Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-12-14
ALEXANDRIA. ID. [
Yx,EsDaY MORNING. DEC. n, 1880.


The Disunioniss in South Carolina nave
brought bill for Convention, before the heoo'''
Iature. 1t will not pass. ii is said
-aHsp -. ,e.
A Reverend Gentleman announces hin's Sc, :"
the Washington papers as candidate t'r NnaP
lain TO Congress, and invites the members 81 u'e
House to hear him. This is new way OF uo'hS
things, and we trust will SECURE the Reverend
Gentleman the Us, of his election. Af'er tha',
he had better invite the members to come anu
hear him again.
Will the Fourth Auditor be so good as to IN
form us whether it is fact that he has been writ
ing letters, advising certain Editors 70 oppose
the United States Bank, and advocate the veto
MESSAGE? 1t is so said.
-sNsD
The Norfolk Herald states that Mr. Lemuel
Langley, Master Joiner of the Gosport Navy
Yard. has constructed model Of Ventilator, OF
his own invention. which, il is not extravagant to
saw. is destined to save millions to the Govern
ment in the preservation of ships of war from The
dry rot, as well as to stop the waste of valuable
lives by diseases engcndered from the foul air
confined in the nterstices of the timbers OF those
ships while exposed to a tropical climate.
-Gass-
Rather Unkind-The Pennsylvania Inquirer
savs:-.s 1t is mentioned that Duff Green turned
pale when he read that part OF the Presidents
Message which states the Penitentiary as open
for the reception of culprits!'
-aNsp-
The New York papers of last Saturday con-
tain the following notice:
az The citizens of New Ycsk friendly to the
election of HENRY CLAY as President OF the Uni
ted States. are requested TO meet at Masonic
Hall. on Monday evening next, at O'Clock. u
take such measures as they may deem exPedieh'
to effect that object.
In the Virginia House of Delegates on Thurs
dav. Mr.. Rives of Campbell, offered the follow
ing Resolutions: 8.
Resotped. That that the Committee on Agr
culture and Manufactures be- instructed to IN
ouire whether any, and if any, what Legislative
measures are necessary to The promotion OF tht
Agricultural interests of this Commonwealth
and that said Commute have leave to report by
bill or otherwise.
ResoIrea, That said Committee enquir'
whether any. and ifany, what measures are ne
cessarv to promote the manufacturing Interests
of this Commonwealth, and that said Committee
report by bill or otherwise.
ResoIred, That said Committee enquire int
the expediency Of providing by law for the in
spection of gypsum or plaster of paris. VIII
leave to report by bill or otherwise-and sala
resolutions were adopted.
Mr.. Miller of Powhattan, said, that he wouio
after the adoption of the general resolution refer
red to the committee on agriculture and manu-
features. endeavor to give that committee some
more specific duty. than what had been already
assigned Them
After reading the resolution, (Which follows,
Mr.. NJ. remarked. that it was due from him to
the House. to state concisely. what were his OBJ
iects in presenting this resolution, 1t must have
been observed, by all persons at all attentive to
our markets, that the flour manufactured at the
Richmond mills, was usually quoted at from 81 j
to 80 cents higher than the flour made at the up
per MILL, from wheat Of exactly similar quality.
Mr.. Miller said. he had been Informed from an
,hority. which he was not at liberty TO doubt.
that it was the practice OF some OF the Richmond
,nillcrs to brand the names of their own mills on
" on flour Of a very superior quality, for which
thew would couch. and to put another brand on
inferior -four, by which it would be classed in
other markets with the canal or upper country
-four. This certainly was matter worthy OF
inquiry. and if true. deserved a remedy.
Mr. Miller said, another object he had in view
vas. to establish other grades of flour besides
hose now designated by law. In New York,
as MIR NJ. had been informed, there were four
grades of superior flour-superfine and extra su
perfne-ine and extra fine-by which arrange
ment, the New York -four was in higher repute,
than that of any other market in the Union
Sometimes it would happen, that very slight
shade of difference would reduce flour from super
fine to fine. and the consequence was, diminu
ton in price, of so cents per barrel equal to 10cts
per bushel on wheat-when, if another inferno.
date grade was established, the loss would not be
more than half as great
Mr.. Miller said. another object he had in view
was to transfer the power of appointing the Flour
Inspector at Richmond, from the county court
of Henrico, IA hody however respectable. totally
irresponsible to the great body of the people
whose interests were involvetl to the Executive,
a department directly amenable to the Repre-
sentatives of the Commonwealth.
Mr.. Miller said, he was impressed also, with
the belief that it would be better to have two In
spectors of Flour at Richmond, always to act
and third one to be called in when The two dsa-
greed. The salary Mr.. NJ. observed. now al