Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-25
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

criminaity, like tina, Of true love, cannot always run
smooth. especially in the present a2c. when sharp
detective police Of the New York stamp take the
matter in hand. Here WAS a fellow who pcrprtratcd
Il well planned forgery Tor u large amour: in our vi
cil.:,v. and lie 20; oil withou; any OF our police
Knowing which way he went. Iii, description
va, ;elcrr.,l.c,I in various directions. At New
Yor; 3, defective ci.icer, named McCorI, sees tail.
thin maj, loolin. after baggage by the Southern line.
u,rlcI which VAS forwarded by Exprcs, ~
Eo.,nu New York :clcgrGpii, 10 Boston y look Oh.
,r ,h. man. and there he i traced "a IN obscure t1y-
cril. III which Ice WAS arrested.
Iucr a detention .: four day. lie VA. DISCHARGED
- no person from Nir:inia apl,r.rt'i 'idcnhi! 'i"'
char. &c the New York detective tells hi'ii lie wants nm.
M New York. and. strange 10 say, the suspected man
freely .,,- will i.iu.. la New York lie Is identified
as the :nan who passed the forged cieeH III ".vn-
brought oi 10 this city in custody OF - very 2cnt1e-
manly though >hrrwd looking Ne" York @Hcc'
named Vim. Il. Elder, who - ably t'anased 'tc az
rest u tie >%ind!cr. >,
Yesterday the scc;isei. Edward .Arscht!hc' "'''
Arlington. ella. Osborne. a'iGs Currency, De. aP-
reared in tie MAYORS Cour; OF Richmond and WAS
The observed "f Ill Observers. who. on gala day, 10
.ciub.c in that atmosphere. The Prisoner !'ok''
detected AMI pale. and >;rovc 10 conceal hI> lace
,r.n the crowd. lie i, tall ana thin with mark"'!
fFL'sllN rlIIa 81 Af'sNA ~ D
,,,oI or .hrewd evil purposes. HIS head l. Z me
,nl;cc. tor IA pkrcnolvs;>,: the organs OF calculation
ar, yery prominent: his forehead. check b"ne' chi!
and lower !r ,rotridc. Tie prisoner II about -
,,ar> a.: u.c. and from accent! = Il NortlierheF We
have >ccl. hi, face somewhere before ""i 't1n.' no"
peal! the place. Anybody VII" looks VIZ at lin.
vii. rciuoni"cr lin ever after.
Wiuru asked! Yesterday II lie hcetcd coi'iIsrI or
witnesses. ic 'ald lie wanted neither INA, '"e e'".
men present identified him ~ the man VII" 1Fa'>"''
rI som. monetary matters with Them. AMI tha' ne
though. counsel and others were unnecessary He
could manage hi "an a''air>.
Mr.. Foster. oi the Banking !r:n q! sutton. Eidr'>
IL Co.. al richmond. identified the prisoner ~ the
man via, c.mnc To their office "n the loiiiof %Febr"ai!
and ha.. ca>irl Two good checks; came Hsain on th'
.i.h and presented another good one Tor S"'"'"'
carle again on the 10Th and presented one Tor
&i.irt. signed Paul and Hinton. Petersburg. IliH
WIS -Hc :nrErry.
The case wa, continued till ncN, Moiin! in order
:, rr..uru witnesses from Petersburg. The prisoner
WA, :. uaudci rp jul on charge @! felony.
Tur GrorGlA STATE LOTTERY We take the
iolloain. cIi;orial notice from Il late number of tic
Savannah "p,i,y News, ami world rofrrour rc:icrN
Z, The advertisement o, McNin"c. ~ Co.. il ano;iier
column.
,.rhr Georgia >;ats L":,. ~, .! MeE.mM'y * Co,
draw, til, cvcl.:mc. tie !@.,t'i March. Inc Nt'e'ag
i II very at,r.,tiy. one. indeed. Ia 'act. ~ are i!i
their schemes for tAr months 81 March AMI Ar'Ii. u
he "b.rr.r,i that ,hi> %!o,,,,y ,ir-a, on each Sl-
,sr,iuy in every month. The o:icr L" the rhn.''. ~
-: forth in ,iitir -cMci:.",. - ''r! liberal indeed
l.uEc more -.
Those who desire 20 cour; the tickle iaIIc. For
,rucl have - first rate opportunity ...o!dc't them
los the Georgia State Lottery. managed hy Mckinney
* Go. We are informed that this concern II s'ru!.-'
anu! that j, j. doing "a large business on the MOI. !ic,'-
terms. 1, will Inc rccol!.c,cd til.; Ills lottery j.
Drawn iur;hc benefit -! the M"ntir"H" lr!"is .it:.i'-
nav. The .~lcaicmy, i, is said. 10y IL ;Ad .ui TIE
i.cri,> cd. IT., able and learned Pn'i,--"r-hip>. las
been placed .m"iis the n"-i !iours-!!iiS AMI pop''S'
schools OF this state.
