Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-02-11

~ ENF-oi'of N THE fiELD--Our stout
friend, Thomas [. rhackston. ESQ. late OF Peters
burg. a.:d eiitov q: the late Sou;h..idc Democrat,
Is a candidate torthc Legislature from M.ckIerb.rc
County,. john q. BOYD. ESQ.,. the y,i.tor OF the To
a"eco ilaE:, La, "hiraw. lis ra..e FROM tie cai-
vuss.
The SOUTHERN I.irER,EY MESSENGER cor
Fcb-uGry has beer received !, contain, nrmhe.
Of intcre-;ing ani wcil.wT;:cn contributions, The
reviews oi new book, are entertaining and in>ris-
tive: and Gl.der lie head ci Editors Table We
ind some Mc>t excellent reading The following j.
Is, o, the contents: Balc From Mrt'r r,.so; Tie
TLug- Edith. Mile, Stani;-h: Where j, E,me !:
Letters OF Spiu>Jcr: Scripture Scenes The Masc7
Pike: Editors Table: Notices %! New Books. &c
TBE LARGEST TOBACCO FACTORY ~ TIE
wonLp.-Tl.e C!arksvc Tobacco P!au,'' tak, rs
follows: I've believe :!.at Mc-sr. L. H. Moss IL
Bros, oi Clurksyilie, conduct the larses, tobacco
manu:c.Grin. business in ;Ii United States. and i
50. Sc presume tic !4rcc,t in Iii" World We ate H.
':Gcd liza. :i!cy employed !5n Operatives during the
year lsN. ard that they put mp and shipped upwards
y: .".c"e Boxes o. Manufactured Tobacco. !; ans
o:hcr :irn II c whole eountr! did much LEI ;,:..
;enS oi;.'
Ok, p,law sdoysn; conc ir to !o;- Q! our Ric!.-.
m9Gd ac."-:.s
ARREST ot CouSTERFrrrrg a man,
rsnci j. i. Hutchinson, from Virginia wa, NJ
rcs:',i n Memphis. o. TUESDAY, :Vr passing thirty
io!.:, IL coun;eFoi; money. on searching him. tho
sum o' s,..2- III co.ntcrit;; bills upon the State
Baus .: Missouri. various lllinoi, banks. aud tie
Southern Bank 9: Kentucky. we've :,Gni. wei!
sni. a!EoTrt y: gold a::d silver. also spurious.
The RossrR MEDAL A letter from r. VI.
College 20 The "Express says :ia, ';Ac Rev Leoui-
Ga- Rose: en> 8: ;Ec ncXt commencement. anl
al future occasions o. . Ike character t., the L NJ
Institution. 70 prc,en; prize medal 20 ;he member
c. ;c sericr o! irnio: Glars Who. in the estimation
=: c0TpIcn. judges. -h.0 deliver The bc,, orutior
lie i. no get, designated ny which tie
me'.al la'! be known. We hope thai il will be term
ii ''T.,r i.o,-c, Mcdsl. Several students have :.
ready commenced tie preparation Necessary 10 make
.reeciles :E4. woUd rut >hcr!lau ~ :i!c shade
!H-rah :or :nc !ris9 medal,
SUDDEN DLATH IN PErEEsBuRG.-An elderly
Soa:ieman, nancd Jane, seals, father iG.aw Of NJ.
William II. Ia!gy, ii Petersburg. willie seated in
his residence "r Washington street; coVcr,in. with
Ii, family, -udienl: ceased -pcakinc III, head tel!
uro:. ~ h.rs', au, &c expired H.tioI, gro1i or
SATURDAY .a,.
IMPORTANT ARRESr.--A man giving his name
.'ill. JpEr, "Il'iNS 'G9l I.aIc -
D. Sanac Turncr. has been arrested u, ParkcrsburE,
Virginia on .uyicior of having been engaged in the
rauc en,i attempted murder -: Girl IN New Castle.
Delaware. sometime -Lcr. Robinson. Under sc,.-
:enra y. i"a,h :nr III" auc n!ucc. ! 10 br han, ~
New Cate or Friday ncN..
To ~ lIrxG--LaSt week. Jane. the negro
woman accused d burning lie iousc Of Mr.. VIM.
Jone, OF Sno,.ylvana. was coryic.cd md sentenced
20 bc hgng she is :he property .: Hiss Sarah Fit
hugh. .; stafford.
