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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08
FROM ALBEMARLE COZ MY.
SCuNr PoISr, AIREMaRIE COUNTY,
Nov Jfh lSo1.

May 18th. 1859. )
Geutlomen According to previous appointment,
Me.srs. Ths,nas Wood, james McGrndei, and VIM.
h., MS he is ianar!y known, Buck Farley, Nil
OF this county addressed II small Gsserbdgc here to-
dav, composed principally ri kmuw-N"tings These
gentlemen attempted t" show that the hnow- No.
turr platform that, nj this criss, should be
endorsed ty every truchcared American citizen, in
order 10 protect his rights and advance the welfare of
the mutton: hut III this they failed, well ms in their
attempt to rciute the many powerful arguments which
have been advanced by the noble leaders OF Demo-
crucy Mr.. tlcGr'ider in speech OF alrno,t an
hour, Denounced furiously the doctrines Of the
Wi.o party; bat notwithstanding this terrible
csHnurudas tbEy, in tho estimation of n good
nu,lbrr OF his heurnrs. remained as firm and uusha
ken as the granite hills OF New Hampshire, which,
Mr. Wood in referring TO tho rapid progress OF Know
Nn,hinCsip remprked, had lately crninbled beneath
the ,tIrctr[ blcws'of SAM" Mr. Early succeeded
tn, treat kiow- Nothing champion, and in abuse and
vitnperatic he unsurpassed. This rather IN
or, nscd th,f diminished Democratic pluck which hus
advanced such an extent in this section of tho
county tina { the Democrats will but exert Thorn
seve. 'hro4Sh out the State, Henry \. Wise will be
the next Governor of this glorious Old Dominion.
hurzah for Wise down with Sam.
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From til" I."wi-hurs Chronicle. Wiig

VIZ lenrn :hn; there has, within few days rnst, n
number ai Know 0;:jIala withdrawn from the party
IN Gr.cnbEIcr COUNT " I~a Is gaming voices rVeGy
day, and his prospects Ia this COUNT are quite iattcG-
inc. y great many o th: best Wigs IN tic c.GIy
will vote for him. md all the Democrats, with The cX-
ceptlon of a few who have united themselves with
the Know Nothings. II there i. full vote our, Wise
will grt about 100 votes in the county. Joseph john
son received but 2e0 Wises prospects certainly
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EROM WETXEL. COUNTY.

10 he Editors If he Enquirer:
NEW MiRrIAsyiLLE, Va, April:W 1888.
Gcn,lrmrn:-Thc Democracy here are thoroughly
aroused! We will give our usual Democratic
ority at lcusr and | think more. Oar minority will
mo, bu less than 40 or iin. There have been forty
five Withdrawals from the Know NotIings within the
last week in our county. There will not b" more
than five Democrats in the concern, and we will Il
som, Whr.
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GOV. REEDER SPECIALIZING ~ LAND
The Sduatrcr tKan.l Sovereign has an article char
Gin. that ,iov. Recder came TO Kansas not 10 be
Governor Of its territory, but 10 speculate IN Lands,
make money by is o;.c.s position, G"I rs agent oil
the nh0ltioHstsr to tasten the '"fSe ~ Ho9t! upon
Kau.ns IL SAYS that he has publicly and NOTORIOUS
IL prostilu,ed he official position to personal ecuna
!
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EIRE In NENE IERSEX

MIILvILLr. y. j., May "A fire commence
the woods Yesterday, five miles above this pI.- ,,
the west side ot the Lawrence river md cO.:;,.,
burning with much violence both sides o. he nm,
The citizcr- have succeeded in partially su5Gyjn. ~,
progress but il is believed that raip rN Je rcov,,,d
10 cXinuush il etlectuailv.
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lA1ER kRIAI IlANNNNA

NV oRIEAS., May 1.-The steamship Cahawha
Hcl hcN5 i. uTImportant
The san Jscutc would leave Havana on tie u, on
n crusc. The Cy4ne ana Falmouth had not arrived
there
Capt. Mccullough, OF New Orleans, he'd been re-
leased from prirrn.
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ID 1!

