Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-02-27
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" AH&s BE ~ p nye ~
f~srrsoI.Rrsa IT YosR rcwa.-it wili be sesn
BY The card Of Robert Anderson, Esq ,of York Town
hat come reckless incsudinries recently set FIR,
10 a long line of cedar fence belonging 10 him, which
VA. totally consumed. Such acte OF villainy shoui
De tolerated in o civilized community. ltwo
only q shcr: tins since that the same wFeiche
doubtless, threw his Saw-mill machinery into tn
Who eau be safe, if the proper authoritie
their eyes at such fragrant outrages | We trus
the incendialies will be brought. 10 light, and properi.
punished.
The LIGHT DRAGONS Of Amelia county, Va.
amount to seventy men, all having d snowy UNI
form and tasty caparispps. In the formation oil thl
company, the private residents of the county con'ri
buted $5U0.
Srp,ors Ftnr.-The dwelling Of Mrs. HANNAH
Cannon, near Rock Mills, Rdppanaonock county
:, ;,h H., .r,;,e c,p.epts, Including SONS Eve or 81,
dollars 10 money, was consumed oy nre Oh
The llth inst.
DANGEROUSLY ILL.-Gen. Henry b: Woodhouse
A venerable and respected citizen OF rr,nctss Anne
county. aud formerly Of the Virginia senate, nov
Iias danoeronsly inf at his residence near hempsViiie
Ftpy ~ CYysrERriELp.-On Meuday morning
,bou, ! O'Clock. the srubi.s OF Mr.. NJ. I: tsndiy, II
county, Va, were destroyed " use, WV.
! mules and three horses owned oy Ma' .n,;-s las, i
horse owned by Mr.. Thos. Friend. The en'ire '"se u
estimated at S2,GUO. The fire was The woEh u ot
lncendlary.
DANGEROUS CouyrERrEir.-A counterfeit siu on
on the Farmers Bank VI Virginia il III cirru'a'ion
ger ~ Huity, New York, and is printed on good pa
per, bat rather whittier than the genuine. Ls''el %
yignctte left hand, steam engine, upper part cehtt'
The bill steamboat, two females. one with SICKLE
tho other with q rake. II front OF lett mana uS"te
d sheal Of graiu, on the right OF the rlgEt hsnu le
male ara three sheaves of grain, aud a little above
the top of the sheaves is a house scarcely perSepuDis
;rb. note ia payable to II. a. Wise, Norfolk ln'
word TEN, in the centre, is deeply shaded. Ia 'n'
word DOLLARS, the letters Do are but slightly
shaded 1.-THE letters LIARS are shaded out n"t g
b.avily AS til. word Ten. The names Of the efesi
Ami and Cashier are engraved, and 10 a very goo'
imitation of the genuine. The engraving 0t V!s
ue,te is badly done.
AN F,GIE KILLED BY A LADY.-On Sunday
the sth inst, Mrs. Mary Taylor, OF Hampshire coun
~ Va, killed, by a blow Of q club, an eagle whicl
measured ak feet or d little more between the points
m. wings, when expanded. The eagle had at
iack. I'd the geese; the gander, which was its intended
nr.y resisted the attack and fought the enemy brave
~ mi Mrs. L. came to the rescue; the eagle then pre-
pared for battle with her, whercupon che struck him
y blow with the club that rendered the bird unable t.
escape BY l'gbt.
DnowsEp.-Georgs K. Davis, Esq, ma OF The
Judges OF the JUSTICES court Ut Troy, y. l., and q man
family. was found drowned in o ditch near that
ell OF the night previous in q deiirior2 state Of MUD
His father, Chas. II. Davis, Esq. formerly OF Troy,
is now q resident OF Alexandria, Va.
DIR. HoGE's LEcrURE.-Tbis distinguished divine
repeated before a large audiences in this place, On
Tuesday evening, ths lecture which he hsd recently
delivered beforo the Virginia Historical Society
His subject embraced English history in the days oi
the Commonwealth, and especially in retersnce to the
policy pursusd towards the colony Ut Virginia. lhe
lecturer paid o glowing tribute 10 the character Of
Oliver Cromwell, to whom aud HE coadJutors, he
maintained, both England aud the United States are
chiefly indebted for the constitutional freedom they
now ENJOY.
The references to the colonial legislation Of Virgil
mia, exemplifying The manners and habits OF our an
~uastofY, were very interesting, and commanded the
profound Lttertion Of an appreolativs audience
lDanvi'ie Repn6hcdH.
THE HAspprs SipSEy HoAiciDE.-We learn
from the Petersburg Express of Saturday, that the
Court in tho case Of 4. A.. LanghOrne, charged with
the murder OF Charles T. Edie, have decided to send
the prisoner on for trial BY the Superior Court which
iIee.s On the 18th Of March.
