Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-26

Ell from the book store OF Me-. James dollhouse
this city. Il contains articles under the following heads
H.ydous AuoboSraPhy-Brutcu life in the Alpine regions
The Romans IN Scotand-Athens in 1854 lev
more words University Reform Oar Commissioner in
Psri.-Ths Narcotics indulge in Part III -Poems 10y
II G. X and few facts concerning the Turkish que ston
all OF watch ,hiu will be oanJ hisnly interesting
toe reader and sspec iay the articles headed Romans in
Scotland Athens in S53 and a facts concerning the
Turkish question. We consider this Magazine one Of the
best; ~. best receive and take pleasure
mendinG the public. 1t always contains several val
able articles.
ETrECrs oF RuLIoApS.-Onc OF our exchange paper
remarks that it !. currcaty stated that since operations
begun the Illinois Central Railroad the sales
OF land have increased in the lowlsrd district Of that
State, 10y the snug Of $6ouo2o the sales IN
corresponding period immediately preceding. Most q
this land has been in mlTSet twenty Years and prio
to the cher Of this road it would have commanded
triy cents per The low price it has heretofore
borne has depended upon the isolated situation Of the
couny. The Central Road has given it real ami sub
sanal valGe. that uaicr other circumstances il would
not have attained for twenty wears come.
GUANo-The Courier des Eats Uns publishes letter
which appeared in the Paris Constitutional from E. Esco
has De Bedoya, AtachJ the Legation Of Peru, dated
Pars, October s6:h 1885, from which we make the fol-
lowing extract:
"A new exploration Of the CbncA Islands has been
made, establishing the important fact that .uauo found
the dc ,th Of several feet in much more considerable
quantities than at first supposed II has also
discovered that there exist deep valleys hitherto unknown
and filed with ggsun l"vr which reaches the hciyh,
Of the hhl. lnese accumul4tous considered mex
hausblc."
The Govcrnmcr, had, in fact. sen, commission COM
posed OF several engineers, and presided hy the Min.
i,cr OF Finance Their Investigations although ter
m mated a; the last accounts, tie prospect from
H.. -,fs g.. ~. .t
ChinCI Islands alone Peru Other such deposits
OF great importance, which have no; Yet hecn worked.
Tar CAHiNSr TnSENrSi>G rHr SFNATE.-Thc New FORK
N,li Demoesl;ic authority article on TIL, suAjec
r,mirk.:
The threats Eliminated ag,ias. t'e Senate in C,agrcs.
10y the Cahnc organ ia those senators shoul venture
10 reject any Of the bad appointments of the Presulcn,
the dsag and strncicus Ihl; have ever arneaf
Ell IN the h.'" ol parties in this country. Nothng Of
the Ike n>oleuce Or impudence ever took place, even
during The Presidency OF Goa Jtrksnl in biz most p.lv
dsys Such attempt 10 hros.helt IA. igIe.
pendent Senator'S IN Congress reserved Tor the pre-
,e't Var GG'en dynasty, which acA " in H.. infancy
struggling tor lie AMI existence before the overwhelming
.NslAnc.r which i, prepNrnc hy uligu,nt people We
nave no lolSt that -Ou- ot tn- foreign domestic ap-
puutEertS 70 br prrS,rtyi 70 the Senate 10 De cog
hrar Without suy i'Uly: Tut there cantoi be a cu,
that many 81 these combinations 81: the most ohnoyiru,
character, ~" - jrot'i oacc, and ;aAt ,l. lee
ton NIL lee drought ahu-t by scue Of the leaving
democratic members Of the Senate. Mr. Nene- Sn or
from Nt'1sitd taken tlS ground
D the -iNt' t"i'-e the present. Canei ami Ho- Who
vtnsiIs! their policy. Senator Douglas Senator Ctss
In al su-h leading Ct the aucg.; holv = Ia no
""pi csc me sam, po-uon, though The, a1y be pTU
lent enough '' sy !tc nothing until ocrt-.au q.
frs v'rage Tor ths,r action. The great moral victory
achieve! by 'r national Grocrlcv Of this STATE in the
recent e"-oo = oh!y the beginning OF the movement
E'.h "a Vs-r~"S'" the sceJnd ~ BIrcn dynasty
us'aI-i a. W,shiu-tor. a." same moy,niau; 100 -
overwhelmed IA $50 1ae Oh Van BIreu dynasty sAa,
period
Poa...5:oN OF Ci5Ie5.-frju tsJl. giving the po2u
lon oi some OF the principal cite. ami tlsu. in {, e
United -;se- -huwn by the census report. OF 1880
gUtor ,hc following BOSTON la6ssi; N,v York
5i5.j4-; PHajs nh:a oi0oi5; Baltimore l59oSi: Wash.
ns,on $1,000; Ei,hToai 2757o (nnch below the rnl-
bert Charleston l2,9,a; Iousyi!ls &c igi; Cincinnati,
/ 1885. s. Louis 800; New Orleans lG375; san
francisco 3i,5.a Gsor-ctown $500; Al,xtulsia 5 ,.i
I.y'''hhurs "'i; Wheei"g ll,4s5f Memphis Ss39.
OF the population in China AMI tie Government ,ls.s
the ~. y. Snu' says
The population 81 Chri proper j estimated AMI, il
believed ,OFivci's, AZ 7,GG? 90. inhabitants IL III,
Dependencies cd M4utchOur'i HYc .D!!l Turk stan T
49, the fnyaiion T. about +J,".u u1, making total u
over Tour hundred millions Of peo., Gaer oae govern
nent o. eighteen times many live under t!s ,gb
c Shn".i or population duutc ia number every hal
century, won! require nearly hundred and fliy
year' 10 qrire population equal the pre,eu. popua
lion OF China.
The qI,i.liiy Of land in China j. estimated a sal 500
D h,-'''l h'''' OF "n'ch l+I lI!"i', or nearly one
80 a. "' '-''"' l'.e ''t-' area ~ square mile
''' e P'P-'''."" on each sgi.re mile
80 ere Nc Chine: "irNe people, and far ll-
! - -. " , v''l u''' ~" ASchctS - TIE AInetr
" -''l 80 Gnu oE7rfLh al ASA and conquer
C,Ir , go. a., a. -, ie ',',e'' % success
49, O.' w, '.o'O"' caHhO. DC IVTeshado"el
- '"' '"'-''' l.o.-..-'ll',. -
The y Y National Democrat - ,bst
In the dstea oI iio"e,l COBB, We have asking proof
tha the secession element" IN the South las been
Davis" - ''"'''o'
The D,.poo,,t &c ,,rs.
"e rue mon Di'n ScAc! hAs been discouraged, anc
- nst men cut I'"n. The sane general policy W,.sl
he's aToysi IT, srs~-Ou faction Of the SOUTH to IL,
neglect o. ihe tue aud t"i men who stood by Demo
cfiuc party am the C'ion 90 ISIS. That is tact which
the present Ci'"et ma To meet Al the tribunal Of yuL
opinion inN - a 'a't when viii stare Congress in the
lace ai appeal - i to save the Democracy from
WHICH IS mAN"s u an o,ytct Unpopular contempt