Drp, Sunday, the 9th n=, utter t~w hour Ihhss.
Mrs SALLY Pow ELL, widow ~ Tocs!hA fe"r'' a.
III. 18th year oil Icr age - p
= Her friends and those Of her ION 'hafle- ~; ~ S
eli ~. ro.uecttuIv invited 10 attend fnnal MS
(Iues.Gyl evening nj o'clock. from hsf II ''N' w.
her Of Grace and Fousnce streets.
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DErR~ir, Ma" b.. Seven thousand dollar. in Fl T.,
and tens ON the Pcninsular Bank OF this civ ~
stolen from the Bank to-day. None oi these ,o'
have ever been issued. They are cuunter.irp,dI
=. VI. l"!mc-. State Treasurer, numbered from lOG
1900, and dated l:t April 4 reward OF $500 /, ~
tered for the arrtst OF the robhcg and recovery o, T.
MONEY.
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The. friend. 81 education in South-Wcst"rn Nir-
pipia have gotten up IL splendid GIFT Enterprise for
the erection of the Martha Washington I"IrSo III
Abingdon. We have seen painting "' inc h"'Iil'
cdhce whir will DO one Of the most splendid nniId.
in,s in the Union. IA lovers OF edncaton' We WISH
SUCCESS tp tho noble scheme Tor the enlightenment I"
tho public mind. Mr. Alfred Mann IL the as''h '"'
tho sale If t:rkeis in this city.
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GOOClILAND COUNTY.

In addition to tho appointments previously an
nounceJ, McssrS, Rutherford and Cosby will have
discussions at Ccntreve on Friday, 18th May, "n'l
nj Clark,s store on Wednesday, 23d Mny.
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list AS \SI:. SAID.
JISl 40 w IL S.t'i'
>riI.ou OF Hiassue liusctts still u rntent Know
NDt,u..

Nothing.
Sumo days since, with grand flourish OF truh'
pets, the Wing published what purp"lted Ia
bo report OF Wilson's speech IN the BoS'
Ton Telegraph, with view TO shew 'ha'
Wilson had denounced the Know Nothing Order d.
too pro-slavery. Our attention was spccluly ea''e"
to the statement by the Wig, and We promptly re-
piled by denying the correctness Of the report Inv
following which we copy from the last Boston ie,e
graph shows that Gen. Wilson nrsfr mar me "e'"'
ration, and that the report of his speech never up
peared in that paper. Wilson is still IN i"'' comm"
mon and fellowship with the Secret or"r'' anu
ZIONIST AS he is, he can come to Virginia. IN" DO &c
ceiye,l with the grip OF friendship ana eoru'""'
his brethren OF the culvert. lie can do more III ."0
secret LODGES no may preach hsistronges' "oo'''''
.,nt;ments and the brethren will be restr"'.u -
their secret oas from denouncng to the peohc ,.''
treason 70 tho Constitution a..d to the rights ana Sai'
ty of Virginia:
From the Boston Tol'grophI -,
The latest mau,ruyre of the Know othihssin u
Sinia, consists in representation th"' ;,; No
| of this State has abandoned the orsun'H W., I;,,r
find the following in the Petersburg '>a'
Ger: 49, ,;,cus.
Ht our ohiac, ia writing this article ""s no" J." h,,
the compal s;lru uuworiners oil WILSON, @ srou. in.
| m the American nt their
,s,vaIrc ,hat hs. reached US OF the i; frt
ranks by this Wilson The G"3 tSe Abolition organ Of
ratio authority on this point. Tor II Is le TWnn What
Mss.schnse,ts, and special sdmrer OIL .on bs faI.
will ,hs anti Americans OF the " lse ssi'oo We riy,
io,ying refreshing and cheering announcement,
Sm 70 them rs sweet orsc roll under their 'n r,nry
SENATOR WILSON DESorscE' Iiik No ,h ,n slave.
&C.. W,l.nn On the closing lecture Oh 'he anu s
The Tes no ,ss hs hsd
himself the position with regard 10 @ IN ~ onpose INV
cuvied for twenty years. and called upon ,' ~
party that smother tho "l ssS 81 ss smo
ne ; ,S INNS, b, Of ne ether party nor Jo''Hing-
He said his party '"< 70 he -, M ~ ,I be s,"s
and called upon the ssvcry F"r.y 10 ". ~ "' "
riran dough fuces n they had the o'hcT-.
lie, be remembered by the people oil virginia tuo'
Senator Wilson has within thu last ten days p@nicy pro
claimed In Boston that the american party rn' per0"s 4"
The Put thus III your pipes uiu smoke
i, at your leisure ye derotees Of Henry A. Wise'
G,a lIIisoa has aerer made any such declaration
az is ab0re attributed to hin, and The extract mhch IS
cyriitsd 10 tic Session Telegraph ncrer appeared i"hs
~ oer mutt nor. We are unable to say it is forge
ny, or whether it did appear i'll one Of tho other Bos-
ton papers.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

