Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-17
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

! SYNOD or VInGI.A-OLD ScHooL.-This body
assembled Tuesday night in the First Presbyterian
church, and notwithstanding the inclemency Of the
weather The attendance was quite numerous
| The opening sermon was preached by Rev. s. X.
Houston, ,rmery missionary to Greece, who select
ri his text the 9TH Verse of the 4;h chapter OF
Zachariah.
After the sermon. the Synod was organized By the
choice of Rev. DR.. Geo. ID. Armstrong; OF Norfolk, rs
Moderator and Rev. ID. b. Ewing. Of Madison, and
w. w. Trimbie of Rockbriige, Clerks. On the cleo.
ton of Moderator, AZ ministers and 80 lay delegates
| voted.
The Synod re .assembed Wednesday morning at .!
O'Clock.
THE SLAVERY AGIrA1IoS.-The Preshytery Of
Hanover in Liberty, Bedford county, Va. on the
lst inst Rev j. W. K. Handy, Of Portsmouth, Va,
| Was chosen moderator and Rcvs. L. i. LeGonX and
| w. III. Matthew's, clerks. Among the resolutions
adopted WIS one expressing decided diSapprobatIon
OF The continued, agitation OF the subject oi slavery III
The General Assembly and declaring III favor of the
Prrsbyery separating from the Assembly IN case tile
agitation Is continued, and, with others Joining III The
establishment Of Southern Presbyterian church.
4 MISERABLE CLERK.-In the county Of Prince
Edward Virginia, only three Clerks of Court have
bcru elected 7ji perOd 0t one hnH.irrd amt
iH0 g,urS, viz: John Lenevc elected Sth January.
i7jl; Francis Watkins, elected 2l-t April l1S3. AID
b. }. Wor-lGm, now the Clerk Of the Court, was
elected 2lst September, 1916. Il. J. Worsham CON.
mrnccd writing orders in tho Clerks Office on the
10th al December, 1851 WIS appointed Clerk pro
ten. the ith September, 1899, md WIS made De.
putty Clerk the 18th February, Matchmaking p.
Rod of y-one years in which he has been e.igal.cl
i'll the Clerks Office and Ped OF forty years in
which he Ia, been the Clerk Ot 1T said Court.
FoEGEKY-Wm. Criitcnren, young man, indicted
tor forging the name ot William Il. Mendr, was tried
in the Circuit Court on Monday, and found guilty.
the jury ascerIaning his term of imprisonment in the
p"nl'cn:iary nj four years. On second Indictment
Tor forging the name OF William J. Barksdale u hole
prosequi was entered.
SUSPECTED KiDsAPPEh AEREsrED.-A man call
ing himself George Johnes came TO Richmond two
three days ago, having with him negro girl, whom
rs he represented, he was authorized to sell for Ja-
NJ. Watson, Of Wesmoreland county. The girl vas
sold Monday By Me!srs. Dickinson, Hill II Co., but
suspicion soon became excited with regard 10 the
th"rity held by JOhnes to sell the negro, and only
small portion OF the money was pad Ia hun. The
girl YVES questioned and she finally stated that she
came from King George, expecting Johnes to :ake |
her Ia free State. Johnes was accordingly arrested
by officers Chalkley aud Seal late Monday evening.
4 WoMAN CONVICTED OF FELuSY.-Eilen McMa.
han, otherwise called Ellen German tried in the Cir
Gait Court on Saturday, for stealing gold watch |
from Royal Blackburn, was found guilty by the jury
and the term OF her imprisonment in the peaitentia-y
fixed at Is months.
MEDICAL COLLEGE.-The Introductory Lecture of
ir Course OF lSj6-M, was delivered Monday night,
in The Hall of the College, by Prof P:tirolas. Quite
= large nGaher of ladies 'vcre in attendance and the
assemblGge was in all respects an Indication Of the
nlcr"s: felt by citizens in the prosperity Of the
Institution.
The lecture If Prof Pe!icnlas was listened to with
marked attention, not only by those conversant with
the science OF medicine but by all present. II wns
al erninently practical produrtion ctnbodying gen
era survey of the various studies to be pursued their
nature, mutual connection and importance. The ad. I
vice To Students about embnrkiug in the study of
pressive.
We informed that considerable number Of
students mairicua,ed on Monday and the prospects :
If the College altogether encouraging. The
studies Of the session commenced Tuesday at nine /,
J'cock.-I Dispatch.