Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-10-12
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

DEtltlD0 u JUN W. y .., |
pus.d by the Mayor, for tieiEg his horse 10 q !amp
mast. Tn. coInlittee also asked 10 be ciseha,te"
rom further consideration relative to Inc C"y Cur.
veyor. They also gave III the report Oh 'ne po, ,ho
,rr.o,, for violation of stre.t ordinances during Tue
last four months, which numbered lol' n
Tn. committee on Light, appointed 10 consl"ei -
nsIition for lighting with gas the Presbyterian ohuieu'
outside the city limits, on BROAD snee1, 1Js,;on
ID tbs matter TO the Council, with q recoihthenuouu
,h.t !, he sdooted. The matter wns debated-sone
onnos.d il on the ground tina, this city hso no rIgull ~
rant induigenciss beyond her lim''t; otheis iaso.u
II, as the members Of the church were r.
within the corporation. The vote being laKen na
, uere ayes I, noes 5; aud the report "as a.opueu
rsyorsbly 10 the petition. Tbs noes were o
Allen, Epps, Hill, Robinson aud iiahaoipn. ,,,u
The same COMMITTEE rei.'fnihcnceu ~ 'u9
| that ,hs Engineer OF the city be Instructed 10 sepa
rata The GAS pipes, used by the butchers. from tn"se
nod in furnishing the hail over the lower inafHet, 'n"
tbs, the bal! be placed under tho courtroom o0"
| mitiee OIL Light. Adopted;
The committee on Public Grounds Teconmenaet
,bs, ,ha Council appropriate $50 Tor the purpose OF
nn;t;ng ,h. Fair Grounds in order Tor tile approach
mo ESir ne,: w-ak-adop.-d. The resolution was
adopted. tina, p. r. Grattan, Esq, be requested ~
prepare title page and index 10 'he rss'ssT ~ Tho Tho
nsnces and have them published IN one volume. lhe
resolution was also adopted, that the watering com
mittee collect all debts due Tor wafer before Niay Oh
1858, by legal powers or otherwise.
1t was resolved and adopted, mat the mayor nn IA
pIoy 80 additional police during the Fair time ana
live extra police 10 attend to the Mechanics Institute
during the same period.
An amendment wus adopted to the Ordinance. re-
farring TO the water works, lTth section, Tor enaul'he
the watering committee better to collect the water
A resolution was adopted appropriating $3.50 for
improvements in the city jail.
plan for grading Wall street, presented by W.. Gill;
The communication from w. II. Richardson, rels-
tive to the city's keeping a portion OF the line OF rnaa
-. l. Xyy,,arn boundary pf GQrV atrpHt in order,
was laid on the table, said road being outside OF Tie
corporation.
The claim of Henry Myers. amounting to $50. for
eirht dave attendance on yellow fever patients some
line ago, taken from a Savannah ship, was allowed.
The ship was not permitted 10 come up TO the CITY,
but her cargo of lumber WAS brought up on rats.
The petition of the Richmond Male Orphan Sooie'
~ to Use the city gas at 81 per was adopted
Theodore Frlck's lamp.post breaking petition was
rejected. The resignation of Dir. Gretter, who has
been Oyereeer of the Poor for twenty.three years.
was received by the Council, who nominated WIN.
f.. Taylor as Mr.. Gretter's successor.
The ichmond Grain Measures report, from LIST
July TO let October, 1858. wss received, and showed
the quantity measured 10 BE- 9l92 bushels Of wheat,
2sD bushels of corn, and l,ij5 bushels OF oats.
NJ. l.. Stratton, the Register Of Water.Worka, cent
iu a petition praying that he may not have TO pay
out of bis own purse the cum of $50 counterfeit or
bad money bills isken in taxes during the term OF his
office. This, after some debate, was referred, with
other matters, 10 the Commi tee on Claims.
AN lnNtthllDn WIZ EeCtIVeu OJ VIC SpuhN u w ~
tend the 9th National Agricultural Fair, TO be held in
Richmond on the 18th inst.
The Council appointed the following proxies to re-
present the city stock in the following concerns:
Virginia and tennessee Railroad Aessrs. Rooln-
son, Eppes and Greanor.
James River and Kanawhs Company-Mesers.
Grsttsn, Hill and Denoon.
Richmond and Danville Railroad-Messrs Roddy,
Hill and Allen.
Virginia Central Railroad-Messrs Saunders, Kan
dolph and G!azebrook.
Bank of Virginia-Messrs. Haskins, Whitfield and
Richardson.
The Council then adjourned, after referring a num-
Der of petitions 10 committees.
HusrINos CouRr-FRIDAY.-This Court commenced is
session yesterday, with a lolrrab docket Of business to
take action on.
The Rev. James Shrigley entered into bonds OF 81 200 10
celebrate rites of ma:rinony in this city n. the Univer-
salist Church, Mayo street.
The free negrO's case, Thomas Hall, in appeal against
judgment Of the Mayor, was taken up, and the Judgment
OF the Mayor 10 have the negro whipped was affirmed.
George. slave of Warner Taiislerro. Tor stealing
watches, &C., from T.. b. Humphreys, on The 18th Sep.
