Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-22
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

FlRE-CoRS ASD FLOUR IiLL DEsrRoYEp.-rn
tuesday h,ghi as', about halt ps.t ~ O'"'ock TIE
forh ana Hour mili, occupied by Nr. II. ". TyLr
'as set on fire aui eptirsyv,'or'anrd. Tn" 80.
'preaa WIN such sap:dty, thar II Wa onv wirp great
Se.''onS 'hat large plaster mill, and rnrioIaNpter
Hihos oi proiier'yugted south west uf the iinur N
EAs saved lht mil sus:ed about loo ysrSs\
East of tha new gas works IN Rockets, and INN y
lately in nehburhOGd connosed uf the ,no-t com
ous'iole materials. Tie wind was blowing Nor. (
-ast at III" 'inle, ""l"li prevented serious tans-S
ffom htiog Gone. Mr.. r.'s lose will be shout $s GEO,
IN which he has an insurance of 81. 500
The HEALTH OF FIEGiXIA.-.s An illustration #
the health Of the Old y 'a,;njon the ecitor nf TIC
Richmond Examiner sshc:!:s TIE icllcwin, very ir.
teresting paragraph:
Is the reader aYarooG TIL fact tba, eomsfhino ike
third of tho members of i!a c.,brsttd V,ry,:o
Convention Of lS29-30, are still among us7 Ny;7ik
We have not stated the nunbsr of survivors a,nyn
what it actusIly is; and when consiIer ma, mn
jority OF that body bad 1t that time reached ia. PEE
riod of middle age hs fact must hs '-s"r.!- = yar
thy of rerisrt. In reference 10 two 0s ha - .,C'a
ar least, three fnurhs oi the representatives .5 w
living. Gen. Caoell, Col. Martin and Col. Toan :
are stil active and useful czens Of the Ptsylvsra
district, and the same remark may be npppd IN G.
Gordon. Judge Thompson and Dr. Massie of Tie II
bemarls district. OF the four representatives q. tn.
Metropolitan dis,ict ex.Presdent Tyler aud judge
Clopnn are still living the former in dg1lr-d md
honorable retirement; the latter in active and u-.fn
other twenty. .iouc districts hall IL. members rsrua,
in several again but single oGs; aud in few re-:
one is left of the associates of Madison, Marsh, 3
Monroe, Randolph, Legh, the BarbOurs, Johns. ,
Doddridge ana Giles in rhe Convention of 1923. Ia
oldest surviving member of the Convention i. prot l
bly, Mr.. Ta2ewell. who must have been nsA-y &C
years OF age at that Time. We ask the question -
contemporaries OF the press, if they can give t
favorable MI illustration OF the health OF auy oil
State in the Union. Can you point 10 thirty o.:
living m who helpnpad IN n nnhIip h,dv ~
six members nearly thirty years ngo'
PoLARIZArIoS.-Ths magnetic attraction CT ,hE
"unerring needle, s subtle and mysterious ageUcy.
We were told the other day of au incideDt that 49,.
Cured several years since o -ihcien couuty S-r.
yeyOr, Mr.. Barnett, which proves that ther. ac lcn~
magnetic attractions in THE region that ssrousy ~
the reliability Of the compass needle. Whilst eurycy.
ing the lands then owned BY ID. Higeinbofham' g
heir ., and as he approached the top OF Carter iour
tain Just back of DR.. Raniolphs, Mr.. Barnett 30.
served remarkable and extensive detection .: 'ls
needle from wbar he imagined o De the true y r,il.
direction After running lumber o coUrs' 8, II
order To find out the local cause Ot the dt i-cuu. p.
last reached largo isolated dark co.ored rock ! -
on the'saInmit Of the mountain. 1t which p,'pr r'l
needle marked DETECTION Of 80 degrees from g
true line, thus having completely reversed is prUg,-
direction. The rock doubtless contained g IL.
amount OF metallic character, sufficient in e2ef' =,
overcome entirely the polar magnetism OF the coIa
pass needle. This il the first instance iu coua;y
where the Surveyor has observed such sea"us 100 B.,
magnetic Influence; aud but for his thorough ku' v.
GUS mistakes in his work Of surveying.- iChas!gues
riUe ddrocate.
UNIvERsiTY OF VIRaIsIA.- Henry Winter Davi'
Of Baltimore, has acceptei The Invitation %. ,ae
Literary Societies of the University 10 address l Il.
at the close of tha session.
Mr.. Koscusko kemprr, %: Orange. has been e'e -
Anniversary Orator Of he Jefferson Society ut ste
University, to address them ibe 18th Apri'
Mr.. }. Camp Turner, of Aiabamh has been e-cr, q
by the same Society, Ia read tie Declaration ot o.
dependence on that occasioi.- Charlottesville .tdr5
CATE
Posr OFFICE AFFAIR." To fill vscsnce, c-ea q
by designations, the Postmaster General ragket The
following appointments
James w. Murfee postmaster nt Mlrfee's Dspct
Southampton county, Va, vice Jacob c. LsuoH i
w Thomas postmaster Al Burwel's Bay, ls G;
Wight county, Va, vice John e.. Thomas; C. ID -.
del, postmaster 4: Fountain Springs Wood ,ouniy.
Va, vice Daniel Psien Nathaniel l.. Gregory, e
master at Gsry's Store. Buckingham county. V.
vice James Anderson.
HARD TIaEs-A REaEpY.-O One good result is cer.
tain to follow ths general over;urn. Ths mana Eoc
overradng and cx'ravaan! expenditure hes r-Ceiv
sautary check. When ,nen get once more f-iry ~
their legs experience will have taught them -.lu
esson The recklessness OF trade will scarcely hp 10
peated in view of the probable contngenti-s ., re
verse Fashionable folly will conport itself severely
remedy against all the disaster. which this s'g'r
OF affairs has occasoued we recommend thp d.
appointed 10 try their luck in s. Swan g. Co.'S lrgn2rd
lottery which draws every Saturday az Argu.ts, Ga.
The whole uf II fortunate ticket will eu:ts the
possessor the capital przs of S61.OOD; while the
holder Of half or quarter will secure proporiDuac
share of the same. Tlcksts $40. aud q.
IsADvANcE OF THE MAIL.-we are daily ind-bt
ed to Messrs. Gentry Co., (iealers in newspapers
periodicals. &c y on Broad street, fDr BsiIimo "a.
pers furnished us in advance of the mail.
An OLD RELIc.--In Stafford county, Va stsnG-
one of the largest church-e IN the country, msgut
cent but rootiese ruin, wbc.e courts often tod
den by Washington.
DEATH OF A PRoMIsEsr CirIzEs.-Wm. c.
Whitehead, ex-Preaident Of the Democratic Associa
ton and Inspector Of Customs nj Norfolk died in rna
city OF Monday.
DIsTREssIYe AccIUESr.-We lesrn from the Pa
tersburg Express that little daughter of Mr.. T. J
Crump, residing in that city, badly burned hy
falling into the fire, Saturday last, that che dca
next day.
DIRECTORS OF THE FARMERS BANK.
RICHMOND.
By the Stockholders. ByMe Gorernor.
WIN. H. Macfarlsne, o. Haskins,
Jno. r. Wadswor,h, John A. B-lvin,"
VIM. G. Allen, John Dooley,'
Theo. Robertson, Il. &. Read.
James Dunlop
EORfOLK.
Duncan Robertson. DR.. Francis Mallory,
Henry Irwin VIM. Rogare.'
w. II. Hunter, W;n. G. DuUbs.'
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