Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-19
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

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I'd and ird Of July. Or the evening of th. 81. John
NJ. Speed. E,q Of Lynchbu-g. will address the So.
ci-,5 Of Alumni, and James Barron Hope, Esq. OF
Hampton, will pronounce Poem before tue Pm
Beta Kappa Society of the College. On the :1orn
ing Of the Bird the following OF tho graduates will
| deliver their orat!ons
From the Lar Glass.
P.J. Barziza, of Williamsburg Va.
Paul G.. Einunds, Of Halifax, Va.
w. H. Graves. of Wytheville, Va.
From the Acnhenic Department.
T. NJ. arnold, of King George Va.
f l.. Baptist, of Mecklsnburg Va.
| w J. CIopton, Of Williamsburg, Va.
Us. Jones, Of Hampton, Va.
R.W. Lamb, of Norfolk, Va.
Edmunds Mason, of Grseuville, Va.
Rich'd Wake, Jr, of Norfolk, Va.
| Yaledictortaa.
| X. NJ Smith, of Norfolk, Va
A band Of music has been procured and will be in
attendance upon the occasion.
observation-disclosures Ross who attempted to
commit suicide in Petersburg, Virginia, last week ia
thought to be recovering.
| IMPORTANT DECrsIoN.-In the Fairfax, Virginia
Circuit Court, the case of Hoffman and Co. U.s. Pal
ner Il Bro, has been decided for the plaintiff The
defendants in this Sought reduce thc plaintiffs
demand by amount they had forwarded them
through the mail. They offered in evidence the let.
ter of the plaintiffs desiring them to make remit
lance, and Of the tact that they had enclosed in let
ter and placed it in the mail directed 10 the plaintiff
tho amount of $50; also, that it their custom TO
remit money by mail, there being no banks nearer
than alexandria, distance of - miles. The Judge
refused to permit the evidence to 90 before the jury
holding in accordance with decision Of the Court
of Appeals that request to remit did moi authorize
sending by mail. The defendants, oy their coun-
ssl excepted to tho opinion Of the Court with view
of taking the case to the District Court.
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James l.. Mcguire, special agent Of the postOf
Department, Mr.. Hughes, deputy U. ). Marshal for
| Western Virginia, on Friday last arrested Thomas
E. Day, postmaster Of Green Spring Run, Hamp.
shire county, Va, charged with opening registered
letter. containing an article Of value, after the Office
had been discontinued by the department.
NEW WHEAT AND NEW FLoUR.-New wheat ap-
peared in Charleston, South Carolina, az long as ten
DAYS SINCE some Of which is said to be on it's way to
Northern market On the 18th inst. ten barrels OF
-four from new wheat we're shipped from Augusta,
Ga, to New York.
The HAIL STORM IN SrorsyLvANA.-The hail
storm in Spotsylvana county, Virginia, on Tuesday,
caused great damage. MIR. c. NJ. Harris log. a crop
of wheat valued at $1,000 dollars. His fruit crop
was also destroyed. Mr.. l.. Carson loot half his
wheat crop, and Messrs. Joseph Gate and Samuel
Alsop were also sufferers. The fredericksburg
News says:
The corn is beat into the ground and can never re-
cover. Chickens and geese were kllled-bark was
knocked of the trees-shingles on the tops OF the
houses were split, and marks on the sides were lett
as broadsds of grapeshot had been fired against
them.
| ANOTHER VIGILANCE CoMMITTEE.-A number OF
citizens of Brunswick Virginia. have formed them
selves into vigilance committee. The following re-
solutions were passed at the first meeting:
Resolved, Tha; committee Of vigilance, com.
posed of fifteen citizens of this county, be appointed
by the Chair whose duty it shall bs 10 ferret out all
abolition agents and emssares and to use every eT
ertion to bring these dsturbers OF the public peace to
Justice
Resolved, That this meeting offer reward OF one
thousand dollars for The apprehension and conviction
in the courts of our county of any white person who
may be found tampering with our slaves.
FIRE IN ELlzABErH CRY CoUSTY.-lhe Steam
Saw and Grist Mill of Mr.. K. II. Vaughan was dis
troyed by fire on Wednesday night last The fire ID
supposed to have been the act OF an aceac:sry The
loss ia estimated at about 81 2UO.
