Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-02
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M.>AssA: RA,L H"Ap TE.pE.-The Alexandria
Sentinel recommends that tho merchants nj TINT city
establish commercial agencies at Strashurc. IN S!cn-
aa,!oa!r county, with capitaI IL ]pucchn-" IL" large
nu,oun, "i produce that comes la aud passes that
Nice, IN wagon, Tor Winchester. where it is tran.-
t.,,., IN the ears iur the Baltimore market. The III.
,.r..,- ni Alexandria, we have 10 doubt. wu!iI he
,,rrr,lv rromo.ci By following the advice oi the Sen.
,;r.I. S:ra.burr : MI :uiportan; point III ;hc trade at
,I,. VALLEY: md n diversion there from the Baltimore
IN RI. AI;yant:ia route. would advance The cuInln"r-
,;,i in,rr,.,s nC Alexandria Will" it would have bat
- sli,,h, ,,T,.I nm the interests u! NInciICHtcr. H. III"
principal trade ,.nss"s directly through is!ht place.
NEW Brstyrss.-Somc Of the teamsters in I'll" city
are arranging to Start n regular in" 81 Ooa'S 10 run
ne,ween Rockets and the Basin. III ORDER 10 curry
freight both wavs. BY This plan III" nI'iier' WEI! be
enabled TO ship their Hour much cheaper 'n"h /" II
had to be hauled in wagons, and WI. save " "n""'
some pcr cent in the wear md tear ~ ~" o'tn y
ur,sr., Ellis and prGrs, the DI>pT;Ci siut"S, " IL e'n''
six boats in the course u. II T." weeks Tor 'I!- ''t''
and have already contracted 10 CORY hour iF2'i '''
Mills 10 the Dock, for two or three cents icr n".!'''
II his business i gone into extensively, II VIII hi''l
tramslcrs, by greatly reducing th.Ir receipts hh! Il
nust prove a great saving 10 shippers and conmi'.
sion merchants having lumber horSrs Oh the BASIN.
PAsor,uA OF New YORK CirY.-Bnllard'- Pam
orann OF tho city Of New York, Of which til" Wa'h'
ingtcn Globr, Guh other piper where II has been "H-
hibitcd, speak in very high terms. Will, ii will be OBJ
served by Il notice in our advertising columns, arrive
in Richmond for exhibition on "Wednesday neNt. We
will sneak Of il US Il deserves when We shall have
seen il. j. comes recommended by all VINO nave
sucu il rs Il painting Of very high merit.
NOT DtscuARdED.-TIe statement made by The
Norfolk Herald and copied by rs a few days aso, TO
the effect that GIVE hundred men had " endischarged
from the Navy Yard" is said to be erroneous. In
stead of di,chargiug, il is said that more hnnds urc
about To he engaged, in order 10 tachiia'" the work
low in progress. Abou. 1890 men are now employed
n tie Navy Yard.
SALE OF REAL Esr.rE.--Ihc large brick ba;! lin,
northeast corner Of Main and llth streets, occupied
in part bv Mcs>rs. Knowles and Wa!i3ri rs n book
-!ore, has been purchased by the Richmond Fire In
surancc Company for Sl2,GO0, and will be fitted MP
Tor their office. The location Is Il desirable one, hh6
admirably adapted to the purposes OF this company.
4 DEP Syow.-Thc Winchester Virgiuinn states
rIlat Gru. Smith. the Delegate n;hc Legislature from
Frederick in 1880, has often been heard 10 say,
an, in returning home ne rode from Berry's Ferry,
On the Shenandoah river, 10 his farm ncar Wincics-
Ger, Il distance OF uOOU, twenty Tl!lt+. s1lHiGht a'iOrH
the country, IN the top ri the snow, tho fences being
invisible. This wHs ilc winter when the thcshpcakr
Bay, ut It's mouth, was frozen over.
F,Ef ~ NoRroLK.-Ou Thursday morning q tire
broke out in y. y. ~!lu,clins' Don't mandatory, Nor
folk, which communicated 10 the adiolninx %et;nDiish-
m.nr. used bv y. Nash for his machinery. marine
railway, &C.. nni NJ. VIM. Church rs u pnnr shop.
They were both entirely consumed. Mr. Nash, In"
Ar.il- .is,"-. If on" partly insured. Til" los Is at'"n;
Is Ia S2u,p"h.
ACcIprHr TO TIF SIrNTfE ArGrsTA.-Ihc Nor
Argus, Of Thursday, says ION Iuca'tHy, A. this
boat wOS goiaS on her rc-iiur trip up the
uca. HOG I,.nni. .nc ran aground aud knocked
20 ,ar.ea hole IN nor plank, that shc sunk, and her
pumps scr" oi u" u-""i IL account % inc 'Ooa 'H no"
81: til tide
SrrvAsrsAr NoproLI.-rnc Norfolk Argus, OF
say. In both TOWN md cor":y, ~scrvdutt
different ages. bring very nigh prices. "Corn-acld
hands readily coramnud Sl25 10 $3.50. In The city,
cooks and house servants are in great demand, tie
price bciug SOTO 80
COMMERCIAL CoNvrsrroS.-At Il meeting Of ci;i-
zens OF Norfolk, n, Ashland Hall, on the Doth instant.
following delegates wcre appointed TO represent
city in the New Orleans Commercial Convention
to be held on the second Mooday in Jncuary, 1855:
Nver Mycrs. c. Halt. II. b. Rcnrdun, Chns. Reid,
+. Anderson. l.. ". Hinton, Chas. II. SHIELD. i.
Hi, John Ridley, George BraDhl", Cr1r! Noe, j.
/. B.lntc. Hunter Wond:., l.. II. Chandler, George
Blow, Jr, W!n. y. Mckcnary, Francis Ma.!pry,
VIZ. Ward. G.. w. Fnr:ant, Richard ii. S;c"cn-. j.
!. SjinE;n-, VIM. L. Cunningham. lhos. ". Crow.
j. I. Allyn, VIM. y. Roberts, J:., ChaS. liar-
IFS, ,Jusiuu Wills.