Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-23

sl"''o' on That portion Of this road which lirs be-
'"''' ''r Town "l Winchester and the coal-fcris
"'' ." 'i9 oe rNpr'lien that the two sections Of
'"' ROM h!E pf"r-" simultaneously provided the
ii!hhs "i I'd" company will allow
..' "'!'N III l'ic thIrd resolution was filled M with
the following i'ilncs John Bruce Rnbt Y. Conrad
and X. H. Miller.
The i"!!"win: resn!utiu Offered bv CoI 4 Nopro.
adopted
k'snlv"i, lint IN the prosecution OF ts work the
li"ard "i Directors "i The Alexandria, Inuluun and
Hampshire kill k"a" d" hn Is hereby re1ucsia
apply to the Legislature ui Nrynia for such ulrrra.
iins "t the charter may be necessary u curry into
Effect The resolutions above adopted and to strike out
from s. charter auy fixed point in Ike ruu,. between
Winchester and the r"aI-iieli
TIE MOUNT VERNON TOURNAMENT.
The anniversary of thr surrender Ut Yorktown wa
celebrated yesterday with unusual spirit. The first
RcSiment "i Volunteers, commanded by Lieut.. Col
Walter Harrison, escorted the Henrco Light Ora.
goons, Capt. J. Lucius Davis. with the invited
knights, TO the tournament ut the Agricultural Fair
ground. There brilliant !rung had collected,
amounting 10 three thousand persons. The beau
iy e" the city and county, the gay uniforms o the vol
untcrrs, the Drag0ons aud Knights, with their lancts
TIPPED oil with ri.colorcd i!ngs, presented Of the
most brilliant panorama ever seen III Richmond
In the absence of James Lyons, Esq, Col. +. r. Au'
gust acted ds presiding chc, and surrounded by Gov.
johnson ind the ladies "f the Mount Vernon Assoca
tiun, he most happily introduced John II. Gilmer,
Esq, the Orator of the Day. OF Nr. Gilmers excel
lent address, We have merely time 10 sny that il
ab"unrd in eloquent and appropriate appeals in be-
nall oi ilc .:cat uf securing to Virginia tn.
home and grave Of Washington, through the patriotic
eXcrtions OF the Ladies of America.
The knights, seventeen in number, drew up in ar.
ray und received the charge. Without going into
ted details Of this the most beautiful aud best COLI
tested tournament We have ever witnessed, we can
On: give the grand result which was decided on the
>,.1d round On tn. first, eight took the ring. On
the second, fvo took the ring. On the third and
fourth rounds hrce took the ring: viz 3lr Samuel
Walden OF Manchester Knight of the Scarlet
Guard; Mr.. Reuben Lacy Of Richmond Knight
"f Don quix"c; and Mr. Thomas IIuines Of
round M:ssrs Walden and Lacy again Succeeded,
Mr. EInlnc, touching the ring The sixth and last
round was decided in favor of Mr.. Lacy member of
the llcnrico Drag"ons, who WAS declared the vic
tor--Mcssrs. Walden, Thomas Haines and Miles Ma
con Of Ilrnriru, the two last members OF the
Ilenrcu DrHguonSJ declared entitled to the second
honors. The queen Of love and beauty" and her
maid. oi honor were be selected and honored al
the cur6Hnon last nig h. al The ".lacrican Hotel"
The day passed oil most PLEASANTLY and with we'll
sustained excitement to the result of the closely
contested and doubtful struggle. Every body seemed
to enjoy the We joicc that the cn'husinsln
manifested yesterday, au-urs well for the success of
tie. noble hcc Of ;hc Indies to secure the purchase
"i Moan; Vernon 10 IIreinu IN iT~st for tho holy
r,gpo,r q! guarding the coi!sccra;ed tomb Of Wash
i',-t"n. We speak the sentiments "t the assembled
b.nuty and ci.lvgry g: yesterday, when say thnt
! i. ,qr,, GsG ,~V Sp,r.ci.