Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-25
UIII AND STATE SEfa.

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M"HuMrsr TO CoSnUcroR.-Gn Wednee.lt
last Il monument OF Italian marble nine feet hiSs
costing $3.50. was rnscd in Abe to the meme
~ Of William \. Moody, late conductor on the Yer
Tral Railroad, who was accidentally crushed Ia dent
ut GOrdonsvil.e, in july Last. The monument wa
the gift OF the friends of the deceased, to his pnren
President Fontaine presented it To them in behalf q
the contributors. Rev. DR.. Buckner, iur the tamil!
received L.
Ger states that among the sufferers by the fire III III
eastern end Of Hampshire county, last Satucdh
week, are Robert Anderson, Isaac kerns and Kobe
b. Sherrart. Mr.. Anderson suffered greatly IN IL
destruction of feucing his FARM Mr. kerns, in ~
Iition 10 nearly losing all his fencing, lost his barr
and, with great cxcrtion, his dwelling was saved fro
the ,ievourng element, and MIR. Shrrrard lost nearl
Il mile Of fencing.
The Clark .burg Register notices the occurrence {
similar destructive fires in Harrison county from til
same cause.-the farmers having selected that memo
rab!e Saturday day for burning the brush on thei
lands.
On the same day, the dwelling and out houses o
Mr.. Joseph Lgget, with all their contents and tn,
out buildings of MIR. Christian Coyner of upsLuI
county, were destroyed.
PhRp"S.-Gov. Wise has pardonei young man
named lsasc SlntOn who convicted Of horse steal.
M III BROOKE county recently, aud sentenced 10 one
years imprisonment in the Peuitenary.
FATAL AfFRtY.-On Monday of last week, n dirii
Guilty occurred in Parkcrsburg between Hezeki ah
Crisis and Hamilton q. ,lIustra,! when the former
struck the latter with a cane Husiead then started
10 20 home on horseback, but died on the way. An
inquest held, aud the Jury returned a verdict
iiut his death was caused BY bow inflicted by C!iss
MORE FIREs-We learn from the Abingdon V;r-
giian that great damage has been done 10 buildings
lences TIMBER &c., in Washington, Smyth and the
neIghborng counties, during the past week by fire.
Many wheat fields are left without an enclosure, and
Indeed, whole tarms are left entirely 0Htd01rs and
the worst of lis but few farmers at this season have
time To make rails
FIRE ~ Prince GsORGE.-The barn ot Col Jas
Simmons of Prince George county, Was So IN ire
last Friday night and entirely destroyed, together
with about ,0UD bushels of wheat contained therein
Col VS. loss will amount To about s. 900, on which
here is no insurance.
FIRE Is llAMPsIIIRE.-The barn on the farm OF
Mr.. John w. Seedrrs near Springfield, Hampshire
county, WAS entirely destroyed by fire on Saturday
last. together with valuable horse, COW, several
hog, snd Il quantity OF farming utensils.
SfNrENCED.-A young man named Thornton G.. !
Moore, al Campbell county, has been sentenced to
H horse and buggy from Messrs Wright and Hall, OF
Abingdon
GR,Sp LopGr.-The next session Of the Grand |
Lodge OF Virginia, |. O. o. f., will be held in Rich
noni on the first Wednesday after the second Mon-
day of April, 1851.
The SEARCH L,w.-rhe Norfolk papers announce
hat on application OF the pilots Of that harbnr fifty
nu-ke'a have been sent by the Government Order |
rom Richmond with the assurance that, il necessary,
arms Of heavier cabre will be sent to enforce the
ecutiun Of the Search Law.
THr Nc ADAM CAST The trial Of Edward Nc |
Adam, indicted for misdemennor in creating n nu.
sance AT his Soap and Candle Factory, WAS resumed
Tuesday morning in the Hastings Court. After |
fearing the mr. ,umens of counsel the ury retired
md AT length agreed upon the following verdict
I'VE the jury find, from the Instructions of the Court
hat ANY nuisance "n p"puonS square in the city al
is public nuisance, and therefore find the
defendant guilty and a5sess his fine at fifty dollars"
lhertupon the counsel for defendant moved an |
rrcsi of Judgment and the Court adjourned over until
Wednesday morning to consider the motion
DEATH OF WM +. Rlvxs.-AIr VIM F. Rve- of |
Prince George, died al the residence of his brother |
II nw, in that county Monday last. Mr.. Rves |!
rrvcd as volunteer through the whole of the Mex
RIM war, aud has been confirmed invalid since
lis return.
