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

.bis .x.,in1 in the Concert Room of Billiards. Hotel,
bv rho vsnerabls Rembrandt Peale, of Philad elphia'
differs from ordinary Lectures in being as much ad'
dressed to the eye as the ear. Besides, It 10 q
Lecture on Washington by one who knew him per-
s,usliy. Mr.. Peale is the last surviving artist who
,sin,ed Washington, from fhe life, a. his father, e.
~ p.aIe. was the frst to paint q Portrait OF the
great American four years before the Declaration oil
Independence, and likewise painted several o'her
norIreits of Washington during the Revolutionary
contest and afterwards, which were valued az lne
mos, authentic likenesses of our venerated cnie'.
The Pictures which will this evening be displayed by
Mr.. Pssle, by a light concentrated on them and bio
from the eyes of the spectators, shown sinsly IN the
course of his Lecture, comprise his fathers portrait
Of Washington, taken in l772-Houdon's, taken IN
l7~S5-Trumbul's, taken in l7o2-Stuarts, taken III
l795-his own original taken in 1925, and Il Colossal
MONOCHROME of it-besides a portrait OF Mrs ""sh'
ington, and a large portrait OF Chief Justice hiaf-
shall.
The VIRGrSIA LAND OrrIcE.-The comrnunica
ton OF "a Virsinisn,' in reply TO rs. w. ID" on the
subject OF Virginia Land Warrants, amt to hand loo
late for insertion in to days paper. 1t will be published
TO morrow.
DARING BURGLARY -Batween the hours of ten
o'clock Saturday evening and six o'clock Monday
morning the extensive gun mandatory Of Mr.. Samuel
Sutherland on Main Street, between 18th and 18th,
WAS entered by pricing open a door OF the rear work.
shop; and valuable goods, TO the amount OF four or
6ys hundred dollars, were carried of. Among the arti
cles stolen were some twenty or thirty hve and sIx-bar,
rel reyolyers, a quantity ofcutlery &c. 1t ia supposed
that an attempt was made 10 ire the premises MS II
quantity of burnt paper was found IN different paris
of the store. The burglars narrowly escaped Win
their lives, however for in burning the paper To FIR.
the building, or perhaps to aid them III selecting the
mOst valuable portions of the stock, some OF tie pa
per much burnt was found very near an open canls
ter of powder, which, had il iguited, would have sent
the DE- redators "to that bourne whence no traveller
returns"
CoMISG TO JusrIcE.-Mereiith Workman, a con
Wet from Wayne county, who escaped from the
Virginia Penitentisry the l3;h of November last
land who would have been discharged On the
18th of Aprll,l some months ago committed a
burglary in West Liberty. Morgan county, Ken
lucky, and has been arrested andcontned for
trial. Workman was supposed, when arrested,
to be &. Crawford, who he'd escsped from the Nlr'
ginia Peniten'isry but Col. Morgan has received
reliable information on the subject from MIR. Ward,
thu tailor at West Liberty. Workman will be tried
the Sd Monday of the present month May with but
little doubt Of conviction. and af;er suffering for that
offence, the authorities Of GreeRup county, kentucky.
have a demand for hun 10 answer 10 three in
dictments for larceny in that county. After all these
offences shall be satisfied, he may be called back TO
Virginia 10 answer for the escape. 4 reward OF $3.50,
stands against him here,
ABALrIMoHEG GIFT yTERpRlsE-Th Charlottes.
vile Advocate publishes a letter addressed to a gen.
fleman of that place, purporting to come from j. ii
Clntield Il Co, NJ the proprietors of 8 so called gtt
enterprise. claiming to be located al IL, South Calvert
street in Baltimore, and denounces il as a ~swindllng
concern of the same class as those recently broken up
in New York. The Advocate says the style Of thu
firm is no doubt fictitious, assumed. doubtless 10 avail
themselves OF the integrity and high standing of C.n
field, Bros. " Co, of Baltimore, Il large and well
known j.welry establishment in that city. The let
ter and accompanying circular, the Advocate says, has
been forwarded TO the Mayor of Baltimore.
CIRCUIT Court OF GRaysoS.-The Spring term
Of the Circuit Court of Grayson county is now in
session, Hon. Andrew S. Fulton presiding. On Sa
,urdsy the jury in The case Of jackson Holloway, for
the malicious s,sbbing of his brother, rendered q yer.
dict of guilty, and confinement in the Penitentiary
for the term of three years.
