Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-07-25
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

CITY AND STATE NEWS.
We are requested to state that Capt. Pate Of Kan
SOS, Is here under the auspices Of the Kansas E1ecu
tive Committee OF Virginia, and will address the PEG
pie Of Richmond 10. night ~tFridsy,l at metropolitan
Hall.
EDUcATIoyAL CusvExTIos.-A Convention, call
id for the purpose of promoting the cause OF edaca.
ton in Virginia assembled in the First Baptist church
in this city, "Wednesday morning at III O'Clock. The
meeting Was opened with prayer by The Rev. Dr.
Junkiu, President Of Washington College; after
which Prof. George L Dabrey, of Richmond Col.
lege, was appointed temporary Chairman, and Prof.
Jacob Fuller, Principal OF Lexington Classical School,
temporary Secretary.
Tiie gentlemen named in the following list appear.
I'd as {" legates:
Washington College-Rev. DR.. George Junkin,
President; John l.. Campbell, Professor; Hugh Bar
clay, Trustee Bolivar Christian, James d. David.
son, jacob Fuller, Alumni Association.
Lexington Classical Schuol-Jacu5 Fuller, PriDci-
pal.
Randolph. Macon College-Kev. DR.. VIM. A. Smith,
prcsiIent; o. II. p. Corprcw, Professor Rev. Dr..
Richmond Collcge-Rev. Dr. Robert Ryiand, Pres.
iden;. II. J. Christian, GEO. +. Daoney, Professors
Rgv.J Is. Taylor, lev. Rr. Howell. Iev. Dr.. Jvie7,
Trustees.
ScID,aru EIuCQ.luu aeoUCldllUl- LEY. J.. t1u'nc,
v. Is. Webster, who also represent the Board Of
School Commissioners Of Portsmouth,.
bethany COllege-J. Ii. Feldleton, X. Il. Coleman.
Trustees.
Hanpden Sidney College-J. L. Holiday, PROBES.
sor Rev. Il. d. Hoge, Trustee.
Ni!!a.. Fad Mary Cullege-Mr. Ewell, President.
Helms Institute Charles l.. Cock, Superinteut.
orl.
Mossy Geek academy-J. Ho,chkiss, Principal,
j. I. Brolt, Proia-.os.'
- L.. ,., rA.l,.y, ,-;-1t,a .
also r-presents the School Commissioned OF = lexan.
d.!a county.
Ca lnciiun vi Rev. d.. Ryland, rue Chairman was
directed 10 appoint "a oo..;T:'!ee Of three TO recon-.
mend permanent officers for the Convention.
Conmirtee-Prof: Campbell o: Washington Col.
lcge, Prof. Christian OF Richmond College, Pres:dea:
Ewe.! OF William and Mary College.
The Committee, AFTER c brief consultation, reported
IS !".lows
For pres:deut-Rev. YIN. 4. Smith Of Randolph
Macon College. ,
For Vice Pr.sident-Rev. 70. Rylaud Of Richmond
College.
For Seare,ariea-Mr J. II. Pend!eton OF Wheeling
and Mr.. Bolivar Christian Of Staunton.
The report was adopted. aud the officers took their
Ga motion of Prof. Campbell, all friends OF eluca.
ton in attendance We're invited 10 register their names
IS members.
Mr.. Davidson moved that a committee Of five be
appointed to prepare business for the Conveu,on.-
The motion was carried, and the following gentlemen
we're named as the
Mesi-s. Holiday Campbell, Ewei!, Ryland aud
Br0rhett.
On motion, Rev. DR.. Junkin and Mr.. llo,chkiss
wer. added 10 the committee.
R.y. Mr.. IIogo Introduced to the Convention Rev.
Or. Baker. President of austin College, Texas, aud
he MAS invited tG ESrti2Ipsie IL the deliberations.
Srvera, propositions relstin2 20 the especial objects
Of the Convention, were r~oierred Ia the cOmmittee Oh
business, after which, the Convention I'D journed until
afternoon.
BREAKDowS on TIE uypERGRGUyn RAIL ROAD.
About suurise "Wednesday morning, 3lr. Joseph A.
