Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-08
CITY And STATE NEWS.

CITY AND STATE NEWs.
CONVICT PARpoSEp.-Alexander Faconer, former
Ticket Agent o! tho Petersburg Rail ROAD, ana VINO
WA convicted before the Circuit Court OF Petersburg
OF efnbezzing the funds of the Company anu sen, 10
the State prison for two years for the oiehee' mas
been pardened on! b. Governor Wise. A pet"ion,
signed by five hundred o The best known citizens oil
that place. was sent t, his Exceency, asking MIN 10
exercise the Executive cIen:ncy. IL u un"ers'po"
that talconer has made restitution Of all the moneys
trauduentIy appropriated by him. He was received
into the Penitentiary abont the 9th OF November :,
and has been In confinement Iscy nine months anu
three days.
CORRECTION. The first resolution Of the " plat
form adopted by the Presbyterian Convention
lately in session AT Richmond should read follows
it having been 40 amended az to assume this form
before it was finally passed
Resolved. Tia! we recommend 10 the PresSyte.
RIGS in connection with the General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
to withdraw from said body
FARMERS Assembly ANp STATE AGRICULTURAL
FAIR The time for the choice of delegates 10 the
Farmers Assembly Of Virginia Stat: Agricultural So
cety is at hand. Elections are 10 be held through
out the State under the supervision of Commissions
appointed Tor the purpnseOn The first day of the
September term OF the County or Corporation Courts
iD every county in which there are any resident
members, and in such towns cities are entitied TO
hold separate elections The interests committed to
this body by the constitution of the Society, are too
monentons not TO excite ts members TO due anxl.
ETY. in regard to the election OF suitable persons from
among themselves TO be invested with the honorable
and responsible trust of representing their character
aud interests in that Assembly The only fear ia that
through mere inadvertance the subject my bs over
looked or forgotten, and therefore their attention Is
called TO the subject at this time, by way of remem
brance. This assembly will meet on the first day Of
the next Annual Exhibition OF the Society-namey ~,
the 9th OF October. With respect to what that Ex-
hibitlon snail be- II is TOO early to speak with conf
dance. Preparations are making by the Executives
Committee, with an amplitude Of provision which
implies an unwavering faith their part, that il will
not fall short of the beet its predecessors but after
ALL the success of our Fairs must ALWAYS depend up.
on the farmers themselves, a. the means which are
necessary ~ determine their character in their
own hands. Let them supply the personal anil mate
riIl OF the occasion in manner worthy OF hsr chill
dr.n and Virginia. the "bessed mother of US ail,
viii be proud to acknowledge that our fifth annual
exhibition is worthy of herself.- Southern Planter.
ACCIDENTAL few days ago Or. G. Wheeler Of
hi. place, in company with his two sisters re-
turning in buggy from the residence Of Or. Barns,
and when opposite the NarrOws on the West Fork
River, the horse became frightened aud took fear.
full leap down precpous embsukment some thirty
feet into the river. THE water this point is ten or
twelve feet deep. aud the horse aud buggy went en-
tirev under. The horse soon arose, and guided nv
buggy into shallow water, from which, with the IA
sissace of several of generous citizens who wers
fortunately near the spot, the Doctor succeeded 10
landing the ladies' safely, aud uunjmred upon the
shore With the exception OF one shaft which was
broken 10 injury was doue TO the buggy, which for
tunn.y rem -n,i right side up" while III the water.
The leap OF thirty ect into the river. the bottom Of
which is covered with rockiSend the escape there.
from without injury was almost miraculous aud
enual the iea!s OF sam Patch in his pamest days.
| la in Ests
would susses; tia pr"pri-y OF fencing in The roads
OF this point Weston (P0./ Hcrad.
SERIOUS ACcIDESr.-Oa Friday Of last wsek. two
mules .,d negro man, belonging t6 Mr. JUhu ID.
Alexander of Campbell Court House, Virginia, were
killed ny u rock blown up by blast. The mules
had thri. necks broken, and the negro crushed
to jelly. 1t is supposed that scarcely bone iu bis
body was leIt unbroken.
GrAyo ASp THE CKups.-Tbe Fredericksburg
VA, Herald publishes the result of six different ap
pIcatious OF guano last fall on Is many farms in that
section Of the State, which shows that even al $50
per ton, with wheat ct 81 40 bushel, it requires
nearly ono half of lIs whole crop simply 10 pay for
the guauo-wthout saying any thing of the cost Of
labor, OF seeding, threshing or hauling seed wheat.
interest Oh cash invested. taxes, &C. The farms on
which the applications made well cultivated,
and the crop IN neither case was cut snort or injured
by rust u. chinch bug.
