Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-06-18

prb tlIS pI'' WIN tbs'A
.nr,.y ,a.t Tu.sday. They have succeeded In inuih@
a practical route, nj III easy graue.
SALE OF REAL E-rArE Tile l"f upon Hn'I -
stands tls Athri;rrrn Buliihs' III '"'s cay T,".,i.v
Nnr.,,siI And Tenth streets, was SOFA VI iuVH""!
i., g.. 40, SryrrGl adjoining luts, ALSO oe'ohs
inc; ; IN ,ta civ. were sold q; the same time III prIess
winch cause the total amount oil saies ~ akstes''
S25,SUO.
Er,x,,v GR.s,-Dr. +. 5. Tho5. recent.
~ shossd The editor of the Grayson county Val
Patriot a specimen OF grass, the stalks VI """' "o
sured 4 feel.
ro,ovr,,. Isoursrs-Tb. ipduests held by me
coroner Of Richmond, from July -, 1891, 10 oune .i
1858. number 81. Several Were cases oil uhuouo'e
inianucIde.
M,u,oru c.pp,Gr.-Mrs. John Halliday sent 10
the office of the Lynchburg Virginian, on Tuesday, "
cabbage of this years growth, which ineasureu -
feet in circumference, and weighed g.! pounds LIS
surely q rouser for June.
ALBEMaRLE CoUNrY.-Mr. kobertson's resiSha,
tion of the Office of Common wesltb's Attorney; ii
the county OF Albeinarle, WIS rendered 10 tn' ou.e
Court on Monday last, and accepted. An elec'1n ~
ill the vacancy was ordered for Thursday june i''"'
c,urIoy TO P,RExTs.-A little child, about six
wears old, of John Boomer, who resides near Inc Au'
gusta IVA. Springs. came tn liz DEAN on Sa'u.uay
last by drinking laudanum from a Wal wh,cn hau Uee"
left in IN exposed situation. Medicai ala "as snTeu
but too late 10 be of ssrvics-tbe deadly potloh uuu
80 infused itself into the system OF the chiia tnat u
"s!ept the sleep which knows no waking: ra'enas
cannot be too cautious in placing such uahReEou'
drugs out OF the reach OF their chhnreh.
MADISON Cousry.-Wm. ii. Read, charged win
causing his own tailoring shop TO 0e ourlit' al aia",
con &. H., has been acquitted by an examining Iourl'
upon the testimony of the witnesses OF the Coiil'hoh
wealth. The case was submitted without argument
and the judgm6ntu OF thu Court unanimous.
HORRIBLE MURDER rs GILMER CoUstY.-One
evening last week the citiZsns OF CLINE county
were thrown into a state OF excitement by inc an,
noupceInent that Mr.. Robert JOhnson, formerly oil
the Valley Of Virginia had been murdered BY his
negro man. The circumstances ac thus atateh IN
the Weston Hersld:"
For svine tiIue past, Bill, the negro, has been eX
c~eedingIy sn.lyCs 10 retarn 10 the Valley and mas
done everything 10 PROVOKE his uaater tn sell HIM.
This Mr.. Johnson would MI do. ont the day hf ih'
murder, Mr.. j., accompanied by the negro, wsn'lhto
rhe tobacco Ueid, III the purpose OF settloS our
piants-the negro making tbs hii!a enc !lr. d. pat
iny. Nothing of au angry nature passed between
them, until Just before qulttin. work, .Jout sun
down. when the negrc dubbed his hoe. and dealt his
MISTER, who wss III u stopping po.!rIoIi, e-Ve:ai severe
blows on the head, crushing The skull and causing
almost instant death. lie then dragged the Dody
into y rHvine Und concealed IL beueath some 'ogs ana
dirt, aud then wenr 10 tho house. Ths negro 8 &C.
tious aroused this suspicious ct Johns6hs vito bro
iher (Mr. Sa.!nder-,j that all was not risht, where
upon Saunders asked the negro where his master
was, he replied. That 10 was IL fhs h7id, anu ~ou!u
b. in directly. SAUNDERS then vent 10 the l-nce aid
called Jobuson sevs--. .urs-receI'ing t. answer
he returned ~ tho house, aud, It now Gclng night, lie
| procured Is lantern and siaried oil 10 search Tor Him
=, tho negro saving that he had probably gone into The
! woois -attcr searching Tor som, time The body OF the
unfortunate mac va. .ogud The negro lmniediato-
" took 10 the mountain. Il stTo.s !orGS' however
started 10 pursuit., aad tie next day succeensd 10 'a'
king him and bringing hiG Ds;t. lie Is no" co.,
tined 10 the all al Gicnviiie.
1T i. Supposed, by Ii soot mary, that The villain
Intended Ia murder tine entir. family, h. having, upon
| his coming ,o the house, walked into Mrs. Juhnson's
chamber, Garry!ug tno ,i.b > iih him. His designs 10
kill Mrs. j. aud her child. il ouch were n- iDtsni ,on5,
were frustrated by tbs entrance al her brother, who
came in at the back door about the same moment the
negro came into tbs room by the front door.
The negro denies the intention Of killing johnson
when he Ei.us. he frsr blow. bu, after having
walked or q shor. distanDs ~ GuIci1cea be might ~
we'll return and finish him. which lac Accordingly aid.
The affair creates considerable excitement"
A. ADVENTUROUS VIKGISIAS- Mr.. Ficklin, a ma.
tive of Sibsms,le Gorury, has rendered very valus.
