Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-02

the whole thirteen miles In rather less than 6ty-f se
minutes. Although Mr.. Davis frequently. when sp-
preaching turn out, from doubts whethe he stciteh
properly arranged e'sened The speed Of his engine.
by letting oil The steam.
We consider the performance Of yesterday as a tel.
umphan proc, that eau have ocomutive steam
git constructed in the United Saies capabs Of trans
porting railways both travellers and articles of
merchandise aud produce, with as much speed eau
be de'irabis or useful Bait. Ga=.
HUDSON AND MOHAWK RAILROAD
| ALBANY, August l5.-Ths road having been COM
plced, from the head of Lydiusstreet in this city, to
the brow of the hill at Schenectady, aud the regular
passage of the having been established on Saur
day numerous company OF citizens, including the
members OF tho Common Council, the Chancellor,
Judges OF the Supreme Court, and other State judicial
and city officers, assembled, upon the invitation of the
President aud Directors, of the event
between 10 and IL A. NJ. train OF five cars each
containing from 10 to 20 persons started from the head
OF Lydiussreet, and passed the entire limo Each
car was drawn by one horse ard tho whole distance
was performed, exclusive of change of horses in
hour aud seven minutes In the forward were the
officers and members of the Corporation accompanied
by Mr. Cambreieng, the able and efficient Commits.
sioner.
At the western terminate of the route the company
were received by John I. DE Graft ESQ and large
number OF the citizens OF Schenectady Here also,
they parook OF collation. prepared for the occasions
and between = and Il. Nj. returned, making the pas
sage exclusive Of the change Of horses, in about an
/ hour.
The inclined plane, at the western termination, is
nearly completed; and will be prepared for use about
TWO weeks he embankment of this plane is about
one hundred feet high. 1t commands a beautiful view
OF the valley OF the Mohawk and the city of Schenec
lady The eastern termination from Lydius-street to
tho Tiver rapidly p'oSrespg, and viii De sompsitd
! pfobao Ia the course of the pre- cert season.
| inH 10 ono'ive tngue, from the We.i PJ.n: F1uu-
atY' h1"irg proved 10 DO somswha, detective to The
capsciy OF she boer that part OF il bas been
ell Tor alteration. IL will be gain on the road Ia ,hr
course OF few days Ths E. glish locomotive 10 ex
pc 81 by h'nsSi arrival Tho probability is Ma, in
he eourie OF fortnight bolh Engines will DO ia opera
lion upon The road; whea. understand The cara will
leave each end OF the route every hour. We appre.
bend t''m the slr.a dy 70 ade tia, The au-
nTaeie coal eauno De successfully iG,rodused in these
erg uss
No'hsg can equal the ease, tho ctleri,y and the
Pleasure, OF Ibis Eoie VI canvcyAnHr. IL Superiority
was ooVIo, to every person present on hit occaiou
aud 10 felt Sal conceded by oil who travel over the line
The imforienss also # brarsa of this ro,d 10 cen
trail psT: OF ,hs city, be eqv lily obvius spd W
"ust that tbs terms on which :hs Company o.s to
s'rue, IL, (Which tquiJ liberal on Tel, part and
advantageous 10 this cy y wiii DO sceeAed to- be fore
he eou p!eon OF The .Outherp line ell all divert The Ell
Ire travel ant ira /9OTtaon thiher. T.HTgus.s
RAIL.RoAD.-"o IeErn that books have 6sen op.u
"a IN Baltimore fr tho purpose OF ohfinrg subss,iu-
toms of stock 10 tie Wincaesisr and Potomac Raj
h'ad C.''p'ny, and that consdarobe amour has "a
ready oesa skeD. We believe that hs psope of ihat
city, duy spPetcia'ipg IA sir insress, will take
Tue amUunl OF stock yet remaining unsu1seTioed for:
but II surely would be inuch better TOR il to be ,akea
ere To say no hing Of the To'rh siicn Which our
ci'@'ns must feel al the idea ef being unable (un,o
Hng wefo beto word 10 make rosl ccs iny ee,
"a My, not more han $500 600, and by which bei,
niersa's would be so largely prorsoied, il eauno we
mould im'Gins, be very pleasant thought that iars,
sums oil monsy must conluus 10 be tax gu from snops
u IN ,hs way OF dividends, every GX months for al
me TO come. We trust this matier ~ i'll be taken more
,"y INTO eots deraiionmen h.re here, il ia vel
HEo~n, WHO hsva surpus lpi al, gnl why ia n tina
whsn every induC emeut which ord narily call, 4 n,o
use-aye, more than these-is presented ibat /, s =,
Kept closed up in its dIvbe-ribbed e,f,r! The com
ma'ioner5 la order 10 Whether am thing will wi
ne done, have thus determined TO let the toiis sI
main open at our BankH, until furhcr so,iee In tho
mean 'lm', the books II remain op.n in Bait more
a"u shOcii l. De oand nesessAry, they w, no doubt
" ,'en'n ere"he Winchester Vuginiar.
