Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-05-25
CITY AND STATE NE WS

CITY AND STATE NE WS
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BAPTIST GENERAL AssocIATIos.-Tho next ses.
sion of the Baptist General Association OF Virginia,
will be held in Hampton, commencing the hrst week
IN June. Tn. ci! ,zens arc making every effort Tor the
accommodation Of the large number OF delegates who
,ro synacted 70 ba present. Some of the farmers will
tsmnorariIy move 10 the town for that purpose. One
of the number has engaged q part OF Dr. Babks no
TEL, chesapeake Hail. aud VIII accommodate from
so ;, InD A large delegation will be entertained al
the College near by; and the well known ahd no'pi
tahIs nronrietor of the Hygeis, tJoseph Segar, Esq,)
will entertain a number q, hs beautiful private reei,
dence, nssr the town. Ample accommodation VIII
be provided for q very large pumoeF VI uees"'''
THE STORM IN KISo GEORGE Corsrf.-A CO!
respondent OF the Alexandria Gazette Gays: on rH.
day and Saturday afternoons, the llth anu i''I, 70
had terrific storms Of wind and rain, when pew ao"n
chinneys, and nearly unroofed the house OF mr. q:
T. Washington, at Albion blew down the barn oil
Mrs. Stuart, at Liberty; carried away miii uans' anu
did CHER very crest injury. The grano hnaie' "ns'
however, TIL following Tuesday. A severe hall storm
arose in the direction of fredericksburg, doiuS uam'
age below that place, on the lower slde OF nappa
hammock, and crossing the river about Hageley' daT
aged Mr.. j. G. Taliaterro and others about there. IL
increased in severity below, and laid waste ana W
terly destroyed the wheat fields Of DR.. ko0o, Eu'
L. Tay!oe, Biaden Tsyloe, the Dickinsons, Turner's,
Mrs. Charles Tayloe, Fielding Lewis, and extending
as far down rs 'Fhe Cliffs" 1t has been the most
destructive and desolating storm ever remembered in
the county. Col. L. I. L. estimates his loss at $3,0DO
or =, 900, rs a field likely to have yielded 900 bush
els cannot be now reaped and more than 100 bushels
saved. The overseer at Oaken Brow Mrs. C.. Tay.
lo-'-, thinks the entire feld would not now yield one
bushel. The lands in the Rappahannock Valley now
present 4 distressing aspect, and fredericksburg locke
dlIapida:ed in the extreme. Ths information may
form ali item, aud is at your service. The CROPS upon
the Potomac, in King George, have been u%ninJured
by storms but 30 much rain and cold weather give
the wheat a sickly and yellow appearance. Corn
cannot grow and We want but suns."
SUICIDE.-Jas. Davis committed suicide by hang
ing, AT his residence, near Nortonsyille, in Albemsrle
county, Va, on Friday last. Early in the morning
Of that day MIR. Davis persuaded his vile and family
to pay q visit to a ~neighbor, and accompanied them
a part of their way. On their return he WAS found
dead.
VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL CosyEsTIoN-Second Day.
The Convention met pursuant to adj 3urnment, Bishop
Meade in the chair, aud WAS opened with prayer by
Bishop Johns. John Stewart, of Richmond, was
elected Treasurer of the Convention, vice Hubbard
resigned.
The report Of the Committee, appointed at the last
Convention, to revise The Canon for the trial Of Clergy
men, was read by the Chairman. David Holmes Con.
rad, Esq, and accepted, and the consideration of the
new Canon made the order Of the day for ii o'clock
Friday.
The report of the Episcopal acts Of the RI. Rev.
WIN. hNhhI As is vi tIs SOub' NV yVui' "rS
read by him, accepted, and referred TO the Committee
on the stste of the Church.
The report Of the assistant Bishop, 1T. Rev. John
Johns, ID. d., for the same period, was read by himself,
and referred to the same Committee.
A memorial from Bruton Parish, Williamsburg,
TO the Convention, with reference to the plate now in
the Library of the Theological Seminary OF Virginia,
which formerly belonged 10 the church Al Jamestown.
was referred to a Committee, with instructions to 70.
port.
