Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-05
CRY AND sTATR NEWS
The SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER, 70, ,
ruary, has been issued. IL Is An interesting and !.
able No. fully equal to iis predecessors,

The SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER, fo,,
ruary has been Issued. IL Is An interesting and -
able No., fully equal to ia predecessors. y
WHEELING AND Irs RAILWAY Isvgsryy,.
We noticed some days since an article IN
Wheeling tVa) lntslligencer, which had the en-
place the citizens Of Wheeling in q position IF +.
willing to embrace Reputation as an alternative 8.
taxation ia connection with their 81 ,Oo0c0O rail *
debt. Bot we are .ixd to fad the idea of re,,.
,inu now repudiatsd by tie Gazette Of thar a.
which, in an article Designed to prevent any nip+
effects resulting TO the Interests OF Wheeling b.
the Legislature of Virginia, explains the matt, $
follows:
"Ir ,true that ths interest, due 1t OF January "
nm our railroad subscription. above referred IL i
mot been paid, aud We would not disguise the N.
W. could; but there ara circumstances which W 4
far towards exteuuatEg our peopls from any Q,
b,lity on that account. So tar as the interest q,
bonds $500 0D0) tor subscription to the Batimo,s
Ohio Railroad Company is concerned, the city anil
,;ss had reasonable ground for The belief thar Ihs
usss of that company would ensbis H. az her.,of'
IN declare its regular dividend, which dividend -
IN bays been applied to the payment CT the ina
on that debt. The, however. they failed to do 4
our people, after making exertions to Overcome j
difficulty, concluded to ~ beore the Legislature !;
ask relief at their hands.
That relief they should grant under the ci,,,
stances under which it is asked, and We have =
tdsncs to believe they will grant it. The inter-,
our other railroad debt, amounting to S55y,0o N
due on the LIST of January, lSjtsos also unpaid Il
the people of Wheeling are not to blame. tn. Y
levied for that purpose has been paid into the ,re,
and the people of the city had right TO eIpec, y
II would be applied to that object. Indeed the.
a special ordinance which provides that it shat :
spplied 10 that object, "sud 10 no other pu.,
whatsoever" But owing TO some mismansg-ss
M ha L..
which has been lately explained through ~
columns, the revenue was collected in orders o,
city treasury. In other words, the money eYoss
to bs derived from that source has bsen prac'o ~
applied to the liquidation of other debts than Ii.
which it was levied. Oar people understand ~
thiugs now, though they did not day ago. IL
The only reason, and IT is sufficient cne VII,
interest on our railroad debt has not been paid -
ia the extent OF our reputation. No mOre-ne n
THE FIRE IN SURRY CoUSrY-MoRr IScEr
RIsM.-We announced Il few days since, the bur. &
of the residence Of Col. Geo. A. Baily, Sheriff 0.
~ county, Since that time circumstances cause:
10 suspicion two Of his negro msn, ana he hat 81
ironed aud placed in kitchen, consisting o. Y
rooms, one Of which the Colonel and h's wife ID
MED. until he could erect another dwelling. l. z
room with the suspected men, Was also colore! y
some ton or twelve years OF ags. One nigh !,
week at late hour the boy lighted bundle g II
ding wood, and placed it under the partition s
separated the rooms. Fortunatey, the mov.ces
of the boy we're discovered by couple OF I'nss
who had been placed on the watch. anu the d. 81
cal design irustrs'ed-perhap-, the lives ofthe !.
and his lady saved. Tho boy upon being quest !,
stated that he set fire. 20 the dwelling which wns
somstims since. and added that il he had been t,.s
at the tune of the occurrence, he would have d.. Il,
the whole matter. He hos been lodged IL j, -
trial. The opinion generally prevails in 'hsm..s Z
that the boy was instiga,ed by older h.rt.r
commission of the foul deed Petsrsburg EfrnS
Two MES DRowsED AT NoRFoLX -Monisy
o'clock, about a dozsn men started in a small
from the iron bridge of the Norfolk and Psts'g,
Railroad, where they were employed, and a,'ec.
10 cross the river on their way TO dinner. Th.r
blowing quito heavily at the time, tbs bos,, Y,
was small swamped in dsep water. and er.s, =
state that two of the men, Conrad Moonshne AZ
rick Moran, were drowned.
