Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-10
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

CITY AND STATE NEWS.
Destructive FIRE.-On Monday night, about l.
o'clock. II fire broke out in n row Of framed lene-
menta, on Tyler street, in Rockets, and eleven "ere
totally consumed. The property was owned 'y
Hiram W.Iyler. who estimates his loss n s-''o".
nn insurance. Only two al the teneinents were &c
cupied. Ii IS believed thu; the tire WIS the WORK "l
an inrendiary: Much difficulty was experienced ny
the iireinen III procuring water, ana We take ms Il
betty al calling the attention Of the Common C"Uh,
ell 1" the necessity" I'll locating fire plugs farther GOWN
the Main stree! than they at present exist.
SAILED The frigaie Minnesota" with The Hon.
VIM. T.. Reed. our minister 10 China Oh board, sci
sail from Hampton Roads on Thursday last. Puisrr
want, her late purs-r having returned. TO the United
States in bad health. The passengers on bohrl the
Minnesota. besides the minister, are Mr.. Mchinsiry,
secretary Of legation; Mr.. Reeds two IONS, and Mr..
Forbes. who are attached to the legation.
THr WHEAT CRops.-We learn from The Washing
ton Union that The wheat crops in the counties ct Ma
ryland and Virginia, surrounding Washington, alter
being injured by the army worm, are now in danger
of further damage from rust, owing to the recent rains'
RIcHMoSp ANp DaSvILLE.-Of course We 10
M, mean Ia place our little Town in the position "i
invidiuus rivalry with the Metropolis oiour State, yet
when we hear of Richmnnd's being such n great To-
bacco market, we are inclined Ia think that D"nviIic
is almost it not quite rs good. High prices have been
pnid for the artIc!s by Richmond manufacturers bii
Yesterday and to day the Freight Train from Rich.
m,ud brought several Car loads of Tobacco in hOgs.
heads for Il Danville manufacturer, which had BEEN
purchased in the Richmond market and brought back
here To be manufactured. This appears a little strange,
vet the stransest part of the whole transaction Is, that
his very tobacco was raised in Caswell and Pittsyi
wanna, aud shipped TO RichInand to be sold, where it
was purchased aud brought back ID be manufactured
here II DnsiMe Register.
CorSrERrElrs.-Nearly every good AMI really
m.ritoriuuS article Of the present day, rs soon rs II
ACQUIRES u reputation for value b. those who have"
tested is qualities, is coun:rrteited by unprincipici
parties, who attempt to palm it oil upon the public
as genuine.
som. fifteen years since, introduced 10 the notice o..
IN. American people their Worcestershire SauceI
thrruyh their agents, MGssrs. j. Duncan ~ Sons, OF
New York. From that time the demand has rapidly
Increased. till it ia ROW known aud appreciated
throughout. the Union. That the public may disiir
guisl, the 'Genuine" from The Spurious" we cali
attention to The advertisement Of Messrs. Duncan X
Sons, in uur paper.
Cow P0IST LIGnrHnusE.-The fixed light, varied
nv iiashcs, which WAS extingulshed nj Cove Point, on
the Chesapeake bay. OH the evening OF the 18th uli..
has be.u again exhibited. The light is of the fourth
order o: Errsnel-ilulninatrs the whole horizon. and
shows u Hash nj intervals oI one minute aud thirty
seconds.
A NV DKrss.-Our neighbor of tie "Disph'ch"
came out Yesterday morning III n new dress, Ell
larged, and greatly improved in appearance very
nst;ering evidence, that the Ierscvcrirg industry and
.nterprisp of lis editor and hs assistants, meet with
deserved success. The "Dispatch" is one d the
best papers, for the general news reader, that we have
| in this section Of Ou- State. Its career seems to be oi'
ward and upward. Success to it, say we.