TENDER, was ordered 80 lashcs, III two doses.
BEFORE THE MAYOR Often people rush into Il Mayors
Court, simply for revenge or malice ,ake, not so much
tor the sake OF having their tond but in order to make
e1trs mischief in the matter, rs was the case with the
old Jew shylock Of Venice, into the acting of which
young DOOM Threw M ehtIH VI ILel nplIt u
few nights since. To discriminate wisely in such in
stances ranks among the difficult duties Of the presiding
magistrate, for well IT is h known,
"Wi. wha, authority and show of truth,
Can cunning sin cover i;sclt withal.'
Yesterday, a female named Louisa Buchanan was
brought before the Mayor on a charge OF having her jesl
ous spirit reused 10 the sticking point. She assaulted and
wanted to kill Alice Saunders, all on account Of some
mans misplaced affections. The tragic Louisa was bound
over TO keep more peaceful in the sum OF $500. Among
l. rart hz,pl Ouo ~ k.np tho In iii Nunr.
James Null for beating Virginia Childers, and Joseph
Mitchell for assault on a. Gsllispie. The case against
John Dougherty md A. Chspp.ll for assault on Albert
Ford, wherein the latter lost some silver called Seventy.
Ave cents" was continued; also the matter OF Mary John.
son for assault on Clara Coleman was laid over, MS well
as the stabbingc case by Bob Smith, a free negro, on J. II.
Le.chtenburg.
THE COMET IN ITS LAST srAoEs.-A. presen, this long.
tailed stranger, the Comet, which has been increasing In
beauty and magnifcence for some nights past, is at the
nearest point to the earth. and ut its utmost brlllancy 10
human eycs. Its distance from us now Ia about forty I've
millions Of miles, and its train ahou. fifteen millions OF
miles in length. Its engagement, Ike that Of young
Bso,h," will soon be over Tor tue Richmond s,ar.gazers,
unless some 'enierprhsing manager" can prevail on its
continuation (by putting salt on It's taiD for a few last
nights more. a number of Richmond gentlemen have
recently been in the habit OF sitting up with nocturnal
pastimes, such ns bottles and cigars) to zee this great
Comet &C 4. NJ. Thy describe It's matutinal appearance
A. that early hour ms wonderful. and swear it has quite n
number Of tails they could not say how many, as they
were all Il wagging. They very naturally concluded the
Comet was drunk. and some wanted to see the light
headed wandercr home
The Alexandria Gazette" has been telesraping the
mon,ter, and saws that this body, 80 s,rikiyy Ia The eye,
Is somewhat shorn Of its brillIancy when viewed under
high telescope powers. for not only is the tail, owing TO
is immense length, almost completely cut of from the
field of view. hut the underlined and misty nature of the
nucleus itself /. very clearly exhibited. In fact, the tel.
escope not only largely dispels all prcconcclved notions rs
to the formidable character OF our visitor, but goes lar
towards proving that the whole is but n vast collection o,
vepor. A separate examination of the tail, too, showed
it to be apparently a ditused mass OF light, presenting
no obstruction whatever to the visibility of the stars,
numbers Of which were distinctly seen throughout its
whole length. The nucleus is seen 10 be deeply buried In
It's cloudy envelope, which Is crowded down upon It In
from. az II plows its way through the heavens ; just be-
hind the nucleus, too. and for some distance along the
centre of its length. the tall appears of a darker shade.
ArrEsrIvE.-lti 10 worthy of notice how clean and neat
and In what regular order the Hustings Court Room and
Council Room In this city are kept. The young man who
attends to this business lie Mr.. Vim. J. Epps. Messenger Of
the Council We hope his remuneration is fully equiva.
lent to bis attention to his duties.
Exruscrsc ~vorE.-Durlng the late meeting OF the
Western Virginia Conference Of the Methods, Episcopal
Church South, p vote wa. taken, as recomme BY the
General Conference, on the question Of concurring with
IT. action in expuneing the Rule on Slavery from the Dis
cIpTine. The vote stood, for cnncurring, IS; against con.
curing, Q; nbsents G. 1t Is said tho absent, members were
mainly with the majority.
Commemorative were wrongly informed lst week,
in stating that Judge Fulton pronounced the law taxing
physicians unconstitutional he merely:quashed the In.
| dictment against Dr.. Snead upon the ground Of informali.
ty, or as detective -lh6ingdon UrSfnidn.
DEATH OF AN EsrIaABLE MIsrsTER.-Rev. L. c. Nc
CURE, D. D., aged 66 years, Rector of the Protestan;
Episcopal Church in fredericksburg, Va, for - years
past, died very unexpectedly Mt his residence in that city
on Friday Inst. lie was attacked with npOplexy about 10
A. NJ, and breathed his last at . o'clock In the after
noon.
Dr. Mcguire preached 10 his congregation on Sunday
previous IT, his death, a mos. affecting discourse, during
the delivery OF much Of which both members and preach.
er were In tears. The ordinance OF the Sacrament was
administered BY him, as he said, probably TOR the last
time. His words were but too true.