JI.DuELJMrklN POSITIVELY DECLINES.
The Washington Star Of Saturday says
4 gentlemen in this city THIS morning received 4
l.tcr from judge Joseph H. Lunpkin, II Genrgin, in
which ho states thai he h:s positively ami unequlyn.
-.
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five are authorised to announce Robert N
Mallory Esq., Democratic candidate, to represent
the county Of Brunswick, in the next Legislature OF
Virginia
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A PICTURE OF THE DARkLANTERN
pARTN


any root in the soil OF the Old Dominion? Every
days developments serve 10 convince the hblc mnd
Of the rottenness OF secret, bound association.
whose doom will be sealed on the fourth Thursday IN
Nav by the ndomitable spirt Of Virginia. The peo-
pic Of Virginia have ever proved themselves snpr-
rior to the di.graceu tricks md Of the day, and
will never consent to grafy the abnlitionls's OF Mas
snchusetts and New England, who will burn bon-trts
and raise shouts Of rejoicing over the defeat oil Henry
a. Wise:
| 10 he Editors ot Tie En2pr"r:
GLE. CorRr HOUSE,, Va, May =, 1850.
NI.ssrr Editors On the Post-oice ut Gilrs Court
| House. ON the 10Th instant was found the following
card
"A persons are warned avo anything 20 Il" with
IoLn ! A.hworh as he IL II desortor from the knowSo
Thin. ranks Also consider thu lo has pcrJurr himTG
as he has oath 10 drulSe the secrets Of s"i
order or any belonging 10 said order We wi one
| cent for John AssUOrlt!,ss. III ORDER or SAN
Such an auathoula will not seem strange to any one
who has been member Il tho cuballstc order. Not
long after Joined il, found myself struggling under
the convictions Of conscience on the one hnhd anu
the trrrnra OF Sam vengeance on the other mo a'ef
of which firmly believe retains many IN ms snvis
| chains who would otherwise cast them OFT. Last
winter without the slightest notions of the ferrbt
oSh which this order administers to its r'ct'mS,
was ushcrrd into room where nulhber "i my rlehuS
were awaiting initiation Influenced partly by Gu,
rosy and partly To II any good was Ia he iulnu
,hnrs ';,h IN. I;hcry of withdrawal as sav0 To my
'nns.;.,r" / nnsseJ IN, ordeal Of initiation. Aud
;ra ! .meni, In, III, truth when saw that nv con.
";n,o lI",, NV, dnr;,, my connection with the or
T ',i ""i ,. 49, ,,: ,,.otm,rs hut snon f,uu!
,hat sam's symp";r, wrr, not nv syrnpathrs
s views Of ,h, cnns,,,u,;on were NOT mine-that hi.
"hl,n,hro,,v was unt tn,,,Lt in nv Bible-ilnt hi,
| Professionalism was s.!Hsh ambtt0n-thal his Amer
49,. ,h. ,,rL - vos hpt turbulent .hulIition Of III,
,,nrst n,.sons If IN. human heart. | left tht
Tr,ar; hn, JiJ mot reveal its secrets not be
"Nounen on qua III" ;uI Is "o, liz
cause . 'e, ,. . . ~ -! hs ti LoJ h.sn
! sa'"n4' o"' 10, 'e'9 ''"l' '"' '' '
ana cIftm'.'" .;,,. .,,,,,., ,,,I;. mar ,.,,..r
uid not make my ",''i''i" uo.L' "i se,o'
my connection with the 'rdef' I'LL "i'ei ''o "iote'"'
card was put up.
spoke freely Ia the Know Nnthincs themselves 4"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

