Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-05-04


; AND Tyler; ~ Barbour. Upshur, Lewis. cp-
Randolph; ~ Monongslis, Preston and Tsvi- J
Applications for vacancies, accompanied :" ~
testimonials, addressed to the Chairman rs
Guilty, should reach the University by The o:
,JuIy. Should there be no suitable asrlic.,
district, the vacancy will be filled from thu :
large.
TR,ys.ALIEGHANY LuSATIc AsYLuy-r
Legislature made provision tor the erection ~
Lunstic Asylum, TO be located in one of ths
Allegheny counties. and required the Govern.
point three commissioners. one from the VA
iwo East of the Blue Ridge, to selec, a spi,,.
for the Asylum. Gov. Wise has mad. ,he tl
appointments for Commissioners Thou. Y,
E-g., Of Petersburg, DR.. Clement K. lIar,i.
peper, and Samuel L. Walker, OF Rockipy.,
Harrts0aburg Democrat.
Gov. WISE ~ TowS.-Gov. Wise arrived :, Il
Monday morning and took passage that nigh, J.
Steamer Virginia tor the Birth place of Va. II
in Westmoreland. 1t will be recolI-cted th,, l.
| ~gislatnre of the State at its late session sbur5,.
: 1000 for the purpose Of enclosing thi. spot , J.
must pof sess peculiar interest 20 every Ans.
all time. TO come, aud Gov. Wise WAS IN ROM. :
purpose Of making the preliminary arrangeu.,
order IL meet the requisItlon OF The L-gisiatu,. T.
In the AFTERNOON, accompanied by s-v.-. i
diruitaries. the Governor paid a visit 10 On, al
Power, where, he expressed his surprise thar
n volume Of water. - we'll hUsbhnd-i, and iy.,
rnr us., should be allowed 10 waste lis S:r-ry..
unurofiably. Gov. Wi-e said lie had TO conc.
| that, aucll u gigantic power WAS so near q,
enough. and more 10 turn every spindle and wo.. !
loom IN MnuChe-ier.
GOV. WIS. does not regard State policy 4.
! cincum-cribed vision, but rsthe"T Slth An e,,.t
y-r,. which msny protesting loveI, of Virgins,
do veil 10 initiate. He ia intent on her reg-n.,
and has taxed the energIes OF his own vIgorou. ]
far schemes whereby her glory may be made :,
and shine.-IErcder,cksb"rs Hsraa.
DEATH OF DIR. }. w. FLooD.-Dr. Joel ". 81
diai a, hi. residence, in Apponat,oX county. 81
| nm April, in the 6?,h Year g. his az.
DIR. Flood died in the locality "i hi birth Il
| which III had passed u long lille. In his early IA,
rrsc,is,d h- profession with marked success 80
.laucy. and acquired : popularity IN hs county. /
Burk!nghamJ He was twice Il candidate 10.
| stat. senate under our first Constitution. wh-,
| District, wss composed at the counties Of Bucs
hs,, C.uphell and Bedford; ard though Gr,I
each tim. he vet received n iis;,-rius vote a,s !
highly popular competitor on each occasion. h |
uud.r th. apportionment OF our second CUns,jr1 |
N. ves elected Senator from Buckingham. Csr,I
and Cumberland, and served out his term q, !
anu |
years.
After that time he held no office, We believe. ID
that of Justice Of his county; but a. a priv.' crI
manifested a lively interest in every thing !gis;t
The concerns of the State and Union.
For several years past DR.. Flood had lived i
tired lie on his estate, III consequence Ut t-c.
health.
The youth of the coUstry have in DR.. n
another strong example III r business point 81 -,
Tin. Decor. bv iud-tatigabi- cherry, and & ,s |
and thorough management Ut his I!..r-, We, !
moderate competency into Is very large r.tst-, IA
section "i country.
DR., Flood had been tor several yrsrs + Ia
Chrr-'iau Ind II member OF TIE Presbyterian Ch.t
-lErdmU'er.
TEy N,rIoNaL F~oUNDKr.-It viii be .--n. 4
the report of the proceedings at th- in-r'Ins o
Stockholders 0s;he Manassas Gap Railroad Com,l
that a preamble and resolution We're "H!.'H |
sdop,ed. setting forth that Alexandra possess-.eH II
desired advantage for the location OF the Nst
Foundry, and requesting the Senators ana ksp'-}
tatiy-s in Congress. from this State, Ia advdc,.l
Iocafion in Alrxsuiria. This meeting WAS coGg
o, gentlemen from Fairfax. Prince William. Eau
Warren, Page. Shenandoah, Rockingham ~.
countips in the Valley, and their actirn 90
subject. il significant al the i"'ir" tell ~
mar, Of IN. citizens %! those c"untir. Ia
'l'- establishment tpNht'N h'i'' /" ''' a. n
from the selection OF Alexandria a. the place i0'
Foundry, would b. felt By u very large rc.l"I
country, greater perhaps than would be ~reaI2,.l
III location ri Hry Other po!nt that h2s'be III
Th, ,:n,uuIitiav appointed unaer the ,"so.-j
adopted II. the meeting, proceeded to "a
Yesterday, 10 make known the action "i NED
10 our Senators and Representatives. IN Lrsi.
l.. S.-Sinc. the above wts written. - Jar al
in reference 10 the Rational Foundry, b. been tsi
- ....Lt,Il.r ,G TN. ORANGE, I'D AIuNaNi
Kali Road Company iierdnd HaIeiit.
