Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-09
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cr and we regret that we have no room i'r an fa'h''
We have been informed that ihe Subscribers ~ M va
this vicinity have requested C"I. ''a''' :" ,s'
80 the Nuh eide Of York river and urge ls' II
a., ,v,,l M in getting suh ptious 10 Inc s'och i'
hsinr made 10 reopen the books on the htsl VI ~ ]
;,,ments " M be made for public meetings o me p ~"
%icss,er MiJdIe.ex King aud Queen and hing WI
liam, at which Col. Garrett and other eeh'ieN, ,han,
ouanlcd with The subject will be present anu
1Ve suggest these meetings be hein al ,''"
.ountr courts in October williamsburg GdzeHe
INTERNAL IMpRovEMENTS.-E J. Armstrong,
go Commi. siuncr of Public Works. visited cur Town ias
,ear and spent day two in enquiry INTO 'hc coNa
h nuh.c n,uov in this portion oil HE Slae. ""
observe from the Western papers thai he mas Deeh On @
NJ Iuspectinn In that quarter also mere US nee' m @
U niy.n much satisfaction. Mr. Armstrong l. pace.'
man having been early connected win oiae lhpu e.
- NnL western Section; he Is also man oi business
,L we are confident that the Interests vi inc a p'e
% veil as those Of The whole State, and the ipnu l' w
Is,,,l mpo vemen, will be safely and Judciously ""'s
in hs hands, Winchester firgintaH
Board or PUBLIC wORKS.-We are glad 10 per-
; from The Kanawla Republican,, that the Covns1"h
and Ohio Kali Road is pushing forward AZ s?Ieu t
% n ils early cnulpIrnn Dr. Graham, President o 'h
R,,,d uf Public Works has Just returned rom PERSONA
r.n,cun of tho work. and we doubt not VIII IMPRESS i
m. Board the necessity Of speed From llie nlca'n'
inns far this Board will prove highly benehcai 10 ie ot',
~ M members will personally inspect The improvements OF
IN. STATE and tns be prepared 10 acl adVseny I'D 'c pre-
mi,rs The old Board complete cypllef NOT rom Any
r Il The gentlemen who composed but from me hhthine
80 II the las organizing Bouri vi men VINO atcauy hae
inll employment in other execute We posons inGeu va,
in, out money seems 10 have hre' INC I'le " n
r,,,es We are clad The present board promises 80 "r'
rhry uc Dculucruts all bat If competent ~ 'hey api "
N. tr,y can as WELL and 10 u. a. arcspaby p'si' w.
Ju,,es as il they belonged 10 our own party. insl
I,,. ,,n, a high mission and We hope ana oc"Ne ' "
i perform it Ilheling Intetise"cfr
/ PETERSBURG AND BOYDrON Pl.aNh koap.-
wa ,ye the qualification Of announcing 'iai 'his '
ble wolh is last completed From petersburg ~
.h.,. il now continuous wendrn pavement "'Iu"s
l ,, travel and transportation that cannot hht &eay
conuib, To the enhancement OF the commercial anu ar
uura interests o Petersburg ana OF the county ."s
nhr rms The road is n miles long, ano cons'ruc'eu'
80. ntrauud in very substantial AMI approved manner
nn bids mir iuy realize The objects II Ia designed :" a'
compis,. D., 80 m v,.,siv, = s.,,r
tr , .srn flushed in Eastern Virginia va h'hk de-
serves our special notice. As well - inc Srhf'ai n'l "
nress State hGlng an important w III 'ha'
broad ;, stem improvements when Is 'rstlnt" VIZ ; np
and l,iryr 10 eAerrse rrdecui"3 and nssfannNhs h"
ence upon The cAarncrr aud fortunes "i ne oh ,p".
wealth I'm that long and strangely neglected region winch
emhrarrj in The denomination al 'Sbuih'dr, NE fn'f
dies Of progress are under the auspices q" recent rels'aoh
and of The spirit Z" enterprise which mas bern ~
ira nnnn r,udlv changing the con iil0n ol things lnr INC
heller Amongst the agencies IN ihs pleasing lrnnsDfa
irn that al The Petersburg and Boydton Plank Road wlI
be- doubtless, rIhcient ahh suecessl"l onc' ~ ay
Therefore. cordially congratulate al ~i" are Interested 10 liz
ooera,inns upon complexion rersonrS intisscsr
PROGRESS OF EASTERN VIRGINIA. -The Rock.
,oohs Register remarks very truly ihatOnr valley lar
mers r!nk they have been making fapm improvements IN
aud they nave: but TIE Improvement hue ih
ho district whin the last ten years lar exceeds
that made The Valley iL's iHEY 1"tm S"""s' ~ o
farmers, but II Is true
hs Rid., The farmers both expnsed ~ The inln.
