Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-10

tOE inTeG wears, Tie Dduh DdNlHS
she same rate of interest as they have
heretofore received from government
The effect of this measure will be, TO
leave this amount 10 be employed I'm the
and OF com merce here, instead OF sending
II abroad To redeem the Louisiana stock,
which is almost altogether held by for
eigners. 1t is supposed il will have the
further desirable effect of enabling the
Bank Of the United States 10 rc-discount
portion of the amount OF the loans
which thew have drawn in, by curtail
since the lst day OF October last.
Nat. Int.
The proceedings of the Public Meeting
lately held at Birmingham are Ola char
acter different from those AT Smithneld
meeting noticed in our last Less violent,
less pretending, they are much more Tor
Inidabie than the other, and more likely
10 lead TO serious results, AT The same lime
that they do not serve 10 Justify a resort
To force by the British government for
che purpose Of quelling them 10.
Extraordinary Visitatioa.-A letter from
Green Bay, Mich. Territory, 10 gentle
man In this city, dated July i6, 1916,
gives the following very curious account
of the visitation of that country by clouds
OF insects which will bear comparison
with the swarms which heretofore darken-
ed the air of Egypt in their flight: III.
" Within the last four or five days the
fy has avpeared-a nOn-descript perhaps
in natural history-and covered the face
of the WI hole earth, obscuring the sun.
moon, and stars. write literally, and
without the least exaggeratlon. The
heavens are darkened by them, "a III d
denseiy cloudy day; as far as the eye
can discern, they ill the air. i'll every di-
all Ill, s.t
bees. Cornfiplds, &c. are Frustrated
with the clouds that settle upon them;
trees are covered, and The branches bent
and broken dow n. The barracks andbuild-
lngs III the vicinity, AT The ends and sides
not exposed TO the sun, are entirely black,
Tie insects piled one upon another.-
These creatures, with their ieelers, that
protrude from head and tail, are about
three inches in length, slough their skins,
daily, il is said, by the Inhabitants here;
and, in performing this operation, and ih
dying by millions every hour, inject the
atmosphere so that IL becomes uBht 10
breathe. Cattle, swine, and Indians, are
said To feed and tatien upon them. The
Frepchmen call them niuSq,tito hawks, be-
cause they make their appearance when
MOSQUITOES are most numerous, and ii Is
supposed, prey upon and drive them "a
away. The flies themselves remain but
six or seven days"
Pennsylvania Bamks.-The following are
the banks in Pennsylvania. which have
suspended specie payment;
PENNSYLVANIA Agricultural bank, Car
Isle; = Junia,a Bank, Lewisiown;@ Far
mers' aud Mechanics bank al Piitsburg;f
bank of Beaver; Marietta and Susque-
hanna Trading Company; Bank OF Green
castle bank OF Bedford : bank OF Mead
vile; bank of Huntingdon = Silver Lake
bank, LnZerne county bank OF WASH
ing,on," bank of Milton.
Those marked ihus[" have determin
ed we understand Ia tuimd up their con-
Germs az soon as circumstances will permit;
and the others that have suspended pay
ment will probably adopt similar meas
ure. -
BANKS:
LEXINGTON, (ky.) August 25.-Since
our lasl, The following have been added
10 the list of doubtful banks, viz: George
town, SheibyviRe, Carlisle, Springfield,
Huntsville.
The list now stands thus:
I Burlington, y SheibyUiHe,
PeterSJmgh, 10 Georgetown,
3 Bar6oMSViUe, ! BurkSviife,
4 Somerset IL Green Riser,
s RuSSeHuiAe, 10 GreenUiHe,
6 HopkinSriHe, IA Carlisle,
Springfield, Is MOrgdntODn,
s Lebanon, 10 Columbia.
The noies of the banks of Springfield,
BarksuiHe, Carlisle, HophinspiHe, Somerset
and CTeenUitte are believed to be- good
we have moi been able TO ascertain, that
they have forfeited their charters by re-
tHsal TO pay their u1ies, and il is said
they continue TO do business. Nor can
I'VE state that all lie others on the list are
InsOlyent -on the contrary we are inclin-
ed 10 think, that most Of them will be
able 10 wind up by redeening their nUies.
But il is sufficient that they are uncurrent
10 subject The holders 10 loss. Public
confidence seems 10 have been almost
entirely Withdrawn from the Independent
Banks-the notes Of the following only
are bankable here, viz Lancaster Ex-
porting Company, Louisville Commercial
Bank, Versailles, Frankfort, Bardstowii,
and Flemingsburg. The notes OF few
Others are received al the banks III pay
ment of debts.
The report of the failure of the Millers-
burgh Bank is wholly uniounded. II is
in good credit, and has never refused 10
redeem lis notes on demand. tRepOrter.
Eatr1ct Of letter from, a Passenger on
Hoard the steam boat KeHtuCky, dated Smith
iaad, Mouth Of CumJoiand, I4h July,
1919.
We arrived here on The Sd last. and can
proceed no further for tie want Of water
we found ibe Paragon aud Ritleman here
the Shelby, Frankfort, Napoleon aud In
dependence lie "a few miles below The
Tamerlane below ,ai Grand Chain 10.
A al II. l.