Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-12

British America S,O5",$?S
Mexico l,O@S,s3i
Central America 2US,35l
Russian America $4,000
Danish America (Greenland) Sou,uuO
Total area Of North America s,S73,GiS
The of taking and printing the census is 1915
O27 SO.
c- The Editor OF the Alexandria Standard appears
be striking at some body, in spicy article headed
"SHo6s" By the way take occasion 10 say here thai
the Standard of theew independent and irce.peak
IN Democratic papers of the couaiEy, AMI has been
Quoted with marked ability thus far We make the follow
ing extract from the article alluded to:
These political sno5s land they deserve op
probrous uanes) bal enough when they occupy pm
stations, hold lucrative public offices but Let them
connected with the press OF the county-let them have
the control OF prand know OF no greater evil which
the polite Toe afflicted SANDERS by the whOle
sale scattered abroad through the country; schcoi
is disseminated far and wide under preeuce of devotion
tuer party or their principles the rery OF the press
perverted into centousueS>; corrupt public opinion
is created thr fountains OF law, order peace Id justice
poisoned; ami al! because editors wril b. Snoos-ah
tty waCt the p.ic rrir'ingbccag>e they are
tie hired licrcrs oi OF pubc iuncoua:ieS OF
paid Of another l. must b' understood ;lh
here i~ very lev, natural snohs. Tacy are all art-
hcll Ca.sa"tcr. they pgrtCuirr> lacy mcia,S al
jhu-~, All woUid never d. 20 II they "ev' mot
receive ih"ir reward In ths free country, tins boat
- land OF liberty, il Is mrl.uchoy sprcslsI, 'c;uli
U
hHre.s their title to rtsp Co toe pay, w'cn W." 1t oU
b w'Iii compensate TOT the sacrihctS thai
they make 10 obtain It. Tner sdulon i taken Tor Nhat
worth TIE wages OF political sn III the en-! poi-
ic-l death and editorial suohS sill! be eventually pad
~ 1t i probable that We are not done with the
Hosstr case y,t, the appear be confirmed
ta K,sza i stli il prison Smyrl, and likely
msin there FOR some tins Tle American and Austrian
Cousuls agree upon the his relslse-c
stated The French Consul considers himself bound to
retain Kp in prison until the of his release are
agreed upon Some action may have to he taken then
| by Government. What that will be- unable
to determine from Mr. Mlrcy's letter.
~ We publish importan, article to-day from thc
London Times, hetlsl agricultural s;liistic." to
which wou! 81, the attention ofo1r rcaders particular
y asriSuliiras- Il contains valuable suggestions
and information. the subject o Agriculture l. 70
gard to the deficiency Of the foreign crop i, than
confirms previous reports AMI comm; from the London
'T.ne',' may be comsi! no eyngge,a,on.
| - The November numhcr of Applaion's Mechan C.
Magazine concludes ths publication OF M-or Blrnarl's
Thcorrtc,l Investigation of,Ao CsIoric Engine in wlc'
he Tia: "thc machine, whose perfect success wa
announced only tx months aCo-e most important in
ven,ion Of the age after or1rt performance 50 fee
ble that il ough, scarcely &c called tri, trip is no
con emned az Old IRON
sT- The New York Hsra'd in an article on the fash
ons of New foEs says "ln year lady Of f,slo,
living the Fifth will espenI seven or eight thou
sand dollars upon drcs; and we are assured. upon tn
most reliable authority, that walking promenade dres.
sucha occasionally in Broadway costs from fee
hundred 10 two thousand dollars"
~ The National D,,.oerdt says Of toe vote in New
| York:
careful survey will show that here in New York
city, -aere we have have had to contend with Il ID,
power oi tho CGstomho Postufcc Surveyors Office
and with amount Of corruption III the shape of buying
and selling such "a vas ncger bcior" forced into pOl
cal camplgn tue National Democracy have done uobly
sufficient indication has been given principle ic
form grand aud triumphant organization for their future
action.
! - We have received from the Publishers, Messrs
Stringcr TosnsoGi through the poeness of Mr. &. VI
West, Novel entitled MARYLAND or Self Sacrifice by
the author Of Margaret MIi,!lnd" for which they viii
accept thauks.
