Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-21

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, and what they themselves enjoy they will mol aAo
,,o sronp arm Of the law The contest 1hen 10 o'
een the WhIg purity, adopting and defending '"'
,n,ess 10 force upon the people my laws 1he' INV
| ono. md the Democracy con,endng Tor Tic 'ao
npbljcan principle, that the people sia'l Cover" t,
Tbro ia ,la point In the resolution adoptcu ny '"'
c,vo,,lou and the Slavery agitation Ia the 'uo
| tho whale. -...-
o.1r ROADS ON THE SOUTH SIDE oF JAMIE NJ
YER
fcw DAYS SINCE business called us 10 "e'o'n' H'e'
49,, ida IN the Richmond aud Petersburg rail- roao--te
souhern portion of which, (ten mes) we ~efo p'e'se.
| ~ non ia rslad with heavy rail-"e ep]oyed cai''
h,stfst at Jaratts Hotel, which is now well kept oy
Mr. souihal under the skiu! supervision OIL
rn,- s known here and at the North. From Petersburg
- wIdon ,bore Is very fine rail roadthe Petersburg and
Ro,,okc-whch carries passengers in about three hours
STYLES has been on tho route for mony years and
n ba energy and courtesy the very man for the place.
A, Weldon we had 10 remain days. and were Treated
NTH orea, kindness and the liberal hospitality al MI
wb6elds large aud commodious hotel We had inc plea
sure of meeting Mr. Squiggins who not only
In The hotel and In store but conducts tho WELDON
whose only fault is that Is Wing Mr. s. is nal'e Vi
Charles City county, Virginia, and informed US mot much
n our surprIse that he has with person oil MS
singular name 10 which the graphic Dickens would reoce
Weldon s The Springfield Of the South for here tou por
lant rail roads, all laid with heavy l. or u ra meet VIZ
from Petersburg, Portsmouth, Wilmington and haee"-
Around Weldon are some OF tho most extensive and fertile
of the Roanoke river and, with all s adVana'
ges surprised that has not attained greater s1c
Some good houses going up and Whitheld note!
will soon be enlarged We heard also that MI! Bird mo po'
puar President of the Petersburg and Roanoke rail- oa'
designs erecting fne hotel the opposite side Oh inc
broad street. along which the network oil rail- roads fuhs.
At Weldon there was quite editorial gathering all by
accident In addition Mr. Squiegins we met Mr. MOORE
the intelligent editor of the Warrenon News and hr Cfucn
FIELD the enerprsing and excellent editor OF the Pe'ssoue
Express who returning from the nupsls OF en' ao
den Of the Raleigh Standard. II pleasing 10 ~ness
the pleasure with which these editors enjoyed brief respite
from their heavy abo,s and drank In the refreshing DIR OF
Taxation
The Seaboard and Roanoke railroad, from Weldon 10
Portsmouth is one of the finest In the county, 10 some
pa rs il is az straight as an arrow and the setting sun
fell on Its extended ne 1t looked like track Of FURNISHED
gold The passes through the picturesque and flourish
log town of Suffolk Reaching Portsmouth at r NJ we
took the steamer Herald for Baltimore. The boat was
crowded but The flashing saltwater Of Chesapeake Bay was
brilliantly II. by and the was
able Ia returning from Washington the splendid steamer Bal
tore greatly improved under the supervision OF Capt Nc
Causland presented charming excursion the Potomac
We stopped al a.
brilliant uupas Of dashlng wdower and his lovely bride
Fredericksburg improved aspect with lis new and
handsome Episcopal Church. and s eegan, and recently
completed Court House in The Gothic sye-wh its large
aud imposing room for the Circuit Court aud S bou Of
room for the District Court splenddy carpeted and
tanned, furnished with luxurious chairs, &C.
We should have stated that at Aqua Creek The rail road
company have erected large and commodous shed for
sengers and freight.
FOREIGN DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES.
The President u s. Senate laid before that body
communication from the Treasury Department, made In
compliance with resolution OF tho 4h of April 1885, call
Ing for ia statement of tho aggregate amount OF Federal
State city, country railroad canal and corporation stocks
or other evidences of deb, held 10 Europe other foreign
ascer,aned," &C. ,,,
tables marked from X Inclusive TWO of which only are
The Register 81 the Tcasury the aggregate amount
of Federal etock the Goth June 1885, 10 have
been s56 205 ST. the amount estimated 10 have been
held BY foreigners the time wss SGT $1,000.
Paper gives tho amount Of State bonds outstanding at
the period above Named and amount held by foreigners
far as the same cpn be entertained Wis sl9O7lS2l Of
which amoun, ST. 93l, 507 are held by foreigners: