Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-05

and was subsequently confirmed. we UNI
derstand, by his own voluntary confession
which also implicated another man iiv-
ing IN Seneca, for whose apprehension a
warrant has been issued and senton.
albany Argus.
Somerset, PENN Na,ci 20.
II becomes orr painful duty 10 record
the circumstances ola most melancholy
occurrence which took place Mt the house
of Henry Ieiple, Innheeper, about halfa
mile east of this place, on Wednesday
night the 18th inst Reuben Long, d ma
tive of Southampton township, in this
county, blacksmith by trade, had for
some time past been i'll of fever, al Mr..
Helpless house, where lie was an inmate.
About y o'clock of that night, he COM
planned that he was dry: Mr. II. attend
ed In the room, and poured him out
tea, Whichstood onthe stove in the room:
when Mr.. II. told him he had some tea
ready for him, he turned himself round in
the bed towards Mr.. II. and smiled, aud
again resumed his former posture in The
bed, Mr.. II. standing with his back TO flle
stove, and facing the bed. Long then in
moment sprang from the bed, and
struck MIR. Heiple violent blow, iinmedi-
ately below his right breast Mr.. III. was
some moments recovering from the shock,
when he discovered that Long was stab
bing himself with penknifa, which he
did by piercing himself just below the pit
of the stomach, and cutting from thence
downWards right and left from the same
point, until his bowels came out-anoth-
er young man who then entered the room
and laid hold of him, rcceiveha stab, bnt
the thickness of his clothes prevented lis
entering his body. Mr.. II. by this time
discovered, from the flowing of blood.
that he himself was stabbed in the
breast. .t.sr
Long expired on Friday last, and was
buried on Saturday near town. James
Johnson, Esq. the coroner of the county,
held an inquest on the body, who, after
due examination, returned verdict of
suicide, during fit Of insanity.
L is yet doubtful whether MIR. Heiple
will recover. f
From tie ADqgy Daily Adrertiser, Of
Mayci 49,.
The bill for erectinga new county from
parts of the counties of Ontario and Ge-
! neSsee, was rejected yesterday in tile
| House OF Assembly--59 TO 60.
Judge Pendeton's bill, entitled an
act TO regulate chartered banks and bank
ing operations, and for other. purposes :"
passed It's third reading as amended yes
terday
The bill, as it now stands, obliges all
chartered banking companies annually to
return on oath, TO The comptroller, the a.
mount OF the capital stock Of said COM
pany then actually paid in and remaining
rs such; the amount OF specie then actu-
ally III their possession the amount Of
sums then III the said bank as deposits !;
the amount of notes, bills, acceptances.
or other obligations for money of said
bank, made, issued, aud then existing
unpaid and unredeemed: and the amount
then due the said bank OH discounts and
loans made by them under penalty of
1000 dollars Tor neglecting to make such
return.
The second section of the bill enacts,
that II any bank shall, at any time after
the lSt day ofJuly next, refuse to redeem
IFS notes in current money Of the United
States, such bank shall cease its banking
operations on pain OF forfeiture of its
charter and the holder of notes. the
payment OF which have been so refused,
will identified to interest, after the rateof
ten per centum per annum.
The third and last clause of the bill en-
acts, that from an after the FIRST day of
July next, all The chartered banks within
TINS State, shall and may receive interest,
at and after the rate ofsevcn per cenfum
per annuu, on loans and discounts made
10y them for any longer term than sixty
days, and the usual days of grace, any
thing IN their respective charters, or in
any law to the contrary nOtwilhStand-
ing.
The bill for repeating flc Restraining
Law, and for auihoriSing Private Banking
Associations. was brought up IN the Sem
ate in committee Of fhe whole yesterday,
and discussed at considerable lengtb.-
Messrs. Van Buren, aud Van Vcchtcn
spoke in favour ofthe bin, and Messrs.
Ross and Elmendorpll against it, Before
tie question was taken, however, The
committee rose, reported progress, and
obtained leave 10 sit again.
The billcOncegning slaves and serVants,
which lias excited so much interest, pas
sed It's third reading in the'Housc yesier-
day--ayes 75--Noes %.
WasSipotoa, EIarcf 81.
Several paragraphs have appeared in
different prints, representing ibat MT.
Clay was disappointed mnot having been
offered he Department Of STATE; That a.
misunderstanding vac Tire consequence
between him and the President: and that
he sought occasions 10 manifest lis piquc
and modification.
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