Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-15

tempest-A tremendous s,ruggle il AZ hand ha,,.s" e
RUSSIA and the Poeswe apprehend from the ne syn
| ded, SC. So '"s'e-"an-
pIRGLNLa LEGISLATURE.
according to respective notices i'm the H. of d. YES
erosy' me orange election was TO be investigated in
"e committee OF Privileges and Elections last evening
Inc Committee was also to meet on Revoluton,r,
C'ams-and this morning the Comm. of Courts of Jns
uce meets 10 receive their Charmans bill for orpanzn
ne yudeiary System understand that it pursues
nearly MT. Brodnax's outline-A separate Cour, NJ
common Law and Of Chancery in each conn,vN :.
chancellor to preside in one and Circuit Judge IN the
o'ner-out the Judges to sit ogether-2i Judges to be
| proposed, Sc. W W
THE ECLIPSE.
There was no necessity Tor Sw,f'. Be,l,p,o IN mar,
~ "e Eclipse on Saturday for fsirer d.y. The .ky
NV Eas ear ana c'ondless az could have been wished
W Indymion hm'elf The whole subiim- Phrnon.-
M was ''l IL from the hrst contact to the final e,p,r
s'on OF me Moon Every person in the civ wa. .,,r
from bear-eyed old age the mo rieb .ved
ueyLso1y armed with smoked glass or with gree
spee"cies But there was scarcely Telescop- moun,
Gu, 10 race the various phases Of IL heaveny bodies
nu we nave not heard OF single scieni6 ohserv,-
ueng made, TO ascertain the Longitude OF the Me
"opois The eventselt gave ne w triu nh IN The
)oi science The calculations of the A.,ropom-I, a.
"a 10 oe perfectly realized. The Eclipse aon,arrd
oesuoiuiy aonn'ar in our Cty-,be ring being ac.
eu.a'cy dehnes, but In about a minute evapesc.n,
/ We Were struck with two phenomena of ~ bI .n,
rear The light in passing through tn. in,er.,ics.
'ne eav's oil plants wac formed into very beautiful
10 Of he
sun. The same phenomenon was Witnessed wbsn III
rays OF light were passed through a ,malI hole in
.neet OF paper. and by varying the number and nos,
uoh OF the holes, you might obtain serie. nj go .,
In the most faDciful forms. The change NJ ,s.
'ure was remarkably great About the peri,d q, m.
greaest oo'curaon the Mercury rapIiv tall s.var,i
,ioe ,hs Th one pace. We understand in another
| non Me iheTn- meter indcai.d variation of 90 d.,s
rom Tue commencement OF the eclipse 10 IN. pe,iod n,
| ne srea'es' eoo]nnetion. w, cav the Tnermom-ter
.snu'ns az % desrees In co hoed yard. The cold
|
ness oil the change.-A few OF the stars Of grsa,s.
magnitude were visible in different parts OF the m
ment. " '"e h y
we have no doubt that some scientific observ,,ion.
nave oesn made at other points In the U. States Tn.
~. Telegraph announced some day, since that AZ.
raogemens were making a, wahinpton IN oh .r
tue PhenoDenon--which, IN, v are ronnec,ed ,yi,
me name 81 scisntihc gentleman, well known and
,g'peeed IN this eiiy. !, gives us pleasure to noc
| article IN que siion: ~ '''e
"A survey OF the coast of the United States was nm
uerakeh during the administration of Mr. Jefferson ana
was known TO be one OF his favore measures NJ,
,%ua"'e instruments were procured for the purDosc
when were manufactured in England under The mar
ucu'ar direction of Mr. Haser as Agent of the IT,i,d
Erona .n sen;Ieman is deservedly distinguished in
Europe ana America, as well for his high attanmen,s in
he exact sciences, as for his practical skill in mecha
sn ie was several years engaged in providing the
nrocssay s Tor the coast survey, and lad
progressed win the work so far to establish has.
line IN the vicinity of New York when nv som ,,n,
$3.50, law approprating money for this
work was repealed. These ,nstruu.o,,
"hich nave probably the United States thirty
aad dollars are now piled away i'm the attic sior;es of
the " ar and Navy Departments as so much nsa,as.
