Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-15
CIrYAND tat NEWS.

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The passengers on the cars Thursday morning repor
q frost beyond the mountains.
AcauIrrgD.-David Altman, charged with passing
counterfeit money. and Thomas +. Day, charged
with robLiug the mail. have been tried before the L
5. District Court of Western Virginia, and acquitted
ANOTHER VIGILANCE COMMITTEE IN VIRGINIA.
The Winchester Virginisn notices the arrest of amat
in Frederick county for barn burning, and says that
vigilance mmit has been formed, which Will de
termine what shall be done with him.
ANOTHER STAMPEDE OF SLAyEs.-On Sunday las
no less than eight slaves, belonging TO F.M. Garter
Margaret McCarty, Joseph Isden, DR.. A. Gibson
VIM. Dcdd, and Thos. Hoge, made tracks from Lou
doun county, Va.
L. S. TRoops.-Ons hundred aud five men. com
pauy NJ, second light artillery, and company r,
fourth heavy artillery, arrived at st. Louis on Tue on
inst , from Fort Monroe, Va, via the Baltimors anu
Ohio, Central Ohio, Little Miami, and ONO anu Nils
sissippi Rail Roads.
DEcEasEp.-John G. Brown, for several years a
member of the Virgins Legislature, from Rocking
ham county, died on the 9th inst
CrlPrprR IrEMs.-We are panied to announce
The sudden death. on WEDNESDAY morning ' ""rn :,
Miss Lucy j. Crittenden, a very interesting young
lady Of this county. Supposed TO be from disease VI
the heart.
On Tuesday morning last, we learn there was frost
enough 10 touch tie potatoe vines, IN this county anu
Orange.-tB Blue Ridge Rep.
WARRENT9N ITEMS. -The Superior Court com
menced on Tuesday last, and quite q number ATTEND
ed. The case of the Commonwealth Va. Dixon was
taken up, but up to the time of going to press had mol
been decided.
A very large and interesting c%smp.meeting is going
OH in the beautiful grove surrounding Bethel Church
about four miles from Warrenton. Many ministers
Of reputation and ability are present. and a very
large crowd is constantly on the ground The Pre-,
siding Elder, Mr.. Bennett, assisted by the celebrated
DR.. Doggett of Washington, Messrs. Duncan, Gran
berry aud others, have preached very hne sermons
with considerable effect.
The farmers seem tc be mere Lack ard tnaD usuaI
this season; with their following. and the decline IN
the prics of wheat seems to have caused some OF
them to feel very little interest in the next crop. II
guano aud labor be high, they say, end wheat very
scarce and at low prices, there is but q poor prospect
ahnnd of them.
Tn. tract of land known as the Lupton tract. re-
Gently purchaced by Mr.. Burgess at Sl5 20 pc. acre,
has been sold By this latter gentleman TO Mr.. D. Dow
I'll, y. an advance Of ~ an acre, We understand
Flag.
FuSERAL OF THE LATE GAIT. JORDAN Branch
The remains Of this excellent citizens having rescEed
here on Friday evening, from the Hot Springs, where
he died. the funeral services took place at the Wash
ington Street Methodist Church, and WAS attended by
q large coucourse Of friends and acquaintance OF
the deceased to Blandford Cemetery by q long pro-
cession, including tbs Greys, of which company he
WAS for many years Captain, and the Odd Fellows,
Of which society he was a member. His body was
returned to the dust, and hR spirit 10 God who gave
it. reaestc lie ashes = Petersburg InieNigencer.
WASHINGTON CoLLEGE.-TEe prospects OF our
College for the present session are highly epcoura'
-.- T.o.1 III r. st. 1~.-a - l. lie hutII.
ings arealready taken " students, and it seems that
the number oi m0tricrlGteD ctnLot fall short OF one
hundred. There is sap iE the cid tree yet" We
are the more encouraged at this slate Of things, be.
calse the clov but steady growth OF the College for
a few years past, gives promise Of permanent pros
perity.- lLerthgtoH Star.
DEPARTURE OF THE HoN. jon N. Boris POR
EURorE.-We took a long farewell of this dlstin-
guished statesman on Thursday night last, who is
about leaving for Europe. We understand from Mr..
Is. that he sails for Southampton in the Vanderbilt
from New York on the 18th inst american.
