Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-24
CITY AND STAIR NEWS.

CITY AND sTATE HFWs.
BALLOON AscENsIoN.-Mr 4. +. Garner intio no
very handsome ascension from the ia'i Hh"mt i,1If
terday afternoon. At an elevation ID HDo mw
: rni,,-irnm fin. EARTH the arorant whs "ni'ou "!
ccntlu breeze over the city in al eastern ulre'"'"'
1t was indeed beautiful rISht.
M,,, PoUrr AGEyTs-By the following "Po
tanr raculations il appears that on ra r"aun @
steamboat routes it is the duty OF inc ro"tJ am
ls To receive letters AFTER inc nun l"a veops
wav.Iettcrs nrc.paid by stamps or stamped ent
m mil and most bill said letters, and direct ''
w. ,'r"nnr oiiice for delivery and distribution, n, n
r.nnrt = list of a.! such letters tn the Goii,n h
I'd To assert the mails Tor inc se'g l"k for That pur
;,r.tcd with the key to the iron iock ioi t .
'' al IN attend to the delivery ana recepn'o" y
nail hays 18th. TO report TO the inSpec'a T nor
;rreruIurities of service on inc rou'o e'Po.i!, LAM
''.S , in which they fail TO receive or denver
'uS!' -, ouc il due with the cause OF sucll ihut>'
,n%cI, if not KNOWN must be ascertained by inquiry
v,,,,,xous Coypucr.-We learn from The Nor
eli Urrnld of Friday, that John Furo, painter b.
,r,t who formerly worked ut his business III tina
civ and moved with his family To Richmond. abou
| twrIve months aga, returned there last week from
Richmond, bringing his family with him. and tool
Temporary lodgings at one OF tho boarding houses-
| His object being To find employment, he turtuuatel,
succeeded in obtaining it at the navy yard aud was
ordered to work Oh Monday morning. In the course
of that day he called at his boarding house and told
his wife of the circumstance, stating that he had rent
cd two rooms in Portsmouth with the intention o
going to housekeeping, and wantod money 10 buy
furniture &c. 1t seems their little fund in hel
| keeping, and she handed him ort-monaiG contain
ing the whole of il, which she says was about S2O-
He then went off, and has not returned, nor has his
anxious wife been able to obtain the least clue Ia his
whereabouts. The inevitable conclusion is, that c
| has misunderstanding her utterly destitute aud
iriendless with three small children md fourth one
near ut hand. Her situation is most deplorable i'll
decd, and calls for retributon on the heartess mon
ster who has caused it. We learn that the untortu-
nate woman has relations livips in Baltimore.
| MANASSAS Gar RAIL RuAD.-Therc was no bust
ness of importance done at the last County Court Of
Rockingham. Tho Valley Democrat states that the
cases ut various land holders against the Mana+sas
| Gap Rail Road Company, which involved objections
To the Commissioners reports because tho ass"siient
OF damages not high enough, came Oh 10 D'
heard and the Court sci aside every report 10 wcfl
there was objection amounting IN number 10 IL
Now Commissioners were appointed 10 reaSSosS Tile
| damages.
CAPT Dawn S. YousG, of Staunton, was struck
hv I..biuinp during thunder storm last W rrinesthy,
frn,n the effect, of which he has nearly recovered
Tbe Gn;d struck him first the arm, just below
the luft shoulder, he stood on his back porch loan
inc with his lett side against the North East corner
| ~ his house. A raised and bruised inlcniurc Of
,bout An inch and quarter outside, and transverse
fine arm, something like slight burn, marks the
place of its entry. At that point a hole WAS made
iLrough his coat and his shirt sleeve, OF about one
and huf inches dneneion. Thence the track OF
the electric fluid il plainly visible by marks siminr
To that on his arm, around His back down To hs right
thigh, and thence the outer side OF his right leg Ia
fine Toes of his right foot. In its COURSE it burned
fine hair from his right limb aud tore the shoe from
| his right foot, Frustrating him OH the toor of his
porch where he lay helpless, but perfectly in his
ses. of which hc wis not deprived for moIncnt III
deed, he himself, with entire presence of mind, d.
rccted his fnnily in the administration otbe Remedies
by which he was rcsturcd-suc!I rs pouring him
cold water &c. The of the electricity around
his body he accounts for by the circumstance Of his
having ut tho time keys and "ther metallic substan
ces in the right pocket OF his pantsloons.
