Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-02
SUNNI AIRY.
eGather up the Fragments"

NAME a bill to prevent trunkenno.
ordered Tor engrossment in the Legislature So,na
OF the members conteaded,. this law, like ,b.,
aSahs. tne iottery, you'd be imperative; as il
one OF those vices which the law could not rs..I
NEw-HAMPsHIRE. The Portsmouth ~,
House was discovered on fire on the 3Js, ri, g..
was saved by the exerons of the officers nd ~ o.,
belonging to Fort Constitution. Some of ,h...
were frozen. The iire was Caused by the coaIs
placed near the lamp 10 prevent the oil from cbIi
ing.
MAssAcHUsETTs.- Messrs Melvin and R,ooa
nave established lead pencil mandatory at Com
cord The pencils are said 10 be equal To anv i'm
ported. Mr.. Eih,s Lyman, of the Mass Ssna,.
died on the 10th OF the prevailing influenz, H.
Is spoken OF as most excellent man, and was in
TERED with every mark OF respect. The famiJv NJ
rihy Merrick OF W orcester, was lately near emf
located by the yapour OF 20 bushels of cb.rcoa,
which had caught fire in the lowe, part of ,ha
mouse: the hre Is attributed TO some ashes which
had been put the day before into a boy a,,;o;n;u
that containing the coal. person ayyoke in tj,e
night, and finding the air smoky and di(;cni, 81
respiration, took the alarm and made the d,scoyer,
IN time to save the family: yet thew were all .I
TWO or three days Afterwards. The H. of r bav.
indefinitely postponed by majority of 8, bill e.,
authorizing the several banks 10 issue bills ,f H.
denomination than IS 10 the amount of IN ner =
OF Their capital The law now allows the issue 70
80 Va 'i'Sh capital, anu IL was argued flat
extension was unnecessary, as none of tho b,,I
had ever awaited themselves of this nermss;o,
e'n the 18th, the two Houses met in conv.r,;,.
Tor the purpose OF filling the vacancy in The Se,,,
occasioned by the death of Ehu LYMAN from, ,b
county OF Hampshire. On counting the vote. wv
ward was found to have no Out of IA2 w.
nave seen that Mr. Lyman, member of the $.
nate, ded In Boston, OF the influenza COLI
n ~. 'ohh Everett brother of our minister to
ST and Of the n "
fell victim on the 18th inst TO the same dsnr,,.
lie was aged nearly 80 years, and is spolten or !,
Tie highest terms-A Legislative Caucus of ,hs
Nepuoilcan members was called at the Courtbonse
oh ihe llih rlty-three members attended. AMI
nominated 'ne present incumbent (Gov. Lincoln\
a candidate Tor Governor at the approaching elec,
uon. FOR Lieut. Governor, Mr.. Silsbec Presiden,
VI 'ne senate had 50 votes; Mr.. Willis of the Ex
ecutive Council, 20; whereupon il was voted a.,
MIR. Silsbee was unaniD1ousiv nomino,oJ. ,iI''
Boston Courier adds, that Mr. Silsbee is s,;d q,
decline the honor thus unanimously conferred mn.
on MIN. THOMAS L. Winthrop has been no,nina,ad
IN MI ollsbee's room.--The principaI provis;ons
OF the USury Bill, which has passed tbe Hone
Oh representatives, aIe, 1st ESTABLISHING the ,,,o
4" "got interest at per cent; I'd, empo,ver
"s ue ueOtor 10 prove usury by bis oath.
unie's the creditor prove no usury; 81. in
case oil usury being proved the creditor IN Co,s;,
the excess Of interest over per cent. Win go
Oh court u the debtor shall have previously ,nads
tender OF the principal and legal interest; 9TH
banks to forfeit their charters if they exceed 80.
G.; 9TH repeats all existing laws aesins, man,
Inns bill has not been acted on by the Senate : a
bill has been reported for fixing the amount Of ia,
IMAGES ior the nen-payment Of bills of exchange
Drawn In The state, at s per cent. in addition -
me rate oil exchanged the time of the return Of tho
ohl. Vt made payable out Of the u s.; excep, in
africa, or the Fast Indies; in these last, 20 per-
- hdsS1chuSeffs CIaius.--These selebra,ed
claims on the general government, for services
rendered by Massachusetts during the last war,
Seen 10 De prolIhc source of strife through ali
Their stages. From The correspondence published
~ me Boston papers, between the Governor ofl
massachusetts and Mr., Sullivan, agent at wash
Ins.on Tor the settlement of these claims, both
parties seem very much.dissatisfed with each 9th |
err and care not who knows it. The governor in
ie,'erio The agent dated November 9TH, compIsiu
ca ',:at ne hsd received no information of his pro-
ceen'ngs' thls, the agent denies, and specifies
, u, information Communicated, as " facts against
MS excclency's positive declarations" The AGENT