Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-14

S9p s a,.osy uaa;s Davis ioaa Neea Joan aau,
C. Murrcll and William w vosve to which committee 90
The following 'solu,oa then Offered aud agreed to.
Resolved That committee Of persons appoln to
on the James River o% sss%oad together
with the probable costs Of the work. tina, they ero the
The b.at in the preceding rr,osuon wa. 6,ed with the
seven ana ne char appointed the following gentlemen
Clayton John NJ Warwick Naurace Ian,honc, Jr John
Victor, Saml Garland and Henry Davis
nuees appointed this uee,ps be- and they hereby res
pecvey authorized to I'LL vacancies that occGS
On motion Of Mr. wm. ~ Rives Esq Resolved That wsen
this meeting adoorns will adjourn again O'Clock
| r. NJ on the last Saturday of October next.
Resolved That the Editors of newspapers in Lynchburs
and elsewhere in the State of Virginia, who friendly the
oUsct OF this meeting be requested publish s proceedings
| The meeting then adjourned
ALBoN McDAGiEL, Chairman.
GienAnD H. TctrH. Secretary
! REPUBLICAN MEETING IN TENNESSEE
hereeahv TO previous notice asscmsl,ge of the
ezens oil Knox county convened the Count House Knox
ve o" the 18th OF August $780, for the purpose nominal
States Henry Johsop Esq. was called to the Chair and
Francis Dudley appointed Secretary when the following
solutions introduced by Joseph Williams Esq we're adopted
Resolved, That in the opinion ofhis meeting the Affairs of
my and justice has We, sauray effect of that
Ieom which the inaugural address OF the present incumbent
Resolved That the high handed Illegal measures, which
have so deons'tabiy character ned the present
accordance principles laid down BY Wash
nsou Jefferson, Madi.nu and that we coucider these
measures esuan 10 our best interest and the prosperity of
Resolved, That the opiuion of meet ting Henry CLAY
Of Kentucky tho suitable person I'LL
Chair and that w all honorable promote
election
Resolved, That Pgscr 6irinin Reuben Rumet, wn Carr
Benjamin Lindsey s,ss Csrdwe and Tobias Ksunsny be
aud they hereby appointed Committee of Vigilance
Correspondence, aid IN advancing the dsn
suhrd character whose name dear the freemcn of
and whose ecquence has elevated the
his native land and attracted the admiration of foreign
tries
Resolved That Editor National Journal be res.
rccttIy requested publish the above proceedings a"d that
the Kentucky Reporter, Maryande, Boston PATRIOT and ether
HENRY JOHNSON cfirm1n.
FnAScIs Dudley, Secretary
ALBANY, Sept. s.
There nine ''cotiin handhs" IN two consccu-
tive editorial articles of The Argus Of Monday
cupying about half column Of that witty, inseni-
Gus, dlgniied and workable print. The & gus is
Beginning ~ deal IN matters of fac. He has pro-
phec ofthe "cDfns. political collins" mannfac-
tured by the Sana Convention; winch, SAYS the n.
Y. Evening Journal, 1.-The democracy ofthe State
ordered 10 be prcpar red speedily pnss ,be tor the
special accommodation of the state printer and the
albany Regency, and he job ;aken by the work
ngmen,' and is nearly finished" .4drocats.
New YoEk. Sept. 10.
The EHloo, ascension. Durant ascendcd YES
terday afternoon, from Castle Garden according to
previous notice. The imitation of he Balloon com
menced about O'Clock, and by a few minutes after
3, ali necessary preparations for the ascent wrro
completed. The Balloon, understand, is the
same that used by Mr. Robinson on former
occasion at tic same place. When Mr. Durart took
his station IN the car h" vas carried round the G. ,r
den, that the numerous spectators might have full
view OF him and his arrangements. TIE Eronaut
showed perfect compnsnre, and distributed 10 those
around copies Of a PoeIcal Address written for
the occasion. About hall past o'clock three sir-
gli bn
were cut and tho Balloon rose slowly and cracefuIly
but scarce had It cleared the Garden ull Il do-csn
ed within 50 feet of he river. and 40 entertained
for moment strong fear. that the car wOuld touch
rant threw out considerable part of h- ballast
when he again assembled maestIcally; the Er maui
waved his flag then with hat in hand, he bowed to
the large concourse Of spectators in the Garden as
II in token Of farewell. The multitude in return
iopd!y rheered the inrrep voyaCcr
II wa clear and sunny afternoon, wrh gentle
breeze from he L y. T. and, ION the breath Of
the gale the balloon fosted slowly and beautifully
across he wide bay In about half hour after
departure, it seemed to eye Ike bird lowering
above the blue hills of Staten Island.
All present we believe, were delighted with the
spectace-!t truly beautiful sTht-the whole
line ofthe Battery crowded with a motto rroupe
of ANXIOUS spectators, and the river was dotted with
numerous sail aud row boats.
p s We left Castle Garden al Midnight. then
no int gcncc Of Mr. Durant had been received
Many guesses were made last night as to the place
where the ErODaut would have landed but noihinc
certain is known and &c not disposed TO advance
conjcCturcs.-C Courier.
Tho ago OF the CaEsvUr tree, is said 10 rival tina,
Of The Oak, while II not inferior in the durability Of
OF It's good. There is a Chesnut tree al Tor,worth.
in Glouccstershre, Engllnd. that was known as d
boundary mark in the reign of King John This
tree then believed to be more than 500 years old
making its age at his time. above 100 wears The
diameter offs trunk feet and il still bears fruit
Geo C'DUr.
Brecdtor'S Safe Of LGnd and Negroes.
AUGUST 23th. 1890.
IN conformity with the last vii and testament of
Il Rob. Morrison, decd, will eXp-se to public snIp