Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-05


How many clonds has time gathered on that "st
rious reignl" The unhappy fate OF Louis DELAY
eve; the dragonnades of the Professionals; the pos0
ings of the Orleans; the cose ties OF blood betve.
the King and the Iron Mask-discioss heartlessns
and seliishness almost unparalleled in modern b.
tory. SAAsA
CITY AND STATE NEWS.
THALBgRG AND VrEUxrEMPs IN CHARLOTTE
VILE Mr.. Thalberg and NieuStemps, with
whole Company, will give one Concert in Chariot,
Vile, on Thursday next. Mr.. Thalberg's arrsps,
ments viii! prevent him from visiting Staunton. 7
programme in Charlottesville will be the same as IL
in Richmond.
NEGRO HRIsG.-The Fredericksburg Reror:,
notes remarkable falling off in the prices of hire
that place. At public hiring, a few days since Z,
gro men brought only from three to eight dollar
MONTH
FREE ScHooLs.-The fredericksburg Herald I.
eouivoca!ly condemns the repeal Of the free echo
ordinance by the Common Council of that town.
S.LEo NEGRoEs-Ata sale of servants belonyo
10 the eatate of the late VIM. Tompkins, 10 Spo,.y
vania county, the following prices were ohfsin-.
boy, l6 years old, 81 ,0O5; boy, years old 900
man, 81 years, mot run up.l 500; woman Il yes:
old $3.50; woman and y children, 81 loo; woma
and children. 81 ,0OO girl, IL years old, S5lO 81.
9 years old, Sl60.
| MANASSAS Gar RAIL Troublesome days ago ID.
Manassas Gap Rail Road Company, forwarded to th.
Bank of the RepubIic, New York, the money to par
the Coupons due lst January, 1885, on their mortgage
bonds, which have seen sold by the Company.
| MArRIMoNY.-Iu Henrico county, where ,h
ladies are so lovely that stranger rarely pssss
through without losing his heart, the Clerk Of ii,
Court has issued III marriage licenses. for the yea
1857. In the city of Richmond, notwithstanding H.
fact that the population is four or five times gsa.
the Clerk of the Hastings Court has issued bu, l61-
ten less than in Henrico.
The GEORGE PEABODY. This commodious an
fayorite steamer, under the command Of Captai
Fritchard. which, since her completion in the ear
part of 81 has been regularly engaged in csrryr,
immense freights to end from the ports Of Peter,bu'
Baltimore and Richmond, hos laid up for the winu
season. In the meantime the Belvidere, and II Ii
osssary the PocahOntas, will run alternately in @
line.
SHIPMENTS OF FLoUR.-The shipments Of Hot
| from Richmond TO South America, during the mon.
of December, amounted to 62i9 barrels, the vsls
| of y bich may be set down. 10 round numbers,
$250.O00,
DEATHS AND MARRIAGES Is PETERsBURG.-F
total number of deaths in Petersburg for the ye.
1857, was 22i-males ll2, females liz; coincdrD'
somewhat remarkable. The total number OF ur
risges during the year was lOS.
SUDDEN DEarH.-George Rhodes, highly respe
table citizen of Rockingham county, died suddenl
last week. He went to mill on the morning OF b.
death, returned home. went to the stable with b.
horse aud fell dead the stable door, where he ".
found short time afterwards.
ARREsr.-A citizen OF Stafford (no name give:
has been arrested on suspicion Of having been CO.
nected with the murder OF VIM. Griffin. at Aquia,
that county, on the night OF the oath December.
FIREs-The dwelling house nesr Martinsbu.
Va, occupied by Mr. VIM. Beers, and belonging:
Daniel b. Morrison Esq, of that place. wss desrg
ed by fire on Christmas day. Loss 81 ,2OD, and nor
surance The floor of the German Reformed ChurG
at Winchester, Va, was slightly damaged by fire..
Sunday.
The SUSSEX TRsGLDT.-A correspondent OF /.
Petersburg Express gives the following addition!
particulars of the revolving murder in Sussex couu
Va, gathered from the confession of the perprrs,or
| On Christmas morning, Josiah Freeman the be-
baud of the woman threatened to kill her aftsr'
lection, she thought she would get the better Of hin
and kill him. While he was asleep, she seized gur
and fearing the springng of the hammer wouid arons
him, she opened the pan, and applying coal Of
the powder exploded, the whole charge grazing HI
| forehead. He raised up, and remarked, that she bs
done wrong, when she instantly struck him over ID
head with the gun, knocking him senselesS III.
blow was given with such iorca that the barrel IN
gun WIS badly bent. While in this insensib!e Goa:
ton, she seized knife and cut his throat. Still fca
ing as she says, Z" that the wind might again bc'
breath in his body" she took axe and butcher
the body in shocking manner.
