Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-12-18
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

Shocking MURDER.-On Sunday afternoon last,
the wife of Basil Hall, residing in Alexandria county.
wss murdered in the most horrible manner, by one
oi her servants. According to the deposition OF Mrs.
Hall, her husband was walking over the farm, and
the rest Of the whites Of the family were at church,
when Il slave woman named Jenny, put an arm full
of dry plank on the fire, which Mrs. Hall ordered her
to take off. She did 81, but quickly put il on again.
Mira. Hall again ordered her 10 take it OIL. The ne
grrsI then seizcd her, and forcing her head down be-
tween her THE assailsnt'sl legs. backed her into the
fire. Thres times according Ia Mrs. Halls deposition.
shs managed to break loose from the fend, who 20
often seized her and placed her back on the fire. Or
the last occasion her screams brought others of the
family, negroes and her husband To her rescue. Mira.
Hall died about midnight. Mr. H.. made an attempt
TO shoot the servant, but was prevented, and she was
taken 70 prison.
HCGHEs DILLARD. EsQ.-Our friend Hughes Dill
lard. Esq. has removed from the county OF Henry to
TO Franklin Court House. Mr.. billiard was a mem
her of the last Legislature from the county Of Henry.
I'm the retirement of Mr. billiard the General Assem-
bly has lost a clear and useful member, and
his county is d deprived of the services OF a valuable
representative. Mr.. billiard is a lawyer Of high
standing and he will in future devote himself To hs
profession. I1is post office is Rocky Mount, Franklin
county, Va.
Losr OyERBoARD.-Th Norfolk Argus states that
a young man named Herman Stonebecker, OF New
York, and one of the crew OF the schooner Squire
and Brothers, which arrived in that port Saturday,
was lost overheard on Friday off the Delaware Break
/ water.
FIRE AT PrrrRsBuRG.-On Sunday night n fire
occurred a. Petersburg, Va which partially consuln.
ed The building occupied by T. w. Royston Cos
clothing Store. j. 4. Young, jeweleg, and McNsiry
Hobson, boot and shoe merchant. The stock OF
clothing in Royston & Co.'S store WIS almost totally
damaged. Their LORD is estimated at S30,U0O. which
is covered by insurance 10 the amount VI S2O,OOO.-
Sir. Hobson's lose il about 81 ,ODU, no insurance. Mr..
Young ioss is small, and insured.
observation-disclosures Williams, charged with stab.
bling l.. W. Latham, wa. examined Gcior- the Mayor
of Petersburg laet saturday morning, und the case
WAS sent on IN the Hastings Court. Bail WAS refused,
and the prisoner remanded TO jail.
The LATE GrS. RusT.-The remains Of the late
Gen. George Rust, who died in Baltimore q few
months ago, reached Leesburg, Va. last week and
were Inferred in the Union Cemetery.
The dwelling Of F.. w. Daniel, in Loudoun county,
Va, Wac destroyed by fire n few days sgo.
RELiGIoUs.-The Piedmont Presbytery was in seq.
sion at Lynchburg last week. Rev. j. ID. Mitchell
was elected delegate 10 the United Synod Of the Pres.
byterian Church, which is 10 meet in X knoxville, Tennr
next April.
RuSAwAY NEcRoEs.-on Wednesday night 9Th
inst, three runaway negroes were arrested on TN"
Pennsylvania line, in Monongslia county, and lodged
in The Morgantown iaiI. They were the property Of
II man by the name of Pendleton, OF Berkely county,
Va, but they ran away from a farm in Allegheny
county, Maryland. They were nearly exhausted from
starvation.
SALE or ToB,cco.-Mr Geo. Crunp, of Mercer
county, sold ha crop Of tobacco, q few days since, Ia
q Mr.. Minter, of Bedford, at SO round. Mr.. Crulnp
had about 10000 pounds, amounting TO So,0OO.
Posr.OrrIcE AFFAIRS The Postmaster General
Tuesday ordered the following
Virginia Jos + Jett, postmaster at Copper llill,
Floyd county, vice Samuel Griggs. resigned; David
XVI. postmaster at White Gate, Giles county, vice
William II Bane, resigned; K w Land postmaster
at Barry's Bridge, Lewenburg, county, vice Samuel
& Smith, resignedi Thos } Draper postmaster at Cri.
inca, Dinwiddie county, vice Is Bolt, resigned.
THE GRAND LODGE Oh FREE AND ACCEPTED MA.
sDSs Of Virginia is now in session in this city. The
occasion has called 10 yether u large number OF the in
ru-ntial members of the order. The names OF the OF.
Ulcers chosen for the ensuing year have not yet been
announced.
SuRGIcAL--Au old servan: wonsn. upwards of ff.
years has had her sight entirely restored by a most
successful operation for cataract, performed OIL Sa'
turday las, by DR.. NJ. N. Lewis, OF Alexandria.
OrrHALMiC OrERATioS.-An immense tumor was
removed from the eye Of II negro, in Petersburg, on
"Wednesday last, by DIR. Spencer, aided by two or
three other surgeons OF the place.
KILLED 81 FALLING TREE.-Wm.G Giles Brown,
son of Mr.. Craven Brown, was instantly killed last
week, in Barbour county, by a falling tree.