Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-09


OF twenty four and under thirty six
Oh thirty six and under Ghy-fve?
Of6fty FIVE and under one hundred:
OF onc hundred aud upwards
Whist was the total number of persons in this family
at that day, (,ncludng those who might have been
occasionally a5seni')
What number Of white persons were there, on TINT
day. in this family who
Beat and Dumb under fourteen years Of agce
Deaf and Dumb of fourteen and under twenty ere?
Deaf and Dumb OF twenty five and upwards,
Blind!
Acknowledgements Rnt nsturaiEed!
What number Of slaves and coored persons were
There, that day, in this family, who
Deaf and Dumb undor fourteen years of age?
Boat and Dumb of fourteen and under twenty five.
Deaf and Dumb Of twenty five and upwards
Blind?
Was there tho said first Of juno. any person here
without settled place Of residence land, if so,i
what is his or her name?
Why Rope Dancer carries n pote.-Thc fcats of
rope dancers are exPertness in the management Of
the centre Of gravity. The evolutions of The per
former are found be- facilitated 1y holding in his
hand heavy pole His security in this case depends,
not the Of gravity of his body but that o
his body and the pole taken together. This point
10 near the centre of the pole; that in fact ho
mny he eaid to hold in his hands the point the posi-
ton OF which his feats depend Without the aid Of
sruu of the body, and it's position could BE- adapt
ed 20 circumstances with the Sam" ease and rapidly
49, ICabinet Cychpadia
From the Worcester Spy.
fmposiiirp .-Pcd,ars swarmin1 abroad with
silver ware and jewcIy finished 10 appear equa: to
tina best kind, and yet Of base quality to be Of
little value. Many arc imposed upon with such ar
alleged 30 much that they be- Afforded at less
pYicc than tho hare unwfought silver OF the saInr
we,ght would cost IL mada pure pedlar sold
large quantity ofsuoh spoons this place short time
since. both to traders and private families But the
fraud was soon detected and the pedlur was glad to
escape prosecution by returning the money and re-
cciving his articles hack again. This he was allow
cd do sati-fying those concerned, of his inno
facturer supposing them to be good. They contain
Cd third part more of copper. The jewery
carried by the pedars is OF copper. covered with
thin plate Of gold and is Of no value. We under
stand that many country traders have been ia zen in
with the spoons
From the Nsu York Commercial .aduer!ise1.
The Baltimore and Ohio Rnii,oay.-A friend who
n now on tour TO the South, has recently made a
visit to that par' of the Baltimore and Ohio Bail Road
which is completed H. speaks 10 high commenda-
ton Of the undertaking. and describes it as Of
the first importance, connecting the immense coun-
txy Of the West with the Atlantic States, and pro-
vidng cheap. easy and expeditions route of three
hundred miles, where the advantages OF voter CON-
muncation is not known. Our correspondent says
"On Tuesday afternoon walked to the junction Of
where, at present, the Bail Road commences AL
though vas the spot some thirty minutes before
the hour for the to start found the vicinity of
the place of embarkation crowded with ladies and
gentlemen. anxousy waiting their turn FOR tickets at
O small Office similar to the boxoffce Of q theatre
made several fruItless efforts TO ger ticket, (the
price Of which, for twenty six niles is only seventy
Eve cents,) bat did not succeed-fnary, however.
Dr. Patterson, who is q very large share holder, got
me seat ID the Pioneer, the leading carriage. De-
fore | start. must give you some description Of o
RAD Road stage coach, for suppose II Is 40 new to
you, a. u was to me. The body is highly finished,
and folly equal the slegon stage recently built at
Newark, and which you saw before the Bank Coffee
House--the wheels Of iron, very strong, and only
ssost twelve inches high The body is placed upon
very strong carriage or on VIVA, in ordinary stages
is called treble perch. 1t is drawn by ons horse,
winch is attached single pair Of shafts, similar to
those Of q small Dearborn" We had sixteen inside
passengers, and fourteen outside, making thirty to be
drawn by one little poDey who stood ready 10 start
the moment the horn sounded. Shortly the work Of
slowing five other oars beng completed, the sig
nal was given. and dhrted of-the road
for miles being lined with spectators At tho
end OF the FIRST stage, seven miles, we found fresh
horses warning on. orryai, and the changing opera.
tion was only the vol of few seconds Taking
time TO look at the delightful country through which
we passed, we were about one hour and twenty min
uies performing the route to Elicots Mills, distance
Of - miles, but travelled at the rate Of from 1
to IL miles the hour, with perfect To- the horse
In fact, have frequently seen horse which wss at
tached TO light family carriage ID New York, more
iisucd in going mile than ours was at the end Of
the Journey, having drawn carriage weighing thiri,
hyndred. containing thirty passengers IL was ssted
To mo that in working the thirteen miles from Bslti
more to ELECTS Mills. they have overcome obs acles
no great as any on the whole route. In some places
empankmepis have been made to the height Of eighty
feet and IN other places they have dug to the depth
Of eighty feet Buzzard r ock has been cut down to
the depth Of sixty feet. The msson work appears to
~ equal 10 the best on the e Cans-the Pstspsico
10 crossed by noble structure of masonry. and the
csrjhon viSdoc! !, superior pecs Of workmanship,
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