Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-22


work OF Black Rock is giving serious indications
offragiity and that the pier has cant OF ~ or "
degrees from the horizon The whole expence OF |
building the great Western and Northern canals of
N. Y. TO the LIST inst. is 50 l23,0o0 actual debt
S7,J7 900: product Of 1925 is $3.50 900; amount
OF interest on the actual debt ! 5000 leaving
nett surplus of $l0l 900: giving unint eruped
water comniuncs alton from Lakes Erie and Ontario
TO the Hudson river the nett receipts for the en-
suing gear are estimated ut more than million
Of dUlidFs.--The Thermometer at Albany on the
l3 h O'Clock A. VI. degrees below zero, the
coldes, day since Iith January 1922 0uHty
poor-houses beginning 10 attract great attenion
in this state. In addition TO other counties, the
committee in Ontario aie erecting suitable house
for the employ men, OF paupers: farm of 100 acre,
has been purchased in the town OF Hopewell. 3
mile. east Of Canandaigua..-The Com. Advertiser
corrects an about the IL. q ariers OF Gene
rails Scott and Games: they interchange commands
ev cry Two years; and Consequently Gen. q. nov
repairs to the Western Department and not TO
Washington. The censls lately taken OF the City
of n. York gives so, O09 males, and 1882 lie
males, total 2,39i; IN years the aston sling
increase OF 3s,6S5 (Ihe Phil. Gazette estimates
the population OF Philadelphia, in city and coun
ty, at about $1,000. Population OF Bos on Is
supposed To be 50, 600, increase since 1920, twelve
thousand "A d. eadiu gale on Lake Erie on the
9th. The schr. Good Intent as shpwrecked near
| the pier OF Dunkirk, and persons los. She sail
ed from Buffalo the morning. The canvass
sd =, TO the manner Of choosing Electors oil
presidan, and V. p. OF TIA U. S, are for districts
&C, 1924; for General Ticket, 56,S0i. -Lemue
Jenkins, of the last congress, is appointed Post
Master at Bloo,nngbmg Sullivan county.--A Ca
nal boat arr lived at Albany from Jordan 100 miles
in the interior, with cargo Of 1000 live ,urkes,
| geese aid ducks; destined Tor the w. Indies.
New JERSEY From Report, made by a
L IL IL.
Bank Stock, Canal and Insurance Companies, IL
appears that from 1904 70 of these charters have
been granted. of which 81 have been Banks or
duel with banking privileges; tie stock crea'ed,
| Ss,s75 900; paid in, 5, ,666--annual tax,
3,s77 CO; bonuses created, 235,23S so; paiL
o! O33 90, exclusive OF those OF the Trenton,
uinherllnd, Sussex, and Jersey Banks and the
Delaware and Raritan Ca.als--The bill for
toring the Lon hardy b ,nk has been rejected, 33
20 =. The Trustees report the whole capital a.
sunk, and $50, 1865 10 still wanting 10 pay it,
debts.- The route of the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Is finally located along the Rondoubt Creek,
| TO intersect the Hudson Columbus Point miles
east OF that village. The whole line from the Del
aware TO the Hudson is expected TO be nearly com
ple,ed, tie en- uing season.
| PENNsYLvANIA.-ln the House of Represen-
tatives the 7ll inst resolutions introduce ed
relating to the CONSTRUCTION oil a canal from the
termination of The Union Canal on the SuSque.anns
to the moath OF the Juniata, and from PitisbuIg,
on the Ohio, 10 the mouth the Kskminitas; and
| for The establishment oil Board of Works for the
Sta.e.-The Grand Jury of Northumberland have
made a presentment the value oil Internal I'm
pTovemenl; calling upon the next Legislature 10
m Ike comm lnication bet~ cen the Eastern anu
Western Waters of the Stae Tie following is
gwen the condition OF the Union Canal: Its
length, wlieI finished, 70 miles The eastern sec
ton, from Reading 10 near Lebanon, distance Oh
40 miles, is nearly compile ed, with the exception
ci the works al the eastern extremity 10 connect 1t
with the Schuylkill, which are expected 10 be TN
ishej nex Spring. The water for the principal
part OF this section is drawn from the Tulpehocka.
river, branch of the SchuylkIii; the loclSase O.
this section Is 21S i2 feet, in 53 locks; The o.
S524,979 MS been expended Oh this section, aver
aging about $i3,OO0 10 mile; The locks are oil
Har'"ns lifts. aud cost $3.50 per fool. Mr. Leh-
ma" mas Submitted 10 tbs Legislature resolution
instructns the Committee on Inland Nsvigatio
and Internal Improvement, TO consider the expedi-
ency o commencing forthwith at the expense oil
Tie state, he construction of navigabie canal, on
The SnsqufhaanGh, 10 the mouth OF he Juniata,
and from Pnisburg, on the Ono, 10 the mouth OF
he Riskiminctas, and there ,fter practi-
Cable, TO cAIend such canals, either by means oil the
waters OF the West Branch, or Juniata so as 10
conntc the Slsqnehannah with The Ohio; and also
ny the most eligible route, TO the Alleghe-
ny with Lake Erie. Also TO consider the expe-
diency OF establishing Board oil Public Works -
MI Baker oil the county OF Philadelphia, has stated
on The floor of the II of r. that applications for
3 or new Banks would be made. Il he trial Of
Judge Porter &c. fixed b the last session !,
about To take place. = The articles Of Impeachment
nave been read; and his were read by hi.
rother J. VI Porter. The Managers were 10 pu
IN their replication the 10Th. A resolution rela-
I'VE 10 the Impeachment of Judge Chapman la.
Oeeh agreed TO. The Committee on that parl of The
IoVernorS Message winch rela es Break-wa,el
In the Delaware have rcporied resolu ions recon-
mendI'g an application To- Congress in behalf oil
the measure.--A bill has been in roLuced o incor-
pordte lhe Sc.'h XIII Company with capitol not
exceeding $500, 000.--The steam boat Norfolk
20 ply between Philade phia and Norfolk was
unched al Philadelphia on the 10th. Capt ID.
W. Croker Is agent OF this Philadelphia, Dover
ana Noriolk Sic IN boat and 'Tdhs pora ion COM
pany-On The l2iii, all the buildings OIL the
square running from Liberty street along ST. Clair
10 Penn street, in Pifts6u,g were entirely destroy
ed by hre; 20 10 30 ienements were consumed ;
| among these, The extensive brewery OF Blown &
Verner.--l7 members Of The Legislature made a
short excursion on the Susquehanuah in the steam
boat Cadorus, and certify sIosgly in her praise.
Sheis constructed of sheet-irOn, 80 leet long and
y !eet beam; all her weight with engine Sc about
D ions: her engine OF 10 horse power: with little
more THAI half her steam she went against the
current at the rate OF miles an hour, easily pas
sing the ripples above The borough of Harrisburg /;
IN returning down stream she moved at the rate of
! s miles
| DELAwARE.-~Two cotton factories, running
about l4OU spindles each, near Wilmington, are
advertised for sale
MARYLAND--The American Farmer states as
the information of gentlemen attending the Bali
more Convention from differ en parts Of the state
ihat the prospects Of grain crop next year are
more gloomy than they almost ever known 10
| be al TINS and Inn, M.