Chadwick, mate of the schooner Danville, one Of
Curri. a. Bros Richmond mud Sew York packets,
heard o strange noise proceeding, M he Thought, from
the cooks galley, and knowing That Inc cook himself
was absent ut market, determined to ascertain the
cause of the sound. lie looked into the galley. but
saw no one; no then lifted up the cooks mattress,
which WAS lying on the chain.boI, close by, ana "a"
went and informed Capt. Chester, vino WA CONVEX.
sing with the lock-keeper, Mr.. Suckols, on shore, aud
tn. three went on board to investigate the Qatter.-
Mr.. Suckols lifted up the cover oil, the chain-box. aud
sorni a negro named Tom, belonging to Mrs. james
Gray, lying en- q ma::rcss. in a very contracted space.
Without farther search tiiey toGE Tom to the watch
house. HI had in his pocket $500 bs, viz: S2G3 in
paper, Sl27 in gold, and IS cents i'll change, which he
ssii be stole from his fhtherin.i Jaw, but this il be-
lievci to b. e fabrication, as his fa;her.in law alleges
that be has lost no money.
Capt. Wilkinson, OF the night watch, asked Tom il
be knew anything OF a negro belonging to VIM. H..
Maclarland, Esq, named Martin, who ran away Il
Gay OF two before. Tom at first denied any know
Ledge of him, 6nt afterwards stated that il they
would 90 and search the gcssel lhey Voild find him.
Accordingly, Capt. Wilkinson went down 20 the
schooner, aud getting Mr.. Nuckois TO hid him in the
search, examined the chain box again. Lifting up
the matrrcs. upna wh;ch Tom had been lying, they
discovered Mariin underneath, nearly sniIncatei.-
From the fact that the cook, a New York negro,
named Lot Munday, slept on the top OF the hox, it
was thought that he had furnished Tom and Martin
with facilities of escape, and hY was at once taken
into custody.
The Mayors investigation Of the affair ELECTED the
fact. We have given aoove. The two negroes, Tom
end Mnr,iu, were then examined separately, and their
]st.femsnts ysry nearly agreed with each other:
though the latter profeCsea to have given up the
whole management Of the affair TO Tom, who first
proposed the scheme of escape. !; appeared from
their testimony, that they lett their homes on Sunday
night, and skuiked about the suburbs until Tuesday
night, when they wen: down TO the dock, and saw
Lot Munday, 70. the first time, sitting on the deck Of
the schooner DsuvilIe. Tom Asked him II there was
any chance 10 get Uf. Lot replied that he reckoned
there was, il they could keep still and make no fuss.
Tom then agreed to give him $50 TO aid them 10 es-
Gaping TO New York, aud he put them into the chaiu-
box.
Both negroes said they were satisfied with their pre-.
vious c~1nditiuG here, Gn5 had 10 expectation Of living
more az ease at tbs North. Tom declared ts!st he
merely wanted to go TO Nav York Tor q troiiC, and
| Martin said he had no thought vi going until his
| companion persuaded him into il.
Lot Munday WINS rrrnanded 10 Jail to be tried before
the Court Of Hustinge in August next. lie has q
white wife aud two children ia New YORK, though lie
i. gbou: The blarkest negro We have ever s..n -
Tom end Martin were detained US wituesscs.- lpH,g
Bars B~uRAr.-rhs barn OF Thoms. Coleman, in
Jackson county, Virginia, was Consumed by fire one
night last week, together with two t~l--shing machine.
and twelve hundred bushels OF gram. This is the
third lime Nj. Coleman hes suffered u Ike calamity
MELANCHOLY AcciDksT.-On Monday, Mr.. VIM
Graves, of Graves Station, Chesterfield, met with
melancholy and fatal accident while out hunting will
his son. l, appears from IL statement in the Peter-Dur,
Express thst they were walking along-lhe sou befor,
AID the father folIowius-wh-n, BY some accident, n,
gun which young Graves had upon his shoulder fei
down q li,t,e behind aud his father, 10 catching il b,
the muzzie TO prevent lis falling 10 the ground, casual
!y brought i, 10 q level with bis throat, when it Wen
of, the whole contents lodging in that part Of hi
necS. He was killed almost ;ns,antiy.
rablc citizen Of Norfolk, died suddenly on Monday nigh
OF disease Of the heart. The deceased acted tempo
rarily rs mayor Of that city, last summer, ON the deaf
Of Mayor Woods, and since 1886 has been the Prcs
dent Of the Farmers Bank at Norfolk. The New
Gays ne has been in feeble health since last year, whe
he bad a violent attack of yellow fever.
Our collectors, Mcs.rs. TEBBS md COOK, are So~ 9
a collecting tour, AID Will visi., during the summer IN
fell tho following Counties: