Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-10

THE DEFALCATlON.- We cheerfully
give place 10 the following resolution adopted
Yesterday BY the Board Of Directors Of the Branch
Bank of Virginia at this place, (says Thursdays
Lynchburg Republican, Should The defalcalion
not exceed the amount mentioned, The loss 10 The
Bank will be very ,riflng, as the official bonds Of
the deiaultin2 officers will cover 10000 dollars
and the Bank will be able 10 recover few thou
sand dollars from other sources:
"Resolyed, That the editors OF The papers IN
this riace bc requested 10 state under their edl-
lora heads thai the Board OF Directors have
been laboriously engaged in investigating the al
fairs OF the institution for several days past and
that the amount embezzled from the Bank, so lar
The sum OF 35 600 dollars, though they have not
The means at present of ascerlaining The precise
amount"
The examining trial Of James B. Green takes
place to-day before Called Court OF The Cor
poralion OF Lynchburg.
THE SHENANDOAH IMPROVEMENT
CONVENTION.-Ths important Convention
assembled al Front Royal, Warren County, Va,
on Monday last, (says the Alexandra Gazette
Delegates were in attendance from eleven OF the
neiphboring counties, numbering in all about Two
hundred Robt. Nj. Marshall, Esq, of Warren,
was elected President ofthe Convention, and Giles
Cook Esq, Secretary. The proceedings were
all conducted in the most harmonious and sa-
,sfactory manner, and The Convention closed its
labors in one day, with entire unanimiiy. An
amcable and satisfactory arrangement, was made
with the old Shenandoah Company their orig.
nal capital stock amounting to $4,000 is 10 be
rated al SO cents in the dollar, against The new
stock 10 be subscribed by new stockholders.
| A resolution was adopted calling upon the
ord NJ n na l,p no nj hp
Shenandoah river ordered BY the Legislature
some years ago. Committees were appointed TO
secure subscriptions to the capital stock from all
| The counties interested in The proposed improve
meni, and 10 apply 10 the Legislature for the ne
cessary laws to sanction the arrangement enter
cd into between The Convention and the old She
nandoah Company. We are promised FIJI re-
port OF The proceedings at an early day, and, in
The meantime, only add, that all the Delegates
seemed animated with an earnest desire TO carry
out The measures resolved on, and deiermina-
ton 10 have The work completed al as carly day
| as practicable. The best results are anticipated
from The proceedings OF the Convention.
The Baltimore Sun says, "The value Of d.
table goods entered at the New York Custom
House on Tuesday last, was S664 SOC, and The
cash received Sl56,6l2. We also perceive that
The cash duties received al Philadelphia for July,
1916 and Az and for the previous seven months
OF The operation of the new tariff, were as follows
July. Prev. mos. TOTAL.
Old Tariff SlS4,3I l,522CG3 l,706,4l7
Nav Tariff 3s9.3l6 l,5l7694 10000
Thus showing The increase at The port Of Phila-
depha during one month, and the dullest month
in the year, to he S2Oo59s In short, The ques-
lion Of high Tariff and low tariff seems no longer
deba,abe question. Politicians have dropped
The subjec, from their vocabularies, and the pro-
liability is ,ha, The present tariff, il changed al ALL
will be ultimately changed Tor one still lower
r. w. GRAND ENCAMPMENT OF vIR-
GINA, !. o. o. FAT lis Annual Commune
cation, held in The town OF Alexandria, on the Sd
and din of August, lSi7, the following persons
were elected 10 The offices respectively affixed 10
their names, viz: Edward S. Houeh, of Alexan-
dria Grand Patriarch; Jas. Nj. Fl. Brnnet, OF Pc
Iersburg, Grand High Priest Samuel Bozes Of
Richmond Grand Senior Warden VIM. Nor
gan, Jr, OF Alexandria, Grand Scribe; John l..
Proctor, Of Alexandria, Grand Treasurer; John
c. Schmiti, of Woodstock, Grand Junior War
den; Henry F. Zimmerman, OF Alexandria,
Grand Senlincl George NJ. Balm, Of Portsmouth,
Grand Representative 10 the Grand Lodge Of The
United States.