Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-08-23
CITY AND STATE NEWS.
Tor RrconDEn-It is really hard that WI

h.,y,on Ssw York and Boston, the very respec-
.ob,. Gentleman Recorder Starke should be obliged
IN roll over tedious cases IN the Mayors conrt. IN
Iced unless our esteemed friend Joseph OF modest
mctuory, becomes y Democrat, we sGaii nave 70 'ur i
somebody apainst him ct next election. IL Ii all
very we'll TO be IA fellow Of infinite jest ana humor,
bnt We seriously object TO having 20 pay Geographic
bills for useless Information 10 Us, general! '"eh o.
that about municipal c~Ourtesic- IN >os'oh' m"ctc
N,vo- Mavo. Of Richmond, is received by Mayor
Lincoln and they have n temperance time together
away down East over Medica.ci sclInanps, and wind
up by bagging Boston
Who cares for such information. and who IN c'en-
ton but Il fellow who wanted TO make b.9Ef 10! ~
gruplIic lines could send Us such trash VIZ mn
most emphatically insist that that 'e,,es 0gth. WI.
never again send is anything but what - c-seii.tntt
desirable by common sense and general ihiorihauon;
We object to all reports per telegraph oi tlie on "'
style, or rimors extensively elaborated Inou' no
thing!
At any rate, Recorder Starl:e carries Oh. me "aF-
or's dignity in irll over ''tha: book and from ne
practice recently imposed upon him mny finally "ina
up BIZ making sn excellent Mayor himself:
Yesterday II man whom drink had made = i'0i OF
for 4 while, was brougi, up and bound over q s?o9
TO keep the peace. This WAS Geo. W.. Mc;;ert, VINO
had better Join the SOM OF Temperance risL: oil.
Mur.urc; PLalcn, 10 relation Of the billiard PLACER,
was also found out u tight ~ a d!rm and vc:T h".-
low. Sac WIS likewise bound OYER 70 Keep decent.
Thc case OF Philip Ncrniillion .io. e :cl republican AZ
tack upon Fred Braucr, was dismissed. Mary Hon
,.;cll.. was ordered due punishment Tor fearful threats
against l.. Goodman. 4. bad little boy, named John
Cronin. who, aTIongs: others, is constantly ect'ing
into mischief. was brought Up !or m attempt 70 break
INFO the store Of j. \. Arnold, Oh :; street. The boy
was dismissed with good advice.
DR.. l.. 7. llundley was charged b! JOSEPH! 'olasGi
with having taken from the latter, Illegally, two re-
sroc5 whom Volaski had hired from the doctor Tor a
year. This is y sort Of complicated Gaze, and We trust
the doctor will give q fair history Of tie matter in full
H.. anna .f ,, ol,..r.,..,..ts
John. slave of b. #. Leigh. tried 10 defraud an
other party OF: Of n load "i wa.c--:nclo:s and was
punished therefor.
Major General George Washington Todd, one O..
the bvs; looking fellows IN Rlchn"nd; and q g9od
singer Of any kind of song, was placed before h'
worship On the charge Of having tired oil his owning
piece AZ 4 Dot in the street,. 1; >cc:a, Ee first asked
the watchmen 20 show Him an err.;ic bat on tho wing,
and they did 50. Todd let fy 1t tie '%crittsr,' but
missed the bird. ard The w~.tclmcn reported him.-
lie was t!acd ssil Tor wasting his powder on the de-
ser. air in the city. Todd Remembering the 4. y. D.
OF tie Express Company. ut once casicd out and de-
parted, with his Usual dignity, 10 make up for the
loss of the fine on tie next consignment oil tobacco
from the 'old man 70 III, care in this city. SO iIurlI
tor the Recorders Jour.
Ora MARxEr.- Wheat continues 10 pour into
the city. but in all respect, the proportion OF red 70
white wlies; is unusually large. On Ills account, the
red whca: lias considerably deprecated IN value. ard
will not bring over 81. 20 per bu-hcl for prime quality.
White wheat -t!ll ranges ~ sl.aj per bu.he!, AID 70
in demand. II viii be observed in the "ilca. market.
tha: The difference between white and red wheat j,
considerably greater in New York than here, nrl sill
more 50 in the English inaket. The accounts from
al the cl!ci martr in the United States show that
%hea: 70! n while, ~ this period ofthe season. w!!l ."
run at aS low q tgurc as possible, bat!:it Is no, crowd
ell upon the market !: j, bound 10 rc"i:c in price.
Orr tobacco maric:, thi, week, remains somewhat;
depressed, Jut there i, TO Iuo.able alteration III ou-
price, since llsi Friday. Things are promising .or
the coming crop. Ali other matters IN tie mark;
range unchanged. The fall and winter business j,
setting in. and preparations ere being made to rci:ier
d.nicTS. either wholesale "r retail.
