Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-30
NUMBER lO5.

IN a faint voice as if fast approaching HE dsl,f
pss you bury me As I AMI shall never g->lo -tas
pace siivs-Oh! could but my ss,eH MY a.
ss.s, sss ii lie then reaps-d and gasped a. AfsinN
liz, H., me physicians closed up his woundASitscN
J, an' ny sk'!siu treatment managed AZ l.NXta ~
resiorf MIN Partially 10 CO. sciousness at wbich>Ns
,h % Houi i.Eo9s informant let: for Petersburg II ~
,me Impression OF Drs. Briggs and James that hs
rHE DrlEoAr.os.-Tle Mayor of ps,er,mrs he.
hPpoheu lhe following gentlemen TO rrpr{ {seE' ~
mon,no Sny 10 .ne Commercial Convention to b.d '
Mcdonald, LC Iappey, q Boiling. ID IN3rsuci
J il Pattsrson. j Nichols, A |. Hopkins. .Sdsrie.
Friend John Rowett. DIR Spooner Eppea Ssm'l SrS>
yyens, Haley; k'bt Hamilton, Is II Jones, in
James Wsddel. j l. Darlington. Thos $ GhoIsou
Rob Green, \ Johnston, Robt Cousins. DR. i =
Claiborne. Asa Bishop. II p Brown, Reuben ~
land, Paul. A Cfuich6ed, Henry S,raitou. y
| NJ McCuIoch. David Dunlop, DR. K C6app.I Ss,p'i
Britton. DR. r Collier, Uriah WelIs, Il ID Nc
| llwaine, Dan'l Lyon. Jr, Henry Pann. Thod White
| Jr, Thos Branch, f o Hintou,J Cogbl, W Hsr
rson, ID Hicks. a Mahood, W ID Wilson. J D
| White, F. Fl Stsinback
AGE OF NInGIHIA CAvEKSs.-At a recent in--;,Gg
of tha Boston Natural History Society, PrOfr.4p,
VIM Is. Rogers stated that Z; number oi wears -iUca
he had made experiments in the Salactiic Cavern
OF Virginia. ior the purpose vi obtaining data In
gard TO the age OF THESE deposits. He placed
| In an unrequented part of the cave, beneath Gri-
pings OF various dimensions, where they remained g.
a period of from ve to s-veu years. He arrives -
.S sannlu5ion tho rssul: OF hi. observations tha
tue Fate oi accre.ioD is one tenth of inch III
years or an inch In fifty years. Az thsrs are seyern
feet Of accumulated deposit iu some places be thGt
that the prooess must have been gUng for at eGs
! five thousand years.
SEVERE BLOW ~ APPONArToX CoUNTY.-A severe
gust of wind, accompanied by rain, passed over ths
portion OF the county lying between the New StOrs
| and the Courthouse, last Tuesday night, tearing az
bsrn tops. prostrang f-nces, fruit and forest r-a
Our informant, an'Od Of sixty years, states ttgt
| he has Fever s""ii rs equal IN his experience.
| The SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER for May nG4
! been issued We lind il well filled with interesting
and valuab!s articles The following is list OF the
| contents of the No. Aron Barr A PRAYER for one b.
loved; May days at Rockrach Hall; Michse! Anssa
and Raphael; Cockney Ca'ulu.; Ayretos, or sor9-
OF the South; Vernon Grove, or Hearts "a they srs
Sonnet; The letters of Mozis Addams 10 Billy lvvIns
Honoris Vane; Winter Rose; Editors Table; Noiic-,
, of New Works, &c. Judging from what our u
changes say, the Messenger enjoys Il high and "~h
deserved popularity The articles in the prescut
Number, for beauty ofsyie, originality OF conception
and high talent at least equal to those iurnishr'
by any monthly periodical nov published calculated
in this country.
The MEDICAL SOCIETY OF FIRGISIA Met a. tn
AthenRu,n in this city, on Tuesday about p men
bers being present.
Soon after organizing, the following physcian' wsrs
nominated n ieliows and elected Ds. Nixon, Gov
man. Cullen, Dorsey, Fry and Taylor.
Reports wers then presented, read and la! on to-
table, after which ths Socisty elected the following
officers for the ensuing year:
Presdent-Dr. Joynes.
Vice Presidents-Drs. M"t,aw. Pollard, Csiborn.
Coates, G. Archer and X. u. Lewis.
Corresponding Secretary DR.. Psachy.
IiedsWrev-Dr. Andersum.
Recording Secretary-Dr. Parker.
assistant Recording Ssr,stdrs DIR. b. Bur1eI,.
Erecutive Commntee-Dts. Bolton, HaI,, Roo
day and Cunnnghamlt'' other officers of the )
citty being officio D-nlhsr'
Committee on Nominal '1H> DIS. Mill. P-schy sur
Pollard.
The Society then adjourned until clock. p VI
CONVICTION OF A MrEptRPss.-At the Ci'crl.
