Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-08
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

ted fixing the rates of taxation for the current fiscal
years az follows:
On real estate, including the buildings and i'm;
provements thereon, one dollar for every huporeu
dollars value thereof.
On every free male person over the age OF twenty
one years, three dollars.
On every slave over the age Of twelve years, who
is hereby valued at Ave hundred dollars one dollar
on every hundred dollars Of said valuation
On all other personal property, and on capital, one
dollar for every hundred dollars value thereof
On every dog or bitch one dollar; and If any per-
son is chargeabe with more than one five dollars Tor
every one after the first.
The only reduction is in the rate OF taxation on ge'
nets personal property and capital which last year
was fixed at 81 %.
NoNIsArIoss FOR THE LEGIsLATURE.-A meet
iny of IN. Americans aud Wings of Richmond wss
held at rhe African Church last Monday night. The
fnlowug ticket for the General Assembly was nomi
mated
For the House OF D-l"gates-Messrs H. Il. Ellyson
Charles S. Mills and VIM. p. Burwell.
F,sH IyspEcrroy-Capt.J j. j. Wilson, the Inspec
tor of fsh for this city is in tho mics; OF his busy
season" He has force OF hands employed nearly
svery dsy in opening, packing and coopetipg the bar
ria and half barrels Of -h sent 10 this market from
Nova Scotia, Alexsndris aud North Carolina. II may
not be generally known 10 our readers mat Tue ih
spector in the discharge Of bls official duties causes
deficient, in quantity often happens, the vacuum Is
filed IN from one or of the other barrels, uhuef
going inspection, at the expense OF the owner. ny
this process the purchaser is protected IRON consu
cradle loss. The Inspector estimates the annual aver
age value of the fish used IN repacklng, here at
S3OOU-all of which is direct saving to the buyers
OF the commodity.-[ Wig.
VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY RAILROAD The sub
,crbers TO the stock of this road met at Abingdon
full ITaHf ht
pany. Gov. j. Is. Floyd was elected President, and
Arcbimides Davis, Isaac Is. Dunn, Thomns L. Pres.
ton, VIM. Y. G. White and b. johnson, E.qs., OF
Washington county. Va, and VIM. Smith, Eeq, OF
New York, Directors. The contract Tor building me
road having been given 10 Messrs. A Ii Door & Co.,
Al an evening session of the stockholders. Messrs.
White and johnson resigned their seats as Directors,
and by consent also withdrew their subscription 10
the stock lfthe action ofthe stockholders il approv
ed by the Board of Public Works, the building OF the
road Hiil he Immediately commenced.
The NuRrHwEsTERS tVA) RAILROAD is said to
BIZ now in excellent condition. aud prepared TO do
very heavy bu.iurss. The Pgrkersburg Ge2eft"
states that several steamboats, are now h-nS punt 10
form connections with the road At Petersburg the
company have two l.rge depats-,he outer depot tt!
teen acres in areal being occupied by the engine
house. nachine.shop, stock yards, car.trarks, 90
The inner depot extends along the Little kanawha
from the station house to tho bridge being 7sO feet in
length and rs feet in width.
JupoE CoswAY.-The Fredericksburg papers state
that the condition of this gentleman has been some
what better for the ast day or two thus inspiring the
pleasurabe hope for bis ultimate and perfect recove
ny.
MURDER RY SLAvEs.-The Wsrrenton IVA. Wing
states that a negro man in Rappahanannock county
a few days since, for having informed upon some o
his associates, who had been stealing, was taken out
By them and forcibly hung. The slaves are IN jail
PREPARATIONS AT JAMEsrowS.-Henry Myers,
ESQ, Surler 10 the Richmond Regiment Virginia Fo'
luuteers returned from br.fvsit 10 Jamestown. on
Monday. Mr.. Myers states that every preparation is
being made tn accommodate those who vHit tie lsiend
on The l3;h and the work Is much facilitated ny Inc
courtesy of WIN. Allen Esq., and the interest lie takes
in the celebration. Carpenters are ON the Island,
erecting cabins. of which seven are up, and large
number in course of construction They are su0Htal'
tally built and comfortable. There Is a refreshnent
saloon erected LIS feet long, and dung hall, caps-
BILE Of seating 500 persons at meals The arrange
nens for landing is perfected an old vessel having
been moored in the river, upon which pass. myers VIII
step from the steamers. Thence rope ferry will
quickly land them Oh neat wharf erected ON the
Island The arrangements for provisions are on an
extensive scale and such will certainly satisfy those
who attend the celebration.
uAMPsHIRE CincUiT COCRT.-Lewis Everett |
having pleaded guilty the charge OF petit larceny
was sentenced 10 confinement in the county j1il for
eleven months. A. l.. Baker, indicted for forging
note OF $2iJU, was found guilty and sentenced TO
the P1nitcntiay for two years Petitions are in cir.
culation asking Gov. Wise 10 pardon hiu:.