She has been duly committed to Jail 70, trial.
LYSCHBURG AND NORTH CAROLISA RAILROAD
The LyGchburg Eirginlan has long article in Dc
of fbu .unn b,rr upA N.,yth('
lima Railroad, and argues to show that Baltmo'
never can command, by ray Of Ah.randr'o, the trad
passing through Lynchburg, az against Rchmondsn
the neighboring Virginia cities; for the reason the
the conditions of cheapuess and proximity, las mes
aured by cost of transportation,) do not and nsvs
can exist. II seems to think thst Richmond lnu,,g.
the larger portion Of the trade. The friends oil 10
Orange and Alexandria Railroad have a!wsys cor
tended that the proposed road would be valu'bi
aid to their own work, 81 likely to draw the trade an
produce to this place, md ttne same facilities and.
ducemen,s are held out here "a elsewhere, ths'
! would compete for the additional business crested
Bringing trade to Alexandria should not be confoun
cd with bringing it to Baltimore hletaedrd 10
scLtc.
Posr OFFICE APPOINTMENTS IN VIRGIsA.-I
fill vacancies occssioned by resgnation the Poslm"
ter General orders the following:
Thos Pullin postmaster at Stony Hill, Richmoh
county, vice S L Reany. Issac Folkner posnss's
at Saltvi!le Washington county, vice John Bl'ao.
Robt + Ellis postmaster at E.lisville Loulsa conn'!
vice WIN J Kennon. j. p Turner postmaster st S .s
yer Dam, Goochland county, vice n NJ Lewis Ch
King postmaster a. Fshersyille, Augusta county'vlp
John T. Morris. Alfred Psmsn postmaster - 20
laghan's, Allegheny county, vice j steel: .- .
Shields postmaster at Dagger's Springs, Bo's'oa'.
county, vice a Hatcher. G Burgess pOsnss's
at Live Oak, Lancaster county, vice X D'uaaa!
Jno Carmical postmaster at Snowvills. Pulaski coun
| ~, vice s Snow. Morgan A Darnall posmsstsrs
nah 90 viz
Shelborn postmaster at Peppers Ferry, Pulssk c.
vice Wilson. John NJ Williams postmaster
Rye Valley. Smyth county, vice Madison Wi!Ism'
Richard Sizer postmaster at Roaring Run, BOts
tourt county. vice g Flaberty. Geo Clsrk pos'
master at Sage. Upshur county, vice Alfred Mo,g4t
Thos d Patterson postmaster at Mt Vince, Bucklls
ham county, vice n Spencer. a NJ Gregg po,'
naster at Auatnville, Wythe county, vics ~ MOI
Ter. Michael Grubb postmaster at Big Aesd'"
Grayson county, vice John Green.
DEATH OF A VENERABLE CirIzEN.-Died, ct hl
residence Mbank," in the county OF Meckenoai,tt
in this State, on the evening of Saturday, the ~
Dec, FGrtescue white, Es.r for I.any yssf'
merchant OF this city.
Mr.. White was native OF the County AntriI:'a
Ireland and at an early sge embraced the patlion
side of the political disssntion which 30 long dstrsc
ed that unhappy country. To avoid the persecutlo
of the Government Of that day he came 10 TINS coul
try and settled in Norfolk where he married the on.
daug htsr of Colonel William Dawes, OF inc Army !.
the Revolution, the son of the Rev. Samuel DAVE
President of Princeton College, in New jersey: d.
here embarked in commercial pursuits in isoo, en-.
was largely engaged in commerce during the t.y'''
times which subsequently, visited our comma1 ~ nv
Some years after the Of 1872 he retired 20 - ~
plantation in Mecklenburg, where be co.'n n .,osr
Of the vile Of his youth hi, companion Of half su e.
tury,] and of family OF nine scGs enc !.ee .aus
teri, Rha spruag up around tneIa. VI n;s
one only preceded him TO the tomb, dying y. u
death of hero In the naval service in WHEN DO w.
Surgeon, giving himself sacrifice 10 the eau sl,
duty, of the consequences Of which he was w.
| aware.
The subject of this notice died in the SIND year
his age, consistent member Of the Episcopal Gna ~,
departing peacefully and resiguedy, in the ia,i iii
session OF bis mental faculties, leaving 10 MS
fyianda unnIaa rocolIectlOn ItnoSk'