Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-10-08

sstrang through the mr.s that have enshrouded
State communities NV p:,sent calculation Is ,ha. W.
shall carry the L'gF.I'urr h"reby occurring +" npPnr
Ui o Dernoc .,!c Senator in To pacs n Mr TAT
mstge, and that in he Fa, campaign { Ici, $"
shall sw- thr State with elSorsl aud Stale tickets
God grant that il may br So for lreve seen enough
Of Wing msrue in this State already"
MASSACHUSETTS,.
There are two vacancies in the Congressional Repre-
senIalon Of Ibis Stsle-Nr Fle,chers seat, who has
resigned; aud Mr. Alvords who has recently diedBolh
Wings MIR. Abbott Lawrence has consented 10 rrn for
MIR Felchet's District
II is certain that the Republican Party are making
great rally The Bnston Patriot Of thu Sd says tina,
Democratic State Convention. held al The Masonic
Tempe yesterday, was the most numerous ooGy OF me
kind ever Convened in this Common ea,h. Nearly 200
Towns were represented, and The credentials Of 527 de-
legates were HANDED 10 The committee appointed for the
purpose OF receiving them A H. Everett was called
TO the Chair-Nathan ills Of Plusird was nominated
as The Republican candidate tor The office OF Lieutenant
Governor MIR. HalIeu from the Committee on the Ad.
dress reported Address 10 the People which Is said
u be lone of the able papers that the Democrats
OF Massachusetts, had presented 10 them, and was
unanimously adopted After paasIng resolutions rea.
tive 10 The prosecution of the Editor uf the N"rthanp
ton Republican, the organization Of the party, &c &C..
thr Convention dissolved II Is said to have been
"a grand turn on, of the hard handed Democracy of The
Old Bay Stale and one which augured most glorious
result 10 their great battle next month
Honey Market.
There is great PRESSURE and sumo little panic, in Phi
ladeiPhia New York, Sc. The stocks have fuctualed
cons,drrabv-The New York Express Of Saturday eve
niDg says, that within The last days the fluctuations
have been very great-at time They fell to point
nearly as low they touched prior the suspension OF
specie payments, then and again fell The sales
the past week have been lmmense-much larger than
nsnah - hP alarm appears 10 be greater Philadelphia
than New York II is said that money cannot b. OBJ
tanned ~ Philadelphia the best security for less than
2per cent month; and 2 ls sometimes given :
Should tlr next from England be decidedly unfa.
y"rPbe, II must add greatly 10 The gloomy character OF
the Much then depends upon The accounts to be
brought by the Liverpool. which every monen
expected The truth is, the false principles OF Banking
have been pushed 10 extremes, and gross mlsmanage
ment has taken place the part Of these too rresPnn
sble Institutions Until The system radically changed,
and the stockholders made responsible IN their pr
var capacs Gas The The JOINT Stock Ass"cia
tons Of Scotland; the letter from Liverpool in this
days paper)-and unless further restrictions placed
the Banks-aIi small notes f0 hidden 10 be issued
and sufficiently strong hooks put into the OF these
money rviathans must look out Tor constant and
alarming vulsions in the community To this object,
every friend his country should direct his
| nunus -xsrnns We shall never be saie-we shall
be exempt from the evils oil banking and orer
fradipg until in IN good earnest 10 restrict and
/ control these Banking Institutions
IN appalling and Destructive Fire in Philadelphia
disastrous tire broke out alter II clock Friday
night. and continued 10 rage until o CLOCK tbegan ~
Mi Prescott large provision South whsrves,
between Market md Chesnut streets, and wuhin
| fifteen minutes, the building was mass OF flame from
the ground the floor oil the roof The wind high,
and varying from the North Eat, and thus bore the
flames and flakes from The shipping IN the Delaware.
within few yards OF the nt couhag grafton -
sit then spread 10 Front street, and burnt the inside
/ Of the stores occupied by VIM Thompson Co. 4
South Front street; John Nee. 80; James l. Esfln
| VAIN " Leaning, Hickman x Co, and FrancIs
Smith, agent If The Ulster Iron Co 8 Warehouse, and
also agent for Duponts powder; Daviss suspender fac
I,hp tlnvd aIprS AMI Fuau IN IN.
/ D. Lahey tavern II also communicated TO No 81
Front street. adjoining The above tavern and also 10 the
store oi &. Bunting al The corner oil Front and Ches
! nut, consuming them both The lower story OF lhis
building fronting Water ST., occupied by Gaskl
u Barnes taors; also the adjoining building above
! Front street occupied by James Loughead, tailor =
About half The square b'tween Chestnut and Market
| Front and The whsrres IS destroyed.
The Ledger says. that The walls Of The buildings
along Chestnut street fell with tremendous crash, aud
it reported that FIVE six persons injured, or
! killed We sincerely hope, however, that this rumor
NAV prove untrue There were two individuals stand
ing on The roof Of a the wharf 10 the north o!
tins, hen there loud crash OF falling walls and
one rushed with wild disorder TO the edge of the build
ing The cry immediately that one had fallen be.
meath The ruins and thrill Of horror through the
spectators A ladder placed against the building
and presently saw individual lowered out with a
rope which tied under his arms; whether he was the
supposed 10 be lost, could not ascertain.
Tine wall Of the building at the Southeast Of
Chesnut and F-, el, -h~"' '"i~-i., 80 - :
1 hurried UunOer OF member nl the
Good i'll engine, was killed instantly. his face horribly
lacrraed Several others serious injured during
The night, by furniture being thrown upon them
"The amount destroyed ii IL impossible TO estimate
though The loss must be very great indeed The mum
Der Of houses destroyed estimated between 10 anc
30. some Of them The finest stores in the city
Some estimate the loss at from one 10 two millions Q!
! dollars.
| The Citizens and Common Council OF Charleston are
paving every respect 10 the memory o Grnrral Robert
! Hayne Ata large meeting, with MIR Henry Dras
in the Chair, resolutions adopted for selecting m
/ Orator for the purpose of delivering EuI"gium-nnd
approving the suggestion Of IN. Council for erecting
! Monument IN The centre Of the City Square.
| We nre too much crowded to-day TO insert the Copy
Of Instructions which have been framed by The Com
! mee and are Intended 10 be presented to the Voters
uf Louisa for their Signatures There mistake
abou; O!d Louisa. She Republican 10 the backbone