Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-07-13

LARGE BREAK IN PETERsBuRG.-Ibe SOu'n Side
Democrat s;atea that AZ West Hill warehouse the
largest break" that la' occurred this season took
place Oh Thursday last. Ninety four h~ogsheads al
tobacco w-r. sold which e1c-sds ln number by thirty
any previous break during the present season. The
Ioi was composed "l riippIn. and fancy inanufactu
ring thu former bringing from 80 10 SD -, and
'our no.shen!s u. the latter belonging 10 rhe Gro? OF
JOAN P-rrv. ESD. ~ Granville. y. g., were cold n
SO - ana S!D ~ tur .esl, and ~ - and S9i'r !ugs
Amongst the large lot sold VS. c~o:Aprlstd ih- c:op -
john Fitzgerald, En- oi No,tOwDy. consisting oi
seventy hn,-he,i4, aud Tor which the handsome ann
d! 81 -! ~ WAS realized.
AQUATIC PEEruRMASCGAr NURFOLK.-Oa Thurs.
day lat u man swan across from Portsmouth 10 Nor
folk. with his clothes Un, and received - tor III" sue
c-astui aquatic export. He kept his hat on, bu'
found IT n-cesssry to TAX off hs -!res. which liz
brought over by fastening ihe'n 10 Ina meek.
THr AGRICULTURAL FAIa.-The agreement Tor a
Union Fair bet tween th- Virginia Central Agricultural
SOCIETY and tha United States Agricultural Society
has been duly signed. and ssd Fair will take piacs At
Richmond, on the 25;h OF October next, continuing
six days.
AcauirrED.-The Circuit Court Of Portsmouth,
Judge Baker presiding, was Oh To" IN engaged IN The
esse OF Henry & ad ', charged wlih the murder ot Jno.
Wiiians, u sai,or. in last April. The jury returned
in a few minutes viii a we'd ct ct no. guilty. Also
| Richard II. Barnes and John w. Baker, charged with
the murder OF u rrgro wo0lAn named Cola, III IN"
service OF Mr.. Barnes, was brought to Il CONCLUSION
in tns County Court I'll Henrico, 81 The 9th, by the
discharge OF the accused.
Crops ~ CULPErER.-lhc Observer y OF 9Th
savs: The Wheat harvest is now about over, and
We are aorry !r learn that there will not b. an average
crop in this County. IL" h-.'s appeared to BE- very
ine, but, upon examination, proved to h"ve little or
10 grail.
tnrmrrr have had n glorious season for securing
their crops OF hay. Most of il has been housed With
out lie ~s.ishtc.t interruption from rain.
ARREST OF A House THiEY.-A young man
named John NJ. Knight. Is now IN j.il III the county
Ut M-rklenburg upon the grave charge a! hors"
sr-aIirg. On Monday Ia 49, examined before u
Court ri .Juslic.s. aud sen; on t"r further trial ieicrc
the 6; rent court. lIia csr--r riuyr H. came 10 MetE!cu-
bur Is a most singular onr. While III C.nrGsvIi.r he
ssindisd every body wigil whom n. had any thing tn
do. nnJ his nriz are 30 strange hrd ~ much oct OF
even the regular order OF crime, ~ to excite " suspi'
cIon Oi mental d~cgsGs-m-"I.
HEARD FROM. =. Newell, who ran Off from
| Chri-tinuebuig. Virginia, q short time since. leaving
q Young aud beautiful wife behind and carrying with
! hun the fund.- of The Methodist Church, and DIV SION
nt the Sous Of Temperance. has turned up in L-xrng-
ton, Nrrih Carolina. where he has ctiacg-d hI- nrne
to that u! J. y. Roberts. lie thence escaped into
Georgia and avoided arrest.
ANNUAL ApDREss-Tn. Rev. VIM. RI. Christian,
4. NJ, President OF the Petersburg Female College,
will deliver the annual address at the commencement
ex.rci-es OF Greensville Female Institute, on the 23I
instant.
YouSG MAS DEowSgD-A young man, aged
about eighteen years, the eldes. son Of Mr.. John
Rite. a blacksmith residing near Tlmberville. IN Rock
iughau, was accidentally drowned i'll the river near
that place iest week While bathing.
FLooD.-Tha northwestern par. at Augusta county.
Virginia, was visited by s. heavy raiu last week, dc.
~s'roy Iag several uii! uerna, and Il quantity 1t gran.
I-s-!s. Robert GikefsUu, William. Cochran and Dr..
!i.ndten We're among the sutf-rer-. Th- Roc:irg-
ham Register Relates that MisI IIsItl. Lamp, ia
attempting 10 cross Mof-tt's Ran, wHa washed from
her horse srd carried down Tie stream som- distance,
when she cagghi hold Of The limb OF p tree. and aus
tanned herself for tso hour, crying to 'h"-e on -hore
~ save her. Mr.. George S!owaiter psriled lis owm
life in q desperate Effort 10 save her. fs went into
the raging, roaring stream. and by his Efforts, which
were generously seconded by Sir. Martin Hall OF
Bfitc-waf-r, -hs wa rescued. She retained her self
possession during al. the time.
SEVERELY BEATES.-There was consiJeratle TX.
element on the 9th inst, on Main Street, IN coBse.
queuce OF r. viO.eut attack on Mr. Andrew Amos. II
superintendent in the Machine department of the
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, by three young
men, who charged him, i, appears, with writing an
improper letter to a lady, the sister of one Of the az.
until his .sca was teaTfully d~istikUred aud completely
covered with blood; one OF his eyes being eiiirel?
closed, and hs clothes sod hands giving evidence Of
a Very furious and bloody conflict. Norfolk ArpNs.
DRowSED.-On The Bid ofJuly, in he Shenandoah
River. hear Mr. Hoover's mill dam, Rockingham
county, Jacob. aged II, son of John and Cs;herine