Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-07
CITY AND .TATR NEw wa.
.-5-'The Democratic Vigilance Committee tor Jei-
forson Ward, will meet this evening, at O'CLOCK a
George f. Sailer's. Punciua attendance Is request

George f. Sadlers Punctual attendance Is request
| ed.
| Destructive FrRE-About one o'clock Sunday
morning the large four story brick building NJ 'he
corner vi koss and Governor streets KNOWN NJ '''
| Richmond House, and occupied by Miss llh'''"''
King ms Il boarding house, was discovered TO pc -"
fire in the attic The flames had made CONSIDER ao's
| Roadway before being discovered, and spread WIN
great rnpiiity along the roof, envrlopng the top OF
! the building in sheet of fire. Soon after the Hlarr'
the tiremen with their apparatus arrived, and, as
speedily M possible, began to play upon the raging
element but were unable to subdue the flames, uni
the roof had fallen in, the upper story being gutted'
and the floor nearly destroyed.
The house is owned by the estate of the late John
Cullen, deceased, and is fully insured. LOSS about
$1,000.
Miss Ring lost from $500 to 81, 200 by the destruc-
| ton of her furniture, upon which she had no nsu.
rance. The loss is indeed heavy calamity to her.
| Is.ASE-We learn from the Bedford Sentinel that
n white woman calling herself Mary June Zimmerman,
who says she is from Lewisburg, Va, was taken up
at Newbern Depot on tho night OF the ID instant, by
Mr.. Il. L. Wade, and lodged i'll the Jail ut that place,
for safe keeping. Her intellect appears tn he entirely
leranged, and she is truly object of pity. She is
apparently about 80 or 10 years oi age. very STUART
aud interesting little girl Of some IL or IL months old,
of which she is doubt the mother, WAS with her at
the time. The child, almost in n state of nndlty, was
taken into the family OF Mr. Wade Mt the Depot,
| where il still remains.
| REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER GoSE.-The Woodstock
| Wal Tenth irgiOn publishes the death of Christian
Delnger ut the advanced age Of " years lie served
in the revolutionary war at the age OF IL years, and
| was present ut the Siege of Yorktown.
| RoBI. G.. Scorr, ESQ. AT the solicitation OF n
large number of Philadelphia merchants friendly 10
the South, Robert G. Scott, ESP. delivered political
address at National Hall, Friday evening last, set
ting forth the rights OF the South n. p Banks is to
deliver his New York address this aItcrnooR, i'll INDIE
pendence Square.
| SAD DEATH OF CITIZEN OF PKISCE WILLIAM
a correspondent ofthc LscsJnrg lFaShing'omi0H, uu
der date of Sept. 3'lh, communicates the following
| sad intelligence
| We are panied to learn Of one Of the most heart
rendng accidents rarely fallen to lot 10 chronicle
Mr. James Il. Dudd, OF Prince William county, III his
44th year. came 10 his death by being crushed IN the
gearing of mill. Ills foot caught in one OF The wheels
aud gradually drawing hun in crushed the foot, leg,
thigh and finally body. lie lived about AL hour and
half i'll INTENSE agony.
Loupous CoUSrY.-A special session Of the Lou
doun County Court called on last Monday I" IN.
vn.tigae the case of Sydney llodgaon. charged with
shooting Daniel Ayres on the :frd ult. thereby caus
ing his death. The following gentlemen were employ
,.d in the &C. Is. Tebbs, Esq, tor the common.
wealth, and Messrs. Harrison and holland. of the
Loudnun bar. Scott, Of WArrcnton, and Tucker, {"
Winchester, for the defiance Three days were
sumed in the investigation, which resulted III The
honorable discharge nj the accused, the testimony c-
| tab.hng tn, fact that the shooting was more accl-
dental than Intentional.
GKASp RAILROAD CELEsRATIOS.-Tho compile
ton of The Virginia and Tennessee Railroad was "el
bratcd on FRIDAY nj Bristol in grand style Two ok.
clrson trains from Lynchburg entered Bristol under
II riumphnl arch, and the town was sIenlidly iuni.
mated. Three bands of music enIivrned the arrival
of the trains followed by the booming of cannon
There were 6OOO people present There was speak
ing by prominent gentlemen present, and inHgnl
cent barbecue was given TO the strangers from VIZ
GINA, Tennessee and Kentucky.
Rr.C,PruRE or THE L0UDouN SLAVES AT CAR
LILLE, PA.-As WIS stated last week, (says the Lou
duuu MirrOr the negroes who recently escaped from
this county have been arrested. We hive since beeIi
pleased To learn that the citizens OF Garlic, Pcnh'
behaved very handsomely on the occasion, ana ~
fordrd the of the slaves every iacly III thtr
power for III" recovery of their property when tue
iurtives were arrested and taken from the cars at the
depot there, an attempt was made by the Tree ne
grnes, aud few white men present t" "rase a row.
| but tho United States Marshal promptly IN nj.
tendance and took them into custody. The Mayor "i
the town then addressed the crowd aud told then.
that these citizens of sister State We're there III pur
suance Of law, 10 their property and that
| they must not be mnlcsted Tho great majority OF
| the audience heartily seconded his remarks, aud de-
claed that they would sustain him. After tie nvcs.
! tyatinn WA had. and the slaves were proved ana
! identified, the officers summoned small posse to Hc
company them out of the Sinte, and although there
was considerable crowd collected at the Aarshals
office at the time they were PASSED through without
| the slightest disturbance.
Cyrus b. BALDWIN, E.q., Of Mississippi, formerly
editor n the Lexington tNa.l Gazette, has declared
his purpose Ia sl.ialn Buchanan and }rechinrldg"
in preference TO Fillmore. Mr.. Baldwin is n lawyer
| of Distinction and is al present a member OF the
Mississippi Legislature. HIS INFLUENCE will be fe III
the Presidential election.
SUDDEN DE,rH-'rhc dead body OF Capt. Edward
! H. Pegruin, Clerk Of the Centre Market III thus city,
was discovered in his office in the market house yes
erdav, Sunday morning, cold and still. lie had chill
the day before, ami it is supposed that II was con
gestive chill. which doubtless VIA the cause of his
death Capt. =. alone in his office when he died,
and must have expired some time during Saturday
night. An nq est held over the body yesterday
but il must have been i'll accordance with tho above
| fncs. :,
The subject Of the above notice was once in alluent
| circumstances, but misfortune had Reduced nun 10
PERJURY and want. lie married the sister nl Lieut..
| General Winfield Scott bat hs wife had long ns"
preceded him 10 that .'bourme whence no traveller
returns" Iie was quite old man, and served I'D
company of cavalry duriEs: the war OF 1872.
P'tcrSjHrg iglciststgcrJ, get u.
ADDRESSES IN LOUISA AND GOOCHLAND.
W. b. Newton Esq, will address the, people of
! Louisa and Goochland Mt their October Courts.