FAcmI1ArrHc TnEN.-Thc Norfolk papers say
liza. delegate, 10 he Convention in Richmond, who
70 1p and return by the Norfolk and Petersburg
burg 20 Norfolk. Delegates who take passage in the
Curtis i,ea "ill be charged much ess than the sa.
-a.e-.
ArFrAy ~ ITARpY.--A meeting Of citizens Of
Har6y comfy held NJ Por: Royn ia-t week for
the ir..p-c u: i'us Eo:c' - fellow named Hardy
who hni ",n tried :rr Shooting k- wife, ,o iui, thc
c;r.y. Np:icc was also given 70 gang will! whom
h.: a.- Gs,vc!g:ei - qlit ~ q given time, but on
;!.:- -c:t.,ins, :gh cisucd. and a,nan named For
ter w.- badly vDrndcd. The gang, seeing :hc cxas
prra.ion Of .re people, dccamred.
DECIDEDLY DANGEROUS The Fredericksburg
Erp- oucI; % have is head shaved after going into
tie following ~ Of ''insanc madness" 1t says:
no man will be guil,ic.. vino neglect. to prote-.
y hi presence At. :hc Richmond Convention against
.he insane madness Of d,-anscd Democracy winch
now cu.sc, lie County"
THE LAST FROM TRINITY BAY.-Dc Sauty. the
Great Mysterious preserves his character 10 the las
/. is now announced that he has 'sonc home" BIT,
.l,, no,n. n an, tnouS hy ,Intt
hr ven, thl.her. There j. AoiIrthlng appalling IN
tic simple announcement. "po >auty gone honc.'
What slali sc do hereafter 10. "unlItcllisbc ci.r
rents -
VIRGINIA ArPoISrMES1s.-Benjamin F. Fer
rill postmaster ~ Lone Tree, Tyler county, vice Ro
bert rerriil, moved away. Warner T. Hill postmas
,e- ~ Union Village. Northumberland county, vice
r C. Lycll. 4. f. Gregory postmaster NJ Eik Creek,
Grays6n county vico .no. Prather. res yncd Joshua
Morris, por;inus,erat Walnut Grove Pu,nnm county,
VICE l.. Mu.!ar. deceased.
SHOCKING ArFAIR--A letter to the AleXan.
dria Gazette from Amis,ville, Eappalannoch
cou,y. states ;ia, dreadful affair happened NJ t!c
mill pond o; jas. lin,9r, Sunday, 6;i f.br'mry.
!, misunderstanding arose between Benz. f. Randall
pni Walker Belts. anou, shooting with rife, whcn
Joseph T. iinson asked Belts wha. he intended!-
Ilin.ou struck Betts blow and Belts then threw
~ his arm 70 ward %. second blow, when liinson
seize. oadeG rifle and >ho, Belts under the righ.
eru n. bal coming on; l.ca- si- back. liinson then
..rEck Rc.,is several blows over ,he mead nnd arms
With the bnrr, o; the ritc. and alter this drew ont
b g,i, acd ATTEMPTED - ~: hi, throat. The wound
i .ho,gh, 10 10 a,a!. llnson hos been arrested.
Tn. raf:e, Lad ceen drinking
HrAvY ROBBERY. The Petersburg "Prcss'
ronoed Of his pocket ncok, containing $500, on Taes
dsy evening, about 5 O'clock, at the depot Of the
Richmond and Pc;crshrr, Railroad Company III
roc.lhon,a- No clue conld be obtained 10 III. per
pe:ratcr thougE after the -oobcC WIS made knoan,
.cveri! remembered 20 have suspicious look
ing fellow jump Of. when the cars were in notion
Capt. Bvicl:cr W, on lis way from :hc Charleston,
:. -, races
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Hartford, Conn. Feb. s.-Ihc Democratic
meeting held here last night denounced the IKE
publicanS repuiatcd the caucus proceedings
Of last Thursday. and endorsed the AdmnS-
tration.
The race morse Shockoe owned by Messrs.
Hester & Dickinson of Richmond, died near
Charleston. :. C.. last Monday.
G.n Walker, the filibuster, joined the Ca
,iolic church q, Mobile, on the 3lst ult.
THE MARKETS.
Nfw Yors, Feb. Cotton is very depress
ed and nominal; sales Of upland middling at
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