Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-27
CITY AaD STATE NE VS..

#. CLIH AND IE NIX w.
prArH or Coz. H~inTeascK We regret to
bear Of the d.Rth. al ShEpherdstown on Wednesday
last, of Col John r. Hamtrarck. after a shor, III.
peas. He was Colonel Of the Virginia regiment III
the MEXICAN war. and was an officer of deservedly
high repute. He had alao filed other prominent 20.
sitions 10 public lite, and maintained always an ee.
waited character.
HonH MANUFACTURE the cars of every descrip.
ton for the Norfolk and Petersburg Rail Road have
been ordered from the Union Car Works, near Ports
mouth. Sir freight care aud one passenger COR have
already been put on the r"ad
JANE. BARRos Hopr -Tbs gentleman delivers d
his famous Ode on Washington, at Williamson e
vs. on Wednesday night.
RrrlsEp TO A CcsvlNr. George Sand, the ceIe.
bra,-d French suthoi-rs and socialist, has retired Ia
spend the remainder Of her days in q convent.
The GRAND LopoR OF ODD Fellows of Virginia
met IN R'chuond on "Wednesday the 18th inst, for
the ,ran.arti"n OF business. They we're In seesion
until ID. 18Th inst =. when they adjourned, after elect
ing the foil. wing officers for tho ensuing year,
William L Hyland, X w D Grand Master, Mounds
Vile, X Alburtis, K W ID Grand Warden, Mar
Richmnndi John w Ferguson, r w Grand Treas
ursr, Richnond Allen K Barnard, r w D Grand
Chaplain, suffolk Edward d FiishuRh, Grand r.
preventative, @ % = Whselinpi Thomas G Steele,
w oT0uu W = AlcAhuu0T z
w Grand Conductor, AeSdsville Alexander Grant
W Grand Guardian, Richmond; John w OhiIdres.
W Grand Herald. Danvilte.
sTABBlHs AfFAIR-U n Wednesday afternoon
Mr. Daoney P. Gnoch visited The counting room o.
A-sers. Deane d Hobeou. on the South eide o. the
Bss,u, and, being. unfortunately, under "spirisuai in.
ausncs" at the time, commenced q conversation with
Nj. Thomaa j. De6ne, about a claim which he hrlc
spain.t the arm Of Desoe g. Brown. Ar. Gooch'r
department and language became 20 violent, acrordip.
60 the testimony Of the wirues..e, thar some OF them
d-em-d II e~xp-di-nr "a remove him from The room.
and Mr. Geo. w Hobson. the partner of Mr.. Daanp
undertook the tack of election, which he proceeded
to execute with az little roughnts- as possible But
Mr. g being further excited. by the effort to expei
him. drew aemail knite from hs pocks ST, with which,
be- staboed Mr Rohson twice before that gentleman
could grasp hs assailant's hand, which he subs, quently
do, and thus prevented further injury to hims. t.
Nes.rs. Deane ana Jos Il Crenthaw then came tr
tn. rescue, and tn the latter Mr.. Gocch SURRENDERED
b. knife, Mr.. H"bson was " sounded on the inside ~
the left arm, aud in The back, resr the shoulder bladI
The wounds, though of n painful character, are no.
considered oanReroas by thu attending pbysician-.
Dts Marx and Drew. Thursday morning Mr.. Gooci
was arreixn-d before the Mayor. and after an il
vesiigatioD, developing the above fscts. wa. remsndes'
to Jail tor trial before ths Hus'!nss Court. on the
charge OF unlawful ~s'abbine. MIR. John NJ. Gregory.
bis COUNSEL, submitted an application for bail, which
The Mayor refused to grant, Wig.
SISd Ns- "a
April ~ On The night of tho 18th ~instapi, NJ. y
Howell having detected ons Of bic negroes stealing
msst, and hudiug that he was in the habit Of selling
II to . white man named R. Mcdaniel, made the boy
m.ks an appointment with the white man to deliver
him more bacon, while Sir. II. and his friends sur
rounded the spot aud effected he capture. McDaniel
vas arrested and carried before Justice Dsskips.-
While 10 the court room he borrowed a pen knife from
q by'tandsr, and, before he eould be chopped, cut hs
throat. Tho wind pipe was severed, and bis neck
horribly gashed. He is sill living, bat In q most cri.
siCal eondit'oo.- lD':pateh.
The bsraus VIM. g. Lewis which has been 10 the
custody Of the u 8. marshal of the district, for seye-
al months past on the charge Of having been en-.
zaged In the slave trade, has been appraised BY
cep's. Ryan. Harding, and BruA, at 5000.
The above committee was appointed at the recent
eessiou Of the O.. =. Court, which was held In this
city on Monday !ast.-TNorfolt Herald.
DIAfH eAusrp ~ J%ts-AniNE FLowrRs.-A child
Of Mr.. Jsrod, four years Of age, living on the West.
days since by sucking the flower Of the yellow iessa-
mine. Tho little one died in an hour after II complain.
ed of being sick. The parents would not have
known The cause Of the sudden death Of their child
hut for q play mate, who said IL had been sucking the
aowsr, which - q deadly p~oieon.- Norfolk Herald.
EORToLH County CIRCUIT CoUnT.-The case of
Glady, charged with killing John Williams, an old
sailor, 10 rtsmOu a few DAYS ago. wa. ,aken nm
-" w hS oShbcuCC. "UlCu WdS
the same % elloitsd before the Mayor and the counsel
On both rides, 9lady was remanded to jail for trial
a, the fall term Of the Circuit Court.-lNorfok Her.
aid.
NATIONAL TouHpRy.-The people Of Shepherds
town have held . meeting, and appointed a committee
70 urge upon Congress the location of The National
Foundry there.
TIE FRuif Bvo T Danville semi Weekl y
Esws, says-A Grange kind Of bug or Ay, has made
lts appearance In this region of country. which is psid
80 be very destructive 10 the young peaches and cher.
r'es. They sWsrm in CREST multiiud.s abou, the or.
ebards and prey upon the buds and blossoms. TIL.
bug somewhst resembles a ligh,ning.bag, but it ia
smaller,
FIRE "A barn belonging to a Mr.. Click near Mt. |
Sidney, wns struck by lightning and consumed on last
Tuesday. night, during the prevalence of the thunder
storm. L''s about - ono = Rockingham Register.
NARsow EscAPr.-The rs.ideucs of Geo. Ksezle,
Z q, near k-'s eton, narrowly escaped being de |
s.r"yed BY IRE on last Sunday Observation-Disclosures |
Rtgutsr.
Tbo.. Morrison Of Mil Greek Hundred, Del, has |
purchased q tarm Of 100 ncr-s near Fredericksb ur0,
va far a INN