Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-26

the 18th 81 Move mber las,, and the water admitted
into every par, OF the line from the tool OF the Se
neca lake to the Erie Canal at Montezuma. The
little iaboxr required to open the navigation
throughout the whole line, it is believed, wilt be
completed as carly as the first Of May. This ca
nal is 20 miles and "a chains in length. of which
ten miles is an independent canal, and tho remain
der a slack water navigation IL has locks, being
IS l-2 feet iockoge, 10 bridges. safety gates, 8
dams, 6 culverts, II miles OF fence, lock hous-
cs, and collectors Office. The amount appro-
psiated for this work Sl95 ,0oo but the entire
expenditure Will be about S2il 900.
The lateral canal from the Cayuga and Seneca
canal to the village Of East Cayuga, which is one
mile aud 6S chains in length, was put under con-
tract early in May, and win be completed by the
6rst day OF July next. 1t viii require further
appropriation Of $1,000.
The navigation Of the Eric and Champlain ca
nails commenced the Let Of April, and continu ed
until the 10Th Of December, longer time than at
ans former period. At no season, however, have
both canals suffered so much from breaches, oc-
cas,oned by violent rains. These were speedily
repaired. & other Improvements made The Black
Rock dam and embankment on Squaw island have
been raised & strengthened the dam at the mouth
OF the Tonewanta creek rebuilt; the banks along
the deep excavation on the Mountain Ridge re,
paired: guard lock has been constructed al the
mead OF the feeder from the Genesee river, and a
tock-house erected; the lock at Jordan has been
rebuilt larger & more substantial; several of the
eaycd, are rebuilding, OF such width to allow
boats toPass each oiherupon them. e. will be COM
Pteted before the commencement Of the naviga-
ton; the dam across the Mohawk at the head Of
the Minden feeder has been partially rebuilt near
ly all the locks on the Erie canal have been fur
Dished with additional cuIverts and gates; scales
for the weighing OF boats have been erected al
syracuse and West Troy, and preferred to the
hydrosstic lock; the locks the Glens Falls fee
der are completed. and it is believed the feeder
viii be navigabie early in the season; many of the
bridges have been rebuilt,and others are rebuild
ing, in all instances Of such increased height &c
as to leave the navigation unobstructed and the
banks to considerable extent have been raised
aud secured with facing Of timber or stone.
The entire expenditures on the canals for the
last year, for constructing, maint aiming and re-
pairing them. including the interest on the canal
debt (S424,0 i0 I5,) amount to 1,002. 2ST Ia The
revenue which accrued from the canals and from
the items Of the canal fund, amounted to 81 233,-
1850 shoirarfg an ercess Of receipts Of $751;
LAT 81.
The receipts Of toll. we're SssS ,4I2 OF; which is
500 6s6 Al short of the receipt of last year "This
dmnuiion Of toll (say the commissioners)has been
oecasioned by the failure OF the last years crop
Wheat Is the great staple Of the western part Of
the state, and affords amount Of toll nearly
eqna' TO ali the other articles which descend
the Erie canal. IL appears by statement which
has been furnished by MIR. Williams, the col
'ector at Utica, (and which ia appended to this
repoft,9 OF the articles which passed that place
IN tie year 1927 and 1928, that there bas
becn falling of in the last year Of wheat, to an
amount which is equal TO 100 600 bushels of the
former. This deficit has eau ed reduction in
the toll which is estimated at $75.0O Had the
produce Of the crop cen in the usual proportion to
the quantity Of seed sown, there would have been
mere wheat and tiour sent to market than in any
former year, and the toll would have probably re-
ceived an accession Of more than 800, OOO."
The tolls for 1929 are estimated at 1876, 900 and
and the whole amount Of receipts at 81 ,26O, 600 -
The expenditures for the same year(whichIwill be
short OF those OF any previous year, estiinat-
ed at s75f, Az rs: showing a balance in favour
of the canal for the current year of $500, 557 aj
GB.
Saturday, when the Correspondence arrived,
and one OF the book shop was full of customers
waiting for it, apurchaser turned over the leaves
and read aloud from Adams's letter, the phrase
" Labsrum OF political religion
LABARU'a't! eg.Iaimeda bystander, what's
f." labaruJn''?
some newly discovered shoal. like enough on the
Labrador coast.
A merchant though: i, must be some new article
OF merchandise.
Aphysician thoughtit must he some new simple
in the afsteria Medica, that would be of service
in the Doctors Trade
A lawyer guessed il was the law Latin or Nor
man ench name for some strange outlandish
process.
Various and unsatisfactory were the conjectures
spcrted by the throng.
a schoolmaster silly turned TO Noah Webster
book Of $4,000 words; but 10! it was not there.
He then called for Dead Language Dictiona-
rs, and made known to the company that it meant
Royal STANDARD. such was used by the Ro-
man Emperors before. Constantine used the Cross
in its stead ISaLeDs GnS
DISTRESSING CIRCUMSTANCE.
Mrs. Armisteati, wife Of Col. VIM Armistead of