Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-08-18

IN thus vicinity, IN whsh the cprn had turned vel
low ana promised but neagre product, have as
sufned quite different appearance They look
luxuriant and the stalks are loaded with viyo,ons
shoots. But the corn was planted late The tas
sells had not become dry, nor the rnd OF the stalks
hard-a.d even where this was the case the guam .
MY must be increased from the more perfect filling
OF the ears, and the increased weight of the grain
IL has occurred more than once, within our iecol-
lection. that, from local drought, the price Of corn
IN particular neighbourhoods has been as high ~
two dollars per bushe II has been frequently sen,
from this place an hundred miles up the river
Ahe dehc'encies of one county are always suptled
oy The superabundance Of another. So we trust il
VIII be in North Carolina The county of War-
rem borders on the Roanoke, in the vicinity of
Mecklenburg and Brunswick in vrsinia-and is
aboni so miles South of Petersburg.
! The Editor Of the Connecticut IZeraH. nib.
fishes tert from the Declaration Of Independence:
anu ar n comment, copies an advertisement from
'he National ln,el!igencer OF the commitment, of n
negro man; TO which he adds string Of idle rant.
III tins sentimental fanatic editor could, upon
occasion, channt homily on loca, feeling and sec
uonai jealousy. This miserable ariifce was first
employed by Mr.. Walsh, in exciny the preiudi-
ces OF one portion of the Union asains. apo,her. -
1t Oh not take well with the better informed rart
OF his readers or his better reflection convinced
| him that the trick wa. -na,ur-d mischief and I'm.
worthy OF a liberia! mind. But the ,liyersities of
the human character are great, that what one
man becomes ashamed of, another thinks very
s""r'' ana rrac'ises without a blush. We should
guess that this Herald Editor maintains a species
OF authority those who are unde, him No, lea.
tyrannica than the Authority Of master cIse,phe,e
Inc coward is known by his clustering bra ADDE'S;
The hypocri'e by his can, and whining. Are there
nor i"eices that equally point out the DEnA-
! GoGUE.
| The E'!i'or the Alexandria Herald was never
more mistaken in The of his life than in his
snppoS'on, that we are the sworn apologists of Mr.
Hlrt or any other man; or, that the Paragraph on
winch he comment. was dictated BY any spresi-
tientiai' or " political prejudces." We should
"ep''e ourselves, were we TO peIrni, any prejudice
whatever 10 interfere with the claims of the IL
iustIious Dead. W feel much venera,ion ns
the Editor OF the llersld himself for the
revolutionary services OF MIR. John Adams; hut
| we can readily conceive that the opinion os MIR.
| Wir' respecting his Administrator should produce
some scr pies about his undertaking the Office OF h
proiesseJ EulogIst. MIR. Writ will come prepa,.d
10 scatter inurels over every portion of Mr.. J's
| hie; IS II nothing. that he is compel ed TO place
| the two subjects OF his Erlogy upon such UNEQUAL
terms and that he has to pass over SO important
portion of Mr.. Adams's life in absolute silence
MIR. Adams; or will he transfer the Office 10
some more devoted Panegyrist /? This is the
question which Mr. W. probably had TO decide;
*, let him deride il as he will we cannot think that
his resolution would be " sufficient to sinli'' any
man TO the lowest contempt" The Bait PATRIOT
aifrms that Mr.. w. did actually refuse when frs,
| called upon TO couple Mr.. a. with Mr. 1.-THE
n. Journa! denies that Mr. w. irs declined 10
unite their Euloses; what the facts NAV be, we
do not undertake to say; BIZ, at least should
think as well of Mr. W's maintaining The ground
which he had originally taken, as OF his sglse-
quently changing il.
William Hale, Esq. OF Wilkinson. is elected 10
Congress, in Missi.sppi. The election was a close
one. The returns received. and we believe from
all the counties, give Halle 1865, Binsanin 10 6
Norton 900 and Grayson Oil.
C0ts0r-We have seen sample Ct cotton of hi, YEAR,
growth raised by hIr Joshua S,. of Hanover. Iii the
earliest We have raised the side of jaime,
The quality appears TO be excellent and the staple fac
The Augusta Chronicle of the 9th, announce.
that the " extensive Warehouse of Messr.. Cam
held Bost~ick, formerly occnpied by Mr. John
Burton, adjoining the Planters Hotel lot. on
The East, was struck by lightning, about min e
O'Clock, and Immediately after the fire broke
out at the South West corner; and before any
| eHectual measures could be taken TO stop il.
WoSiess the WhoIe building and lis contents
were envelopet. in one sheet OF flame 1t conrsined
upwards OF two thousand three hundred bales OF
Cotton, principally, we believe, from the neigh.
oorhood OF Ebert County, all of which, except
ihS about 100 bales, destroyed. and are
now blazing with the utmou fury. Very grea,
credit Is due TO the extraordinary ex-r:ions
male by the tiremen and Citizens, 10 proven,
the adjoining buildings irOp taking fire, and
had not the air been very calm and the rain pour-
ing down In torrents, the Planters Hotel, and most
OF the adjacent dwellings and warehouses. mus,
inevitably have heen lost
The severe drought has been 80 extensive, over
large part OF the globe, that a considerable def.
cheney Of vegetable growth is thought to he the
consequence. Last year South Africa was yer,
productive; this year, the reverse. The following
is an extract of letter dated Simon's Town
Cape OF Good Hope. 10Th April. 1926:
% We are nearly starved, flour is dreadluIIy
scarce, and whea, sells for 22i per load OF 10
rnuids. The acting Governor has re.cinded the
duty, and wheat is TO be imported till Decembe.
at per cent. adj valorem. We have had tv-1
Americans IN here, which is rather ex,raorjina-
ry."
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MANRlEDlAt UuIon iiili the jrd INST h, IA. Hcy
Wa" D Reid, Dr.. lhomns Masee, TO Mrs SnrGhJ C,tcV
daughter OF the late Col Will Cahell all of NrIn r,,
- ~ ia Iaia'.ce, Fiprid.l Tuesl4y lie IGN Jvi;
ey Edo Van tyon Esq dchlHe WVydf. E;q Of FIoriis