Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-05-04
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

CITY AND STATE w
Mason CIRCUIT CouRr.-The spring term Of this
Court tssys the Point Pleasant " Republican " com.
Inenced on Monday last, Judge Summers presiding.
The Grand Jury fouHd about 20 indictments, and was
discharged on Tuesday evening. Monday and Tues
d,y were occupied with the Commonwealth busi.
ness. Asa Robinson, charged with an assault with
intent TO kill John Slowsen, WAS convicted and cent
10 the peniientiary for two years. Geo. w. Morning,
charged With stealing Frederick Br!ce's horse, was
found guilty and sent to the penilentiary for one year.
PrEfIc MEETISG IN NoRFoLK.-A meeting Of The
citizeus of Norfolk was held Tuesday evening at Ash
land Hall for the purpose of taking steps to appoint
d.lagstes TO the Southern Commercial Convention.
ON motion of T.. I. Chopper, Esq, Mayor Fergu.
sou was called 10 the Chair, and j. Mesh and w. G..
Dunbar, Esqs, appointed Secretaries.
A resolution was offered and adopted authorizing
the Mayor to appoint ll delegates TO represent Nor
folk in the proposed Convention, which is toconvene
in Montgomery on the 10th OF May.
We append the lst of delegates:
Col Myer Myers, Jas NJ Smith, Wm | Hardy, Jas
II Johnston, Henry Irwin. John + Doyle, Henry
Biggs, Col John Is Odom, John B Hardy, John ID
Mvrick, VIM f Foster, Geo w Camp, Sylvanns
Hsrtshoru. Rich'd G Broughton, } Moore, Chas IA
| Rowland, j II Hendren, jas \ Leigh, George keld,
Alexander Bell, John z Leigh, / L Chopper. Or u
| Fi,zgibbon, JAS + Barry, r w Seabury, i j Grit
ath, WIZ Lamb. WIN G Dunbar, DE- K Is Tnnsta'I,
! VIM & Williams. A VI McPneeters, Saml X Bcrutn,
a b Mclean, K II Chamberlain, Chas Harris, So,
Cherry, Walter J Doyle, y Sigourney, William II
smith. Edw'd 7 Hardy, ID d Simmons, William
p Stewart, Jacob Vickery, Joseph L Allen, +
p Tabb, Thomas + Owens, l. l. Brlckhouse,
j Geo Smith, Jno II Rowland, VIM Reynolds: Ihos
Rowland, Vim Mclean, K a Worrell, Thos j Cor
prev, Jno G. %Sheplerd, CSchwart1dopl Geo bramo!e'
Geo w Farant. Vim l. Walters, VIM w Lamb, VIM
II Hunter, Hon F Mallory, Hon w n Mckenney,
Robert VI Bslls. Jno Mellpn, Col n c King, Henry
LePage. Lewis Webb, Jno B Whitehead, Vim II
Turner, Chas d Santos, a l. Hill, RyIand Caps,
II c Lovett, X II Stevens, WIN johnson, Jr' u l.
Shipp. II o Rawls, Is + Darracourt, L Taylor, JolinI
Francis. G w Darraco,t, w Pepper, Chn- Ramsey,
,Jno T Redmond, Rich'd Dickson. Harrison Robert
son, Chas Is Duili-Id l. II Chandler, Col Gr" Blow
Rcbt w Rose, Capt Y Iironrr, + II Drik, - 4 Gro
well, Edwin Burruss, W = Griffith, DR. T. { Robin
son, Z Hall.
VIRGINIA MEDICAL S~ocIETY-EvESrsG SIS
sIoS.-The Society met at - o'clock, L. NJ, Tues
day evening, DR.. Joynes III the chair.
DR.. Thos. Pollard, from the committee on nomlna'
| lions of new members. presented the names OF l)r.
Vivian Quisenbury Of Orange county, and Or. Koot.
l.. Barrett Of Louisa county, who were unanimously
elected Fellows Of the Society.
The PREF mt read a letter from DR.. w. H.. Gwath-
mey of TIN city, ~resigning his membership, which
was accepted. -.
DR.. IIaxall moved to suspend the confederation of
ID. unfinished business Of the morning session, IN or
! der 10 20 lntO the noininatlon III lHeInpeis W tHo y
liunal Association, which was agreed to.
Th- State Society being entitled 10 thirty tive re-
personalities il the National Medical Association, the
following gentlemen were elected a. delegates:
DIR William Sslden of Norfolk. DR. a ) Payne oi
Fauquier. Professors .Ioynes and Scott ot Richmond.
DR. Stribling Of Staunton, Doctors McCaw, Pollard.
Prachy, VI X Taylor, Deane, Marx, Crenshaw, Peti'
colas, John Dove, Sr., &. j.. Anderson, } Grattan
CsbelI and w q Taylor OF Richmond, Prots CabeIl
and Davis of the University OF Virginia, DR. Atkinson
~ nanyilia H. N.pJ,lth nf E'pruafI. DIR Iphn
Wiley Of Amelia. DIR Thos l. Walker o. Amelia, DR.