A NEW P,rEg.-We have received the first NUN
Der of the {" .lJnnfa,n Signal" Il paper which has just
be,u started at Salem. Roanoke county, under the
editorinl auspices of w. q. Miller, Esq II Is neutral
in notifies aud devoted 10 the various subjects which
| make up IN. ruluIans Of such Journals. II has our
hest wishes for success. The number before us il
! well filed with interesting items, evincing in n most
| creditabie manner the skill and tGients possessed By
its editor.
various specrl.tions with regard 10 the inspections this
year. Some say JI.OGlj hoSSiieada; Others lnore-
should The former opinion DO correct, Il gill ihIi con-
siderably short ot the past year. At Hhockor ware
house, in Richmond, we understand IlIrt ~, lnspec-
tons will bs minus =, 900 hngshcad. on last years
estimate. Tie other warehouses we have not heard
from.
DISTRESSING AccipENr.-A young man named
John Brewbak-r, son Of A. BreH baker, OF BUte'ourt
county, was found dead in a little branch nenr his
fathers residence, on Friday last. The young man
had been subject To spGsms. and il is Thought he lc!l
in the creek willie one OF them was on h
R.srSA,r.-w learn that Col. NJ. al. Payne,
US. A., recently cold his Mount Bernard farm, IN
Gooc!ilnnd county. to Capt. Richard Is. Morris, Of this
city, for the sum OF ~ ,Doa cash. CO.. :. bought the
tract, ten years ago, Tor 'S3,00U. The iarln = sUu'
ated twenty eight miles from Richmond, borders on
The James River Canal, and contains about 80" acres
of land. with .Gr;Grs lmproy e!nen!s.
SALE OF MuNTrrL,tg-We lehrn lh.i Ill. estate
known Us Montpelier, in Virginia, aud Distinguished
"A IEa former residence OF President Madisnn, has
lust hecn cold To Mr. ThomaaJ j. Carson. lste o. Bait.
ruurs, bui Eow o. New York, Tor the sum of S"',21o.
The estate c:n5races 80. ceres, aud therefore re-
eliI-s gbnut 80 per y"rS.
HGH PRlcE FOR CiTrIr-Mr. A'cza.trf ~
Mathews, al Wy.Ils coanty. Ieccu!ly sold I" James
CIoyd, of Pulaski. three COWS. two htiIers MD one
call, for $1,jO,-an average ot $l2, each. Also. che
COW and calf TO DR.. u. Is. Slnder-, OF Wythc, tut ThW
leGrga -. EI.:.S., 10, FIRE: Auditor Of the State
IL exceedingly ii, il Wctie! sor ~, %'whither he Ind
repaired in search vi health vit: sc~IcG ~ .,:G!3w
III a hope nj ultimate recovery.
Dome CoUSrY has contracted Tor tIe erection ola
Ene CuIfiao;:c: cnd Tail, 10 cost uinu thousand dol.
hrs. The CONTRACTORS a.a .;S,.ilGS the woik, ana ltls
expected The building will Be completed ac;t ?n!nIner'
Volr being taken in the county of ~.;icbo!as, a
tils i.::-- election, to deci,e upon the erection OF II how
Coar,aotse. il ..a decided in the negative. The
present Courthouse i II I.G.. lttic, ric!ety frame
building, a~'disgrnce TO LIE ,hrir:n& conn'..
TEr We.tern Virginia Conference of the u. f.
Church, S1u.;;, viii be .:e!d i'll Charleston, hanawih
comfy, % tie i2tir Sepls;@ber net. Bishop ierce,
Of Gsorgin, i. expected 10 preside
Blows 1--WE understand t!at "Soil! hiiIs'
was blown up on Frdny iast. two n'grnes were
killed by the explosion, aud one white man severely
injured.-l NOrJoM !Stat",man.
Tie lg.ciLcrg iVa.l pnpcrd record ile sudden
death 6fiiHjor Wm:. II. Chrlstian.
EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIkCGfi.
i.o.,i ~iIaKRoK, June 2,ilI, 1895.
Hos. WILL0rGugY NEwros:
Dear Sir: Late in the afternoon al our la-i West
m0re!and court day, u small number at gentlemen,
s..... twelve or fifteen, perhaps, nsaembled in the
Courthouse .I,i passed u resolution appointing dele.
natts and inviting Ia. CO. itip: south %, The Kappa