GrLasR CorsIY CoUKr.-We learn from a friend
who wGs in attendance at the County Court of Gil.
mer COUNTY, ttst the first day OF III, Court The
Grand jury refused 10 find indictments for selling
dent spiri:s, THE County Court having refused to
srsut liccnse whe!euPon, Mr. L:on, the able Prose-
cutting Attorney for tina; county, made application
for new Grand Jury 20 be empannelied which The
Court granted This second Grand jury found elr.
ven indictments. The members of the Bar were all
summoned as WITNESSES, five Gf whom refused 20
tify upon the grounds Of representations scrupl
Whe.eupsn rule entered, sad these talented
but unfortunate disciples OF blackstone have TO appear
at the ne.' CiIc:!t Court - answer Go iudctmsnt.
Weston iisrGid.
STATE SrSAron.-The late efficient Senator from
this District DR.. Thomas NJ. Tate Of Smy;h, has been
appointed Sixth Auditor in the Treasury Department.
This causes vacancy and creates necessity Tor an
election Of Senator Col. Ben. Rush Floyd OF Wythc,
has we see by the last T,iegraph announced himself
acsndidate 10 supply the vacancy There is no gentle
man in the District better qualified, by education. ia
lent and experience tor in the Senate than COL
Floyd; and il would afford us gren pleasure TO see
him elected without opposition. Our opponents can
Offer no serious opposition but will gladly avail
themselves of eny split among the Democracy and
concentrate their strength Oh The hnk 7nHhed candi.
date. Therefore, Ge1recate Democratic opposI-
ton. We trust that no Democrat Ct Washington,
particularly, will oppose h;m. Our COUNTY has now
member OF the Cabinet, the Congressional r-preten.
tave. and the Judge; and she can very vel! afford
to divide the honors with her sister counties. d5hg
don Democrat.
The WHIPPED SoLDiER.-We are informed That
the report Of the death of the T. j. soldier who was
beaten Monday at Old Point is entirely untounded'
and that the man is not seriously injured.
Some are Of the opinion that he was more irighten-
ed than hurt but allowing this to be the cnse, II was
wrong to make the violent attack upon him while
the indscrlmnate arrest, woundng and incarceration
Of innocent persons, at the suggestion OF the unor'u
liz. nip M en-
s1cusabe. especially in officer of the L. States
army Norfolk Argus.
ELECTRO THERAPEUTIC ISsrITurE.-Some days
since we referred 10 the openngo this establishment
for the cure of nervous maades and chronic Diseases
generally. Now we would direct the attention of our
readers TO the advertisement Of the Institute in ALL
oher column.
FIRE.-A fire occurred between II and II O'clock
Las; Friday night which completely destroyed two
frame buildings on the dock. One occupied by Is.
Wudwel s. Co.. as az ice house, the other by Wm
II. Jackson aud Richard H. Rose, as commission
house; none Of the shipping Was injured Both
houses were insured.
CCLPoRrAGE.-The Religious Herald states that
the Bapts,s Of this Sin;e have just sent out fourteen
Colporteurs, aud that seven others are about 10 be
amounted. Rev. a. Dickinson, the General Super.
it.uleu Of their ColpUrtage and Sunday School ope
rations has just returned from tour of few weeks,
having during Tint time obtained come seventeen
hundred dollars for his work.
BRsGTG NEGROES FROM NORTH CARoLISA-
Oswod Wright, the yellow jacket boy, and prototype
of Sam Slick was up again on Friday morning for
bringing n free muatto woman from the old North
Stote TO Richmond. He informed his Honor tina, he
was not aware that the law prohibited III bu; this
would not avail, because lie coDtrssss virginia 10 d.
bis home. He seut on TO the November term OF
the Hastings Court, aud hs woman ordered back to
Carolina under tie penalty Of SlDO. dmertcan
ToRIcCu INSPECTOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT H.
BAPTIST who, for some yeas past has enjoyed :he
,tlice oi Tobacco Inspector at Oaks Warehouse
Petersburg, decampef from that pace f-w days
since. A correspondent; OF the Dispatch snys: tile