Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-02-17
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

UMBRELLA AND PARAsoL MAyUrAcroRY.-We
call attention to the advertisement OF WIN a. Drown
g. CO.. Umbrella and Parasol manufacturers, 10 Phll-
~adelphis. The business has been changed. MIR.
VIM. Fl. Pearson, a native of this city, and long con
nected with the establishment a. a salesman, has
been admitted as one of the partners. lis is well and
favorably known TO our mercantile community, asa
reliable business man, efficient salesman aud indus
trious clerk. Many Of our mercLants have patron
lied the firm with which he has been connected, and
we bespeak for him u more extensive business rs
partner.
The elegance and durability of the work of the
concern is well known to us, and efforts TO please GUS
TONERS have been rewarded by increased success and
general satisfaction. Let our merchants then patron.
ise the mandatory OF VIM. A. Drown & Co., No.
ob, Market street, Philadelphia.
APPoMATrox RIvER.-The Petersburg Democrat
says: AT a meeting Of the 'Apporhattox River I'm.
pProvement Committee, on Saturday, Me.srs. Paul,
keVan, Rnwlett and Grigg present, X. X. Meade.
Esq, presiding, il was resolved that said COMMITTEES
undertake the cleaning on, and deepening the bed of
the above river some L. feet deep and 81 miles long,
al the rate OF 10 cts. per cubic yard, and that the
unexpended balance of the appropriation Of So. 500.
made by the General Government during the session
oi 1901 o", for this purpose, be applied 10 meet the
expense OF SAID cleaning and deepening"
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The PaRxERsBuRG acknowledgements or
ne Presidency by NJ. Sraua.-The N~orthwestsrn
Virginia or Parkersburg Railroad being built, and
officially handed over to the Baltimore and Ohio
Company, on the lease which we have already pub.
lished, Mr.. Swami has resigned the Office of Presi.
dent. which he has held since the organic alton of lhs
road. Mr. +. &. FaE Wrinkle, the late Secretary of
the company, has now been made its President. 10
continue the organization and supervise its financial
%I Issn. s l%r which duty Z ;'id to be well qualified
BARN ASD HoKsEs BURSr.-0n Monday afternoon.
between three and tour O'Clock the barn of Mr.. Nal.
colin F. Crawford. on his plantation three miles from
town, WAS destroyed by fire. Three valuable horses
persisted in the flames, and many ofhis farming utensils
were also consumed. A fire had been kindled by the
servants early in the morning, and il is probably that
their carelessness was the cause ofthe contiagratiou.-
lChariOttesrMs .IsgsrSoniaH.
A New DEPoT.-The Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad Company will soon have a splendid depot at
this end of the road. The contract for land in add.
ton to that upon which the present depot stands, has
been closed, We understand, and the work will COM
mence ut al early date. a fine evidence Of the cola.
pany's prosperity Peerstnrg Express.
ROBEEhY.-The residence of jeremiah Tracy, on
Wolf Creek, IN this county, WE broken into q few
nights since, and the sum Of ) 40 stolen thereirom. 1t
appears that there was no one about the house at tho
time. Mr.. Tracy, We are informed was in the neigh.
bofhood attending II division of the Sons of Temper
ance at the time his house was broken u~to.-lEnion
i.WOHyOf) prnOcrnt.
HIsrORIcAL PAINTISG.-The Legislature of the
State of Maryland having appropriated a sum of
money for the purpose of securing an historical
painting connected with the Revolution. the order for
said picture has been given TO Edwin White, Esq, of
New York. The subject of the picture will be
NV ashington Resigning his Commission at Annapo.
lie. MIR. White has spent many years in Europe,
and, among the few American artists devoted TO His
torlcaI Painting. he occupies a leading position.