Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-20
A pRuNKEN FRoLlo IN VIRGINIA

u DRUNKEN FUoLlC IN VIRGINIA.
paragraph has going the hich origina ell
In sou heru paper stating tia. a,t,n, had been made
brunswick county, Virgins" and ron him at 5000 OF the
public money :" irsd To Truth" AMI Mr. Elliot. makes
for the .Sowrd purpose OF eontracin the sta,rne nj
which hs pronounce' sarri"i aud essentially false in
marAs) ell kn.~u elsewhere rs it i, in the
ity at his residence, pubic reintaon OF the calu,uy
utatop ~. ,hen proceeds give
of the affair, i, realty oscufed"sc that The anto,e
ma, u, applied wherever the poison ha>
IL follows un the soil, Of September in be carly
q" to- % He,ge h r ,d up t.. oon
for wagsosage, -1pec ing 1" return home um
But havin. been FOR several pat unfortunately @
81 to the occasional iutenpera. ardent >rris Il
bing invited 10y the hosi,abie a.hnns uf his
parake pleasures of the social bowl AIR E,,,
induCed fr--, and impruiently in Is iu,oxioaiinc
draugi's rs 10 he rendered utterly unable To the
evening to his family II should be k-, h, ia.
that lie has often manned from houe several days in
cesfnn, seiuce and Intoxicated by the powerful dele
Ier'us charms which iriious liquors have judy
nsnt and that this cspous use ardent spirits h,s Tor
lime past, particularly. had unhspi, effect OF cx-
eiiing IN him >tate oi rn'ing fury anil madness. lie has
IN these periods at mental deiug on
occasion, endeavoured to commit suicide having one
nhe nienpr 20 cut ms throat Nth razor anu at amo
10 kill himself by leang from tile second story oi
ereu p the uHera'nAo the ardent spirits he had drunk he
Vas At night Put % bed ar rather he he'd in the Col
nel Chamber, while the Colonel ,ouk auoh-r bed in the
'snr '"oni ~ which likewise ms hohy servant slept In
The night Mr. Elliott awOhe in state u madness erangr
meat, ast cAlrd out wildly 10 know where he aid
'orhr" ne exclaimed that some one should die that
night or mao, some menace like this. Aud rising rm his
Sn'I' the Colonel aud his servas each, IL IS bse,ed in
one place aud the wounds ri both very slight some
alarm however, al the lime. collected the servants and
Mr. E'Huw carried to the seer he remained
uniil the morning, tnr The yurpo.e tking nf him
Ia Vie morning, having become sober he returned, n
the Cnon-ls, hInoEed TO him FOR his conduct ~ bi
however ne retained recollection. and returned L
II The writer concludes hy Informing the pulic tI,
there l. mot in the OF man - no o,
P'es Agar Ground for gen;lennny aud manly epn meg
than George EoiI'and that he a member OF n, an
Gent honorable and respectable fniIv AMI mn az, on ;s
part bas rendered him orby ancestry or c,,..d
ms 'efNnns 10 blush los the aiUu" BIOS Gaiary
ERIE CANAL.
The wealth and Importance of the OF Nrw York
cannot he fully developed tham nv refusal az ,Ir
passed through the Grand Csua and entered a the Cnc
tar ONCE, iicR i'uring the last sea.on w. maxi The
extract frum the Utica Sentinel, the which ru.r
says The Navigation closed the Midie Section nn t
srh o November, and on the Eastern S-cIion some ,h,
previous lie observes that j. believed tie
oIhceN Wi show result Ia .his account r mem
ZION made OF the Packet Boats which beconnc yer,
i9a boats arrivediI9 I42 barrels -four 1884 do salt
oo'o do ros"ns. 1884 do. pot and pearl Hsl-. do
kep 20i No beer lai do oil, l25as bushels wheat ST.
H" wafer ne 1858 do. grass haIserd 377 do iry
peas 10 SIS d" peuches, soOg merchandise 5?o do
gypsum, ~ do hops aud shorts, IS do u cheese
10 d" lard rs do oysters and CLANS, 81 do meal ~
tons wool, do Congress water hams 3II do farm
tore oei de-. iron castings ISL do burr blocks ~ do FIR
w To Ant"N clay, 100 do surhrie 451 u s. soIcrs and
baggage. 66d3 boxes glass, It's lah. $50 m sh;rpi..
if|o& cedar posts 2OO32 Sqr. timber lat IL.
boards and scantling, col I sayes 229 e57 paIns
"hskey 1913 iv" hogs, fire wood building stone brick sand
&c. not enumerated.