Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-04
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

CITY AND sTAIE NEWS.
Rev. JouS c. McCAsE.-Ths gentleman, who ha
for several years past had charge of the Protestnr
Epsscopa lChurch ut Hampton, Va, has received Gil
accepted of 81. Paul's Episcopal congregation of Bal
ti,ore call 10 The assistant asorshp Of that parish
DR.. McCabc has already preached a discourse to tn
congregation with considerable acceptance. lie
an eloquent and eminent minister.
AFrR,Y.-A very serious rencoufre occurred a fev
days s,ncs in the town Of C!arksve, between Messrs
R. ii. Moss aud john Wimbsh. Ii appears that thu
former had heard tina. Mr. w. Lad been making III
ourvs - his credit and responsibility in business
matters, and becoming greatly excited, attacked
Wicbisn, and beat him severely. On the same day
Wimoish met Moss and fired live barrels OF rerolVe'
at biu which Moss returned with two barrel PTS
toll and tue conbatants were thea separated. We
d, not learn that either party was injured. The!
we-esab:eQusntly held TO bail to keep tue peace.
,CaurtoS.-The Petersburg Express cautions thu
public against the operations young man of plaus
be exterior calling himself q. A. Harold and pre-
tending to be correspondent OF the Boston Post
who has been humbugging some of the Petersburg
merchants in the very sickest style Of Yankee swim
d!isg. We may add that come of or own citizen:
wese sufferers BY his confidence tricks, and 1t was
perhaps we'll fer him that he made hasty departure
k0A our midst.
0osDER.-The Rockingham Register states that g
SnkDemed Raudel, living near Ssngereville, i'll Au'
kSpunty, was murdered on Sunday aicht last, by
IN BOZ. They had had quarrel, and the old
: kN5nt TO Staurton and returned a short time be-
Fl was murdered, quits intoxicated, when aquar'
re(66k place. aud his struck him twice with his
Est the head and face, and he died in very short
fine The son did not offer to escape, but said he
was willing 10 meet his trial.
Y,orpouy CoySrY-Old Loudoun is rich county.
According to the IPashiaetondn's estimate ta!-n
from the of 1885, the total value OF real
81 in fba ,nntt, iQ2 fqt,S{
End the number of timetables 6jIS. The real estate
alone ia now put down at sl2,mn,0OO Whilst the
personal property has also greatly Increased in value.
the war of 1872 held in Norfolk Thursday afternoon,
upon calling tine roll 1t was ascertaned that twcnty-
ne Of those brave had fallen since the last meet
ing. Mr.. Chas. H. Sbsild having resigned the Pre-
sidsncy of the Society, Thomas &. Broughton, the
venerable editor Of the Herald, chosen to fill the
vacancy. After appointing 1G delegates to the -.
tonsl Convention in Washington, to be held - -
9Th Of January the meeting adjourned.
DlsApPEARAycE.-NIr. James Robinson, ~. a,,,"d
rsu, living near the Hydraulic Mills, Albenare
county left Charlottesville fuot for his home on
Monday evening last and has not since been hear,'
Of. His neghbors have been securing the woods
along the road TO find him. under the belief that he
has been murdered. or was frozen to death; but 30
far their search has zen in vain.
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been lying d-mansled at the quarantine ground, nea;
Norfolk since last spring. was on Friday last rowe
up 20 the Navy Yard where abe is to DC overh"ue,
aod thoroughly repaired. The Herald s!ates ,ia
This frsae arrived early last spring with the ye1M
isver on board, and was ordered into quarantine o'
tAa Board of Health.
ArREy4ys.-The Rev. John A. Broadus, of Char
s11fesvs, will deliver the second ADDRESS a' u"
aua un in this city, on Thursday evening mex
D. is gentleman of excellent literary abilities
% are sure his lecture will he one OF more lIla
101ary interest. His manner OF speak'ne' LOU
~ attractive.
sR1ors AyFaIR.-A difficulty occurred in Union
Mknroe couaty on the night OF Christmas Eve T Ue
tween soma white persons and negroes, III w!nch VII
Sanu., Cbinn received blow on the head from
atom. ,hr,wn bv a negro, which renders hs conditlo
quite critical The negro has oeeh arres'eo "uu ''"
lnitred to Jail.
yys,sos.-The Shenandoah Tenth Legion say
thu. In the last few days. several dear have been sol
IN that market at zen cents per pound. Meat OF n
kinds must be plentiful in that county as the edto
OF the Legion returns thanks to friend who sent hi
s"fsw ya.ds Of sausages."
: A FAMILY OF DwARTs.-A few miles from Wyth'
Vile. Va, twIites correspondent "f tho Baltn"r
SUM- resides family named W alters, composed ,
SIX nem6ars-fnur women, two ut The usual neiGl
and two dwarfs, and two men dwarfs. THESE latte
are about three AMI half feet high. The elder
the me- il about thirty years Of age, married, an
ha. one child, a bouncing girl, who exhibits but tc
signs finer dwa-fage descent. Billy Walters carrie
on au occasions pn;: of pistols mud n hnwie-kni
with which latter he picks his teeth la Poole.
Pa 1orR PosrAoE WITH SraMPs.-The publ
20 ~ should impress on tbeir minds the fact TIL
On aud after Tuesday January lst, 1856, all postal
mu40 prepad by either postage stamps or stainp'
envj y. Tina: 10 to say all letters must have po
tsye mp on them-the mouey will not tie receive
10 payoeut for postage a; the window a. heretofore
and those mailing letters must previously purchase
stamp or stamped envelope.
J. 8. WHEArE, Esq, Of Wheeling, was throw
from sleigh near that city last "Wednesday eveuih
and had one of bis l":- broken. The horses, u
pears, became unn ma ,..abc and plunged down
terrific precpcc. 4i.:nn>eo Of several hundred te'
The steepues- Of The descent il such tsays the Int
ligencxj that horses AID sleigh must have tumbl
and rolled over and over rutber ;hau run slIppe
mill tilelr fearful course arrested by rocks al
und.rhrush. Mr.. Whente fortunately ged agair
= clnster of pawpaw bushes before he reached a
n,ber and a sleeper precipice below, fill from viii
must have inevitably proved fatal. The sleigh a
bnrnsss were dashed and torn to pieces and bo
horses badly cut and bruised.
cou.-A vein of coal has been opened on the la
NJ Mrs. Martin, Of Pulaski, which, the Wyihevi
Telegraph, says, is superior to any previously q
covered in that section OF the state. ~, ino VEN
about seventeen miles east oil Wytne'ihe' anu 10 81
20 DO ebou: seven feet thick.
k,,rIp.-The fine ship Helene, Raschen, mast
,a;,e, from Hampton Ronds. ON FRIDAY ias!, W
&c hogsheads Of tobacco for Bremen. Inc hei'
loaded at City Point.
.Hoy KII1Ep.-A youth named James kTkp9tr'
,an Of Mr. George kirkpatrick, was killed ~ 1re
briex county, few days ago, by mo uPss'''nS
wssop, while sspe persons were LOADING H.