DRIED scorr rs ViRGIyIA.-A case was tried in
the District Court Of Allegheny county, a short time
ago. in which the city was plaintiff, and George
Gardiner Ian old colored man was defendant
George had inCauriOusly gone hail for a tax COLLECTOR
who ramosed. The jury returned the following
verdict: Judgment in favor of defendant, as the
Jury is of opinion that the finance COMMITTEES did not
act with the proper caution and discretion in accepting
y coIored man ~ security, who is not Il citizen
IIoMICIDE IS ALBEAARLE.-A coroner's inquest
WA held last week over the body OF a negro boy.
Martin, aged !, years. the property of *. w. Lewis,
ESD, near BentiyOGlio, in this county. ii appears
rom the evidence, that the boy had Dren suspected
Of On attempt to poison the overseer, James F.. Prid'
dy) for which he was whipped and placed i'll coDllne.
ment, on Friday the lfth of April, by the overseer:--
He WAS confined by passing a trace cham around me
neck. and fastening one end to a ratter OF The cabin.
Tho lower and OF the chain reachedto, within three
feet of tho floor, and was loosely fastened around the
neck, without any apprehension OF strangulatlon.-
From Friday, To : O'Clock OF Saturday night, the
nverseer furnished the boy with his meals regularly,
and upon each viait did not observe TINT any danger
was likely To result from the confinement. TN Sun.
day morning The boy wa. found dead. The verdict
of the coroner Jury was, That the said Martin came
10 his death by being chained by the neck md other
vice improperly confined, by James +. Prlddy. his
overseer. md that la died between the hours of Z, p.
W.. on the 18th, and g, A.. NJ, on the 18th"
Priddy has been balled in the cum of S2OD for his
appearance at court. Mr.. Lewis is fully exonerated
from all blame in the matter. lie was confined to hs
house by illness in hs family, and had little thought
that his overs seer would infHct such a punishment upon
the boy he expected only such punishment to be in.
hicted as is usually given refractory negroes. This
explanation is due to Mr.. Lewis, though TO those who
know him it ID scarcely necessary to make It, as he is
a man proverbisl for the kindest treatment to his
slsves.-lC Charlottesville hdrocate.
The EXECUTION or CRoCkErr.--In accordance
with the sentence Of the Court. the negro Crockett,
who murdered VIM. Griffin of Stafford, in December
last. was hanged at Stafford Court House on Friday.
The murder was 40 perfectly cold blooded and nm
provoked, that il called out an immense cOncOurss Of
people 10 witness The execution. lie made a full and
complete confession on the scaiiOld, and stated that
no person except himself, WAS implicated in ths bru
,al deed. We understand. that though the Sheriff
had taken every precsutiOn to prevent il, the rope
broke, and il Was not until after q second trial, that
the sentence of the law was carried out. Never was
a criminal executed. who, according 20 his own con.
fession. had les claim upon the sympathy of the pub.
lic.- Frede, jcksburg Recorder.
Our DELEGATE.-Dr. Thomas Creigh has been
lying dangerously i'll at his residence. one mile South
of this place, ever aince his return from Richmond.
We are glad to inform hs friends that be il bow re-.
covering. and. We hope, will soon be out again.
,Lerisburg Chronicic.
Rail ROAD ARRASGxMENTa.-The convention of
Railroad officers, on Tuesday, says the Petersburg
Express. remained in session until Is late hour 1T night.
We ara happy 10 learn that liberal arrangements were
effected for the benefit of passengers from all quar-.
ters to the Springs Of Virginia. Last year no union
whatever existed between the several rail roads inte
rested, and consequently the passenger from distant
points was under the necessity of purchasing tickets
at every stopping place, and made liable to many
other disad vantage3 and Inconvenience now wholly
Obvlsted. The happy so important
an object must bring with it results highly benef.
cal to the respective roads, rs well az TO the interests
Of the peerless GUNNER reaorts Of Virginia.
A MAJ RUN OVER on THE BALTIMORE AND ONO
Rail RoAD-FOUL PLAY SUBJECTED The Express
train which left this city on Tuesday night Last. for
the east, ran over the body of a nan which WAS ".
ing across the track, in the vicinity Of RowIaburgh.
The body was completely torn TO peices and s,rewn
along the track. From spots OF blood. the position
of the body, its appearance. and other circumstances,
induce the suspicion that the man WA frat killed and