Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-07-13

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iiscovery Of the dead and d~i,igured body of one OF
h. ~. Y. National Guard in the james river, u little
,elow tbs steamboat landing. The body had b.en
4 ,4:ei into 4 creek leading from The gas house, ana
ges considerably swollen aud hlackened, but hir
r-gim=nia!s told 81 once who he was. The b0dy WAS
ajihout ~knapsack or cap, and showed that Ii had
heen fully in the water sine. the time Of embarkation.
GA the cross bs!t was his name, Lawrence Hamilton.
An inquest was duly held by our City Coroner, and
as there were no signs of violence, aud from the little
evidence sdducible, n verdict OF found drowned was
rendered, and The City Volunteer Corps took charge
If III. body. As The sad news spread over the city,
n,gs were set Al half mast, attachments from our
CITY companies ilock-d to the spot, the body was
placed in 4 metallic coffin, and in Ii handsome hearse.
escorted 10y our city soldiers, taken in procession aud
laid out in state in iha Capitol, until instructions
should be received from the decr9seds friends.
Colonel Duryea OF the Seventh, then In Washing
ton, was te,ecraphed to, who replied that the missing
man was private Lawrence Hamilton OF the ON com
many OF the y. Y. National Guard, (7th regiinent.)
Tint the body Yves to be sent on per steamer Roam
oke TO New York that day, where it would BIZ for.
mally and suitably received bv the 9TH regiment.
The deceased, Lawrence Hamilton, is a grandson
OF the famous Gen. Alexander Hamilton Of N. York,
a young man, single, aged about twenty-five. lie
was q great iavOriie with all who knew him, and e.
teemed re- a soldier, citizen and gentleman. AT the
time when the Guards bid our folks farewell, and
went on board the Glen Cove, il was about s! o'clock.
Possibly as the steamer moved he may, during the
iubuee and exchange Of invous sentinenta, have slip
ned accidentally overheard and could not be heard.
Tins giving q painful illustration of how in the
midst o; lit- va are in death" On the call OF the
roll he was missed, but nobody thought that fate had
wound up his mortal Career after Il much enjoyed
visit. with his sudden death in that manner.
at 8 o'clock yesterday the military companies OF
this city assembled on Capitol square, under command
OF Col. August. .
" =. J;.,o rooa.,;, ond altar tho dacaaaaI
soldier was replaced in the hearse and pail bearers
from each company placed around, marched down To
the slow and solemn march played by the Armory
Band, Among the chiet mourners Was one OF the de
caased's brother soldiers, los Newsletter OF The New
York National Guard, who has been detained over by
i'll healih. The companies in tho procession were the
Blues. Captain Fry; Grays, Captain Elliot National
Guard, Captain johnson; Montgomery Guard, Cap
luin Moore; Virginia RYhes' Captain Lyorock +;
Rocky Ridge Rifles, tManchester.l Captain ClOp'on /;
Richmond Artillery Junior Blues, Captain BossieuX;
and u detachment; OF the Public Guard.
The metallic coffin after having been placed in a
frame case with sawdust around u, was then escorted
on board the Steamer Roanoke; salutes of artillery
we're fired and the tlsgs hung at hnli.msst as the mel
anchoiy duty wss performed.
The military escort detailed from the Isl Regiment
Virginia Volunteers of Richmond, to act as guard OF
houur 10 the deceased are Two from each company
under the command OF Corporal Barry. All who
have gone in respect TO the deceased and in spprecis.
ton OF the high toned soldier like bearing of the New
York National Guard, ARE as follows, from each OF the
military companies of Richmond:
G~r0ys-S-rgt A NJ Barrett, Corporal Page, CoTpl
JOS Micha,d. Priva,es V BossieuJ, w w Wood, j I
Vaughan, G B-auchamp, Jas Pcsram, Eugene Car
ringfoG, + is B.n'o:d.
Bhws-Lieut Maule, Sergt X A Tompkins, Privates
Fred Carter, K SSanxay, j b Jarvis, Geo Bray, + K
Hewitt. II Jones, " A Griffin, Ed Levy.
National G~uarG-PrIvaies Alfred A Heath, WIN
Gibson. ,
Neuark.
Monsgomery G~uard-Privates John Disney, Barry
Smith auu TImuthy Ryan.
Rocky Ridge Rg.s-Privs;es w F Royal and
WIN Gregory.
From ths l79;h regiment, young Guard,l acting
as a volunteer escort, and under the command OF
Major II w Fry, Jr. and Captain Sizsr, are Sergeant
Thomas Minor, Corporals + Francis and " K
| Allegro, and Privstes Vim Ii Wade, G w Deus
berry, Thos Robertson. Jas 7 Mathews. c a ii
Trueheart, NJ G Mathews and Jas Krischmann,
1t il expected that The National Guard will be in
New York in iull after lh-ir southern trip, and Will be
n, the wharf 10 receive their deceased brother soldier
and take care ut the above escort from this city.
