Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-02
CITY AND STATE NEWS


| the installation cermonies on the I'D inst:
". regret that we are not able 10 lay before our
readers the admirable Terminal Ode OF James BaHol
Hope, E.q. This gentleman intends repeating !!
throughout the State and has therefore withheld H.
for the present from the public eye. We are uuwi
ing to publish it married by the many errors whict
would undoubtedly creep into stenographic report
Al burrisdly written. We understand that the orig
nal draft of the Ode was much longer than that re-
| peated at the ceremony of inauguration, and tbs:
when il shall be reced in the several cities in Vrg
nia it will occupy about an hour in delivery. Thr
Ode is studded with brilliant thoughts and striking
images and that portion OF 1t which was pronounce1
on the .ad instant was erninsnly worthy OF the h,4
poetic reputation which Mr.. Hope has ALREADY
established The beautiful grouping Of Falou
Truth, Justice, Mercy, and Honor around the idea
Statue which the poet reared to the memory Of Wash
ington, WAS conceived in the very highest spirit =
poesy. and gave evidence of the exalted genus Of I'd
poet. We give the perorstion of the Ode
TIL. New World had It's Adam; and he fed
Gods the vocs and God y tha mighty tread
Which scared the red man from his Eden bowen|
Gods the decree which made the garden ours
An Eden twas, and ruch il still remains
Oh Brothers! shall We prove race Of Game!
No. never while Earth trembes with the praise
Or him TO whom yon bronzen csst We raise
Shall mpious hands be armed with deadly thins'
Because we bring up different offerings
Unto our affairs
To the Nations shrine
take my gift my brother, take thou thine
But il this may not be Virgnin hear thy SOD.
Whose tilial service now IL nearly done;
Hear me, old State! thou art supremey best
a hero's ashes slurnber in thv brsast,
mother il the ashes OF King
Could nerve to.decds with which Fame's trump, 4
ring,
What glove of challenger shall make thee star,
When thy great con lies sleeping on thy heart
SrABBiSG AFFAIR On Monday evening s.|
court day. most williul and htroclous deed PEI,
petrated at Orange Court House. About O'Clock il
the aiterno m. difficulty originated between Jane,
Carpenter, of Madison county, and John Locker. q
Louisa, which resulted in few blows. The South
Chronicle says the frends of the parties suppose.
the matter had been amcsbiy adjusted, aud paid nI
more attention to them; but few minutes after
wards. Locker clandestnely drew knife and rushed
upon Carpenter, inficting very dangerous. and 4
is feared, mortal wound just below the heart. M
Carpenter was conveyed 10 the hotel, and medical 81.
sistAnce Immediately called in. Locker was sprreI
hended and committed to Jail. 1t il thought that M'
Carpenter Is improving, but doubts are still en,t'
taued rs 10 his recovery.
HEAVY RoBBERY.-A robbery OF n serious na'ur
took place last Thursday night, at Powells Hotel 4
Petersburg, resulting in the oss Of money and vs'C.
bl-s belonging to five travellers who were occupyill
rooms III the establishment, 10 the amount of abe.
$500. Their rooms, which they had left unlock:
were severay entered by some ligh.6ngsred touri,.
or exemplary servant, and their pockets robbed i
four gold watches, silver one, and. aliogetEe
some si0O in money. The names OF the gentlemt
were James Shields. A. }. Cooper and James Pos
of North Cnroiua, w. w. Worsham. Of Notto~sl
and ). Gibbs, of Mississippi As no clue to the the
could be ascertained the matter remains uninves.
gated.
ARREST FOR MAIL ROBBERY On Friday mornit|
OF last week, Samuel Anderson q res dent physciti
OF Bristol, Tenn, wa. arrest-d at Wvthevills, VI. 4
~ oh frnvn b;,.I
don, charg ing him with having robbed the ". S,s'-
mail Of q letter containing check for 1900, vi
which he was deavoring to escape. The accu-|
has heretofore sustained m unsuled character, AL
found bal! to appear tie ih Of March for eIamr,
ton.
SEABbARD ASD ROANOKE RAIL RoAD.--The 81
nua meeting of the stockholders Of the Sesbos
| and Roanoke Rail Road Mas held in PortsmOu't
Va, Thnrsday. The report showed large incres-
OF receipts during tho past year. dividend Q!
per cent on the common stock, 10 certificates a d.
hss been declared. s. NJ. Wilson was elected Pre-
dent for the ensuing year.
DISTRESSING DEATH.-Mr. Samuel Peach, N !.
worthy citizen OF Alexandria. willis walking on n
Orange and Alexandria Rail Road about mile troll
the cry, was knocked down by the engine, and /
ed lie was not seen by the engineer until TOO late
arrest the train Mr.. Peach leaves family deep
| afflicted by this sudden loss.
nLmossI MIA meeting OF the ciiILans oi vi
bell county Va, was held the l5;h inst 10 renotj
srats against the late action of the Senate la srkI
out that section OF the Covngton and Ohio Kali Kos
bill which requires the road to be constructed ift
| lis termni towards It's centre. general mee'ing
the citizens OF oil the cou mites the COT
pletion OF the western end of the road TO be be
Ut Barboursvie, in Cabel county, on the I'D inst
MuRDER.-An old frse colored man named sscI
Brock, well known in Winchester. and who hss be-
in the employ OF Dir. b. Gilbert was killed on Ss,r'j
day night last, at the house of Wesley Hall, fr1
negro, reading on the Charlestown road, in the
cinity OF the Opequop, by stab in the bres-tS
knife in the hands Of young free negro u
named Jim Catett
cheap rate all around Suffolk, Virginia. On
llth nst., WIN. A. Jones sold his besutiful pa1'
ton, at auction, 10 Capt. d. Smith, for S2,0j0
VIRGINIA APPoIHTaENrs.-Fran j. McCstr
postmaster at Benwood, Marshall county, Va: w
X. Stokes postnss;er at Whites Mills MeckI.io.
county, Va, vice E. j. Whites, resigned. Jose
VI. Ferguson postmaster at Wayne e. H., WY
county, Va, vice Charles w. Ferguson, resisns'
BARS BuRST.-The barn and stables of Mr. san
Walker, at Ciark-burg Virginia, were destroyed
tire last week. The light was seen al Pnilippi
distance Of twenty -theee miles.
RETURN or THE MILirARY.-Ths Mount e.
Guards and Alexandria Riaelnen. returned
Richmond, yesterday afternoon. The member
both companies express themselves highly ds!RnIs
with their trip. They we're handsomely en;sr'a =
while IN Richmond, and return their THANKS ".
various military companies in that city tor 'heH'
attentlons.-( alexandria Gazette. "Wednesday.
FATAL ACCIDENT BY FIRE.-A child OF M'. -
| ward jenkins, who resides about eight miles - ID
winchester OH the Front Royal plank roso a,,st
burned to death few days ago, during the temp MI
absence Of IFS mother. 1t was promising ''''' '"
aged about three years.
Ill. The Charsstown (vs.) Free Press snp'r; IA
that Col. f. Lucas, paymsster OF the Harper md
Armory, aud Andrew Kennedy, ESQ., are boil