TROUBLE AMONG W-NOTHINGS OF
ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO. May 1.-The State KnowNohng Com
vention adjourned last evening r1er stormy -css"n.
Ii stated that the disruption took place on the slave
~ question.
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TUEsDAY MORNING, MAY q, 1858.

We would suggest to our friends in tho country the
pr,priety of having tickets prepared with the names
OF all the Democratic candidates, for the State and
reunties Orders sent to tho Democratic editors IN
the country, or to this Office will be promptly exc
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

DR.. TIYsLEY, OF CuKA claims to have discovered
that vaccine virus, after passing through the system
OF u negro, Is valueess for the white race.
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COMMERCIAL RECORD,
RICHMOND MARKETS, MAY !. 1855.

.i The oiiow..g Glot-tio,- are wholesale. For ,n.-
orders HI hrr prices viii he charged:
BAG y Ciiy cured HEi Sn!i!Hr.d hog round 90 70
canir western sides 10 Shoulders .! ulD,, liam. .ja
Wc...rn Ul.:cd III a -; Queen City Huns %: ceIr
Sorn Car"ir,n ho!romh !Oc lodis r.
BuTTER-rrimr Country Batter, ;Dd"i cts; DO. ~
sh"u 3id5; ctr, old and lN'"flor l7@2''is'
BrESWAX-.J, G2u! = u.
CORN MEAl.-Sl - for country
CoRN--sl 10 81 o. per bus"cl
COFFEf-Iio 10! q l.: 81. LaE"Hyra !ls@!-i java
Qla; -rocA light Mpchn ldG ~ cis
FLOIR-Supcrhnc $lldll -; Exir" Sll ?0G =. =
family lea l1 Receipts light und stock small N-i.t
FISH KrrinSs North Cs~olins gross, 80 80, LAM,
Roe in Uhls, 81; do i'll ha!i nb!s, :itaii ChPpet, !.
Ebi ' No. S 9, SIS No >, s5s; no J. -: ass; n.,,hl
CIppcI-No. ]. - 2ja$5 80 No. Q 81 -.
GTANo --Wo quote Peruvian at $50 80 delivered rv-
s,orc--from wharf 80; Mexican 30035 w.
LARD-Princ, in tbls 10. II: IN kegs, u a!l.c =
LEAn-G: 1G:cts for PIC; :a'i tor bsr
OhT--By the cargo G0"'tc & h"sh'i
PLhSTEK-I.uu rin,iCT san - on D0ck. kichr>;:
ground 50 per ton. CHcIned - To + hsrfcA
SiiT-$slrs st 81 30 from wharf. 81 - norn .iore
sIIOT-7d7! cts = 10.
TEAS-Impsrit ani Gunpowdcr I'D 81 90
WHEAT--Whirc - 3Oa2 49, Red 90 25a2 y
WOoL-Thc following quoGlion- Tor .sSs Of Eb,a
to coo ID made ~ Cr"srnaw Coz Wool Depot IL H.
CIV all the WouhnNs hccn previously graded Se'yri
inG 70 quality aui condition Extra deecc SuSony uuGN
rho 5,; No J. do do, Soc No, =. do. part blood u.
No 2 DO do a5c No 1 do do 33c No 10 n4in.
3Uc Tue washed, No. 3 "yc; No =, :Uc; do, No 80
UuwasAei - To % per cert discount H. CONDITION
CATTLE HOGS AND SHEEP.
BEEF--S 80. 5000 l. cwt. gross, which il Il! @.
q Sl2 net Beef scare and IN dcmaui
HOG~-:5 ~ T. hundred. supply moderate.
SliEEFiIutt"n sell ipr :jasI piccc ur S;;o 81 Fs
hundred u. for ordinary ard superior sheep
LAMB+ 50 80 = 81 each Mutton std ant, Ns.l
scarce.
RTCH,I'tEii TuBHCIO hiRhET, MAf7.
There is an active demand Tor all good Tobacc' u
dry order, both for manufacturing and shippHs -
frees 81 common aud soft are lowe! than the: -s't
the ea.Iy part o, I"qt week The breaks are isSE!
the Tobacco mostly IN soft order.
y. VI. MARTYR, SoS CO
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ARROW Root. equal TO tho best imported Is said
to &c raised in Macon county, Florida.
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V,[CE oF THERMOMETERS.

