Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-23

An ntelugon, friend who has just visited the Peters
burg and Roanoke Rail Road writes folows:-
Tho Locomotive Engines travel at the rate OF 20 miles
the hour, with aud with train OF 10 to 20 cars all
oadedsome with passengers and others with produce Of
every description slaves, lumber Sc The whole line oil
the Petersburg road presents scene Of eheeuness and
industry not TO be any other road in Virginia
Plantations that have been abandoned reset,ng
houses repairing and fences OF the hes, kind erecting
In the bodies OF WOOD through which the road passes,
workme" are empoyed-sone gettog slaves 'cne saw
ing aud others clearing, and in fact, the whole line,
there is spirit and animation that delightful 10 behold.
Fredericksburg Arena.
New Yoax, Angus, I5-The United States Ship of
the Line Delaware went TO sea yesterday morning,
crossing the bar high under iopsa'ls and top gal
lantsais Some OF the morning papers have stated that
she towcd out by steamboats, This is mistake; as
she went TO under II is also mistake that
she anchor alter crossing the bar she having hove
of the Hook, in fourteen hhoms water, TO walt Tor MIR
Living son and his family. She lay thus with her main
topsail to the mast but little while, when, her dis
nguishcd passenger having reached her she filled away
and moving OIL in fine before fresh westerly breeze
she notwithstanding her majestic size, appeared like
spsck the horizon. She attended by the good wish
&c OF the country whose ensign floats over her- Ere
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| IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-By the anne xed letter HON
correspondent at Trenton N. j. will be that the
Quaker has been decided n (aror IF the ORTHODOX
party This decision is iinal,the Court OF Appeals be-
ing the highest Court in the State, aud consisting
this trial of eleven Judges Although the pro-
perry dispute in this particular is not large yet the
principle involved in the decision all inporan there
being other exactly similar, and great
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told that principle established by the Court of Appeals
is OF the OF law and binding upon the lower Courts
But whether il is not will DO Of little in
practice. For il by chance in any instance. different
suit should be realized in lower Court the thodox par
~ would Of carry 10 the Court OF Appeals,
aud the bench would eventually decide upon il,
which has given its verdict the present OCCASION We
speak oil the which may arise in New Jersey
Journal Of Commerce.
TRENTON, August Is, 1898
Agreeabiy to your request now inform you that the
case of Debou aud Hendrickson has just been deci-
ed by the Court of Appeals in favor of the Orthodox
ty, by affirming the decree OF the Court Of Chancery
i The principle involved in this decision, under
stand it, is briefly this that the Hicksi,es have lar
swerved from the original Quaker Doctrines that dona
bequests SC. made for the support OF those doctrines
must be left to that portion OF the congregation society
who still maintain them, though the iickses should
outnumber the Orthodox and Of be able out
vote them. Or, TO express more boaily -dona,ons
requests, Sc made a congreg atom society for h
support Of certain religious doctrines cannot be lawful,
applied to the support Of other doctrines directly var
anee with them the same principle precisely which
has been contended for by the Orthodox Congreg
lists OF Massachusetts,, but without success. The
quence H. that thousands and thousands of dollars org
nally bcqueahed, otherwise given, for the support
the doctrines uniformly maintained by Congregaiionas
hundred years ago, now applied TO the support
Tna'ianism suehs the case with many of the funds o
Harvard College, aud particularly those given by Mr.
Hollis. We leave readers TO decide which is right
Massachusetts, law, or New Jersey law.
SARATOGA, August l3.
r THE SPRINGs.-Judgng from the number OF pa..en
gers the rail road during the past week. and from
numerous stages from the North and East, it is believe G,
that not less than 2000 strangers arrived in this village u
ring the week ending Oh Saturday The departures
n of course nearly equal otherwise accommodations cou
have been afforded for influx unprecedented
The daily departures indeed very ,rly correspond will
the arrivals, that lodgings readily afforded and w
think may be safely anticipated by such hereafter con
template visit TO the Springs.
Among the visiters OF now this place arr
General ScDtt OF The United States army, Judge Ellis
U. S. Senator from Mississippi, Mr.. vinon, member
Hamilton OF Souh Carolina, and Washington Irving. Mr.
Van Buren, left Saturday for New York. to acconpan,
one Of his board a vessel for France; but is ex
pected to return here to day.-Sentinei.
The Nachcz (Nississpp) Journal estimates the mum
Der of slaves in that State, who have died of Cholera
not 1000, and in Louisiana 10 OOO or about pc
cent OF the entire population. Valuing each slave
S400, which is not exaggerated average this wo,
make the pecuniary loss alone OF Lousana four millions
Editorial Chdnge-The last Republican announc e
the purchase Of interest in that establishment by D
MEL CONRAD Esq OF this town; by whom, in xio
with IFS former editor and proprietor, JAMES g. Brook
Esq the papers hereafter TO be conducted ineheste
VUginian.
DUEL.-A letter, received a few days ago from Me-
Orleans mentions that Mr.. Thomas Leigh OF Ben
jamin Watkins Leigh, Esq. of Richmond, slight,
wounded in the arm in duel-the OF his
not stated.-Lynchburg Prginion.
Il THE TURF.-We learn from the New York Traveller
that the celebrated colt Midas, by Eclipse, died lael,
near that city. Midas matched against Mr.. VIM
Johnsons JessuP, by Medley, for $4,000, be run TO
; over the Long Island Course in October. His death il
supposed TO have been produced by the ball (which
usually gwen al The commencement OF the traning stick
ing in his throat.
Hon. James Buehondn.-The last Pennsy ania Demo
crat has the following
Ii is leasing duty perform, in stating that lette
has been received from the Hon. James Buchanan by
gentleman OF this county, dated May 22d informing that
as there longer any important business conner
with his mission to the Court OF ST. Petersburgh to dear
him, he had received permission from the Executive 10 re
turn TO the United States, and that il his intention 10
leave that city for England by the first OF August
pected TO arrive at home by the latter part OF November
General James Hamilton (late Governor of South Ca
roina) sailed in the Steam Packet David Brown from
Charleston for New York, on Saturday week. Cen II
goes on, we learn, for the benefit OF his health.
FOREIGN.
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