Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-01-05

: From the treas,Ter,s asconnts, il anpea
eu that the RECEIPTS 6,r ;hc wear Drecedin
Nov. 1904, were o4,oo7 e. and added
the balance in the treasury, thew "a,
80 323 E. For notes destrnyed, &c .3ces 4
were delivered, leaving A. remainder {
5S,ol3 e. BY the Isni Office last yea
were received only. sslfs e. OF the s pc
cest stock Of the United States, 1000 dol
lars had been purchased bv order, a
io6 q per cent. and with the interest q
the state stocks 1000 dollars more. a
rlo6 H. per cent. The treasurer attest,
TO the fidelity Of The sheriff.. A revisaI
OF the laws till 1905, has been printed,
Cold ore has been found in Ca5Arrus coun-
~, but not in such quantities as at the
first discovery. Nov. 80, among other
business, ,he Nesbern Bank led To en-.
qniriss into the expectancy ola State Bails
for North Carolina. :.
according u trcaty betweea Georgia
and the Creeks, the Oakmalyee Ia. he.
come the boundary, reserving the island
| IN the river to Georgia, and district liz.
yo"d the river, FOR trading establish
ment.
he cess,on OF Columbia wa. trans
ASTON which had many friends. hut of,he
rSpedlency of which many had doubts.
hev were greater or less according to
/; Inc nature ct the government conte .nnlat-
ed or expected Ia the United States, A
recession has been favorite object to ma.
ny, and even Alexandria does not s-..p IN
have entertained always the same homes
respecting its novel situation. On the s,h
instant, il expressed It's Anal opinion ON
the subject ofreces-ion. That il would be
contrary 10 its rights and its intcre SITS, and
that not convention from the levy courts
and people, but representation from
counties. would best ans ser the purposes
OF a conclusive determination. Five mem.
bers were proposed for suc., an assembly.
From Maryland we are informed that
the State Capita! was <I7,6So dollars: .
thatin November, 1909, were in the Trea-
sury $4,000 dollars. The receipts fsr The
year ending Nov. 1904. were for $1,000.
The expenditures and dues were SO 200,
and the sum left, ooo.< The probable a.
mount of receipts for 1905, will b. 30 900,
and the probable demands in the treasury
50 600, leaving $4,000 Nov. ;. leave was
granted for a Jew Bill, respecting the
Jews; further supplement 10 the acl
directing descsnts relative to settlers
west OF Fort Cumberland bill relative
to the negro .act /; and lottery to aid the
navigation OF Corsica Greek, in Queen
AIMS county, was proposed. Thc Co.
vernon and Council wete chosen on the
goth Nov. Honorable notice vas ta;.-r
oi w. Pmekney. for his services 10 Eng.
Hand, which we have already mentioned.
! A militia bill had been introduced, and ?
b,l; for Library for the use ofthe Lep,s.
lotore. The hill for the Farmers PINK
passed IN the House OF Delegates. ~ a.
lgainst 90 The. Susquehannah and Bath
Turnpike committee have c l,trated ,
the whole route from ierico 10 Bath
! Tbs hrst incorro-a.cd Turnpike is from,
: E.opns, on the Hudsor, 10 Jerico, on,he
Susquehanna, so IN les. Fron Jeriso q
Bath IL b. 100 miles. II is expecies ths,
q ihird Turasike i'll carry 4 e road inc
Like Erie, SO that the whole distance
viii be $50 miles. 'rhe Snsnuehanna and
kI-ehigh Turnpike will BE- on The shorte.,
possible route. The whole stock IS near.
ly complete, and the whole is TO be f;n;sh-
ed next season. No elevation is 10 be a.
1''S 7" uSStScS. ne portage from the
Susquehanna to Lehigh is not to exceed
~ miles, with great advantages from the
/ y. Z. branch of the Susqnehanna, and
from The Tyoga branch. which opens the
Genessee. and communicates with the
w. and n. w. parts of Pennsylvsni..
No great impediments are found ON the
susquchanna, from Newton, on Tyoca.
TO the road near Berwick.
| From Pennsylvania we have Governor
M'Kean's address. TIe declares himself
happy in the review of public affairs, and
that they are bold in prospect. He con-
| graduates the state upon the health Of
IPhiladeiphia assures them of good hopes
i otqueting Lucerne county ;thatthe trans
fer to Philadelphia Bank had been m de az
ordered Field p eces had been provided
for the militia. The subject Of the Ohio
navigation had been proposed from Ken.
tncksy, Tor concurrence. Change IN court.
IS mentioned, End encouragement to the
Militia. In this period Of republican
triumph and sp;endour," ne recommend,
caution and union. r. w. Hill is Pre-
sident OF the Senate, and Simon SNYDER
:. Esq. Speaker of the House of Represen
5 ttatives.
In New Jersey, bill cor Turnu;k,