Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-20


THE CoRN CRoPs-A gentleman who has travelled
rom ths section OF country TO he Virginia SPRINGS wr;e
under date OF I'd inst. TO his friend in this plAce tus
VI am now satisfied from personal observation IA
through me country from Williamsburg, the North and
So"'h SIDE OF James River, and from the information nj
others who have lately arrived at the White SmInh
SP"gs from almost every part of the State that the n
tcnng prospect Of the Corn crops during the Is az
and eatiy in August, has been completely rev.r.ed
TO The want OF rain, and than halt crops viii rs
maze me weather Is si very dry. with hot suns duDe
The day, and cool nights. "-.Nol/oik Beacon
FATAL AFFAIR.-Mr Patrick Fl Brady r. p,
S late candidate iJr Representative from Giles coun,
al er an al eica Ion with number OF persons ON
,"y w1s kyd on the evening Of hat day, by III is sup
posrd) Mr. Henry q. Lester Mr. Lester and nu,,hnrr
OF here, were arrested for examination bur ,,,. ,a.
We have not learned. -.Ndshuilie Republican,
FATAL CURIosIrY.-Franklin w. S. son Of Mr.
Franklin Kelsey of Middleown aged IL wears Ios, lie
lie on Saturday last from singular curiosity 10 know H.
eHecs oil hanging lie had often expressed wish 10 wit
ness an execution and had been trying experiments in
holding his breath On retiring his room with his boot
Tor study being alone, he began his experiments ON the
hanging exercise. Unhappily, though his knees were On
VIC "'' VIC rope s'ppeu III such position TO deprive
him oil sensation. and lie found by little brother and
sister, dead.-.N. Haven Herald "'
Forgeries -A series Of iorgees occurred ON Mond,v
which has caused grea excitement tie CITY iron he
success oil The raud and the large secured bv ,b
scound ell. Three checks were presented 70 din, @
Banks in the course OF the morning: one 70 The Conn
cia Bank, pn porting 10 be drawn by James Musprave
broker Tor 1882; two others IN the Philad.pbis ai
farmers' and Mechanics Banks, purpor,ing 10 be ra w
by Mr. Parke, broker, mounting 10 SO OoO all of which
were paid u ~ thong that the checks were presented
by the same individual who is described as abo v. foo,
eight or une inches in height, dark compl xion and
genieeiy dressed He afterwards went 10 the United
money Tor notes OF 81 900 on that Bank Susnc;on III
eeted to particular quarter and il probable tba, n,
villain "lll not long elude The vigilance Of the Police
reward OF 81 900 is offered for tie de,e cton of ,
der and the recovery OF the money Pennsvlpanion
The Pittsburgh Gazette has been kind enough 10 aeon,
the unpage between ourselves and the Richmond Compi
er and has decided in favor, will appear bv the
following, which we copy from the Daily Gazette Of the
9Th Instant Wv
"There has been it seems, some controversy between
the editors OF the Richmond Compiler and Wheeling
IimeH, as TO the application of the words your por
Ch5 .Magisrdfe in Mr. Websters speech At This
the former con'endng that he the President and
the latter that he referred TO Mayor Our neigbor
at wheeling proposes to refer the 10 the editors in
this place We give award n his fa,or there is in
tact no doubt about it, The speech in reply to our
Mayor, and adhered closely the topics men,ioned no Tho
Mayor, and introduced other The use of the uronoun
your, seems, TO mind, decisive if any doubt visited
VI Mr.. Webster had referred 10 The President he would
surely have said our Chief Magistrate thereby de.o-
mating the Chief Magistrate of the whole countrv oC
Pennsylyanta, as we'll Massachusetts, As 10 the pro-
PGiey Of this use OF the word, we will only mention that
Webs'ers Dictionary expressly gays that the title tMa
gistrao ~ more particularly applicable TO the inferior o
hcers' as ntendants, Preects Mayors" &c-JVheefne
Times. 'o
The lSie Doctor Ayleu HAYES, of Rappabannock coun
~, to whose virtues friendship pays sincere and well
meried tribute, in another column has by MI. will ma
nunhued all his servants. except few old ones for
whose maintenance he has provided. lie has also len
twenty dollars head for derayng the EXPENSES Of
their removal TO the Colony Of Liberia. The number nj
his servants thus liberated IL vaou-y estimated from one
10 two hundred FredeTieksbWg Hrend
The journal Of Commerce, Of Tuesday, states tha,
$6O39OO we're passed to the credit Of the United staes
treasury on Monday by the Collector of the port of New
YORK II was the amount OF duties collected during The
previous week after deducting debenures return dnes
lighthouse bills and all other sums paid by the Colec,or
IL slated 10 be the largest sum which accrued in
single week. "
WiNcHEsTER AND Potomac RAIL RoAp-Nr
ROBINSON The Engineer, has given public notice that pro
posaa will be received by him in Winchester mi IN. 1h
OF November next, for the grading and masonry of the
whole line Of the road, being tweDtyseven miles in ex
'ent-conmeheing near the town Of Winchester Va
and ending at the Shenandoah river The line will be
divided into sections Of convenient length 20 as in that
respect TO accommodate eon'raetors-.Ndt. Int