Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-18

'osS accruinS by tluS accident, Therefore, does
not amount 10 more than one thousand dol
lars. refs Phi. or
IL IS said the sub committee of the com
mittee of valuation have doomed the taxable
property IN Boston at ninety-two millions six
hundred thousand dollars Boston Cent.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
NILLEDoEyiLLE, o. Dec. 4.--The bin to
provide Tor the permanent endowment of the
University, and To appropriate monies for the
erection ola new Collegiate Ediiice at Athens,
passed the House of Representatives on Tues
DAY last-on the following day a motion to
reconsider the minutes rs respected the pas
sage OF this bill was rejected. cas- 43-nays
~. The bill To repeal the act restricting the
introduction of slaves into this state has passed
the Honse. A resolution contemplating the
sale of the fractional surveysinD colv Houston.
Monroe, Henry and Fayette, was rejected on
wednesday last-yeas 35-nays 55-Yester-
day the House of Representatives had under
consideration a bill tn incorporate Company
Tor establishing Il Turnpike Road from Athens
TO Augusta.
One OF the most important measures now
before the Legislature is bill introduced in
Senate to regulate the rate of interest between
our State Banks and the Branch Bank of the
u. .. at Savannah. RpcorJe,
The Court of Appeals is now occupied in
the conspiracy case to defraud the Bank of
tne United States Messrs. Pinkney, Writ
Harper, Windcr, etc. etc. are emploved-
Mr.. Murray has taken the whole day to omen
the cause Baltimore finer
PARRICIDE.
| HALIFAx,(N. C.) Nov. 3O.-A lad between
sixteen and seventeen years of age, named
William Virgins living in Hartford County.
was on the 5th inst. committed to the iaiI Of
SAID county, for numbering his father Thomas
| Virgins. itappcars that the young perpe-
rator OF tins unnatural crime had had quar-
rel or scuiiie with his mother, This father be-
lug from honey III which the latter proved
conqueror. He then left his parents house,
''.u went 10 another one IN the neighborhood
VIVA a Sun-whrn his father returned home,
and was informed ofthe conduct and absence
OF his son, he went in pursuit of bim-be
ioand hum but it was Il 90 fatal discovery -
Tor the boy shot him almost dead upon the
spot, as soon as he found an opportunity. which
presented itself in little time after the arrival
OF thu deceased. All that he was heard to saw
alter being shot was 90 help me-Wiiam has
shot me- know il was him-I would not
have served him So"
As the youth is awaiting in confinement the
investigation of those laws of God and Man.
winch he has so unnaturallv violated, we must
not dwell upon the enormity of the offence.
Compiler.
Extract Of a letter 10 The !Secretayv of The N;t,u
from Lieut.. Commandant James Ranage. -
u ). SCHOONER PoRPoIsE,
! On Nlaanzas, Island of Cuba
9Th November, 1921.
| On the 18th inst. received Information of
Pirhucai boat "if Cape Antonio on the 8th
| goods. The latter | took on board here .
the crew Of the captured boat made their pc.
cape to the woods on the approach of our
! force"
we do not apprehend so many difficulties
Will arise out of the United States Attorney
Generals opinion, as are feared by the editors
OF the Norfolk Herald, because we do not be-
lieve there is in any State in the Union. a
coioredcltizen of the United States. In some
oil The States, and in some districts of other
states, persons OF color are admitted to ex-
erciSe the right of suffrage but in nc state
are uiey admitted to serve as Jurors or
as Militia Men, or TO the exercise of ma
ny other rights, common TO citizens of the
U. States. Again--the United States laws
expressly provide that none but ,cbife men
snail drive the mail or muster as Militia Men
10 world special care has been taken to mega
i've the idea ofthe existence of Colored
CItizens the United States. All that will
DE necessary to prevent confusion or conflict
or difficulty, will be for the Secretary of the
treasury, TO issue the necessary orders to en-
force uniformity of conduct in the Collectors
ol the Customs under this opinion of the
United States Attorney General.
Phil. ID. Press.