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

ELECTION nF CuHsrABLE.-The election 10 lie
CO. on Thursday last, tor Constable IN toe eco
district, h4vipg resulted in tie vote between nes
I.org, w Thomas and Joseph Elliott. the oonduci
IN :; RI the Court House on Saturday laat and dec
the contest by casting loi.. Mr.. elliott va
successful candidate, aud therefore hoids Ine o
until the Spring elections. q
PUBLIC MEETING Our citizens y IL! bear 10 y,
that public meeting Las been calico, ny mo ny
IN ,dnpt such mrs.ures rs may be deemed approFE
in re,rr.ncs 10 tbs celebration Of the I'D INST
meeting u be held in the City Hall, this eysrtt
: o'clock. b
Ex.parsIpExr TYLIR il said TO he lying ve;ts
! Al his r,.idenc-, sherwood Forest" Charles Il
o,unty, Va. He hs, been suffering for seVers! az
| pms, with severe chronic attack. 4
SUICIDE or BoY-Jamss K. Durvin, aI-'h
vesrs lately committed suicide IN Caroline co! ~
Va, by dros ming himself The cause OF ii
Known, ouly his mother had Threatened 10 coy
hun il ne did no; co as she babe hun. 81
COMING or THE 22D or FEBRUARY.-The Ai&
dria RH-,n-n have determined 10 come TO Richrs
on the 22iu February, to unite Ia the cerenou'f
that occasinn, y. the Inauguration OF tho stsIst.
Washr gton. y
Dinlcr TRADE TO EuRoPE.-Ws are grafIs,', (
| ANNOUNCE that the mission Of the Hon. I'm rs ~
| Preston, in behalf OF the Virginia hnd Western
| roads has bern successful.
Mr. Preston has succee d-i in making srraneeES
with the Paris L. Orleans RniIrord Company I"
fou. steamers between the pors at Orleans, r'''R
end Norfolk, vrs,uis. Il Norfolk Ar9ns 2
INAUGURATION or THE WAsmSoToS SrAltn;
| The Washington Light Infantry. Captain j: ",
mt a late meeting. decided to Join the WASH
Y ayers in their excursion to Richmond. on th 81
of February, to assist in the Inauguration OF ths'r
Of Washington. 20
IHEr'RE CuMISG.-The fret shad m,ds the
peer, ne. on Friday two in number, each from r.
i-remf fishery. One OF them was caught 10 ID
Geek and the other in Potomac Creek. WE
saw herring on Saturday, the hrrt IN ms ny
and which had bsen caught tbs. day bstore.-.'Yi
Herald. ui
UElvERsirY.-The Charlottesville Advocate VI.
that there are 627 students at the University oil 80
| the present sessi0n-357 Of whom are from this Is
FrRE.-On Wednesday, nigh. the 20ih inst
harm of Mr.. w. d. Clarke, on North River, ss 81
Mt. SpLpn, in Augusta county. was DESTROYED 0! ..
Three valuable horses parished in the faines III
supposed that the baru WAS set on fire. 4
FIRE IN CAMPBELL The handsome re'itr u
| Charles X. Slaughter, ESQ.,. known a. 'Oa s;f
|
consumed by tire on Friday night last. Inc 10
valuable part Of the furniture was lost. az "" Isss4
large portion Of Mr.. SIS valuable library o. ~ ~
laneous books. The total loss is about $a"s =
| which there IVES no insurance. ~
Appols1xEsr.-Mr.J j. Bunting has been EN-
ed rostmester at Williamsburg, Va, In place ~
X. p. Taylor, resigEed.
A MYsTERY.-On Wednesday evening IM ~
wife of Pre.ton 8. Turley, living on Goal 49,
this county, mys;eriously disappeared. I'll
evening. alter diigsnt search oy 1ne uen
her body was found in Lock No. 4, with arops
bsr wa;s.. and large rock tied 10 the otee'
There are many painful rumo,s in res % III
manner of her death, which we forbea1 70 ",, W,
until We hear more particulara.-iC""' fah
(KandwhnJ Republican, January 20. ~
MAaoyIc.-Iti, stated that the Grand LodgsS r.
and Accepted Mesops Of the District Of C%. @sss
have accr pied an invitation from the Grand E1sib
Virginia ~ be present and participate wiz" ssa
Richmond in the ceremonies OF inhusu,aiO.
| Washington statue ceremony OH inc - "a" -
preparations have been perfected TOR gtansiu
that occasion, and no doubt the d: W. S'H'' -,
specially invited, will take sn active part !" -
moniee. ,,,o ,,.s ~.
laid the corner .tone Of the Capitol with M" ~
pors is carefully preserved by Potomho ~
Georgetown, and will doubtless be again u''' -
occGsioD. 49,
\ DEATH by browsing We learn from ~ y.
Ridge Republican that Dir. Leroy Cooper o
county, met with his DEATH one day issI 49, "a
falling into tia lock OF an old canal, .
sone Is feet. There was about teet o. "' -. -
in the lock, but be never rose. ..as
ALEXANDRIA RAILRoAD.-Some oop pr,
day usrs over the Washington and A'eia".
road, which the city ts1. payers now rrfnrh
or an evil eye. The cars make ssvsn 'fp .ed
Vay-four in the morning and three 10 fhs ~, q
The equipment of the road consists OF two lo'o E,
the John T. Towers aud Edgar Suo"aeb NJ 3
sspeer cars and two baggage c'.'s.-t VAN ~,
CoeREcrioy.-lt was James I. Jordan
John Jordan, who WAS killed III the stray VI
bell Court House on Tuesday last
SUDDEN DEArH.-Mrs. Howell. an ago "a
siding in the upper part Of Londoon n tI. ASs
ve,y sudd-nly, ~ Friday night ln't, WV r;s.
her chair reading. She war Well r" II
lure.