Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-03-23
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

ExrlosloS OF THE MIpLoTuIAv Coal PRS
5EocKIyo Loss OF L,rE.-On Monday evening last
abou: ) o'clock, m explosion took place ut the Midlo'
,hian Coel Pi,+. in Chesterfield county, near tho line
OF the Darville Railroad. about 10 miles from III.
civ, xh.!cl, was attended by n shocking loss OF life,
There were ~ persona in the pit at the time Of thu en-
plcs;cn. aud not more than hvo OF this number will es
Gaze with their lives. Thirty-fve Were found dead
or died soon after they were taken out, and o.
inc remaining fifteen, ut least ten, II If thought
will not recover. All were shockiDgly burned. The
sufferers were principally culored men; the greater
portion of ,harp, We understand, belonging TO the
Midlothian Company. Mr. Samuel Gouldin, the over
seer Of the hands, was amongst the whites who loe,
their lives. This dreadful calamity .we leGru, WAS caused
hy g blast in the pits, which brol:" down d partition
wnl between the pi, in which tho m.uers were a. work
ana an Old deserted pit, which, contrary 10 the cxpecta'
tons OF the worllmen, contained A quantity ol gas,
instead of being t.lcd with watcr. As aoon as The
blast was fired. and tho fssuro made III tho wall be.
waer he two chambers the explosion followed, and
The az III, destruction of lite which we record took
place. These are the pactiS9!ara as gathered IRON
most reliable sources.
TIE MIDLOTHIAN EIsLosIoS.-Five white men,
-go white bove, and thirty colored msl were killed
BY the explosion in the Midlothian coal pits, in Ches-
tsras!d county, on Monday evening last: The names
of The white sufferers are Us follows Samuel G"ui'
din, manager of hands, John Lester. Jolu Evana, 10.
seph Howe, and the two boys, Jonathan Jewett AMI
WIN. Wright. Four white miners and eleven color
cd ones we've badly burned, Soul" 81 whom ere no:
expected: 70 survive. The pits were no; iriared to Il
g7ea: extent. Mining operations will probably he re-
eu:asd II three or four week..
SPRING TRApE.-TEe Richmond Merchants are
ncw receiving their Spring supplies; and they s'srr,
us tha: they intend to offer sssortmcnts aud Induce
mans 70 the country trade es inviting az Gun he
fp,pd ia The country, North or Sou;b. We know bu,
little on the subjec: Of prices, but we see daily evil
dences that unusually largo sssortnens OF choice
eng beautiful good, are filing our wholesale an.
other largo trade stores.
CorsuL OF THE CsiTru SrArrs AT rio De IA
sy,Ro.-Nr. Robert G.. Scott, accompanied by hi,
lady, arrived q: Rio on the 9th Of January, after d
passage of :hirty.iour days from Plymouth, England,
on board the English steamer Panpero. We lears
that Mr.. and Mrs. Scott were in excellent health. and
tina, H. resumed The du;i0s Of his oHicc on the 39th o.
January, eld which had been nost satisfactorily per
formed during blu absence by his sou, Captain kooeT'
6. SCOTT, Jr.
siou at Alexandra, on Saturday approved Of the hold
ins Camp Meetings in tho several Circuits, and adopt
ing regulations therefor. II was ulso resolved, tina
tho nsIt Annual Conference be commenced with the
administration Of tho Lords Supper, and a discours,
by tho PreAden: A resolution on the subject OF dan
ei,y was referred; md a resolution Of fixing the sala.
ries o: siusle Ministers at $3.50 and Incidental OK.
p-..e*, end S3GU aud incidental expenses to married
Miois.e... Tho conference, on Monday. determined
70 hold no next Annual session at Salisbury, Md, OF
tho I'd Wednesday in March.
MErHopIBr PROTESTANT CONFERENCE.-THE,
BODY, 10 session 10 Alexandra, ". Thursday, adopted
are Aution accommodating tho mcmbsrs 70; abstain
from tho use Of tobacco during divine service; also, I
resolution discnuntcunncing dancing aud lotteries
Thu Presidents salary was ike u; S'W.
