Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-25

high esteem by his men, and his influence over them IL cou,
sequ.ntIy great. Richmond has reason TO be proud OF
her military, which are uneQualed by tina. OF ANY soulhetn
city.
they employed t. -m.eives In various ways in passing the
lime. Was much amused At a play introduced by them On
Main street, and into which they entered with all the gusto
NJ school boys. i; was called the Fox and Hounds, -
u,. uau. representing the fox, would be allowed about ten
y..; ,,lrt. when = dozen men, representing the pack o.
hounds. would dash arcr the fox al = furious rate Of speed.
,na,br, p.r,y va, observed IN the siie-r. IN front Of {.
NOME rSr n: wagon. ,hr.. ly!nr on she ground and three
o,brr, In a Standing position, VINO were having their pictures
taken 10 send TO their families and friends behind 'he'n, IN
The even. II their no: bcins able 20 return TO Them unIil
after The close o! ;he war. ot!cr' were engaged !" WINS,
,h,y called tn. "Zousre" drill. which consisted i d"
.,-,,-. .nt.syor 20 excel each other in Funnin..
MILITARY HE.IEwED ~ GOV. "ish
/, t,,r .'.lock the v,riou. compsnie. were assembled Al
the tap Of the dr,a, .Ed were !;unchiatri! afs"" w i".o
line. under IL. command IL Col. ]. G.eson. lt-hPreat
ans, ,nc, Of the corlparlc, IN. handsome. aud the crowd col.
l.c;e! 80 wines, the parade numbered s2i7- hIttth huh'tet
or two :hoGsand persons. III" inilii'r! IA .nr consisted m'
IN. ,di,sipg c5mpani..: Petersburg Artillery, Ca!is!n
Nichols: Richmond ur-ys, licu'. Ro-'!eu%, IN com,;ain
Co-rary =, Capt. Carey Young "uArI, c"i,; h.nf
virginia Riremta. Capt. Miller: Morgan ContInen''s.
Capt. iiaiu-s: Jefferson Gunri-, Capt R9Han; Mount
Vernon Guards, capt. Smith, an! Alexandria KEcLheA.
GOV. Wise advanced 20 the line, whic' Opened RANK ~
los!ug him 20 pass ihfotsl n, G0'ef'"T espresso
murh satisfaction sth the appearance % NE tr"!''ry' 'h'
state IL, c%onfd.ncc nslc'r ability and Willingness. ~ a."
time, 20 defend VII, ~, ..lI from Invasion from any quar-
ter. After III. ',r,rruor h,i 2Sisr.. through "!ih ;ls re-
New. ,h- cnm,.,ui , tyuE W. The !iur .! match. and ,ig-r
marching rui couu'r rmarchInr for some time. the me ~
d!,ui.,rt ~ Cgl ti.";'- Much Eesrt; VAS expressed th"'
the Wr,rhrr Was 80 inrirm'n;. a, u ~ aired TO ,"ui. eNI"h'
the r-auty OF tn display. B-G"r" i' f."nr--'l Of III"
K!clhuOn! military, Ad!. Cary received F, bNi'.n Order
rom Col Elliott. directing sotac O. the s'Yi.n.s> 3" A.
,-nr.l. NJ III raTiy hOurio-irOrr0wm "rH!n,. !"r!h 'Hrrp>-
q! returning 3" Richmond.
rSrss,tEw WIN rHg PRr.o>ENs.
DARING the i.y n. visiting military were all allowed All
,r,.o,tIpi,y t. ~ III. prisoners. They we're received ny
C.rtain hrUnn uii his fellow prisoners With hIich cordial
IS. although brown rrrui:h.! 10 one .: liz in'rrFosa;ors
tia, he objected 10 I've h.ins :u.!c y monkey ''ho" OF. 10
all question. he responded rr.! i'tn.iy, j~n-niyinf' OF
cour,-, h, action In the recent Invasion. Cook was a.
usual very srn'lrmInly and communicable, ard spoke
ir.nlly 10 ali liz states ;ha, he i prcparrdto di", HAT IT,
would be perfectly Willing 90 lie shot. but Ma; he has 1"
horror Of L-iu- hung. as il j., . mod, OF punishment -"
which he ha, arrays had great :cpusnaEce. CopI'e AL
the negroes had but!i;Lle TO say. ani seemed pctiet:I' re-
signed to ihr:E late. The pr,vurr lliilr.t d!d hot impress
the visitor, fuvorahly, 4, hs II very rough in bis books, .ni
has a daredevil manner Of deror'ing himself.
