Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-05
STATE AND CITY NEWS.

STATE AND CITY NEWS.
bhusnisa Ur--wo Observe that many Of our citizens
have ee-n improving the their and
Ways adding to the neat appearance Of their pre-
m-"s The city hooked more attractive than Al one.
se" and 10 be hoped that effort viii be spared To
hcp 40 Neatncss however, may be- carried To excess.
We read OF ooe Mr. Slasher. who was devoted IA, ~bt.
wan In taking house In the county he whitcwa
Tue trunks Of all the trees ali, ming that Il gave them
ne'r appearanoe Tie was uext proceeding Ia improve
.he hoi,h IN the -tylr when Mrs = dragged
hh a~ay by the coat TAIL declaring that she had harm.
great deal, but she couldn't stand that
bs.vrDvl woss-wsha ssAmined rse.ny hais, Of -ax
hat made BY MI. Maria L. Angus city regard a.
We mos. prree' peslmsa OF that tnd ..a
Lated The shape, eoiorng proportion
berries rsars aud other fruits. ssqsy proue. that
We could not believe, without very Inspection u.y were
the ~"rk VI art The deserve. especial nole.
"sis OF ehy.talIed ALUM which -psrkes
"iefa"J hsxhea. the beauty us whole Anga.
serves much CREDIT for her SKIN in u' accomplishment
AssArLriso A woNAs.-Jancs Bowers, AN iumste OF
the poor house made his escape from Institution of
benevolcnce few days ago and Proceeded the hous
of Mistress 3osclen nth the expectation OF .lakirr
his thirst In stoup of whisky. hi appointed la TIL.
lac determined TO wreak his vengeance upon Mistress
~ hc seized her by the hair aud might p.
haps have cft marks vi his indignation upon her in the
shape ofbruiss. had pcrs,s the vcity hs.t,p,l
To her The Mayor Bowers back to IA. o.,
house. dcemine it unsafe To scnJ him jail Ia his pre-
cut diseased condition.
Houss srRucx LIeurNiNG-M Miraculous E,oape-
Durt"g tile thunder storm FRIDAY evening last tho
dwelling OF Samuel Scott MaddoA's hill in this ciu
wa' struck by lightning: The electric fluid hist stuck
the chimney, scattering the bricks ia every direction thr.
proceeded down some eight feet aud passed or doing no
farther Injury The children OF family wcr. al wing
around The hire place at tile time, aud strange none
oi thm were turt although many "f the brick, can,
ta"bh'g down into the roon Only about hall OF t-
Chimney Was left standing
woaK oS MKGlr.-Mr. Edward levers. an artist o.
Skill ha at the inssnee oi many persons ocen euEag,d
for souc two years Ia making sk.tc-, of Vrpin .r
~, embracing all the Virginia Springs m, Natural
Bridge" views from the l.. ak- ui Otter Sc which lac ,
sg's 10 publish IN five volumes, cigI plates EACH ma.
king IA all - plates The ~orL hc entitled the 'NE
GtSiA ALBua We have seen n number ,i Iii, sk,,L.-
already completed aud consider thca we'll ,Accut.J
Mr. H. ~ in Richno"d and will call , ,,nr citizen.
10 enable them 10 subscribe Ia the forthcoming work
MoRE DrLEGArts.-The Democrats Of Pitt,ylyani,
have appointed Mrssrs. WIN. Ciark oI Halifax mud Cot
Thompson, o Franklin, d. L.tte, To the Cincinnati Con,
vcat'"n. They so uain>t,ucied
The Democratic Convention which assembled At Tap,.-
*innock On the 3Ot elected MsS,rs Eu,tacc Conw,, al,
M IL H. Jarrett, delegate from District To the Tn
cin,an Convention. They understood u he pait.
to Mr. Hunter.
LApiEs' SALK.-rhr fair %, the adc, OF the Frs, Ban.
list Church, held Ballads new building will he ken.
open until III o'clock to-ng when 1t will v closed Tie
friends Ut the church, and uf tue benevolent object hi,
the ladies have Ia view as well IS the publ. ,,,. ,
uiiy asked u give them call they Tor sale u.