suffering injury by oxidation and other causes
WINE mere Is not lighthouse the who coast nj
which the latitude s. longitude is accurately LnnwU
ana the navigator who arrives on our cost 6nds
''e oeheht from the modern improvements in his sci
ence, IN guiding him with certainly TO bis No.,
The ehiire preparatory expense Tor the nna.,,t,
h'd been incurred, aud the only subseau-pi ernsn.r
wo"d nave been The salary Of the General A.,rono,ner
n alIna tpu,
oorers; he work eOuli have proce-ded until 6n,.hd
or an expenditure not exceeding five or six Thousand
noars year, including the pay and ration. OF the ca
dets; its value would have been in bic. and -
mas remained so long neglected lie blot unon he no
ton, especially when so much money has been en-
PENDED u not wasted on objects OF CON 3araiye insy
| nI6csnce. '"'s
| Mr.. Hasler, we underst md IA, bssn for -
tme IN this CITY, being employei by the Secretary q,
me treasury, under resolution of ihs Senate in
makivg comparisons OF the weigh an measure, ~ =
onied States, used at the custom houses: and he l.
now engaged 10 brushing he dust and rust off gom
ms old coast survey nsrumsnts, with view 10 m. H.
necessary oossrvdons on the approaching eclipse
W ascertain 'h- eSac' io"si nds ot he Metropolis ;
INTERVAL LMPROVEME.NT.
| We have been favored with the pern.,I ot . nam
pniet OF loo pages. giving graphieal historic T.
and statistical Sketches OF Pitsborg in the ysa 1925
viii MS. Notes, &c, &c. Tn prosos,iv of H.,
town is very s,rikng-its growtI prodiyio,, t.
capital vested in Manufactures is now e.,imsted a,
$2,6Sl .226-and there are more than Gao n,rsoos
| '"P'"Jtu w hest ihecndbc arts Ihe good.
amounted ove years ago, to 81 liz 900, and exr,tss
t. 81 78l 276. !, claims build the bes, Seaobo,,
on ths WSsern Wdters-CIncIpnati Itself not . .ceo,
ed In ii years she had built 4S boats bsir top,a,.
1874, add their total cost S49k 900 The wb s smoun,
OF tonnage employed IN the Davig atiop of 1925 we
1920 TINS. The oumb-r Of s psmboats arrived VS.
10 aud OF depar utes rs This Keel boss arrived ard
denrted, amounted to 40, and thu fats IN l45 :
" Taking the di.suc. from IN. .ad OF The OH, 10
the highest navgable point Of tbs M.si.sopi then add
ing the distances TO he same poin on ,bs va,ious
srssms that empty into these tvets " IN
the dis'Anea from ths mouth OF the O 10 to New O
leans and there 10 presented line Of
navigation Of upwards Of u 900 miles. Ueoo mi.
Vist extent OF water commune atom, te,e are nov
about SO Steamboats, aud innumerable of or vs,a,
| craft employed" 800
From the 6rst Of April, 1925, 10 the fret Of Aoru
1875. 400 wagons passed the turnpike. gate Ave,
aging Their weight OF goods at 600 poupJs eath
the whole weigh o. go dis Transported would amount
10 1880 700 pounds Allowog three cents per pound
as NE price OF eari'Ee, which Is probably some hing
higher Than the general average would bear: IN,
whole am"nn' OF carriage paid duriog the last wear
would be 4l5,2OO dolsrs. Ths amount paid for 70
tom carriages dorug the same period was abou,
lOS 800 dol ars making the total amount OF catriage
hiihetwatd and hence, 5140I5 doiIar."
| MS. lster rom Pntsburg befjfe u.s. Of tie a4tb
yn, Pressn,s the following comparative iews Of PuIs
burg, IN 1914 and 1880: "
LIST. The population Of Ptisburg, 10 1914,
was z I'm
10 1890. (ncludiog the liberties) Il wss 70 4sa
I'd. The amount of merchandise
transported Westward. from the
Eastward, TO 1914, was 10000 900 pounds
| in 1880 I6 600 000 nonnSs
81. Ths amount OF lures
| 10 1914, is estimated at Ssas ts2
| Amount OF same ia 1890 e. sci poe
Ph' he average eosi OF transportation fron PhtIade