Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-01
CITY hTELLIGEN E,

tSNFte 's"Sui aAN NllO TeEhTt Il long lhCe
rs II never failing indication OF u long heal. TO
CRAFTY ILLS most respectable class, tho TrophonianS,
As We may call them, We have been making II tour of
observation through the church yards aud ccmete-
rios OF Richmond, like another Harvey, without iu-
tending to 60 into a book speculation onthe products
OF our sombre speculations.
The places Of interment in and about this city,
though no longer believed to be the resort of spirits
III general, seem not tn have hccn unviSi,ed by the
spirit OF improvement. We Christians have condo
seconded TO take a hint from tue Turks for tho deco
ration OF our gravc-yards, making the resting place OF
the dead Il floral paradise anu q desirable prolnc-
nade. 1t docs not appear to lis, however, that mon
nnlental sculpture, III "ur ncighborIool, shows ilauy
signs Of progress. When extra tombstone orla.
ment il attempted, the design is often pultry md uk-
surd, and the execution eorrespondlngly Mean. But
occasionally We meet III our cemeteries with some
very fair specimens OF stone cutting. Such devices
Us = bsby's bead between TWO pigeon wings, TO repre-.
sent q cherub, hour glasses, grinn,ng skulls, cross
bones, &C., uc not TO be recommended on the score
Of good taste. 4 shaft or short column, with II rough
fracture ut the summit, rs il the the Stoue hud hccu
accidentally broken oil, is often erected ~ II sisuiii-
cative mtmorial OF those who are cut oil III early
life. The device is ingenious; but it has rather too
mseh OF eccentric drollery or practical punuing 10
suit the sulemnity OF the purpose.
When one walks among tho tombs, he ought 70
| preserve Il serious irunr OF mind and il would hrem
| LO u z liz tllUSUll LaS ~ ~ eTlOG on SlSu MI USSA- |
sion for death and its mrInentoes IRE Unit subjects
for jcsting. Yet some monuuleutAl Inscriptions are
so excessively absurd that TO read them without u
smile seems 10 require a caLaleptiu rigldlty Of c"u!'-
tenSuce. We hGye seen Il book compiled by some
writer, made up entirely Of tomb stone poetry. Some
Of the epitaphs would have been decidedly funny
had they lot been associated with ideas OF mortality.
The English, III tho times OF The Siuurts, appear 10 !
have had II pnrtiality for comic ~epituphs, Ms the
French, in revolutionary times, Ind u laIIey lor MAX
ing piouanl and sentimental speeches ht the gullO-
tine. Thvy will account tor the multitude OF grave
Jokes which u-c tound i'll British charci-yariS. In
later times, the s~epulcaral poets seem 70 deserve ere
dit at least for the bobriety OF their Intentions: bul
VS. many we'll msanlng people attempt TO De Joculnr
without success, according TO their wishes, 81
many others may atlcunp. to be SERIOUS with the like
Ia blowing epitaph, (which is not copied from a
E.......u.-I tombstone, however, will he III example
in point.
"Hsrs lies Polly Wagner; when her life MAS spent.
She klck'd up her heels aud away she ~eni."
Atthe first view, il il almost impossible 10 con |
ceive that the author OF the above c"nplet t~prohuhiy
the husband OF the deceased Polly "As deeply I'M
pressed with u sense Of his melancholy bereavement;
but, on consideration, there appears 10 bc soIls like
lihood that the lines were written with u decorous
sobrety Of purpose. Perhaps the idea meant to be
conveyed il, that Polly showed her Willingness 10
depart by the movements asclihrd 10 her i'll the
picturesque language OF the Verse or the bard may
have intended to signify, by the synootlcnl phrase
kicked Up her heels" that the aforesaid Folly dis
| played al utter contempt for the sublulary things
sue WAS leaving behind her. Thus interpreted, tho
epitaph seems to be almost Identical Ill iIIraniuk with
tho following:
Her sorrowing course complete, she upward springs,
spurniug the earth and GIl terrestrial things
Ths muses. appear not to delight in the shade Of
the cypress and the yew. 1t Is but rarely We meet
with q poetieal inscr ption on mcuumenial tablets
which are even tolerabie. The most costly marbles
are often dishsured by rhymes compared with which
the productions Of the Laura Matilda school are alto
gether sublime. 4 very simple inscription, their
names, their years. y but let them not be = spelled hy
the unletsored muse" for We hold correct spelling 10
be Indispensable Oh tomb stones 81 everywhere
else,) would judiciouslY supply the place Of fame
and clcgy,n when the latter ,egenc-atca !@,g Gilt.
iliing which may 10 mistaken Tor burirsQur.
