Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-02

: TEE Gl.Y Fearns.-The editor OF the Sch,.-,
Examiner, who has beer visit to Bedford 49,
| ty. says:
II Is now thought that the liabilities Of tbs =,
seondinc 6nancer will amount ~ four hundred tbs.
s.nd dollars at least, respectable amount certs,,
for ons no was we'll nigh pennless ct the start A.,
who wes perhaps never at any time actually gor.s
Eve hundred dollars! 1t ID nothing more than ,i.
ME act OF Justice TO Gsh to say that, considering Il,
Geld of his operations, and the limited means viii
.bcb bs had TO operate, he IL fairly ented 10 -.
palm OF pre- eaalnerce among the s"indling fnance,
Nis,hsy Bidde, nor Rathburp, nor Schuyler, NJ,
the las, President OF the Bank Of Pennsylvania c.,
come in successful competition with him. "Not.
bu, himself can be his parallel
been ssid as to the excitement produced In Bedfort
by the disclosures of tbs sst few wssks The pre.es
Gi.a panic far exceeds any money panic ever know
in that region. The failure Of all the banks in u.
S,sta on;d not have been half severely felt 10 ,b
county Scores OF persons are seriously injured acc
,aversI Of them irrstrevsbly ruined pscunsrily -
There .re pew developments almost daily and no or
can tall what may be hereafter disclosed There II
much sympathy for such .Gtt-rrr' &c Became nvor-t
fron rno.iyes Gf friendship 10 Glsh; but very little ,
those who AZ it IL understood. abandoned all ofhe,
business for the more luevatto' employment Of shsrirs
G,sn 10 The tune Of from i've 10 fifteen per Cent
mouth!
ooune. are pretty largely interested in Gish .,oci
Soms Of tbs signatures uron which Gsh obtained
money are admitted 70 bs geuuins but II Is believed
tina: the plea OF forgery vii! BE- sustained on a
| them.
California or Cubs or Hades "or some oth.r sea rs,t
| iowa." He leaves u deserving wife and several
chltr II who are entitled 10 the sympathy OF the CON.
uuri,y IN which they live
cu-a.x Dv.ru-Mrs Fvere Issht,, -.
found lying desd on the floor, in he. house. 10 MAJ.
tusburg, lac; Thursday morning. She died Of 10.
morrhage OF tue lCoGl.
Darn OF PRoz. FIsHauRH.-Wa are patust 10
| hear tina. Prof Ti-hburu of Washington College
Lexington died on Friday last. OF measles |, i, r..
ported that about twenty cadets at the Institute are
| suffering with the same disease.
Mousr VERyos-The Alexsndris "Gasetter D..
lisves that arrangements for the sale and transfer Ct
Mount Vernon TO the Ladies Mount Vernon Associt
ton are now in progress, if not completed.
Po.r OFFICE AprAIRs.-Route No. 6,O44, SHeed.
| lin Hill to Mcdowell, is re extended from Swe-dlip
| Hill 10 Brakes Run. Route 5,0l5, Brooks Gap 10
| Luney's Creek il reexteuded, TO commence at New
| Market and run by Timberville, Bowman's Mile
Coot-'s Store. &c. to Jupey's Creek. Route 1878
! Fredericksburg TO Beaver Dam Ssros. The oiic- q.
AndreE, Sgote;l county, Va Is TO be supplied
| twice week. in connection with Harris & Lewis
| Store. Route a,307, Sp0tsylyanis Court Hous. 10
Clover Green, is ordered 10 contract with Lauceos
| Partlow for twice week service.
The PRESTON IIoUsE.-This name has been ,uc.
! gested rs the most appropriate one that can b
thought OF for the hotel which is about 10 10
erected by q company of the citizens Of Norfolk,
and We learn that the Committee have adopted it.
! ne name ia given in compliment to the Hon. v
Ballard Preston, ~ distinguished cltiz ell o Ing,
nia whoss maternal cs:ent 30 !a.iSe ct Norfolk
and who hes d wed LlrLsef warm and Jealous I'd.
yocate of tho intcrass OF Norfolk, al! occasous
and especially in his recent mission TO Europe At the
request @. the Bris.o Conventional Norfolk Hs.
rod.
FIFE n PRINCE GEoK0g.-Quite destructive
tire. we learn. occurred nj Prince George Cols.
House. on Monday nigh! last.
ABOUT ii O'Clock that night the stables OF a..
Worsham were discovered 10 be on 6re, the lame:
from which ssou communicated With the barn az.
Joining. and rora thence 10 the county jail building
al OF which were sniruly coraumed. Mr.. Worshsn :
| W. have been unable 10 ascertain. We UNDERSTAND
that no had been affected on any OF the pro
perry Petersburg Democrat.
GKErSBRIEn FAIR.-Ths usxt annual Fair Of The
GreeGpTIsr Agricn!.G a. society, will be held on ihs
I 18Th, 10Th and Nth Of September.
TYPHOID FEygE.-The lyphoid Fever Ia ssid 70
have broken OFT in the Luna,ic Asylum at Wiou,.
burg Va. several inmates have II.