Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-15

APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT.
WAsHINGroN. Dec. 3. Payton Gay, of
Massachusetts,; to be onsul of the u. States for
the Island of Tenerife, in place of John O'Sulli-
van, deceased
Dutee j. Pearce has been elected Representa-
i've IN Congress from the State OF Rhode Island to
MI vacancy occasoned by the fsilure 10 make a
choice at a previous election. His opponent was
job Durfee, lately a Representative from the same
State.
At elections Just held to fill two vacancies in
the Senate of the State of North Carolina we OBJ
serve that of them has been filled by the choice
Oh hichard Dobbs Spaisht, Representative in the
'ast Congress, and the other by the choice of Hem
ry Seawell one of the Board Of Commissioners un-
DER an article OF the Treaty of Client Nat. Int.
committees Of Congress In the haste of CO.
pyinS the Lists OF the Committees of tl.. House of
Representatives. for our last publication there oc-
Cured two or three errors which are correctad in
the following:
Committee on Public Expenditures /: Messrs.
Edwards, OF n. e. Gis,, Hobart, kidder. Markell.
Wales, and Van Horne.
Comniittee or Private Land Claims Messrs.
Campbell, Moore OF Aab. Garrison, Locke. Fes,
FcsdicS, and Armstrong.
Committee on the District of Columbia
Mes-rs: Kent, Alexander, OF va. Blair, Thomp-
In addition 10 the committees already announc-
ed, the following committee has been appointed
Oh the part OF the House of Representatives
For experimenting The annual expenditure
for the Library Of Congress Messrs Everett.
Bradley, aud Wood, OF N. Y.
Having occasion hus 10 revert to the commit
tees OF the House of Representatives, we take the
opportunity To express satisfaction with the Ii
beiaiity which has distinguished the leading APP
int 4fNfs I'll.
no trace either ot party or geographical bias no
Precipitation of friends. prescription of adverse
rieS. line Speaker seems to have aimed at as eguQl
distribution as possible of the honors and respon-
-ibiities WHICH devo!ve on the Dhairmen OF the
Committees. The last Chairmen of all the princi-
pal committees (they being now menbers) are
the same AZ at the last Session. except one and thai
one MIR. Crow nin-hield) is understood to have
been transferred, with his own consent, from the
Naval Comuiltee to the Committee Of Foreign
Relations, which he is now placed. no.
The mail OF yesterday brought the news of
the death of General William Hull, of Newton.
Massachusetts. 1t is hoped that this event will
put stop to the angry discussion respecting tie
campaign OF 1872, which has been for some time
going on, and beGowinS daily more acrimonious,
without The promise OF any possible benefit. Gen.
Hull was soldier OF the Rev olu,ion, and, before
his misfortune at Detroit had re.dered valuable
public services 10 his country. Nat. lat.
u INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT We submit TO our
leaders this dsv' paper the general view Of the Fund Ia
Internal mirov ,r the year ending gu the SOth u sub
nits by the 81 Aui.nrh- Report of the OF
the james ani Jack .ou Rive Canal-au 3jI, vr I,bo
'e Essay the latter Improvement 10y gent .mai Of srea
experience and kilt Wrhuui meaning expires, ANY opo
Of our ava ON the scheme which he prouor! we ma, w.
united 10 add that should have devoted much sa,
tins tc continued E,sAv five lad not supuosch
I" contain many grious and valuable susseston this
e'iin5 subject
II The Proceeding, of the Matthew, Meeting on the Con
'ention, are iHYpe, and will appear Saturday.
MAaRIEDl-on the 2Sl ult by the Rev. Thomas NJ Hen
lev Mr. Jams Popes, OF Poit ROYAL, Miss Matilda
BrUspa, Of Luyds, Essex county.
-, GA Saturday evening, the 25h ut by the Rev. William
u M CaTt,r CTo1OE, of Essex cOuny, aged 10 wears. m
NJ France fa. ui Mug Qs.en county - ycarI
REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF LONGEVITY.
