Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-14

four feet below the bottom of a'cis,ern, whici.
is twelve feet deep and five feet square the,
water then filled thecistern nine feet, and con-
tinued most violent commotion in the cistern,
winch has not yet ceased On'Thursday th..
gas or air burst through the ground, suppose
IN ten thousand places, within four or five rods
round the well there is a creek within Eve
yards of the well, which has the appearance
OF water rapidly boiling. This air is called
hydrogen gas if fire approaches it, il instantly
becomes flame and burns like a candle they
set TIN tubes of foot or two feet long on ten
or fifteen of these places where the gas issued
from, and tue gas ascending through them was
SET ON fire with lighted paper it has con-
tinued burning since Thursday and exhibits d
grand and beautiful appearance after night"
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|. .Saiciae.--Yesterday afternoon about i o.
clock, as Il party of sailors. shipped for yes-
sci lying in Hampton Roads, were proceed
ing down in boat TO go aboard, one ofthen
ieaped into the rivertwliile they were passing
fort Norfolk, apparently with the intention
oil drowning himself hut soou after re-appcared
above the water some distance a stern of the
boat. His messmates instantly put .abou. and
rowed towards him, upon which he uttered
a loud laugh and again plunged beneath the
water from which he was never seen to rise
III
was native OF iarmouth, (Eng.)
Norfolk Herati
New HAYES, Aug. I'VE understand, Aus
I'm iNlhorn has been appointed cashier of the
ph~n.X Branch Bank located mt Ltchiield, in
the place OF James Butler. 1t is said that
deficiency in the funds OF tie bank, OCCASION
ell by the late cashiers ovey dya,r;ng his ac-
counts to the amount of something like thirty
Thousand dollars, is the cause of his removal
ana the appointment of a new cashier We
nave not as yet been able To ascertain the facts
exactly connected with this transaction. ss Sc
vcrai runours with respect tn the business,
nave been aiioat within few days past. Thus
much, however. may be safely said-that a
new cashier has been appointed to the Branch
al iitchfe!d, and that the former cashier ,arre-
ly overdrew his account, and has assigned his
property to The bank to make up the defcicn-
cy. Ii IS said, however, that the bank will
not eventually lose any thing.
CcrsNs ef.Ne,o Jor;.--rhe following state
mcnt is taken from the Official returns of the
| population o. every county in the stat. UNI
Ger tie late U. $. census Total ,s72.3l2--
OF whom there are G87.950 free white males,
and 63a,22G females. Foreigners not natura-
llzcd, 1901. There are engaged in agricul-
! ture, $40; in commerce, 9,II3: in rlanl-
factures, G0,033.
The Columbus, ~, was absent IS months
and !ron crcw Of eco men lost only siy, and
two OF those by casualty, two others OF cor
| sumption, and two by fcvcr. The deaths hy
sickness were in the astonishingiy small pro-
! portion OF one 10 two hundred and iiffy annu
ally. There are nnw on The sick list seriously
III only two, and they with consumption. T'he
spark was absent five years, and from crew
vi one hundred men iost only seventeen. and
nine oi these by casualty, leaving the annual
loss by sicS ncss less than two. ti'hcse f,c;.
speak highly inpr,ise oftle correct dscinline
OF Con. Banbridgc and Capt Elton, and their
officers. The perfect state of cleanliness i'm
which the ships OF the United States are kent.
is much to the praise OF tie service They
wonid not suffer by comparison in this res.
pect with the houses OF our best farmers
Boston R-cou;er.
II appears that the old habit ofcounterfn;linc
Is carried ON in Alabama, TO almost as miIcb
perfection as in the celebrated Upper Can,d,
establishment, where forty men were at yyoric
and eight presses going Five hundred dollars
reward is offered by the Sheriff, of Monroe for,
the apprehension of RoBERr a. FLErcHER.
who was arrested on the 10th july. md made
his escape the same night. person hy the
name OF Duncan has also made his escape. rTh,,
pnpers do not give list OF the notes counter.
feited. rs o yI{eecona