Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-12

inE iogACco TKADE.-The large room ir
the upper story Of Crenshaws new buildir:
near the Danvle Depot, is now occupied as :
Tobacco Exchange
The room is about 100 feet square In L.
centre is large platform, with rows Of seats
on two sides Of it. and wooden canopy at orc
end under which Capt. Shepherd takes his
seat, and, With y knock of 4 i::lc rna,et o.; T.
| poplar pillar, announces the sale Of each ssr,n n,a
| Of the weed
Along the iiooc ere rows oi' large wooden
bins, which the commission merchants eupac,
at so much year, and which they use as coun.
tcrs for The exhibition OF and places .: lock.up
for their samples.
Those interested in The Tobacco business III
this c't;T, haze organized themselves into al
association known as the "Tobacco Trade Of!
Richmond and they have adopted some l3
rules ior their government ani guidance.
lhe rules are row in the hands of the
printer, and will be issued in few DAYS.
HAErERs FeRRY.-A correspondent writing
to the Philadelphia Press, from lIarpcr's Ferrr
and signing himself Zone who Krows" dc..;r,;
the trutn of the statement that valuable in.
proved arms are being sold there under an or
der gwen b. Secretary Floyd during his term
ot otilce. The correspondent SAYS:
The only arms tina, nave been. or ere being
sold here, are lot OF Halls rifles. which vera
made about the year 1892, and were condemn.
ed as unserTiceable during the Florida war
They had been lying. boxed up in The arsenal
for II years.
These arms are hrccch.loaders, but, in th,
battle tield are about as apt TO injure the shoot;
er rs the shot ut.
hen some OF them were sent 20 comnanv
IN Inc Florida war. the captain scnt word ,c
the department. For Gods sake Send me arms
which will give the man who stands behind as
goo" a chance rs the one he shoots At -
InE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER We
have received the February ;:umber OF this
Magazine lis contents are
The Alternative: 4 Separate Nationality;
or, the determination ot the South. By Wm.
Il. llolcombc, VI. D.; The Singer: \ Storv Of
Champagne. BY F. R. S; :, Ballad for the
Young South. BY Joseph Fireman: \ Kirshis
E!opement The Southland Fears no Foeman.
Gy j. W. NJ; Dislcderation OF the States Scr
net; Review Literature; Sonnet; Popular Lee
lures on the Various Forces Of Matter. pv u.
Farnday, d. &. L.. +. i. s. re Petit. frcn.
the French OF Victor hugo. By Irenella; An-
drew Jackson. By Rev. Wm H. EcGcricr.
VI. D.; Edi!ors Table; Notices cr rew Works.
The Messenger is doing good service in the
cause Of the South end of Literature and in
each new issue exhibits increased energy ant!
Improvement The articles on the great qucs.
Ions o! toe dag are able and highly instruc-
i've, and we commend them 20 the careful be
'usal Of the public.
in the number before US, ne find Il stirring
ballad, from the pen Of an Irish exile, now alas
10 more we mean Joseph Brennan, once editor
# New Orleans paper and rs true South
rn man as ever lived. The ballad concludes
S follows:
Men G! the South! Look up--beho!d
The deep and sucn gloom
Which darkens Ger your sunny land
" Ih thunder in its womb,
Are yc so blind We cannot see
The oncnS in the sky?
Are ye so deaf sc cannot hear
The Tramp Of locmcn nigh,
Are ye SO dull ye will endure
The whips and sccrns OF men,
Who hide the heart Of Titus Oa,es
Beneath the words Of Penn!
Are yc so base thas foot to foo;
Ye will not gladly stand
For land ard life, for child and wife,
With nsied steel in hand:
ESCAPE AND REcAPTuEG or MCRpeaER.
he recent escapadcs from the Chesterfield
ii, have excited L. great feeling among the
ti2ens o. the county. The alleged mule thief
lawson, has not been heard from since his cs
h,>tt Il.
-ith him, Tss tracked in the snow to FAi!in.-
reek, and rccaptured. This man was inpr!a-.
ned upon charge Of most remarkable na-
lre. Inc story ls that one night he entered
he apartment ol a friend and found him sleep.
rs. That friend was dreami"g, and in hs
reain grated his teeth. stop ,AatI'' he in-
ruder said. The dreamer continued 20 grG;a
is teeth, and the friend (for friend he wasJ -
Grated, "lf you don't stop that III kill you
He didn't stop, anu the accused drew Ii:
niie and plunged it into the heart OF ;he
eeping man. Petersburg Elrre:s.
As AEoL!-Io%lsr IN TRorsLE.-Joseph Is.
Slnrnill, j man from the North, has been COM
,itted to Jail at Norfolk, Va, by the mayor, in
efauit OF bail, 10 answer charge Of ultering
sentiments III relation to slavery dangerous 10
~ puUlIS pcSLc. IL MIS- III lSSLlItlUny ltli.L
e had declared in Norfolk tha. the slaves o:
ne South ought to be free, That it was a curse
D hold them in bondage, and that he would
'cIk six months 10 liberate them.
ACCIDENTALLY kLLED.--Mr Thos. Dcviin,
wing near Rockets, lest bis life BY AZ
ccidcnt which occurred last Saturday nigh.
bout 10 o'clock. Mr. nevlin was super
Intending tho removal OF landslide on the
'ork River road-and being about to return
, Richmond, in stepping from one car 10 sn.
ther, while the train was in motion, he !cll
et~ecn the cars and the train passed Owe.
in, breaking both legs and ono arm. he sur
wed the accident only about ten hours. Med
al aid could not be obtained, although FIVE
hyscians in the eastern part Of the city were
alled on betwccn ] 0 and 12 o'clock on Satu7-
ay night
The deceased was very steady and indus
'ious mechanic, and has been employed On the
orE River railroad some time.
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