Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-23
u:Yy anD STATE NEWS.

LIEUT.. Gov. LEARE GONE 70 CHARIOT EsFiLLE.-
We o.. glad 20 s;s:e isgys the Charlottesville Je5ar
sobiGnj tha, Lieutenant Shell" e. LHsAe las re-
urue to charlottesville where il" INTENDS 10 resioe
A variety Of foolish reports ard Geographic de-
spatches abou, what ia called tho iite exci:einen
in and dbou; Alexandria, aru published in the North
ern papers. Il is oty Necessary 10 refer TO tnein III
general aud 10 say That the statements made are en-
rey destitute nj truth both Ia any CAUSE nt alarm
here any 'aarn existing d'crdndfH GaSs'!F
Posr OfrICE AFFAIRS Is fIRGIyIA-The Post
rnaater General has ordered the iniiuwius:
Change the site Of Mil Fork, Greenbrier county
10 Green uplIur Springs two miles south o' present.
location, and appoint William I. MraGor postmaster,
vice Michael Ilutcherson, moved away.
Northumberland Cook postmaster at City
Point, Prince George county, vice Jalnes D. Proctor
Zephanah Is. Riggle postmaster at North Bend Mis-
TYLER county, vice L. w. Henderson, resigusd Jas.
Pack postmaster at Big Cole, Boone county, vice
Augustus Pack, resigned VIM. Patton postmaster
At Thompson's Landing, RUckbridge county, vIco
J. +. Clarke, resisneh; VIM. Brawner postmaster al
TUDOR Hail, Prince William county, vire james T.:
Dow resigned Adam Stump postmaster at GraVei
Spring, Frederick county, viee DaneI NJ, Heart re-
syned; j. II. Neal postmaster al Jefersvle' Amelia
county, vice James K. Je:er, resigned
On route 5,262. Campbell Z. H. TO Concord, con-
tract with John Harden for Elk times Week ser
vics-with certainty, celebrity and security on route
l,Z -
with David T. Harvey, .. Danville 10 carry The mal
twice week and back from lst January To June
3D. 1857. Route ). 264-Pusy!vana c. H. to Dan
ville contract with a. G. Walters, OF Danvllie, 10
Garry the mail Six times week, as ABOVE, from jan
uary |, to June 80. 1857.
Establish an office at Sunny Side, Cumberland
county, Va, and appointW VIM. A. Fraser postnhster-
directly on the route from Genitc to Cumberland Y.
H., between Basylle and the latter office, by which
regular mail facilities will he furnished three times
aI, tEa IN Itgn
ingham county, Va. Appoint john NJ. Witten post.
master at rnz swell &. H. Taa"weli county, Va, vice
VIM. ii. Brown, resspsd; JOHN W. Alexander post
master at Deur6eld, Augusta county Va vice r. j.
Gleudy, resigned; Harrison &. Haas pnat.Iiasr nj
Lost River Hardy county, Va, vic5 Samuel Harper,
resigned.
SELLING SLAyrs.-The Point Pleasant Mason
county Val Republican states tba, negro property IS
becoming 80 precarious, Owing 10 III" Vaccinations
of the AboioniSis, that the tlvehoders oG Western
Virginia generally taking measures I" guard
against their loss by di-posing of than TO those Sho
will carry them beyond the reach Of Inc underground
railroad. 4 few days since VI. Joseph Machir
.od To Mssrrs Stern, Of Richmond, fifteen slaves CID
and young, for TIE sum of $3.50. NJ. Wm Love
ulso sold 10 The same cu;em Two likely gi.!s AID
a boy, for $3.50. These negroes never would have
been sold, had i. NOT been discovered that they were
making preparations 10 leave for free territory.
GlBB's GALLERr.-We Wis ted the establishment
of Mr. P. Gibbs, on Mau street, yesterday. aad eH
amned the various specimens uf the Daguerrean art
which decorate hi. reception saloon. We will be sus
tanned by all who have seen evidence. OF Mr.. g. e
artistic skill in say ing that hs smbro:yp:s and coo ed
photographs the ne Plus ultra OF excellence. The
former, Tor their superior dcracy and fidelity to ma.
ture, especially excited admiration Tn. Co oring
artist Of the establishment Mr.. Amen who, thou III
quite young uan, eviuces degree Of professional
skill which warrants tho belief that he will yet attain u
conspicuous position III the world ofart The portraits
ofMr. and Mrs. Gibbs, suspended in the gallery, wero
scuted by ILL., and vii compare avoraby in smooth
ness OF coloring and accuracy OF likeness with tbs
productions Of more distinguished artists. IN taking
these portraits, the camera brought into requslior
for tracing the outlines upon conyhss, aud then the
artist has 10 rely upon his skill for retaining the like
uess, and impariug the natural expression. They
ara furnished cheaper than the portraits t:ken in the
ordinary mode, and equally as WE'LL Ifhag.
Cnrrov SEED.-The New Orleans Picayune no
ticss the engagement Of ship OF 500 tons 10 take 9
az. ~ where the article is TO be turned into oil and
oil cake An extensive factory for extracting oil from
the seed Of cotton is already IN operation IN Rhode
Island. aud or two companies are forming in Bos
ton with the object oil getting up similar establish
ments there. This is enterprise in which the South
is greatly Interested promising it does to convert
an artics hitherto than useles into D! grea
commercial value.
LAND SALEs.-On Thursday last, the "Cobbs'
farm of loo miles from Petersburg, Va.
sold 10 John Dunn, of that city, for s. SD. The
tract of $50 acres, in Prince George county, Va.
owned by Col. John A. Phillips, was sold at 81 ii
pr acre.