Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-07-04
CITY AsD STATE NEWS.

ARREST FOR MAIL RogBERY.-A young MAJ
named Hcnry Wingfeld, deputy postmaster at the
Junction. Hanover county, was yesterday arrested by
john ". finks, Esq, Special Agent of the Post OF
H.. Department, charged with purloining letters from
tne /. :. Mail. He was committed for a further
"NtrL!ation.
FouRrH Of JuLr.-We l.nrn that the fourth will
be celebrated here "in the usual wny'-a parade in
the morning, the firing OF saIutes. aud social festivities
by the s-ve-al military companies. The lounS Guard,
We understand, will encalnp on Thursdey night at
C!ark's spring, where a dinner will he given to the
company on Friday, by the honorary members.
Coop pE,.-ArranGements are in progress for a
public meeting on the 18th 4 July, q. 81. Johns church
the Venerable eUfice where Patrick Henry pronounced
tho" memorable words Give ine liberty or give me
DEATH" The Declaration "f Independence will be
r.,i, aud an Grafton delivered in hoa"r OF the day.
We hope there viii lie a general attendance ofcitizens.
ExplnsloSorA LocoNorIrE.-A correspondent Of
til S,uih Side Democrat states that OH Sunday morn.
ims last, .h- locomotive Norfolk which had started
OF, trrn C!arksvile on the Roanoke Valley Rail kond
VIII u;ouil6D Passengers, on An excursion to attend
a me-: Ing, burst her boiler when near Lynesv lille,
ki,fpy tho engineer ani two tremcu INSTANTLY, and
badly wolnding severa. others. The engineer was
blown inlo fragments, and portions of his body found
one hundred yards FROM the scene OF disaster. The
"N'rCn!k" WAS an old engine, bought q few months
ago apon the score of economy.
FIEsr SALE OF New WHEAr.-We understand the
rs: sric Of new whea. in this marke, for ths present
ee--In.i. was effected yesterday. Messrs. n. NJ. Mar
til. Brother < Co., disposed of a lot of prime new red,
to one OF our shippers, at 81 SIS per buslel. This
WHAT, WAS grown by Mr.. j. K. Smithwick of War.
rem, North Carolina, and weighed 63 lbs. to the bushel.
1, was rather small, but OF an uniform size, and al.
most wholly destitute OF faulty or defective grains
lis weigh, 10 the bushel, however, is ample evidence
OF this fact.-(Ptcrsbnrs Express.
SricIur OF 4 FORMER CITIES or RICHMOND
W. are ilfarned that Mr.. James NJ. Jackson, former
" vf this city, ommitted suicide in Farmvil!e Il few
days ago, by cutting his throat, while laborinG under
alteration Of mind. We have 10 particulars further
than he mere fact that he was found dead i'll a tobac-
co factory. with a kuife aad a razor lying beside him.
Mr.. jackson leaves a family to mourn his untlinely
death. One Of his sons, II will be remembered, died III
Richmond some years since, from the effects Of blow
in tic,-d by the notorious Jordan Hatcher.
SOUTHERN BAPTIST PUBLrCATIoNs.-We learn
from the Charleston Standard that S5l ,22O has been
recently raised. chiefly in Georgia, South Carolina,
A!abarna and Virginia, in aid of the Southern Bsp-
lis: Publication Society, located in that city.
"KEpuBLIcAN DELEG ATE" ADVISED TO LEAVE
VIKGiSIA.-We mentioned on Saturday that the citi-
z.rs ot Fauquier county, Va, held a meeting on the
Goth Jun. at Piedmont station, TO express their indig.
nation at the alleged conduct of Mr.. JIG. Underwood
III pretending to represent Virginia in the Republican
Convention al Philadelphia. The meeting, it appears,
adopted resolutions discardinS all sectional parties;
ail"rjHg Ia the constitution aud the Union as It Is, and
drnnuuclng rs G libel any attempt To make All iinpres.
sion tina; frve.so or abolition doctrines are gaining q
fun.hvlI in Virginia. A committee was APPOINTED 10
convey .he sentiments OF the meeting to Mr.. Under.
wood, end to inform him ''that they deem it just and
advisable that he should leave the State as speedily
as h. can find it in his power to do so."-lB0htmore
Sun.
PkEPARE FOR kaSsAs.-On the Both of July, the
party under Col. Il. IL. liosser, are expected to start
from this city for their settlements i'll the West. We
would recommend all who purpose going, to econo'
mise their funds, and have plans and all nntured fol-
their action in the new homes Of the West, 30 thai
the cry OF "Ho for Kansas :" may not be one leading
to fr!y,-IS. 5. Democrat.
PREACHER AND PAPER lSDiCTED.-At the late ss
sion OF Gilmer County Court, Va, the Grand jury
Of thar county presented the Editor Of the Cincinnati
Western Christian Advocate for publishing abolition
doctrines, and also Rev. Levi Parkc, for circulating
the paper.