1t RdNd0lpt's Rlogs'7Ts, Ha'I p Orr DooRs
MAY I. ~ ~ vs. -
Seven o'clock. A. NJ. o. ~
Twelve O'Clock, NJ. ~ -
Five clock, Z. VI. "
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

NEW WORK, May Capt. Kinney an! Co,.r'
Fubrns were brought up This morning, when I, :
counsel lur the Government moved the pu-pUa-,np,,
OF the trial. The motion was opposed by the coua.e
tor the prisoners. The argument is It'll progressing
Collector Rcdticd has received information ,hs,
large number Of paupers sailed from Antwerp on ii.
18th ul;imO. bound 10 his port III the ship Loopo.
-
PHILADELPHIA, MAY THE City Come,
wcr" rr-nrsaiiiz-' this morning. In the Selec, Com
ell Jno L. Bcrrcll WIS reelected President. H. m,
Common Cnuu,.l, VIM L. Hacker was elected Pc
sidcn,. They are both knowNothings.
BALTIMORE, May Flour is firm: sale.
Howard street and City Mills ut ?lO.25. No ole
ings for Wheat. torn--white 81 Z 1903, yell.
sl.o2 Sl.O+
- 4. -
NEW YORK. MAY Flour has advanced h.
10 II ci-. y bnrrr!. Wheat Is firm aud upwa!!.
Corn ditto, -nlr. OF Western mixed at Sl.lj PORK
sitter. Bee = rchunsrd. Wnskey held ut 70 c,
Stocks opened heavy and closed iirmer. Money is
moderate demand Virginia SKIES y6j
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