FRGfSiA tosI OTIIls hTFEIRs.-TbG name OF
Sweet Water Factory, Campbell county virginia, ID
changed TO New Manchester
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES w. Mason postmaster at
Amherst Court House, Amherst county, vice James
z. Smith, deceased; Charles I. Lewis postmaster at
Rusk. Richie county, vice Sarah j. Patton, resigned.
lily. Jones postmaster at Walton, Kanswha county,
vice Jos. SWEET, resigned.
Route 4,SUS-Mattapony is cEarged by commenc
ing at DowdslTD, emitting Maltapony:
LOST CuILD-ISrEREsrISG HUsr.-On Friday
morning last, a child of d. +. Knapp's widow strayad
from town. Friday evening and Friday night, many
of our citizens were in search of the little fellow. but
he could not be found. Saturday morning, the search
was renewed Gid about $50 persons were on the hunt.
The child had been seen on kriiuy about econ pass.
Ing the residence of Ar. Joseph keanster, riding and
whipping his stick horse, Gnd the search was made
Friday night and Saturday morning In the west of
that neighborhood. About "a o'clock, Saturday morn.
ing, the child was found at the house of Mr.. William
Dunn. in the Knobs, about 4 miles from town, and by
the route the child had travelled, about 81 miles from
town.. Friday evening, before sun down, the child
approached the mouse Oi WIN. Dunn; yhen, his dogs
barking, be went to see what was the matter, end
found the child and took itto his house and kept it TN
til nett morning, phsR those in search Of it called
there TO inquire after it, aud took it away. Mr.. Dunn
did not know the child, nor did he know that il was
the subject of 80 much soicitude in town.
There was great excitement in town. and those i'll
the hunt, were excited to a high degree. When the
horn that was to give the signal that the 'lost was
found" sounded thore wee one general and s~pontaue.
Gus shout throughout the uelds and woods, that told of
the 10y of the hunters. There was certainly more 10y
in the possession than in the pursuit in this case, for
every one seemed to be overwhelmed at the tidlngs
Of success.
u IVA uIulIleT W o. Ill Lu6 S6hTCl Uu uOIcoUdChs
and we learn that she was 30 overcome when the
news came toher that her child was safe, that she could
not speak for some moments.
When those in search of the child, after il was found,
collected together, thrs3 hearty cheers were given,
with hats off, which echoed sud re.eghoed through the
woods. aud the shouts were repeated at different points
along the road, until the court house was reached,
when the last and heartiest cheers were given and the
child was delivered up TO it's mother, when the crowd
dispersed.
'il,. nkIl ,l.oL r-,o ~ ....o r - S~..l -~.l
ment and 90 Guch solicitude, was in his fourth year,
and no true cause for his srraying out Of the toYn has
been assigned. There is no little mystery in the ex.
circumstance.
Charley Knapp has one epoch in his life-no one can
tell when his next ovation will take place. i0niS.
burg Va Chronicle.
TRANSFER or THE CASAL-During the early part
of last week a COMMITTEES on behalf the North River
Navigation Company, met the Directors Of the James
River and Kanswha Company at the White Sulphur
Springs. and agreed upon q plan by which the North
River Company transfers its Improvement to the
James River Company. The Stockholders Of
North River improvement met in the Court House
Saturday, and unanimously confirmed the action
by the meeting at the White Sulphur. The
James River Company Is to complete the canal 10
some point near the mouth OF the South river this
year, and finish the Improvement as coon thereafter
"a it can be done. BY this transfer the North River
Company ia released from the payment to the james
River aud kanawha Company Of the two hundred
thousand dollars guaranteed by the latter. Before
this action can become valid, it will require some en-
of the Legislature, which will he done in the
early part Of The session. (LeringtoH Gazette.
COMMONWEALTH VS.. LYDIA DRuMMoNp.-Judge
Kenney presiding. The investigation Of this case
occupied the time Of the court four days, from Mon.
day the 3lst ultimo. 1t is not our purpose to give the
adduced at this trial, but simply to state the
case. Mrs. Drummond, it will be remembered, pre-
vious to the preparation of the act for which she WIS
a~rraigned. had had a difficulty with the Bowmans,
and had been arrested under a warrant from a Justice
for attempting to shoot Bowmsn's cattle, making
threats. &c. These, and other circumstances, gave
10 n mutual grudge and spirit of revenge between
the parties. At the trial Of thu case, Mrs. ID. armed
herself with a dirk, for the purpose Of ~resenting any
indignity that might be offered her. After hearing
The case, the Justice announced his decision to bind
Mr.. D.. aud her husband in a bond 70 keep the peace;
but, the parties refusing to acquieses in his decision,
he was about to commit them TO Jail. Under The inn
az she said, that she could not lawfully be