Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-06

for,unsfe widow was burned to q cinder. Not six
pounds Of the charred body was found smon2s: the
| smnuldsring ruins.
II sad event lies shrouded 10 mystery but the
general opinion il. hat one of those casualties
! Of life bch the human family is heir to.
Thomas G,bbon. WA killed iu Accomao county,
Va, on the 2lst ult., 10 an hdrHy with johnson.
Tuly Parker. Ed. was crushed 10 death lately in
| Aocomac county, Va, by falling tree.
a bill has been introduced u:o the North Carolina
Legislature entited "Au act 10 encourage and pro.
moi, ,nsrimnny." This bill sp hori8-s thu Ju igrs
of the Supreme and Superior Cnurrr aud al !lr-n-ed
practising attorneys At law. 10 .-nnI- Inc III ns -
mhrimnny. under the rules as lus''c's OF HE
Peece anG u !nisters Of the 9 'spel.-S Jo.x Argus
NEW NovrL.-The literary world will soou be f.
v"re,l with H rumapeo from The pen If one ot the
mosr intellectual gentlemen "f Vrgna-St Gs"rge
Tucker, Esq Clerk Of The Hous. Of Delegates. II
la historical novel. founded upon Barnns Rebel
ION, and entitled "iIausord." Men of gh ability
VII have p-ru..d the proof sheets. pronounce II u
"" X Of u.c"mnon merit and rs it is The result Of
Mr. fuckers first effort in tbs character Of novelist
be pubic will look forward with eagerness 10 ifs ap-
p-Hrahce. G " West, Richmond, is the publisher.
-ICorr,spoadsnes Pe.sr.6vrg express.
PR"BaBtE MUKDER BIZ A NEGRO "A shocking
attempt 10 murder his nsrrcs. made by negro
boy IN C"r''iiae county tn Friday night week. Il
app that Mr. John Cliff the BOYS master, was IN
Fredericksburg at the ;luo the attack was Ilai1
the Ike at his wife. Mr. c. resIdee in tho nrigabur.
hood OF Rsppahanno'k Academy II seems that on
the night III QUESTION, the negro bay, who il nsed
about IL. came bcme later than usual, when his mis-
tress told him she could not remain up all night Ia
give him bis supper, whereupOn be got angry and od
tie children 10 !eave a. hU was going TO xii their
mother. The boy got an axe aud dealt her tour blows
the head after which hs LETT for Port Royal Ar
ri fhtr- hs sHid m. nd
but b!o3d being found hi. persuI he arrested
and We learn confessed the crlmo There wac much
excitement on tho subIec,, and strong disposition
'aowg 10 lang him up. At our last sdvicus MIS-. c.,
was siil alive. and communicated the facts in the
cas-.-l freder.eksburg Herald.
| A LADY DEka SLAYtR.-The South Side VA
Democrat says that a few days ago Mrs Wells. Of
Prince George, saw her dogs running due deer IL
tn- neishbor!ood of her house and feeling all the
,husisstic excitement of true spurtswonHu. she
lied her gun aud Joined in the chase. re dee.
u tde for the river, hutly pursued and tried 10
IN the Ice, but ere hs progressed far the we'll directed
Lead from the lady's ride uade venison Of him. He
was carried home, and not only reflected credit the
gallant spo.;swoman, but on all VINO were invited TO
| the feast
| The RioAT SFIHiT.-Tne great scarcity Of p.rtrid.
ia every section Of Virginia has induced all true
! -porsmen 20 enter into solemn pledge cot tc shoot
onc of them this season. and TO their best rndsGv
ora tn prevent others from doing In view OF the
almost toai destruction of this species Of game birds
from cold aud starvation last winter, true sportmeu
ny a. sections .! The country ought to take similar
pledge.
NARROW EscArg Miss Laura Newman young
ady, was accidentally shot in the head by ball from
erevoiver in tho hands of Mr.. Chas. Hubbard. AZ
| Williamsburg, Va, on Friday morning of les, week
!'9'nnely the ball did not penetrate the skull, but
struck oolianely agalnst the crnnlnm near the tempo
raj bone. The ball was very much hattsned. II
indeed narrow escape from death.
fiRGISIAS5 FOR SICARAGUA.-Anong some Vir-
! gn!a gentlemen who joined the steamer James Adger
| (which took the place Of the Teuuessee) at Norfolk
,n route for Nicaragua, are John Peters, Jacob j.
Jones and Henry Clay Cornwe of Petersburg. al.
so, VIM. v. Cetesby and Charles 2. Murphy Of Anne.
| liza, and John Grove, Henry Thomas and Frederick
Bsrnham Smith of Prince Edward, Va.
ten, OF York county, Va, bad his between the el.
bow and wrist, severely wounded, on Saturday last
by the sudden explosion OF gun in bis own bauds
fragment ottbe barrel was lodged in hs orm.
There were lOS marriages in Petersburg, Va, last
year, aud ll9in Alexandria.
| EXTRAORDINARY CHlLD.-There is says the Alex
andria tFa Gazette. colored child in Prince George
county, few mile. below this city, aged months,
that has already ak perfect teeth, and talk quite
plainly. The child was born with two teeth.
DEATHS FROM SMALL PoI.-We have been In.
formed of the death of Mrs Rosa Ann Coffmuu, wifi
Of Dir. Adam Coffmar, on the 18Th December. aud
that Of his daughter Angelina, the 2Dth, both of
! small pox. Three other members Of the family are
Goyn with the same disease. This family live in II
suh house, badly ventilated, and have had DO Der
assistance thsn the service Of one al the younger
daughters Of Mr.. C., who herself infected with
'he diaenss in mild f,rtn. Mr.. {. resides near
jacobs Church. in this county. No new in that
! neigbborhuod There have bsen cases of email pox
In the family of Mr. Shull, in the lower eud Of ths
county, Epaodstoek, Va, Tenth Legion.