Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-28
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

CITY And STATE NEWS.
THERN MANUFACTURE -ARRIvED.-Th
Petersburg "Prcss" says:
"A large and splendid t~hirty-,on engine, calle,
the New Orlcans,' built by Rogers. OF Philadelphia
and intended for the Virginia and Tennessee railroad
arrived at the deput of the Soath- Side railroad on IN
2-t.I, ell route to the seen; OF its future exploits
With all the energetic, soif-reliancc talS OF tt
South, We cannot well comprehend why leaders H.
Southern enterprises cannot putronize Southern
manufactures. What Is the reason that kieh,liond
or Petersburg could not DO called upon to supply tn,
above Southern line with LOGON Itivc engines: W,
have the iron, the t~ouIdrivs> the ~iaS:aries, and III,
men to do the work, in II uiaLper to compete, GER
txinly, with Philadelphia.
LOTTERY CnASoEs-We observe that Gre
CORY & Maury, of Wilmington, Delaware, announce
that they have sold ont to Wood, Eddy d Co. thcii
entire interest in the lottery grants held by them, u
chartered by tbs States Of Georgia, Delaware IN"
Kentucky. We believe the lotteries nielitioncd ar
Legal ia tue Suites to which they belong. aud II 80, 1t
is something in favor OF the pnoac who deal III snei'
matter, TINT they ho<c fallen Into TIC Ia"us eAPe'
Those VINO have heretofore sen. orders TO Swan &
c.. will now address Wotd, Z Idly * Co, III
either Of the following points: augusta, Georgia.
Atlanta, Georgia; or Wlmlne ,ton, Delaware.-. Nee
York Sunday Times.
WILL 1T BENEFIT IIIM?-We see that funds
have been collectsdSiH Philadelphia to enable Bob
But,. the colored .setton of J Norfolk, who eccompa-
n,.L the remaiaSof thc yellow fever victims 70 tlLt
city, To purchase tho freedom Of hiinself and tl'nily
ScpoES Darn IL SOUTHAMPTON CorSrY.-
A letter TO the Petersburg Express announces the
very unexpected du,th Of Mr.. Allen Stephenson. Ii
,X..,h,. on I untvnrsaliy nlteauopl citiZrn Df NOutl-
ampt"l county. Mr. Stephenson was suddenly
seized With illness while at tine dinner table on We'd
ncsiuy last. and before night he was y "nrn>e. Ii WA
reported that his physicians and n~eishsors think he
Was poisoned.
SODA firm Of eight hundred and sixty
four acres OF IlIrs land. in Nelson county, was sold
on the ST, instant, ut Eli per acre. W. Thompkins,
Esq. formerly editor Of the Lynchburg Virginian,
WAS the purchaser. This Lanai belonged To Mr.. Geo.
R:vcs, all lic> on the Lrn:hburs Extension Of the
Orange ana Alexandria Railroad.
4 GREAT Srir.-Ycstcrdsy, in the Norfolk
C;reai, Court, the Crosbie Will case was taken up-
Considerable interest is manifested in regard To the
decision. Several witnesses from EnyIuud Will he
examined.
DEATH OF Col WooLFoLK.-A letter to the
Alexandria Gazette, from Gordonsvilc, Virginia. an
nounces tue death Of IN estimablc citizen, Colonel
John Voolfolk, who died ut his residence, near
Orange Courthouse, OH Saturday night, Jaouary I'D.
Col. Voolfolk WAS u meinbcr OF the Reforms, C"nren-
ton. and u u'e'nber ct the State Senate Tor lnan>
years. and VIA empha,ically the poor man. friend
His death will be lnmentcd most where he w:ls best
known.
DEATH OF Rev. JAMES n. E,kN.-The Front
Royal Gazette announces the death of the Rev. Jas.
y. Eakin, the senior pastor Of the NJ. <. Chur'hc
upon the Front Royal Circuit-ased about 81 years.
Mr.. E., u few week. since, went on n visit to his
parents, in Bptctourt county. and was tLken Ill when
returning, an Friday last On Saturday he reached
hi> residence. where he fingered until Tnesda! after
noon, when death came 70 his relief. $50,
lie leaves ! ypune widow anu Two small children
to mourn his loss.
A New MAREEr.-Col. Francis Thompson,
Of Coa!suiou,h, (says the Kanawha Valley Star. has
sold his crop of wheat, about 700 bushels, to Nr.
John D. Vanhon. agent of the Western Mining and
Manufacturing Company. This wheat will be ship
ped up Coal River, for tlfry-fvc miles, TO Pey,ona.
New HOTEL IN DASvILLR-The people OF
Danvillc are about erecting a large and fine Hotel in
their town. Aj,int stock company has been organ
lied for the purpose and 80, VvO subscribed which is
to be increased TO $4,000.
fOST OfflCE affAihS IN Nik"tNla.-ih u
ginia change the name Of each Of the following post
ofices:-Bowman, Marshall county, Va., to "Rosby's
Rock Corowaugh, Isle Of Wight county, Va, 10
Windsor Station" The post Office at M~il'villc.
King George county. Va, Is discontinued.
Appoin,ment-.-Victor A.. Mapp, jr. postmaster
at Johnsnntown, Northampton county. Va, vice Al
bert g.. Holt. deceased. Vim. r. Butler postmaster
ut Kinysville, Nansemond county, Va, vice James
II Z. Luke, declined. George T. Moore postmaster
Mt Metompkin, Accoiiac county, Va, vice Edward
c. Parks, resigned. Chus. &. Brooke postmaster Mt
King George, e. H.. King George county. Wa, vice
master ut Warsaw, Richmond coun,y, Va, vicc las.
II. Harris, resigned.
LrScnBuRe ExrrSsIox.-Col. Crockford, the
contractor for the track-luying on the Lynchburg
Extension OF the Grunge and Alexandria Railroad
aays that one mile Of rail has already been hid, and
that the work is now heing vigorously prosecuted.
III, American Minister and the Emperor Napoleon.
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