Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-12

SIR-In looking over the Enquirer, my
attention was attracted by the " report
made through the secretary of the treasu-
ny, To congress, by the president of The
bank of tile United States. Be pleased
ulrough your paper TO put the following
questions, 10 those capable of answering.
list. Ii tho utmost amount of notes ever
issued, was Only 8 1854. 1871, what was
the amount OF debts hen,lue 10 the bank
Pad. II the amount Of notes noto IN CIR
culaiioB be only ) 500, 6o2, in what way
was the debt OF $ 1912 ,32l OS contract
ell.
3nI !f the debts due TO the bank be
S SIS, 5I2, 32l US and the notes in circuia-
lion (Which | lake To be the amount OF
debts due from Tie banl1 be onlv
S s,67o,692, how is the balance of
$50. oli .629 O8 to be paid by the debtors
ia ltr haak
Attn. II in the short period the bank has
been in operation "a balance Of SCI, 04l ,629
o3 yiF,dng AN interest of S l 800, 497 "a
is already due from ihecomnuniiy 10 the
bank, what will i,e lis sfecl on the nation
IN (Savl len years, under the present stale
Of commerce
When these are satisfactorily answered,
| will pat others, MOI quite so obvious,
but equally Important.
INQU!SiTOR.
At meeting OF the Agricultural Society Of
"irginia held al the Union Hotel of this city,
on tuesday. the Sth December, 1878 the FOL
loving officer, were appointed unanimously:
Col. JOHN TAYLOR, President.
Col wlfsos G NICHOLAS, wee President.
Gen JOHN PRESTON, Treasurer.
Dr. JOHN ADAMS, Secretary.
SAMUEL G, AD MS,
JOHN PATTERSON.
JAMES ~. GAkSErr. Ass'l Sec, ottrit..
LITTLEToN W. fsLEwEEl.J
WILSON C. Nj .HoLAS,
JOHN MARSH ILL, <,,,,,,,.. fro,,...
JOHN MtCkfhM, N~''1'" -, !. " '
JOHN COhLTER, Pe'
JOHN ADAMS,
a Freeman offifty dollars valae having been
| offered by Il meeting OF ine society III AiarclI
| last" Far Ike best essay on the general man
! agemeat of a Virginia farm, founded on p,ac-
| teal experience or observa tea aud combining
| good rotation with the manac cement OF live
stock, the accumulation OF manure aud oirer
| objects pertaining 10 the business of ii laTm.
On motion, il is resolved that tac aDove
| premium be awarded To Col. Wilson & Niclio.
| las Tor his essay entitled" Rotation OF Crops,
read 10 the society al THEN June mSeting.
| a premium NJ forty dollars value having
| been also offered for the best rotation EN-.
| bracin1 corn wiiedtand clover
| On motion, il is resolved, that the above
| premium be awarded TO Thomas Marshall
| Esq. Oak Hill, for his essay on F" Rotations oi
| Crops" This day read.
JOHN ADAMS, Sec'y.
| December 0, 1878.
| New members elected into the Agricultural
Society of Virginia al the December meeting
| 1918:
Edmund Harrison, WIN. Bersley, George Davies
WIN. n. Macon, George Picket, jim JShn lane, jaime:
| slachir, William Eadfcrd. samuel Panel, railir
Thompson, Cen John g. Jackson, George Newton
Francis puvai Lewis Tyler, P.ip y. Nicholas, Nath
B"rweii. lof Fre,ietch Gtanvil'e Smith, Col Edmund
| Taylor, Richard a Cncke, john T.. Holt, MOrdeca
| Cooke, Andrew Alexander. VIM Armstrong. JGH. WA
Il. Preston, James q. Roe, Charles Picket Wni Scott
| James Fitzgerald, James iinnIet. VIM. Gordon Isaac
Davis Or. Nicholson, (iIddlcsex) Dr. thomas Tibbs
John w. Page, Robert ~ saunders, Linn Banks IIIgt
DAVE, John ryIer, Jnhu Murray, WIN. ID. Taylor, Ed
muBd Crenshaw, Na'hanic' CTenshaw, Capt. Wan. Bur
ton, Jasiah Burlington, Nm. Ill., Thomas NJ. Nelson
| Mr. Thompson (faiTfaxD Robert Gains.
JOHN ADAMS, Sec'y.