Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-06-04
CITY AND STATE NIX VS..

STATE SABBATH SCHOOL COMMEMORATIVE Con.
yention meets At the Let Baptist Church Thursday
evening the 10Th mat, NJ 3 o'clock. Opening sermon
by Kew. J. A. Broadus. The sessions of Friday and
Saturday afternoon and evening, will bring up for dis.
cussion the interesting ~suhiects already announced.
Saturday morning the procession of Sabbath schools
takes place. This was a very interesting feature last
year. The public speaking after the procession, will
not be on tho square, but in several churches in that
vicinity at once
DR.. PIumer il expected 10 s,terl the Convention
az Il Delegate from the American Sunday School
Union. Other distinguished speakers may be- heard.
The friends of the cause here invite their frienGs
throughout tie State. Delegates OH arriving should
report al the bookstores of p. B.. Price, and Workman
& Cottrell.
CAROLINE CoUSTY.-In this county there WIS No
opposition for the county offices, which accounts for
the small turn out:
For IdeuteEaut Governor-Wm. l.. jackson BOB.
For Clerk County and Clrcnit C~ouris-Grorge Is.
Taylor 800. For Sheriff Joseph NJ. Seay 32S. For
Commissioners OF Revenue-Wm. j. Murray So;
Jao. Sheppard 326. For County Surveyor-H. Z.
Pcdtross 322.
LOUIS, CcusrY.-rhe following is the result OF
the election in this county
For William l.. Jackson, Lieutenant Governor. 36P;
Dsvid N. Hunter, Clerk Of the Circai; and County
Courts. 6l2; Miletus I. Gooch. Sheriff, 6l2i John Il
Quarles. Commissioner of the Revenue, North side,l
6u6; William Crawford, Commissioners of the Reeve
lF l'Dohu r'AifJ 'ff w w ttr A"t ~
J. Perkins. 26S; John e. Harris, III; Z. n. Reynoldt.
SO. Perkins majority 81.
FRASKLIS CoUNTY.-A correspondent furnishes
W. with the following returns OF mo election III ihis
county
William L. jackson received s69 votes; Robert A
Scott was reelected Clerk OF the county court over
&. 5. Prillaman, who was nomlnnt-d by u caucus ~
the Democratic party, by ~ majority; Henry T.
Carper. elected Clerk of The Circuit Court by 2ol
,n.;,r;,,, -u..r - Sipipy.r a nu,ina nj thH ID
mocra;ic party; VIM. 7. Thompson, a nominee OF the
Democratic .arty, elected Sheriff over 3. ). Turner
by IS majority.
LANCASTER CoUSTY.-A correspondent sends us
tho following ns the result Of the election OF county
officers i'll Lancaster, on the 9th May.
For Sheriff, William Brent.
For Clerk of Circuit and County Court, Warner
Eubsnk.
For Commissioner of Revenue, Bidker George.
For County Surveyor, Robert w. Eubank.
a. al evidence OF the ETH 'iency and popularity OF
the present inGunbents. our correspondent says, they
We're all reelected, without opposition, except tor the
office Of Sheriff. Brent, however, received a constd'
cradle majority of all the votes cast, over two opp"'
nept, WIN. III. Shay and Jas. L.. Stephens. VIM l..
Jackson received the vote Of the county for Lieuten'
ant Governor.
MADISON CuUSrY.-The following il the result Of
thu election in this County:
For Clerk Of Circuit and County Courts: + Ii
Hill, 465; X 5 Thomas, 4l2-It;rs majority 80.
For Sheriff: John 2 AyIer, 400; Thornton + &
Berry, ~iO5-Ayler's majority 6O.
For Commissioner of the Revenue: WIN K Banks.
IA; WIN = Finks, majority A.
For County Surveyor Augustine Hawkins, ~;
Geo NJ BIankenbicker, 2Gi-liawkins' majority 81.
For Lieutenant Governor WIN J. Jackson, 572.
HEAVY LosjEs.-A recapitulation of the damage
done by the recenthail storm in the vicinity of Fred
ericksburg. Va, estimates the loss TO be Sl5O,O0O.-
Over jGO,D bushels of wheat were destroyed, within
r length Of ten and a breadth Of three miles.
DAMAGES REcovrRED.-Mrs. Z. r. Moore, has re-.
covered $1,000 damages from the corporation of Pc.
tersburg, Virginia, for bodily injuries sustained by
stepping into u hoIs which had been left around one
OF the city lamp posta.
FoR THE PENITESrIARY.-J +. Walters, charged
with breaking into the house of Mr.. A. Armstrong,
has been convicted before the Circuit Court of Spot.
sylvania county, Virginia, and sentenced to the Peni.
Tertiary for five years.
THE FRANCES FREScH.-An application has been
made by the owner Of this vessel to obtain her release
on adequate security TO abide the decision OF the slave
case which has caused her detention; but 1t seems the
law makes no provision for her releases under any
circumstances; and she must be held in the custody Of
the Sheriff until the case shall BIZ decided. The only
remedy for the owners is to obtain the consent of the
proper authority to have her sold, and the proceeds
held subject To the declslO;. CT the case now III process
o. trial. - !iOrt0k Heraid, Jun =.
L. s. DISTRICT ~CouRT-JUpCE HALYBuRroS
PRE-iUISG.-Conmenced yesterday morning. in the
L. :. Court room in the City Hall. The grand jury
was eInpannelieG, and III Indictment was found
against the captain Of the bar4ue Wm q. Lewis, cap.
;ured on suspicion OF being engaged in the Save
trade. The grand jury will meet again this morning,
when the examination OF the mates will be com.
m-nced. The trial of the captain will probably BE-
commenced 10 norrow.-l%oroN Arg"s. ,tane :.
N,vAL--Ihe ordinances ship plymouth Was taken
,s'" The dry dock NJ Portsmouth, Va, on Tuesday.
She II destined for the gull station. and has on board
~. sailors ana i.sriue.. She carries un. elevrn inch
pivot gun and four nine inch broad side guns, all u
The DshIgreen pattern. The ofi cers are enthusiastic
and say that the Plymouth is capsule of bringing III
Two or three vessels like the Styr.
Tn. United States steamer Arctic, Commsnder
Harfs.ene. for the Cult, was spoken on the 3lst ult,
Zen miles aor'h OF Hatteras
Captain James IL. Ward has been ordered Ia and
assumed c~onm.4I Of the United States receiving
ship North Carolina, ut the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
vice Captain FIndlay Scheuck, who has leave OF sb-
sence for six months.
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