Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-28
CITY ARD STATE hE"s'

.o.emporary Of the !. dispatch believes '""' ~
world Ike, 10 know every word that transpires IT.
,arting the above Investigations. it gives the f'i''"
NJ perb1tim report OF The testimony oi "'''"'
o. Allegro. one Of the last witnesses summoheu' y
Thursday last, to tell all he knew about the matter
VIM. Il. AlI-gr- WAS then summoned. and havirs
been sworn, Mr.. Young, Commemorative ATTORNEY
questioned him ~ follows:
Do YOU know anything in regard 10 a duel between
N-ssrs. Clemens aud Wise7 Nothing from my OWE
knowledge.
do YOU know anything OF it from nny one who was
present l do not.
NOTHING have not seen him since Wednesday week
On the day before the alleged daei llhursday) NJ
brought soms editorial int" the oNice' rs usual "''
| did not eee him. 90.
do van know ANYTHING NJ coming from Mr.. Chs
man Nothing whstrver-l saw MIR. ChIs'nhi WIN
Mr.. Irving on the l6ih instant. day hsfors me Que
about ii O'Clock A. NJ, on wall street, hehr r'""h-
lin street, but have not seen him since.
Have you heard anything IA coming from mr.
Clemens Or Mr.. Irving Notbing-l have sern hr'
| Their of them since the duel-know nothing al tt"
duel from my own knowledge. nor from anything 'e
rived from any one present.
Ara Won foreman OF tho "Enquirer' office | am.
By whom were the comments. published in that
paper, on Mr.. Clemens letter. writien7 BY Mr.O
Jennings Wise. Messrs. Tyler and Ritchi-, nj ihs'
time, we're out of town.
BY whose direction was the letter published, copied
from The South" giving The motives which led I"
The duall BY Mr.. Tyier's-though he afterwards
told me to exclude il from the country paper, AZ u"
| understood the publication was %unaulIo: red by MI
Clemens.
1t ia then incorrect that you heard a statement as
coming from Mr.. Wise or Mr.. Chisnan in regard Ia
the duel IL isl hay. heard nothing as coming
from either OF the parties heard nothing previously
that iod me 10 believe n duel was 20 bs fought.
1t being apparent That the wif0ess had no knowledge
OF the matter, he was discharged.
ORASGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAIL RoAD-We learn
that the Company will commence laying down tie
rails, next week, on the Lynchburg extension OF TIE
Orange aud Alexandria Rail Road-commencing at
Charlottesville. The grading is nearly finished along
the whole extent OF the line, anh a portion Oh Inc
road will be in running order by next Spring.
FoREsTALLiSG THE LAw-AS EXClrIaG OecuE-
RESeE.-We have already given n version OF thr
strange affair and now take the following from the
Fsrmville journal: During the Session Of the C"uIi'
~ Court on Monday, al incident occurred, which for
the time produced the most Intense excitement tia;
Ina. ever been witnessed in our Court House. II vii h-
recollected, fhbt thsre w,- an arrangement At August
Court, of q negro boy, belonging ~ Mr.. Rpbt. V. DAVIS,
charged with Ill attempted Outrage upon The person
offs Mrs. Gregory, residing near Prospect depot. nnh
the continuance of the case on motion Of the prir"n-
er'r counsel, until p'-mber term. When The Court
met on Monday, the case again came up, whei:. owiHg
10 the absence Of one OF The priscneT's council, IT,"
Court decided 10 continue II sssip, anI bad iusi AT
noupced its decision when Gregory, th- husbaCi i
the woman upou whom ~. outrage WAS attempt. !,
Sprung 1T ;h- negro with knI!" IN hand, and m" e" II
desperate effort To ct his throat. Tbr kf;' nov
ever, missed his threat, hut Irii:cird II i:l9hifui "a h
on hi. cheek, reaching from tf, mouth IL the poIiit ~
IN. jayboue, near the enr. The negro attempted 10
run but made only n step or two when he f.i upon he
floor OF the Court House bleeding proius-iy. IN"
scene at this time, We are Informed by An eye wltn-eS,
was the most exciting he ever hebeid. The e 'nft
room was densely crowded, ana for a lew inom-ni-
the authority of the Court Wa powerless. As soon
as something like order could be- restored, the n"gr"
WAS carried into the yard where medical hssis.anc'
WAS promptly rendered him and his wound dressed.
after which he Was taken 10 jail. accompanied By a
strong guard. the Court d-smius suon AN escort ie'
cessary 10 protect him iro'a further violence. Gr,*
ory WAS arrested, aud ate. nm examination by ih"
Court. WAS permitted 70 give bal IN the sam o! 81 .Ou0
for his appearance al mex term.
