Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-22
CITY AND STATE NEWS.


York, on tic 18th inst, says:
The pride Of Virginia must have been Sr.r;,;ed at
the steady but sure rise Of the stocks Of the JL Do
mnlnn III this market, where, during the pcs. ~o...
they have touched one per cent prem!umrisinc "G.u
tho past three or four months from discount
thirteen Per ceut. Our marke, WIS for e time 4g,"
flooded with these securities, scarcely day ps-su-
without extensive transactions taking place in ;icu.
This, added to the general depression. kept tcm nj
ahSure much below the value which the uno sic.
character Of the State should have ensured irtU X
s Well known thar many of her leading ClriZ rt
kind OF personal pride in the matter and ga nj =
their power to buoy the securities up by large N@r-
chases. lime, however, has effected wlst t!eN could
not, and those who invested their mean. in tie Sat"
credit during the time OF gloom now amply lCpDld
by the satisfactory standing which Yirgu;a has n,T
regained IN the monetary world"
City CouycIL.-The C.:y Council ho! a special
meeting Monday evening at the Chamberlain. qii.cs
Mr.. McCance presiding.
The Committee appointed at previous meeting %
enquire into the p-opriety of allowing T. MchsaD 20
carry on the manufacture Of soap aid canJ.r- yl -"
premises heretofore occupied o. hu, repU."l. 10
following resolution
Resolved, That the permission granted Nj. I'd.
ward McAdam 10 conduct .ho soap aud candle nHru-
factory on or Franklin street, IN AusUsj 81, :.i
be revoked
The resolution was subsequently 90 a,oenj.i - IL
allow Mr.. McAdam until the 18th Of July 4. or
der TO dispose of the materials he has om hand, arI
the resolution and amendment passed ate; cc:-.lrr-
able discussion.
communication from Chas. c. Elicit. requesG'c
the remission of tax on certein properly N.ci. n:
been condemned for the CT the city. wa g,c:'c
to the Committee on Claims.
A communication from Dr. C. s. Mills, chnlr-rFp
of the committee the City Hall, Recommending
the payment of $3.50 TO W.G. Forbes, being j. -:
cent OF the ~ per cent reservation tD- w":h '.ue -
him, was read, ard the recoplnicndG.lon ad"pit&,
4 moi rg iNeI fl ,,f of
Mechanics Institute, asking for the erection o! h
for the Of their association, and referred ~ iLa
Committee on Public Build lSs
Thos. II. Wynne appointed Engineer for .G@
enlargement of the Gas Works, in connection w.ai
his duties rs SuperiGer .rIt, at al additional lazy
.. Sl2OU 10 Commerce on the 18th Of April, 100.
a communicate: rom John Br.Hstou. :cut"r'@-
his services for the same position, Waa igd Oh the -
BILE.
The committee appointed to investigate tie crn'.3
of fires made areport giving the result ot their iao0n
and making suggestions TO meet the eXIGcncos "t I'
case-,o wit:-A rigid enforcement OF the laws Gn'a-
ting - boys running with engines ana "i;r.ia>
about The engine-houGes the placing OF safe "er ~
the doors of engns!nuses; subecting runners 20 i-
ditona restrictions amending the laws re,.i'"- ir
negroes attached to fire companies the csiaOs"E'';
of a fire police, &c.
The Committee appointed II take into consider.
tion the subject o: separating the Fire D"p":. .r.
from the control ot the Fire Association 40 p..rS
il under the government - The City Council U.i.T
the Department under the control ot tl" c"un-. a-
granted; and that q committee be arpointo& 3ls."1
plan for the reorganization ot the Department
The report was laid upon the table and order,
10 be- printed: and u committee Of seven appointed
with instructions to report plan for the re-o.aaIr!-
tiOn of the Fir- Department, by ordinance az "i:""-
wise, with authority to call in the all o! the t!iy A.
turnev.
The President appointed the following sentsn.r
TO act upon this committee: Messrt Sucat, I.aa!.e=.
SAUNDERS Stearns, Talbot, Fry and Scott
After the transaction OF some othe: business, IN"
Council adjourned
OUTRAGE AT YoRErowS.-1hc citizens of York
town are justly Indignant nj the gro "u'rn,cs vi:nt
have recently beer committed upon the properly u
Mr.. Robert Anderson old and esteemed c''gErr =
Yorktown II seems that Mr.. Anderson las lc,rG.y
made arrangements for extensive improvements
Yorktown, having purchased brick steam maoilinolF
for the manufacture OF bricks, and associated "i'L
him some two or three Northern men OF capital &ui
great expers nee in brick making Some p,r-ou,
pressed great dissatisfaction ut the Introduction ";
'live Yankees" in their midst, and few Sarrrfev
nights since, repaired to the wharf, and tumble! tar
brick machine into the river On Saturday, TIE ~
of June sundrv citizens of the town aud c"ua;lr ~
dicnant these outrages, and unwilling that acts
disgraccful TO the village should pass unIotlrcI a!
without adequate punishment, Assembled nt to" Court
House and adopted the following rrocrrdmga'
Nathaniel Taylor, Esq, was invite! t" tai" tho
Chair, and William Rowee being appointed Sccre-
tury
":On motion of William Mallico,e, il wn- umani.
nously resolved that the act of throwing Robert ~
derson's brick steam machinery from hs whsri nlu
the river at York Town Saturday nIl!t !G-t, va
one or wicked crminay, calling upon MI w'.i-
meaning citizens to publicly dcnoumcc, and II EJs.,-
bic to prove upon the offending party.
