Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1867-01-04
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The freedmen had grand celebration and pro-
4 csssion in Danve hst Wednesday.
Kaolin is believed 10 D., in great abundance nOur
Dsnville
The Lynchburg Ne,cs is in favor Of rostpnning
the election of "A new Governor Of Virginia until
/ next fall.
On the oath instant the people OF Lynchburg are
vote on the revised charter FOR hat city. lately
passed by the General ASSEMBLY
4 supposed burglar was sho; Al. IL Nutio!k, St-
turday evening, by young htv ir"in North Caf"-
lima, who was visiting at NJ. Robert Rhea's ho"''.
The ,To Masonc Lodges in nsrve celebrated
the anniversary Of 81. John tao Evangelist, the
9th December, by u supper.
We regret 10 see that 1 san Of Mr.. Gl':'. oI Tho
Lynchbu1g RepuIiiccn, had !I:S hand injured sun
day evening by its being caugh. Sotw"nn til" I"Ss
of the bed on which the turm "t tie paper Is !a'h
and the wooden slide above the bed.
The RIO Mills, about six miles from town on tho
Rivnnna river, have been sold by Hr. H. =. BurI!-
ley to Mcssrs. W. r. Burnley and +. NJ. wills, Tor
5000. The Touring mill WAS burned By the gal
'antry of Gen. Cas!ar during the war.-C"G'totf@s-
! rifle Chronicle.
| The Potomac is frozen over from Georgetown 'o
Lower Cedar Pont-thc ice being sufficient t" per
nit skaters Of the largest rr11"r,ions 10 .ss3 from
shore TO shore. rherc hss besn no or2u tracAiu
,ile river since Fsiday 'ast.> -
The kneil Of ths Old Year was o.iel l,st as,a. by
| tho bells Of some OF the churches ut Tie city, ;nd
shortly afterwards their merry peel E.rai'.c! ihe
approach of the Ncw. Watchers a. III Methodist
churches also greeted tho New Year .:'+I1"@rI'1
| Ga:ettc.
On Chrstmas-cvr night, the dwNiiin2-howse o1 IT
tract Of land near i1schnlOrs Hail. in this cO"Eiy,
| nod ~ Enni 81
! house occupied The past year ~ w. : E"n"r-
son. who had moved uut inst before :hr Ire rscur-
| rod. 1t very good two-strr!. !r"S h'nrr.
1t is r": known wh,h"r tiia fire :aS accidental! or
noi.-U Unnri!c Register.
| The freedmen evnrr rapid rroGrr.: ~ cir;i:::'
tim. which would delight ih. heart ii N:. i!n7aC"
| Grcrry. The Orange train q fhrr.'6; morning
last hrnugh, down large rc&dtag party from III"
nciyiIlorhUod of Cnvcsv;lle ion az excursion. Va
do moi know whether they stopped "';!!r 't'"ifs.
or whether they rx'c,.do'! their ,'d' {" .>':T i":-
l-Chariottesrille Chronicle.
We understand that several nights a:,o IL" -iore
nf Mr. Nat Burroughs. NJ Hoods. az! James '''cr
was broken open md robbed 1t iArr;' quantity y:
| freshly satcd pork Mr.. n had on: T"c"i!.i! hiii%d
and sated down some thirty hu@S. nearly ~ I've
| thirds of which was stolen. The parties wcr"
tracked tn The river where they clhI:S. with their
booty PefersbHry Errrtss
| On Christmas day Mtrccl!us Johnson. who was
very drunk, encountered s"!n" trr"i!r: ""atn|
on the sidewalk IN Random Row. '.ri without prc-
liminares drew knife nni sr"hb"i ;'ir"''"' ihri.
| viz: John Cox. Geo Bry"nr and t""iy =
Fortunately more uf tGr wounds rru"t': i:a',
although Ervant was cut in thrpr place J hR,vu
has been committed 10 ia--( (hdri0!iasrH" iirou.
An investigation If the foul AMI h,ute In'lrr:"r
pcrpetr.t;ed last Christmas night ut H"herria De-
pot. an account Of which rubia':Hd YESTERDAY,
has established he sn'' "' th'rr ii,':n'lh i'"''
larboroush Boat Monroe Gn'. H'Ii"'. 2'"tes'
These have acknowledged! tl'"'r c"'h"i-'!i: II, -"
murder, and related the plan mcc';N& :" "h''h
they carried it out They have been r"m'h''"! 10
Jail.