AKRr,Rs or T~AsEs.-Au & ming increase i
IA. Lynchburg "Nu-lniap y III ia" arrrarsg-i
slsritll has been developed IN The report "i u hn1
committee. to the late Legislature, and tie Richm|
nap.rs appeal strongly 10 The voters aud tax paved
the State Ia elect Inorr competent ana rcspoh-Ih'r
To this office.
"TI--. arrcgr-. including two years. sayr To"
mi.;.t. OF finance, "w"re, on October !, 1913, Sfl
In ouIy Oh. year they nearly doubled. and Wet
October lit. 1854. $oJ,SnO; and, again, 81. ,l'"o1
III a.: October. ISpj, ihn- Increasing NJ IN" Tr'-
LITTLE less fnHn S0O, ,luy pr. ninuin. ihi' %."ihn's:i
fact chn scarcely lie due To n difficulty o. rol-r.I
for these lIree years have been Il period d uGl:l
prosperity
The Delinquent la, has also n,armingiy inCr-a|
% from S20. 7U0. 10 1852 3. To So. $50 IN lsfs !
81; .!Dp III 80! -, though the rates Ut taratlor } |
O-en me same ioT hl tht'S Srh'r' ~ '"''NI
not merely on the cspi.a:!on iaA, but still uorr9'l
revenue ta-.'
t'r1rl tnr report uf the finance committee, ma
the House al Delegates In February. 1913, 1t sppI
liza he unCoilecird r-sIdu"a %! rercniic on tie \
October, 1871. were Sbl',ho:.
CuMMsR,I,I CUNVENrI"H AT q meeting %
citizens OF Southampton, held nj Jerusalem. 81
l9th instant, tie following delegates 10 the So
- - -,s- q. II |
Nichols on, Thos. ii. Urquhnri, a. Is. UIquhsr /
W. II. Surnm.r.ll, DR.. ). Is. Keilo, DR.. A.. 5. II i
gee., AlIen E.war!a. DR.. 7. j. Pre,low. 5. Bt /
low, Jno. Cobb, &. r. urquhart. u. w. MC-srnti
VIM. a. Shands, j. ID. Mas-enburg. Or. Carr bort
j. +. Gillette, James w. Parker, Col. Thos. Rti
+. Il. Ridley, Ssm'i Drewry, DR.. G. n. Mu-eiI
DR.. John X. Rochelle, BENZ +. Pope, j. T.. Pti
w. Is. |estbrook, los. ". Prince,
MCDOWELL AND MISUNDERSTANDING II d
terms ot the Acts organizing the two new cogsl
OF Mcdowell and Buchanan the Commissioner I
pointed 10 lay oil thu grounds for tn" pubic bni!1
have been engaged Tor some time IN the p%ericrn.I
ui their duties.
The County ste Cor Mcdowell has been ~e.'nlt:|
upon the lands OF the ESTATE ut Samuel !amDer
ceased, iyin. an The Clear PORK oi Tug River, /, \
mouth o. Snak. Root creek.
AT last a]ccounts, the county oi Buchanan hb.
been Gi-frIClrG, Neither had the CumuI--'nh"f'
Of the public grounds lLj trsonr'H' dt'"'F'
BEDFORD CiRCciT CuuRI.-1hs Circuit IOG'
Bedford commenced its session here last Mobi
Judge GIimer presiding. 4 number OF preseniiI.1
have been made before the Grand Jury one 81 v
Gish, for forgery, and the Others for gambling, AZ
he cage of Anderson, for larceny, WAS trIrG
Tuesday, Hon. VIM. l.. Guggin for III" defence, \
John +. S"le Tor the prosecution. The i~len:]
WI. found guilty ana sentenced To the p%rnien'
for three yrar4. Wednesday wa occupied mr,t|
the trial Of WIN. s. Myl"r. tor shooting . nr-'
Mes-r- Juo. r. Sale md Chnri". Slaughter apps,
.. l.. G"ggin. .Jno. GooL-, Jr., TRIBE anu Wa.lI
Oh behalf "i the accused. The trial resulted %
acGuittal Of the prisoner Bcdjord D,mor'ah
How MAN PouSDs TO \ BUsiirL.-Gfw whoa, /
Of SHIELDED corn, ;Ob OF corn IN The COB, :'s
rye, sob: of oats, 3!lb., of barley, iOib.; % po'a1
GDlb.: of bran, 2OIb.; OF clover iced. nOlb.; Ot iu
seed, i5lb.; of hemp aeed, lib; Of bnckwt-st, D.
of blue grass seed, lib; OF castor buaue, io'o
onions, 5llb. OF ealt, uLlb.
DISCHARGE OF IAsps FROM the NAVY iAtl'
There will be- q discharge of two hundred md !,
mechanics from the Gosport Navy Yard io4F.
chiefly from the brick ana stone mason d"pafim"
This ~ in consequence al The appropriation "t -
and Yards having run out E,ri"H Ur'"'t, .h''
.s e..
TIE BRITISH NAEY.-Th" British ""F"i'
had in commission. April lsf, 1853, rs 4hIPs, moS
iny ! rs Guns. with II sol men, exclusive pi ma'l