Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-09

chester, was overtaken by the smoke anil lame.
and had to escape 10y Abandoning hi- horse III
woods are also FIRE N Caldw ell Wa,ren,bu,q,
thestor aud Aihoi.-Gfcat improvements are Sal
10 LaFe ueen maize AT the Saratoga Springs; ira
Neller may now travel from then, 10 New York
teo mics, IN is Or 10 hours The Seamboa
NaGofus mas arrived at Owego and was hailed wit!
e''H"''ssh; she Is OF cast iron, draws s i,chpi
OHy' oui IS able 20 stem tie ordinary current o.
TIE Susqoebsnna ~ the rate of . miles an hor and
oy closing the valve, Is forced up the rapids by the
power OF steam alone. She has set ou, for Che
mango fo'nt, ard thence would return TO 1loga
ONT 10 s'enpt the ascent Of the Chemung TO
Newtown.-Betweeh and 1000 shin letters we've
lately received *' New York in one afternoon
ana mailed or delivered before o O'Clock in the
Evening FROM tie annual report of the Superin-
tehdeht OF common schools, il anpears ,L.ro ,rc
'ii towns and wards in the state of which 700
h'u mace returns IN conformity with law. that Ina,
year. 4zo-ooO children had been taupb, in ,bc
common schools, 22.il0 more than the wear be.
-O'e' e"efe are 1913 school districts. 1877 new
ones formed during the last Yea and $50 7o0
pad out TO them from The State 'rre.s,,,"" 49,, -
| ''p'''i OF 'he common school fund is 81 $40 se6
ahJ annual revenue 81 SIS Al: he lar L,.'
'ne 10 the iund are computed at SIS. 600 acres
anu Vs'ueu al Oy,4iS-A law has been lately
passed icr The police of steamboats,: when ,bey
&C. HieS are required to keep to The right; and
| V,
nan 20 Yards; TO carry TWO or more LIGHTS AZ
nlSh--A Tine schooner Of about 80 tons Ia h,;,I
ING on Chau'anque Lake; 10 ply between MavviiIs
anu 1anes'owni OF an elevation of ,rore than 7os
ieet above the level of Lake Erie!- Among tba
a'.i'ieS OF trade hoaed down the Great Canal yye,e
~ e0''oeS from Lake Ontario, firmly bound to-
Gether With pln.;, In > strata of 3 esrL ,bs ii,
forming one floating mass, destined fo, Go;
cut via New York The Hudson and De,a,,a~o
NahRI employs 20C0 men and 2Oo ,.or,.. -
''"'e wanled They expect to compIe.e :, ,b;e
season. The arrangements for the mean AIsa;c.I
C"iese OF New York, composed of the late pro-
lessons OF medicine AID two distinguished sso.;d.
are nearly comple ed. The house of M,
! Mckenzie in Onondsga county ,ool Go a
I"h UT IN the alb ence of the master and ,iy,sss
| "nu was reduced to a-hes, with their . cbiIIo
confined In the house; the eldest about q yo.rs
and The youngest only II months old Tba o,I,s.
az TOTE Advocate says, that $4,000 are
corrected N 'he Frs' Ward ofthat city, and $1,000
In me Sixth " ard Tor he relief Of Mr. Jetfs,.o,
! -Ihe workmen in-NIr BrYan's dive borso os,a
pllshme"t to the number OF 80 made I'm togs,hsr
! % dolls. FOR the Jefferson Fund. -Corrt'-iasa
oammiose and Jones are INSPECTING Tho N,,.,
Yards OF the Eastern Department Fror NJ,
iork' Jamestown, and Portsmouth they vii,
proceed to Sackeit's Harbour - Tho c. r.
commence The annual trips of The safet,, Joroc,
having arrived. the Lsdy Clinton attacbsJ 80 g.
commerce al n. York visited last ryee,r bv -.
/ large party, Including the governor r,.ro G.
! me Barge, IN tow of the Commerce nTocesIsd
up the North river several miles. and tben ~
turned and sailed Up the East river above ReII,no
.,"'ins me view OF the scenery on each river
'he DAY being remarkably clear and pleasant
meeting was held at II. York on the Ale. NJ. =
c't2ehs from various parts of the State on tho sL
iJect OF 'he Establishment of Infant Schools for 10
children OF The poor: Governor Clinic, J.; -
'har: AN informal report was read by Mr. Cris-
eofn' ahd Committee of IL aproinied 10 pronote
!Her establishment in the City About $40. GOO
IN counterfeit money was recently fond !, 10
yard OF CooPer's. shop. in Albany The ,:,l.
weTe CHIEFLY al The Mechanics and F,rr,-.,
haniI OIL Philadelphia, Eillon Bank of Narylar5
corporation o. Georgetown, Bank of Oryeans -
Banks oi the State OF New York. On The Eor,tI
rover mere are 70 less than % Steamboats, employed
ms season ne sums subscribed Tor the benrGt
oil the Lpscopal Theological Seminary. n "a g.
tSbIished at New York, amount TO or 71e
Ne'tern Cana! flour is selling at ALBANY AZ S3 TX
per barrel, and, owing to the extreme denrrssior j.;
the albany and New York markers, a considerable
quantity of The Genesee -four has been ,eoo,,iS.
sent 10 Montreal
New JERsEV.- In the vicinity Of New Brunr-
wick, millions Of iocusts are said to have nd
theIi appearance, They described as maxine
their way over Tie already half-devoured veoeia
Die kingdom stripping OF their foliage and ver-
cure alike the stately tree and the tender plan;
iENNsYhv ANA The specializing mania in
Philadelphia begins TO develope its effects: This
lime last year II IS calculated, there were 4oOO
! hand looms emPloyedby the cotton weayers: now
not more than i00G all the passengers in Tie
steeraSe OF the Alexander were yyeayers. o,.or,
oil the'cTaft have gone TO the canals and Other
places In search Of employment. The PennsyIva-
ma canal Navigation Is improving: in one eek
me arrivals a. aea,lHg were "A; the same yveel, n,
ne ~ i.'k canal a. Buffalo, 40 The borough
OF headng IS becoming more the resort of s,rso-
gers lis canals, scenery, accommodations nre
sent many attractions - Mr. a. Thomson MON,
Der oil Congress who distinguished himself Nv bis
speech IN favor OF Pehitentary in The DIst,ic, of
toum5Is, has been appointed by the Governor of
Penns'lvonia, Judge of the District Court for
tie counties OF Lancaster and York The Board
OF Canal Commissioners consists of Mr. John Ser
geant and DIR. Patterson of Philadel obia; DIR DarI-
ington, Judge Scott, Messrs. Abner Laycock u
Montgomery, j. Philips T. Enochs and G. Mon.
rs. Nh Laycock is the acting Commissioner on
the Western, and MIR. Moury on the Eastern Ser
uons.-in small settlement in Liberty Town
ship, Tiogs county, there have been extracted
this season from the Maple Trees 80 ,0OC lbs of
sugar, besides l700 gallons Of nolasses: equal 10
$3.50 IN the space OF about 6 weeks. The sura-
is decidedly interior 10 the India, the mo!asses as
much superior Our gentlemen OF Cont ought In
conrive 10 bring it TO market from beyond our own
Alltshany. Isaac a. Chapman of IYiksbarrne
has IN ehied canal lock upon a new aud promis-
Ing construction A movable box is made To
rise and fall in the Lock by means of water adj
United into it through Syphon, and this water is
returned again by the SyphOH into the upper level
OF the Canal. As the box or movable Loci, rises
in the permanent Lock, the boat falls: and as The
Lock falls, the boat rises. Mr. Chapman calls if