Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-11-23
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

tITf AND S1AlE AEHM
Tur DrrLL". Hume says that nothing o,
be more absurd and harlarou> than the lra
tee Of i%urling. In: those who justify It -!
that il hcscr> civiiity AMI good manner, L
the latter he the case i, iSa great pity tha.
Mayors or men in office. should interfere g
p.ohihi, the ,prcad Of %"ciyility and good ma.
ncr>.
On Saturday VI. r. Lindsey Walker. Of \he
marie county. Va. while "u his WAY to lA
dcnstur. battle ground. near Washington. T.
fight a duel with Mr.. VIM. +. Gordon. Of ftr
>au,c county. was arrested AMI hroush, bcior
Mayor Mayo. The difficulty between the
tlcmcn. who are neichhor>. arose out "' SOIL
family matters. and our Mayor having got va
Of the fact that Nj. Walker would pass tn
way. immediately sent an officer 10 Ice on IL
On; Gle, for HIM. Mr.. ". gave security intl
sum of $2.Goo 10 appear in court on Wc!n,,
d1v next. to answer the charge.
We learn tina, Mr.. Gordon, the other primo.
pal in this affair of honor. has been arrested 3
Washington and similarly bound over.
EASTERN SHORE PorAroES.-Northainpto
County stands high in the potato line. and h.
productions are not only agreeable to Tie e.!
bu, likewise pleasant 10 the taste.
Last wear .lccomac challenged the nat.
with Il biz hog. and now Northampton chs
lcu.cs all America and "Duld Ireland hr>it.
for big potatoes.
\ sample Of them has been received by g.
vernon Wise. in Richmond. from Mr.. l.coaa'
j. Nottingham of Northampton. and they 3
feet much credit on this gentleman garticr
In the small bag arc four potatoes w~cigliu:
pounds i ounces. and five weighing E? poUnt
il ounces. Also nineteen. in both In.
weighing - pounds II ounces In thc lar
ha. are twcniy-right potatoes that wci.h b
p"um!S
lmG vEcr<iA MILITIA. In this coant.
especially. 4 military spirit should hc cneopf
aged among III citizens. imply with a 'ie'
when called upon. 10 See! ready TO fight To -
trct. anil compiler To save. BY recent report
We see that all the regiments of the STATE ia'
organized. except the following: 9TH. tnIPcPt
9TH. Essex eth. Norfolk county; lith, Hardy
18th. city Of Richmond: 3Uth. Caroline. o,l
l%lcnriru; "iih, Eallahannoch 3H;h, Pete
burg; 9th. Norfolk city; trih, Fairfax -"
,;ray.on; suth. Kanawha: 18th. Lee; lH"it
Buckingham: l"3d. Brooke: 10th. Ranio'ra
ll2th. Tazcwcli: l2"th. Cabcll: i25;h. Lew,
l3l>t. Lynrhbrrg: l32d. I"uioun: I@''
Marshall lil>t. Jackson; ij3d. haia".a
lGl>t. OHIO: lG5,i. IIaucock 10th. .irAar
,lria ls2d. Writ.
Ia Norfolk county there arc = regiments. Il.
18th organized; in the city Of Richmond
I7"th organized: in Lee >. the Ij"th "r@aniI
in buckingham >. tie 18th organized! III l."
,in,m =. the 18TH AMI jIth organized
Two u.w regiments. the Ir'th Calhoun 1917
18Th Boone. haze been created. lppiica'i"
for others ar on lie. which vii hc acted "u
soon =. the requisite information can hc j.
before the Governor.
Wn. T. Stands, Of Southampton, ha> bo
appointed Bricadicr General "i the Nih hr..af'
,irc Boyk;n. resigned. TO rank from 10Th "ri
brr. ISIS: and Thomas l.citwich, of tamFbc
Lieutenant Colonel 1T regiment cavalry. So
Ferguson. declined. ana John G.. Page. OF Cur
brrlanL. MAJOR oi saline regiment, vice LoitVl'
promoted. 10 rank a. such from October ~
ISIS; MAJOR VIM. Richardson. Jr, lth n.
mcnt of cavalry. to hc an aid %ic-ca'np To o.
CoimIand"r-in-chict. with the brcyct ram
Colonel Of Cavalry. APPOINTED july ), 80
IuroGr,>r pfcr>ro>.-Thc ,asc of >iui;
F. L.cahr, ESQ. v. the Rockingham Fire J
>urancc Company. wa> decided against {
plaintiff at the r,cc:t tenn Of Tie >Ipc
Court for Rockingham county. II Wa "a
:. .h.,o,, - ,.,.r H.. .,,or,, p, ;,..,,f
- w. ~. ,ra,,,,r H.. had ,r,,r,.i
~ V, -. Il ,'r. J. L,,l an,.,.i .
take thc rl>h ~ l'i>lian'c' hu' pci"I'
directors Of the coIniauv had acted upon
,,,ii.,.i,r ia. rrn, crtv MA. Ic>irny,,!
ppm ~, W - 81 ,
.r.Iiu, that they wc,c lot houni Ly Tia, aoi
IN ,,,.,., trtii e.;d act had con iuifHil.i