The two men lost we're carpenters. aad bc -
families. Moonshine had but recently m,rrs: -
Moran leaves wife and ohild.-i Norfolk Arg.. s
SUDDEN DEATH.-Ths wife Of Mr. Franc, ss &
died suddenly last Saturday night, at her re'lt.;, q
Prince George county. The Petersburg E:s.s
SAYS she had been in i'll health Cor some 'ilh,
previous TO hsr death, but was able TO 20 aoOr; -
retired Saturday night as we'll az usual. S.
answer, hs repaired to her bed side, and wsshei q
TO find her corpse.
SraBBIyG ArrAiR.-On Friday last, q d. /
occurred at Port Republic between George Is 7
and John Seixler, and the former stabbed thel&f
severely that his life 10 despared OF. Ssiglsr b.
cd as overs-er tor Eu'zer, and the par'et ",
gagged in settling accounts when the difficulty tga
rel. Eu,I.er has been arrested-t Stdun.oR n
tor.
The STEAMER WILLIAM SELDES.-lt is r:1s4
(ssys the Fredericksburg Hsrali,) iha, the q :
William S-lden will bs withdrawn from tn u
hammock route the coming SEASON aud be pl.x
James River, 10 run between Richmond and "
DRowSEp.-Jscob Nicel-y. a citizsn OF A!Iel
county, was washed from ki' wagon and dro y
willis, crossing Dunlap's Creek, about me' -
Covipgtcn, few days ago Ii lie auppo-ed ~ &.
decesaed was under the influence o! liquor
lime. -
FIRE IN PoRrsMorTH.-k frame house at GO
ner of Water and Queen sfreets, Porismouit "
occupied by Mr.. Jons:han Hall, as pump Al
factory, wss consumes; by Gee On Sunday aiSt VI
81 ,00V-no insurance. q
Campbell county. me. with quite serious nSE
Monday afternoon. II saenis that when near g q
gate, in the vicinity of Lynchburg. he fell "a
wagon in which b. wss riding, and tie wugo1 "a
passing over his aEcie broke Il.
FIRE ~ WYTREvILLE-A new house. be tE
TO David Sexton, in Wytheyille, was consr: al
fre on Monday marning. TTo negroes hsif
arrested He the incendiares. Susan Paine, afE
ded white woman, who wai seen 10 conps;ss1
the negroes, has slso been arrested. "a
SvccEssFUL.-The Black Heath Coal Prs.
been bored into and completely drained 90 NJ
vent overH"ws. The pits oSn now ba ~ors't;s'
entire safety, and when Ia operation will adj FL
to the supply Of coal for the city of Richmont q
Stow STORM IN vIRerYIA.-Tha Greenb, 81
says. I'VE were v-itsd by an old fsshioneEE
storm on Thursday last, which compared unneg
with the very pleasant weather We have enJ' =
ring the pact month";"
CuMIEo TO RIcHNoNp.-At q meeting OF e
eIandri, Rihsm-n, on Monday night last, thts$f
mined to visit Richmond on the pa inst, to re
pate in the Inauguration of the Equestrian S'Fs.
Washington. 3
RrsuaED-Ths Manchester Cotton Fac:orTsE
ed operations on Monday, giving employment 81
dreds Of females and Others who have beea "a
some time.
Rocr,xoEAx LAND Mr.. William:
has sold n part Of his fatm In RockinsteM
acras-at $40 per mere. a farm belonging
heirs of Samuel Paul, deceased, has been so3t
per acre. n
AprRgsrlcEs.-A large number Of boys.T
aga of IL years, have recently been rccslv. z
various departments Of the Gosport Navy a
apprentices.
DEcrIsEp.-Ms. Mary Ann Moseby, villa -
Moseby. late OF Richmond, died At the Centr' 8
on the Virgins and Tennessee Railroad, OF
instant.
HoSonABLY Ac9uirrIn.-Lnks Ands'
VIM. Rawlings. arrested in Washington.
charge Of being concerned in the murder
Griffin, at Aclus, Va, have been honorsbII
ted.
REnASDED.-Darrett, charged with sst:f1
Eddus, at Orange c. H., has been eIaminzdf ~
for final trial. Ia
The residence Of Bishop 0tey, in the v "a
Memphis. Tenn, was destroyed by fire IN =
week.
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MARRIED. Ia
MANNED, ON the 3lst Of january, at ST. PaglJ3
By the R.y. Mr. Minnegrode, Mr.. JOSEPH VAIN
Miss NARY ANN SCEALES, boi h Of Ibis citT
Norfolk, Va. and New York papers please COLL
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