Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-28

Baltimore Sl027S Norfolk S:.fSH)
New York $500 Washington a.I7H
Philadelphia 70OO Lvnrhhr-; 1860
Richmond 1000 Plii'a Navy lard ''..:%l
Petersburg 5000 Chn..c4;nan 10. l."Tl
Frederick sbur- 700 Oticr sources c,"E1
savannah H.nOn
Total SiS,''S
CREDIT TO NHOa CREDIT IS DCH.-Ine lcunI
Mems Christian Association Of this city contributed
by their eXertun fully az 800 10 tho amount rent ic:
this city TO aud the distressed aud sUfcrir- citizens .:
Norfolk and Portsmouth. The members Of the A>s..
cintion deserve much praise for the zen! which h"v
displayed in calling on tho citizens. Trey are also
entitled to tho honor Of having fip se "r foot tia
prof ect Of sending material aid ~ the Infected cities.
DgrARTrRE OF PHTsIcI.Ss FOR NoEYoIS.-Wa
earu that DIR. Jas. Ii. T. Mcdowell. ard r. Parke
iIowle will leave this city today for Norfolk ani
Portsmouth Theso physicians hnrc generously
solved to offer their AID TO the erFtrcrs at sstr
cities during the prevalence o! tho cIfeni'c. We
wish them God speed in their mission of nerrv.
Both are well skilled in their arnoas p-af s-in, be-
in. graduates OF the University OF unsg!yana.
CarcH THE RoBBER.-We perceive from hand
bill ierued By John W. Fink, special asen; iVr liza
Post ofico Department, .hnt a mai! rider by tl'r
nalno OF John +. llonchinS, %h" carrtr" tie '''!
from Patrick Cour, Uou.. 10 Piiisyv"miG tu"r'
House. abscouded from tho former piaco en- ito
of 18th July, after committing ma"y ecr!oEs r"n'
berries upon The United S,atcs mail! reward ot :r'
IL offered for mis- nrrett mud c"ri;a:nl"n; IN jail
touching is about l. S years old, !"c: five or "a
inches high, light complexion, large blue eyes. ;u!l
face aud downward look when addressed. ="
Danvilr Register states hnt abuu, two week, f2o h"
pGs.cd through Salem, North Ca-Un. under The Ne
sumed name of Pollard.
Rail Roam CisrALTIES.-Th" engine sn, ten ,rc
attached to the mail train on the Central Rail Road
w,ls thrown from the track OIL Thursday when nr'r
Louisa Court House, owing 10 switch being placed
~, a d tttuIlu q
(ircnt cre,!! IL duo to the engineer, Mr.. MctGni'h
and the conductor My Moody, for theH' unc"a,;i:
exrrtops 10 repair damages, nnd proceed on u"
train, after the damages were repaired came To khD
mond at the rate nf n miles per hour On Fr!;ay
night tho train OH this road knocked or hy
coming in contact with bu! who was used up. I'll"
mail however, VIVA not detained as Il gn.rnu Wa
.non procured and put in motion. The Saturday inu'
train ran into drove Of cows and kirG seven. lem,
ng but whose horut, arrange shy, wrrc KNOCK
ell oh. The remaining cow an III lnck wo"li h"v" IT,
received her qulctus the next day. having been "'n
over by the succeeding mail train.
SALEs op WEsryRS LAsp.-The Winchester Nu'
ynnn notices the following snin Of lnnd go Acres
inferior in Frederick nt - per nrr" s. p Smith, Pa"
chn,cr: al.o % rocky and hlv, IN the >Hl;-
county, ct 81 per acre. Also - scres NnclrS
:er ut sl 25 per aero nnd 200 acres in the 'nu."
county, AZ ::h per acre IN FayCttc county. ia"
Chn-lnrsvillc Jcacrsonan learns that nr. Stockton
,s rnld 10000 OF land 10 Dr Salisbury ~ tho
North, for l0!IWN.
THE CRoPs.--The Wi!linn.burg G-.ctr Of Thur,
DAY, says: "From all the surroundnc counties w
hear aud daily increasing complaints n' me
.hortncss Of tho wheat crop. Within tho hat l""
weeks our farmers hnve been ihr.s!.ing rnd wr may
ray that in instance la. the yield nae rcn~"nr.
bic approximation 10 previous calculation. lh" ia...
inu Oh cannot he lss ihan 81 percent. Oar oai r.pt
| turned nu WELL aud the promise s c"nd Tor r':H,
rrSiso with their IrGntr crop. of wheat cn, IT.
prospect of smal! rrice.. our agricultural interest
night be- reduced 10 rlraitcned circumstances.
S,Lr.-Thomas Il. +. Ingram. one II! The pIr."n;
landlords al tnPon Springs has become rrrri"'":
Of one half OF the Mountain House. ncl"!ing iar''
ture, &C.. n, the price of SE,73n.
| PA1yxr. TO NiRcISI,ss.--Tbirty.s patent. wrr.
issued from, the United State. Pn.n, r!;itr inr H."
week ending August 2ist, 1858. Among them n"oi"
Daniel s. james, 81 New Market, Virginia assign"
10 himself j. b. White of D;nYtriie t"@r: il"u.'.
Va, and j. W. Mcintyre U DiuwridIc county, Va,
for improvements in corn aud cob mills.
FATAL ARRAY. - The Lynchbur- Rcp!bi;c..
! learns Of tho denth Of 4 man named Thompson b"
the hand Of ono named Lester, in Bedford, ias werk.
and also Of the murder Of man named WoDta"G y,
| a negro named Jones, owned by Mr.. H'itort. y
nso hears TINT named Granville lucker isa!'
ly injured named (iod, in IN litiny IN 'hetn'ne
| county.
10 KEEP MILK SwHET.-A. Boyd, 4 corern'u'
dent OF tho Scientific Amrricnn' states that lie hn'
praclissd peculiar method with mnch .nccHs'. -
preserving milk sweet in tho pans. II slnriy CON
si.S in placing piece Of ncw bnnmcre" iron nT three
twelve penny nails in each tin pan, ticn pouring the
warm milk OH them. He believes that clccirIru! nus
something to 10 With producing tho result. Tie had
tried many experiments before he III, upon this "n"
which he found to preserve the milk sweet for l"nS
| or timo than any other plan tried by hIlh.
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! VERMONT KNOW-NOTHlNti CONVENTION.
Bosroy, Aug. "i.-Thc Vermont Know: Nothing
! State Convention hos nominated Governor R"yr ior
reelection. Tho proceedings were not vcr: haFmo'
uious.