FoR THE HorsE OF DgLsoaTEs.-Geu. GDbei
S. Msem, j. S. Calvert, and A. G. Strayer, ere cundi
dates 70 represent. Shenandoah county in the hous
oil Dclegates. a report that Gen. Meem bad declines
d reelection proves 10 be incorrect.
y. II, MAYS iDem.) ia Il candidate to represen
Bo,etourt aol Craig counties i'll the next House Q
Delegates.
FREpERICKsBCRo ELECrIoS.--Ihe FrederieRs
burg Municipal Election on Monday, resulted in tb
suocess Of tho whole American ticket for Mayor au
other Corporation officers, by au average majority Q
l65-Ueins below the usuul Wing majority oil the
town.
Dist EESsISG AcClutNT.-Mr. Vim. II. Wollar
Of Piedmont, Hampshire county, had His feet 90 man
cled by cars running over them. u few days ago, 4"
the Baltimore and OH" Railroad, that ampu.ation Z
both was found necessary. AT lust accounts, be wa
in d fair Nsy for recovery.
Coop PRISu.-I;lc new hotel recently erccte
by Mr.. Henry b. Bird, at Weldon, y. C., was sol
on SATURDAY. last al ductlOi. III WIS puTPuu~'t u
Mr. John VI. Mordv, Of Halifax. for Sl3,lT. i
value had been previously rst,inatei ut Sl",WW.
PETERSBURG DEMOCRAT, MhEri>".-The Pt
,e.sbur, Express states that: There was q good NJ
,smbIy Of democratic citizcn Monday evening, al III
Cou-: House. to hear the Hon. James Garland
eynOe;tiou u! tho preseu. remarkable 'ia'c "I i"lit.t
10 the Enited States, bis CHANCES NJ Tie past ana n
fgrtbodings Of the future.
DrMocRArIC MEETING IS LY~XCAprRd.-TheD
riotrarc Association Of LvnchburS, on Saturaa
nigh: la,,, was addressed by ThomasS $. Bnc"cE, ESQ
M.i. James Garland. Mr.. Irving Of the Repuhlca
ard III" President OF ia" Association.
AMh:nsr CorNrr.--At Il meeting OF the DEM
c.4tb Of Amherst county. an Monday last, Col. W!
a. Ricteron. was nominated Tor reelection to Il
House Of Delegates.
PROSPECT roR FHrrT.-ihe backwardnc.s of II
budding season gives hope Tor a good irrl, crop Il
prssen. year. The peach blo"m often appears in III
reS.on as early rs tn" 2l.: IL March hui Ne lav. v
10 witness amy trees. tic jr"s'u, season, that ha,
6cu#ed heir tiowrry mantle.
TIE CHAM GSAo-Ibe Wheeling Argus say.: I
cve.seer Of the Chain gang 'his m"r"ing escorted !
charge 10 the whsrf q. ususl, and sS Was tbs case d
ring several days ls.t sammer, be bad 4 ,tggsr chain
10 . white mau. Can such things DO tolerated
virginia. -,
Tina. depends upon circumstances. We KIT
some white MEN (sbOlitionists, who has no charae'
TO !cee By association with negroes.
XSow-NorHiSo CANDipaIE.-WIliam h Pend
ton is the E~uow-Nothing Candidate for Congress,
opposition to DR.. Ktdwell, in the Wheeling Dlstr'
prel1sEs.-uamilton Boyle. Esqr who has
some tine past been before the people 4, a candid
for Congress in the Tozswcll district, give, not
tha, he 10 no longer a candidate. Eayetto Mem
len ard Ebert s. MARTA, Es1rs. are now the can
dates in that district.
Ex.PREsIpIST TrLER.-Welesrn from the Bal
moro Sun, tina: Q lecture on Tuesday evening.
E1-Prseidert Tyler, at the Maryland Institute He
in the. CITY. was attended BY 81 audience DOT equal
.-.u.L.s.r Lrrinn the uhnls aAaslu Of leciurCl.