Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-30
CITY AND STATE NEWS


| ARREST or A kiDSAPPER "A white man giving
| "'' name as John Jones Moore arrested al b.
| 'anu' hhn1'er county Va on Friday lss' on tie
eharee OF kidnapping negro. Al fret he claimed
,0 "rs" ~ h's slave, and sAid he his WAY
| ihiiauepnla 10 receive medical treatment for he
| Rheumatism. But upon being questioned, ts said
.h' negro was iree and produced what purported 10
p1 eer.incate OF freedom, duly signed by the prop
H'moIt'ts ~, vi Ihar,s.toh-gusrant-eing freedom to
William jackson. The whit. msa had an examiyr>
| iion before Magistrate. Charles b. Srusr; E.h-
appearing tor him, and was committed To is Oh ie
charge of kidnapping free negro. On getting 10 the
Court house Inc Jslor "! the negro he had 10 tell
the truth, whereupon be said be a slave anifs
longed To Mrs. Weston OF Charleston, 5. c. and I'M
II he wanted further information it could be- obiaineN
bv addressing letter 10 Mr.. Frank Weston of ,iat
place. The negro says his name is Adam. He had
pistol in hs pocket and some money, and through
| ticket from Weldon, n G.. to Philadelphia. a G...
crepancy In giving their excited the suspicion
Of the conductor on the Fredericksburg Rail RosN
who put him of at Ashland. The parties have been
lodged in jail where they will remain until the proper
Information is received for sending them bGok ~
Charleston, s. T..
Acc,DEsr ON THE SEABoARp AND ROANOKE RAit
on Wednesday last, on the Seaboard and Roanoke
Rail Road. the following account OF which furnisr
ed by the Suffolk (Yn.) Sum-
The regular freight train left Portsmouth ~ ~
o'clock, A. M. in charge of the regular engnr"r VI
Carr, and Conductor Lasser There were twenty
four cars besides the passenger car twenty two 80
which were filled with freight, empty. ami on
hst car loaded with iron. The train left Suffolk about
! haEpsst II o'clock NJ and when near Kilbv \
Riddicks brick yard, III. bridge crossing Smith
| creek one of the of as could be sf',
ward,l and ran $50 yards before striking IN" bEi.'g
when il struck the bridge il broke III and preciPhi,f
fifteen cars down in the creek, distance o! aSou ~
| feet. The engine, tender and one freight car h-o
reached the opposite embankment. snd ak rars, 90.
cnding the Passenger car, were left in the rsnr.
| FortunAteyno lives were lost, or was any p"rs"n
| injured. Their, were in the passenger with Cay
tain Lassitrr, Mr.. Blanchard lady and child lh"ugh
badly frightened they We're not injured. The nitren
OARS smashed all loaded with freight tor The Ia
| leigh and CASTOR road. The way freight wa al!
saved, and one os through freight. The way bill
| for the through freight had been rent on by the
press in the morning, aud We had no means at sscsr
| tanning the amount, but Captain Lassiier thints II
would reach slOOOOO worth No blame can b. ~
ached to Captain Lassiter the engineer, ir. C"'r
the train going very sow-ODiy at The ra'- oi p,
miles an hour, and The that ran otf being about
mid way the train, neither ths engineer or cordrc'c
| could know il until the breaking H.
We arrived at the spof abou; 20 minuser after -
occurrence. About 100 feet OF the bridge /. broA"
down, and the csrs and contenia ara worse smash-a
up than w have ever seen. Whiskey sugBr, cOtt-
moaeses boots, shoes, ladies' drrss Voods. bonnet.
and ribbons, all smashed up together III one Usr'.,
medley.
p. S-We are glad to learn the lass will MOI b.
Sl0, 600 The freight and travel over ;Es -oad II -
said will suffer no intermission.
STATE FAiR.-Tbat the mex; State Fair viii! be
held in this city by the Union Society, Is a mat
settled. The conditions upon which such an arrarC
ment has been made is enrn, that the S."'g
Committee s empowered to appoin, the March.
arrange the premiums, &c. and the Coon Society
bear all expenses. supposed that the cmoGui ="
premiums 10 be awarded will exceed in the ;o'"
50 5h0 and in detail present such array as viii n3t
ail to offer unsurpassed Inducements 10 ezaibi'o:s
grand dispay ia anticipated and looked :or~src ="
with joy by tn. old and young 81 PetersbnrR S0"H
SIDE DemocrA.
To BE EIEcUrED.-Thr llttle negro boy, ouiv !!
wears of age VINO confessed 10 the burning ~ Co.
George A. BGyi-ys residrnc-, in Surry county, ~
long since was tried before ih- county court al Sur
on Monday. and sentenced Ia os nung. The day
fixed for the execution, have been uuacis 90
tn,n.-[ Petersburg Express.