Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-01
IT AND STATE NEWS.

4 QrEEg JrRY.-It is now going on two
wears since the Rev. DR.. Downey, o: S%.aunton, was
thrown mo prison on charge OF having killed u man
named VIM. Mullins in ) Stanton. This Mullins was
T. single man and. according 20 report. rather addict
ed 20 tooling With simple minded lns' girls ny pro-
misses OF marriage with very little regard ioT ,he pei,
Torrance o: the same. Mullins >cdiccd under such
IL promise Il voanc girl in The employ OF Or; Dowi!ey.
Her character previously stood nniarnished, Her
y,nulovor wanted that the wron-cG gNri should nave
Justice done 10 her. and III ms cl."rt 70 hiake Ain!!!n"
keep his promise and MARI: Ter. 4 dispute ur ScriHe
aroItc between chem, and Mullic, .oi shot, ~ alleged
bv ;h- prizes, Downcy. TN this Charge the accused
has stood shire. trials and i now iic;rccrhtGd 10
stand his irurtl! trial ahoU, May neat IN Aibemarle
county.
TIE ia>, jury, who failed u agree on his case, stood
~ Tic following remarkable lnanl"!: Three werc
:1r ;u,;ar, ~acqu!t,al Of tie prisoner: three were for
lis :.upriSonmcrt in ia;l for one year. hut in o-ter to
agree. they would prefer going for his acqnit'a!. Inc
six vino opposed 4 verde: d; mot guilty. $1,000 rs
follows: One for FIVE ycars' confinement nthe pen
~i;cn,iarv or h~onqirg.' one for e;ch: years N the pen
i~,.ntiary: one for eighteen years TWO Tor hi.een
wears, ard one for ;wo wears. Il is said that seven
incn OF thi, Jury had been twice married ami had
eighty children.
About stanton the more the matter ana evidence
in this remarkable trial are examined and discussed,
Inc more the popular opinion and sympathy work
in favor OF DR.. Downey, and the opinion Is last
spreading 20 he c!.rc. that this prosecution ayaihs'
HIM is being carried zoo iar.
4 GoGGIS RATIFICATION MEErlSG.-On Sa.
;arday nigh, :!.e.c was . sinai! gathering in Jefferson
Ward OF ;hc Wh;s newspapers Opposition CON-
pound. The obier. was 20 ratiiy ;he late Opposition!
nominations, wl.icl was accordingly Done N ihe tSGai
,tylc rcc:iia- I, villa: The y. \. Herald" calls the
DISCIPLES of ..:ha; great unavailable, noisy end incon-
sidera:e politician, NJ. Bots, aid :ha; Liipfar:. su,,
rericial and incompetent Virginia Opposition central
organ, the Richmond Wing.
ARRIVAL OF Nix. CLENESs.-Thc Wheeling
In,cilixcncvr -ay-. tic Hon. Shcr-ard Clemens ar
rived on the Esd instant in the special car attached
20 the mail train. and provided through the Siitncss
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Raii.oMi. lie Was mucn
,a.igucd by The long journey, and was Conveyed %
the residence o. ms mother o.! 4 litter.
\ FAMILY SWEET Orr.-Miss Margaret F..
Mcdonald died i'll Hardy county, Va. on inc oh
Feb'v. being tie :tEM member o. her family, incln-
ding her parent. who have died in the last I've
months. Only one sister now remains out Q! . far:
~ q; e!crem.
\ SAD ArFAn-.A sad accident occurred
on The steamer Hope, near Portsmouth, on Tie I'D
instant. Master Paul Pecte, 3 very promising and
intelligent youth, son OF DR.. George w. Per.c. Of
Portsmouth, WAS almoS. fatally wounded by the
accidental discharge Of - gnn.
PESIrESriARY BlRps.-Among the new ar
rival, are three negro convic,S-Albert Parham and
John Copeland, FOR grand larceny. and Fleming Bar
nett, :or forgery, tried before the last Petersburg
Hastings Colr. The former has Eve years added .
:,e three asccr.aincd by the cour:; the second goes
Tor two wears, aud the ;hird Tor ;hre:.
TIE MorSrAIS HORSE Burnt DowS.-This
tavern, situated midway between the White Sulphur
Springs and Fincastle. we learn 10y letter, "as parn;
10 the ground on Thursday nigh. last.