Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-06-13
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SoUTHERs RAIL RoAD AssnCItTIoS.-The k'c-
mnnd Dispatch notices contemplated meeting 81 ne
officers Of Southern rail roads 10 he held nj III" n-
Cu,tnge the 9Th Of July, 10 concert Measure i'r
i more complete conrrxion Of Southern ln"r"st- Id
rhls respect. connexlon Of the Virginia r'ai- =
suggested with the Georgia roads and with III" gr.gt
South western rail road. at present tcrrnina'In- II
Memphis. bur drsrined to connect with Mobile, -
vannah. and New Orleans and ~ urged that Tia" Cen
Iral road beginning Al Richmond ana pas>1n. ih'"HIA
charlottesville aud Siaunrou, sho"ld br pushed ln.o
krnfurky and Southern OHIO. All these ""nn"N.'n-
IRE inevitable but to the present generation Il "a
question OF time Of immea-Grable Importance
JANIS RIVER ASp K,SAwHa CANAI.-TEi. grrri
improv ovenrut. which Virginia has rxprnd"'i ma.
hons Of dollars, has been rather ovcr>had"w"i ~
The livrinr-s and energy with whi"h rnIlr"r!- nr"
conducted. The Rnilroad Record ri Cincinnati show
some u the beneficial results 10 tho country through
which the canal passes. The principal articles carried
upon il tobaco, Hour, wheat corn, coal, salt, pins
ter, and gunp. The quantity ct tobacco l. very great
| aud that of wheat ttne ti'urSrcd To b"-h"I.'
| amounts Ia one mlIun of bushels. From n! tins Y
appears that large aud valuable business III i"rnr
commerce is done IN channel which counmrrcIal lrn
have even recognised. The value ut This coInmrr"
| AMOUNTS Ia nearly ireHy mhI"nS ~ dOHarS per- "H'
nun. Facts and arguments are alduced Ia provciLat
the canal is the best mode at conln"rcMi c"nnrN"'
between Richmond and Cincinnati. We have ~
space for an anslysis of il, which we should k" :"
| nave made. The subject oi commercial conncxoa
between the Ohio valley aud the Atlantic, 'hFoI-I
Virginia is Of deep interest and 10 which We shall
| again refer in some future number.
CoaMEScENgSr AT Emory AND l1ESKi.-Ihe
Commencement exercises at this College tOoh pi'ce
! on rursiny and Wednesday last
The following young gentlemen composed the srN'-
uniting class all Uf whom received the degree oi b"cH
elor Of Arts:
Johu l.. Buchanan, Smyth CO., Va.
Alfred ). Franklin Srarsvllle. Ga
Thomas W. Hayes Dover. Ga.
VIM /. Morgan, Lee co., Va.
Jas. W. Thompson, LDwudes, Miss.
The Address before the Cniliopcan and lierIn"s'nn
Societies was delivered by Rev LEoNipAs koS'ER. :"
Norfolk.
At the conclusion of Mr. Rossers address, the Bynrs
Medal was awarded to Rev. j. Sharpe Of lredrl c"u,
ty, \. e. for proficiency in the Sciences, by me. !.
PREsroS, Esq., Of Snyth.-lh- MrDanir aii i"'r'-
Medals were both awarded to Mr. j ]. BuclAnhil "I
| Smy,h for excellence in Greek aud Latin. by NAi
TER. pREsroS, E>q, of Abingdon; and the hnh"''''"
| Prize Medal 10 Mr. Ignans f. Shumate oi Loud'""
| by hon Mr. MCMILLAN OF Gn.
During The Commencement Exercise. the d"gr.,
of Nu.rrr of Ar,s was conferred upon ThaGdrU- J..
| Thomas Geo. W McClanahan, WIN. L Dohd. y !
Kelly Elb-rt y. WiIlei; and the honorary degree oi
A. NJ upon Archibald Z Allen.
| The GuASo CONVENTION assembled nj " ""t"ch
| Tuesday, IN the Smithsonian institute, at Nnsh"--
ton. The Star says tha, ii con~i-ed manly {" ""'-
gates from Maryland nun Virginia though ID D.'A"h"'
North Carolina and some other States were "'i''-'"'
| a.
Sd. Mr.. Key, of Md, called to III" C'n'r. hni
ON motion OF Mr.. Gibbs, Mr. Albert Em"'. q! M"
WIS elected Secretary. Wee President w''~ s"s''th
| from zach State Represented III the r"H'"i''.''
after which The body entered npon ,..' ''H
s,deratun uf the special subj jrct for wh!rh u WE
called. Il Is doubtful whether the r"n'r"'I"h
will b. ahle To effect anything - tar ~ f""''hh
guamo Is cnncrru-d, rs the Minister "' ''t' '"'"'
try hui lately puhSh-da Statement III ""t",' '' '''
subject which ,nnrlal- wi'h an Assurance ''hh' l"
! udyantny, can pJ4sihy r-ait 10 American n-r"H'".
r,I,, from ANY further agitation or muvriu'hl- on
,h.- ,,rt towards obtaining tree trade III i"UN 'i
{: ..,n or a reduction oi IL prcr III tI'ir i''"''
| - his government l. unable 10 supply IL" Ia
.,. ,.. = ,i-mamd from tirea; B'irnn aud III" '"nl,
NJ, where the grI,uo being brought ihi" n"r|i
! u.4 .ni sells AT S6D per ton. aud that The l"""I
= ars do not AZ present coustiine on"-"Giih "' To"
! .uaur exported from Peru; therefore, no reduction
can be made Ia the pr ju lice of Other mni'""-.
| The new gunno Islands 1t the American 'uhi'
| Company, however. are now being !""h"" ]" WIN
,o. interest. and find aualy-'s "i iur H"ihi'- "'
their product published III the New YORK i'i'''
| They contain Il large amount al su'phh'c h''' f'''
| phate Of i'm, aud organic mtt-r yIriu~ "H''''''
n proportion of 3l6 tn ll.ii per cent hs the mn
mum and maximum Of four several h'aiy'' '"
notice also that III guano charters al New l"h' '''
r ,,,dr,s IN the ma krt from Mr-srs. Brrrrh1 Bro
th-r. al slS per tom from the Chinchhs 10 oiI'l "'"'
STATES the vessels nJ; 10 oe over l2Do tons re- ''r
=, a. to admit of their euteru5 the hnroU- "' A'A'
anLria and Georg-t"wn; but these rates have b'''
steadily rejected for snine time pn.t.