Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-13

kind and friendly manner, as a compliment 10 the service
to which I belonged. The General had not begun to give
my anxiety TO return to England, nom the stirring times
that were anticipated, ii l had not been invited to a family
dinner. could not have Partaken Of the hospitality Of the
Chief Magistrate at all.
To asmsll aud comfortable dra awning. room. with mirrors
a"i chandelier, and IN which there was a full length por-
,rai, Of Washington. [ was introduced by MIR. Baird, ithe
nuuerD 10 Gen. Jackson, who was seated in a high backed
arm chair, round which were the members OF the family,
Ve ladies composing one quarter OF the semicircle and The
and his boy, were the only strangers besides himself.
Alter another discourse on English Reform, we handed
'he ladies' In the blue dining room, where a well cooked
uinner and choice wines refreshed the senses. The SER
vices OF plate and crystal were in excellent, taste. Two
brown iomesics assisted Mr.. Baird, who gave his opinion
on dishes and liquors as he helped them, and seemed To be
the iactotum oil the establishment. Alter some lvelv
conversation regarding The ages OF vine aud ages of indi.
vid".iS' remarks on the changes in the face OF 1.-The country,
the Increase oil heids and decrease Of the forest, the Gem
eral drank "our absent friends" aud We oil rose, and hand
ed the laiies back TO the drawing room, " here they ~ ere
an""seu as before MI coffee was served, when two OF he
Sonhg "e'hoi'e'ies went 10 The piano, and sang aud played
Scotch airs; the General RECALLED himself viii, a long bin,
~ us easy ehair, a la Parr. and retired 10 bed a, nine.-
'S"S e"oed TIE party at the Presidents.
We have within a few weeks been called 10 record an
unusual mortality among the conductors of the press
Among a fraternity so limited in lumber, the death of so
many within so short a time i, a circumstance worthy OF
notice. The names which occur TO ma. wi,I,out reC.rc,c.
to our hles, are Folsom Of Easiport, Catlctt and Wooster
o, Mississippi, Yancey OF Petersburg, Mulvay Of Shelby.
Vile, and Hunt OF nashville.
VII NV oUcT manu-, SUllOrS csncclalN in the Vest havc
oeen remarkably successful in getting iorw ard in political
me-. In Indiana, especially, the number OF successful
candidates Tor different election offices is large. MI. Kin.
nard, the new member OF Congress from the Marion dis.
'ric', was editor OF the Democrat; Mr.. Ewing. the new
member from the Wabas, district, was editor OF the Wa.
basil Telegraph: MIR. Gully, editor eff ,h. L..wrsncehnr,
Palladium, is elected TO the State Senate MIR. Morrison
e1nor oil the Democrat, is also elected 10 the State Sepa,,
messrs' Crume and Smith from Fayetteville, and Mr.
Maiace from Jeterson,-sll editois,-are chosen 10 IN,
House oil representatives. MIR. Birch, one OF the canJi
dates for Congress in Missouri, is an editor; rs w MIR
Smith, the candidate in the Cumberland district in Maine.
Inc press seems TO he pressing foryard.-BdH. finer
HoLT's WELL.-It is well known that Mr.. Hol, tho
thterprising keeper of his own hotel, has been engae ed in
boring for water. Alter working with steam mach,nery
Tor more than a year, and after having bored into the
so'id rock on which the city is based, TO the depth of 65O
ieet' he feels satisfied that he has attained his lone
wished Tor object, and obtained an abundant supply q
pure and Wholesome water. AT the depth of 63O ieai a,
struck a spring from which The water rose Ia within
lew feet of the surface. The spring proved 10 be aho,
TWO feet in depth; he however continued boring for near
~ twenty iect, but being satisfied with the quality am,
quantity OF water lie has taken up his works, j. rimnipe
outline aperture preparatory 10 placing his pump down. n
one respect at leas,, MIR. Holt has elected more than an,
o'her individual or company in this city. he bored more thar
one hundred feet deeper. The labour may be i'm some degro,
es"h'ateu when II - stated, that for a great distance abov,
te spring, he iound the rock 10 be hard blue granite an,
could only bore six inches a day. For several wear. mas,
has been contended by scientific gentlemen. thai NJ,
York stands on a Pedestal Rock, and that no summit :.
wafer could be obtained by boring, and that all In. wa
ter obtained by wells was surface water; tia, the Who'll,
Island being a rock was covered by the earth, VARYING a.
VI ueP'h, una III wells dug were supplied
from surface water by filtration, and that conse auentiy n,
water could be obtained by boring into the Rock. I'll,
experiment that Mr.. Holthas made, il he has found a sun
ply OF good aud wholesome water, will put this theory :,
h'sh'i a snort time will now settle the question. Iii
greatly to be hoped that Mr.. Holt has succeeded-.N
Y. STANDARD.
EARTHoUAKE IN CANADA-The last Minerva ron
Jams a strange account oil an earthquake, which is said 4
nave occurred at ~. Leon, in the district of Three Rivers
which, IL true, is well worthy of attic ntion and public mn
uce. About 1--we in the morning I general convulsion wa.
ieit throughout an extent OF fifteen acres at the least. I