Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-02

il to tho pres: and it must soon 20. with many
other old copies and odd numbers OF Harper
Magazine, to swell the gatherings Of waste pa
per.
The recent cool temperature has brought
back to the city large number OF our citizens
who have been spending their rilnc during the
dog-days at various watering places on the sea
shore or in the interior With their return the
city has become more lively.
The rc-opcnns of several Theatres this
week with Il short opera engagement ut the
Academy of Music, has also tended To cnliven
the town.
Laura Keau'S Theatre Tor the third season.
opened last night The House was well filled,
and the lady-nana,;crrSs WAS received at the
rising of the curtain with rapturon> applause.
The entertainment opened with comedy
drama Of two acts. by Thomas Taylor. entitled
1.-The House, or the Home" taken from the
French play, known rs "Lss Pertls d,'"s Ia
Demcar." "7He Periis IF Lie" This piece
is destined t. have much shorter run than
tile American Cousin" The cast was in the
main good. and the parts crcditahlably sus-
tanned The Orchestra was also fair. The after
piece was poor and stupid affair But, As it
was the first night Of the season. the weather
fine, and the appetite Of the people keen for
amusement. the audience determined 10 be
pleased, and all passed oil asrccably.
Senior Ferdo dc Tejadc and suit, of Mexico,
the Hotel 81. Denis John Mitchell, the Irish
Patriot. and late editor Of the Citizen, sailed
on Sunday hist, in the packet ship 81 Nicholas,
for lavrc.
You will see that no defence Cassidy Of the
Atlas and Argus has been able TO put forth IN
It's columns. has tended TO cXtricatc him from
the condemnation OF all honorable men for the
trvachcry and breach Of confidence pcrpctrated
by him and his friends, in the publication of
Governor Wi,cS letter. Like beetle in 4 tar
buckct. the more he founders the faster he
sticks. His statements have aboundcd with
fiat contradictions. 1t first he denied person.
al knowledge OF the letter, and that lac tore
bore to publish it. surprising that i; was not
,.rniiinc Since then hc has MOI denied that
Donnclly gave him the letter in confidence,
and that he passed i, IN others, and that copies
were taken Of it and sent to Dickinson and
other parties; and. that it WAS sold by some
Judas Israrot, for twenty pieces Of silver TO
the Albany correspondent Of the Herald. We
cannot wish this confidence man Cassidy
and his associates to a much worse fate than 10
hc left roasting Oh Il spit before the fire OF the
New York Herald while the News keeps the
cuuhcrS moving.
Tie weather, to-day, has been clear, cool
and every way agreeable. lrpoE.
Pleasant Weather Jeemes Jymmison. Esq, > Sale
Of Farms in Elizabeth City County Captain Pa
rish OF tie Curtis Peck The Ordnance Buildings,
fCor,,xnvndenrr 81 the Eichm"m" Emq"irer. /!
OLD PoI>r, Aug 29ih, le39.
Mc--r>. Filters This delightful place, more
pleasant now than st any other season of the
wear, and rcsortcd Ia by fever health or plea
sure seekers, is. notwithstanding the advanced
season daily visited by those who best under
stand and can best appreciate that which is
really Pleasant. You have heard much Of the
far famed L"g-iish and Shccp>-hcad being bet
ter now than nj any other time al the year and
some Of vo,.r readers MAY he disposed TO think
tina, too much has been said and written upon
the fish question: Should any one who may
chance 10 real this communication, for one mo-
mcnt entertain the idea that all which has been
written iouchn: the point above referred TO- Is
not indeed, really, strictly true, | can only re-
quest them TO yiS; orr friend Sesar II his hotel,
and to their perfect satisfaction, will he Prove
that 100 correspondent Of any paper writing
irom the 'IIy;ct' lsS made any exaggerated
statements upon the fish question at least
Then HAY he allowed to refer to some mon
strous statements ma'lc h. yonr esteemed and
worthy friend .Ircmc> .Iyinni>on. Esq. good
fellow, ~ doubt; hit taking his beautiful let
trr---llc nrthu:raphy Of whrh 'Mr Moses
Adams cannot rNrcl--aS y whole, ] must cN-
press Tie opinion that ''Jccmrs JymmiSon,
Esd" "bqthcd ihc inner man too often
To be :. comprtrn, Judge Of The actions
Of others. ala >':rc he is an e"'h"s'cSffc friend
Of Gov. Wise: bat all convinced, notwith-
>tandin. hi> love for .'old mountain dew cX-
c"c,l> anything have heard Of recently, that
his capacio;.S stomach tand il must hc tocrahly
LARGE VA, not sufficiently 80 to contain all the
mountain dew he would have been called on
TO drink, had he drank with every "cnthuSi-
aStc Wise man with whom he met while ut
the ''I.y@;a' The number Of libationS would
haze been 80 large. as 20 lave placed Mr. lynn.
nison IN tie prcdicamcnt which lie "Io'rm
Som" "f tie qcats ~cre the Hite II TIE .JsH't
bai" provided he could have furnished room
Tor the number. which, rs above stated, >cri-
o,I>ly doubt. We hope. however, to hear from
him again, and we are convinced the readers
If yoar paper will not object 10 having laugh
over hl> witty articles, at the expense of other
gentlemen, though innocent they HAY be, OF
some Of the hits" hc may give them.
But very rcccatiy Col. E. X. Mallory sold 4
part or his farm. some five miles from Hampton,
ior $!ouoo Its cons;dcrcda GOOD sale. though
much Improved since hc bought it. \ few
year, ago, the same land could have been
bought for less than one fourth of the above
,.c S,,t, bor rn.l
estate gone up more rapidly than in the
country surrounding the town If Hampton,
and. from all wc can hear il will, in a very
lev years he mUch high0. We understand
there are those who have been looking on for
So:ic tiuc with the expectation Of land coming
down: but nasinc their heads will he graycr
than they now are before they will have an "p-
portunity Of purcha>in. lands in Elizabeth City
county m"ch "heolu than nj the present time.
Col. \. Dudley Mann is willing TO give Mr.. Sc
gar j.00W thirty five thousand dollars itn' his
beautiful estate 81 some ahu acres, or about
one hundred dollars per acre. Mr. Scsar will,
at M"t prize, realize about one hundred per
cent advance lie bought it some eight years
ago, and every one thought he paid very
high price. Land is going up, and will con-
;iuuc to do 80; those who propose to sell will
do well To hold on .,or the present. We have
noticed the advertisement Of Mr. q. Il. Jones
Offering his beautiful farm in the Back River
section Of the county lor sale. and there are
others who will f"low COL Mallory's example
A. soon a> some one will come up to the mark.
The Curtis Peck. after thorough repair,
has recently taken her place on the James. -
She is commanded by Captain WIN. Parrish.
courteous and experienced gentleman There
is, M position Of the kind which should not DC
filed by Il maa who has all the attributes of 4
gentleman, and, above all others. the cnmman.
der Of II steamer having often under his charge
ladies travelling without escorts, should be
courteous and polite, not rough, pccvish, and
sometimes insulting. Owners OF steamers
should understand This thing. 1t is 10 their
interest to Ito 50. We thiah We can rcconi-
,u,ub Canaan Parrish If the Curtis Peck