Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-02

VIC changes winch u makes IN the functions OF th0
Executive Department, that the Executive Cpun--
Gil is to be dispensed wh.-By joint vote Of the
two Houses, the salary of Chancellor Bland with.
held at the last session, has been released and res
tored to its true amount S340O. Last session the
n. OF ID. voted to reduce it to $2,533; the Senate
dissented, and consequently the Chancellor was Left
without any appropriation of salary.-A letter
from Annapolis of the 23d says. that "The two
parties on the subject of Internal Improvement.
are beginning to embody themselves Hardly n .
subject comes up in which the fever of party does
not manifest itself. To day, the question whether
the direct tax should or should not be continued.
came up. As it is important for the Canal proiect
that the treasury should be full a. possible thu
trends of that project took side with the direct tar
and the enemies of that project against il. Thev
appear TO be nearly equally divided. The House
adjourned in the midst OF warm discussion. which
Will be continued to-morrow.,.
fIRGINIA.-N1r. BENZ Thurmond. Of Abe.
marie has put an end to his existence. WHY or
wherefore, no one can ever conjecture. lie was
most respectable man, in independent cireurn-:.
stances, and surrounded by numerous and res
pectable family.-The Wheeling Gazette of the
lth inst. says the Ohio river is between and
eet above high water mark, IN excellent stage for
steam boats. a number of citizens of yYhet1;n..
have purchased at the upper end of the town loo
acres OF land as sites Tor manufacturing establish
ments. There is no water power, but an abuod
ance OF good coal which will not cost more TIA,
one cent bushel at the furnaces.-A Wincheste,
paper says: "A lew days since. a wagner.
having tugged and toed throughout the dav.
- halted" at one of the numerous {" Tray
tests, with which the great thoroushfare between
this and Baltimore is SO sbundantly supplieI An
having watered and fed his horses snuely seated
himself by blazing fire, with pipe in his mouth.
forgetiul OIL past iagues, and disressrdine those
w, winch were to come. BY and by. rogue passin:
by, discovered box in the wagon. which h.:
could not resist the desire of examining. Accord
ingiy shoudered 1t, and carried il TO an adjacent
heio' where the contents were speedily brousbt to
view. But instead of finding comfortable piece
OF broadcoh or costly silks, human skeleton Vac
displayed TO the bewildered vision of the midngkc
prowler. Need more be saids ~ snow havine,
just fallen, 1t was discovered that the thief hsS
Jumped aboss ten feet from the box, and ns far ss
ne could be tracked, his feetness by no man.
hagSed 1t was now ascertained that a medical
student at baltimore had carefully boxed up .
skeleton which he was sending home and had
proceeded thus far safe, until so unceremoniousyy
disturbed by the affrghted rosue-The NoHolI
Beacon of the 18th, describes an organized con.n;.
racy which was discovered among number of nee,c,
boys theIe, 10 plumber stores, DWELLINGS. &c 10
Dear OF articles OF merchandise from the counters
DOORS &c OF all sorts of stores, in the day time
en'e, passages In the evenings and strip them Of
cioaks' coats, &c. Three have been or1ered to IN,
whipped, and committed on ciarpa oS Gr,ns
Larceny. The National intelligencer states. tbsf
clearinghouse in Washington had been verv
lately entered at night, and or ctoaks. and as
many mats, stolen. The thief had been apprehen1.
co. Inc last Norfolk Herald states, that the at
tacks OF the Influenza in the country have been
more severe than in the towns: that manv Coo.
nave terminated fatally; and indeed that at no Time
mas The mortality been greater since the memorable
epidemic which ragged all over the country in The
winter OF lsl4-l6.- The Herald also states. tha,
.he winter has been thus far so mild tina, the pur
n ira boz, -. n
oil their usual supply Of ice and probably win he
compelled to rely upon shipments from the norrh,
ward-tsen. Gaines and family left Wheeling On
me oth IN the steam boat Muskinghum for his n
-: at Cincinnati. Coy Cass passed also tbrouoh
heeiins on the same day from Washington 10
(e'Tot'ZIhe Western Lunatic Hospital, which
has been located contiguous to Staunton. ON q
handsome and eligible site, has four acres attached
to IT. tor the buildings and gardens: the plan of the
building is furnished by Mr. Small, an archi,ec, nc
Baltimore, combining neatness and elegance witt,
comfort and convenience I, is not intended to
execute the whole plan at this time; the funds an
propriaied by the Legislature being inadaouate.
lhe brick and stone works are said TO have been
contracted for at about so per cent less than the
prices paid at the University of Virginia; the car
penters work at 10 per cent, and the timbers q,
30 TO 90 per cent less than the prices paid there
1t Is expected that the buildings will be up BY the
lst October-T'he Anniversary of Wasl,ineton's.
honors and dinner at Portsmouth with splen.,
did Ball A national salute was fred from the IT
S. ship Alert, Capt. Kennedy.
North CAROLINA. Died, IN Camden couo
ty, MASON CULPEPER, Esq. This me1an.
choiy event was precededby the death Of one wife
and his marriage to another; all happening within
the compass of six weeks He lived disconso
late wdower three weeks, and happy bridegroom
three more.-Many cases Of the influenza bsva
proved fatal In the lower Counties: several dea,bs
in Nash, Edgecombe, Martin and BERTHE in
windsor, negro woman expired at once in a fin
oil coughing. Persons are vaIiously affected with
TINS epidemic. Physicians say that bloodIe,tinr
has proved fatal. lin one county in Virginia,
gentleman has repeatedly tried and found il to be
an infallible remedy. y Mr. Rothe, miner from
Saxony, whom Professor Omstead had emploveJ
TO assist him in his Neurological Researches in
this State, has published (on the 18th Feb some
information about the gold region in the western
parts. Several veins Of different formations have
been discovered, which are Of greater extent than
the thin layers OF mud hitherto washed for their
gold. The greenst ne and eensone slate are
the only rocks which contain veins of gold, There
IS one formation in Meckenburg county, which
contains veins Of iron ore; second formation in
CabaHus, Montgomery, sc. generally CONTAINS
gold IN veins of quartz; most OF the gold is NOW
obtained from veins of this foTmalon "a for
nation appears composed of variety of different
ores containing gold in state Of me, h meal mi
ture; such copper pyfites, rfisrnaic iron pyTnes
sc. y society has been organized in the vicinity
OF Salisbury for working these veins 50 SYSTEMATICALLY
aud extensively. - The Wake Agricultural Society
held their first public meeting al Raleigh on Wash
ington's Birthday Mr. WIN. Boylan, one Of the
V Presidents in the Chair. They awarded seye-
"a! silver cups as Premiums; and dined together