Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-19

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that city.-Capt N. Hurd Of Chatham placed pan
OF lighted charcoal at night in a small new building
} Tor the purpose OF drying the plaistering. Next
morning two OF his daughters, Gone IL and the
other ~ went into the room and closed the door.
In some time they were found, one dead, and the
other nearly lifeless The latter was resuscitated
The sewing silk aud raw silk produced in Wind
ham county, Connecticut, is estimated to be worth
10 900 dellars per annum.
NEW HAMPSHIRE delegates from thirteen
towns. and from nine towns in Vermont, conven-
ed at Lancaster, N. II. on the Sd instant to con
cert measures Tor improving the navigation Of
connecticut River to Lake Connecticut, and open
ing canal communication to Lake MeDphrema-
cog. They chose Josiah Bellows, I'd. President
and Charles Davis, Secretary. II was resolv ed
mat an unobstructed water communication from
Barnet, W. TO Siewartston, N II. and from the
Connecticut to Lake Memphremagos, by means Of
Naihegan and Clyde rivers, is practicable, ard re
quisite for the inhabitants of Vermont and New
Hampshire, and for this section of the couutr :.
A committee OF three then appointed to pre-
pare memorial to the General Government; and
another OF 1--WE to promote the objects of the Con-
veniion with the General Government, and with
the Stale OF New Hampshire and Vermont The
ship OF the line building the Navy Yard at Ports
mouth, is called the .4iamaba, and the frigate, the
Santes
New YonK.--The new Mayor of the CITY
of New York, Philip Hone, threw open the doors
oil his splendid mansion lately, and was visited by
an immense crowd OF citizens whom he toasted
with the choicest viands and the richest wines
Mr. Vele offered resolution in the Senate to in
s,ruct the Senators and request the Representatives
In Congress To procure the passage of law es-
taoshing an uniform system Of Bankruptcy. Mr..
r. w. King introduced similar resolution in the
House of Assembly; neither of which has been act
en- upon "A meeting of the republican members
oil the legislature took place at Albany the 9Th,
| at which committee was appointed Z" To call
give notice OF meetings of the republican members
oil the Legislature from time to time as the exsen-
cies or interests of the republican party may re-
quire - a drove Of 500 sheep was crossing
the river at Albany and the ice gave way and one
half OF them were drowned. The inhabitants of
Schodack and Greenbush, in Rensselaer, county
nave formed an association Tor the purpose of OBJ
tanning from the Legislature charter Of incorpora-
ton to construct ship canal on the east shore of
the Hudson river, along the seat of the alluvious
and other formations, obslructing the bed of the
river below Albany. A sloop canal, however, TO
clear the overslaugh is all that is wanted, and can
easily be made. a meeting of the citizens of Frank
Jun county was held III Malone, on the 2Sth ut for
the purpose OF concerning measures for connecting
by canals the waters of lakes Ontario and Cham
plain with the Atlantic by way of the Connecticut
| river. a committee OF correspondence, were APP.
pointed; and otner measures adopted. - In the Cny
OF New York, containing I62. 39I Inhabitants
there are 100 churches. OF these, 81 are Presby-
| terrain, Is Episcopal, 10 Methodist IA Dutch he
| formed, and IL Baptist. "A spring which en,its
irammabe gar, has been discovered in the town of
Palmyra, Wayne county. Probably arrangements
will be made to light that beautiful village from this
natural fountain. There is a village in the county
OF Chsutauqne, already lighted with natural gas !;
and who knows but that much of our western coun-
try Will yet tie shled from the sun by day, and The
earth 10y night! - IL is asceItaned that the whole
nuribeT OF acres OF wheat, raised in the town Of
Bloomfield, In this state, the past year. cd
| TO three thousand eight hundred and fifty five,
which is estimated 20 yield seventy five thousand
eight hundred and four bushels. This statement is
furnished by the marshal, who employed TO
take the census in that town, and who took pains
to obtain correct information from every farmer on
the suoJeci--GovefnoI Clinton ia his late Message
10 the Legislature urges on that body the eDcou-
ragement OF education. " tie first duty Of gov ern-
| ment; recomsends an increase of the school fund
20 tl2O,O00 annually, and states that four hundred
and twenty thousand children were taught IN the
common schools last year In The case of Mackie,
Milne & 20. against VIM. Cairns and OF hers, decd-
ell on the both ult. in the Court of Errors il has
been established, as law that an assignment made
by an Insvlyent debtor in trust for the benefit of
creditors, II II for his own use any proion
OF the property conveyed, is void az TO Judgment
creditors rot asserting il; and that it is void not
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| wholly and entirely. The decision overturns for
ner practice, which of course also was, until this
decision, the general impression 10 what was law
in such cases. The following account is given
| OF the new state prison erected in Auburn, ~ Y
10 which the Govern his adverled in his message
TO the legislature. One building designed 10 con-
TAIN four hundred cells covers only zoe By 40 feet
oil ground There are stories of cells, each con
tanning eighty in two parallel lines divided IN the
| middle by wall two feet thick The walls b.
tween the cells are one foot thick. The cells are
seven feet long, seven high and three and a half
wide, intended toreceiye only one convict in each
Zach Gel! has ventilation extending to the roof
and is so constructed it, front that the prisoners
can neither converse make signs 10 each other
The around the cells is ten feet wide and
open to the roof which covers the galleries of the
several stories. Besides the moral benefit arising
from keeping the prisoners separates it unites that
OF economy and security. From The construction
OF the prison, Eve small Stoves six large and twelve
small lamps, all out of reach of the convicts. al
ford heat end light 10 500 cells and one centine
IS sufficient to four hundred prisoners
New JERsEY.--Mr. IL G.. Dennan Of John
sonburg, Sussex county, is said TO have discovered
sticer mine. From four ounces Of the orc three
quarters OF an ounce OF metal have been obtained
PENEsYLvAaGA.--The Canal Comni'rs, of
whom Mr.. Jno Sergeant is President, have made
partial report 10 the legislature. They have in
specied the routes for the canal 10 the western wa
tiers by the Susquehsnna and Juniata TO the Ale
ghany and Pitisburg. and theme to Lake Erie, in
part only The only important point they have
decided is, that the canal mus, be fed by French
Creek on the summit level; bu, as the waters of
that creek are not more than sufficient hey recon-
mend the legislature to retain the control Of them
The Anniversary Of the battle of New Orleans
was celebrated in Philadelphia by military parsdes
and several bas.--In that CITY during the quarter