Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-30

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| account OF serious bronchial affection.
| L. 5. DISTRICT CouRT.-On Wednesday the ar
! gunrnt ia the GaI.. al {. 4. ArunIall of Fnirta
county, charged with altering II marriage record i
! order 10 0btnlm bounty Rand from til" |. :. govern
! mcnt. WIS commenced by John VI. Gregory. biz
drict Attorney. COR the prosecution. frllow"! ri
part ni the t!rr!ir" by al able effort from Hon. Wn
Smith. VI. C.-John VI. Patton and II. W. rho!nH,
Esrs., were Ia speak on the same side, III" cas-"
! Guiding with the clOsn. argument by the Di>tiic
Attorney. The Defendants counsel are confident u
his trunIphal acqutla OH all the charges pr.ierre,
agaiI-t him.
The jury brought il Il verdict of acquii:al on tn
! Isl Indictment for false swearing. On the II ON
| charging him with forgery Il noHe DrOSlyut WIS eli
| tered, and the 3r'l, uul last which charged that h
defendant made use al forged papers 10 dcrUui th'
government, was continued till the next term Of III,
! Court.
TRIAL or GrSs.-Ihe large guns made ut tn.
lrcdcar Works III this city Tor two OF the new steam
ir-atcs, hive been tested by Inc,. Sans officers
AMI proved satisfactory. Not one has burst during
the trial. although subjected (" every test known &,
the most experienced gunrerS. For day or tive
past, they have been !irng two formilntI. ;.cs re-
Gently cast by order OF government. They design
firing each of these guns 1000 times PROGRESSIVELY with
the usual charge, ana II they stand that test luy will
increase the charge and cun,lnnc firing mill the
burst The object Of this experiment is 10 ascertain
L.lN
Ia occur, the metal having been graduated in thick
hess upon new PLAN
4 New ENEMY TO WnHAr.--L. A. Alderman Of
Grrrrbrier county, Va, writing tn lie Grccnbri,r
Era saw. that his voting wheat has been attacked by
myrads OF small bugs that nrc likely to destroy the
Whole crop. They cunlne themselves To the blat.
aud exhaust the sustenanre OF the wheat. They are
smaller than the wheat chinch bug, and not Hat;
are. nj first, of pale green color; then brown anu
IL a
tender aud the trosts OF winter muy probably destroy
them; but if they re-appear in the spring. Mr.. A.
looks Tor the destruction OF his entire wheat crop.
SALE OF WIYEg's CAvE.-The Stanton Spectator
LEARNS thu: Mr.. MOhlrr ha5 disposed al the Wev"r :
Gave property to Mr.. Davis Craig and Mr.. John
'arki'is' Tor the SUN ot $lO,cOU. There si>iy
a,r'' 81 nhd Included in the purchase, brt M build
IhS'' u Is The Intention of the purchasers Ia I'M
prove the property and til il up MS II should be lJr the
accommodation of vlsiturs
lNJrNcIioH Dtss"Lvrr.-vEWY IMPORTANT Dr.
cIsI"N.-rhr Baltimore Sun is juhilnn, over n drcj-
sion pronounced Friday iu,t Nv M. Sunr.,n.
Court al Appeals at Virginia dissolyiuc an in;,rcn,,
granted by Judge Thompson upon the Baltimore. nuI
Ohio Rtilruai
1t See:us that tho Central Ohio Rnroad. comiu,.
across that State. reaches the Dino Rive: al B..nir
u poiu, four mile, below Whcrlin.. The Bniii,uorr
aM'! Oil" Railroad reaches the Ono river at Il point
still lower down,-whcIce It's track lies up the rgi-
MIA side ot the river 10 Wheeling, ITS legal terminus.
Al Hcnw"od,-.jus opposite I" Bclluir,-rhr company
established II crossing, in connection with i. Ohio
road. for the transfer at freight and pas cngers be-
tween tho twn roads. Against this, Wheel,us pro-
tc.t.i, vinlnvc Of her rights under l.ly Charter
granted by Virginia 10 the Company. The cns" was
taken INTO Court, and Judge Thompson granted mn
Injunction Restraining the BnmOre and OHIO Com.
pHny from continuing said connection, or making any
other outside oi the corporate limits OF Wheclimg.-
An appeal WAS taken; but meanwhile the only con-
n"ctIun between the two roads was bv n stcunicr
winch piled between Wheeling and Bclair This
compelled through travel, &c. tu 20 eight miles
farther than by III" Bcnwo0d nnd Bc.ir connection.
