Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-27

ed from country in smity with this govern !
ment, To another friendly court, should, rs a
matter of course, be exempted, particular, as
said baggage MAS not Intended In he landed
here. MIR. Rodney, in very decided and
proper manner, resolved Ten abandon his pro-
perry on board the Congress, rather than sab
nit To the examination of his effects, aud by
the determined and spirited objections Ia ,he
proceedings of this government by our Com
sui Cond. Racquet, Esq. the baggage of Mr.
Rodney WAS, after much detention, a!,uwed
To be taken from the Congress To the Sally
without hindrance or molestation.
RIO DE JANEIRo, Oct. e5.-A public din
ner was yesterday given III this ely by the
American citizens, To His Excelency &. A.
Rodney, Minister Pl-nipoteniiary from the
Republic Of the u. S. To the Republic OF Bue-
nos Ayres, who stopped here on his way To
the place at his destination On the 18th Sept
and who by a course "f proceeding altogether
unprecedented on the part Of this government,
has been detained until this day. Mr. Raguei,
our Consul acted as President, and Mr.. James
Birckhead as Vice President, and the com
pany was honnred 10y the presence of His
ExcelleDcy f. V. Gomez, Commissioner from
Buenos Ayres on special mission To this
government, with his suite"
DUELS.
Secretary Adams is the only candidate for
the Presidency that has not beer Duellisi.
Crdtpford fought and killed = Van Hen, Esq.
90 years ago. General JnckSon fought and
killed Charles Dickinson, Esq in 1906. De
| van Clinton IN 1908, exchanged fn'ii shots
with Jno Swartwoui, Esq. WOUNDED hun twice;
they parted after firing I'LL Clinton was tired ;
he came very near fighting with Gen. DAYTON
in 1908, bur did not aad ia 1910 h. was chal.
lenged by George Clark, Esq. but uder such
circumstances that he refused to accept the
invitation Calhoun ten years ago icent out
to fight the Hon Il. p. G,osvenor, but before
any smoke, the afah WAS :,micably adjusted
by the mediation of the Hon. Rufus King ;
the challenge was given by Mr.. g. for Ian
guage uttered by Mr.. G. in the House of Re-
representatives., in reply Ia remarks of Mr.. q.
charging Mr.. c. with Inconsistency 10 the vot-
ing for the embargo, when at the preceding
session he had voted against it, Clay suffered
severely in a duel in 1909, with the Hon. IL.
Marshall 1Sniem Paper
(And does the Shleu, Edror, therefore, inier that
MIR. A. ought to be the Pcrs,dtnt p
CAHAwBA, (Alab.) Dec 17-In giving the
result of the elections in cur last, we omitted
To state that Thomas White Esq. WAS cleo ed
Attorney General i,heut opposition. George
4. kDg, Judge of the county court of Perry
c"ulty. James b Robinson was also elected
Judge OF the county court of Decatur county
he was opposed 10y b. Eason, over whom lac
obtai3eda majority OF seven votes.
Important Decision. The Supreme Court
have decided AT the present term III the case
Of Dinsmoor as. Hand, argued at former
term, and upon which the Court took an ad
,lsari. That note under seal, payable at
future day, 'cih interest Gom date, ifnot pune
fudtty pad, rs penal bond or writing obliga
tory, and that IN case Il be- not punctuaIy
paid according TO the terms of it, the holder
can only recover the face of ihe note. together
with interest from the time il became due.
Dec. 20.-festerday evening the speaker
OF the III. of Represent ii, s, Gen. Adair, re-
signed his seat presiding officer of that boz
dy III consequence of his being a candidate
for Judge vi the 5tn Judicial Circuit-and
Mr.. Oliver was ,IecIed in his place.
The election of Judge of the 5th Judicial
Circuit, To supply the Vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of the Hon. &. e.. CLAW, took
place last evening The Hon. Henry Minor
and Gen. Adar were the candidates. hen
on counting out HE 'Ui-s inrrr were for Mr..
Minor 40. End for Gen. Adair, IS Mr. Minor
was Therefore declared duly elected.
New YORK, January l6.-We yesterday had
'he noVeI hnd pleasing SISht Ot behOldm6
vessels descending the Hudson from ALBANY
and Troy. We understand hat similar cir
cnmstance has not occurred since the year
1897, when, we are informed by an old and
respectable citizen, that Peter Van Burgh
Liv,ngStOn, who was at that time in govern
ment service, dispatched vessel from this
city to Albany, with public stores, ON til, 2Oih
of January. Gdz.
We have received Halifax paper of the
cd inst. The Niemen frigate, which it was un
derstood was 10 touch AT this port, from
Jamaica, had arrived at Halifax, with s125, 900
specie, all except 100000 for merchants uf
that place, on public account for Quebec,
Halifax, and n. Bruuwlck.
AT meeting of Merchandise Boston, il was
agreed To present memorial Ia Congress in
favo' ola dny of 10 per cent, OF sales b,
Auction, and committee of Correspondence
Was appointed.
The report of the superintendent of com
mon schools in this STATE To the Legislature
states among other facts, all the counties, Sd
IN number, and all the ioWns, 684, have with
the exception of 81 towns) presented their
reports for The last year That there is in
this state 1882 common schools. That within
the last year 351 new school districts have,
been formed and organized That 4OO534
children werc instructed for The space of light
months. That 95.8G1 more children ere
educated during the year 1898 than during
1922. That $4,000 dollars of public MONEYS
have been expended during the LAST year, for
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