The prisoners we're visited by Governor Wise Rui "a.
10 the afternoon, and the interview was long and interest
ing, rs veil "a, i!l and frank on both sides. Bf"sH was
,NI a. determined a. ever, ~iu>t!yi1g lis c"urse, and re-
sTe',inS, a. he saSs. HE etJ"f lie committed ~ Mo; lstl.ns
the tran. pas, unHDlrs;ri. Cock said lie only !ntrudsd 20
.s'i,, ia he escape O; TGna"ry slave. AMI thought the
punishment allotted D! the Jury too severe Tor ic .i'm. 800
Governor W.. I"r them. wilA an Injunction that th-y pre-.
pare for ;h-!! doom. a, under no circumstances whatever
would The ARA Of the EN"cutir" hc i~nieFro,-d ia their TIC
hall, which assurance lid bot ,"-n ." AFFECT them in tho
!ea,t. Governor Wise la. assured many Of our citizrI.
that lie would not Interfere "i.h the sentence ~ the court,
and a. All evidence oil the utt,r hopci' ssnrss of Executive
clem-tcy, he says thai, the Only man who stood the l.a.i
chance OF mercy was Edwin C"ppie, and that H. stood H'
chance Al al!
ISrrgYiEw WIN CArrAIS sowS-MnIrA PREP ARATioN5
rpR TuE ExhCri!oS, re.
Whilst Governor Wise ~. 10; engaged IN she Feris" yes.
teriay. or the interview with th' ifi,orlrF', ne was ciC'"'eu
with col pavI, and Hon. Andrew Hunter. Col Davis has
Sc, full command oy,r nl she military under arm', and is
efficiency Is highly complim-ri"l by the Governor.
Thr-. wa, considerable talk yesterday evening and last
ni-ht on the srrtci. In regard 10 ;hc ordering home u the
Eiclm md compatible, i uuulbrr OF citizens waited 90 the
Governor ana protested asainst such proceedings, arguing
tha, " there va. ANY necessity for their coming Oh here,
that necessity s,lll existed. The result Of thu conference
Was that the Gr,ys aad company = received orders 10 re.
main un,il after the execution. Il Is understood they will
receive their camp rquipase today aud Immediately camp
out Th- remainder "i Tie E'chn,oui nnlt"rs VIII at az
they think proper either 90 or stay. III Petersburg ar
tllrry with Two handsome field pieces, will remain Ill Tier
the execution. They are y fine boring and vel! disciplined
company. and Capt. Ni.hol, Is . good officer.
There WA, a very heavy rain last night, and the DUTY Of
the sen; incl. was very hard. The town was completely sur
rounded by soldier, anl the IniN'ar, surveillance was The
most complete IT tn. season.
The hospitality q! our citizens IS being tested, every
housekeepcr, who can aavTd il. having a delegation o. tie
military, They seem di. posed 10 DO all Ia their power "a
accommodate the str"igrrs, Who are loud In praise o! the
treatment they receive.
our town was visited yesterday by II large number m
prominent gentlemen. amongst whom noticed lion. \. 4
iiot.Icr. lion. e. }. Faulkner, Hon. II. l.. orie, and = naIa'
Der q: others.
lxrtEsIEw WIN carr. ra"wS
Last night. through the courtesy OF Captain Avis, the
/ TAILOR, va, .llo ned an Interview with oil Brown. wa
received very kindly 10y hin. aud In a 'sT minutes the
w,h the greatest picesur~. lie Think Ni-giniars 4 gea'
-Tous people, hut 4hhOr, the institution pi slavery. say
he made u blnud-r in holding The cns!ne house INSTEAD
.. the bridge. sass lie could have fortified each end
o. the bridge with hs small number OF men, and would
have given cur troops a good deal % trouble h''oFG
,Lrv aud nav. su-rend,r ed. For NH, sre., hlun
der he says he oush. 90 y. hanged liz Informed me that
b.. had yesterday sold a >harps rifle tn SIR Henry Clay
ward. OF Alexandria. lie n!so say H. ha, a very hiIf
J opinion Of Gov. Wi,-, L- bravery. and chlvalr"u' ,htrac
ter, hu; think, he would rN,r-r deal with Capt. Henry Gay
Pate, Of Kansas rruoNH, than the Governor. ,hrh que.
