Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-01
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meuts Is Of the greatest anomalies In the .oc,.I h
'ne BRUSH emp.e. We have been frequently visi
ed by persons from tho sister e seeking infofm,,io
respecting localities In which land may DO 10 seu n.
only from the more agricultural districts OF Scotland b,
even rom tho central and southern counties Of Enssnt
the andseekers are ,cking in surprising number Mo
Of the smaller capitalists with whom we have converse
arc aecpy impressed with the Importance OF title IN the
parseresi a Parliamentary title they seem anxious fo
Nnere ent Tor the smallest farm. During tho l,st n
moaths would amsxe to estimate the numbe,
who have settled In Galway aud the nciphbournu coun,;s
ae revolution steals onward. The invasion though NO
so warhke as that OF Strongbow IA still as compleo an
ee lapse o. centuries has rather increased than
enei inc desire on the part ohc Scot and Saxon To oh
n inc possession Of land 10 Ireland. Tho CRY Is still
Iney come! they comet BE Il 80; the change NAV no
| DO for the worse" ~
| INK AUGUST ELrcrIoSs.-Notth Carolina opeps IN,
| August elections on Thursday next when . Goyernor
o, tho State Legislature. aud other minor officer
arc 10 pe eeced The Legislature chosen NAV elect tyr
unted States Senators supply the existing VA
cy aud the other to fill she tina, will become
IN march nSSt by the expiration Of Mr. Badgers term
service. Alfred Dockery, (wuig.) and Thomas Bragg
Demoefat are the candidates for Governor On Moudsy
TINS dayl we believe, several States hold elections
Those which occur tho present moment AZ b.ip.
OF mos, consequence to take place In Missouri Iowa
anu Arkansas Iowa Is to choose Represents e.
oongress, Governor, and other State officers, With
legislature upon sheh viii derolve the election Of u
Senator Missouri will have elect seven Reprcssn.
atves to Congress- and Legislature which win also have
to choose u s. Senator Arkansas will elect two Rem.
rssentatives in Congress and State Lesislaure-N
! Int N'
Ex.Presilcut Fillmore by the recent death Of hi,
daughter, by cholera, is left with single child
the son who acted as his private Secretary while he
eupied the Presidential chair.
| The work on the Northwestern yirvni, R,;,,o.a =,
said 10 progressing far beyond the expectations of s
friends. We do not know what time ir any has been
liked Tor tho completion Of road bu should sup
pose, from the progress made that 10 another wear II
would DO flushed The completion Of this road will less
the distance between this Valley aud the Eastern
kets, 100 miles Charleston Rspn5liean
LrrrkR PROM GkS wAsHrsorox.-The following letter
from Gen. Washington, is model one the example II
gives OF the true mode of living home and VIC need
such examples from JUST such high authority in these DAYS
OF e1travag nce, folly and selfshness. The letter we
copy nov for the first time published and WAS written
to Tobias Lear In England, In 1874. Washington gives
the following reasons why be has empowered Mr. Lear to
sell portion Of his landed estate:
II have no scruple in disclosing to YOU that NV native
to these sal to reduce income b. IL NOR. or lee.
to sPecia;'ss-ha the remainder OF my days may there
oy be more tranquil and free from care aud that NAV
be enabled knowing what my dependence IT, to do az
much good as my resources will admit for although In the
estimation Of the world possess good and clear estate
yet so uoprodac.ve it, hatI oiteutimes ashamed to
refuse aid which Afford unles. sell part of Il 10
answer tbi' purpose"
Official documents fix at So 900 hectares f,be hoe
tare IL about 81 acres) the quantity Of land in the SO
departments OF France of which 500 have taxes
imposed on ther, and 27T2SoO hav. NOT Tho f,rs.,
land has 1885, 500 taxed aud / O,7 700 M, ,,,o5
making s,fS6,OOO in all; loi7 roo belonging to the i'm
Pera toresi, 1855 200 the communes and $50 100
20 private persons.
During violent storm which burs, over P.r;s t.x
days since the electric fluid catered room in which was
seated man who had long been suffering from paralysis
Which deprived him completely Of tho power OF speecb
IL set hire to the bed curtains and did other dausgs in
the ROOM but instead OF injung the inm man il restor
ed to him his speech aud health.
