Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-10
Thia quantity, ct bali Cen: per bu.he, cruouute

10 s2uo l8 fee.
Ia compliance with petition from anumb-r OF eli
zen. on rinlion of Ali--man GaiEsbro"k, II ~Hs,
Resolved, That the CITY engineer 30 authorized to
hrv- ,", a. ;, L'.'s"e ti- "ci'Y S,.". H.! B."
..i;usr benches Tor iI- accommodation of v!s!tur'
! provided thu COS. Gld not exceed Sjn.
/ 4 rr4uu ion J:Gs G:opirJ i"f hporcp'Ir'ir sSlU
FOR the pawn. II Nuin greet from Sth 10 h, under
the objection OF the street +up-rn'-n :ent.
| The report oi thr committee an III. Jants river in
prnyem.iI, YVES received. l. seems that on 6tn JGy
81 u resolution WA adopted directing The engineer
Of IN. city 10 procure NECESSARY tools and hnuds 10
| ccniinue the work Of removn: tue rocky ledge at
| i},ctr;;s bar ~ soon ~ practicable.
In five mouths a space hnh been cs7sre1 out hy
blasting of 50 feet long by ~ Vide Al about depth
:. tlr-. To- tour feet. 1his added 10 The former
vii dual AL opening al 50 i-et by upwards a: 80 ieet
wit- This work involves the removal OF lO:o0 on
bic yard of sand AZ cost of f3 9uo o which So'"
has he maid in cash and The Old tugbost tnken tor
az ono The old dredgeboHt Ia' been sold 10 the ci
If Petersburg Cor 50 00O stock in the South Side Rail
Road.
RE COMMITTEES ask The city OF Richmond 10 be nj.
| Iogrj 10 e1pend that amount on the Improvement
and hope they will lufLi-h means ~ prosrcnts this
wor!. ofimprcv-ment in the river NIL Congress or our
! Legislature. provides means tor 81 doing.
| The report YVES adopted.
petition for the extension OF Franklin ST. TO the
Fair grounds referred 10 the committee on streets
On motion the Council then Al ,nrned.
RrM,RKaBLE INSTANCE OF ATFFcTIoN - On Sat
|
| Cutrnp-r County, Va dirt and on Tie h-xi day,
Jennie her cnur-d nurse, IA years DID, expired. The
very existence of :he nurse, s"y' the Blue tdge Rr-
nub,c,u seemed bound up in thai If the child. She
nsve- .,t her (. ON thu time she Wa taken eek, until
Ls moment of her d-a;h, arc in twenty our hours al
fer they inv under the roof child and Lurse silent
.l..ur. in th-r coffin bads. From lie m ,ment the
child br-e,hed ia Last, sh6 seemed Il lose nerfst III
tbinps around her. even her identity ti2s!t and re
msined in a kind of trance ~ 10 lns hour Of her
death. When asked if sha MS willing to de she
ssid yea. ! uave seen That child ~ the saviour
arlns and want 70 go too
SENTENCED TO BE HusG.---Billy Williams, alias
Tom d negro slave, the propsr? at MI Sett, OF
Brunswick Co. va, tried at the last July term OF
the county court Of Nelson. for tho naicously as-
snulting aud sabbing NJ. Longaree with intent to
kilt on the 10Th day ot Juns lasi aud sentenced TO 0u
| hung on the 10Th OF September next
| Billy williams ~ lie called himself, claimed TO be
ire. ulsn but turned out, upon the evidence of
Mr. Lee of Richmond, that Tom was slave recent
iy brought Iom Maryland, ami aold TO MIR. Lee on lto
" n az MAY laet 10 the said Seit, Of Brunswick
| Tom can read and write ia n sensible, shrewd ma
vro about % years old, ana evidently small edition
of Nst. Turner.
CoUkT OF APPEALS AT LEwissUR6 The following
csses have been argued ard decided by the Court of
Appeals OF Virginia at Lswisburg, during the present
! term
peal from Wyihs Circuit Court. Cook Tor appellant,
and Samuel Price tor appellee, Reversed.
Cornut, vs. Allan aud others Appeal from Cnrroll
Circuit Court. Floyd Tor appellant, sud b. K. John
sou for appellee Decree revererd and cause re.
manded.
Helm. and otk-rs rs. Duncan.--Appeal from Floyd
Circuit Court. F!eaeer for app-l ant. and w. Il
Staples for appellee. Judgment a.u'ined W. cam
ases aud cosis.
Sussnnuh Livesny vs. John Helms and wife.-Ap.
neal from Floyd Circuit Court. John b. Baldwin
10. appellant, and b. K johnson for sppe' Co.
Reversed and reinsnded for further proceedings.
Jonathan Cresch's Admr rs John Cooper and
others Appeal from Lee Circuit Court. Kane Tor
appellant, nud r. John-ou for appellee. Reversed
and cause rrInabGed.
Franklin Clements w. Creed Fulton Appeal
from Carroll Circui, Court. Cook aud Floyd tor
appellant 10 counsel for appellee. Reversed and
cause remarded
p, Thurston VS.. G. ". IIimes.-Appeal from
Washington Circuit Ccult T. X. johnson md I.
j. Niche for appellant aud Vim. Smith for appellees.
Reversed and bill dismissed
peal from Lee Circuit Court. L. j. Niche for
appellant, and B. X johnson for appeliees' Reversed
| and causa Temsuded.
jesse Newman w. John irkbFde,-Appesl from
Carroll Circuit Court Floyd ~. appellant aud Cook
for appellee. Affirmed.
WIN. 5. Hayn-. va. Harvey Shepherd and others
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. Floyd for ap-
peau.. and 3. K. johnson 70! sppel=es. Reversed
| and cause reIandec.
ORKNEY sPElyas, VA.-As tonic the vaters of
Orkney are ce5tsniy invalu-o-. The railroad will
be completed 10 Mount J.cts5n in a few week.
Turnpike is now being constructed from Moun: Jack
son 10 this piscr and by the next passenger
may leave Alexandra, Washington or Baltimore, ID
the morning. and reach Orkney by O'Clock, p. u.
CHURCH DIFFICULTY AT WIscHEsTER.-The
Berkeley Springs Constitution OF the 9Th ins says:
"A difficulty has recently originated among the mem
bers of the Northern NJ. (. Church Of Winchester
which has caused number Of persons to withdraw
their membership and ce;et;nn. upon thu erection Of
Southern Methodist Church Bnd the forming Of a
new ugregation under the control of tie Virginia
Conference, in shat towr. TIE Rev. w W. Beunet;.
{. minister OF the Southern Church. from Alexaruri.
has been Invited TO- End Addressed The citizeus OF
Winchester, gu s-veTal occasions We DEEM hi.
movement 10 eject Southern Methodist Church IN
Winchester TO be OF much importance.