Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-12
u,r. aru srATa NEWS.

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r.. d,r,ap. d som. few hundred dollars.
! M..s-s Johnson * Bransfu,d's new hardware es'
,a,,iab;crit adjoining Messrs. Benrstt. Beers ~
HI .h,r on the East, a!au injured 70 the amount
oG snv,ral hundred dars, by the roof OF their Store
takiD. fir. and the water necessarily thrown in upon
their gaods 10 arrest the flames The house wGs ia
,nsged to the cXten, of q few hundred dollars, Il.
owned by the legatee. OF the late WIN. Alison and
| insured.
inri.r c. il !, fully believed the premises first burnt
aud which Sustained the meet damage, were design
adv .-f nn iice. .r Fisher, of the firm 81 Bennett
Rrrs * Fisher VINO slept IN the upper part al their
tar. Lrd a Mario " escape from drHh-Whcn he first
! .yoke III" whole premises were on hre, ana ths
amer were extending around him III every dlr-c'
,ion By means OF rope, however, he succeeded Ia
getting safe 10 the ground.
Rpo,p Rock R.cEs.-Thrd Day, Thursday, May
7pr0prieors purse, Sl5O, mile heae; best three in
five resulted NJ follows:
Tho Dnswe's b. K. Spider Legs, !
wears oil, By Taliy-lio, dam Seven
Observation-Disclosures. |
David McDauiers b. Ii. yesr- old
by Nicholas, dam by PrlGm-..... ) 1 ,
O. i. Hare's II n Toer, years old,
biz Chde Harold, dam Marchio
rcs. nv imp k"utuuu. ...-.....-.. )
,Tns Tail-ys oh. Il. Shnck"- years
old, BIZ rsly-lIo dam Betsy White, 1 22i
G.. Gre.:,'. b. h. FiiI;bu-'er, j years
old. bv TaIly.Ho dam by Prism.. 3 S dis.
Tnn,-l :.Il- ! :5?-l:J2 -l:lSi.
Second Rarc-$ams Dny.-lhis race was for a
bnnd,nm, saddle, single dash Of mile, Tor saddle
hnr4.. - entrance for when there We're five entries.
The result ray b. told IN nut shell, rs ioIlows:
Mr.. Tnnberlak-'s b. IN. by Tally lIo...... |
Mr.. Co'ircll,s Oh. g...
Mr.. fuckers b. M ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Mr. Duke e ch. IN Observation-Disclosures. dis.
Tme-l.5o.-[Dspa,ck
FornrH DaY-Friiay, May S-Post Stake for all
ac-s s2oo entrance, play % pay, To which The Club
n,!i-d 500 four mi heatr closed with four sab.
srriuer- nnd resulted ~ io:io*s
james Ta!ley'-. !
Campbell nu! Barton, >
David McDaniei's ds'cd.
Calvin Gr-rn+, pa II
Tine: min. So; SEQ min. $50.
Excug,lox TO JAMEsrows.-Ths large and com
modions steamer NORFOLK will max. MI excursion
~ jamestown, :s-ek aud Hers superior accom-
moda;ions To pG--engers who design participating IN
The Gel hr.tiou Of the Ihrdus OF the tirst settlers ot
Virginia at that place SEQ advertisement, in another
column
ErFEcrs Of THE HEAVY RArS ~ VIRGINIA.
Til. ,aIrrs from th- Interior bring accounts ut very
Navy rains The James River mud Kanawha Canal
ma. suffered s,ripu-y-!00 feet of wall a. the
Basin in Lynchburg having been washed away; hall
~ much III rear Of the Virginia and T-nnrser- vail
road depot in that city. AZ ScottsviIle, A!bemar!r
| the water was ten feet high on Wednesday, and prs
banks OF tn canal had been washed away ia several
u,scc. In Stanton the stage coaches were unab:
10 lrave or arrive in consequence OF high water.
Travel l. interrupted at twn points an the Virginia
ana rrunes-ss railroad. by land slides, resulting from
tn rams from Big Spring To ChTistansGu:g, Is
rh-s III. pa-seny gers compile ~ 'rs"c by stage.
AT Pea Creek connection Is also broken, though the
only iur"rtv. ni-Ere experienced IS changing cars
The Sn;'h.sde trains s cut of from Recess
10 LynchbEcy, and passengers are landed AZ Morris
haI nDDu' miles bs,nw tn City.
