Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1867-01-04
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Tho I.ynchbure Ne,cs publishes an editorial ap-
proving Of the proposed Real Estate Manufacture
ing Company Of Dsn:le, which it thinks may be
very beneficial II, however, suggests doubt rs
to the p,cticabily Of carrying out the provisions
comforting banking privileges, IN the iice OF tue
laws Of tic United States which subject all tanK-
ing corporations to tax Of ten per cent. upon their
issues, which tax was designed to DO prohib'tory,
and which will DC found difficult to cvade, however
ingeniousiy the bill may be worded Tho 1Ncns
thinks that if tho project IS practicable that much
good may be effected by comforting similar powers
or manufacturing companies throughout the state
Tic Abingdon Iir9iniun, which several years
AGO was strong advocate for railroad connection
between that town and tho Central Railroad OF
North Carolina at Charlotte, has recomnienccu ths
a,;,a.;on ~ that project This line would depend
for its support mainly the IMMORAL treasure which
now lies embedded in the Iron Mountains. south OF
Abingdon, and also upon Southwestern Virginia s
immense resources of plaster and salt Inc rG2t-
ia, publishes communication from enc Mr. H. I.
Murphy, representative Of johnson county, len
nessoe in the Legislature Of that State who refers
to the late act passed by that body, authorizing the
issuance of State bonds to the amount OF Sl0oooU
for the construction of road from johnson Co.,
extending North IN the direction Of the Virginia
! and Tennessee road and South towards Charlotte,
! ". C.
| A most brutal murder was perpetrated ut aleher-
rim Depot, on the Richmond an Danvillc Railroad,
between O'Clock and daylight Thursday morning,
| tho victim being young man named samuel row
lett. who has for some time past been employed rs
u clerk, by Mr. II. W. Wall, in store at Meher.
rim Mr.. Rowlett was observed to have sum OF
money the day before, but that night he turned 1t
.rcr 70 his employer. The object of the murderer
was probably to securc this money, which ne fail'
ed 10 do, Lut robbed the store after committing the
! murder Tho Young man was found this morning
early living upon the hearth in the bar-rooH, with
n cash in his head, evidently inflicted with an axe
An axe stained with blood ano gore has been found
| in the possession Of negro living mt Meferrln'
who has been taken into custody together with mis-
! wife.
! Maurice, son of Col. NJ. s. Lsnghornc, was near
hcinc drowned ut ore of Davss ponds saturday:
| He was skating, when the ice broke and ne plunged
into the water. which is very deep. ne sustained
himself Lv holding on to the edge of the broken
ic. until rescued by some companions. a plank
| had To be procured, which took some time hnd M
suffered greatly from the cold in tho meantime
LmciJurg FHgin'aa.
A correspondent informs US that man named
Jas. Hssip was drowned in the kanawha river, at
Cannclton, last Sunday night. Howas blown OIL inc
wharf boat, at that place, during Il heavy storm
| which was prevailing. Mr.. HasiiP was originally
| from Monroe coun,y, West Virginia. His body was
recovered -Grccnbrier Independent.
Senator's Krkwood. of Iowa. Poland of Vermont,
! Representative Spsuding, of Ohio, and Hon. s. b.
Collcv. Register Of the Treasury, accompanied by
their wives, arrived ut Norfolk last Saturday, and
proceeded thence to Fortress Monroe
On Friday night last, tho "Lone Star Saloon,
corner of Canal and Plum streets, OF which Mr. IT,
D. Chappel is proprietor, was entered through the
windows, and robbed of mahogany case, which
besides many papers of value contained about Sl25
or $3.50 in money.-Pcte7sJ~9 Erpress
The blacksmith shop Of G. ". Hendricks, near
Hunsonvllo, Russell county, with several wagons
and bucsies, was also destroyed short time since,
ns is supposed, by an incondiary.
Tho co,orcd people of Norfolk celebrated the an
nirsrsarv Of the emancipation proclamation on
Tuesday (New Years day. by procession and other
ceremonies.
Tho dwelling house Of A. c. Ferguson, near lie
banon Russell county, Va, with all his furniture
clothing, &C., was burned last week.
Some of the ladies of Lynchburg wero out ska
ting on the ponds near that city last Saturday.