The Sun says the injunction granted BY Judge
Thompson was on the ground that the crossing oi
the ONO outside ut Wheeling was II violation of the
terms of subscription by Wheeling To the stock Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Company, slipuatiIy tina. the
prnctIcal benefits Oi the terminus Of the road were
to be secured 10 her. But tie baltimore and Ohio
Company has ever coutended that the stipulated
practical benefit, spoken OF is already secured 10
Wheeling by the strict compliance with that pro-
vision OF the law winch specially defines thcln and
which (thc r"a having been simultaneously opened
on It's whole line from the Mon"nsnhea 10 Wheel
iu,I simply prohibits the company in that counrc.
ton from carrying passengers or freight 10 OF from
any point within five miles ot Wheeling, AZ u lcs-
rate than would hc the ciarg" 10 ar from that city,
In addition to this the real terminus of the road Is in
Wheeling, where II, depot buildings, machine shops
&c. are located The case las been under consider.
alton by the Appeal Court sitting al Richmond Tor
su.ue time past, and was drcle! on Friday last in
the manner IN which the authorities Of the Baltimore
aud Ohio Rail Roud were confident that 1t would
be- in view ot what had been their steady com aucc
with the letter OF the law, and in vntCutDn of that
great principle of public policy which would faciii-
tate rather than restrict the nerconYunicg,iuu be.
tween different sections Of the country, and secure
intact the rights Of trayc from petty or local infringe.
n"nt. a letter before Ito from Richmond SAYS:
Judge Muncurc delivered the opinion, which was
concirred III By Judges Allen and Samucs, reversing
the order OF the Circuit Court with costs. Judges
Lee and Daniel d-s.ncd. But the other three judges,
being majority ri the court, decided thai the III unc
t"n whriI had been awarded To Wheeling shall be
dlSs.,lvnd. All minor points ovcrrui-, aud the
decision is made against Wheeling ON ihs merits
Encouraged by this dcci-i"n nJnorc complete con-
ucctiom il now contemplated. The Sun say "li
du. fine il is prrsu.rud measures will h. taken for
the erection al Il rail road bridge across the Ohio nj
some convenient point, shortening the route rs much
Is possible.
prBrIc MrEriNG Is llALirAN CorSry.- There
sill bc meeting oi the citizens III Halifax at then
December Court Tor the purpose "i appointing dele
yates 10 the Southern Commercial Convention com
post. ot representatives from all the Southern States
at Richmond, on the Ruth "l January, ls1''.
prnIIc MlrrlSG - KISG AyD QuEES.-Wc ar,
requested To state tlnt there will be Il meeting n
the ncxt December Court at King and Queen Court
House for the purpose "f sending delegates To ihc
Commercial Convention To be held III Richmond the
Both January, 1870.
Public MrErIHG ~ COMMUNICATIONS will bc
II meeting of the citizens Of the county al ti"oc:'
land on December Courtday, for the purpose oi ap
pnn,ng delegates To the Commercial Convention, Ia
h.. held in the city OF Richmond, an the ''Oh day o'
January next
y the Wing nnl Examiner requested to copy.
praIlc MEETING IS BrcErscHAN.--A meeting OF
tb,. n.nnr nj buckingham, will be- held NJ December
Cnurt next for the purpose "t appointing delegates
=, ,hc Commercial Convention 10 be held III tie city
If Richmond on ilI. :;D;h al January neAi
prn,Ir M.rrT>G Is ALREMARLE.-Thrr" will he
q ,,.,;r, nj tb. people of Albemare, a their Court.
unn6nv December the 81. for the purpose n APP
;,;m, Ji.,,nt,s 10 the Southern Commercial Con
rnm,inn n be- held IN Richmond, the ''bth January
SjG.
r>cu,ycr B.SK ~ NoEr"Lk.-lhe following
.,,,;,u. and election Of officers i'll this Bank were
rJ by th.. Directors on Saturday la-t-W. 4.
III, mi, First Accountant, wee A. Ferret deceased;
a. + B,ll- Second Accountant. vice j. Mur6ril'
I.I. Filler Smith Discount Clerk, vice Suulhca'e,
urnn,n;ed and ". +. Tyler, Runner, &c, vice B"Il'
rn,no,cd The board abolished the office OF nssls.
is"t teller, formerly held by Mr.. +. Smith.
D,s,rrnryrurST.-The balloon ascension, aver
,;s.d ~ take place Wednesday afternoon, tom III,
Fair Grounds, was prevented by the bursting Of tie
balloon, while in process oi intiatioi
r,uy-The dwelling house OF Mr.. George W. Mil
| I,r nh,ut iy. miles from Alexandria, tn" De
| rnruau road, WAS destroyed by fire last Monday
| night.
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