WHITE SuLPHUR-The GreeDbrier (Na.l Chroni-
Gle says: 1.-THE new company have possession ~ The
White Sulphur, and are making extensive prepare.
tions for the accommodation Of visitors b. r. Eake,
who, for several years, has been employed clerk,
and who has given such general satisfaction, we are
happy to say, is in the service OF the new company
for the present season. The season has commenced.
and everything seems to indicate large number OF
their highest antcipatiOns."
ELopEMEST.-We learn. says tho Portsmouth tVs.l
Transcript, that very unusual occurrence took place
in the vicinity Of Suffolk a few days since. man
named NeIms, ran off NTH another mans wife oil the
| name Of L.s.Iter. Sems has three children by first
WIFE, and was only married about three months ago to
second, whom he has left unprovided Tor IN power.
ty and distress. Mrs. L. has lett her husband aud
four children taking her youngest child with her.-
| Thayy of ed B
spectacle character, until recently, when they were
suspected Of criminal conduct.
THE GROWING CRor..-Tns presen: appearance of
The growing crop ot wheat in this vicinity, says the
Parkersburg (Va) News. IL better than II has ever
before been. excepting it's extreme 6sckwarduess.
which will render it liable to rust. Corn oats and
potatoes, though late, look we'll Our farmers hav"
| had much trouble in repsnting caused by the raV-
ages of ground squirrels, worms, DO. which have
dug mp the seed or cat up the young plants
The vote taken in Alexandria, Gays the Fredericks.
burg Wal Herald, the Council Chamber, on Thurs
| day w.sk on allowing the Washington and Alexan
| dria Railroad Company TO carry their road through
that city to form connection with the Orange aud
Ale1andria Railroad. at its Depot resulted as follows
For allowing the road 10 cross the city, l5l against
it, 1893; majority against allowing the road to cross
the city, 2i2
TARMlxo ROUND NORFOLK, VA, is better than dig
cling gold in California, as instance the following
| from the Norfolk Herald:
"On a farm of 100 acres Mr. Richard Cox Melted
the sum of $lU.23l 5U in 1856. On another farm OF
100 acres he Melted the sane year 49, 5l inc dier
| ence being caused by more expansive outlay lnan
THE other. On another farm OF - acres ne netten
S42l3 IL. On farm OF 20 acres, worked by Mercer
JOINS they Melted last year s35Oo In Those results
| there is no mistake.
Av.RpEp.-Ths Secretary Of the Treasury has
awarded to John Walker, OF Petersburg, va, !ns
contract for the construction OF the marine hnsp,,sl
at Wilmington North Carolina, his bid ISIS sos 2Sl
| having BEEN the lowest Offered.
SOUTHERN WHEAT CKoP.-Tbe following extract
Of letter from an intelligent gentlemen resluih. d.
| Columbia j. c. gives glowing account of the wheat
crop in that region: ..;or,,r-,,
readers that The whea. crop throughout the South wl
be the largest ever harvested. The cold. wet ana
backward spring was exceedingly favorable for this
crop, and it s now out of danger In iact harvesting
has already commenced, SONS new wheat having
reached market. was out at Deagies the o'hef
day when saw 400 Of wheat, all IN one ,racl'
as 6us IA any ever saw on the best lands IN mary
land. The old man told me it would average over ~
bushels to the acre. and with great kse proposal
glass of wine on the strength of it. Corn also looks
finely, and there seems little prospect OF tanine
this year, damages from the comet excepted. ,
| baltimore AMERICAN o. o.
How SuS.STRoKE AFFECTS MAS:-The general
impression is that death by sun'stroke Is very pahiui'
but the contrary would seem to be the fact, judging
from the following account Of tho effect OF such
visitation, given by General Sir Z. j: Napier. He
experienced an attack while in Sclnde, where the
Thermometer, according to Gen. N himselt was OF as
much use to him as II would have been TO boiling
lobster and wrote as follows to of his daughters:
The sun.stroke was staggerer; yet my hope il to
die by one, for never death come IN an easier
shape. was just deadly sleepy; u was deady haa
ton would have been tredness. like that expert
enced at being suddenly walked up before time TINS