The .ZoUAvE' on NE WoMES.-AIpong the
latest uses of the gallant II ,asv.." 40 lind ai ariicl-
dished up as follows by Modiste-, for the beneii. % tie
ladies at this season:
The zOuoUs bssquine or Jacket TOR COO! weather l.
formed ct blue veivut, with a very rich embroidery 81
steel beuds; the sk,rfs and fh- ri--v,s s'- =ii' ny.
Another pattern OF 'hese gariDentr l. made ~ y'--h
velvet pointed behind srd not trght 70 tnr hsrrr; :he
wide sl-rves, without a seam, AZ ct square d TIE
edge. Others are composed 1T black velvet ~ c-;l
mere, with gold uuiorolueTl-' OF o'aiI.
RELIGION IN LYscHBURG.-Tn. Virginisn says: "a
protracted meeting hes been in progress at the Epis-
copsl Church, in Lyuchblrg. since Sabbath last
Services are held in ile morning End afternoon. n!ro
a, night. The pastor, Re- Mr.. Kinckis. i as.ie I'D
BIZ R.v.'s K. II. Wiim"r. III Bedford, j. Ps,srkIn. OF
Richmond, aud R-v. Mr.. Hanson. W. have ne:rd
the pulpit Efforts of each OF h. gentlemen sp"k-n ot
in very complimentary terms
THAT COMET SONS OF oar country exchanges
complain that the pspers "a not Iuske halt fuss enough
about the wandering stranger who every -y"I.ng AID
morning presents 10 our :gzs SUCH AL extraordinary
head aud tail.
The fact il, we ara waiting to see if New York will
have O grand public celebration 10 honor the conn.,
comet. II so, THE New Workers. are yet undecldrd.l
We shall look on The come, as another greai Useless
humbug.
Corn, TOBACCO AsD CorToN ~ Granville
Asp BRuSswIcK.-A correspondent Of the Peters
burg Express says: In passing through the upper
part Of Greensville aud the lower part OF Bruns~iek,
several crops of vsriou. kinds came under my ob--r-
yntion, consisting of Tobacco, Corn aud Cotton. TIE
Tobacco crop, owing to The drought III the lh;i'r p:ri
OF August and the fret ut September. has commenced
TO dry up al the bottom. which vii cau'r "a. farmers
to cut il before il can ripan ~ II should do. There
will. | think, be An average crop 0i very gopd Tubac
co made. The Corn crop, now that the fodder has
been pulled, can be Judged with tolerabIe CORRECTNESS.
The late Corn, on river and creek loG grounds, j.
very we'll cured indeed; but the poor highlands pre-
gent a sorry prospect. and ] shonld say That the
drought cut them oil a third, II not more. do not
think there will be any grea; quantity Of corn sold III
this section, IA every farmer will make nearly -nnngh
10 supply himself, except those who tend three times
too much poor worn out old fields, instead of lmprov.
ing one email field and tending it good. ] have seen
fnrin-rs who are not quite up to their keen calculating
brethren who buy fertilizers for their crops, and when
they come 10 gather their crops the tleIds present q
perfect eye sore, after laboring hard I'll tbs year. The
Cotton crop, ~ far as | have sssn, i. slightly injured
with The rust, which, o! course, will cut IL Oh -horter
than it would have been. The farmers have com
msncrd picking out, 81 lint they can have Il oil hand
bsfure cold weather setF in. " Il q crop that IL get
ting to be much neglected ebnu' here, a. the seasons
for tho last year OF two haze been very uniav"rahle.
MATTERS AT BoYDToS, VA.-The Rev. Nj. Cosby,
a Young man Of superior mental endnwments aud cul
ture, has recently entered upon ha duties as pastor Of
the Boydton Protestant Episcopal Church, to the de-
light of his Pensioners, who have for years been
without a pastor.
A revival of religion is progressing nj Boyd'on, I'm.
der The management of the College Chaplain, Rev.
A. G.. Brown. Several have protested conversion,
aud peniients still crowd the altar.
The Hon. w. o.. Goode and MIR. Samnsl a. Cor
don, of Powhatsn, the former anti. the latter pro
distribution Democrat, opened the Congressional cnn.
vass Tuesday evening at %l}oydion, by n d:scu-slnn Of
their principles.
MORE ISCESDIARY WoRK.-B.tween Oua aud two
o'clock yesterday Sunday n fire broke out in the
cooper shop Of X. q. Gary, on the corner Of Bprd and
Sixth streets alongside The Canal. When fret disco
vered it WA quite a small flame, but directly the
doors were opened the fire spread aInong The iuhsn'na
BILE materials around, with alarming alacrity, 40 much
20 that the whole concern was soon a burnt mass ut
ruina. Fire had evidently been Intentionally applied
10 the premises-one or two negroes were e-eiI 10
come out of the place just before IL broke out. Mr..
Gary had been in business there about n year and by
this calamity hs loss in barrels, timber, &c il b..