Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-10-23
Yifbnono EnquIrtr>

,.V,cylrrEAL SOCIETIES.
-, Annual Fair of the State an" o'''''"' As'
.,,,rral Societies commenced Yesterday uh-
~ favorable auspices. The weather was as
,.sont and agreeable As could well be dc.
:, Th, vcrv wet and diSagrecable weather
,:s"; nrey,;Ird for the last few days prevent.
Ia. versions from getting their stock and
q .nrt entered as soon as could have been
!@",I All ,iav Yesterday, till late in the
Hsn;ns the Chief Marshal ard his aids were
tn.v entering c~attlo, horses, agricultural i'm.
r..,,,.s and Il number Of miscellaneous arti
!;os ;n,srlcd for exhibition.
Nan, Q! time and space today prevent US
49,, rIyinc = list Of many things worthy OF
%y.,nas; notice, but we cannot iorbear lar'''
cIis-:.ing the following:
among the thoroughbred Stations. We note
J Marry Gmland's Ducslicn, John NJ: Bolts
s%,sinser, s. ". Talley's Sultan, }. II. bowryS
I.cl:us. r. V. Gaines TrGjan, and Lewis
Graves Eclipse. -,
IN fast Tro;trrs we note the following: II. }.
Smiths Kossuth, ). W. FicktinS Black Hawk
! 4 park,r's General panhan, II. W. Sel-
cans live Im.Acc, d. +. Words George W.
Nelson. and y. Rurwclrs Morse Grey.
The show Of horses ut the Fair Is the best
orj most extensive we have ever witnessed.
i :, 10 last evening, there were upwards oil SIXTY
tered, bcyonI tho number that were entered
la>t year. . u,,,.s If Rich.
". wei. filled with visitors, and we
% iN,S, met. should to-day be fair, there viii lie
"'"'. L-r. number of strangers and other
r;.;,n,S y; the Far Grounds
u,.y ~. gil%!--The Cars of the hich'
.,,,tI, and Potomac Railroad
,,,,,.,sny leave the Depot Oh Broad Stree,
Uo'":'I t,,r during the Day Tor the Far
c.,Ho1.. Fare only l4cents.
Fox rer rEylggSIiAE..--ln tie Circuit Court
-; whc,lin-. (.'udye Thompson preS'd'nsJ
has pcye!in. charged with picking the pocket
i.n;n named Brown, nu the steamer Courier,
:" ,La month Of April last. WAS tried, found
.,,f.y and sentenced 10 the pcnItent!ary Tor
ore Year. ~
.,,,,,,;,i, i've dollar bill uponC T.. Mabis, Mon
~. .,.,,- was tried. |; was shown that at
.Hr ZINE ii Soulhwclis arrest, a counterfeit
49,. ia,3sr note and several blank checks were
;a.st il his possession.
Tie jl:v found Soulhwell guilty, and SCH
,crcsd him to four Years imTrI>"nmest III the
Irni;cn"s"!.
AcC:orxr 20 4 ClrlzES OF hlcnMoND ~
P....-W. find the following paragraph in
he Paris correspondence oi the New York
times. The letter is lated Paris, Uct. 9th:
~. the last SIuday's races, Ut the BuiS dc
boulognc, u young American, who was present
~ horseback, Mr.. Mayo. OF Richmond, Va,
Ind tie Two bones OF his leg broken and spin
trrcI hr u fall Of his horse. Mr.. Mayo, who IS
,h.. n.lhcw of Mrs. Gen. Winfield Scott, had
ken t,s,S,"e with Mrs. Scott for the next
~, Of IN. Aariaiic from Havrc TO New York,
,,ft ills accident will, Of course, prevent the
y.ys,,. 50 far rs regards Mr.. Mayo. Mrs.