Der OF useful aud valuable articles which they hone f.,
dispose oi and those have not done 50 should 40,
hesitate 'oIend their and upo" this occasion.
STEALISO ToDAcco.-Rol,.rt Logan and a slave named
Nathan were brought before the Mayors Court ON sam
day for stealing box OF tobacco from the schooner Mac
Frances Logan, appeared, at work on board tL
Schooner, aud the tobacco handed Ia hi wr,u. H.
coat by Nathan. The Mayor sent Logan ON 10 ,h.
Grand Jury aud prescribed certain nnnoer of l,..
well laid on for the negro.
RrSAwAr.-on Saturday horse belonging to Mr. Bolts
took fright while having portion of his harness
ranged in the of Cottrcls shop and ran lri,,l
down the alley towards lith street The rock,w,v Ia
which he attached. dashed against the post. m
front OF CHnzs store, aud considerably damaged At
this point the afghtcd animal stopped Fortunate
iy, ID" pcrsoa was injured.
UrnoLDrSc rnr L,w.-At meeting OF citizens. held a,
Aounlsvile, ipuioun county the 18th of April il
was re"ved To take proper and legal steps to prosecute
any postmaster who knowingly delivers from Iii Office.
contrary To law, publication disseminating Abolition,
doctrines to the INJURY at our institutions.
ArNAY.-wc learn from the Petersburg Intelireneer
that fight took place in that city last FRIDAY between
Messrs james Clarke aud James H. Gov of Chesterfield
IN which the former stabbed in the shoulder with
knife. The wound il serious. Il il said that ii
difficulty grew out oi some business transaction.
ENANcIPAuoS SLAvEs.--We learn that nv the will of
Mr. James Kelley OF Lancaster county Virginia all hi,
slaves, amounting to about ioty-ivc have bcon enamel
paed Ills executors are now making arrangements ior
their ouIh and embaknIion Liberia in the vessel which
is about to sal-Fd. Heroh
Sra sELEcrEp-Thc Secretary OF the Treasury has Sc.
iected a. the site for the L. ;. Custom House aud
Post Office at AeNandria, the lot ON the corner of 81
ASaph and Prince streets, the property of Mr. WIN \
AeVcigh Its lO2 10y los feet aud the price to De paid
for it is $4,000
huRprRs.-John COneac, an Irisllmau, was examined
In Wheeling last Wednesday, for killing Patrick Givcr.
ON the Tuesday night previous aud committed TO a 10
await trial An American was killed by a patty oi Ir.b
men IN an ARRAY at Bel Air, near Wheeling few days
since.
DIsoHARGED.-Miles Tallcy. Frank Bucklnnd aud wm
Newman, were re-e1amined bv tho Mayor ON Saturday
for threatening to shoot John A. Fore aud DISCHARGED
appearing from the testimony that the complainant va
not OF sane mind.
srAUSroS CoSvrrioN-AdGtionai Delcgaie,-The
President OF the Combined Councils of the city OF Rich
mond, has appointed the following additional delegates 10
Tue American State Convention, to DO held Saunton
TO morrow Me-srs. Walter u. Blair, Charles r. Darra
eo't Henry X Ellyson and George Whitfield.
Hr'LrH % NoRroLE.-Th, Board OF Health of Norfolk
Officially contradict foolish report that the yellow fever
had re-appeared in that city. Not case has occurred
SINCE October last. aud the city never was NOR,
healthy.
, FIRt ~ wHsEnSO.-The steam Touring mills, owned
by a. H. Dctwiler Co, in Centre Wheeling wer, de-.
stroycd by fire last "Wednesday night Loss about ss
OOO-insurance 5000.
SUPPOSED NuEDEE.-A ncgto woman named Louisa
Campbell slave Of Miss Gordon ns Jccn rested n Alex
andria on suspicion OF having murdered q slave named
Jane 'ourd"", bclOngmg to A"d'c" Juni'on, Esq.
TnE WRoSe MAN.-Mr. Juhnson, Who wa. arrested il,
Charlottesville, for committing felony ia Finca-c tutn
ed out to be the wrong IL Ibis brother who WIS
charged with the crime.
sALs OF LKAD MrSts.-Thc Charlottesville Advocate
says that Fabcs Lead Mines located i'm AIbc,,t coup