Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-20
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

L0UNElHlNG fANI2D.-1NU pIaSC liz SbO HSh
established in the city for the accommodation
OF those soldiers who are passing through it
from the camps to their own homes on short
i%urloughs.
On Sunday some twenty invalid soldiers
reached here by the Central cars en- route
home to recruit their health. AS they missed
uIle connection with the Southern cars, these
mer had to remain until Monday, and having
no place where they could go 10 sleep or get
any thing to eat, were under the necessity of
stopping at the different hotels, thereby in
curing an expense they were perhaps little
able aud unwilling to bean.
1t seems to us that some place might be
fitted up near the depot, and one or two per-
soIs appointed TO receive such soldiers, and to
furnish them with what was necessary for
their comfort during their brief %sojourn while
passing through our city. We hope the Sal
dier's Sid Society will :atis the matter in hand.
MATcE's CouET y~EsTERDAT.-Ine following
cases were before the Mayor yesterday.
Vim. McMil!cr, charged with using ,rca.
sonable and in~ce!aiary language against the
government of the Confederate St.tss-case
continued.
John Temple, charged with setting fire to-
and burning the steamer Glen Cove-contIn-
ucd until 2lth.
james T.. Lambert, charged with usSenl!ing
and beating Andrew ". Fo:sythe--contih"ed
until this morning.
John F. Shonhergg, charged with issaulting
and beating William Freeman-discharged.
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WHAT y TREAr.-Wearc again under obilsa-
tons 10 MIR. Washington Jones, OF Han.
over. for an entire load of water-melons, fifty
f7e in number. Of course, for once in their
lives, every mar attached to this office, from the
Editors 10 the Printers Devil, got his fill Of
the delicious fruit ard many were the conf
pl!ments bestowed on the libcralty Of the
donor.
Mr.. Jones also sent yesterday IL load ol mel
ors to some Of our soldiers, cncampcd near the
city. Can't some other of our water melon
r~aiscrs do likewise.
PRlvArE HosrITAIS.-The ladies ot the Can-
tenary Methodist church, Rev. ". y. Ben.
net. pastor, have established two private hos
pitfalls 70: The care Of the sick and wounded
soldiers. One on the corner Of 4th and Cary,
and the other on Henry between Clay and
Leigh streets. The ladies OF the church will
devote their attention to such Vi the SICK ana
wounded as are taken under their charge, and
the inmates, We feel assured, will tare very
we'll.
VALUABLE INVENTION, the resul, OF the
mechanical ingenuity o! Mr.. T. L. Bowen, ct
Dares, Va, was shown Us yestar ny in the
shape of i ,cvo'ving rife, capable OF beih:
discharged V ith astonishing r~apidity, exceed,
ingly SIM lie in construction, and consequently
not liable TO get out Of order. Mr. &. IS max
ing arrangements to supply the numerous or.
ders for his gun, and We hope b. may %. sue
ccs full.
RECOVERED About one hundred and TWEEN.
ty-iye of the sick soldiers who have been in
the hospitals and private residences Of our
city, have so far recovered as to b, able to re-
turn to their positions. Many Of them now
sick and wounded are, under the kind at.en.
ton bcstowed upon them, rapidly improving.
ARRlyEp.-Thc Fourteenth Regiment Of
North Carolina Volunteers, fully armed and
equipped, arrived in Richmond last night.
HOVE Administrative Richmond Home Ar
tillery, Col. Thos. II. Ellis, will meet this after,
noon, 1T four o'clock, on the Capitol Square,
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