Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-21
t,Tv AND STATE NEWS.

| BROAD Rock RAcis.-The interest oil Inc iail
meeting over Broud Rock course WINS 5er'"us5 ''i'
paired by uniav"rabe weather. though the spo!a wa"
kept up with much animation rs Tie c"cu'in''i =
! allowed On Friday three fnyurite horses contthusd
fnr tho proprierors purse with the following rrsu''
Friday. Oct. l7.--Proprv'or's purse { 2oo' iH''e
| heais, best three IN five
| David Mcdaniel nancs b. IN. Carolina years ,
James me, Tally names b. h. sehastopO, by Tally ,
| l1n. dam 0rutriI. I years old, D" :
| Calvin Green names b. h. Tcrrltycr ny So'e- , =,
| reign, dam by LeviailIan, > years old, - d
| Time .5ti- .pj-l. ~.
The fall meeting closed on Saturday, with the Two
mile heH race in which four horses cnnenGsd Tor ine
palm of victory. The weather having Cleared up INC
night previous, the attendance was quite numerous
and the sport very animated. The race resulted as
follows:
Saturday, Oct. ls.-Propretor's purse $3.50, two
mile heats:
james Taev enters e. II. Engineer, by Rev
enue, dam Amirewetta, years old, - !
David Mcdaniel names b IN. Adelgiza, five
years old, by Glencoe, dam 10y R"dolph, : =
Bowie Il Hall enters g. h. Union, by Register,
dam Lily, years nld : 5 dis.
Captnin Belcnrr enters b. h. Michael Angelo,
by Znganec, dam Miss Coois by Boston, : 4 dis.
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LARGE CARGo.-1'he ship Lyra cearcd at Rich.
mo,L, Va, last week for Liverpunl trelghted with
one of the largest and most valuable cargocs ever
cleared from james River. She h.4 ,!3l hhds of
tuhncro valu.,l nj S.i3.OO0. The Lyra is splendid
ship. cost STD UGn, md built aud is Owned by
Mcssrs. Cushings OF Newburyp"rt, Massachusetts,
FuGrrIvE AKHEsrEp-Thornas Simmons young
man. was arrested IN New York on Thursday, charged
with having recently broken open the store nt Back
burn & Simmons, in Putnam county in this State, and
stolen therrfrom 500 in money besides other pro-
perry, with which he fled to this city. He Is SAID to
he related To Of the partners Of the above named
firm He was detained to await d requlsltlun from
the Governor Of Virginia.
kIDSAPPISG.-Some days ago gave an account |
Of the arrest of man calling himself George Joines
suspicion o: kidnapping negro woman, mud ol.r.
Ing her for sale in this city. Mcssrs. Dickinson, Hill
Co.. have, since that time, dispatched agent to
King George, aud have procured facts which leave
no room for doubt that the woman belongs to Mr.
Holland, of that county. She had been missing about
week, and her owner supposed She had run away
At first she declared that her name was Louisa, but
now admits that She is Mary Eliza, the servant OF Mr.
Holland. The matter will come up for investigation
at the Mayors Court to-day The real name OF
the pretended "JOhnes," understand, is George
B Johnston.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.-Juhu Mannoni, q merchant
of Charlottesville, Va, recently arrested on re
QUESTION from the Governor Of Pennsylvania, and
carried 10 Philadelphia the charge Of obtaining
goods false pretences He was honorably ncluit-
ted OH the 9th instnnt, and las commenced suIt f'r
100000 damages agaiI-t The merchants on whose oath
the requisItiom was issued.