"On motion Of William L. Wynne il WE. uInri-
mously resolved that II be recommended 10 the yor-
~ Court, it's next session, to offer suitable .cNrt
for such information will FIX the guilt upon such 80
committed the act"
We think with the citizens Of York Town, thf: th,
outrage was one which should be severely pun.h:i.
aud we trust tho adopted will secure tie con-
viction OF the perpetrators.
A FrGITrvE FROM NIKaiSA.-O Ofcera J"Tdon sni
Davis Of Baltimore on Saturday arrested l. iHaD
named George a. Evens, engaged in the l"tt"Ty + Il
cy business in West Pratt Street Baltimore, II. iG-
yitvc frcm Justice from fredericksburg, Eir.nia.
where he stands charged with pussing counterfeit
bank bills He ,vns arrested and committed fp pr
sou at Fredericksburg, in the early part Of AGr;.
but succeeded in making his escape, since winch tn1
nothing was heard Of him Until few day. s"cr. lie
is now in iail in Baltimore, awaiting requs;t.ga
from the Governor of Virginia.
CELEBRATION At HARpER's FEnRr.-A C"Tctg.
celebration of our National independence is - ~,
held at this romantic place, we learn, on the 4th a.!
July free from party spirit. The military anu ".'''
zens of Baltimore and Washington being Invited u
is understood TINT extensive preparations ore H''
King 10 visit the Ferry BY special trains.-lh2 ~
fractions at Harpers Ferry are very many ana o'r'-
end with proper arrangements for the occomuCt1'''
of visitors, highly interesting trip nay be crjoyc4.
NORFOLK SUPERIOR CouRr-Iion J.. II. Esker
presidng. The case OF the Commonwealth ~: DC
ker und Gosline, Tor the murder OF Murphy, wh..h
had been postponed, was taken up ut Norfolk On s'-
dav Inst. a motion for continuance was argued hr
the Hon. John S. Mson, and the Court d:cId"d -
continue it to the 2Uth Of July. p. 7. Mage, tUni.
Attorney, for the prosecution Jsl.-
', ell Taylcr and John g. Nilsson for the defence.
BACHELORS Pic EGc.-The bachelors Of Pet.
burg gave pic na ut City Point Saturday, ii Which
IN. fair sex of Chesterfield, Brunswick, LuL:G.
burg Dinyviddie, GreensviIle, Prince Geor-r and
Norfolk cOuDtIes wCre rrpres snttdi ifc car: I" -
called in rcqusition, tu take those who went :Iou
tersburg alone. The Express describes u a. ',Iy
solendid affair and we don; doubt it. Petersburg /: u.
tiemcn. bachelors Or married men, are mol "' !" -
ANYTHING fall below marx when III iheIr haiis'
Iypos,,o ppocrssro.-SunGay last, NJ. Nau'jut
E Harris a volunteer i'll the Mexican war, ~" 'ri
in Petersburg the day before, WIS INFERRED III 2'Hn-
ford cemetery with military S y. hcI'is nr5 V;T,a Iy T
Conpapy paruded. The funeral sermon wus dci'eI.
ed by the Rey. q. w. LaDghorne. Coe!tdnHt."",
during the march Of the procession, about clptk
ruin fell, drehchhg Tue ui1!ila!J az"
others TO the skin.
CONTEMPLATED VISIT o. The PREsIDE.T TO
y,RGIsI.-It; said that the President ut.pdel !":
IapitOI HiViHI.'S VH " ''''N W GOD
days 10 n personal friend in Virginia, but has b,su
by the illness of his wife.
EscAFEp FROM JAiL.-$amuel Childrcr csrsned
from the Jail Of Charlotte county on the I'm ,n-,, IN
company with Patrick Kennedy. They were c9"H'."
Tor forgery and sheep stealing. CEd'y
is short stout mar :. years old, light conil'@ ~
~ht hair and large Roman nose. Kennedy ie+cs'.t.'
rs about 40 ycar= Of age, feet incbes :j2h' -'
hair, slightly gray.
DEAD.-3lr. Wm. Turner, one Of the Oldest citizens
of Warrenton, Va, died the 9th list
MARRIED
MARs1rp. at Gum Swamp; on The .4'h mt, , 81 ~?