Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-17
C,rv AND GTkTE NEWS.

| THy MURpEn IS IliGHL,Sr CouSTY, NA-Iho
Stauntnn Spectator says tint Miss SI.ridan d"ngh'
| tar of f. " Sheridan deceased, Of Highland conn.
IS. Va, was arrested Mouday week, being 'n'l'Neu
by the negro who hung tor Inc n'unr' VI . IT,
step father, of the persons VINO ihs''G"'eh mo
| act The young lady il about sixteen yeH'S y. "S
Her mother, who is in prison Oh the same enaree;
about tlirty-ivr The negro confessed tha he Rn'eu
Sheridan. after furnishing him with liquor e'usn y,
supply hun, by twisting u rope ar"uhu Ms is5w If
| his neck broken. Mrs. Sheridan was l"uy w
good standing in Highland county, and her daughter
| a very accomplished girl. Mr.. Sheridan WAS young
man, twenty-une Years of age. highly educated, hua
WAS engaged in prosecuting land chiInsli hgN'''u'
| where he became acquainted with his vile, VINO ""'
then widow Wiley, aud married her. Alter thhrrms"
he became di.spat.d, and it for that 'hs' h's
wife conceived the horrible plan OF taking his NE
| KrLLrD.-On Monday night last, Thomas a. John
son. member of the night police of Petersburg. VA
arrested Wyatt Butcher, a notorious free negro Inc
prisoner seized Johnson by tho throat and commenced
| choking him, when j. drew pistol and shot MIN
through the heart. The negro fell saying you have
| put ball through me-" and expired in few mo
The coroncrs inquest acquitted the officer ot
! all blame
| SYNOD OF VIRGISIA, ON SCUooL.-Wcdnesday.
| October lJ-Thc Synod re-asseinbled at hai-Past
| o'clock, in the First Presbyterian Church. (RcV. Dr.
Moore 81 the Moderator. Rcv. Dr. Armstrong, re-.
Stunning the chair. The following members appeared
| in their seats
| Grcnhrirr Prrsby,,rv.-Muist,ys Enoch Thorn
AZ, Houston, James II Lepas james Young,
Snm'l IL Brown, NJ Fl B'ttInscr. E1""; Thomas
Mann.
| ''I" ,It fr'InH,t'y,- ~ 49, -, s.,,i
n."wv W. '' i, ~ ' . Ill.,, II nnc,cL u ID Jan..
W;Inon w vu'ii RMte r m Jn"aban ir""ks
| Iohn Morrill, Dr Iovhrrn To-. U.;yar II Hall.
| j Mcdonald, w Crawford, RObt MOrrison Jas VI
| ill.,, ri,no,.r pr.L,L,.,, Ua;,,.., c Il NiIson
| u n Jsnsc C,rI,rau : I Prize. Sam'l u smart VIM
| " SiirkL.y u, Dnhnev n - w Wo,kins Dan'I
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| v Mara IN II II IIn,. u u - Maitland III
| Tr,or ,tx uar,;r w., cm,,hII CII,.s Ia,
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,,pHn ~ aare' " ii'kiinh L"'irs VI Mr. jas
~ rII'"' - i'"!' u - ii"S'"e"', I'"'u"'
Joseph Carson.
W u" t'' eAutp,"m VI ~ n".t "o
oyh"I III he"snure' III t'reehprier county; on 'ne
ns' " ~ ep,nna, io' W. , ,,, "ua''
ness VI Importance was "u"'"'''a ''"a '''' MUM
ing se:aol'
r, n, {, I''o ""' ue''''''N ~ 'N1 i>e''
at, W. %" DUE " n"us.p,i"' I'm o. inc .
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v,,c,s, por orr,cr ,rr,,, p,,,o.,-
y snI r,I n ,I d., a. ;
:. E''Ao,'h an "lh1o al AppiT"oou' oar"'"e county,
VI H. ana appoint l.. w Alien postmaster; appoint