X. NJ. 7. Hr.TER, Esa.-This gentleman address.
ed large assembage at Fredericksburg, on Friday
night last.
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HyA,tDDE.:Dunr 10 THE STATEMES
49,, OF TIE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF I'll
VIRGINIA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
statement u n.ioiIfs rcce'" by Hn. H. R,:ia:d.ol
General igcr ii tie frsia Stat" Agricultural socie'!
| l-:3, u.
From li10 now member. NJ 81 each el,ig.
From d! !n"lnh.r-r a:!ms.a! subscriptions, and
t'ons is" me.nn"T-, no, li.) "ho lave paid
moIG tnaa -,
Or II. l.. Anderson, hlbsmsrie, odd ~
| IL. Baldwin, Richmond, do
BOHdurant Elliott, ls"tscrip,OnJ 5
Hem Harrison, Pnnsn George ,,lrw mem.
Randolph s Harrison, Cumberland anew
mrinUc:l
+ b. Jone- Brunswick, (old)
k""n ChiI"s Baldwin, Richmond. tsun.
scrpunnl s
Aud.cw kSysr:, tssa moubon.
l.adI"m 4 Watson, Richmond, t.ub,crip
non!
Franklin Minor. AIhomarl. ODD
VIM. Minor, do do
r"tI"rso" Cooper, Petersburg. t.ub-crip.
VIM. e. R.yrs, AbcInnrle C-ul,cripriouj 3
II spence, Richmond. l-Uh-cilp'innD
Tur,I"r 4 Bryant KichIuond, ,sub-,riptonJ
Alex tnyor, toiG, withdraw
o. E. 4 Anderson. nte''no"i '''' so
Wu Allen "grry ~
Wan ! Bars -tnr, amelia 20
!. =. EHIugi, IticAmumd 5Drd poId ~ Is
Bir"i"u 8 Fox, ito -
Boyd. Edmond q Davenport, Richmond ~
kch,rt Boiling Petersburg ~
Robert Beverley, F"uqui"r ~
Nahl Eurwrll clarke 20
Geo H. BuIwcll. do 20
Inu- !. Bal. Ir, Fredericksburg ~
Rirbd. II. Cunningham. Curcper ~
JOE II C:"',-EnH Richmond -
WIN. ". t.Gmp -
Dr. e. C. Cooke. Fhlvnnns -
". g. Gs2ruuv", Al"xiuiris -
Dr. WIN Colo, Prince George 20
la. Durlur Hi,hmouJ ~
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,hoy.i, rlc rpe of comm.on prop9t'I 70 =" ~.
mad subsequently, continued by IL" kSsr
i.''"H'',."" ''' PHILIP n GEO. CO'f''
|"'''''''' Oh . WILLIAMS
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THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

nv RICHIE, PRYOR & DCNNAVANT.
,>>~>>>>>>-~>~~>>~~~~
yN RICHIE 4 ROGER A. PRYOR, EDITORS
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AXorIIER LINE OF SrEAMERs,-Tho Norfolk Ar
gus Gays Two urge steamship" will shortly DO
ulnccd on the line between Norfolk and New York
There is n the Argus, evident necessity for HIdI'
t"nal means Of rnpld cnnv"inn:c between thcS'
citina The extensive blaucss done IN vegetables
fruit, &C., aud The heavy shipments made, especially
durn. the Summer months fully justify the above
enterprise, and il will be- well Sustained. W" learn
that d wharf has bean selected. an a 5nt appointed
and other arrangements mndo tor the approaching
season.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

ro.iFic,! M.r.lsG At PKrERsgrBa.-Thn Ey
urcss al Yesterday say. "n Saturday "ght the Demo
Gratis nj Mechanics Hail were addressed by X. \.
Pryor, ESD, oi the Klein. lid Enquirer, and by ). B..
pnnl, Esq. oi Petersburg. At PEMnix Hall, the
Anti D,rnnrrat- were addressed by K: e.. Htannrd,
Esd. and VIM. II. MHrinrlani E.q.. of Richmond
The. attendance at both Halls WINS good, ANA the ap-
rla.,r If the audience could be hoard from aar
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

SALE az CoRy.-On Monday Last, }. l.. Rinker
auct;onccr sold t"r II. T. Harrison, in Lrcshnrg, Va
10 hbll "i rorn for l.SJ 80 averaging 81 Ii and
'"nrti"n per bbl.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

CuSyICTsD.--At the last term OF the Pa lex Cir
cui, Court John Hooker WIS Convicted OF burning
dwelling house, belonging 10 Spencer r. Sowlin, md
scnfruc"i 10 three years confinement in tho Pcnltrn.
iiary.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

EnyhRErH CRY, &c.-.A contention Of Know
Nvihin,.s, held M Yorktown, have nominate! Mr.. Jn
snph Srgar as Il candidate 70 represent Elizabeth
Clty York: Warwick. and the City Of Williamsburg,
in tie House oi Delegates.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