DIED,l 25h of Sept 1925 at hi, residence near
Abingdon, Washington county, James Piper sen in The 9Th
year Of has ase-Alr. Pper state - Dri
ware VA. horn on the I'D Feb l7S2 PrItx e,lv in
nte he rnieredIhe British soldier How Ias he
remained IA that service, the writer hereof DOES
paSu vi 80 and the taking rconIosa b, the Fcnch
About 1868 he esrated Ia Buteio county aud il, 1853
10 to thc farm on iiv, GA witch tt settled and an ,,h
died. At The time h. d settled Ia, M the whole cou-
Try und min wilderness. and the Cherokee IN.
were his neighbour. wih whom as he l,. tolr r
man Of stict V'in,iyl he had personal coae
at Zines when La. naisn was ,r9ssyy a, ptac. Ma. tt
whites Wien ;hty were, him, mach more an-
geTOn He now - or yeas, ibs which, iron.
tier settler he exposed 10 their predatory excursions
ceived but one srali wound On that occisi1n ~
and the church OF the Rev Cha c. Cumming die pastor
of the iona hatle fought bctweentbe ,lcs n.
ms negro Jon, Mr. Piper Mr. CRr.well
and body OF indians the other. Mr. swell WA. k.!rd
10y The lnlian the irt fire. Tic clergy man. Mr. Piper aut
Job stood ground foush vaiieIy the rn
tee until theyreaced Black, lo safety about ma,
distance. Nj. Piper had has thumb, shot OIL and
think the right one, while holding his gun l
NJ. Piiet in many respect, remarkable man. and
hi, lie would give instruction as well
temp relation oi ihr,nll snallnO exceeding i've
feet inches hsh aud CHING 10 pounds.
could he IN his head lie a man Of high ra.,ion-
hut o grea command OF tempersnd al re,pers one o
The most temperate thai lived. lis pain ipAl
for many d he last Vi his he milk anl brcad and
he drank nothing hut spring winch he had him
IA great pc'!e elton. Ills life acunnued u system
AMI guarity lie retired To- led eay aud with the
morning ht. lie hiOtrd his regularly aud mod
eiaiey, dung work Whenever proper l..
aud pursued that course until he % liz mental
iIuies were strong and eu"nued unmpied TO the last
mrut OF Ia, iiie.
called him the day before he dir,l. Will, wa.
','s neat him. be a'Led fora ga, oi III. pure spring
when he put f sts, 10 h e -lid that The water had
'I l'ie 'nd rn remarked thu 'oas time Jor him
be eG, svhen his spring scsisr he'd turned asqira him
on tue bth in-iit at /, farm, Rsppan.n mos C
iIe' below Ipaihhn"r., iItHy Young sgriheiwcen
80 aud IL We rne death aud much bcloye,
always affecting; but particularly when he falls hv A
sudden AMI unexpected hiow aud hi tie with Capt
Young. The day previous H.. drth he thought himself in
bette health than he had hrcn y,ars 10 Tie evening ,e
teth ed orr' quite we'll aud a"ut hny-hrras nest morning
hs cn'tun rou,tl Ia sh hi, pipe aud aier
moking It, lslin laid down without pl,nE apparent
yswe TO sleep proved however that .ierp fro1 witch
men awake lr, r,f his ii.a hour one Of h,,
SON suspec'ns something the matter aud on eAamn.
ns lund him lyag natural po.m without any
i the distortion ui features other eject. which usually
| tenl dying cony"l'ions bul perfectly hlces..
Thu. ended The days 81 the most rsnibc member.
IN Society. The discovery thi, ey, 49, as was mutual
produced of jscpest a6ction i h family and excl
ted the sInccrcf regret aiming lfg Gle ficn ne Kin
houis aud acquaintance or he indeed the centre around
which The adeeon.oi he household gathered with uncommon
tendeue, and without descending te language nc,y.a
pancsyrck II may be truly iid Of ls death ba IL lt
created hnk ~ i neig hhpufhuud u ordinary Jin.-
From lbs infancy he siird the tcc where died
aud through his whole lie only .nstliDcd nperi,nsh