ELECTION OF JUD6I.-We have returns from
aud Caroline counties, for the election
Of q Judge TOR the 9th Judicial District. The vote
in these counties stands: Spo.sylvania-Couway
S26; Coleman IL. C~srolins-Conway 81; Coleman
a56.
FRor. CEoEcE FREDERICK HoLMEs.-The unani
mors appointment Of Mr.. HOLMES 10 the chair o:
History ami General Literature, al the University OF
Virginia, will afford much pleasure to tie friends o:
that institution, and will, we doubt not, prove q most
inauguration OF d new school IRON WHICH
- INCH Is anticipated for the extension aud eless-
ton of the course @. studies made necessary for The
graduates OF the Cniyecsily. Nj. I.nlmes' varied
and profound scholarship, his recognized ability rs
an e,rAyist and historian, emlnrntly qualify hlil de
Zoe .rst .~rcfssscr OF the school OF History and !iepe'
ral Literature, .poa S.-ose .sbius III properly direct
ing the INSTRUCTIONS. in that Gepaf:..1nt I!ll rest lhe
success or failure Of the new course Of studies. W.
have no fears; Mr.. Holmes is qua fled 10 dischhrg-
the heavy responsibility Of his new position. Our
readers are already informed who Mr.. Holmes is
Our editorials OF last summer were enlisted IN orha'
Of bis appointment 10 the clair Of Greek, for uhlc.',
next 10 Mr. Gildcrsleeve, hs was the choice OF The
Visitors. Failing in securing Tint appointment, he
YEA All applicant for the chair 10 which he has been
appointed. Ar. iiolyneS has been ste
ce.siv5ly,. ~ ofessrr in ttich,Eond Co!iege, at William
and Mary, Of The Cniversl:y Of Missl,sippi.-lC Char
Allocate.
THE ,TwEsTY.SEcosp'' in Petersburg. Va. was
eeieare,ed by thu City Guard, Grey
Artillery. After parade, the ureys prceeed-d "a
n. election OF a Cap,siu, aud Col. joseph ' Scot;
WIS chosen. A supper was given the new Captain
by the officers OF the Company. IL Norfolk and
Portsmouth tue day was celebrated appropriately by
The MiEtaryi at night, ia Norfolk, q bal! was given by
The Aid Eiro Company; end IN Portsmouth, q s2leh'
did ball was given by the citizens, at the Ocean
House. A salute was fred by the United States re-
c-iving ship Pennsylvania st noon, and the vessel,
...,i = ,or ,,.ra d.cnrot.t yrttI Hsps- 2alufes
we're also Cred by the Artillery on both sides OF The
iurbor.
LARoE SALE OF CoFSr-.-An auction sale o.
$3.50 bugs OF Rio Coffee. the cargo of IL. Anne r
took place II, the ofiics Of Messrs. Crsnsh.w &
Fisher, On Tuesday. The extreme prices were loi Il
lltc. The bulk Of the cargo brought l0c the ave
rare was ii 10 0JU. The sale was animated aud
ai,sn!cd. Among the bidders We're mer'
Chants from Lyuclturs dad setersburg. Dispatch.
TRA..YoRrEp.-The negro, Simrod, belonging to
Mr.. Terry, who stabbed his ~overseer, Dir. Walton
some time since, was tried on Monday last in Roam
oko cornty, Va, and sentenced TO transportation
beyond the cobfnes Of lbe United States.
IsaycTs N WYrAT.-When Il is known that there
have been collected in Europe trenAy lhouaund spe
c::nens of insects which prey upon wheat, the won
der tha. the wheat crops suffer go much from being
infested with iusectc 10 converted into wonder thu
they arc not damaged more.
DEER KILLIso.-We sse accounts in the Stat
peners Of deer killing. This Is prohibited by q law
OF Virginia which provides. that NO deer shall be killed
from the 18th OF January To the 18th OF July In e.ct
year. The 6ue for the violation Of this law Is slO
one half to 20 to the informer.
Posi- OFFICE ArrAIRs.-Postmaster Genera
Campbell order. tbs follo~ings
At Speetz Mills, Hampshire county. Va, sppoin
Parker postmaster, vice Henry lead, resigned
Re establish a p~ostOtiice at Oak Hi, Fauqu'er coun
~, Va, and appoint james II. Phillips, postmaster.
The Joint Committee on the Congressional Librar.
have selected Alexander Galt. Of Virginia, the distin
gaished artist who il now In Florence, TO execute thu
order fer tie bust Of the late Chief Justic. Ruiledg
for the library VI Congress.
DIED SUDDENLY Captain Samuel Preston, O
Washington county, Va, died suddenly on Tuesda.