Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-22
ExpT.OSION

Aoout naii past O'Clock Oh Tuesday after
noon a conclusion was felt i'm this town " hich
ny some was taken tor an earthquake but as
the SHOCK was very short and quick, and UNI
accompanied with thc usual rumhling noise.
or undnlatory motion, cthcrs concluded if was
an explosion Of powder at Chelmsford. which
was proved 10 be the truth by the accounts
received the next morning.--I'he following,
account OF this disaster is given in the Boston
Gazette.
" On Tuesday afternoon IN explosion took
place IN the packing house of the Powder
Nanuiaciory ut Chelmsford, while one man
was mt work alone in the building. We I'M
derstand that in this building there was no ma.
chInery which could have produced fire bv
friction and II rs difficult To account for the
accident, except on the ground of some indis-
orr'ion III The unhappy !nan who lost his life
small"
We understand the unhappy man who lost
bis life Mt the above exposion was recently
from BaifaX his head, arms and legs have
been fond scattered in various directions and
also his body dreadful mungled cond-
ton, and We're dcccntly Inferred, He has left.
we hear, wife and two children at Halifax.
The building contained about ID tons of
powder.
iIrir@ci 10 The Editor ef1he Baltimore Patriot.
WAsnINGroN, Dec 10, 1891.
The annual report of the Secretary of the
treasury, appears 10 give universal saisfac-
uoh. Al IS clear, open aud candid state
ment oil the Finances of the Onion, and proves
that IN has report IT the last scar he did not
UNDERMINE the resources Of the country, with
winch he was thea charged that on the CON
trary, the receipts into the Treasury during
The present vs.r. viii ,,,4 rio.
which he had estimated them. Yet, it an
pears, chat IT, receipts OF 1891 and 1872 will
be adequate to tlIc expenditures of those two
years. die rapidity, with which the manu-
iactufes OF Inc nation have Increased has baf-
ucu all cdieuiliion and every estimate pred
icitcd on Ia" revenue, resulting from imports
IN former Years, has in consequence proved
erroneous nor oaght implicit reliance to be
placed on those to he made hereafter.
Al revenue resulting from the importation
oi Nails, Hats, every article of Leather, and
SOME other articles ias ceased The tariff has
nearly excluded them from importation, and
orr own manufactures completely supply the
ueiha1d Tor those articles. The revenue de-
iivcu from the importation of cotton and wool
zen goods has greatly decreased, owing to tlir
manufactures oi onr own country supplying The
demand for large proportion of those arti
" - ~ J'ii' 'ft'tit vi tptiDU ana WOOL
len goods imported into the United States
during the years l3i8, amounted to 24,8O1,f88
dollar5-iGi9, Is 5lG,355, 399-1gg0.only TO
= d,9G0,O75-bclDg little more than one third
OF the vdluc imported in 1913.
The importation of goods paying duty of
% per cent. has also greatly decreased. They
are chiefly linens. | apprehcnd that orr own
coarse cottona supply the place of proportion
OF the linens heretofore imported.
In 1913 the value of goods paving IS per
cent. amounted to 1915, 52J.-ln 1919, tn
S l3,o74,595, and in 1890, only TO o,lO7 ,e98.
These results cannot full to be gratifying to
the friends ofnaiionaI industry.
The totalamOuOt Of dry goods IN the years !
1913, 1919 and 1890, will shew you the grea;
annual decrease in the amount OF the value inn !
ported.
In 1913, the value of the imports of dry
goods amounted TO S 58,661 ,5O1.-In 1915.
10 19,88j,46 and IN 1920, only To- 22,12G,487 Il
Je'DS about two lillhs Of the value of dry goods
imported IN 1918. Whence does This extra
ordinary decrease arise ? In part presume.
rom an inability to purchase but principal
y, ! conceive, from the increase Of our man
liactures; that they have prOspered under
he existing laws is evident that they may /
continue TO prosper, is the sincere wish Of
Yours &c. SC.
New YoaK, December H. 1t will be seen