Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-28

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.,, ,L.. statement: 81, the Register at ths treasury
h;i,,. The imports of foreign incic!lshuisc mo luz
I:mrd States aud the foreign uiIi domestic Prouue>
c,pvrt.l thercfrom, during the quarter enunS o.p
.h.. 40 lS,l.J il aypanrE the following arc e 'o.h
"Innmnts which have been imported into' anu export
ed from, the ports OF Virginia; rr,,r,s
l"tS' SIJI7J2 .,i6g, 46.
Norfolk anu VI 'S'''''"'" 81 81
lappHlalno'N' 7I74 50 IS;
| Ie'brs'".-' 1864 l09,JE
AlcxaTdria, '''
Sa.g.,5, S2,7iS,I2.
For the same period the imports into the cry OF
New York amounted to siG'I2, lU', while the exports
were only S2l,9SlUoi.
Som. tiend IN Saturday night, placed nn obstruction
| on IN. Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac ran
road about half mile north of Frrdtr'cKsuurs VINO"
well uirh caused a most serious anu ihtu accident
.rLa trim from Richmond fortunately Was not under
full Roadway when the obstruction was struck, an.
hence the engine tender and baggage car merely lett
| the truck.
| N,RB,w Esc.pr-On Saturday night last, Il
vouuy man in Alexandra, fired II pistol near the
residence of Mr.. j. ). Barbour Jr. the 9al' rom
,rbicl entcred the bed room of Mr.. b., ssrkhS MN
IN the heal and iutcting r painful womb 100
much caution cannot he used with firearms III INC
street.
MYSTERIOUS AFrNK.-Not long since, on the farm
of Andrew Richmond, there Was found buried box
cnntnniup a silver lnlc and several spoons, which
being advertised by Mr.. r., were found To have been
stolen from Mrs. G.. Clemens OF MelEs county, O!.l"
In tn. box was note written by Fleming Span@er'
of West Columbia, Va, winch Indicated that he lAl
WINS connected with band Of thieves. Mr.. s., being
n respectable citizen Of Columbia. public meeting
wa. called Ia give lin Il chance I" explain. lie
acknowledged having written the letter, but decnred
that it related (" gambling and not theft The meet
Les Il
,nGu, now exists IN West Columbia in regard 10 the
affair.
LARGE PoRKERs.-1Ir. Thomas Pace, Of Lewis
burg. Greembrer county butchcred hug last week
weighing do pounds net. His ucishb0r James
Wrstin!I killed one wei hIny A pounds nrt, and
MIR. Rubt. Dick nsou, oil the county, killed four
weighing III the aggregate l,r5d pounds net, ono Of
them not being year old.
DEATH os THE CARs.--N A. Burrus4 Sheriff Of
Louisa county died the cars between t!s city ANA
the Court House on Monday last. Supposed lu be
from MI affection vi the heart.
MURDER .SD ROBBERY NEAR R,pIn,. Station
On Monday night n party OF lrishlnrm were carous
ing al the house Of Benjamin Rose, nj the alloy"
place. The next morning one oi the party, twho was
observed 10 be moro in liquor than any Of the rest.
WAS found dead near thu railroad not far from the
station, situated on the Orange aud Alexandria rail
roal He had been robbed. We did not learn his
name.
ALL DEAD.--ilr. ThomHs GrngGn aud family, of
W"bd county, Va. started for Ixas last spring. de-
signing 10 settle somewhere ia the eastern section 81
that state. Having reached tho Kraft" Red River,
Mr. Gr"gan lcll his wife aud tour children there and
accompanied by only his eldest son, went three
hundred miles farther UP the river To find eligible
location. lie soon found and bought place 10 auit |
HIM, when, leaving his son with brother who vas
hyIm. IN that quarter he returned 10 the "Ratt for
ii" rest OF his family. On reaching their hating
pacr, he found them all down with the Yellow Fever
o which they soon died. He, too, ere bong sunk be-
meath the same fell scourgc-thus. father mother and
children persisted, the victims uf thar deadly malaria
which nec;s the low-innL.s Of the south. The sad
fate of these erngran's t 10 aimuI-h others TO
beware. Too often, the rich soil OF lands only
offers M early grave 10 the sanguine immigrant.
VIRGINIA P0sT OFFICE ArpAIRs.-The Post Mns.
ter General orders the following: oil Of
fee ut Spring Mills, Appomattor county, Va, and
appoint G. S. Fisher Pos; Master.
Appotntmenfs.-Jno. GOode, Post Master, Pierce
willie, Bedford county, mud appoint Benz Wilkes,
Post Master; James V. Musgrovc, Post Master, Nor
ven, Amelia county. vice Martin ). Eancs.