Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-16
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Sprague's motion that committee also instruct
ed to consider the expectancy OF authorship the sale
of tickets In the Jefferson lottery authorized by
Virginia. The rocking stone, in Savoy, is spoken
Of by those who have seen it, great curiosity.
1t of granite and venerable with the inosses and
lichens common in that section of the country. II
is believed 10 weigh ten OF twelve tons, and still
may be moved with ease, SO as 10 describe an arc
OF about five inches, by the hands and shoulder
or by standing on its summit and leaning the weigh,
OF the body on one foot and the other alternately.
Some time since, when the ground around it was
hrst cleared, 1t was sensibly moved by the wind
which very probably may be the at the present
time. 1t is 80 curiously placed, that the noise it
makes in moving is scarcely noticed. The rock
on which it lies is ed granite curiousy
con,orted, and apparently sraiifed. The rocking
stone lies on the summit of this ledge and appears
TO touch IL in three points, nearly in a right line
across the s'ratn.- In Convention oftbe two hous-
IS OF the legislature the End Inst. Governor
Lincoln s; 1t. Gov. Winthrop were sworn into
Office Nahum Mitchell was elected Treasurer
and Id ID. Bangs Secretary; both unanimously
a committee has been appointed 10 bring in a bill
auihorising the bodies 81 persons committing Sui
eide and dying from nemperance 10 be delivered to
the surgeons for dissection the Bill has since been
rejected in two different shape; also another commit
Zee 10 consider the practicabil,y and expectancy oil
constructing a Railway from Boston, on the most
eligible route, to the Western Line of TIE County
cI bSIksnfes IN II leave can be OOtalneu
the Government of the State OF II. York, it may be
extended TO the most desirable point on Hudson Ii
Yer, at or nea. Albany II was stated in some OF
the newspapers no; long since that in the machine
SHOP ofthe Ware Factory, single sharing ofiyo7,
steel had been produced, measuring nearly forty
ieet in length 4 Mr.. Howard. ,nachnst in the
new Factory al Grafton, NJ Worcester county, has
lately turned Of an iron shaving, measuring 6j
icct; and another, resembling a bass-vol string O.!
% feet This last Is beautiful specimen The
canker worm has appeared in the neshborhool Of
Boston, after absence Of ten years, ant is max
ing great havoc among the fruit in the orchards
and the garden productions have been DESTROYED by
them.-Ihree thousand dollars have been recently
appropriated BY the Common Council of Boston
FOR Tie of the establishment for reforming Jn-
venile offenders--A Boston paper OF tie 3lst May
says Green Peas were sold in market on
Monday at eight dollars 6ushel yesterday the
price was reduced 10 six dollars. Mutton and
Bee! are high; the former lG cents, the latter 10
cents pound and no. the FIRST rate. Hams 10 to
IL l-2. Butter 20 TO %. Our country neishbors
pick up very decent profit on their vegetables
Lettuce sells at three cents head (Which is often
no head at oil ) and ratishes three cents Dozen
in Boston L. Fisher was fined = and costs for
stealing newspaper from door where a GAMER
bad lett IL; and on default OF payment was to be
imprisoned ten days. not able 10 pay, he was nut
in ail.A large bed OF ,cli,e ciqg has been found
near Msrtha's Vineyard, which it il said will enable
10 compete with E4IrODe and Chi
ma in making the finest ware.-A boy, only eleven
years old, committed suicide in Charlton, a few
days since, by hanging himself to beam in barn
RHODE lsLAND.-The Rhode Island American
states that great activity prevails in the operations
n The canal; CONTRACTS made for completing ali
The locks between Providence and the Blackstone
Factory in Mendon; excavation goes on with much
spirit, aud about FIVE hundred laborers are emplov
ed In removing earth, besides masons and other
mechanics. The roads in the vicinity OF the places
where the locks located, indicate an increase of
traffic. Several sections of the canal, it is said.
will be completed before the end Of next month,
and all the locks under contract are expected TO be
completed before the next WINTER Tie Assembly
has had warm debate on the subject of lotteries
1t appears there are nov twenty-five lotteries in
that state many OF the grants being without n,iia
lion restriction. Some O. these are for the DUR
pose Of raising sums as law as $1,000, and one is
for the patry modcum of $500
CoNNECTIcUr.-T The Legislature has nossed
an act to exempt females from imprisonment for
debt; s. another for the improvement Of the navipa
ton OF the Connecticut River few DAYS since
the skeletons ottwo Indians were dug up at Bridge
port, oae had been buried in sitting pos,ure.
with the horns OF deer, denoting famous hunter:
tire other was found in squatins position accom-
panied by tie skulls OF wolves Mr.. T.antnau
late Senator in Congress from Connecticut has
been elected Judge of the Supreme Court Of tina,
State by the Legislature. On the 18th Nav an
immense haul of white fish was made AT New IJa
ven, 5O2, 800, were sold for manure indcoepd.nt
OF many OF different kind, used for the use Of the
table.--The papers give accounts OF still more ex
;ranrdinary fish exploits a Sag-Iiarbor paper
says that at Rverhead some weeks ago Can't No
nh Younss drew to the shore 500, 600 fish called
Moss Bnnkers; and that there had been taken at the
same place within three weeks about 9OOO 600
they are used as manure; 10000 are said to make
the poorest land produce 20 bushels wheat ner
Drre Ehevpa thp Gsb 80.
New YoRK.--A stone has been found in the
village of Salina that is pronounced perifaction
of the human head The outlines of the organs
their proportions and location are said 10 demon
strate the fact.-The proprietors ofthe Union Line
hefw-cn Philadelphia and New York. have re-
duced the fare to two dollars by the steam boat
Emerald, to aud from Philadelphia A few wears
ago the fare from New York to Washington CITY
was twenty-four dollars-now, by the steam boats
and Stages, it 10 c.ly nine dollars From :i.c ctv
Of New York to Buffalo, a distance OF 45O miles
the fare is reduced TO twelve dollars - About 80
feet of the pier or dam, forming the Black Rock
Basin, has been entirely carried away down TO The
sold foundation rock at the bottom. The breach
Is great, that the Canal navigation for a cons-
derable distance from the Lake, will be par
tally, II not wholly stopped, the greater part of
the SEASON, thus causing great loss and dsappoini-
ment. Tire steam boat Henry Clay was under way
IN the Basin, at the time, but succeeded in getting
into tire Lake after twenty-fouI hours exertion and
9th the assistance of about $50 men. The Black !
Rock Gazette Of the LIST inst. says the breach in |
the pier at that place will be repaired in about len
days; which will be effected by sinking STONY
new piers The inside Of, and resting against
and upon the old ones, by which the base will be
doubled i'm width and the recurrence Of sitnils~