Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-11-10
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

saMErHopIsr BAPTISM 1.-The solemn rite Of Bap.
tism was administered on Thursday afternoon last,
by Rev. Mr.. RAY Of the Clay Street Methodist Epis-
copal Church, who immersed in the river, near the
Tredegar Mills, three persons, who had previously
proieessd conversion. One Of them was q female
Mr.. Raj has lsbored with much zeal and industry
in behalf ofhis church, during the past year, the fruits
Of which are perceptible in a large accession OF new
members and a steady increase In the size OF his con
gregaiion.
CONVENTION OF ToBAcco MANUFACTURERS
The tobacco manufacturers Of Lynchburg, Va, held
a meeting Monday evening and appointed ~ dele.
gates to represent them 10 a convention OF the trade
to be held in the city of Richmond, on the first Thurs
day in December. The nesting adopted q resolution
inviting the tobacco manufacturers OF North Carroll
ma 70 participate in the deliberations of the conven.
ton.
AceUlrrED.-Two negroes. Lydia and her son
anderson, charged with having attempted to poison
thu family of w. N. Hern, in Lewisburg, Va, by
putting corrosive sublimste in their drinking water
have been acquitted.
PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD.-The Norfolk Day
Book says there Is every appearance of a speedy re-
sumption of operations in the mechanical department
In THE yard. Ten ship carpenters were taken in on
Saturday and many others will speedily follow.
LoupouS CIRCUIT Cousr.-We copy the follow.
Ing from the Leesburg Washingtonian:-The Circuit
Court adjourned on Wednesday last. Three days OF
the Court were taken up with the HodRson cause,
which ELECTED more than usual interest IN this coun'
,y. A Young lady by the name Of Curtis, claiming
10 be the illegitimate child Of the late Miss Cornella
Hodgson. is suing for her mothers estate. The plain
tif cause was argued, in able speeches by the Hon.
Samuel Chiffon, of Washington, Mr.. Brent Of Balti.
more, and Robert E. Scott of Fauquier; and the de.
fence was ably sustained by B. w. Harrison and
John Jsnney, Esq, and j. Randolph Tucker OF Rich.
mond. The jury could not agree upon a verdict
The case. it is supposed, will come up before the next
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CIRCUIT CoURT.-The Circuit Court
OF Albemarle adjourned on Saturday last. The whole
term says the Charlottesville Jefersonian, was taken
up with criminal cases. Shelton's trial was postponed
to next spring. ShifBet was sentenced to the Peniten-
tiary for two years, and his counsel, Messrs. Leake
and Snead, took exceptions to the verdict, and have
applied to the Court Of Appeals to set the verdict
aside.
The Jury in the case of Mrs. Miller were unable &c
sgree upon . verdict.
Application will be made to the next Legislature t.
change the time Of the meeting OF the Circuit Cour
for this county, and then the Judge can hold the ses
eion a week longer than at present. Criminal cases
seem to have multiplied very considerably in this
county within the last few years.
SOUTHERN LITERARY MEssESGER.-Ihe Novem
Der No. Of this valuable periodical has been Issued
aud having glanced through 1t, we find it filed with
valuable essays, oriticsms, Sc. The following is
list Of the contents: Civil Government; Mortal ant
lmmortaI; A Crl1lciem ON foes raven; 10 Annie
L.iiss; Turnbulls Life Pictures; Moonlight on th'
Prairie; Patrick Henry and the Committee of Safety
A Summer Memory; Impressions of Italy; I'm
promptu to Beauty; Cherry's Christmas Tree; Tenn
pies; Buddhism. Its origin, tsnets and tendencies; tn,
Phsrsaiia of Marcus Ann8ue Luoanus; Book Notices
60. The articles In this No. are worth the Who'll,
years subscription.
SESTEscED.-The Wbig states that Peter Cbrutoh
h4ld. Indicted for tho murder of bis wife, on Oregon
Nm. some eighteen months ago, was tried for the Be
oand time, before the Henrico Circuit Court, las
week, and again a~djudged guilty. The jury fIs BIZ
punishment at Eve years imprisonmentin thed Pehi
tenitls-y.