InrSe ines'ins OF III" "''z,;' % H3Y:;'''''."' 80,
was i'e'u q, llatt's,'','u'f u.s.:
ing dccias' HsAuSt 'i'" P'"?:"': We .''''''s
CnnTenS:oA' IN r"l"rehe" !" w. "cY,: LAW wv
''''o"'hE ieSou'"i VIZ ''u u' i.
co'hHch" no ch""SGs y" '''''!" ~ '"l -. ,:'
except 'hat !he pt"acs ~ u','''''. ',.s..,.,,
should only inv"!'o 'nr ioF''!' "' ,l'' "''i ,''
interest" Apply 10 'tl'.""'''i@ "'''' "'"'"':'
looo.
| 4 very worthy coIorcd man, named j.,eia Mai
tbews formerly of thi. cilv but late rCs!,ca: Of
Badford nenr Forest Depot was found Saturday
moyninp near his home. in n diving condition He
iof, hsrn Trid,v evrnin,. TO rrinrn ho, and il Is
sunnoscd when he arrived ~. The srat At which Ia
! that he could not rrocerI farther. A. scp. - 10
| .ras discovered. he was taken toe ha">c in The
neighborhpod, whore everything possible ,vls don"
for his relief without avail, doGi. er..lng in les
| hours - Lu,chJuy Ncrs
| During Christmas wee K, negro man WHO hud
| for some time been in the employ 81 DR.. i. *.
Stands of Prince George co;'mi?. N '!ic temporary
absence Of tim. gentleman, secured lean. pulled
| down and hauled away nao uf :hc hcIiSrs "i' lis
premises for the purpos" of erecting: nrIc!: c!Sc-
| whore. The fellow was caught, however. &:i car
| red before Magistrate Eppc:. where. cis c"udi'"n
that the negro would return IL" '"ocr&, !"Ts %H,
rebuild the house, and pay thn cHsis 6i ;a arrest
and suit, matters were satisfactorily e:r"nSrl aHd
| the prisoner discharged.
| - ;, >.
'h saturday !nsl gentleman ,l''''i ,'',; MS
covered IN lence corner O" 'i'r 'ar"' 81 ''if 'n
| iagnr, near the lhFiSslahSbuTS a.p"', IL ''ih'J'
| child, c'iuch'ly OF very recent ORR. il' 'H"!
was covered WIN leaves anu hr"a'l" :e '''" "'H
| strihS uGhtiy drawn m" ''c", W"'' i''. Pc,
ducen stransuiat'"n an.' !:a.i' y la'J 81 ''lR -
was s"nn'"heh 6y JuSl're HiiGr, wac. t!i.' n..i.,
IN session from IL '!och 'un"a! hc'''"1 'i''"
o'clock NJ niGhi. returned v@riir' III acror!'hc'
WIN the ABOVE t"c's, an" lr'i"r ica' 'i'' @t'"'E
Suspicion poin'en ~ u neEresS .:
infant and its murderer sh" wa ntr.,'"i "nt
committed i"r 'Ti"' ana 'Hei" l. D.' '''' ''o""'
! that she Is the SH'it: party.
| The Stanton Spcrtator ssatoS shat Mrs. Ann
Eliza Mathcny, wife Of Mr. VIM. NJ. Ma;acn:. Of
that place, 90 badly burned on Christmas mint,
as to cause hor death on Inst Thursday. about !
| o'clock. The circumstances connected with this
sad affair aro very distressing III late hour oa
tho night of the 25th ult, Mira. NJ. called I?on
to get up to attend to the wants Of sick mild. and
having succeeded in 1licting ,h" child, nrG ;itiHS
i. TO sleep in its crib, ske laid down on . Dgnga
near the fire. and being .tigucd, fell asleep. After
being asleep for some time, her clothes wcra 50; on
ire iy r,ans Of sparS, ani b.? the ,iao Il, a~"Ec
and succeeded. by her scrcaIms, in arou+ing hey
husband her clothe, were all liz q iiGhl Iaz; and
We're nearly consumed. Her husband raj to her
relief, and, with thu sid Of his Lrotber, w" was
slcepng in room in tho up-s,ir; ot the hc'lSc
succeeded in cxtingui-hing tic .nrncs--nct. how
ever until she was so badly buIn"d ~ :" tc!'c"r
H. r,,..,,. Lc,,,J ,bc r.s ,h az the ,,,,sr ..ii!l