Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-03-13
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vi!"h a. iaGf" .iI-> WIi'.ha- tc-i quite s:''c"ss'u'
n"r.t"!'re il her rrr-ri:iameaiE %; dis c!otraGsef
81! 'i.3 Cts cvstly won : high reputation! ter ~
eny and 'l~s:ut style NJ reading. She - q iatlE'
at Ia. city, ana rs che proposes i rive i".so!s 10
ei"cuti"y, !; i. Ia he hone. iha: >h= vi; b. literally
encouraged ny the young ladies
IuroRrAyT CosvENIIoN.-It has bcsa Proposed
10 hn!'! II convention representing the rsrior- r'lI
ros,is wing between tn Mississippi valley and the
port ct Norfolk. Tor tie purpose ~ appuin::n. II
commission to proceed 20 England. aud endeavur TO
prevail upon the prcpri-tots Of the new monster
steamship. now building on th- Thames. 10 bring
her, upon her first transatlantic tip, 10 the htrbor al
Norfolk. The 18th of April. "r th"rclboats, hn,
been named a. the time OF holding tHi, convention,
and Lynchburs, Va, Rs the place.
DEATH OF Cor, CsRrIN"roN.-In the death If
Col. Geo. NJ. Darlington. which was ANNOUNCED III
Yesterdays Enquirer, GiU.hcr Of the liuks l. sundcr-
ed w.it: bound ;he present generation 10 tho o:dcn
iines Uf Virginia. Col. Darlington was o gentleman
of the old school, a public spirited ci!Etn, u :ncn Of
strong srUse, aud energetic bushes, habits. lie .ii-c
ut III. TIM the Office ot magistrate With much urelG.-
ness aud ,L..Cieicy.
W.. r. DRIHKAHp, Esq Secretary OF the Board
If Public Works oil Fwg!aia, ii i. said, has nr-n offered
tho post vi Chief clerk OF the War Department.
CHURCH Ncn1H AND SOUTH "A meeting vas re-
c.,,rIy held composed Of citizens y. Culpcper. Fau-
uuir, AMI Rsppa.!nnnuck counties, at which rcso!A-
;;ols were ad pied, d,clrrug the baltimore MetAo.
dis. Conference, 70 be anl! slavery in III views ani
designs, and REQUESTING the minieier Of that body.
4, Glen C;ape,, Ia discontinue his ministry. a siuI
lar meeting la been held III C!aiy county, Va, q;
which resolutions for mere summary action was
.rken.
PO.r OFFICE AFFAIRS The Postmaster General
has .puniuted Felix Trainer postmaster at Church
vile, augusta county, vice 1. y. Lindsey, resigned.
Er.ncis J. Eav;t postmaster M Dnchul Highland
county, vice a Armstrong, resigned. lie has Oh inScu
The rame OF OAKS Shop, Plttsylvania county, IL Muse
vile.
BURIAL The remains o! VIM. T. Sherrard, late
sheriff Of Douglass ccuaty. Kansas, who was Killed
ia he ad.uy al Lecourpton, arrived ht Winchester,
Virg u;n, nn The 9Th ln-iauT, end were buried that
evening. Thy were follow I'd 10 Tie grave oy u large
concuurse uf friends anu fti"tiou-.
Mr.. Sherrard' . rena.ns n ere accompanied from L.
compton by M-sHs S;miurl j. CratIcr, lur.ncriy ot
frederick coun !, Va, ana TN Cfowder' formerly
Of Norfolk, and lac Il lnem,-- OF 'h- Kansas Lgsls-
,atJre. By the way, the y, D);ls Republican con-
am. a Ion, letter from A. ". Jones % kaLsas, in
defence of Mr.. Saerrart. Mr. J. alleges tina; there
was O pre.cuuccried ilGu 10 a-=A'sioa'e M Sue'
rsrd.
E5.SEcREr.kY Do5gS arrived at Portsmouth.
Va, Tuesday morning, III IN" United > NE. ateainer
Water Wlch. lie WIS 80 much 'Irdl-pisrd as 10 be
.carcoij able 10 rise up, und remained IN the caolu OF
Tie boat I'LL day.
