Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-01
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

and the Board Of Trade, through their Score
tary. ". b. Islacs, having called on his Honor,
the Mayor, to call a meeting Of the citizens for
the purpose of considering the cXpediency Of
deleeates being sent, on behalf Of the city, 10
the Gonrention to lie held Mt Buckingham, on
the 4th JULY, his Honor, accordingly, through
tho medium of the Wing and Dispatch, called
a meeting to be held at the City Hall, at hall:
pas, seven o'clock, Oh Wednesday night last.
At halC.past seven there were but j dozen
persons present, and ut h~slf-past eight there
were o. persons in the room, all told. The
parties present were Capt. Joseph i. Andcr-
son. Thos. r. Price, D. C.. Randdp PHI. Thomas
". McCancc, WIN. P. BurwcIl, Vim. n. Kelly,
John s Alvey, Franklin Thomas, Philip NJ.
Tabb. Cant. D. b. Bridgford, Isaac Schriver,
John + Fallon, James w. Lewcllyu, John
Jones, H. W. Fry, Col. Walter II. Harrison.
Lewis Crenshaw, Erasmus Powell, DR.. Well
fore. N 7. Bow, YIN. Palmer, Joseph Mayo,
John Purcell, Raleigh I. Daniel, W. i. Trip
lett, DR.. Blair Burwell and Geo. ". Morris.
The Mayor was called to the Chair. and Jas;
W. I.cwclIcn, Of the ''Dispatch,' appointed
Secretary.
Capt. Anderson explained the object Of the
meeting.
Mr.. Burwell suggested that 4 committee be
appointed whose business it should he to pre-
pare business to be transacted ut the present
or an adjourned meeting.
The Chairman requested Mr.. Burwcll TO put
his proposition in a definite shape, and Mr..
Burwell then said it was suggested TO him that
as an adjournment Of the proceedings might
throw n damper Oh the counties, II would be
better that the meeting, though very snail,
should take action then and there. Accord
iuely. he moved that Il committee be appolntcd
to preparc resolutions. This motion having
been nut and carried, the Chair appointed
Messrs. Anderson, Burwell, Price, john Jones
and Hugh W. Fry rs the Committee.
The Committee then withdrew, and alter Il
few minutes absence reported the following
preamble and resolutions
Whereas, II charter was granted by the late
Legislature, to run o railroad from the city OF
Richmond to Lynchburg, or from Somc point
on the Richmond and Danvillc railroad 10 that
city, through the counties Of Powhatan, thcs
terrified, Cumberland, buckingham and Apo
mattox, VIC, the citizens of Richmond, Lave
met this evening, to attest our conviction OF
the interest which this city has in the construc.
ton Of this road; and ut the same time, to re-
spond to invitations extended to us by the pco-
pie Of Powhatan and Buckingham, to meet
their delegates in Convention at Farm"ille, on
the 18th June, and ut Buckingham Courthouse
on the 4th July, to devise measures for colt-
s~tructing the said ROAD.
Resolved, Therefore, that in our opinion
the interest which this city has in the trade
and travel of the great and growing Southwest
is too great for us to rely upon two railroads,
which are in the interest and under the
control of rival cities, and competitors %Ith us
for that trade and travel.
Resolved, That it is our deliberate conric-
ton that the construction Of the Richmond
and %Lynchburg Railroad will furnish that d.
rect connection with the great Southwestern
system of railways, which alone can ensure to
us our just share in the illimitable trade and
travel.
Resolved, That We have seen with pleasure
the lively interest which the counties along the
line have shown in their meetings, and we re.
cognize in their powerful cooperation with us,
the practicability Of an early completion OF
this most important line Of road.
Resolved, That We return our thanks for the
invitations which, have been rendered us by the
people of Powhatan and Buckingham, and that
we attest the common interest which wc have
with them, by requesting the Chairman Of this
meeting to appoint twenty-five delegates, to
represent this city 1T the Convention Ia be
held at Buckingham Court House.
Resolved, That in view Of the TACT that
Lynchburg and some of the counties along the
route have not yet appointed their delegates,
We recommend to our friends in Powhatan. at
their Court, on Monday next, to change the
time and place of the Convention, recommended
by them, from Farmvillc on the l+th of June,
to Buckingham Court House on the It'll Of July
next.
Resolved, That we express oar appreciation
of the able cooperation our Delegates and
Senator gave to the representatives of the coun-
ties in securing the charter for this lire Of rail-
road.
The Chair appointed the following as the
delegation:
VIM. P. Burwell, Jos. K. Anderson, TlIos. X.
Price, II. ". Fry, John Jones, Thos. ". Nc
Canoe, /. D. Crenshaw, DIR. Ro. Archer. Peter
C. Warwick, D. Copeland Randolph, Vim. 5.
Triplett, Ro. a. Paine, r. j. Peyton, Andrew
L. Elicit, r. Z. Daniel, j. T. Alvey, James y.
+ Cowardin, r. L.. johnson, Blair Burwcll, VIM.
F. Richie, W. VI. Elliott, B. NJ. Dewitt, VIM.
Old, Jr., David 7. Burr, John Purcell.
The delegation wants but two of being as
large as the meeting.
Mr. VIM. S. Triplelt then rose and said he
would make 4 motion, and put il himself. IL
MAS, that llC Sllilll lllAil vi lIlE iiiSSSi'S
ed Chairman Of the delegation, and TIC CNr.
Triplett) was sure that no one present would
have the "audacity" 10 say no. The motion
was put and carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Burwrll, the Secretary o.
the meeting vas added to the delegation.
On motion of Mr.. John Purcell, the delesa-
ton lust appointed were instructed To fill any
, vacancies that mar occur in their body.
H..t,, tplnrpnI anI hr Rurwnl linen
made speeches, and, on motion OF Mr.. Jones,
it was ,
Resolved, That the newspapers be requested
to publish the proceedings.
And, on motion Of somebody else, the meet
ing adjourned.
FRACAs IL PoRTSMorTH.-A rccontre attend.
ed with serious consequences took place IN
Portsmouth on Monday evening, between Mr..
J.. W. Jones, the Master Caulker, in the Navy
Yard, and Mr.. Leroy Peel, 4 discharged EN-.
ploycc from that department. 1t, isays the
Norfolk EIerald,J appears that Peed Was i'm
pressed with L belief that he was discharged
through the instrumentality Of Jones on po'
~litical grounds, and openly avowed his intcn-
ton to take satisfaction Of Jones. or this,
Jones became aware, and when the parties
met ON Monday evening, Jones was armed
with q revolver, which he fired ut Pced, wound
iny him in the knee, and then fled, pursued by
Peed. They had not run far, when Jones turn.
cd and fired again at Pced, but missed him and
shot Mr.. James Brown in the breast ~lntlictIng
a dangerous wound. \ third shot was fired
by Jones, while pursued by Peed, which again
missed P. and struck Mr.. Charles Williamson,
slightly wounding him in the ear. These are
said to be the facts. The parties were up be-
fore the Mayor, yesterday, and " numerous
host Of witnesses were under examination.
The affair has caused considerable excitement
in Portsmouth.
The Hygeia hotel, at DID Point, will be open
cd to-day. See advertisement i'll another co..
umn.