,nce Of The Northern spirit u Improvement ana nave
lighter uu mere manageable snll wlrrr"n IN operate WIN
few years paa they have been brought much nearer me
large rnsrcrn by and the attendant Iniica
lion OF sailing vessels With market mus e&'enard ana
accessible the variety ul Their prouncls mas hch
iuprl manurrs brought into use; nnd lands when were
houuhl worn BECAUSE they ceased ~ bear good crops q"
Inbnrcu yrnr after year haal manure raised 10 state u
aItIlv lp St,ruIs az
Thrse results principally noticeable along mo ceiarlrs
Of the James York Rlppahannock and PIlomac r1ve's-
As you eccde from them, either towards me waller
shc! them The mnnaaIn Ia which ihry lnt
agricultural progress becomes less ana less marked li''
roads destroying is differences Tor they distribute ll"c
water il we're, Among the nils II 10 Ir"" ihm 'ha' W.
II t. YnlIey as well as the West and Piedmont mast rely
4 They viii also large reflex Influence ny means ~
IN, n.~ wealth they ccGie among upon the prosperity
of ,drwater by giving il material or tTndr and nnniac-
lures The current p Improvement VIII mus No" upon
that region from two opposite iilaFnr6 Ni1tS ana arms
will ro3 mp within its borders al which Virginia and HE
South may well he proud is not wonderful mat among
its have always been found Tie boist ana
. most rnrng advocates o liberal system OF internal hl
provrmtnt They well knew that Eastern virginia h"st
he III, frat To prom, ty development OF the west and
that her interest uIG TIE lead IN the great object
All SECTIONS should acknowledges AMI al "ampng
The unity by bars o iron- UnrcSter "gi'I"
SHORTENING THE COvlNGT0S AID MI, m!ii9
survey has Just been completed ~ Col Rnlncr Of ne"
route or the Cuyngton and Ohu road ~ Gh: appears
lhal the dis ce shortened about 70 mics The
route dawn the kanawla River 10 Charleston BY this
route the injury c Salt Works will be aYoide vast sira
"A of humnous cans! coal will he reached, aud the
route itself promises 10 be in every feaptLt letter ian The
old location the Buarl of Public Works VIII doubtless
+ order survey Of this new location.
Nothing definite is vel known rs 10 the probable result
Of The surveys rival in Grcenber and Monroe
IN, the friends Of the Meadow River rGE;e sl conf eny
assert that their line will be found perhaps 10 miles shorter
Than any Other II with the shortened route IN Kama.
wla came Gu miles in 200 will be saved! The saving OF
half thai many miles will be Of ncacuabe gain 10 hc road
md the ia only too good ~ inn uu' trie-
Ceuiy the surveys should be mnde such prospect
The Republcnn says that Of HE As miles Of the Coving
IAN and Ohio Rairoud between the Mouth Of Big Sandy
and the Kanawha River, 80 miles are already under
Sors in III. hands Of the Contractors, and every indication
Is uiyc that work will hr put through with all desirable
dispatch DR.. Graham, The President Of the Board Of Pub
lie Works has recently been tour o inspection all along
HE linz The Ohio Rivrr.-L Wheeling Argus.
TRIAL or CAPT. NORRIS. The trin Of Capt. Nor
ris ship Samnr The charge Of ahlactin2 slaves
was commenced This morning. We ttrnl ~ some 81 The
cyirurr hut il all repetition in III" main hi the i1cis
reported ny last Friday. The "nly evidence against The
CAPTAIN is the finding nf the negroes board his ship
That hal any knnwlndge u it, particle ol Pr"oi has
been adduccd
The report published in Tic Norfolk papers Of This
wurHaE had been iDuI IN lir snip Is IN
,nrrect-( Portsmouth Globe.
;he Brird Of Visitors Of the University :" Virginia, have
appointed Mr. Robert Pnnri.s Of Portsmouth, Proctor Of
liat Institution, in the place III Col W. 5 krmper We
trust appointment may prove 10 be Jndcous one as
the M Of Proctor ia as impurIan any connected win
The C,.cge. The Stale nl Frnnln owes drot oi sfhu
Jude ln the ate HEimbrnr Or the efficient services which
he rendered during h'a Term OF office. Al the time n ms
upnin n,cnt hccvc the number ol matrcult-s did not
much cyccrd $780, AMI during the ale session, II We have
h.en correctly informed, it amounted 10 nearly $50 Col
kempcr opens large R"a'iing School al Gir'rnsvl:
,bout The 18Th inst. Under The tuition OF goud corps q"
i ,esclers and with the "i his experience in
the management Of b"ys V" feel assured that The school
will be- well worthy of public patronage We wish il great
| ,acccss Il Alexandria Standdrd.
OUR TOWN. ALI The machine shops established in Win
chester employing number hands iu OF cnpnynrni
The unndrca are IN regular blast ana dp INCREASING
business The Town Council understand, determined
Al It's 10 lay down additional pipe u the same
size Us present connected with hr spring for the ut-
nose OF increasing the supply waller IN and al
uwInr an abundance Tor ilc application
! where, IL required NJ CIR various work shops
! Winchester Grgmian.