GIFT Book CoscERY.-The case OF the Common |
wealth ~. PHilbrick, charged with connect nS ape.
ces of lottery Tith the sale Of books. tried in the
clit court If Norfolk, decided Friday, the jury
finding 500 fne and one hour Imprisonment.
MEDICAL SOCIETY The Medical Society Of Vir
gpia which held Its ita annual meeting i'll Danville
on IN. Goth ultimo appointed the following delegates
in Nashville. Tennessee, on Monday:
Professor j. l.. Gabeil, Of uDlversY of Va; Drs. |
A. L. Payne Fauquier county; Thomas Withers. Pc
ter-butg; J. j. Thw-a't, Petersburg; p Ci'imer,
Lynchburg; Robert Paine, Lynchburg; Preston, |
Abingdon; Barr Abingdoni Professor l.. i. Joynes,
Richmond; Drs. Peterield Trent Richmond; William
W. Parker, Richmond; Craghead, Danv!ei NJ
Smith, DanviIIs; j. b. Wiley, Union, powhaau
county, Adam S;'itler, Buchanan, upshur county |
John Lrsddock, hal.x county.
ELEc1Ioy-Thos. II. Campbell, Esq, Of Notoway
was elected last Friday evening PRECEDENT Of the
South Side Railroad for the nnsxpired portion of Pre-
sdrut Panuills time which lasts till November.
The election by the directors; five of whom
voted "a follows: For Campbell 8; for Jordan
Branch 2.
J. MORTIMER ErLaoug. of Montgomery county, |
Nd has accepted al invitation to Lecture in Virginia
for the benefit of the Ladies Noun; Vernon Associs
ton" The lille cf bis lecture will be e. omdn at The
Tomb of Warrington"
THE WHITE SULPHUR PROPERTY.
We are able to announce certainly thia morning |
the "f xed fact that the White Sulphur Springs have
been purchased by the gentlemen We named Jester |
day for 5000 00U and not $15Ij O0O erroneous
" stated in las; issue. This announcement will
indeed be Innst peaaing and gratifying to the
thousands Virginia and throughout the Southern
States, who in the habit OF annually rescrng to
the White Sulphur either for health pleasure. This
fuvori;e and widely celebrated watering place will
now be made in all Respects comfortable, and even
attractive and magnificent beyond the most sanguiDe
expectations of those most interested in the hope of
its becoming the watering place of the world Most
OF the gentlemen who have purchased an interest in
the properly men of great wealth. and IN" others
men of ample means. There will he no difficulty.
therefore, in the way Of the Improvement and adrn
ment of the White Sulphur, arising from want OF |
money. And satisfied from assurances made |
Us by some four or five members of the company
with whom We converted yesterday that Their. |
will Le no difficulty. either, arising from want of dis
position 1t il their purpose TO proceed as rapidly
possibl. in extending the Accommodations, and begu
t,fyiny the grounds. OF course great deal can be
expected az them, 80 far "a the approaching ssas"n
il concerned, as that will open in ess than month
But even tEe coming season, II we are not greatly |
rnistaken. will exhibit manifest and gratifying evi |
dencps OF improvement in many essenta! respects
Let our Southern friends, then, come TO the go.
rous mountains Of Virginia, and abandon the folly !
of repairing to inferior watering places like Saratoga
aud similar Yankee cnrerns In few years at |
most, when Tailroads all completed, we shall |
s.s multitude of strangers in the mountains of this |
gooi old Commonwealth. which number !
But even now, the facilities tor reaching half dozen |
or more Of most excellent springs with most excel |
lent accommodations, ample-our railroads going
right by them. In fact rre il but little staging re-
qured to reach any OF them. IN he Cf the old
White, them and all her other noble watering plnres,
Virginia sends greeting to her slater States of the
South Wing of yesterday.
The Wing gives the following as the names of the
gentleman sho nave purchased the SPRING. Hon.
Jeremiah Morton. Of Culpepsr; Lieut.. Matthew b.
Maury, OF Washington city; Robert c. Stanard OF
Richmond city; A. +. ID. Clifford, of Chester field |