The u.-s-u:rr irhin nn the Manassas Gap railroad
was drpn-i on Muniay. for an hoar, III coUseQncn-c
OF thu ride of several large rocks on the track. ut
one uf tho deep cut b-tw--n Stra,burS and Wood.
stock caused by the heavy rains.
In. Wheeling Argus OF Wednesday Gays:
Since SATURDAY night, when The depth 81 water IN
The rignr-l but nine trs nni inch, aud ~
stand the river had rsra a! q p. ". yesterday 10
twenty seven feet npd seven inches depth OF water Ia
The charn.l. III. leather c"nuI-s cloudy, with
rain, which has been almos: constant since Thursday
st;. rnupn last period q" ahru, l2p hour; {" ram
which Oc duration fias not oe-n cqGeed III thl- sec
ton during mary years.
IL NnrtN Carnlirr the rain has been very heavy.
At Weldon, y. G., he kranck" river, is III e wid-,
ard great damage has been dome 20 the crops along
its banks.
SUIT FOR DAuAGFs-Ths lexington Va Gazette
states thI u .uit was Instituted by Mary Wright
against ;he executors "f Joseph Bell, III winch the
plant II claimed damages 10 the amount u! So,t'O Ii
appears that Mas W. the adopted augher OF Mr..
& VINO died on the 18Th -; April. 1855, without max
INK any provision Tor her in his vii. The lHry r"n
derrd verdc for III. ps;utiii If 800, and h- judge
overruled the motion of the defendants for new ;ral
Oh condition 'ha; ne ynnn agreed Ia take 81 00J,
with interest from IS ii April, 1855 tho date Of the
tes.elors DEATH which WAS consented Ia by both par.
tIs-, and Judgment rendered accordingly.
Goyr TO wcsx-Ths .bo:ler." in the f:renf
rolling mills in Wheeling, Va, with the exception OF
few, have gone 10 work al the Old rates.
EXCHANGE DASH DIKEc ruHs. 1.-The Stockholders
ut ilrlr annual meeting h-Id IN Norfolk on W-,:nes
day elected The following Directors OF them other Bank
aud BrsncEe-:
oik-wm. W. Sharp, Alex Ball, Chas. II.
SHIELD! Thos. i. Hardy, Richard Dickson
Ei-hmoud,-J. G. [lobson, W. G. Cren.haw. '"
W. Gwarhmey, j. Il. Grant
Pttsr,bwrC,--rhos. :. GholsOn, Il. D. Mcliwaine,
n. e.. Hardy, Alex DpnrGn.-
CHrk,o,Rs.-E a. Williams, Il. 7. overly, J
J. Driv. John G. Boyd
Aisraadria.-R,h,. JAMESON. J. b. Dangcri-ld,
J. VI Stewart, Rob. G.. Violet
Abingdon.-J. e.. Gr-enway. W.. c. White, A.
C.. Crnmnrs ). W. Carnai.an.-
SGim.-Nm. Waits, Is. P.izer D. G.. Shank-,
Alex White
Irtston.-J. ". Bennett, c. j Moore. Blackwell
Jackson. Is. ). Petersen
Lynchbur2.-John G.. Mern, ID. b. Payne, j. &.
5. Fr5gGsun, W. T. S.ratton.'
New appointments.
Tre capitals OF the following branches were IN
creased rs follows: Richmond S2OO,nu'I Lynchburk
$3.50 900; P.'.r-hurg SlOoOoO; Clarksvile S5O,UOO:
Alexandria So .0OO: Salem $50 ODO
THE,TRE.-ExG,GEMES OF EDWIN FoRREsr.-
rb" Richmond Theatre re.opens on Tiur.day night
next, when aTr g-aied To announce, Mr.. EDwIN
FORREST. the distinguished fragedian, will appear,
and afford cnz-us M opportunity of enjoying
the creates; dramatic treat that ha' been placed be-
fore them FOR several SEASONS. H. will on that oc'
casion, play Hamlet character in which he has
probably few equals.
The Lemon slave cas"in Nav York, has bscn post
poned until the September Court.
The Petersburg tN..) Artillery. are to attend the
celebration nj Jamestown, on the 18th inst.
The Dem ,crats ot Frederick county, Va, have
nominated Martin K. Kaufman and Thomas /.
FanItlvroy Jr., for ine Legislature.
Elisha Buce was killed in Writ county, Va, last
week. III an affay with man named Holland.
TIE FLORIDA WAR.
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