,-.-,IDDE.DUNr 10 THE STATEMESI
g>IH, OF TIE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF TIL
VIRGINIA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
taTCnr..r u nHo,Irs TcCci'-i by VIM II R?ha:d,uL
General i.cnt t" tie t!r.ina Stat" Agricultural Socie;
lrjj u.
From li70n"w member. &, 81 each s23ig e
From Oh! !n"nIh.r- sius.n! Subscriptions aud
iron: ns.uL"l-. no, hi.) HhJ lave paid
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

JAars ". Mason, Es9.-The last Weston Herald
contains Il correspondence between Tho Hemo"rais
Of LOWS county anl James ". Mason, Esq The
latter ~. ,pls an invitation 10 address the people {"
Lewis county ut Weston, on Monday the llth inst.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

kiya GxORGE.-An animated political discussion
took place ut King George c. H., on Thursday lat
Court davl. The Democrats we're represented 6y
,i,r .Al Sd 'fihIi"i !
tS S i,I, X 1w SoiiiEgs b. M"-srs j. j.. Mary.
and Mr. cambridge OF Hing George, who ANNOUNCED
himself rs n candidate for the Senate The decision
continued until $ o'ciuck in tho evening.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

HALIFAX CIRCUIT CoURT-JrpGF LEIGH In the
cas-. vi the Commonwealth aguin-t Mann, charged
with burning H." corn house OF y. II. fruden, the
igrr nave rendered verdict oi three Year, Genuine
il;uut III the rGlicni.Gi,.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-08

RocKRKIDGE CoUHrY.-Ihe Democrats at tins
county exhibit spirit worthy Of imitation by Their
olitica brethren in every county oi the State HE
last Lexington Star contains .-t OF nriy-n demo
cratic meetings to be held IN dsront parts 81 "cN
bridge between this time aud rhe day OF the election
At MI III whc! meetings speakers are I" be present L"
address the voteIs-an"m@s the speakers are al:ssrs
I.crchcr Dtmeue, Paxton, Dornan, Taylor, und Mas
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-07-19
THE REST OF THE VOLUME.

Among the literary attractions Of the second
half of this volume Of the Era, in addition &c
LEONARD WRAY, now drawing to a close, and
the Political History Of Europe, will be
l. A story by MARTHA RUSSELL, entitled
Eleanor Sonthniayds Hardship, somewhat
after the manner of her exquisite Diary, but
even better than that.
2. Rosa and her Sailors, one of Miss Car
Inns best stories, translated expressly for the
Era by ELBERT PIERCE.
3. A piqnant story of political life, by a new
contributor from New Hampshire.
4. Occasional Letters from Miss CATHERINE
BEEcHER and MINNIE myrtle, in their summer
wanderings.
Now is the time to send in new subscri
bers to the Era; to say nothing of the pecu
liarly interesting aspect Of the political world
and the thckening conflict with the Slave
Power.
We shall commence the publication Of
Eleanor Southmayd's Wardship next week.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-07-19
THE SOBER SECOND THOUGHT.

We elsewhere quote from significant article
which recently appeared in the Richmond En-
quirer, showing more conservative tendency
than that paper has habitually pursued for years.
The following passage relative to the value of
the Union, and the importance of its preserva-
ton, is still more remarkable, coming as it does
from the leading journal of the South, which
hitherto has been little less addicted to the dis
suasive argument than the Charleston Mercury.
The Northern press and Northern statesmen
having demurred to the force of that argument,
and declared their resolution to curtail the en-
croachments of Slavery at every hazard, there
seems to be less disposition to urge it. The
South Carolina papers, even, have become mere
ly contingent disunionists; and if the North
maintains the high spirit which is now in the
ascendant, we predict that the contingency will
never arise which will be deemed sufficient to
warrant dissolution of the Union. The En-
quirer says: G..
I" If the glorious edifce of our liberty and our
Union fall from its firm foundation and lofty
height, the ruin will not be the work of wisdom
and of strength, for strength and wisdom would
spurn such an Office, but the mischievous prank
of wicked weakness or thoughtless folly"