FISH OVERHEARD Owing TO the glut in the Alex. |
ndra ti-h market, on Monday, two heavy cargors,
me of 50,GI0 and another Of 10000 herring, were |
brown overheard.
FIRE ~ CHARLorTEsrILLE.-The carpenter shop
# MeSsrs. barrow y Spo"ner, in Charlottesville, Wa
destroyed by fire last Sunday afternoon Loss about
sSGU-io insurance.
Accrss,RY.-The Norfolk Argus states that
'uarles T.. Miles, who has been represented H. the
,erson who handed pistol In young Johnson prior |
q the unfortunate shooting Of young Bunklcy, vol
ntarily surrendered himself, in the Mayors office,
III the day of the death OF Bnnkley, and was COM
ntltal 10 Jail tn await examination. The principal |
nhnson. had been previously acquitted; but the |
layor refused to bail the supposed accessory.
DEPIoRABLE OccuRRESCE.-The Greanhricr Era |
tates that Mr.. Jackson iind!esun out hunting, |
u Fayrife county, few DAYS ago, and fired ut NJ /
eer. but failed IL kill il. lie pursued it for some |
inc, and seeing, little boy at distance, took him |
be the object of his chase and shot him. The liz.
e fellow survived few hours and died.
PusrorFicE AFFAIRS ~ Observation-Disclosures
irneral Campbell Yesterday ordered III" fnnwiug--
.e establish the Office at Sleepy Creek Bridge. Nor
an county, Va, and appoint j. Is. Cunningham
0.tma,trr. Discontinue Barren Spring, Wythe
uunty, "a.
Observation-Disclosures Dunn postmaster Mt Pc
.rstown. Monroe county, Va, vice VIM 7. Akers.-
George j. l1ainrs postmaster nj Arcaturk, Fairfax
nuniv, Va. vice John w. Swnier resigned. Bar
ock county, Va. vice a. X. Baker, resigned.
DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.-On Thursday morning, the |
.rge barn on lIarrison's Island, Leesburg Va,
estroyed by fire. with fourteen nurses, ~ barrels of
ORR, and number of narrowing implements, owned
y MIR. jacob lsh.
The WHEAT CRoP OF EiRGISIA.-The Staunton
american says that the prospect for m abundant |
cheat crop in that region is not very hattering. and
hat the chnch bug Inns already given Indications
hat il will again infest the fields. The editor OF the
.rwishurg Chronicle, on trip to the South. Western
nrt uf the State, never saw poorer prospect for
ul CROP aud in many places II was difficult 10
vheut above ground. The graziers of that section
re getting short of feed in consequence of the dry
rss of the weather. On the other hand. the Stann-
on Hindicatur says that The wheat crop OF Albemare
With that on the Valley Road from Staunton to IIar
ers Ferry is decided better than il ever SAW before.
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN COCO HAND.
Al meeting of the Democratic party of Goocli-
and county, held in accordance To the published call!
N the Fist of April hat being Court day, Col. j. NJ.
rr-vilian was called to tho Chair and DR.. VI. l..
alnrs appointed Secretary.
On MOTION nf .Jno &. Rutherford, ESD the fol.
owing rcsuiniions were unanimously adopted;
Resolved, lst That the Chairman of this meeting
ppuint fifty delegates, consisting OF ten from each
nagisterul district, To represent the Democrats of
his county in the District Democratic Convention, to
y. held in Richmond on Tuesday the 9TH Of May.
Resolved Ind, That n committee Of ten, consisting
# two from each magsterial district, b- appointed
~ the Chairman, whose duty il shall be to prepare
.sts of vigilance committees for each magis,erial
district in tn. county, of such members they may
lecln advisable, and to forward such lists, when pre-
,arrd to the Richmond Examiner and Enquirer for
Resolved, Sd, That, in the opinion Of this meeting,
the Cincinnati Com