We regret that such 4 painful occurrence should
have taken place, aud II shows that IN oil worldly
! matters there is no sweet without its bltterDess-no
rOs. without d thorn.
Our RIcRMoSp YoUSG GUARD At CAARLorrEs
vrLLE.-The Jrff-rsoniau Republican. of The 9Th inst.
contains a glowing, Il refreshing, r full and truly spicy
detailed account of the reception and experience ut
The Young Guard on their recent trip to Charloites
VILE, and lle celebration M Monticello. Truly, our
Young Guard has found cut that hospitality was
NJ unm-aning phrase in Charlottesville AMI lis VI
entity"
The Young Guard, under Col. j. III. Richardson,
fully enjoyed their visit, and will long remember the
attentions received ~ Charlottesville from ~ Mayor
citizens and soldiers, az well Ms th5 M0nticeIlo
Guard and Col. Strange. ID" able and talented princi.
nni nf ihs iInemarIr Military lnatltuf9. Some OF
The Young Guard were not 80 Young az not TO be
extremely smirten with the potent chances OF the re-
nowned bellies of Charlottesville; they are truly beau
ties that drov! We regrc: our space to day prevents
rs from copying the proceedings.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE ROADs.-The Board OF
Public Works have appointed the following named per
sons as Superintend-n ants of State roads, under a law of
the last session of the Legislature: Leonard Lamb of
Fairmont, Superintendent of the North Western
Turnpike and Ohio river and Maryland road, al $45G
per annum. John B. Shreeva Of Upshur county,
Staunton and Park -:sburg road, al 2iO per anhum.--
SANFORD Mason of Barbour county, Beverley and
Fairmont, Hu;tonsville aud Hun;ersviI!e and Midd!e
Fork road, at $2l5 per anpum. L Cunningham nl
Marion county, FAirmont and Wheeling road at STA
per anuurn. Nicholas Msrstelier OF Randolph, SIavin's
Cabin and SaInm-rville road, at $3.50 per annum.-
James Edmiston OF Pocahontas county, Le~ls6urg TO
Martins Bottom, at $50 per annum. John McCauley
al kpdDDkr COUNTY, sNOuIu NetItEu uIHplhr u ht
$500 per aruum. John Wallace Of Rockbridge coun
~, Junction Valley Turnpike al $3.50 per annuD.
SILK DREssys.-The moral aud physical condition
of a lot of nasty little caterpiIiars regulates the market
prices of the above snowy gear, as effsctually az does
the unquiet state OF the British Government or lis
Cabinet manuuvres regulate the ups or downs of the
English 'Consoia."
The state of silks for the coming year may be- con-
-iisred from the fact that the latest accounts from the
French silk growing countries state that in their last
stag. the worms had suffered greatly from the tropical
temperature lately prevalent. Tbs estimates nj the
crop. therefore, must undergo some deduction. Never
iheless, it WIS considered certain that, taken Hlto'
seth.r, il will 10 much larger than that OF last year.
At Lyons the purchases Of elk had Increased within
the pas, few day4, aud prices, which had been rapid
Iy declining, had again become firm.
MoRE ABOUT THE VIRGINIA WAEAr CROP
FROM The sldd.ning manner in which all our ex
changes are discu-aing The condition OF this useful
article OF Subsistence. ono would think that, for u Ger
,ainty, we shall find during the fall, the staff OF life
on the point of death
There seems to be a queer kind Of pleasure in lu.
gubriously exaggeraiing disagr-eabls news III the
tenn erament o.soIne unfortunately constituted beings,
and We hope that such Is The condition OF many VINO
spread themselves, pen in hand. over bad reports.
long drawn out, about the miserable wheat crop IN
Virginia this year.
Here i. Il gentleman writing from Mouongalia
county. Virginia, on July lst. about The injury 10 the
wheat crop in that region. He actually fancies all the
w!ea, oov"pred and is planning out for The famine
line waat he may fell back upon. He says quite Sc
riously:
Our wheat crop in this seo;ion, which heretofore
has generally been very good, will doubtless be very
light this season. IL is estimated q, from one fourth
10 oae-ha!! the general Yield, As the weevil are dc.
strOying many ields entirely, 80 that you can scarcely
find q grain. The late soTn wheat is the worst
There Is only a chance ield here and there that IL
Tree from ravsges. Wheat is slso damaged materially
with rust; SO, taking il 10 = whole, i do not believe
We will have a sutiiciency for hons consumption Of
the crop just now beginning 10 be harvested. FoFiu
t.,.lv bnr.y.r that. 10 onpaida-uhi. Od what In