Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-03

Tur CABiSkr IN CANAL Boar We understand
says the Seorgetown Metropolitan 'hat the following
distinguished Executive officers OF the United States Co
vcrnmcnt started on Friday morning-togcther in tho
canal boa, FROM this Harpers Ferry: The sccre
tary of War; the Sccretay of the Treasury the Secre
tsry of the Navy and the Secretary Slate together
with Major Lewis and other emncn nj public characters
The Cotton Crop is subject for speculation
he period has arrived when planters speak with
much certainty To the number of bales they will pick
and the season is also sufficiently advanced to give time
to hear from the distant sections of the cotton
growing country, and of course speak with
ndence upon the subject aud with the that
tune will confirm the opinion.
We have net the of asccrainino what NAV be
the difference in the number of acres planted in cotton
between this year and the last but basng our cscua-
ton upon the number, believe that there will
net DC uco thirds If erep in Mississppi- cannot be
over, and in all probability il will be considerably less
In Louisiana and Alabama, judging from the nforma-
about equal th,t of Mississippi. On many very many
Plantations in Mississippi, Tess than half crops will be
madc.---Vatohe, C0uricr.
The Richmond Compiler stacs "that the Report OF n
survey OF the route OF Rail Road from Farville
Cartcrsvilc, Just published by WALTER GwYHx ESQ.,
states the whole cost of construction including superin
ten'ence lana damages houses, locomotives,
and coaches, at $@70,O00 The distance, 80 miles Ssl
yards This Road w;ll be valuable tributary to the
James River Improvement
WELDON AsD HAtirAx RAIL ROAD Walter Gwynn
Esq, the Engineer of the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail
Road has returned ircm Weldon 10 Halifax and we are
grahed to learn that the site of the road will not
the distance of miles BY the distance frci,
Weldon to Halifax is IL miles. This Improvement will
be powerful auxiliary Ia the Portsmouth and Roanoke
RAILROAD, and should rcjocc the
taken up by that Company -NoJo'k Herald.
| ArrciSrMEST TnE PREsiprSr.-Aaitin Gordo,,
Jr, to be Naval Officer at New Orleans in place of L.
| X. Wagner, removed.
Gideon Lee has been nominated FOR Congress by the
Jacksoupariy of New York City, supply the vacancy
accustomed by the resignation of Campbell P. White
| CAuTIos.-Wc understand there are counterfeit 500
notes OF the North Western Bank of Virginia. in Wheel
ing, IN circulation. There stopped in Baltimore
which had been altered from So: il dated March
9th, 1881 No 734 letter C. payable to T. List; and was
| c'umsy altered
a correspondent of the N. York Times says: 'The
present banking capital of this city about 600 OC
and OF The State but little short OF @ 900 0UO exclusive
OF lie insurance companies, which S11 600 600
morc making aggregate of $50 00o Ou0 all of which
placed out on osn and to which may be added the pa
percircua,ion, amounting $50 000 GOO, which will
bring up The loans obtained from these 10 at
least eighty millions
We some time since announced that MIR. Mosby had
declined conicsting the election in this county. We
now have tic pleasure 10 add that MIR. Burton has con-
cuded TO do likewise Messrs. Clay and Daniel our
Dcnocratic Representatives etot in the next House of
Delegates will therefore, take their without any
further difficulty. We much pleased that contest
so unnecessarily begun has huS terminated and to-
without much expense any msunde rsandimg between
the parties concerned.-Lynchburg democrat.