Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-02
ITEMS OF NEWS.

Among The li3 cabin passengers IN Inc tfpal west
elijah immense number, comparatively speaking. are
Grn Hamilton, Of South Carolina, Comhr, the Phreno
logSt, The celebrated singer, Miss Shsrit, and many
other prominent persons.
The Ghbe says" We are requested to slate that IN
CONSEQUENCE Of The absence Of hl Kendall his FIRST As
s,slanl S K Hubbir, Esq WILL in pursuance Of law,
discharge all the dules OF Postmaster General until his
return"
Measures have been taken al New York, for the I'M
peachncnt o; Mr. Justice BIO ID oodlhe charges re.
,,ing 10 his improper issuing Of warrant in the late
ai. II the French drs rrGS as well US tor much other
alleged improper and INDIGENOUS conduct =
We c.trt To observe says The New York Journal oi
Commerce. tina, Mr. Jacob .oriiiatd President Of the
mechanics Bank OF this city, died last evening" alter
some what prp,ractrd Illness.
Bishop Chase, Of Illinois, has located College on
Nermun river not far from the town oi Ottawa, ana
named it ~ ubiire College
The water in the Red River is so low, that several
steamboats, have returned 10 New Orleans, being unable
to ascend thai stream
Serious attention has been attracted in England to the
depreciation of tho gold Coinage by the process called
swralinT This has been carried In Such an extent ihal
il il stated that SovrIegns are rr"crd by the iank q"
England The extent Ul nearly one hat! the daily pay
mems
Persons are no, generally aware Of the value Of the
fur trade ST Louis Missouri and will lie astonshed
To- learn that the skins shipped during the last year were
worth SiUO,n0O Among the various kinds The hides "i
the Buffalo form the most important iien The number
being % 900 estimated al 81 piece or S20j,0OO he
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dams must make the profits very great.
a remarkable mineral spring has recently been DISCO
ycrtd at The eastern base Of the Warm Springs noun
tan near Staunon, Virginia. II is strongly lmptegna
ted with alum copper and iron and It Is supposed wi"
be valuable IN culaneouS diseases
SPAIN The advicss from this unhappy kingdom are
disastrous for the Queen Oaa has been terribly deieat
I'd aud rrpuIsed in his attack upon NorelIa and compel
led 10 retreat with loss Of and munitions
rrrat impulse was given To the Carst cause by this
success Cabrera has been ennbcd to advance Win
eighteen battaIons into Naencia where there was no
adequate force oppose him, and was ieaIed that lie
city of Valencia would lal into his hands His march
very rapid =
II vas reported that Gen. Naryacz would supersede
Oraa in the command.
The repu!.e of Oaa is said to have caused great
serraou at Madrid increasing the d!iicn!tlrs, and the
unpopuaritv of Minister'S One effect Oi the disaster
WIS TO induce the government 10 sign contract with
the agent o: the Rolhschlds, whch had been rejected
only The day before BY this contract the RulSchlIdS
were TO make an advance OF 30 COO OOO OF reals OUO
OuO payable in money in months, and the other 10,
00a GEO in government protested bllls-lhe consideration
to he thu product Of The quicksilver mines OF Anau'h'
al 60 dollars the quin,a These are considered very
hard terms for the government
Every vcssc! almost that arrives brings US news o.
disasters The gales early in this month have been nn'
commonly already shIpwrecks as lar south as
Cuba. are known 10 have taken place two hne yes
se!. The barQuc SardIs and ship Kentucky, both win
fine cargorg bound to Nachcz and New Orleans The
loss will fall very heavy on The underwriters IN New
York
His Msissy Louis Philippe has sent beautiful ca
dcGu ia secTsaife of exquisite workmarsiP-as sou
rsnir and acknowledgment TO Her Majesty OF her hos
pitaI,v 10 His Royal lighness the Due de Nemonrs
French hshopric has been established in AigIers,
BY papal bull
Two e,is,hrS Of Paris fought duel with pistols on
the Sd Of September lover in The case, of course
The fair duess fred twice, but nobody was hurt ana
the seconds intertered
The Leeds Times gives some farther particulars OF
the marvellous piece of good fortune that has beiaen
stocking kn,ipr of Nottingham, in coming into posses
sion OF baIonrtcy and estates valued at Two mlnns OF
dollars per annurn besides accumulated fund OF about
ten millions.
The German papers contain a ne ukase against 70
land by which the Poles are forbidden to wear the TO-
sh costume and commanded 10 assume The RUSSIAN.
AT recent - citing Of the Board o Directors oi inc
james River and kanhawa Canal Company, convened
at Lyncburg, upwards Oft three hundred contractors
were present prepared enter into engagements Tor
the completion of that work The 'ynchburs Repuo!l.
can states that the whole line between that place and
Richmond is under contract, and 1t is expected that
the Canal will be opened for navigation in about twelve
months.
In the case Of John B Henderson. who had been ar.
raigned before hr Criminal Court OF Washington, ior
Gurrinp Treasury Notes of the United Sia,esa notice oil
which has been heretofore pubshcd-ihe Court over
ruled all the objections of his legal counsel and SUSAN
ed the indictment The prisoner was found gully and
sentenced pay fine Of fifty dollars and to suier len
wears Imprisonment nj hard labor in the PeEeEuay
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