S5- The Legislature Of Alabama will convene on tho
18th inst, when will have elect two United State.
Senators to hIitbc places occupied by Clemens aad the
late Vice President King.
SYMPTOMS oF REvULsIoS ArLoAr--The recent failures OF
bank aud bankers in New York Buff do and elsewhere
are very significant Of the present state OF commercial
AFFAIRS ami tr condition OF cJD"eTctl credit generally
throughout the lard These symptoms resemble very
much tVss which markell the 1886 Immediately be
orc thcr'Sui-ion # 1881 IL il true that during the
last few yc1r- aud UP to the precu day have received
and 40 receive vast quantities. Of gold from C4lofli,:
nut believe the system Of crcd: ~ every sIape-btk
credit, ru pti bonds private credit, merchants credit
- increasing WITH Eret"r rip dityd. n gsomrfi
cal prcgr-FDg pI"c-tAtu even tho Increase a. the lon
poTt4uou vi the pre-,i meta! from the Pacific Yetit
ia singular Fac; that eve wAo breaks nova d,y-
I'D every nt"k that blows uD, nni every iustitl0n tia,
.e u'p 'i.I,.!cs s represented 100 th, uew.ptp,r. 10
be p-f.tly -purI-a''a % pay al bis or its obligations
aud Ouy utpprDri % smash Lp 90 cuf."gT"nc" Of
itir p,u in ia, money market becoming loose. The
persons involved bro OH" recent bIut failure ~ BIo. 70
seens, and aI H"-r connected with u, 40 solvent
people AMI tpl" &, ~ tItu their i'Ji- and nothing
-rsus 90 Urns these people then knees Except
son. Ii" Hnh-TN iu the money nrkct affecting their
rh.rpti bonds. Esery nerd revu'-y1 iu comm. rcIl
ttd5 iu tive 'N''rl, system Of credit biustrl 10 rs
dimensions Bogus tui- way The yymyto.n- therefore,
wnc1 '-.r b'.brc t' sums 90. hs.' winch mark
81 -imlr pr'ipI- boo ous pur. commercial history and
"e ,li ii'i" every person TO look seil for Dc4kers.
| v |H,rlW
Tnr D,Ep,Nslls. nr'a attached TO th, p,yi,
| cDrrsspppi"ceof tbs N.t ll,t Cyur,rS -,,-. "Tbr
Dirihure' u hOuld br remembered arc ~ .'for cas-
ties, opposite Ia each other, or the Luropeiu tho
Ifh"r the A.itic shore Of the " lrspo H. or tr ror
strait which lcnd- from the Mediterranean -c, "A, NJ ~
sct Of NirHOrt Those castles give t4 modern name 10
the piss'g", vhich, C.ie from them tho Strait of the
Dor iau'ies These castles c0nniud the Strait anil arc
con'd.rsd ~ the Key of Cgut!nhnopl'. The pow
| er that pos-esse- them hHs command Of the
| Black Sea AID the Mediterranean. Toe importance
therefore 70 the Car may boz easily UNDERSTOOD A. al.o
the value vet upon them by Turkey and tho anxiety man
ie'ied 10y France aud Epgaui 10 prevent the CIV Oh
tanning procession Of i.n. They ovow their rcso luton
to go TO war rather than sec The Dsrd,necs h into hi.
hands Aipre-ent they belong 70 Turkey.
The number OF persons who have ascendod Mont
Biuc, is uirtyiour. Colonel Macgregor Who went up
a.t month, concludes lie narrative with these words -
u caunot conclude dis account without the observation
that repetition Of the enjoyment within the reach Of
every one Who has good weather good guides good head
ana sufficient energy for walk OF twenty four hours
| chiefly over deep SNOW aud without sleep
Hon R'rr ~ PosTAGE 1t is calculated that the most
age on ne letter -e by the President Of the United states
20 The Emperor % Japan will have about 81 2i6s7
20 Tbs Is rate Of ocean postage which would seem
70 require some reduction. Where the sgation Of
low postage nOw-a -dsysY