Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-02
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

The EXECUTION ~ ALExaSDRiA.-The Alexandria
Sentinel gives the -uh"ned account Of the execution
of the negro woman Jenny. in that place, on Friday
| for tina murder Of Mrs. Elizabeth Hall
At twenty minutes p6ss twelve the sheriff and his
officers with the murderer aecendtd 70 the scafod.-
The negro Jenny wore white mousin drass, white
cap and white kid gloves She was attended by her
spiritual adviser, Rev. =. p. Kros, of st. Mays
Church. She maintained most composed deport.
ment during the entire Arrived at the scaold
che was seated and the necessary bind g Of her feet
and yelling her eyes was attended TO by Deputy Sheriff
VIM. II. Smith. An unbroken silence reigned, when
the Rev. Mr.. KrGs coming to the edge OF the scaold
addressed the asssmblage.
He WA, he said, dir. ctsd by the condemned woman
10 say to the people that she died christian hoping
for her salvation through the merits Of her Saviour
Jesus. She wished to die in peace With God and
man. She asked of Almighty God forgiveness for all
end in her rrsaent unhappy condition resigned
herself to the will Of God.
Sheriff Sangster then adjusted the rope about the
neck ofthe wrstched woman. who remained to the
last calm snd collected At half past twelve Deputy
Sheriff JAS Sangster pulled the fy-he drop fell and
the dangled in the air. At hrst her feet lifted
and for aome two minutes there was a percep,ible
struggle in her arms, but il ceased and having
hung apparently lleess for eleven minutes, her body
wss lowered.
FATAL AccIDENT-The Abingdon Virginia SAVE :
" a few days since man by the name of Jess. Al
len, OF Ashe county. \. c., while on his way from
Mock's SAW mill on the Laurel road. lie WAS sitting
upon the saddle horse when the team took fright,
thrown the horses head when The wheels Of the
wagon passed over his neck and head He leaves
wife and five children"
FI6Hr IN THE PESITEsTIARY.-A desperate fight
occurred 10 the States prison on Saturday last, be
tween a white and negro convict, in the progress Of
which the negro WA literally chopped into pieces
with broad axe. The negro, il ia said, begun tho
row by striking the white man Uith malet, where.
upon the white man srZsd a broad aXs snd before
hs could be restrained severed of his sdversary's
from his head, and cut of his arms in terri
BILE manner. As a matter of course, Colonel Morgan
will have the affair investigated and The parties pro
perly dealt with
SERIOUS AccIpESr Is PRiScE GEORGE We ware
informed yesterday that Emm-i kaney, son of Col.
Matthew Raney, of Prince George. about fifteen
years old while out cunning recently, mad The misiof
tune 10 meet with most serious accident, which, 1t
s feared, will terminate fatally. The gun burst iI
his hands. and that part known IA the breach pin,
struck him on the forehead, partially fraclurng the
bone South SIDE Dsmocr"t.
HANDSOME TEsTIMoSIAI..-lIe Brittanic Majesty's
Government have presented through Lord Napier,
the British Minister in this country. magnificent
telescope Ia Captain Ihomee +. Know Ira, of the ship
Curriuck, Of this port, for his valuat, -ervic.a in
rescuiug the crew and passenger from tho sinking
wreck of the steamer Flora. OF jersey, in the month
OF November last Norfolk Heroid.
DEATHS OF OLD IsHABITAKTs.-The Winchester
Republican record. the decease of some of the oldest
nhabitants Of that place. viz Mrs Mary Wright,
reict of the late James Wright, aged 81 years Miss
Jane F. l.. Watkins aged about 81, and Mrs. Slime,
aged about 90 years.
BADLY BuREED.-A little girl, about years old,
the daughter Of Mrs Hardy Norfest, of Nansemoud,
was burned very bsiy few days since by her CLOTHES
taking fire.
HIGH PRIcE.-kt the sale Of property Of hadrach
White. deceased, in Tazewell county on Wednesday,
the 18th ip.t lot Of cattle from two to three years
old, forty Eight in number cold for 81 Co. being
5.2U per head abingdon Dem.