Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-11-18


ton to the acre; III other parts, only half crops
About 90 brick houses have been erected ia y.
Orleans the past season; as many in the sublrbs;
besides warehouses, &c. the Improvements estiuia-
ted at from to millions dollars.-rhere are II /
evsp,pers in the state, and about to be COM !
menced; one al Donaldson called Tie 90 I.a(ourche
Gazette
rENNEssEE. Nh. Renear's bill for the relief
of married women whose husbands have either iett
them or dyiren them from tieir homes has passed
the Legislature. Mr.. Gibbs has introduced bill
giving the builder of house a lien on the pro-
perry until the work is paid for, has passed the IL
OF Assembly. a similar bill is before the Legis-
lature oil x. Island
MIssIssIpPI.-In WooJvilie it is said, duel
was lateiy fought, between Judge Childs and Ge-
neral Jour. The former shot in the head,
but not materially injured. lie was armed with
double barrel gun, the general with a rlflc--DIed
Mr.. Hughes, Elitor oil the Nachez Mississippian.
The paper Is about 10 be resumed by Mr. Geo Irish
KENrUcHY.-T wenty-one Choctaw youths
passed through Tuscuinbia, a. on horseback on
their way to Kentucky for the purpose OF receiving
an English Education In the match ace between
the celebrated horses Stakeholder and Paragon ON
the Lexington course for $1,000, miles and re-
peat, the former victorious.
OHIo.-The la'e elections supposed 10 have
brought into TIE Legislature an uncommon portion
oftalents The canal Question is ver,SInuch the
order Of the day: but 1t is believed that the oppos
uol in those quarters where 1t has been the most
active is abltug-some of the members elected there
bcing friendly TO the system of internal impIove
ment nov gong on.--In the garden of DIR. Long
oil Cleaveland cucumber raised this season,
which vas ! ID feet long; and in the garden OF
VIC. w. FIl!ey, smother winch measured feet D
81 niche A v'harf has been finished in CIncin-
nai which Contains ne ly $4,000 square yards of
substantial pavement. Other Improvements have
been uade hy he town council; beside. many made
~ The itr- -: the se'm-mil! stories high re-
built; i4 s'a-m.boaie, averaging 200 tons each;
do i3ure.-i ileccrber 1924, average 25O tons
each; s'." 1lcea,s for s;eam-engne building;
llno,7 2 founderics, cotton factory
52S spindle, Catholic church lO3 feet long, 3
frame honsos, brick ones, &c.-Vhe line of the
q eai Western Road, from Canton 10 Farview,
preseots an active scene Of zeal and industry. 1t
IS expected THAT he contracts wi! be finished with
+, the lime, viz: those from The ls division, on the
LIST July, 1926, end sne I'd aad Sd, the LIST Sept.
1926. The average cos per mile, for grading Y a
cover OF inches OF broken stones net exceeding
1 %. IN weight, and masonry bridges, culvets,
&c will he about So, 400; the whole line under
contract from the OHIO TO he " est end of Fair
view, % Ii miles, with cover of stone inches
N thickness, SC. will be about s 90, 900; and the
apprnFri ZION made by Congress If $40, 200, will
not onl drtFay al expences giving the road a
| cover OF inches, but will probably leave small
/ surplus. The eXpence OF this part Of the road,
'hongh on NJ Adams plan is presumed TO be con-
sderabiy less than that OF the same National Road
East OF the Ohio river.-In surveying and locating
,hai part of the road which lies between Zines
vile and Columbus, MIR knight, the Commission
er, reached Inc level country, is called, about
20 sI-2 miles from Zanes,iIle, and in hat space
lost distance at the-rate OF per cent. q mile in
every 4OO) On the straight line: about miles Of
this will be l2 degrees ascent and descent. The
hrst 81 miles Will not have grade above 5
degrees. Perhaps less than mile is lost in the
whole SO miles to Columbus The Commissioner
| is now reirscing Tie line TO Columbas upon the
nearest and best road which hs eral xperiments
have indicated, marking s. dividing into sections
In order to estimate the expence directed by law:
| the surveys, &c. West o! Columbus viii not I've
commented the present season.-A new question
/ bas occurred al Cincinnati, between the Branch
Bank of the u $. and Mir Morris Moses a bill
drawn upon his bonse preseGted for acceptance
! on Saturday, the Sabbath OF the Hebrews. He pro-
POSED 10 defer the acceptance till the evening of
that day, it being contrary 10 his principles TO
write On the Sabbath day. This was considered
refusal 10 accept, and the note handed over to
the Notary In the evening, however, il tcas pre-
senied, accepted, and has been paid. The Cincin-
natl Eliior proposes TO make some provision BIZ
law, to pay respect TO the religious feelings of the
Jews, in this respect.--An application is to be
ence at the head OF the Columbus feeder, and pass
through the counties of Delaware, Marion, Craw-
ford, Seneca and Sandusky to the Sandusky Bay.
An application is 10 be made 10 the Legislature
10 establish College for the Western Reserve, at
Hudson, Portage county.
INDIANA.-The population is said TO be rapidly
increasing. Within 10 d,ys, about l20 wagons had
passed through tertreville: the crops abundant
wheat % cents per bnshel, and corn 10 10 cents
The sales of the public lands are suspended until
successor TO tie decet.el Receiver is appoin ed
The Nat. Journal says that " the Commissioners TO
locate, mark and lay Out road from Indis napolis
10 Fort Wayne, have performed that service The
actual distance by this road is IL miles, or 06 on
straight line. In making this route, the trace of
an old Indian pathway was found OF essential ser
vice"
ILLINOIS" Adolf hus T. Hubbard, Lieutenant
Governor Of the SAFE, but tie acting Governor in
tie absence OF Gov. oes, has issued his proclama
non, appointing the ist Monday OF Jan. 1926, for
the meeting II the General Assembly in the town of
VandaIIa, Tor the purpose OF msking Just and
equitable apporIonmeu, Of The representation of the
people in the next Geaerll Assembly Before the
meeting of he Legislature, census Of the inhabi-
tants Is to be taken.''-[ MT Jouraal
MTcmGAN.-D Detroit was visited on the IA h |
ult b. severe thunder storm. The lightning
struck the northwest end of the Sagana Hotel Ubr2
vas ,'"P'''0'y 'oIh oFehj no person hurt. Next !
day there was another Storm during which Mr. G.. |
Rivand, respectable farmer, was killed near
Detroit" In consequence (says the National |
JouThal) oil the survey now going on by order of |
Congress, through this territory, the lands OH the
borders OF the route fixed on, have taken such
sudden rise in value, that the officers of the Go
sernment have deemed it expedient to suspend the
sales until the road is completed 1t is said, that
the additional price received for public lands on the
margin OF this read will exceed the $3.50 900 an
proprialel by Congress for Iis cnmnle,inn