Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-11-25

Court. was tried this term - the iury's verdict sustain
ing the Will. For some cause, a new trial was grant
ed, and the case still remains on docket. This is tn,
second time a new trial has been allowed in this cause
the first verdict being against the will.
LIBERAL GIFT Robert i. Boiling. E.q, of P-
~tersburg, has presented 10 that city q lot o. iJ.r acres
valued ut Sl0,ODO. The Express warmly ,snd gen
-ihly advocates tina: il be made a public park, 70 b,
called Boiling Park, in honor Of the muniiicrnt donor
NORFOLK CIRCUIT CUUKT.-On Monday the grand
jury found a rue till against Charles Miles a. scces'
sorry in the homicide of Oscar j. Bunkl-y. The We.
nlrs IN the case at the Commonwealth W. } j. White
hurst, charged with grand larceny, returned with a
verdict OF not guilty.
RELIGIOUS REVIVAL Is CHaRLorTEsviLLE.-Quite
~: extensive revival is in progress in the Baptist
church IN this place. Some thirty five persons have
pI"irsseJ tn be converted, cc wen of whom wrr. bap-
tied set Thur1day. The church. though 50 large,
has been nearly filed every night, aud on two occa
SioDs II could not seat the immense crowds that were
IN attendance. Sometimes there have been ~ many
a. five hundred persons at III. prnyer.ineotings On
tuesday ~ :ht II large number OF persons requested
Al Interest ~ the prayers of n" church, three Of
whom arc students Of III. University.
The pastor is assisted By Rev. c.. Tyree. Of 'pw.
ha;sr county. W. learn The meetings are 10 con-
;iuue during this week. and probably Ter n longer PEI
Rod Charlottesville J:JrrsORsna.
NATL "N's'' u ~ III - w l' tA'b.
Fair OF the RnppahHnmnck Agricultural Society. held
here, has done much 10 encourage the membership.
aud 10 stimulate them 10 increased vigorous action III
itI behalf iii. large crowd present, aud the rviicn;
interest displayed in the welfare and prosperity of the
institution. should arous" those connected with il tu
Renewed activity. Tne en!h"sia-In shown should not
b. allowed To ccase with the close oi the exhibition,
but should be continued mt! the next Fair, i'm order
To- ensure that zeal which can ATOM. sus,niu and suu.
port III" Society. The intcrv Hl bet tn. txhii;i-
HonS Is the real tina tor III. farmers 10 net: bur we
ARE much afraid that they relax their efforts during
this s~sson, and awake just on the eve of a Fair, with
4 spasnodic jerk, which weaken- and paralises their
true energy. II every one Interested IN the Society
will diligently improve the time until The n"xt FAIR,
in the careful preparation Of what they intend In eI-
hibit, we shall then have HI exhibition which will not
only permanently establish the Suciety, hut will COM.
pare and compete with similar displays OF District So
ciei!es in thi-spr any other State. Let every man 20
to work, then, and we warrant he will be more than
repaid IN the superior excellence Of our next Fair
Fredericksburg Recorder.
EDITORIAL CHAsGE.-R.v. David Shaver, of
Hampton, Virginia, has purchased one half OF the
Religions Herald in Richmond, and af;rr the first OF
January EeS:, that paper will be under the joint edl.
torial control If the present editor, MIR. VIM. Sands
and Rev. Mr.. Shaver. The Religious Herald is the
organ of the Baptist denomination in thls State, and
To a considerable extent in the Southern States also.
Mr.. Sands il a gentleman of erudIi, and extensive
learning, and n perfect encyclopedia ct historical
events and facts, a correct writer and a man OF pure
and unblemished character. and he has Infused into
his paper the spin, by which he IL governed: II Is not,
therefore, to be wondered nj. that the Herald is n good
paper and worthy Of the patronage OF the BAPTIST de
nomination..
Ruv. Mr.. Shaver ia n native Of Abingdon, Virginia.
is a good writer, n profound thinker and an able aud
successful rrasoner, and will bring To the aid Of hs
associate and cO-psrtner, u fund OF valuable intnrrnh'
ton. The Herald, therefore will be more useful than
ever, and will doubtless receive an extended clrcuIn'
ton i'm this State and in the Southern States. There
| ~ al. pIy ~ = ANS nf the RplpiDus Herald sent
to the Cherluttes Vile Post Office, than are sent 10
any other Post Office in Virginia or elsewhere'-
charlottesville Jcgsrsoni0a.
4 FArLrRE.-The Lexington Gnzetiee says that
,hr plank rad in Rockbridge county is almost n total
faiiure. The L.auk, rotten already, ID being torn up
in many places. The entire road from Buchanan To
StauntOu, WAS sOld last summer under Il decree Oh
Court for S2O,OGO, and purchased by the Board OF
Public Works. 1t cost. if we mistake not, stnariiy
upwards Ci Sl5n Ol0. The State lost in 1t an invest
lnent Of nearly sl0U,OUO.
HEAVY RECEIPTs.-The Lynchburg Nirginian says
that the freight train of the Virginia and TENNESSEE
Railroad. which came down Wednesday evening,
WAS cor gDsed OF 81 cars. all heavily laden with hogs.
flour and whent. The receipts for freight alone tor
that day amounted 10 the enormous sum oi Sl,oo'.
Prry,M cpuyTY.-P.-t;es are nearly equally di-
vidcd in Putnam county. In 1855, Fiourn"y receiv.
I'd 3S7 votes, and Wise 1913. AT tha late election the
Americans gained four votes. and The Democrats
%hrec-the result being 39l for Fillmore, and @9o Tor
"Oid Buck"
DWELLING BrRSEp.-The dwelling of DR.. l.. x.
Sturke, in Hanover county, was destroyed by hre on
"Wednesday morning last. The family were absent,
and the fire is supposed to have been the work oi an
incendiary.
KILLEp.-Among those of Walkers army killed
at Granada was Frederick Hall, formerly a law stu
dent al Portsmouth, aud more recently a school
teacher i'll Norfolk.
Observation-Disclosures David Edmondson, a
a highly respectable and wealthy citizen of ROCK
bridge county, who WAS buried at Falling Spring,
some months ago. directed that a monument should
be erected over his remains al n cost oi not Iess than
a thousand dollars. Among the most costly priVste
monuments in that county ls that in the Presbyterian
burying grounds 10 Lexington, over The remains OF
late Governor James Mcdowell. Il cost from $500
to 81 900.
GEsERoUs.-The Pre.byterians at Falling Spring
RockbridSec county, are having a parsonage erected,
for their pastor, the Rev. WIN. +. Junkin. The lot,
embracing five acres, was generously presented TO
the Church, for that purpose, by Messrs John b.. u
Wm. +. Poague. The house, which is a handsome
cottage OF brick. will cost about S3,Oo0, and will, 1t ls
supposed, be rsady IN the Spriug.
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CoSvESTfoS.-ThS city
of Lyuchburg has appointed 10 delegates to the Com
mercia, Convention To be held ut Savannah, ON thu
9Th OF December. The following resolution wa.
adopted:
Resolved, That VS. regard G system Of direct trade
with Europe as essential TO the independence ant
prosperity Of the Southern States, and in the judg
inent of this meeting, the hsrbor OF Norfolk postssse
advantages unequaled by any other Southern port e
the point TO and from which that trade should be di
rected.
In bis address at the opening OF the Virginia Mill
tary Institute, Col. Smith, the superintendent, say
that the number Of college students 10 Virginia ha
increased from fee hundred in 1889, to near gee'
hundred in 1855, so that Virginia, with q white poIu
lstiou less than that of MASSACHUSETTS, has aotusly