Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-23

' ""'"' anu u" l'r hn"k being rendered TO
him In swear, he rrf,isrdto take the oath
MIR. Cunningham then moved that the pris-
onPr at the liar have liberty To- sns,ys, i,
writing I" each inierrogato,y specilicaIIv. nm
der oath, Tomorrow at twelve O'clock, and
that the clerk bn directed To furnish him with
copy OF the same for that purpose.
Inc motion Was supported by Messrs.
Waterman, Edwards, Crazy, Whiting, Tall.
madg@, hlnI.i', Crolius. and the mover. and
was carried almost unanimously.
a resolution was received from the senate.
'''or''ing 'nat they had declared those elect
I'd on the electoral ticket who had "a nm,
70 votes, aud that they would Immediately
meet the assembly in The assembly .b,mbrr.
10 proceed TO ballot for the remaining four.
ms resolution was concurred in, ayes III.
nous < Inc NOES are Messrs. Dickson, and
10 Smih.
The senate accordingly attended, and the
result ut the ballot was as follows:
For the Crd,gtord Candidates.
John Lansing, u. 20
/ R-nlamin Bailey al
Samuel Smith ~
IIeman Cady "a
For The adams Candidates.
Francis Granger 70
Alexander Sheldon "a
Alexander J. Coflin 70
Richard Townlcy 20
Scattering.
John Lansing
Rufus Craze
resolution then passed, declaring the fol.
lowing persons chosen electors of president
and vice president on the part of this state:
hiarlnns Wet New York Abraham
Stagg, New York; Ebenezer Sage, Suffolk
Richard Blauveli, Rockland; John Drake.
New York James Drake, Westcbest.r:
isaac Sutherland, Duchess William Walsh,
Oraogr; Alexander J. Coffin, Columbia
benjamin Smith. Rensselaer, /; Elisha Door.
albany William Townsend. Delaware; Ed
ward Is. Cranddll, Otsego; Thomas LAWYER.
Schoharie; Samuel Hicks, Oneida Edward
savage, Washington Benjamin Mooers,
Linton Chester Patterson, Broome /; Phine-
as Coon Madison AZariah Smith, Oponda-
ga; Eleazer Burnham, Cayuga: Solomon
81. John, Wayne Elisha B. Strong, Monroe
LARK Crandall, Aiegany Isaac Sutherland
tennessee Nathan Thompson, Saratoga
Darius Bentley, Tioga; Micah Brooks, Onta.
RIO; fierre A. Barker, Seneca; Joseph Sih-
ley, Monroe; Timothy ii. Porter, Cattarau
gus (; Samuel Russell, Erie; John Lansing.
JON Albany Benjamin Bailey, New York
Samuel Smith, Sullivan Heman Cady.
Clinton. "''
Messrs. Barsfow and Warren were appoiot.
I'd 10 wait on the governor, with a copy of ,hs
preceding resolution.
CONFEDERATION OF THE CAPITOL.
FRANKFORT, (k.) Nov. Con- Thursday
morning, nj halt past seven the cry of Fire
was heard in the streets. The State Honse
vas on fire small blaze was seen ssrjop
iortb from near the summit Of the building
shooting up above the ball vane, and fast ex
tending itself around the cupola. In few
moments the cupO!a was wrapped in flames.
the roof and sides as YET untouched. Ezra
moment this splendid edifice stood 70 com
pare great things to small, like a vast lighted
iamp-the blazing cupola shooting its vivid
iiaine hiSn In the air. In the mean time, the
oeVonrinG tltmeit was rapidly spreading "a
mong the combustbe materials of the attic
story and beneath the roof, thro' which il
burst in hundred places
| In less than half Al hour the tmbers of The
r"oi began to fall in, breaking through the
floor and ceilings and falling into The apart
men's below. The whole interior soon re.
senbled roaring furnace. In less than two
hours all that was conbnstib!e, with pIaster
| ing, bricks aud stones was Teusced TO a pile of
smoking rubbish.
! The walls which were Of brick. The chin.
neys. and the four columns Of the uort;ro are
left standing. small part of The north wall.
only where the windows were thick. fell
| down.
The Public Oficers-the Auditors and
ireasurei's on the left-the Secrefary's and
REGISTERS on the right, though very near the
inain building were saved aud not much in
cured.
considerable portion of the furniture. ma
ny goods, and some papers and a u,lantifv of
muskets were destroyed
This was among the finest edif;css in The
Western couniry-Its dimensions ion foot
front by 65 deep, with correspondent height
was built 10 SIG and cost about ss0 ono
chiefly raised by the voluntary contributions
Of the citizens Of Frankfort and its vicioitv
From the moment the fire was discovered
the impraclIcablIity of saving the building wa,
obvious. The cupo!a was above The reach
of the Ere engine. The few, who being near.
found their way up in the cupola, were with
Out wafer, and found the fire still above their
heads. Before wafer could possibly be con-
Veyed uP' me whole cupola, so rapid was the
progress ~ the 1ames, was in a blaze
Lhe origin 0he fre--was, no doubt, en-
'rely accidental. Those VINO first attempt-
"a 10 tup to it, found the door leading TO
Tue cupnIa locked, and burst il open with
some difficulty. Ii is believed no one had
recently been up there. man who Was COM
ing down the hill which overlooks the town
saw dense smske issuing from one Of the
ch'mneys indicating that the SCOT was burn
ing spark from this chimney was PRONG
oiy drawn through The venetian blinds the
cupoia ana lodging there, was kiDded bv the
pois OF vino, which, were Of fre auept occur
renee, through the morning was generally
CAIN as wei as dark and gloomy.
Commentator.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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