SLAVE KMLEp.-On Sunday night last, the
train o.. The Eiclinond and Fredericksburg road ram
over a negro man named Anderson. tie property "i
Mr.. Mary ". I,yne, .ml Killed him.
DIX. Grnm;r ". BMim.-TliiS gentleman, 80
known IL the author of the "M"1's .Addum'
letters. i lyin. seriously i'll AZ the residence Of III
b~r,;hcr-in law. Jane, Mu,ro Matthews. E-,.. in TAP
lalaannock. E'-cN county. Va.
Bonrs GoLp.-i dangerous counterfeit has
iu-, been detected NJ the Treasury Department al
Washington. in the shape Of u five dollar piece. tho
exterior Of which. is pure gold. plated upon al alloy
Of which .o!: >eci"s 10 he the base.
F.EE At Nix. RoEr. \. MAYo>. N liENKco.-
About . o'clock Yesterday morning the barn and some
on, house, II the residence of Ro. \. Mayo, k-i..
rv... Richmond. were burnt down. The flame tor sonic
time WAS 1t, brilliant many thought that the entire
WA, consumed. and - the report spread
arc"ri!nsl! Yesterday.
NoNIxArIox>.-Dr. Hiram Thomas is the
regular Democratic nominee, u, Il candidate 10 repre-
Jackson and Ipamr coun,ir, IN the NEXT House
II Delegates.
". ". Newman. Ed. Of Mason. was nominated
los acr!a'na;ion - candidate for Il sat IN the i..At 80
hate 81 \ Virginia. by the Democratic Senatorial i"i!-
yrit!ou assembled u; Point Pleasant Ito; Friday.
The Democracy Of Berkeley county lave iomi'
mated Wan. II. Mong and Eoi'"r, X. Robertson. Esp,
To- represent tha; county IN the neat Virginia li"i'-e
II Delegates.
DEATH OF Az AGED CIrIZEN.-EZckicl
Mcfarland, ESD, aged about So, II wei! known and
highly respected citizen oil Ravcnswooi. Jackson
county, Va. died -, hi residence on Saturday last.
BAD Lrck.-LaSt week the barn of Mr.. r.
MILL. oil llenrico county, wa, destroyed By lire, To-
.cthcr with five Young mules, onc hundred bnrrc!>"t
corn. one carriage. farming utensils. and other ,him:-.
making Il loss of about Two thousand dollar.
TuE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE.-The NickSburg
.Sou,hron'' SAYS: " are informed by a letter re-
,rivrd here Yesterday. from the chairman al the ca
ccn,ivc committee Of the Southern Commercial Con.
:lat after mature consultation. the second
Monday Of May ncNt. the 9Th Of the month. has been
definitely fixed u.on ~ Tie DAY Tor hc'>-rho'''is"
the Convention
SALE S1"cEs.-.-The following auction sales Of
Stock made by J. A. LANCASTER 4 son. s3rd Of March,
Richmond Fire Association. s.; a@
1000 south Side Railroad Bonds, guaranteed by Ciy @!
800 Msna,.a. Railroad Bonds, 81, and !n,eres.
500 Manassas Railroad Bonds. 'Sa and Interest
EXTRAORDINARY SnurNENr.-LiS; * Co, Of
Wheeling. Va, slipped Oh Saturday, ah"u, three
hundred aud lift. barrels of Hour for kcskuk, Iowa.
CoxvIcrGn.-At Prince Edward Court a few
days ago J. Il. LATER. charged with stealing s6o from
Mr.. VII. Townsend, OF I.gncnbUrs, il March Of
~. was convicted. aud sentenced to on" years i'm
rrisoImcnt in the State pcnItcn'iaF..
Observation-Disclosures Walter T.. Dam
icl. Of the Richmond anL Petersburg Railroad, who
Il short time since resigned his !"sition ~ conductor,
has since been invited To- resume the Office, and has
accepted Il rc-a!i"imtmrn, from Supt. Wynne.
DESTROYED ny FmE.-Thc residence Of Mr..
Vim. D. Winston. Jr, ut "Oak Iiill' III Hanover
county. VA, burnt down. with the furniture. 81 sun
day lat. The los, j. nearly s..jc".
PUBLIC SrEAXiNG.-Me>Sr> Smith, Shackle-
ford and Thomn-. will uIlrc,s the voters Of Orange,
"n Monday. 18th: nj; >!"'>yivnns. Oh Monday. 4th
OF April: o. Kin. George. Oh Thursday, 9Th Of
..Alrii-lcjr: tie cpur; '!ay- %. The s"Ncra! counties.
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LAND SALE A few days ago one hundred
acres nf land. in Norfolk county. OH the biz canal,
about i,ur miles above Deep Creek, wore sold for
49,. ct Il. :" per acre.
\ Coop MovE.-Ex-Prcsidcnt Fillmore. was
u; Cincinnati recently. 1t i, said h. ha- declared his
rr,iracN from rmhL.c llc hcnrcinrtL and forever.