Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-03-31
CITY aNa s@ACH NEWS.

WARD MrrrrS6s. On Saturday nichtl1 meet
irgs we're held IN .:s three ware &c nominate csnhi-
dates !or CounGiirnen aud A!6efGlsa. H='o'T W. eve
the names selected by tHa various mestia-s
JErrER.oS W,hp.--t3~ CoancH-M.ssr: Hii;nin
r. Batter, +. O. ifa-kius. John e. PGc=. Jr, <. y.
Hi. .Gd John II. Greannr. .,,,
For A.f-rnCn-aies5rJ. Aired In,oes. &. Is: Hili'
Andrew c.. Eie.t, George +. Ssdler, and Dr.A Picot.
MADISON WARp-For ,C~ouncil-Iessrs. G. VI.
Randolph, William G. Paine, James T.. Grant, john
?. Ballard and Thomas r.. Price.
For Aldermen Mcs-ra. James h. Csskie, Js:aoS
a.. Cowsrcin, samuel 5. Cotrei., w. Ii. Brown anu
Robert NJ. Barton.
MONROE WARb-For Conucil-Msss-s. Samuel
d. Denoon, William &. Allen, La.kin w. G!azebrook,
D. j. Saunders and Charles Dimmock.
For Alde-men-Mes.rs. John i. Tate. James Bray,
P. II S'arke, j. W. Beverage and William Gray of
Richmond.
Recommendations Is. White, OF this city.
has been appointed Msil Agent between Richmond
aud Weldon, \. &. in place OF Robt.J j. W~iglesSorth,
resigned. Salary $1,000.
Col. BESros's New WoRK.-N. H. Rappleye.
Agent oil d. Appleton s. Co.. New York, has arrived
in our city and is stopping at the Exchange Hotel.
and will receive subscriptions 10 the Debates of
Congress, abridged by Thos. H. Benton, Esq. Mr..
K. will also receive subscriptions for other works is.
sned by these extensive publishers.
NomISA1Ios.-Wm. N. Burwell, Esq, formerly of
the Washington Organ, has been nominated for
the Virginia Senate by the Democrats of Bedford
county.
walter C. SMITH, tbs chief engineer of the
HemDtisId Rail Road, has been elected general SUI
periutendeu, ofths Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road.
The Observation-Disclosures the fears expressed
relative 10 the probable failure of tho fruit crops, it
is believed that nothing has yet occurred to prevent
a good yield. Peach and Apricot trees are now in
bloom the latter are generally DESTROYED by the
frost in the latter part of April. For ons or two sea-
SONS past, however, we havs noticed fair supplies for
sale in our markes.-lNorok Argus.
CosscmcD.-r..her's large academy, near Ca up.
bsll Court House, Virginia, was destroyed by fire on
the Goth instant. The building was new, and was
oae of The finest Of the kind 10 the State.
DR.. T. B. Rsnick recently sold bs farm near
Lewishurg, Va, to r. P. White, of Lewi,turg, at
sio cash per acre. There are 200 sores in the tract.
RAILROAD WORK SCsPEsDEp.-The Warrenton
Va, News states that tho work on various SECTIONS of
the independent line or the Manassas Gap Railroad,
is about being suspended, for want of the necessary
funds for more active operations.
The REPORTED SALE OF TIE WHITE SULPHUR
SpRIsos, Greenbrier, Va, published in the Char.
lortesville Advocate, is Incorrect, as far d. w H.
Nacfar!snd Of R chmond, is concerned, that gentle.
man not being connected with the purchase il, in.
deed, any ia. been mads.-iD.kpatch.
FIRE AT SPOrsYLvASIA CorRr HoUsE.-We
regret 20 lsarn that quite q destructive FIRE occurred
on Wednesday last al Spot-ylvania Court House. by
which our friend Sanford lost all bis stable. together
with the out houses adjoining and their conteats.-
The property. however, We hear was fully Insured,
aud beycGd the temporary INCONVENIENCE, no lose will
be sus.aiusd.-l Fredericksb"rg Rcord>r.