The MAKERS OF SnISrLASTERs To re lN-
plcrED.-The Fall session Of the Circuit Court OF The
city of Richmond commences TODAY. II has been
said that this Court was the only Que having aItEot-
iy to put I'M end TO such social nui,auces e. the
utterers OF small notes have proved themselves to
be. In consequence OF this understanding the judge
of tho Court, John 4. Meredith, Esq, has ordered i
grand jury Of inquest 20 be sutnmoned, who wi!l he
charged with the duty OF enqulrlng Specially into the
specific violations OF the Virginia banking la| al
luded 10. The prosecuting attorney. LiItlrt"n Iuz:-
well, ESQ, has set about The tusk OF bringing Offenders
to "copdign" with q resolutc LIBERALIZATION, aud Ito
only needs the aid AMI assistance OF the lovers OF i
pure and reliable circulating medium Ia drive the
small notes out OF the hands Of the people. We
shall be enabled to judge TO day how lar the grand
jury are willing, in the present state OF atulrs, to
uphold the integrity of the law 10y Presenting
those who have violated its provisions.
TEE STATE PRlsoS.-An addition of one
prisoner was made yesterday to the available force
now copyrighted within the walls Of tho Feriiru-
sary. This addition was James Edward Carter, ~
young man, resident Of this city, some month, since
convicted before Judge Lyons, in the ilus,ings
Court, in two cases OF forgery. and sent up for four
years. The Supreme Court Of Appeals refused "
| set aside the verdict against the prisoner.
The case Of Charles Smith, on u conviction before
the same Court, tor q similar offence. is Low pending
before the Court Of Appeals. Smith has several
prosecutions tor forgery against him vet pending
and undetermined i'll the uustings Court, and has
been convicted in several cases. He aud Carter
were in Some way connected in tie business OF III
tering forged checks.
MAroR's CovRT.-.The new arrangement
made by Gen. Winder 10 store away all OF the sol
diers who violate dscency ny getting drunk and PEI
forming various strange antics works admirably
Yesterday there were but TWO soldiers carried before
the Mayor, and they were immediately started Oh
for General Windsr's rendezvous. John MuiiIgau
was brought up Tor assuultiug Lawrence Tat and
taking from him s. 80. The defendant broyed i-
innocence and was acquitted. Jesse harrington
charged with abusing aud threatening Mary liar
ringtou, Was let OF, the party making the complaint
being equally in fault. 4 summons agail Il Patrick
Lynch tor obstrucling Maiu street with s."erai
blocks Of granite was dismissed. 81. L. Sine ar
rested AZ 3 deserter, was carried before Gen. Will
der. The accused stontly denied the ACCUSATION
Frank Csstigiloni was nued $40 for violating the
liquor ordinance, by Keeping open house utter IL
o'clock.
HEsslANs SENT SOUTHWARK. hundred
and fifty Of the uessians captured at the battle q
Manassas, were sent to Columbus, South Carolina,
yesterday, in charge Of Lieut.. Thos. S. Henry, Of the
Charlotte Grays, and u gnard OF fifty men. Their
appearance was rather atject than otherwise, and cal
culated to excite pity il their many misdecds could
have been forgotten. Several ofthem had u" shoes
Two or three were hatless. They, no doubt, bad
serions misgivinss "a to their RECEPTION, in South
Carolina, and, it may he, TINT they will tinl that they
who 70 the farthest fare the worst.
PERsoNAL.-Gen. D. NJ. Frost, who COIN
manded the volunteer e~ncampment near st. Louis
tbat was so r~uthessly broken up BY the notorious
Nat Lyon, afterwards generated by Lincoln and
killed By McCulloch,D arrived in Richmond on The
2sth of October. Con. Frost comes on business con-
nec,ed with the interests OF the South. 1t was 4 sus.
picion of the hang dog Lyon that Frost aud ha eoiI-
panlons intended 10 oppose Lincoim fe'sh III "H-
sour, that mads that supple and willing rninioiI al Il
tyrant shoot down and murder unRruIcl men, not
only at the encarnpment but in the streets OF st.
Louis.
HONE ARTILLEKY.--Col. Thomas II. E:is'
battalion Of Homo Artillery will be mustered into
service to-day at la O'Clock, at Military Hall, 10y MMj.
Joseph Sclden, and then transferred to the Southern
Confectionery, and assigned to duty a. grurd OF II
portion OF the earthworks surrounding thi. city.
Nor CoNcLUDED.-The trial Of Bernard for
the murder OF John 9. Taylor WAS not concluded
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