Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-23
SUMMARY.
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to the House The COMMITTEE nominated the Rev.
l.. Turner oil Portsmouth, rejected; and OF the
Clergy OF Concord were requested TO oiiiciate al
| terna,eiy; the next day, Mt Evans OF Portsmouth
| submitted the following Resolution which was laid
| on the table Resoioed, That any intolerance or
exclusion OF any minister from the Office OF Chap
lain, on account of his religious persuasion, would
be- in opinion, highly improper s. injurious -
! A lead mine has been discovered al Eaton land
owned by Gen. ]. w Ripley, said TO be rich and
extensive 1t appears from Gov. Morrill's mes
/ sage that profit of $i3, 900 has been derived from
| the New Hampshire state prison, within the last
year. The prisoners 1t is believed are employed in
getting out stone and preparing it for market.
| YERMoNr.-Mrs Polly Smith, wife of Mr..
John Smith, of Rutland, (vt.) lately put an end
to her life by hanging herself with skein of yarn.
She at times insane.-Ihe navigation CT Otter
! Creek 10 the falls of VeTgennes is low effected BY
| vessels OF any burihcn in or hours, which for
merly took as many days. This change is effected
by constructing road upon 'he eastern bank OF the
stream. abou, 8 miles, and teams are always ready
| Tor the purpose of towing vessels IA man In I'm
! derhill few days since, Tor the sum OF twenty
five cts. swallow ed the head, anda considerable
portion OF the neck of large striped snake. Hav-
| ing disposed OF the head, for more liberal com
pensation ne offered swallow the remaining part
OF the serpent; but the spectators were already
| tished with his performance Two young men,
! Hezelliah Parmalee, aged II, and Luman Taylor,
aged Is, were drowned, while bathing, in Otter
| Creek, ia Pittsiord, on the 9th Inst.
MAssAcHUsETTs.-T The House of Representa-
tves has referred to the next session CT the Legs-
lature the propositions 10 establish state lottery,
and TO grant leave for the sale of tickets of Mr. JEFF
iersons lottery, and also the petition OF Capt For
ter Tor lea' 10 sell tickets OF the lottery granted for
MS benefit and tor the encouragement of steam pa-
yigaon, by the Legislature OF Maine A year old
Lamb was lately killed in Sandwich, weighing after
J bs of he
/ was raised upon COW milk by woman who sold
IL Tor 20, and the butte her realized 49, Jew p harp
has been presented 10 a society in Worcester, feet
| long, is inches bread, and weishing i05 lbs This
was presented by another society in return for
razor feet long, supposed TO have been formerly
Owned by Manshop. the Indian Deity, who formed
tie island OF Nantucket by empying the ashes on,
! OF h!s pipe. 4" There we're gian In those dayso'
prosecutions were Instituted in Boston against the
Lottery Brokers, for selling tickets contrary TO the
law OF the State. The jury after being "a hours
IN the trial of one OF the cases could not agree.-
One of the persons suspected OF having robbed the
mail near Philadelphia some time since, has been
detected in Boston the 18th, and proceeded south
10 take his trial, under the charge of Mr.. Bache,
The interchangeable postmaster for Phadep hia.-
$50 workmen Gre employed in laying down the
2nincey Gianre railway The Committee on
Banks has been instructed hy the Legisature,to
cure INTO tie expedicncy Of obtaining from some
oank IN Bos ION interest the money deposited by
the Treasurer belonging to the Commonwealth
The arrangements for celebrating the 4th of July in
Salem are on superb scale Mr.. e. Everett,
member OF Congress, is 10 deliver an Grafton in
! CambIidgf.- Capt. Symmes is lecturing Salem to
large audi fences - In raising the roof Of a new
church in Boston, last week, in consequence of the
falling of guy, the roof fell, and with it part of
the front wall Two OF the workmen, Journey
man mason, AID an apprentice, were killed, and
others we're severely wounded "A large wooden
building attached 20 the Lead Mandatory in Sa-
lem was on fire the 18th, but after great efforts,
the Hsmes were eNtinguishsd 18th loss cf from
/ 20 5000 dolls. The fire is supposed TO be caused
by spark falling from the chimney; during this
uncomnoniy dry season, every wooden material
exposed to the sun is in very combusiiblc state;
for in this very the cinders from the fire fell on
several buildings and vessels nearly quarter of
mile distant, and set them Immediately on fire.
railway is projected from Boston 10 some point
on the Hudson river, at Albany provided
| the consent of the state of New York be had 10
make it There seven still living at Barn
stable no were in actual service in the var of'76
fifty gears ago. The Senate has adopted n resou-
tien granting pc mission TO the Washington Mon
ument Association to place the statue of Washing
ton in the Doric Hall of the State House There
were IS arrivals at Boston one day last week
| among their cargoes, was 0iI0 barrels OF flour.
! Rua0E Island This State is said to have re-
alized profit OF = 100, 900 from the grants of lot,
eries during the last year, most of which wa. drawn
! from Massachusetts and Maine Contracts have
! been made for completing all the locks on
| The Blackstone Canal from Providence TO Men-
don Alopt 800 laborers are employed in ex
! cavaton, besides Masons, &c Preparations are
making put the Massachusetts, part of the canal
under contract.
CoYTECTICUP.-H Wbtlesev Of Soufhrp-
ton, while blasting rocks on the 7lh inst tad his
J hand blown off, and otherwise so seriously in
ured, that he survived hut abcu, rs eny- four hours
The own Of New Haven has appropriated 8 100
to pay for salutes and other expenses on the 4h Of
July.
NV YoEK.--A Company have recently es-
tab!ished, near Waterford, OH an extensive scale
| Factory for the manufacture of linens. They
offer $1,000 for the best models of machinery to be
used in the manufacture of the raw material, 700
for the second best, 500 for the third; and $50 for
the best essay on the different processes by which
the cloth is to be perfected. Il is said to be the
only Linen Factory in the United States except
perhaps small one near Paterson, New Jersey
The Loan for S ] %, 900 negotiated on the IIth
By the commissioners OF the canal fund.- vas taken
by the Bank for Savings, in the City Of New York,
at premium OF per ceat. on 8 per cent.
stock. The Banks IN Troy have made The best
/ pfer Tor The depOstes OF the canal fund, and lie
/ commissioners have given it TO them. They Of
fered per cent; interest for any sum not exceed.
7 ing 100000, and for any sum between
! 100000; and 2 per cent. for all over 200 900:
| TIE calculation of interest to commence in 6 DAYS
| after the deposes are receiyed.-The value of the
| merchandise imported into the City Of New Yor,
| IN 1925, was S5O,02i l73; and The duties on the
same 1872, 100 A Gee The New York and Schuyl-
XII Coal company commenced early in April; |
/ they have now 30 boats running the canal to
transport coal 10 Philadelphia; they receive in PHI
fIs.Iti r.lf yz