Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-19

eu 'Ile PRISON. we TURNER learn that MIR
Short, b. the advice of his counsel, contem-
plates sugrcndering himself Ia prison, and that
the cas9Nill be- heard before the chief Justice.
We shall keep the public advised of all the
Facts connected with this interesting matter.
Frederick, Nd. Aug. en- pursuance TO
public notice previously given, large and
respectable number of the voters Of the Sd or
MiddIetown election district, convened At tile
house of Mr.. VIM. Martin, in New Tuwa.
| (Trap,l on Saturday, the ID inst. when The
meeting was organized by calling Benjamin
| West, Esq. to the chair, and appointing Doct.
Lloyd Dorsey, secretary. The following pre-
amhle and resolutions were unanimously IA
dopted.
Whereas sound policy and due regard to the
interests of the people of this state generally,
as well as of this county particularly, loudly
demand the impruVemp of all The means
with which II has pleased Providence to grant
10 tins community, Tor the promotion aud fur
therance OF commercial and political inter
course and welfare of the citizens thereof
And lnasinuCh a. We perceive. that the several
nrishboring states of New York Pennsylva-
MIA, Delaware and Virginia, are industriouslv.
pcrseverngy and audaby engaged IN ihe
promoting and execution Of M the means
calculated To enrich their people and aggran-
]
featuring establishments and commercial re
galatians, II therefore necessarily behovrs the
people of this state To- review aud examine
the probable situation in which they will be
placed, II they neglect and improvidenty
yield uPthe local and geographical advantages
which they now possess.
find iohercus, it being desirable also in ge
neral political view, that every means should
be Improved and multiplied, To d,aw rs close
iy as possible the bands of CunneXiun by which
the union OF the states Is so happily bound tn.
gether, for the advancement of the general
happiness aud social and commercial inter
course--we view internal Improvement as The
SureSi best and most natural mode Of prohu.
eng and accomplishing these praiseworrhy
"hlrctS and We do, therefore, most cordially
concur ~ the opinion, that the navigat ion of
the river Potomac ought Ia he improved by
canal or otherwise, from tide water up rs far
as practicable To iaterIOck with The western
waters-and that the waters of the Potomac
ought To be connected with those of the Pa
idpscO at or near the city of Baltimore.
heSotred, That in conformity with thrse
views, aud for the furtherance Of these. obi.cis.
Denlnnln West, Esq Doctor Grafton Duyall.
and Doctor Lloyd Dorsey. be a COMMITTEES Of
Correspondence To consult with any other
committee in This county or State, or else.
where on the foregoing subjects, and for the
promotion thereof
ResoUsd, That Messrs. Thomas Uhrasher
James Hook, Lloyd Dorsey, Daniel Shawen
Jacob Drill Jacob Grove and John Cost. be a
committee from this election district, 10 meet
the republican general committee in Fredcr-
ickt0wn, on the 18Th inst. to nominate, for
the consideration of the people, four suitable
characters To represent this county in the next
house of delegates of Mary land.
ReSolred, That these proceedings be pub
Iished in the Political Erqminer. signed by the
chairman ard attrstrd by the secretary.
BENZ WEST, Chairman.
LLOYD Dorsey, Secretary.
LTGHTNrNG.-A lady nam-d Deborah Car
rico, aged 40, was killed by lightning at Be,er
ly Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon
Another lady sitting by the window. in the
same room with the deceased, remained
wholly uninjured. house within few rods
OF that IN which the above accident happened
was greatly shattered by the next discharge
OF the iluld. q lady and her ciild who were
/ slilnS at the window were considerably iniur-
ed, though not so as to he thought Danger
Gus.
a Mrs. iced, Of NeWbarg, and wife Of the
man who suffered for the murder 1f Jrnnngsl
drowned herself last week in "A FL Of mruta
arrangement She has left four chrlldren.
NJ J. .lmer;can.
AMuERsT,(N. H. August 2.-The following
remarkable event occurred AT Bedford, n. III
on Thursday of last week. A Young sirl, of
about 4 years Ofagr. was assisting i'm the ia
KING away nl grain IN the sheaf upon a scaiIuld
| on the great hrans nr the barn, when She arci
dentally fell from the scallOld, n descent of I
or ,pet, ON stake of the cart which had Just
been unlnaded. The stake passed up the rec
! tum, aud came ont on the left side near the
breast, so that she was completely transixed
upon II. The stake was so attached to others
by the rave ol the cart, as that il could not be
removed until The others were broken off, when
! 1t was forced from IFS socket in the cart, and
the girl carried out OF the barn before il could
bc eXricaled from her. During ali which
time the girl held on by the top Of the stake.
which had passed through her side sufficient
for her To take hold with both hands six or
seven inches at least. more distressing ii "a
alton cannot be- imagined. The length ofstakc
] which passed through her, measured fun q in
chess and in circumference iras inches at
the largest, and at least inches in the smallest
part of IT, And what is equally remarkable.
tue girl doing very well and likely speedily
to recover. and has apparently undergone less
suffering than could possibly be conceived of
10 such case.
/ Attempts have been made, while the Legs.
latures Of several ofthe New England States
have been in session, TO procure q pledge
from the members to support Mr.. Adams at
all events. ln these attempts, the excrtiops
| ut some OF the tedera,ists-at al times the
euclnies Of caucussiug have been quite con
spicuous; and il il but too obyioGs. that the
! great object of those fcdcralists was not so
much wish 10 promote The election Of SIR.