YxISG.--Thc Lynchbnrg Var,
gilman says that the Prospects of the |rs'ni" anu
| Tennessee Railroad a.. Frightening every d"''
CAV Lcayy freight bniurs. i transacted nj the pre-
| ulp