Third Ddy-Bishop Meade presented a statement
of the Investment, by VIM. II. mcfarland. Esq, of
certain monies, ior the benefit of the son Of Rev. Mr..
Chisholm, deceased; said statement wss approved and
ordered to be printed in the journal
A petition from the Vestry of Emanuel Church.
Camden Parish. Pittsylvania county, asking for
n division of said Parish, was received, read, and on
motion, il was referred 10 the IN Oh New
Parishes.
Amemorial was presented, signed by S. p. Mitchell,
and others. asking for the establishment Of a new
church in Richmond. TO be called Grace Church;
read, and referred 10 the committee on New Parishes.
The IN TO whom was referred the memorial
of Buttons Parish, with reference 10 certain plate
belonging 10 the old jamestown Church, reported
favorably.
The COMMITTEES appointed q. the last Convention to
consider and report upon certain proposed changes
in the General Constitution Of the church in the
United States. made a report, through their chairman,
Rev. DR.. Andrews.
On motion, the consideration of the report Wa
postponed Until the next meeting of the Convention,
gnu OTueTcu II % puUllsuru III inc lOurnhl.
The order of the day, the consideration of the
proposed canon for the trial Of clergymen, was taken
up. and after discussion. on motion of Tho's N.
tiholson, ESQ., the consideration of the canon was
postponed until the next meeting Of the Convention,
and ordered 10 be printed IN The journal, IN conjunction
with the cd canon of 1853 aud 1850.
COUNTERFEIT NoTEs.-Counterfeit five dollar notes
ii The Bank Of the ord Dominion, Va. are in circu
iaion. and the engraving is well executed TO de
pIxyu M. IInt.. rriFtn liz min IA |
sI,natures are not good.
CONTRIBUTION 10 MouNr VERSoS.-Since the eth
OF April, Oue.lourth ol the gross receipts 0f the Mount
Vernon trips pf the steamer Thomas CUllyer. from
Washington, have been appropriated to the Ladies'
Mount Vernon Association Fund, for the purchase
90 49,. ost-t"
RELIGIots AND OuEEs
COUNTY, Va, May lS.-A convention ot "di.ciples of
Christ. har just closed it, sessions NJ Smyrna church.
in this county On Sunday, the crowd was very
large. aud the communicates numbered between 100
and 500, including 20 ministers. The administering
Of the sacrament was witnessed by al least ] 500 per.
sons. The annual convention o, this sect takes place
in Richmond in November next, ut which the statistics
given, will show that the Disciples If their increase
continues, as heretofore, will shortly form one of the
most important Christian elements in this country
Richmond Dispatch.
CAMPBELL CIRCUIT CouRr, Judge Marshall presi.
ding, Tuesday.-The case OF the Commonwealth vs.
Joseph Turner, charged with stealing goods from the
store OF - Rosenham, WAS tried, and resulted in
the conviction of the accused, who was sentenced 10
the P-nirsntiary for the term of five years. The per-
son convicted ID a brother of AlOn2o Turner, who was
tried for murder at the Last term of the Circuit Court
oi this city, and sentenced 10 IS years servituds in The
Peni;enliary.
The CALICO Ls-Richm boasts the largest
Touring mill in the world. Ii is ninety ak feet front,
Que hundred and ~sixty.five feet deep. one hundred and
twenty one feet high in front, divided into twelve
-tories. Each floor contains about IA 500 superficial
including the two floors In the roof, the total
would be about l55,0OU square fee or rather more
than three and a half acres. Altogether, the svaila
space within the walls j about .Ju,O00 square
Acknowledging Tanner, near Oak Park, Madi.
son county, Va, bad his hand blown of by an IN
timely explosion of powder whilst he was engaged in
rock. His arm was nmputated at the wrist
10 save his life. Thomas Fry, who was near was also
injured, but not severely.
a CAUTIoS.-1he Editor of the Southern Planter
says, that several instances have been brought TO bis
notice where cattle had died from eating corn stalks
that had been chewed by hogs.
OVER Four HUSDRED.-Thsrs are upwards of 400
students at the University Of Virginia, attending the
lectures.
NlDINR SISSES