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, - IG0-SrEwART EAGLE
vs.. THE JANE: RIVER AND kANASiA CGMrtHY.-
This was Il salt instituted BY the p!nm;'tt II y"uns man
rrs.tcnt Il tho couu;y vi Gr:ciorlcr, III ne Ctnuy
Court uf Hauawi la, 10 recover dlira e. Tor t't break
iuy of hi, leg, which 'rn- caused IL inc fail OF las
nur.e whilst crossing one OF The bridges belonging 70
and IN her the contract Of The jaime, HIver .ni hanH
win Company. 1t app ared iro;a .!i-t i imony thatihs
bridge wa cur OF rephlr, aud thu: there was h hole 10
one 81 the blanks OF the br!dg-, which caused ;lir tcii u:
the horse. The cnu-e c.lIne on 10 be heari in III: County
Cour; (chicf J IsilJc u !shJrn prr-idlngl on Monday
last, and was -iaborntrly argued by Messrs. .lno. ).
Swan ind Thomas Is. Swami for the plalh.ltf, and
Benz. H.. Smith au. Isaac y. Smith for the defendants.
We had the pleasure OF hearing tile Opcuin- "rglm-it
of MI. Jnu. ). Swami, aud ". do not hesi.at, - pro.
Iiuuncc his remarks bo;h eloquent and Impressive.
At 2 late hour III he evening TIE jury retired 10 their
room, and after Il brief consultation returned u yer
die; IN behalf Of the plaintiff lot 81 100. 4 motion
was ,naie before The Court neSt morning. So q new
trial, which motion the Coar. overruIci. haaaTHG
Valley Star.
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
II TT " ~ nv N'b W Eisi''' ~ ~ S''
PASY.-Ihis document makes n very !lnttering xiii
BIZ Of the operations Of the road during the past year.
The gross receipts were S!9l ,3IS 9i-an increaso ol
81, Jgi IS over the previous ycsr. disbursements,
800. i9S 20, which include tyo half yearly dividends
on July l., lSJG. and January /. 1871, amounting to.
getarr 20 SO. 76J j)-ulsp $50 1iJ 81 Of Indebtedness
paid Of. fn- transportation EXPENSES per the Tren.
surer's abatement, were SlGl BIG II, from which the
President says ccr'a'n SPECIFIED ain ,auts shOuiI he
deducted thar woalI bring :he,a Iowu Ia bur n little
NOR. than :, % jJU, In lSJJ they we're :lG1 So -.
The present indebtedness of the Company * stated
to BE- SSig Jl ID, Two third. ~ which il funded ia
bonds pavs,l- from 1868 &" 1879, which iGay be oXtin.
guisiicd without embarrassment; by means ~ the
sinking flnd recommended in fhn iG-t annual re.
port The ass.;' .! tho Company anoun, 10
81 ,l13,2S! 30.
SUICIDE NEAR PiEDMuYr, VA.--JameI Peasc, a
citiz N OF Piedmont, Va. committed sui ,G- by trst
shooting himself in The ief. breast ind then throwing
himself in Georges Creek on Monday last. Tbs body
was recovered and the coroner at .A!!rSh4hy 'unaiy.
Nd within the border. Of which county the net wa
committed, held an inquest. y pistol was iouad in
The water aud The following note On tie person q! the
deceased
"MagcH $, lS57.-To ANY one who may find me,
don'; judge my one %: doing this !nr | did Il mys.li.
III you wen! To know the reason you must tind II
olS. JANIS PEAsE.'
Cause, guilty passion aud jsaiousy. Verdict. self
destruction.
Z. NJ. Davidson, formerly Of Rock5ridre county,
Va, has been elected 10 the California Legislature
from Nevada county.
Mr.. ITnme, of Virginia, who was shot by Colonel
Lee at Washington, La; week, was III" man who
went TO Boston 10 reclaim Anthony Burns.
Another Methodist Church, to cost Sl5 GOA, is 10
be erected in Petersburg. Va.
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