Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-08
CITY AND STATE NEWS,

MURDER IN HANOVER CouSrY.-At a sale last
Tuesday, at Mr. VIM. G. Ovsrton's. in Hanover
county, difficulty occurred between John +. Wars
and James TYLER, during which the former was stab
bed with long knife between the hip and lower rib
and MORALLY wounded. Wars lived only about nine
hours after being stabbed Just before dying he said
that Tyler in fault but that he did not wish him
To be sent the Penitentiary. jury OF inquest was
held and verdict brought in that Ware came to
hi. death by u stab inflicted by James Tyler. Tyler
was arrested and committed to Jail for trial. Neither
OF the men had families.
ARRESTED FOR MpRDER.--A mulatto boy, belono
iny to Mrs Grant of New Kent, has been arrested
on suspicion of being the person who shot and killed
Mr. Janes Grant las: Sunday. The boy had been
.utrlsted with gun and shot, with which he hid
been in the habit OF killing squirrels for hs mis,rs,s
The trial of tho boy will take place shortly
SExuALirY.-Nature's creative institutes, perf.c,
men, women and children, are the subjects OF Prof
Fowler's lecture to only this evening, at Odd
FelIows' Hall. He illustrates fully by anatomical
models. Every man should be present. He will
more especially have advice for young men tha, not
one should miss.
THE OpERATIc CoNcERr BooKs.-A new edition
of rhaberg's Concert BOOKS, expressly arranged for
the present Grand Concert, containing the Italian
French and English words; sso the music a. ,Nlged
for the piano forte, has just been published will
be for sale OIL the evening Of the Concert at the door
ISpIGxArIoS MEETING ~ PETERsBURG.-An i'm.
menss number of citizens OF all parties, consisting OF
many of our saunchest yeomanry in the mercantile
as we'll as the professional ranks OF life assembled ST
Phmnx Hall. on Wednesday evening. in response TO
the call which had been made for some days previous
through the press The object Of the meeting ws.o
condemn the measures taken by Commodore Paul.
ding, without the sanction of any existing law, with
regard to ths abduction" Of General Walker from
the Republic of Nicaragua.
1 ..l.N.a .t..l. a
b. Vaughan. ESQ., was elected President, and the io.
lowing gentlemen Vice observation-disclosures. Daniel
Dodson, Thomas GholsOn, George w Boiling, j
Lewellen, WIN II Lemoine. : 6 Brister, Charles
LumsdsD, $ II Marks, James McDonald j NJ b Stew.
ard. John Il Clements, + q James, and ) Gillian.
The following gentlemen then elected Secre,a
ries:-Messr- Hamilton Stone, I. w. Page, and
Thoma. NJ Traylor.
The President; nov introduced Roger A. Pryor. Esq,
who gave sGcclnct narrative ot The Walker enter
prise from liz commencement TO the present period Of
its history. He defended the character OF General
Walker that OF an ardent lover OF liberty, Of
lous champion in the OF civilization and denOc
racy, and hs who would call him outlaw, lb-Ied
alike the memory of Lafayette and kosciusko Hs
spoke in the most denunciaory terms OF the conduct
Of Pauding. and he charged the President with hav
ing failed to speak ont the representative of democ
racy-as was expected of him the signer the writer
of the Defend manifesto Great Britain. with all the
appliances of power, was making advances upon
Central America, and in connection with New Eng
land, working To crush out slavery in the South
10 hem it in. as il WERE from farther growth ex
panaon. And Walker true friend of the South, wss
contrudng for this expansion, knowing that when
the South should possess hoss luxurious tropical re-
gions she woud be- mistress of the world. IL. hoar.
ly approved the designs and tho course OF General
Walker. and wished him God speed in the enterprise
Mr.. VIM. Old, Jr., of Powhatan, WAS next intro
duced. The Speaker expressed colncident views with
Mr.. Pryor, rs To the action of Pauding having b-.n
AL unwarranted and violent aggression upon indivii
uas of friendly nation He also asserted that Crest
Britain was at the bottom of the whole OF il that
Nicaragua never attempted 10 shake of the authority
of General Walker, but il was 10y the hired influence
of Costa Rca, paid by Great Britain from her own
exchequer, that he fell that in the last feature this
national Interference, the United States oic-ra w.rs
but under the thumb OF British intrgues. II, re-.
ierred to the circumstance of the frat nsnng letter
from the Coxcomb Chaterd, 20 Gen. Walker, AZ Point
Arenas having been stamped with the seal of the Br
itch consul and doubtless dictated by th functionsry
He then referred briefly 10 the fIhus-rng policy Of
England France and Russia, and concluded by call.
ing ON thu people of Virginia 10 express their condem.
nation of the lawless violence of Pauldng.
A. d. Banks, Esq, was now called upon, aud in re.
ss0nss he said that after the speeches OF hs prece.
dents, he could not do better than read the touc!.
ing and able letter but recently written by General
Walker to Mr.. Buchanan. During the reading OF the
letter, the sentiments Of Gen. Walker charging the U.
s. Officers with illegal conduct, and boldly reerating
to the President, his unaerable purpose in :hs
then offered the following preamble and resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted BY the meeting:
Whereas, certain Naval officers of the United
States have lately perperaed gross outrage on the
coil of n friendly Republic and assumed high hand.
ed stretch of authority amounting 10 little less Than
an exercise Of the making power vested by the
Constitution in Congress- Therefore, bs il resolved,
by the citizens Of Petersburg assembled irrespective
If party IL consider The grievance,
]. That the recent armed invasion of the territory
of Nicaragua, and subsequent seizure Of Gen. Walk.
err and the forces under hi. command, by Commodore
Pauliing Of the United States Navy, an sssump.
ton of authority not warranted by the laws Of the
United States; in conravention of international Law;
an insn'I to the inI"peudsnt Republic Of Nc,ragu-;
aud nasrnnt outrage upon the character Of The
American Government.
: That the said acts of usurpation and outrage by
Commodore Padding, sbon!d receive prompt r-buko
hni exemplary punishment from the Goverumen; 81
the United States.
}. Iha: copies Of these resolutions be communcs.
ted 10 each of The Senators and Representatives Of
Virginia in the Congress of the United States.
J. That the proceedings OF this mssting be publish.
ell in the city papers, with request that the papers
OF the State shall copy
Several other gentlemen were now called upon TO
speak, but all declining the meeiin. adjourned -