Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-04
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

MooSLIGRr ExcuRsIoS-Pho,uix Fire Company,
| No. will make their First Annual Excursion down
| the James river, this Evening, Friday. September
itb 1857. The favorite steamer Curtis Peck has
been engaged for the OCCASION and all other arrange
mems have been made TO contribute 10 tue comfort
| and pleasure of those who may honor the company
witt :hsir presence. The boat will leave the wharf
| at :; I. H., returning about II, p. NJ. The music
will be furnished by smiths i-rmory Band. Tickets
admitting gentleman and two ladies, G:s dollar
Fifty cents will he charged Tor each additional LADY
! TIr BANK OF kASAwHA.-The following para.
graph Is from the New York Herald, of Tuesday, and
the close Of summing up in that paper of the com
4 nercsl disasters:
Ons of the most serious, and apparently Just causes
of complaint on the Streets on change, every where,
against the Trust Company Bank il the fac: that i,
l had directly thro~G &C much Kanawha money into
circulation. Everybody seened G have more or Less
of IT, and in majority OF instances il was traced from
second and third hands through FIRST hands back 10
the paying telerr Of The bank. Should the company
ever restore ITSELF to soivency, they will be called up
| on TO explain the allegation PeDdps against them in
this behalf.
The Cincinnati Times OF the 2S Aug, has tbs fol.
lowing:
; TeIegraphs were received this morning that The
Beui: of i.arcwha, Va. had closed its doors. Some
S5',0D0 OF the paper, icnrn, were seut from tins
city, and the cashier net having coin CROUCH on baud
to redeem The notes. was compelled to Gloss the doors
SERIOUS AFFRAY ~ OLD PoInr.-The Norfolk
Herald Of Tuesday says that Aoadar evening
last, the steamer Coffee chartered by the Mechanical
Guards, went q cheap pleasure excursion 10 Old
Point and the Capes-ilckets selling as low US ~
cents for tho ;rip-and Us Il necessary consequence
there were some rowdies on board As the CUuee 40
preached the wharf at Old Point, there was nc one
Tiers ~ make sst the liner, and some Of these rOws
ordered tho r..u. stationed there to do 10 which,
he paid no attention When $50 steamer had nesred
nn had
Jumped ashore and made her iast. these row1es il is
said, attacked the sentry aud beat him most unmer
ciiuIly, after which they went up ON The Point and
committed other excuses. The steamer Glen Cove
which had been 6ua.tered by the Juniors. with an
orderly and pleasant company boGrd, in the NEAL
time, stopped at the wharf, and as usua s0rie OF tie
passengers got ashore TO remain until her return from
the Capes, knowing nothing OF the facas which had
taken pia-ce.
These, after en,oyiug themselves at the Hotel,
started buck 10 be 10 time for thu Glen Cove her
return TO this city, bu, while six or seren gel
tleIiau were walking along quietly some convers!ng
some smoking aud one singing snatclles Of songs,
they were suddenly set upon by of'er and fifteen
Dragons armed with sabree who E!thout challenge
or a command 10 surrender, commenced cuiiin; AID
s,ashipg among them. A Mr.. Wynne was severely
cul on tbs head, face and arms, Mr. Nottingham re.
ceired cat on the bead and DR.. Finch narrowly
escaped having HE head split open.
After this gallant attack upon unarE;et ard unre
sisting men, the officer proceeded TO an"he' party,
who were citing near the wharf, and laid hands on
Mr.. ID, S. Cherry of the firm Of w. ID. Roberts Jr
g. Co., of this city. Mr.. Cherry demanded al espla
nation aud while doing friend OF his eDdeavored
to show the officer that ho vas mistaken, when the
latter Immediately ordered him as0 ~ be taken
prisoner but before they were taken TO the guard
acquaintance Of the officer explained to him his mis-
take and they were released. Those who were taken
TO the guard house discovered to have been
innocent of my disturbance and set Mt liberty, and
they returned last night in the Glen Cove, e1aspera
tI,a had I'D
such in outrage upon them.
Col. CRozEr AND THE TUSrEL.-A communica
ion of Col Cfozet, has appeared in the Stsunton
indicator, vindcating himself and The contractor
(; IN tina; work.
gent of the Board of Eublio Works and responsible
oily for things pertaining to Engineering End not jor
| general financial matters, contracts, sc, which are
tie province of the Board. Still, though not respon
sble for contracts, he explains the matter Of the con
tact for BRICKS tho Gelay of which has been laid nj
ia door, lie says that for than two years this
cork has progressed wi,hou: cash paymen'e, chiefly
~ the public spirit Of the contractor, who since last
| October has not svea received State stock which
vas prohibited by law. so that but for the indom
table energy of the contractor, the work would have
supped altogether. Eighteen months ago Col Gro
z,t convinced Of the necessity of archpg about
10 feet of the Tunnel but the contractor could not
v-nture to add 10 hia disbursements and declined mn
M accession of funds and promptly took measures to
ol:ain BRIG but the Board of Public Works made
noconract. Col. Crozet adds:
| As 10 the large contract said 20 have been made
| aa not aware that the contractor has undertaken
10 procure bricks for the farther extension of the
arch. lie once suggested it Of his own accord, be-
cause he thought it would make c better job-but
whiieI admitted the fact, and 40 did the Board,
thought We were not in the condition TO incur more
EXPENSE and, considering the roof of the Tunnel, in
the distance proposed, perfectly safe and likely to
continue 20 for an indefinite time, with but common
share of prudence and casual examinations, was
| opposed TO the job, which you see was no nursing
| # mine The indicator is certainly right in saying
I'VE are not aware that any more pow er exists to
| make the contract than heretofore Nor have we
made any, und only Supervised the construction Of
the arch when The contractor Obtained the bricks TOR
the purpose OF building $50 teet, myself consider
| Indispensable, OF which 80 feet are secured
leaving only aoout 20 feet to do, which is all about
which have any concern. The explanations show
| you how unjust all charges are sboat deidy. &C,
since The thing adverted to, was never is il nog
part OF my plans and that which had contemplated
could not bs done for want OF funds, for which VT
have 10 rely on the public spirit Of the much abused
contractor, without whom the work had stopped
As TO the cry about "slow progress" Col. Crozet
says that while he thinks the progress hiss been cred
liable 10 the skill aud management Of the contractor,
! he has 10 more to do with the aborers than those
VINO find fault bis business is TO direct the construc-
ton as TO plans and specification, not to the
isoore's. expenses tne ACCOUNTS are 'ef,hea
and certified to him by another officer appointed by
the Board, who aees the hands paid, and lie has no
manner OF agency in the disbursements except sign
ing drafts upon the return Of that kind to the Auditor
Everything Is supported by vouchers:
Col. CroErt hopes to have the track in orde, some
tins this month. He hes never authorized any OF
the statements which have heretofore appeared 10
the time when the work would be done.
We are pleased to learn that the injurjes received
! by DR.. j: T. Thom in a fracas between Alexandra
| and Washington, on board the George Pare, an &C.
count OF which was published in our columns; are
not as serious as at rst supposed. His family here
have received intelligence OF his Improvement so ar
as to enable bin to proceed 10 Baltimore on Monday
Il Fredericksburg Recorder.
We uuderstard thst the will OF the late Mrs. Han
nah Coalter, Of Stafford, nanumita all her slave,
about hundred in number, and makes provision io
their settlement in some free Stae.( Fredericksburg
] Recorder.