Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-19
C:TF AND STATE ne ws.

STATE ELEertoSs The following Commissioners
have been appointed by the Hastings Court 10 GU
pernfend th- elections TO be held in h- CITY on Tue
fourth Thursday in this monih for members ot Con.
gress, State Senator and members OF the House OF
D-l-ga'es:
JEFFERSON WARD -M"ssrs John a Lacy, Alex.
anisr Craig, "m S-srs Wood, Joseph BsG'nm-'l ana
Luther Libby Comm'ssioaers Mr. George A. Pea:r.e'
Conductor. Election to DO held a. the nall OF the
Fir., Market
MADISON WARn.-Sl-.sr. Robert R. Hnwson.
umEh w. Fry, Wan. w. Crump. G>orss Whitfield
aud Ambrose Carlton, Commissioners. Mr.. Thoma.
L Dudley, Conductor. Election to be held 81 City
Hall.
MONROE W.Rp.-Me,.rs. VIM. w. Tin,ssrlake.
P-t-r w. Grubo-, Thoma- Bnudar, Thomas j. Evsns
AMI Fiemning Gritin Comm!ssionsrs. Mr. James
L. Bray, Conductor. El-ctioa TO he held at Lacy's
Saop, corner Of Broad and Fousheo streets.
FAIRFIELD RAcEs.-La,t Day. The spring meet.
in Fairfield Closed last Saturday, with single da-h
ofa mile handsome saddle free for sstte horses
ony.
Is Hmchesons b m. R,.,bslle, 5 years old, by
T.l,-Ii dam by Sir Archer
NJ. Z. Nac,ns b m Parod, years old, by Tai.
lv.Hu. dam by Paris .
T mr-l:56i.
The n-I, race was contest between miles, mile
h.a,. for p1r.s Of geo, thf-s or m,re 10 make a
race and the anxiety ses the contest could no,
o,rny days, had be-' upon the turi.
We app-nd 4 r-c-piruIarion ot the result:
3 k-rs CHI m "L!ipn' | |
G. 10 Is -c.:'- nl mule 'Cn1ns" .
.rpo Be-. 49, mule .'Sn-' )
Tune-4:lS- H. 4:l9.
ACCIDENTALLY DRow>LD "A little lad son OF Mr.
ia. B,yan, reading II II street. wa.ac.iientaliy
drowned On Saturday afternoon. The child who wa.
o-twuen and years t" age, was PLAYING in the yard
wherr Tiers small k-g about hs flied wih wa
Ter and Tell from stool by rs side. heaiuremost in
To- the kes Life wss entirely extinct before it was
discovered
FRENCH EMIGRATION To VIR6IsA-Rev. Mr..
L,rvaux Protestant Minister oil France. has secured
thres thousand hcres Of goJd land for congregation
of some five hundred IN Monon2aheIa county, Vs.,
within riyh, miles of Morgantown, the seat OF the
county, and M"nnngaleIa river, and within twenty
miles OF tn Penrs, lvena line az the moderate price
of seveu:y.hye cents n aera Il th'uks rhe report
he will b.ar IL the Ftsnch Pro'-stanrs will induce
many thousands 10 leave country where their rights
arr IN, onoly protected, and where land Of no more
value than tina; he has as bought, owing the crowd
I'd STAT. of population. lie worth from three To i've
hundred dollars per acre.
Cry CoUxCiL.-An aGj 'urned meeting of the
Council WA. held ia the C'uncl Caamn-r on Sa'ur.
d,y afternoon last, M-s-rs Sdundr:a, Allen, G:aian.
D.nn,n Wmrf Id Gret'er, G.az-brrvk Drmnock
Grennor, H.sains. Richardson, hu!epaugh, Hall AMI
Robins m being present.
Mr. G-att,u from the committee on the "sosp an!
csnd!-' suh c., Presented r-."Tt adverse 20 the
petitions .! Messrs. Crew s. Sou, m s,n,on, ard
others a.Sicg perni-sor Il" 'nnm- 'h- manufaciu..
nj :, ,.n and caniies WITHIN hs city mts
Mr. H.skins moved thu, th, suhj ct be re commit.
ted 10 the committee, 10 BE- reported upon herr si;er
Tn. motion discussed Mt length by He'sr..
Grartan Hi, Dnnmack, G-e;trr, RpDIns"n Richard
ION and others and then put upon lie passage, T:;h
IA. follow ng result
Avc..-N s.rs HIl Heskina, Richardson, Mi!ls-
psush Gr.anor G azebrook and Dsnoon-7
Nnes -Mrs,rs. Robinson, Whitfield, Grattan,
Gret,,r DlmmoCk, Alien aad Saandcrs-7
SO tn. motion was los, by tie vote.
Tn. vote WAS next taken on the report ecting hL
petition uf Messrs. Crew & Co., aud lost by lie
vote.
RI. President stated that the ordinance suspsndiug
III. operations u: the sosp and candle factories was
now 10 full prca it having bsen Suspended NJ longer
than m. time taken by the COMMITTEES 10 report.
After some other business, the Council adjourned.
THE RED MEy.-At the recent session of this order
10 Petersburg, the following Chiefs of the Great
Council were elected
X. Pul!en, of Richmond, w. Great Sschem
+. l.. Lunsfurd, of Petersburg, w Great Sr. Saga
more.
V. Marmaduke OF Shepherdsown, W. G'ea. Jr.
Ssgamnre.
Bernard Fauh nj Portsmouth, w. Great Prophet
g.. A. u. Cofitch, OF Winchester, w. q. c. of
Records
j. A. Clark.on, of Richmond W. G. *. Of Wig.