BILE servicea to the army in uiGi. We hsve frequent.
y sesn his name mentioned IN connection sikh tx.
plots demanding great courage AMI enturance.-
The following from the army correspondence ot the
Baltimore Exchange will be read with interest:
An arrival q: more interest Ia the army, which DC
! Cured 10 iay, il tslat D: Mr. Ficklin, who was di-.
patched with n party of m-n soon arter our arrival here
lat tall on an expedition TO tue .,"fthwesf, alnpng
the Elgt. heAds, for Inc purpose 0i procuring horses.
His Journey e.tenleG nrsrly 10 the frontier Of
British America, and has Ht i!.sn wholly nnsuc.
ce-stui; u considerable ulnbeT OF aplT1aIS have been
secured for the ensuing csmpaIgn. il. he's lost but
one 0f ms own animals, snd even that was eaten by
himself and party. *. at length became very much
-traigtrrnrd for provisions, nad II one iIi6a lad hlLn.
self under obligations ~ II Digger Indian Tor II small
quantity cr wlent, which Tia Indian had somewhere
found among the jesuit missions IN that region. A
pint OF this served rs a ration per day--nOt Tor horre
but Tor .I!dn. This Mr.. FIcklin IL a young man VIII"
hnS The energ" I'D .nldIllaa "i u bar ri steel. lie
ia f. ~grs!na'e OF The Virgin" Military in'f!'ite, aud
dves honor, ia; GniY 10 his Sints anu her iIiit@ry III
stitution. but Also 10 West Point, from whici! that
institution il II l-gi;imnts rsnllcauoG, lie formerly
belonged To Magraw's surveying parfy, wneD, SitIa
f.w revulvsrs hung from hiI waist, he nsri 10 thread
Ihess mountain valleys nionr w,ih ~ much nncon
cerr H. j: they We're city stre-'s. GA ti'. breaking up
of The surveying Fn:iy r. "s,,ered h,s services 10 me
the Fiat. heads NAYS lust Il gresi Ihsnf CT iheir fufSes
during the last year from dist.nnper.
ASyUAL REPORT OF THE RICHMOND ASD PETERS.
srRc R,ILRoAD CoMPAHY.-The 23i annual report
nj the liicl:L.orG anu Petersburg Railroad Company.
ordered 10 be printed u. t:s .ctn annual meeting Of
the Stockholders, and conveying iha -s"e-sl state
menis Of the executive officers Of the road to- the
year ending June l5t, 1913, liHS Iuet Deem lSHutN
1t il All object of qualification to all Interested in
the prosperity Of this well conducted railroad, To per
csi.e. that notwithstanding the unprecedented I'm
harrassinest- ., ia1 had IN encounter, in common
with others, during the LnanC.a. coniusl0n Ot the
times Of late, il has been able tn maintain its ,leoma
for the year :. to IN amount equal TO that Of In" pre-
ceding year of prosperity md activity" This bas
been done, too, under circumstances additionally un
favorable, the mildueas Of the weather cutting down
considerably tie receipts tor coal transportation, and
thu ljS.,piit inn n ~ a "a Iflrf w 4lfh0l linz pf Stpum-
es causing the Withdrawal OF travel over INA: branch,
which Amounted in the preceding year to l*t4Sl pas
senger,. Upon the completion Of the Norfolk aud
Petersburg road, this travel will he restored, to pass
over its entire 's:g.h, a. The transit from Richmond
to Norfolk will then bs the MCst Greet between The
two places. ;
The report of the Treasurer, Mr.J B.. Macrnurdo.
shows that the cornpany's income during the past
year amounted to $l56.g0S 03, aud iis ordinary eur
rent expenses T J,7a7 -; lesa than IL! per cent. OF
the income. Besides ih;s handsome income from the
ordinary business Of .he ycsr, there la, been received
$685. IL. carL on hand debts paid tu the company
sl2,G2i 20; deposits aud loans II SUD; from coupons
sold 10 dsiray the cost ul re construction and additions
To real estate, buildings and ofl.ar permanent proper.
~, $S,7i2 80. which added To- the income make the
aggregate receipts from all sources during the year,
SlSi. OjS 90.
This amount is applicable to the following di-bursa.
ments :-O.dinsry current EXPENSES S'l.'2 ~; M.
gro hire due last year, S2.20O; extra expenses, being
additions To the rolling stock aud james River bridge,
s7,iS7 81 completing the re construction OF the road
1854 n; buildings AZ Richmond, Chester and Poca
hon,as. - $40 reducing bills payabls account,
so, gu 30 inrerest on funded debts Sl3 IA Us; divi-
tends S.Y,7Oj. Aggregate SlG6,033 SG-lesvlng a
balnnce une1 pended Of SS.tr25 IL.
The report Of the very -xcsiieIt and experienced
Superintendent, Mr.. l. ii. Gill. gives sn extended
and p-rspIcuou- view Of The 'raussctione Of The road,
for the y0.r, showing tho expenses aud earnings.
amount of tonnage, EunDe. OF passengers, condition
of fh- road. ruling Stock. and CHI II ~.;o'fins par
;icuia:s, which re ronden-e. Rer"lp;s Tor passo5-,
freight. express, e.c.--tofal SIS yD3 O3 expenses,
S7l, 727 20 ne, receipts, ss5 lS1 "A. or 54t per cent. ri
the entire receipts. The receipts compared with those
of the lsst fiscal year exhibit a decrease Of sio3 ~,
and the ordinary expenses of working the road, H
dec.erse of slO H3j 20. Tn. freight Of al! kindl trans
ported duri6g he year amounts 10 H3Sll tons. The