Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-09

Episcopal Societies. part OF oeantlu, seiTCe u
communion plate has also been provided BY these young
people
The communion was administered TO great number
of persons.
(Fron, The Mississippi Free 7radr)
THE TRUE STATE OF THE casE.-The New Orleans
Lousanian of The 3st ut thus traces Inc disasters OF
Mississippi to the s,urce-the wretchedness OF our
banking system. The truth Of The following article,
which we extract from that paper, is equal 10 The aoiiy
with which il is written: 800
MIssssPPI-The banking system has recuced VI ISIS.
sjpp 10 the lowest depth of misery and degradation u
left alone free and unirammelled by privileged corpara
tioo. Mississippi would have been at this moment The
riches, and most nourshng State in the South, from The
products Of her soil alone u The industry OF het c'
zens had BEEF permitted IFS unshacked exercise they
would now be in the enjoyment of all The benefits and
advantages 10 be derived from high prices from Their
grand staple, and they would draw more wealth from
their soil than The mines OF Mexico ever yielded
Instead Of this condition OF things, we ina confusion
and uproar reigning triumphant in many countless
Judges sheriff. and Jurors nwillng afraid to execute
the laws-and little security Tor person or property In
counties, shers clerks, and other judicial ohcers
resigned their places; IN others, the cuurhouses bic
DESTROYED The conduct of the banks has effected dis.
organization of society In this state OF things. some
are pressing The Governor 10 call an extra meeting of
the Legislature TO pass stop laws TO stave on Judgments
and executions but Gov McNu wisely refuses To COM
ply aware that nothing good can be expected from the
deliberations Of body OF men who are chargeable IN
great With all the mlsche!s under which The
State is groaning No relief can be expected FROM the
Legislature till after the next election when 1t 10 be
boped q ne set Of men will succeed 10 those who have
betrayed The people 10 the hanks
The Union Bank was chartered with The view Of cur
ing the disorders of The currency The Stale lent IL her
credit 10 incredible amount, Tor the purpose oil pur-
chasing specie 10 be brought into the Stale, short
sighted measure, which has loaded The State with i'm
debt increased the disorders of the currency and
absolutely ruined the public finances II This Bank had
not been created and if The other moneyed institutions
had been compelled 10 meet their obligations liqui.
date, the unasssed industry and energy Of The farm
and planters would long since have exrca,ed them
from their embarrassmPnls, and .hey would enjoy
in undisubed tranquility the revenues Of their plan.
talioDs -
New ORLEANS June %
SulcrpE-hlr George Fl. Elliot, well known in this
city for several years past cotton broker, terminated
his existence early yesterday morning, by s'abbng him
self in the left breast the region of the heart with
dirk knife For some time previous, The deceased had
been addicted 10 incorporate habits. This, united TO
misor,unes in business and pecuDary embarrassment
occasioned partial arrangement, under the influence of
which il is believed, he perpetraed The rash net lie
had already made two attempts al suicide by throwing
himself in the in both Of which he was how
thwaried by timely He nevertheless persisted
in the resolution destroy himself and accordingly
eced period ian hour two before day breok) when
he likely escape observation interruption.
When the door OF the chamber in which the uniorlu
nate was, was opened, he yet Dead and
even then, learn, he expressed desire regain
possession of the weapon with which he had inflicted
the wound in order that he might rid himself Of exist
ence speedily as possible. The deceased was hus.
band and father Bee.
SOUTHERN MAIL Express Mails We are requested
siae, for the information of those concerned that
arrangement by which the great mail is be transport
ed between New York and New Orleans in NINE
DAYS, will take effect the first Of next month In
consequence OF this Improvement, the Express mails
between Augusta Ga and Mobile, Ala, as well as The
| branch now in operation between Montgomery Ala,
and Nashville, Tenn will 10 run on that day.
Globe June eth
EXTRAORDINARY HAIL.-Among all The accounts Of
hail storms, we have seen none which could come up TO
described bya correspondent Of the lion (l) T-le
graph. lie says:-"In The afternoon OF Saturday The
25h ult, the village Of New Greenfield and the vicni
ty visited by hail storm Of the most appalling
character The reader will hardly believe that, such was
the extraordinary size OF The hail stones, which fell
that occasion, that six of them weighed less than
pounds three ounces that many of them was at least
double The size OF go"se eggs; and that actually
sured seuenteen inches in circumference Pigs sheep,
and other animals killed by the enormous missiles
and woman, who happened to be of doors at the
time seriously injured by Of them but is on The
recovery The Editor Of The Telegraph has full belief
in the account, and he says he knows his informant 10
be man OF strict veracity
STEAMBOAT ExPLos,os.-The Memphis Enquirer Of
Friday says, 1.-THE steamboat Buckeye exploded
about 80 miles above Memphis, on Wednesday night
last killing or Gpersons None Of The particulars are
yet received and the loss Of life may be greater but
fear not less She exploded whilst 'wooding' when
nearly all were ashore Every thing ahead of The
wheel. boilers and all, were blown overheard"
T. S-By later advices, we see four were killed and
six wounded, four OF whom convalescent
Some days since noticed that a Mrs Pitt of Yir.
| ginia had COW, from whose milk she manufactured
nine pounds Of butter per week, remarkng the
time, it would be well il few of that breed could be
imported into this State. But, we are happy 10 learn
| from correspondent there will be no necessity for
that, inasmuch as Mrs. Dyer, residing on The Frank
ford Road, already has from whose milk she manu-.
Lectures IL or IL POUNDS per week. Beat his who
Phil Htrnd
| We have omitted TO mention that the trial of Mr..
Henry Ftzhugh, charge Of Inmicide came on last
week at Stafford Court House The testimony (which
was almost exclusively that OF the Common wealthy was
began and closed Thursday The was submitted
TO the Jury without argument and after lew minutes
they returned into Court with verdict Of Not GuiKu
In this verdict, the presiding Judge by an entry of re-
cord expressed his entire concurrence, caused il 10
| be enrolled act of justice TO the accused The
prosecution was conducted by Richard c. l. Moncpre
Esq as The attorney for the Commonwealth The Coun
| sci for The defence Gen. Walter Jones, John M.
Patton, Lawrence w Berry, and Arthur A. Morson,
Esquires.
The Ministers Of England, Russia and Austria 70 Tho
United States tours oabsence eastward
and westward from the Seat Of Government Ercen,
The sound Of the chsel and the rowel at the public
buildings going up in the immediate neighborhood Of
this office, city is composed and anoul ms, no,v
as the most retired Of our inland towns.-.iat Iai
CoLoNIzATioN.-Rev. r. Grrley is still at N. Or
leans and doing good service to the Colonization cause
II is stated That The bequesis of Captain Isaac Ross of
Jefferson County Miss, and Of his gher Mrs Mar
gaet Reed TO the Colonization Society comprise an ca
tate valued al $500 COO.
The Mr.. Jacobs who was imprisoned at Boston. for
refusing TO pay the fine inflicted for the violation Of The
license law, has instituted action agans, the Justice
Of the Police Court for false Imprisonment laying The
damages al S5000 for the purpose Of further tes,;n
RICH. Of tbs court to ilnPrson in such cases