Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-26

Another VIcrlM-A promising lad, named Jas.
b. Rogers, whose parents reside in Tazewe county
Va recently sen. to mill by his father, ana wnise
there, acme persona made him drunk with whi:key.
The consequence was that he died, after remaining
| all night in al exposed situation.
ROBBERY OF THE MAIL.-Ths Winchester Virgin
ian has been requested by Hon. G. j. Faulknsr, to
state that he has ascertaned 10 his satisfaction The
robbery and destruction of two smsl mail pouches,
one about the 18th and the other about the 26fh OF De-
| cember last on the route between Harper's Ferry
and Washington aud that he has reason 10 suspect
the robbery OF others.
REPUTATION HIsTED Ar.-The city of Wheeling
In Virginia has issued bonds in behalf OF rail road I'm
provemenfs 10 the amount of 81 U5OOOO as follows:
Baltimore s. Ohio Rail Road. $50O.OO0; Marietta "
Cincinnati, Rail Road. $3.50 0OO; Hempied Rail Road
400; Cleveland Pittsburg Rail Road, s5o ooo'
Some of the citizens there in favor OF repudiatng
the interest these bonds because the roads pay no
dividends. Curious logic.
| SAD ArrAIR.-We announced some two weeks
since the death by accident of Mr.. John w. Barley,
At Piedmont, on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
We now learn from the Chsrlestows Spirit that about
a week since, an uncle Of the deceased Mr.. Benla.
min Thomas, of The neighborhood of VAUDEVILLE
Clarke county. went TO Piedmont to settle up the ou.
sness Of Mr.. Barley, and sad TO rotate. waa himself
killed on the rail road on Thureday evening last
The farm belonging to the estate of Robert Kinney,
deceased, lying on Middle River was cold at public
auction receuily for SIG per acre. Judge Kinney o.
Rockingham, was the purchaser
HYMEyrAL 1.-The Number of marriage licenses 10.
sued from the Clerks office of Rockingham county,
Va during 1857, was us The largest number is.
sued in one month was in November.
A Big LUNA man by the name of SalI,an,
said to be from Goochland Va. in FL Dorado coun
ty, California, not long since, dug up lump OF gold
weighing nearly ten pounds, and supposed 20 be pure
MIL,TARY-The Mount Vernon Guards OF Alex.
sndria ntsnd visiting Richmond on the god Of Feb.
ruary TO participate In the ceremonies of the mat
guraton OF the equestrian statue OF Washington.
SUNDAY TRArxs.-The Charlottesville Jeffersonian
learns that the President and Directors OF the Gem
trail Rail Road are disposed to stop the running OF
the trains on Sunday If the people along the line Of
their road desire ii. A petition is circulating with
that object in view.
WHOSE IS IT There is letter in the poet office
at Charlottesville, post marked Palmyra, Va, with
the following direction: Monsieur Gouvernr de
Province Virginia, Chsrtesvills. Amerique, Ordo
nence do Commendenta General c. A."
MAYOR OF CHARLoTrEsvILLE WIN. 7. Early
Esq., has been chosen Mayor of Charlottesville vice
Er. James a. Letch' resigned.
BANK OF RocRBRiDGE.-The stockholders of the
Bank of Rockbridge elected the following gentle.
men AZ Board Of Directors for the current year -E
+ Paxton, Vim Mclaughlin, ID Hopkins, Samuel
Med Reid, Samuel Med Moore, WIN White, Hugh
Barclay, A Nelson and T l. Preston.
CENTRAL BAsK.-Ths general meeting Of The
stockholders Of the Central Bank, in Staunton, WIS
held on Wednesday, the 18th inst. The old Directors
were re elected. with the exception Of NJ Hsrmau,
D., hal nhp n Ttnh nHon and
Bell. In their ste.d WIN NJ Tate, John rrmple, w
w Donsghe and Matthew Prison were elected.
