Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-05-08
CITY AND STaTE NEWS.

CIRCUIT CorRT-fridoy.-L. II. Chandler,
OF Norfolk, qualified as Attorney 10 practice in
| the Court.
Arthur Cavenash, indicted for killing Bar.
ney Smith in bar-room, by a blow Of 4 rock,
was found guilty, and was sentenced 20 cigi.t
years in the Pcnitentiary.
John II. Melton, found guilty Of >iioo!in: P.
o. Sims, Of the Exchange Hotel. was put aga;n
to the bar. \ motion for new t':a! "as
made, and ovcrruied 4 motion in ar:'sI &
judgment was then made, bat was also over.
ruled, and the prisoner was sentenced 10 three
years in the Penitcntiary, bu; the cxccu.ion Of
the sentence was suspended for nine days, 10
allow the prisoner time TO apply 10 the Court
Of Appeals for q writ OF error.
The decision Of the Hastings Court il the
case OIL. r. Marshall f.r beating :: slave, WIS
reversed, and the case was ordclrd 10 ic dock.
etcd and proceeded with in the Circuit Court.
CiGcuir CorHT-SNtnrday.- -Wm. Minor, =
penitentiary convict, (sccord corYic,icn) in pur-
suancc oflcave granted on Saturday, 2s,h April,
| filed bill Of exceptions 10 the sentence Of the
Court.
Vim. Rady, Roberts. Davis and John J,..sr,
son Tyler, Screamcrsrille rioters. appeared in
discharge ofrecognizancc entered :n,o bv them.
and the evidence ard argument iariEg Urcu
heard, the accused were discharge! from c,..,.
tody.
In the case Of John B. Marshall, indicted i;r
beating slave, the demurrer to prcseatnSn,
was sustained, the proceedings were dismissed
; and the prisoner discharged.
BROAD Rock RACES. The horses named Cox
the race yesterday were Ger. I. J. i II. J.
Green's G. e. Ono Eyed Joe, aged; Fon';r,n,
Williams i Co.'S b. h. Don junn aecd. ard
Calvin Green's b. h. 10y GIl EJmonG-or, dr..
by l'riarn.
One Eyed Jcc and Calvin Greens b. Il. paid
forfeit and FonlrcD, Williams & Co.'S y. h, Lad
q walk over
BROAD Rock RACES. .Suiurday.-F0ur mules,
entered by Mcssrs. Mott, PeGsley, McFor'unc
and Hatcher, had the track al! TO themselves,
and created rare sport and Z hurricane uf mud.
The start in the first heat WIS terrific, accom-.
panied us it was by savage bra. ing ard houi-
bic kicking Motifs ard pcas!cys ANNA Z
kept neck and neck until near the winair :,
post but Motifs mule came in, ard brayrG iI-
umphanty. The second beat. though . lively
one, was ictwccu MotlS and Pcasivy S animals,
what sports.acn call "dcad" "--aHd liatche: :
qualrupcd was dead beat, and McFor,lnc's
had the misfortune 10 take the Inside track,
(thc trotting track and was thrown therefor
by the judges, they deciding that thc longest
way round was the shortest way home. Thus
the spring sport ut E:cad EocS Closed
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE-Thc marble works os.
tabishmcnt OF Messr:. Rogers Il Miller, cor
ner Of Main and 9Th streets, was dcslroi cd ly
fire about - o'clock last Saturday night. Tie
loss is estimated at $4,000 There Was 40 IN.
slirancc The fire was doubtless the woik 81
an inccndiary.
TuI BALTINolr COHvE%T!oN.--Thc steamer
Peabody will leave ,hi; city for Baltimore To-
morrow morning at 6 o'clock and will arrive
there on Wednesday, in time ior the C,nren.
ton. She will take passengers there aud back
for IS. board included. This mode If travri
at this season IS delightful. See advertisement