Inc British North American provinces contain a sur
lace oil "i LOB square miles, equal in third
Of that portion OF the United States lying the Mis-.
ssSipp they coutain population at the present time of
about 100000 Toe annual imports are Sal 900 900
oil which about sli 900 600, from the United States
Inc annual exports are about sal 100000 of which sI
100000, to the United States The amount of ton
mage aunuaiy employed is 100000.
Hor WEATHER For the last two weeks ending ON
Sunday last We have probably had hot weather as was
ever know in this Valley, On hardly any day during that
Tune dd The thermometer stand less than % degrees and
on ihursd OF last week the mercury to U2 10 the
shade Ou Sunday afternoon had a refreshing shower
Inc showers IN this region for some time past have
slight and partial The prospect for good crop of corn
Is IA many places, quite Observation-Disclosures Re
publican,
The Richmond Enquirer in commenting on what il calls
dnneF Land Bill makes use Of the following expressions
In all inkness VIC confess that there features in
Mr. Hunte bill which We cannot approve. But recent
experience has relaxed something Of our exclusive and ri
gid adherence theory and has taught us to accent
eoDpross principle necessary TO escape absolute aud
overwhelming defeat"
Tnis certainly must be iopSis penn0 for unless we
are much mistaken, in supporting the Nebraska Bill no
paper con;ended more earnestly for the absolute
acise the most striking part Of the foregoing extract
.SGunt0a Messenger.
Considerable numbers Of the better class Ct Mechanics
and small farmers are preparing leave Merhyr Maes-
eg Bowai' and other parts Of South Wales for North
America AID Australia, having received remtances from
friends abroad TO enable them deay the necessary ex-
penses OF crossing the seas.
SCARCITY RlGs.-The British Government have ia
Ken up the subject of the serious scarcity Of rags and the
Foreign Secretary has caused circular TO be sent to all
Consular,
them TO make inquiries whether any substances of bo
rous or 6unous nature adapted for making paper were
produced or could be obtained in the countries where
they resided at low price. The answers have not beer
received Lu: they anXousy looked for The
amount Of paper made in England was in five years end
ing 1854 IO,9sSl3l lbs. and in the five years ending
lso3 1t has risen to 1924 IT'S lbs, being increase
OF SU2i6Oi7 lbs, Iii per cent The increase in the
import OF rags increased in like extent but the advance
OF tue den aud Of paper is greater than the supply Of rags
ana hence the diihculty.-Bdlt. AHner.
INDICTMENT OF GREEK EK.MISsTERs.-General spiro
Aiios, formerly minister at Athens and now pris
oner to be indicted for illegally appropratng the pub
lie money in connection with the Greek Instruction Col
onei Soutos, Secretary Of the War Department and Gem
era Fachoupuos Military Inspector have been cited to
give an account of the and disbursement OF con-
siderable funds placed their disposal All have ac-
kno"edged having received each between 800 900 and
iooOoo dachmas intended for the iusurrection but de-
cheu saying on whose account Girdkies Grivas for.
merry commander of the troops and now at the baths of
IheTma has also to for a similar sum- The Di-
rector OF the BANK, who delivered these them has
been questioned 70 the he received for the
delivery o. those sums but bis statement III reply has not
been suffered to transpire.
In New Orleans large numbers of citizens are acting
rpon recent discovery by celebrated French
tDr Burq whereby cholera Is said is prevented BY
wearing band Of sheet copper three inces long around
the neck or arm as bracelets Dr. Burg bas BY invest.
CATION, discovered the fact that all workers 10 "copper" &c.
are always free from cholera II is a simple thing aud
may be tried at little expense.
Several eccesiastics in Prussia, having been Of late
preaching political sermons in which they implored The
Almighty to accord the triumph Of the Christian arms OF
Russia over the pagan enemies Of the cros the Minister
o. Public Worship at Berlin has issued an order prohibit
Ing for the future any political illusions from the pulpit,
Simpson county correspondent iniorm, us that ne
sroe child was born 10 that county, on the Is ul mo
which was thus singularly maormed 1, had two heads
four hands, aud four feet with usual number Of
and toes upon The latter The strange aspect which /,
presented was that Of child sitting in anohers I'm
with head inclined 70 ono side. Tho monster lived ONLY
short time after birth, but su seny long for the attend
ing phystau aud Others present observe with asonsh
ment its almost unaocountabo mslormaou IL was borr
at tho residence Of well known plucr al DRY Creek
CoviOgio1 couDty.-Pd.ddng (Jfiss) Clarion i'm