Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-05
9.sTs ANH STATE NEWS.


,~ouli 20 ae!. to give Mr L. p. Nash. OF Pe;srsburs
call. Il will Ice seen, by his advertisements t"' s
offers rare Inducements. lie has Seen selling Pianos
for the las. 90 yearshas sold perhaps, larger num-
her than any other dealer in Vrgina-and has never
vet had returned on account OF iinrerfec,"''T'
Nevertheless. he offers 10 sell his Pianos on r'"'
See his advertisement, ia another column.
In Richmond, we have also some very extensive
dealers in piano fortes. MIR. L. II. lAfLoh' it'
| 4 NORRIS Mr.. JAMES WoopHoUsE. and Mr. GA
prsI wloss advertisements appear i'll another CO.
limn have DUmber OF fine toned ahd oeai'ifai IL;
s,rnneu;s on hand, and from the long eAper:Erc oi
th.e gentlemen in the business and the general sails
faction they have given to purchasers, those aes1us
Of supplying themselves with these most popular
musical instruments and almost Indispensable paTI"r
ornaments, have ample opportunity 10 obtain good
instruments q; fair prices.
Teoops ar FORTRESS MoNRoE.-We learn from
III. Norfolk Argus that there are now at iN'. i"ft
.,,nnau;e, r and NJ, - artillery: company L, sd
artillery. Brssgs old company OF BEeDa ' ista noio'
ri.ty. and company G., 18th artillery, which have
.rry ed with credit the pias under Zen. lihrhey
IN the war with tie Indians oi the praries 81 the
N,st These with the ordnance corps M THIS place
will max. All aggregate of some 3JU men at ell arms
Col Martin Burke is the commanding officer OF the
fort and the officers there are Majors iuat ana Icy
rods: Capts. Totem. Gibson and Howe ana Lcuts.
Merchant Jones, M"u!'nard, Grey Long nt' ;
III,
Bennett. The schr. Storm Cloud, With troops from
Florida reached the fort on Sunday.
SENTENCE CoMwurED.-Cioverncr Wise has com
lnuted The sentence OF kreema convicted III FafiaA
county OF murder. 70 years imprisonment III me
pcnltenary The sheriff of Fairfax has conveyed
kreene to Richmond.
AUGUSTA CouNrY-A. III II. STUART, Esq. former
IL Scre,ory OF the Interior and Mt one tlln- krprc
q, il, Acc.pttI
Of the "Whgs and Americans" Of Augusta county
Sirgina 10 represent them in the State SENATE
Bolivar Christian. Nathaniel Massie. and j. Marshall
McCue are nominated for the House OF Delegates.
DEATH OF Az ESTEEMED CITIZEN or NhNsE
sn>p.-rhe Nortois H'raH announces the death OF
JAMES HUNTER GoDwIS, Esq, Il wealthy farmer ana
,ro.t .ycrler, citizen of Namsemond county. a.
every p-rsevcrins intelligent and ski!tul isrer Is I"
l.. SCI dawn ~ public hrnefactOr, t>ays the H@rdd
~. may safely claim that title tor our Deceased iIisn
h- productions Of whose farm contributed Tor macy
y,ars 10 the supply Of market, particularly III 'hn
articles Of stock, which was always ~ the De-' de
.crip,ion In kis social character, Dir. Goodwin pos
srs.rd all the qualities of the hospab!e, blend anc
courteous country gentleman of the old school, and
Lis n.ghbors md friends will long lament the depEiva-
ton OF his society.
COMMENCEMENT ExKrcIsEs ar THE UNIVERSE
rY-The following gentlemen have b--n selected q:
Orators for the closing exercises nj the University
during the last week OF June Eex':
Hon. WIN. Ballard Preston Alumni! Orator.
Hon. Wm. Preston OF Louisville orator Tor 'nree
Literary Societies.
Mr.. Dabney Cosby of Halifax, Va, for The JeTer
Society.
Mr. r. Is. Davis of Halifax, Va, for The Washing
ton Society.
Mr. J. ii. Williams OF Shenandoah, Va FOR ;h=
Columbian Society
Committed FOR TRAI.--The trial OF the Manno
mis- Tor shooting two yoan- men az the University OF
Virginia, has Just come off The facts elected from
the trial a.e these viz: that Mannoni kept coalrc
iinnnry store the University and that on the same
nj dit that the scrape took place. young man had
had some word. with the Manncnis and had lett the
store, threatening 10 return with friends ANA
thrash him. but had concluded TO let The matter drop
rhe .wo young men who were shot, having been TO
their Society, came by the store At about O'Clock,
on their return to obtain REFRESHMENTS and up
on knocking at the door, gun was fired from II"
premises woundirg the young men tu' quite slight.
~. Inc Mannonis were committed for further trial
at the next term
B,LED Andrew Brady, charged with robGing
the Poet Office al Scottsvie, Aib-mare county, was
examined before a magistrate there Last week. aud
Discharged on giving nominal hail-the evidence
against him being of no weight.
THE COMET The Norfolk Herald is informed hy
u II iemhn that hs and several others the comet
Tuesday night in nrrtw.sterly direction. This
il not the gren cr:shrr which some persons f,"!-hy
aiIeg Is to strike thu earth, but the by Lieut.
Maury.
SENrESCrp To THE PESrFNrIARY.-A man by
the nrme ol Wopnaco;t has been sen'euced 20 TIE
Pcnitentiary IRON Norfolk county, Tor firing house.
4 SrRIKF.-The "boil.fs' in tho several rolling
mills at Wh~"lng. Va ARE ~ str:he 'nr higher W:
ses-ilcy 1euGaud $50, per lon Instead ot si,2J rs
here