| RAPE.-We learn from the Rockingham Register
that on Friday night week negro man entered tile
| dwelling Of Mrs Armentrout, n respectable old wi
dow lady, residing n,ur kGe.letown, i'll Rocking ham
county, and brutaly violated her person. Mrs. Ar
ncntrout is lady of good character and respectfully
connected. There was no person about the house 10
protect her. She gave the alarm 10y screaming, but
the scoundrel, Touring that che might be heard choked
| her until he was ready to make his escape. negro
| by the name Of Sam Google has been arrested,
| charged with the offence.
| SroRM-Alcxandria was visited by the most Sc
| we're thunder storm Of tho senson Oh Thursday
| night The residence to Mr.. G. ID. Fowle, near the
CITY, was struck by lightning, but fortunately little
damage WIS done. The residence o Mr.. Felix Rich
ards was also struck by the Lightning in four places
und the upper story set IN fire which WAS with much
difficulty extn.uishcd. Several other houses were
struck and some Of the largest trees farms ad"in-
ing the city were broken down by the Violence q" the
storm. Corn crops were prostrater trees uprootcd'
aud fences and barns blown down. and III some ca
ser, persons narrowly escaped injury.
/ FATAL AccIpESr.-Mr. Atwcll Il conductor on
the Wurrcntnn branch Of the Orange ann Alexandra
Railroad, WIS accidenty killed n.t Thursday. In
attempting To couple two of the cars at Tic hreii-
ton depot, he caught between them and crushed
SO severely that lie died i'll an hour after.
SUDDEN DEArH.-The Kauawha Republican an
muurc-. the death uf DR.. John Thompson, one ui the
delegates from that county to tine next General a..
srinbly of Virginia. Ne died his residence on
"Wednesday, the llth inst. o" rs'urnIS nome inc
evening previous to his death he complained OF be-
ng quite unwei he lad during the night ana car
ly in tho morning was found in dying state. Ills
death is supposed tn be- occnsoncd by apopleSy or
a rapid congestion Of the BRAIN
New CoLLLGE.-A portion of the faculty Of Mad
son College are in Lynchburg to examine the claims
Of that city for establishing college III IT, Madison
College was u Methodist institution, located AT
Uniomtuwm, Pa the faculty being all Southern men
This fact deferred Northern men with peculiar
views from sending their there, nni 1t Is nnw
determined tu erect college III Lythburg, to which
Southern meu send their SONS. II will be CON
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run college.
SERIOUS AccIDEyT.-.Iames Gilmor youngest sor
Of the late Governor Gincr, met with painful acci
dent Friday, in Charottesville, by an explosion!
of powder contained in II vial. 4 lighted match acci
IDENTIFY fell into tho vial, ignitcd the powder, ant
caused al explosion His face was buddy burnt ant
cut by the pieces of glass und much disfgured ,!
tho burnt powder.
FIRE.-The dwelling Of hr Burberry Bennett
near Elk Run, Jefferson county, was consumed b,
fire the night OF the Sd inst
FirE.-CnI Saturday night, about - o'clock, sta
Die belonging to Messrs. McMinn and 1Iggan, oI
Church fill, was CONSUMED by fire. Loss nbou
$l0U.
THASxs0IvrxG.-The christian people of Halifax
county prupcsu to observe the first Thursday OF An
gust next US a day of special praise and thanksgiving
to God for the blessings bountitully bestowed up
on thcm
A BLOODY ArFRAY.-Wu learn from the Tobacco
Plant That while Robinson 4 Edrod's Circus wa
Of Buffalo Springs Saturday night, Of the show
men aud Il man from the Pools Mill names no
hpard) got into desperate rcncontre, III winch I'D
latter received dangerous though not mortal woun,
in the head, which was Inflicted by placing heav.
horse shoe in handkerchief.
CoRS sells in Clarksvio at l,25 per bushel, ALT
very scarce. Flour brings gil.
ROBERT HALL, os Northumberland, has boon elect
Ell tutor OF the academic department Of Richmon
College.
CLERIc,L.-The Rev. Mr.. Tyree of Powhatan, ha
accepted call from tho Court Street Baptist Church
Portsmouth, and will enter upon tho duties ol hs ne'
post about the LIST of October.
RAIS.-Thc Valley Wing says they had the heav
est rain that has fallen Tor years in That section a'
! Thursday. Ii was accompanied with wind, vino
completely Frustrated the corn
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