Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-24
CITY AND STATE NE Wa.

CITY AND STATE NEWS.
HAIL STORM. --Ycs,e7day. about Two clock. we
had very pretty little siurn 1T hail ani ram "h'eh
lasted about halt Gu hour. The hail rtone' "cfG
about the sM- OF grain of corn, and perhaps "ou"
have covered the ground had they not melted Amos
Us fast Is they fell. Ii il supposed, from the appear
Ance oi the clouds in that direction, that the storm
was mora severe few miles Nor;h vi this city, ana
it If feared tina. The hail has done damage 10 tue
corn in that section.
+. S.-lhe storm was accompanied by some thuh-
der and lghthIng.and we learn that negro g'r'' al
the rredence of MIR. billiard, near the Western end
q! Leigh street was killed by the lightning.
An lNPuDKNT RnCCE.-A. II. Everett, tried some
time sL e IN Wheeling IVA for completely with Ger.
tain forged papers. WAS Friday last sentenced to
live years Imprisonment in tho penltentiary The In
telil:encer having stated this fact in language not
strictly according To the card the worthy Mr. Everett
addressed note TO the editor from Jail on the follow
Ing morning in which occurs the subuined delectablc
specimen Of cri'ic.i inu-ndo:
The indicinsn. on which | was tried conta rs two
coun'i-tc iirst charging the forgery, and Tho second
the attempt To pms. the check nj the Bank OF Wheel
in. Upon the first cOln, the Jury returned q verdict
of not guil'y but upon the sucond-the attempt Ia
pass the cocE-fhey returned verdict of guilty aud
kindly recommended Inc 10 his Honor Judge Thomp.
their representative ut Richmond tor the live
years nexi ensuing.
Our Springs, says the Chrisiiansburg (Montgnrne
rs, Va, Herald are all open and fully prepared for
the reception OF visitors. Plenty Of good living line
band Of music, and al necessary Accomplishments, To
constitute brilliant s.ason. We may name the Vel
low Sulphur, Montgomery White, Allegheny and New
River Whits. The last is situated in Giles county,
near the celebrated Sal, Pond Mountain where there
is good hotel opened Tor the accommodation Of wish
tors aud has only been opened one season, giving,
however great satisfaction. Come ON TO the noun
,ain-, then, ye denizsns of the low lands aud enjoy
yourselves.
KyoxvirLE CONFERENCE.-The MAJOR Of Lynch.
burg las appointed the following gentlemen delegates
10 represent :hat city in the Knoxville Convention,
viz John NJ. Oiey, +. Is. Daane, James Garland,
John X. Mcdaniel, &. W. Button. Maurice Lang.
horn, Jr., a. Mcdonald, Robert II. Glass w. r. yam,
cey. Charles Scott JOS II. Wilson, DR.. VIM 5. Nor
rs, Ambrose Is. Rucker, Thos. W. Johns, Samuel Y.
Reid, Chas. K Slaughter, Chswe!l Dabney John y.
Taylor, G. l.. Mosby, j. q. Meem ID. w. Burton,
Jas J. Irby, COL Augu.fin. L.ttwich, WIN. A. Read.
| Henry Davis and John b. Gaddess.
PnYsrCIaS DEAD.-Dr. Chas Scoay, ,yeli known
phy.ican ul Jefferson county Virginia died on Sun
day last
| The Rev. William 4. Smith, President o. Randolph
Macon College, addressed the people Of Dihwi''d-
| ON Monday last, ut the Court House, in II speech of
about three hours, on the subjects OF Slavery and
! Education II being Court day be had large aud!
! ence and wo understand that his performance WIS 4
very interesting and satisfactory one.-l P,tsrshHrg
| IEteNigeast'
| "a MOTHER ~ IsRtEI."-Mrs. Eve Copenhaver
died in Snyth county, Va, on the morning o. the h
| inst, aged ~ years.
Mrs. Copenhaver was the mother of iorrteDn chill
dren. Sheeaves one hundred and nre grand children
one hundred aud thirty great grand Children and one
| great great grand child.
AFFRAY.-On the 18Th inst, in "Pratfs Wood,
Caroline county, Va, ARRAY took place between
| man named Job Self and another whose nam. We did
not learn in which The former stabbed his antsgonis
| fatally, in the abdomen. Dr. Butler was called III to
/ the wounded man, who was still alive on Sunday
The afIray the result of former feud between the
/ parties.
New CoUSrERrEIT.-We have been shown vel
executed counterfeit ten dollar note on the Wesburg
| Branc of the Eorth Western Bank Of Virgin;a-L-t
ter A, date June III isG. in thu .orEer eIt tie word
Virginia, is distinctly shaded in the genuine there
is no shading pcrcep,ibIe The foliage on tile left end
othe bill IN the counterfeit is poorly defined. In thu
| genuine il is clear and full. In Tho counterfeit the
line upon which the Presidents name is written, ter
| inmates about the middle OF the L III President. Ia
The genuine il terminates the in the same ward
| On the right eId is female with sickle; and waller
and ship in The distance. In the counterfeit the ship
i, din The dining of tt! IaLde 10 tho sickle If Unlike
tls genuine. The general appearance ofihe c'uner
lett IL l,iter than tie geliue. TIE counterfeit may
be pronounced dangerous ONE lfhse.tGS dFy"S.
| DARING BrETLAEf The dwelling Of Tazewe!!
Taylor, Esq N1..o.k, wa1 entered by robbers tr:v
nights since, aud considerable amGGut u i!lOucy,
| gold watch und other property stolen.
! DIR. ST. GEO. PEAcHY, one Of the two ga:itlr,Eei
recon .irrdsd Coroner 10 the Governor has been
commissioned such, by Gov. Wise. IL Is peculiar
" Essential tro.n OF his dl:ies that the Cor
rrer should be medical lnan. The appointment is Il
good 3Ee.
! MELANCHOLY CASA o. l,aOWSi"C.-The E:enInG
Sentinel, Of AezanLru, VA. says that ar. C,.aIcs
Hall o TAT city, aged 10 y-arJ Tas d.g"eG y=--r
day morning, whilst 5athiaG in the Potomac lio VS.
professor OF music and crgauio at Christ church IG
iv-s las heavily upon lis mother and sisters aii II
lsrge circle Of ucquain,auccs.
GA Monday week, VIZ. Patrick Gullaler higaly
respected citizen al Mont oG.rry cuun';, We shot
aher tie owner vi mill in Franklin county, and
dome word, had pas2ed between the parties.
We learn from the Piedmont Wing that among the
visitors expected At tho Fauquisr Wilt, uphui
Springs this season is Ex President Pierce.
The Hon. VIM. T.. Preston, of South Carolina 1:
sSendn. the Summer in Charlottesville with his sis
tor, Mre. General Darlington.
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LATER FROM k,GS3S.
TOPEKA. Ja!y id.-Ihe Convention has Just nd
inurned. II was the largest and tho most earnrs:
body ever held in Kansas. A strong position is Ia
ke in favor Of the Topeka Constitution; and 1t ID de