We refer 70 orr advertising columns, and 70 :ie
''Enquircr Advertising Sheet, Circulated sratH'itously
among over 2o,ot9 pcrscns each month. tor car.i- OF
the chief aud zeal business men - The t!;;cd States
who will :spay Patronage.
TIE 0Dp FrLLows.--I; is but justice on our
PAT 10 state Aba, 81! the Lodge. Of this Order in
Richmond participated, will! co'n:nondab!e zeal, in
the funeral drinon-;ra,iens and services recently 80
sadly called f3r:i! by the death OF t. brother O1d-fe!-
low, John +. Dunn OF Lafayette. Louisiana. Equality
and fraternity arc the characteristics @! I'll lodges o:
Odd Fellows.
CoNIyG IT SrgoNG.-No man objects to being
humbugged decen;ly, bit when pa!;ry petty ,%rickcry
is introduced, Why ;hcn. il 81. 4 respectable nuns
dandcr W.
At present, in Richmond, n number OF fellows o!
most uncnIcioUS hue from some place ror:nwhrI aye
trying their peculiar talent ~ doing" their friends:
and chars ,icl ms krctcr & johnson. who pretend
10 be harness makers. are all around buying, Dor
rowing and taking oil in q friendly way from oil "iio
are vcrtlant enough not 10 see through q brick
wall. Keep your eyes open,
The EXCELSIOR MINsTRgLS SILL N Town
Excelsior Ministries will ncrscvcre in their fun,
humor, wi, and musical mirti., for n i.w day, longer,
n: odd-Fcilows' Hall, Franklin street. They are. in
~iiviiunlly and collectively. decidedly rich il I'll their
ways. and give yur cnoayl! :rr II quarter.
AProISrHD.-iir. Samuel &. Davis has been
Teller Of the branch Of the Bank Of virgi-
lia, in l.ynclbury, in place Of a. Z Woodroof, Esl.,
.A~cciprSr.-.An accidcn, TO some Of the ma
,h:nery has occurred At Warwick 4 Rarksdii.'s Mil,
which causes them 20 stop grinding Tor 4 few days.
They are receiving immense quantities OF W!ica, by
rail road and canal. and viii be !:arl Il. work ~ soon
~ tn. little repairs III the mii!-worss are effected.
FINE CGOr OF CoES.-The Farmers Jour
nal published in Petersburg, says: o he farm
ii Major Daniel Lyon, in Chesterfield, = few miles
r-oin Petersburg. is now growing tho heaviest crop
d. corn We h:.yc ever seen. II is the celebrated kind
known ~ the ''rcahody'' Corn. the reed Of which
va obtained :wo years ago, dirrc: from Mr.. Peabody,
# Georgia. This variety Of corn has the Remark
able property Of throwing mp numerous suckers
rom The main stalk, all equally prolific m the parent
and bearing cars in the same manner. We saw
nary hills with .our and i've stalks, containing III
he aggregate eight, Ten, twelve, and sometimes fifteen
The land !. VERY rich. being an l..uS.a. ,
NEWSPAPER ~PrrTs.-The "local" OF one of our
country exchanges gives the following schedule Of
for he benefit of ,ilo-c who need and seek n;scr
: puifs:'
For u modest puff ................ inleps.
\ ;o!erably good one......"....,. box cigars.
a good one. pair boots.
!. very good one ......... II vest and 2shlrt".
A"-pIcId!d ft................ / cLotn coat.
4 pcrtcc, sockdolaser ............. whole SUIT.
LAND SMLEs.-C. j. Faulkner, agent Of Mrs.
Humphrey B.. Powell, Of Loudoun, sold at public
,%uc,ion, a tract o; 269 acres of land, about three
niles from Martinsburg, Il; the price 81 go 2?;l IN
,crc-tcrm,, equal 10 cash. Wheat crop reserved,
10 Improvements OF any value upon the land.
VIM. W. Walker, purchaser.
The farm Of Vim. Major, containing ?99 ccEc-,
niles from. Culpeper c. H. ,'T,s soid Thursday, for t22
IN acre, Mrs. Amy Hall purchaser. \ lot Of timber
and. near me farm, containing LOG acres was pHr-
ry DIR. PavEe u. sl+ per a're.
UNIVERSITY or VIRGlyrA.-Thc Charlottes-
lille Advocate says tina: Mr. Pratt. water works Arc
II full blast. Fresh water can nos be had in every
,art OF the buildings, and the fountain on the north
Of the new building wa. thro"iny water come
'orty feet high. The water is brc,ig,t from the OBJ
.crvatory Mountain into = reservoir. whence 1t Is t.
zen M and forced on top OF he ro.unda. by u steam
.nc;nc and pump. into two larg" tanks Of boiler iron
,o!iinz 900 gallons each. Il j. conveyed thence to
III parts Of the grounds.
MISSIONARIES FOR JAPAN.
The North Carolina "Christian Advocate"
states that five missionaries from the Southern
Methodist Church will sail for Japan in Noyem-
nor including Rev. NJ. L. Wood, Of the North