Fry of Charles City, DR. Archer of lienrico. DR.
Richie of Prince George, DR. Wexford OF Fredericks.
burg, Dr. l. Pendleton OF Louisa, Drs Thweatt anu
Claiborne of Petersburg, DR. Getaway Ovens OF
Lynchburg, Prot Mcclure ct Winchester. DIR j l.
Wyman of Buckingham, Dr. Voolfolk of Orange and
DR. Barrett Of Louisa.
The National Association will meet at Washington,
j. G., on Tuesday next.
DR.. Bolton moved that the Delegation have power
to fill W. their number with other members ot the So
ciety present, should any delegate fail 10 attend
Adopted.
The bill appointing o Board Of Medical EXsmi.
ners, which Has prepared by Il committee OF that So
ciety, and reported t. The SENATE ny q. committee OF
that body, Was taken up for consideration, end after
II lengthy discussion was amended 20 Re 10 make the
examination OF the Board open 10 medical men, and
after come suggestions in regard 10 the bill, the suD.
iect was postponed till the next meeting.
DR.. Bolton moved that the now IN
charge Of the bill be continued. Carried.
On motion of DR.. Parker, DR.. Carthen Archer and
DR.. VIM. IL. Taylor were each appointed to read a
paper be'ore the next meeting OF the Society. Adopt
ed.
DR.. Atkinson, Of Danville, moved that the Presi.
dent, DR.. .Ioynes, appoint two medica! gentlemen one
irora each If The Ten districts ot the State not now
supplied, who shall report 10 the next meeting OF the
society upon the epidemics of their respective local.
tieI.
DR.. James Bolton offered a resolution in regard 10
DR.. rraglesd. deceased, formerly Of Danvile, who
died IN ha way tu 4tte.I. the la!, meeting OF the
American Medical Association, ut S~Hshvl!Ie. IS q Del
egste from this Society, which was adopted.
DR.. Bolton presented an interesting 'circular' from
the "Indiana State Medical Society AMI the Secr"'
tary WAS instructed TO reply Ia it, and express the cor
dial approval OF ihis SoGiety IN the Objects coliteinl'
plated by the Indiana Society. :
After tho passage Of several other resolutions. OF
not much Importance, the Society adjourned at ilt
o'clock, to meet in the city Of Richmond in april
next D!Sp0tL.
MAIL LETTING For VIRGISIA.-lhe letting OF
mail routes for Virgiuin, To expire June 1860. was
made in Washington. IN Monday last, rs follows:
From Water Lick To burners Springs aud back
ak times a week from Ist July to 10Th September,
and once n week the residue Of the year; y. Glenn,
Si7i. From Woodstock by Saunsville, to Noun.
Olive, and Dsch. onc-r week George IL. Rootst
so, twice q week. From Lancaster y. -. - Merry
Point, and back, twice Il week not let. From
Norfolk. by Yorktown, to King and Queen &. H..
and back, once q week not let. From Williams
Wharf by Green's Wharf, 10 North End, and back,
twice a week VIM. &. Foster, SE7 80. From Con.
cord, by Spanish 0aks. to Oakville. and Oack. once,
a week George w. Staples, $3.50. From Rowles.
burg by Wolf Creek, Purinton and Licking Creek,
to st. George and back, once Il week; II. II. Wheeler,
$3.50. From ST. George. by Holly Meadows and Red
Creek, To Dry Fork and back, once n week John
Jones, gao. From Sc. George, by Laurel Hill,
local naine1 to Meadow vile and back. once n week |
b.. j. r. bot, $40. From Point pleasant, By .Ange.
rnna. 4" jackson e. H., and back. once a week not
let. From Rafra!o to Jackson e.. IL, and back, once
. week not let From New California, by VIM.
CANDIES. Flat Fork, Elijah Leforce's and New Ken.
tuck, 20 Si-sonville and bsck, once a week: suspended.
From i.-tillvile to Stony Creek and back, once IA
week not let.
TOBACCO IEsrECTioH.-The Tobacco Inspections
up 10 the lat of May, at the different Warehouses in
Petersburg, compared with the inspections of the
corresponding date of last year, are IA follows:
1853. 1851.
Centre Warehouse, I,53! hhd.. l,?2l hhds.
West Hill ltlj i" l.6G9 q"
MoOre's l.lt6 " l,3'5 "
Oaks S3t "W' "
j.2ji I" 5,G}i
WAsnIsGroN COLLEGE. I.E1iNGroN.-We under.
atani tia; An election is Ia be held on the both June
next. being the ia, before the Annual Commence
ment, 10 81 the Chair cf Roman Language and
Literature. made vacant by the recent death OF tine
laineAted Professor tishburn.