Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-30

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! doubt whether there more liberal o.,
the city Of Petersburg. One ofthe mos, s,rsetman in
amp!es .. this, WIS the active part be- :ook e1
money for the relic. Of the Norfolk and Por,.S..hg
sufferers. He leaves wife and three in,.resta
children TO mourn his loss. In the vivor Of Iifa h. lug
been cut down, aud the suddenness of bis dss,h
should TO admon'-h U.s. how slender is thu ter
ure OF human life Petersburg Democrat.
ANTICIPATED TROUBLE WITH SLAvEs-The Bsr.
ryye VA Gazette OF Thursday has the following:
| JGst before going to press three slaves Joe Tom
anu tineent, tn. property OF Mrs. Geo. l.. Kerfoot
ne"' Mii!woot, and free ngro named Alfred Thomu
SUI, nav. Deem lodged in jail for attempted insnr.
rec'on. Weiearn that these negroes expressed them
se! n before The justice who committed them as ia
'nas WIN plot OF insurrecipn 10 commence in our
o",!' ahu hiso d darpers Ferry two months from
e tst usy OF November Last. Aud further, tina, thew
ss as.,ad % . sn 1nd negroes talking if Fremont
was not they were prepared to byht for n, and
Threatened the lives OF two of our most wor,by c;.;
zens as the FIRST they Intended TO take. N''''
DEAD.-Mrs. Sarah B. Scott, the last .prv;,,..
daughter OF Patrick Henry, died on the 10Th inst
Seven lslauds, in Halifax county, Va She was y
| years old. "as'
The Blue Ridge Republican says: 1--WE lear, e,,,,
unhoub'ed authority that a slave was 6rrestsd -
Rappahannock county, a few DAYS since, upon an. ~
picion OF being concerned in an iusurrection,,v
scheme, who acknowledged that such thing was IN
contemplation and that lie was 10 be the CAPTAIN az
= company. He was Immediately sent Of and sold,
The plot Is, of course, crushed"
COMMUNICATION WITH WAsHlyGroy-AlI com
tnuhicati"n seys the Alexandria G.zv'rel with Wash.
ngton CITY II now had overland The ice on the river
hs put atop 20 tie running Of the steam ferry boats
The =" Arlington srd A.eI.n,tis Railroad ia NOT vet
10 cpnc -" " 80 tea;. s!n tho only me ans Of con.
Yeyan:e sies,; =: c:!ys!e coHveysgce-l is oy omp.
'nsee hss''s Lsua.a ,tc "bs!ey have esch line
raIs'ng ''YI'e'.y ost~-e. the two cities, which
nskss S'o4 aopogn.crc.;.ou 20 ;ne public.
TIE :vs,.aE aoas. ON. a J Wight of uarpers
Ferry, fs-. "es oy.su:gs. ~ IRE o. Sunday morn.
ing .est. ils2:s4ce SJI
TYPHOID FrrEE.-A very malignant type fTy.
phoc frI lac. BEEN prevailing 10 the Ouobius
nssht0rhooc, IL Rockingham county, Va. Ofsix or
eRh! cases 'Is' have occgveS, every proved ia
lei, 10 spi,e u ;ae oes: G-a.csi attendance.
FINISHED - P4EEtssBcno.-Tae Northwestern
Vlrgu!e ksurosc 10 a. i79g'c p,rei sud the
are now running from Bar more direct 20 Psrkers-
burg. lne lost rel was s.c o. Wednesday afternoon
RAILROAD Is!vEL.-Tu-ee hyot!-d passengers. it
il seted crossed ia. Dh,0 he zee at iBesir,
On Tuesday 20 sue from :hs CsnIa! Oni1 Railroad
depot.
Onu,buses are now ruuDna from Wheeling to
Besr, TIE opposite sd % ne Olo. tx the cou-
veysuce o! passengers 70 the C=a;.a! OHIO road.
The James river. below Guy Point, Va, wa. closed
by ice on "Wednesday. There also thin iu Nor
folk hsroo..
PRoMoTIoS-I;eut.J H. Simmo of Norfolk at.