Scott will 20 home under the protection Vi
Cd. Law. Of the L. 5. Army. who has just
finished : European tour. Mrs. Scott whose
Lc,ltl is better IN the climate of France, has
j.eI in Paris Glsny years, aud has not made 4
;i>:. lone since 1856"
so4E PorArorS.-rhe editor Of the Madison
"gI,ls' has been presented with a couple Of
B.eckinrih-o POTATOES. On. weighing eiyat
.sgad, gna the c:hrr Io"r and Il hi!f pouhuS!
III. n~ArraHAEScCE AGRICULTURAL FAiR.-
The Fair ri tie Rsppat,an9ocA Society which
...sscd las; week was a decided success 50
ii As related 10 tie raliou> articles on exhibi-
lon.
The exhibition u! colts was probably the
5les; display thai has ever been seen at one
time in ,..r.!uia--the great State Fair not ex-
:.pt1d.
Tie cattle Of Mr.. Il. F. Davis, Of Loudoun,
commanded great attention. and were univeT-
sally admired. They We're Devons, aud elicit
-! cnc"Iaiu!nS from one and ali.
Tie two Threshing Machines in competition
Worked ike i charm, and experienced iarrncrS
>ay that two better machines We're never shown
Vn Any grounds.
The List Of Premiu.r$ rs awarded by the scr-
e!.i committees will hc published in our next
paper.
TIE AGRICULTURAL S0CiErYs MEETING
The following geni!"Eca were elected ON
GERS Of the Rappahannock River Asrlcnltn-
raj and Mcch&uicai Society, nj Il meeting ct
,im Soc:cty, hc!i III Thy Hall, Oil Thursday
erenirg last:
President. Horace Lucy. of Stafford.
County Vice Presidents Caroline. Thomas
". We!ch; Spotsyivan;a. john l.. >tsnsbuly;
Stafford, ". Wallor; Richmond county, Rebt.
Y. Carter; WcStr=orc!and. 6. W. Lewis; E.
sex, R. Payne Waring Cnipeprr. John +.
~l!erad0n Orange, George Willis; Madison,
James ". Walker. Jr: Fauquier, Lewis Ellis;
RspPshannock, John G.. Lane: Louisa, Vim.
y. Mansfield L.oudoun, N.ormand berkeley;
s7elericksburg-Johu 7. Scott.
Corresponding Sccrr:ary-Edward 7. Tay-
.9e. Of hing George.
Recording Secretary Harrison Kelly, nf
fredericksburg.
T!essurer-f. Slaughter. . Frcdcr;cks.
jig
LITER the election, Mr.. Lacy resumed the
tn4ir and delivered Il most iclicitouS speech,
II the course Of which he ctlrrr'i his reSigna-
ION as President. and Nominated Mr.. /. y.
WEIGH for that place.
Nr. WEIGH moved that the Society do refuse
accepting the resignation, and pat tir puestion,
which was carried.
4 highly interesting colloquial discussion
tros place in regard 10 the growth Of Tobacco,
and other branches Of agricultural industry,
which was participated in by Mr.. holland of
A,ocnarle, DR.. Hippo Of Caroline, the Presl-
lent, Nr. Lacy, Mr.. Welch Of Caroline, and
others. Freisricisbury Herald.
>gSrEScro To- TUE STATE PRIsoS. WIN. +
JTrnson, alias McNairc, convicted Of higamy
III Eanse'ronI county, Va, has been sentcn-
90: 20 four years in the State prison. It APP
fr,!s that the career of McNairc has been va
ru!i. lie had served two years in the same
institution before his last conviction, for grand
.a:cvay in I.yac.hnrs. lie was set free lf.
teen montis ago. since which time nc has mar
RET iSo wives, stolen two horses in BERTHE, \.
~ "''eiipte1 To cnIi:mit II r:pe at Gainesville,
IN liz: came State, and received Il lyncfing
IRON the %c;:il"n.; served a term in iail for as
sault ara battery, aud l,crpctratcd various 9th.
cr Offences Of y miaor nature.
D~2Ap.-Ahner Christian. wln was shot in
Bedford cuInty Scs,. ,Lr., -, ;,,. ,.o.l.. oro