GOOD .FttCs for our Rail Roads Letters have be-
received III town from some of the gentlemen who went
oh lew uays ago 10 examine the Baltimore railroad
from which we learn, that the party having passed
through " ashnglon, paid visit TO the President nv
"hoin they were most kindly received, aud who on
learning The relation in which they stood TO the conten
plated railroad from this place 10 the Potomac al once
proered the services OF of the ablest engineers In
ns g Sk 10 f s
OF me road This will save the company expence of
rom one TO two thousand dollars, and tile the Presi-
dent TO the thanks o. our whole comnunity ID
Onds driranr?Whenco the power Of tao Posden of tho
moi ia s bond a% a. sa age for such We do
we yield to no man in IT, i" zeal for the but stick
interfere ''e not the IgA' oil the U. B. &c
The CUMBERLAND RoAD.-We learn from the H.
los inteliigencer, that Col. Greenup, superintendent
OF the National Road in Illinois. has entered INFO con
tracts Tor me opening OF the road between the eastern
boundary OF the State and Vandalia distance of nin
~ mnes. Inc estimated amount under contract is
SIT2O5 10. The masonry is to be completed bv the
ISL oil November and the grading by the LIST of Deem
per Inc bridges are 20 be finished entire by the
! OF June next. 49, "
Mr. James Spicer, OF this city, has invented a ma
chne by which lac proposes TO convey the United States
mail with astonishing rapidy The plan is simple; a
cyhdiical box, containing the mail is be placed i'm
pipe zen or Twelve inches in diameter laid under ground
AZ each section oil the pipe, that is at the Necessary
stopping places OF the mail air pumps are 10 be adopted
acg as eNhausters in that part of the pipe anterior
the ooH ana as forcing pumps posteror III by which
means the DoX VIII pass through the pipe with veo-
city proportioned to the force employed
lie invites the public TO examine a model which he
has now in operation at his house. north east corner OF
i"eII'n ana kace-streets. Phil d. advertiser.
ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA.
Inc Sun oh Saturday last presented .nguIar on.
psarance. III was so "shorn Of it's bean," AZ 10 be
locked at with little deirimsni to The eyes as the
iui' moor On 'h'd weak greyish blue sbi on the
earn lie Moon, also, at nsht hung siekly in The
heaVerF, as 1t II had been pain ed there throw 10
ron JUS gre)ih blue disc not single beam. The 40
OF he sun and The shadows looked lks IEey DO in an
eeP'e' The heavens have been eoyefed several jay,
Ni'h thin ouds, with occasoua ers and The 1, m
Pe'euro mas oen az oppressive ss ii the clouds Tor
soncave mirrors concentrating tho he AT On Tho e,,h
loo sun eouilnued 10 throw down ihe same blusi,I
! HSht on yesterday, though not TeuaTkabIe, Tn,
wise folks have lot nj mary olnent Of one kind
or snoher In 'h9 singular appearance. One says il
Oe'Cksn' much rain. Another thinks it /, goirg 10 he
stkiy. For our own part wA sau't tell bat me ar.
afraid IL bstCksns M. Lumpkin's ssc;iot Some suct
disser, as I'd, Recorder woul consider this must b.
lndleaie az 1or'bcombg in the womb OF tu,utiiv
Phll1fophsrs would be ySin enough 30 account for n
rom natural causes Tor instance, from The very large
'po! SAID 10 Do very visible upon The face OF his ,ols
| meiss'y.
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