Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-23

Of Southern Prodncc:
Cotton, GA ell,537 lbs} sG3.2i0,loa
Tobacco, Q0n23 lihds) sos Gi7
Rice, QGG G5i TicrceE) 2.3O9279
Brown Sugar, ~ G63-:7l 3G7 ,CoG
Of articles manufactured # Sowthc~n produce:
Cotton goods. yarns, twists, &c 2c3l ,f73
Manufactured tobacco nd snuff, AZ $50
Refined sugar and spirits from
moiasses, eG92i- 3523y55O
o. .i&,!!:r-n productions:
Produce ot fisheries, whale OIL and bone;
spermaccl oil and candles, &c, and fur
skins. and ginseng, sra
o. .7sTicni'sre in general
Beef, t,ow hides, cattle. but
ter, cheese. pork, bacon, lard,
hogs, horses, mrl les and sheep, 23GG.oCl
Wheat, flour, Indian corn and
meal rye and meal oats, &c,
and pulse, biscuit, potatoes,
sPpIes fla1sc-d and hops, 1851 .52l- 7Ol7,57
Ut products Of TIC r0ods:
Slaves, shingles, boards, hrwn
timber, masis sraIs, other
lumber Il manufactured wood;
oak bark and ohcr dyes; naval
stores, tar, pitch, turPerrIre,
pot ard pearl ashes, 47Il0O7
OF all manufactures and other
articles NOT before mentioned, 4 l"320O
Domestic produce, $3.50 SO
OF gold and silver coins, I2-3,5l9
Hhoic # The domestic caror's, SJ5y5GIiII
OF goods wares, &c, of foreign produce
exported IRON The United States, 81 tSJi,9G2
/ nho'c ,rgorts, sII74l9,376
NAVIGATION.
.2rsercan tonnage.
Entered the u S:alrs, 12n,I20
Ceaed from the L States, I2G6,G22
foyeiga ;0nnng.
Entered the u States. 7G5 7r3
Cleared from the u States, 1Ji .:gi2
(iierc follows very orE md elaborate Table {! the
Imports and Exports of the several States for the year
ending September 80, 1887 and the number and condi
tnn Of all The Banks and branches, per Reports,
January 1857 - il seems TO have been complied with
grea! care. We cannot find room for il; but recon-.
mend ii 10 the examination nf the levers Of Statistics
The Hon Nathan Sanford died yesterday al his resi-.
dence Long Island, after long and lingering inds.
position. He of worth and talent. of cult
waited nd and possessed Of tina, rmncss OF character
which necessary in public life. lie served HE State
successfully in various distinguished posts. lie was al
first Speaker Of the New York House Of Assembly, then
District Attorney Of The United States for New York
and afterwards Senator in the Congress OF the United
States for ten successive years. He next appoint
cd Chancellor Of this State, Office which he held about
two years, during which he made severn! important de.
cisions lie resigned il to represent his State again in
the United States Senate. For several years past HE
rs y Post, Oct IL.
! we gave 10 our readers sp:ne weeks ago copious
analysis and review of very able Report made TO the
! New York House Of Assembly, by MIR Rugglcs, from
the Committee Of Ways and Means, in exposition OF the
/
cuion Of its lnterna! Improvements This able Report
seems TO have attracted good deal OF attention in En-.
land and is said to have given additional confidence
American securities; and has received the further Hat
terinr distinction abroad Of having been translated
French by order Of the Minister OF Public Works, fur
n:shing unanswerabe argument in favor "f the
kened spirit OF improvement in FIance.-.iat Int.
! P.7Esr NEEDLE MAcmrSr.-A machine has been in
vented and put in operation in Sheffield, England which
draws OF, The wire, s!raghtcns it, cuts into the
act length points it, grooves it, drills and cnun,crsiHks
the eye files off the rongh edges, and finally drops the
pcrfec, needle into box at The rac Of 40 per minute.
Fifty machines mHy be attended by FIVE persons, who
will thus produce one million two hundred thousand
per day.
At rccen, meeting of The Association for lie ad-
vancement of Science a, New Castle, Sir John Her
sche in speaking of those persons who had correspond
ed with him upon the subject Of mcteoroogy. said that
he had received communications from different parts OF
tho globe, giving valuable information upon meeoroo.
nica observations made, but TO had he 10 express
his LEGATIONS in stronger TERMS than 10 the ''phcso-
pliers Of America
The Natchez Courier states that Judge Clifton has
been appointed Attorney Of the Mississippi Union bank
! The saIary is coo.
! The New Orleans Bee states that the ballroom and
baths attached 10 the City Exchange Hotel have been
rented for the large cum Of 5000
The Ohio a. Commodore Hull, was 10 sail on Tues
day, from Boston, for New York.