Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-03

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Paris, Il Representative in Congress- from
Massachusetts, has been appointed, by
the President anu Senate, 10 be District
Judge OF the United States for the District
of Maine, vice Judge Scwall resigned.
MAJ. Int.
A letter received bv gentleman in
this city from Il friend - Blakely, in Ala
bama, under date of December 8, gives d
tiattering account of lie settlement and
Improvement Of that country. The wri-
ter is confident that bIake,y will possess
greater advantages for business than Mo.
bile a confidence which j very muck al
war with the views we have heard eX-
pressed on that subject. The writer is a
merchant, who has sold within iwo days
dry goods to the amount OF 1000 dollars.
This is certainly driving brisk trade
3" The crop of COTTON" says tie writer,
." Is very fine this season /; price from 20
TO % cents. Notwithstanding the num-
Der ofvessels and greet quantity of goods
that have arrived lierc, we think there
will not he sufficient quantity TO last I'M
I'll another season, the population up the
river being beyond all calculation, and
the Huntsville and Tennessee merchants
depending on us for most Of their sup
plies" 10.
LEGISLATURE OF MARYLAND.
EDITORS coRaEseoNDEHcR
annapolis, Jan. 20, 1878.
resolution has passed the House of
Delegates, authorizing and requiring lie
Governor to open correspondence I'M
mediately with tile Executives of Penn.
sylvania and Delaware, to demonstrate
against the protection given IN those states
TO runaway negroes, by which serious in
convenienceis experienced by the owners
OF slaves.
The bill from the Senate, for the open
ing and extension OF Pratt street. in Bal
tlnore, passed the House OF Delegates on
FRIDAY last, with few amendments. This
Is very important measure, ana will be
general benefit 10 the state, as well as
great Improvement TO the health, the
beauty, and the convenience of The civ
of Baltimore.
y bill for aboHshing that part of the
constitution of Maryland which provides
for the election of the Governor by the
Legislature, and for abolishing The coun-
ell TO the Governor, passed the Senate
tins day, by vote of tod.
bill contirnatory of an act passed
last session, Tor altering the constitution
so far as respects the Office of Attorney
General, has passed both Houses II
passed the House of Delegates by Il vote
of 81 TO IS. To.
The late law ofthe state of Tennessee.
against gaming, makes betting al cards,
Dice, billiards, or any other game of ha-
zard, or procuring any person 30 bet for
HIM, good cause for impeachment or
dismissal from Office, in every Judge. jus-
tlce Of the peace, solicitor general. prac-
Using attorney, sheriff. ceron.r, comsia-
BILE, clerk OF any court, or amy other civil
or military officer; disqualliies them for
their several Offices for five Years there
after, and imposes on all, except Judges
and justices of the peace, fine of not
less than fifty dollars. 1t requires every
person taking ost license, To swear thai
he will not permit gaming in bis house,
and will give information if IL be attempt
ed. 1t imposes fine of fifty dollars on
United States judges who shall be con
vlcted OF this offence, and disgualifies ev-
cry person convicted of this offence, for
every Office of trust or profit In that state
ior hve years. ID.
The communication bill has been lost in
the House Of Representative by very
slender majority. There was not one
sound argument against it. 1t did not
vary The terms of contract with the sol
DER, except by his own consent Ii DO
tected llm from the sharping practices of
spectators. 1t secured him a certain
sum for his laDd; so that if he ioould sell.
he would not have been compelled TO take
less than that sum and ii tended 10 pre-
vent the depreciation of price IN the pub
lie land, so essential 10 the existing 6nau
ciai system of the country. We hope il
Will be, IN some shape. revived in the Sc
nate. IVY. e. en-
PHILADELPHIA, January @3.-We are
much pleased to hear, that Doctor Dor.
SEY, professor of materia medica in the
University of Pennsy lvania, has consent
ca, III addition to the duties incident TO
ms own chair, TO complete lIie course of
lectures on anatomy. which would other
wise have unavoidably been suspended
by me death OF the much lamented Doct.
WIsTAR
~ compliance with this arrangement
Doctor Dorsey yesterday delivered his
first anatomical lecture, which we are
happy TO hear. met the u,iyersak ayDyoba.
''"" % the medical class. Ce,a.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The steam boat
Nautilus, Capt. De Forest, Yesterday af
ternoon, took the ship Corsair, Sutton.
from charleston, III tow, and conducted
her from mile below fort Diamond to
the public store Wharf on Staten Island.
in three quarters ofan hour. This morn.
ing she towed the ship from tile Wharf AT
Staten Island to the Old Slip in an hour
and forty minutes, against wind and tide.
We understand that she is ensloved also
to tow up the British ship Alexander En-.
ehdnah. Gem. Ade.
INTERNAL CONSPIRACY.