HANDSOME PREsEST.-The ,esmen Of the sloop.
| ofwsr Cyane, now at Gosport Navy Yard. have pre-
sented a sword and psr ct epsuetts to Midshipman
Z. j. McDougal of the same chip.
The LATE DIR. CRAGHEAD.-The remains Of the
i.st summer, arrived in Danvile, Thursday evening
by rail road, aud were inferred with Mason donors
SUICIDE or A NEGRO "A negro man, belonging 10
Mr.: h. Davis, OF Mecklenburg county. having had
difficulty with his wife, went into the woods and hang
ed himself on tree, with hickory withe.
AccIpENr.-On Saturday last, while Mr.. John
Wyatt, Of Sposylvania county, was riding on boree-
back his horse ran against tree and broke Mr.. WIS
thigh bone.
RE-ELEcTED.-TalbotS Sweeney, Esq., of Williams.
burg Va has been To elected to the poet of Attorney
and Collector, tor the Eastern Lunalic Asylum, by
the Board Of Directors Of that Institution.
The OYSTER FUSDUM.-Mr. Paxton, chairman of
the House Committee on the Oyster Funtum, is now
in Norfolk collecting Information in regard to the
pediency Of levying tax ON oyasrs, both for their
protection and as q source Of revenue.
FATAL REsULT.-Ssmne Biilhimer, an interesting
and intelligent son of Abraham Billhimer of Augusta,
III. nAaU tnsS 1xntr 81.
bursting of gun sometime back, which severely
wounded him in the hand. Deceased sixteen
years Of age.
ADVANCE OF CIvILlzArros.-Thec corporate autho-
rifles OF Danvile, Va, making efforts to Intro.
duce Chain Gang in that town. The "News'
doubts the proprisy OF such an institution; thinks
material is lackng-and knows that ehain can be
had, but as TO the gang, that is another matter.
FAIRMosr tvA.) BAsK.-At the annual meeting.
,,eld on Monday last, the following Directors ver.
sected Conway, President Benjamin Fleming,
Wm Hood, isssc Holman, E Straight, Levi Prich-
:" Thos q Watson, Alien Crane and s G w Morri
the last three being the new ones.
VIRGINIA Posi- OFFICE APPoIxTMEsr.-The
stmast-r General orders the following:
Establish an Office at Rolling Hill, Charlotte coun.
directly on tberoute from Pauplin's Depot to Brook
neal.
SUDDEN DEATH.-On Sunday evening last Mr.
bartholomew McTomlin, gentleman we'll known in
Richmond, was taken with appoplexy, while at his
residence ON Church Hill, aud died in short time
thereafter.
New PArER.-Messrs Strasburg g. Robertson
propose to establish paper 10 the town of Covng.
ton, Allegheny county, Va TO be- called the wv est
ern Sentinel"
SHoHMAKER's ApyERTIsEMESr.-D.S S. Cstes,
OF Danville, Va boot and ahos maker, close. an I'D
yertisepent thus poelically:
Blow, oh blow, ye heavenly breczes
All among the leaves and treeses
Sing oh sing, ye heavenly muses.,
And piH mend your boots AID skoosss'-
Gross OUTRAGE IN SussEx.-We learn from an
mitted, on Wednesday night last in Sussex county,
upon the person of highly respectable young lady.
The perpetrator OF the act, a man named Z. Led
better resident Of the county, under preteuce of being
out upon PATROL visited the house Of the young lady
on the above night and while there, effected his base
designs by force. The crime was soon made known
to the neighborhood and on the next day the isndsh
scoundre was lodged 10 jail where he awai,s exami.
nation and trial. Petrsburg Express.
FAIRFAX CoUSrY.-The County Court was in ses.
sion until late in the afternoon on Monday last-two
contested will cases, and criminal examination 90.
cupying the whole time ofthe Conrt
EDWARD II. Thompson, charged with the murder OF
Moses Williams, was examined by the Court. After
getting through the testimony for the Commonwealth
the case was submitted without argument and the
prisoner remanded for final trial before the next term