,ama'ion. when he re- pon!r'., that s!thoGshh he was oppose.
20 IL, yet he woTh much prefer i ION "- , dsuch'e" 81 hs =
marry an industrious anh honest negro, 'hnu -" .ndolrui
and ii.hon.,, white man. ~" also SAY. he Is perfect! re
signed 20 It's fate. AMI Is uncun.cicGs II having committed
ANY crime.
mOnd. IL eNprr-s-. his in,-nticn 20 hav" a thousand inili
tary here on the day of thu execution, and will Issue 4 pro
ciana'ion requesting ~ good citizens 10 remain ~ 'ne!'
homes 81 .hai DAY. H. u. II.
The Cleveland Herald says:-Thrrr "er" three sons o.
J.rn Irovn with Lin ~ liarper's Ferry. Two were k'Ie.
Ia The anray-"u- was kiNr In the engine house, tld ~
other died of his wound, = few days subsequent 20 ihc AZ
nir. These Two sons were oliver Brow" and Watson Ero"E
The third one, Owen 81 own, escaped. anu We have Il from
a sou,c &C correctly Informed Tia, he Il, SAT. iroa the reach
OF pursuers. Whether hr va. buried In Pennsylvania b!
fugitive slaves As Was MrrTiain. sIo Il few days 'incr turn
ed up Ia Canais. w-ctu't lay. bu; he got -afrly away, either
on = . under ground or upper ground rsIf'E a..
VIA: became Of the bodies "i the 'vo Browns ahd ,h'
other insurgents Allied =; Ilarrrrs Ferry No one IN,
ser recorded the fact Of their burial. aud u" one .h't
,tl. burial Was ever given ;h.m. Ills said that n surgeon
in y town no, far distant fror lI'rp"'s Ferry had ih'
body q: one Il the Brown. and ii'.ec:"i u. Jason Hrown
Of summit county, -on % Cart. brown. .h- written q let
Ter 20 Iov. Wiz. a.kins-!n case hi, father ,hnii b. exccn
,r,i-thar The body b. sent 20 Ohio Cor burial. or he deliver
81 20 ~. frirai,.
Meeting Of Stockholders Of scuth-sids Railroad.
The tenth annual meeting Of the Stockhold
cr> nj the south Side Railroad torpan:
convened on the nth in Petersburg.
From the Presidents report il appears tina
the receipts for the fiscal year commencing uc
tob"r 18th, lS5s, and ending September "0th
1872, for mail and passenger service wa
$lnn,Dl6 50; and from frcight> s2ll, 10 0G
making the gross receipts from transportation
$4ln,IiG s.. The expense, for operating o.
road amount TO 81 per cent or S2oH,s22 - o
the gross earnings.
The net earnings are S20l, 3fi 81, slI0wins
Is! per cent gain upon the net earnings Of th'
fiscal year ending September 80, 1855, and IS.
per cent gain upon the net earnings OF the yea
ending September 3rth, 1897.
Tie above sun Of $20l IA SO is about
per cent. per annum on the cash cost OF tn
road. and after icductin. the amount o! intercS
account ami one per cent. sinking fund 81
$500. 600 du. 10 the State. lea'cS a balance "
81, 70n, OF. :! per cent. an the capital stock o
81. 800. 800.
Allowing the .rim Of S5O,Uuo as an annua
depreciation fund. and dcducting u per tent
for expenses Of transportation, &c, the receipt
OF the road would y,,ll y per cent. an It's casl
cost.
The capital subscribed and actually paid il
is 81 ,365. :"". II" whole of the balance OF th'
road is debt. np"n whIch an ANIMAL interest "
Sl26. "On To- b. provided.
The amounts due the State have been prompt
" paid since the 18th July. 1855, inclusive
The mail and passenger service receipts sho"
an increase and the freight receipts a decreaS
The falling OF Oh the City Point branch j. at
~;rihutcd 10 deepening the waters Of the Np
p0'nat;"N.
The reports 81 III" President, Superintendent
and Treasurer we're adopted.