Court of SUSSEX, SATURDAY last. Mrs. Josiah er"r
man, charged with the mdrri-r OF her husband, we
tried, convicted and sentence. 10 five years mpri-'-
ment in the State penltenHry. Our readers viii rs-
member that the occurrence look plsoB on the morn
ing OF the 2Jth OF December last. The deceas-d hsd
previously threatened To kill bic wife, who, taking
him at his word. resolved 40 effscuslly to antcipafe
him as TO prevent tbs possibility OF bic carrying ops
the threat She therefore arose while he wss ysg
asleep and procuring gan discharged il at his her:
The shot, however, merely gra2rd his forehesG n
Immediately jumped up an: expressed his surprt-s ~
her conduct when che r'rack bm on the head VII!
iha hsrrcl at Iha gun hTI knocked him seusele>:
Nhiia in this nseDsible condition, ns rushed uyJC
him with knifs and cnt his throat. Still fearn,. O.
che mid, that 'ibe wind might again blow breath "a
his body" she took nrj buchered his BODY r"
shocking manner Pr'srs5urg Express
USFoRrUnATE AccGDEHr Mir. Jane. Froc.
Spoisylrania county mt 'si'a distressing sccrG.g.
on Friday last at the tliOS Chapel Hill IL. 7
had been to Fredericksburg. f'r gusno ami
turning TO his home with heavy loaded four h0-.
wagon. In going up the hill at Yellow Chapel b.
on loot driving, when he slipped up aud tell lnI
datey before one of the front wheels. Two WI.
hia AZ hrpak IErup rihs and
wise njuring him. DR.. j. E. Chancellor wss cal -
in who administered al! the relief possible, but y &.
doubtfu whether The injured man can recover.--
Frederlcksburg Herald
GRAND RAIL ROAD CELEBRATIoS. 1t ia pro
posed to celebrate in Jaly next at Greenvillt TeoE
the completion Of the Erst Tennessee and Virgin
Rail Road. A. tho Norfolk and Petersburg Rail Re-
will la completed about ihe fret OF Julv, it Pr
posed 10 have a joint ce!ebrstiou of the two ,iu~s
whose completion will finish out the continuous line
of rail way from Norfolk 10 Memphis. The e1cur
sionsts will pass over the entire line from Norfolk 70
Memphis.
VIRGINIA AND KEHrUCKY RAILRoAD.--The AoinI
don Democrat asys The engineers are now maxim
experimental surveys on Smiths creek near Wea;h
ers' mill! come twelve miles from this place. Tb"v
will sIao examine Wolf Run, Gobble's and Living.
ston's Creeks. with a view to ascertain the most
practicable route previous TO dna location The
grading in Scott county, between Moccssn Gap enc
Glinch river, is being vigorously prosecuted
Acknowledgement days sgo, Nelson, a vaIussl.
aeryant Of Mr.. ThOI Smith while driving hand cHi
on the Seaboard and Rosooke Rosd near B"yhiH':
D.pot became enlaugled with the Drank, 60 hnf
several OF his ribs wsre cut through and bis enra:
extensively Iacerated. Wounds supposed to b. 10
| cessar!y mortal.
SERIOUS AccIDENT.-On Saturday Isst, Reniis
man named Henry Mayo, at Fine Creek Mile, Po"
hatsn county, was accidentally caught by 'he +..
IL, aut 0S lpUsa
throwing it distance OF teR feet. His injuries w"rs
40 seriou. that he died in the of two hccr:
thereafter. He leaves large family Of children r:
mourn his sudden and untinely end.
REARREsTEp-Gregory one of the prisoners who
escaped from jail last week, arrested near White
Hall and returned 10 Jail on Monday ast The probs
biIitiea are thai ALL except shelton, who is donhc
already far beyond the limits Of he State, will he q"
capturad. John Wheat ~ in tbs neighborhooo HUc
has sent word ha, h will be pS.sent 10 attend hs
al in May He alleges that tH. very indifferent f.Te
furnished by the jaor and III crowded condition o'
the jsil were too nsuhsrabir ahd that he snn ~.
othsrs determined upon their escape in saif.dsf-ncs
Gov. Wiae has issued hiB proclamation, Offering re
ward OF $500 for the Of he saven prisoners ei
s75 for each of thsm.-t Charlottesville Ad0osots
CONVENTION OF RAILROAD OrTIoEEs.-A Con
veuton Of the chief officers T OF Inc on-rent ft,L.
roads, North, South and West OF this city, waa he!-
Tuesday st the Presidents room Of the South Sid"
Railroad The object Of the Convention wss 70 ar
r.nva tariff of rates for through passage from thb
various points OF the compass 10 the Virginia Sp'iUgs
The meang remained in .esson sill day The rs:rl.
/ has not Yet transp d Petersburg Express
STANDARDIZATION Thomas, charged with 'He
murder of biz este-. was found guilty.. AZ The iG-i
term of the Mercer Cirrnit Co"rt Judge Bs-rys
Crcuit) ard sentenced IN coofinetnenf IN NE P+ni
tentiary for five years Abvsa IN "orhs wa" th@ ohT
provocation proved, in esr.nn"f'on o, the 'hrnc7'
| 4 mercifuI Jury, indeed !-lLfersoHr,Ie Aduocote
20 TonAroEs.-Those sbont town. who desire to nv
tbia wholesome ir9it TO on smai sese, 10 ne
plan, them three feet apart 10 rowe. When pisrt
| '"'N akaa oily nr ainhff foafa ~ .a-i-.-