Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-23
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Which, with $3.50, 900, the surplus we have shown
in article in our !s,. issue, the present tax bill will
yield present subjects Of taxation, VII make nearly
$1,000 900, sum sufficient to pay the interest such
loan as may be necessary 10 compile our public
works and pay off the whole loan in five years. Let
the people send TO the Legislature men who will
second the patriotic euor.s of our Governor TO nd
vance tn. interests of the Stats and W will have The
qualification of seeing our public wors completed
and our people relieved Of the buTdens0f taxation.
As pertinent to the subject, we subj jim the follow
ns article in relation to The Baltimor, oyster trade
THE oyster trads of Baltimore has recently become
very extensive, giving employment to O vesssls. and
commanding tho services Of nearly yUU0 persons.-
There upwards 600 persons engaged in catching
oysters and bringing them to narket-sn occupation
confined exclusively 10 the Chesarssts Bay and its
tributaries.
After they reach the city, shout fourthou,and men
are employed in shuokiug, and five hundred in pack
Eg and preparing them for transportation to the
South and West. There are two hundred tnners en-
poyed III making tho packages, and the Fora Of fifty
aborers is required in the conversion If the shells
into lime.
The whole quantity of oysters brought to the city
during the year. up the cose of the the 5h
instant. reached up 20 about l,'5O,OOO bashels OF
these, about 800 900 bushels are packed in the raw
state, 500 900 bushels nre consumed in the city, The
cost of the cy..ecs 20 the packer is abou fifty cents
per bushel or an aggregate o: 0O tie principal
par. os which il retained in the city for supplies, and
the amount paid to the shuckers is about sl7l,OOO
besides oil other expenses incurred before The articis
is shipped.
The business was began only abont twenty years
ago. add will, in thu course of few years. as thu
market at the West Increases become one OF the most
important branches of trade. Connected With this
trade ia that of shell lime, which now goes up to
about 5U0 Geo bushels per annum. lnrgs amount OF
capital is invested, and according TO the Baltimore
Sun, from which the statements taken. there Is
probably other single branch Of industry that fur
nishes employment to as many psrson'."
DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN WASHINGTON.
WARRINGTON, june 81, P. M.-Since o'clock
this afternoon we have had here succession nj
storms and heavy rain attended with thunder and light
ming. One of them was accompanied by terrific feil
Of hail, sone OF which measured ak and hall inches
in circumference, and come of the stones even
larger and OF various shapes not only round but pre-
senting the form of stars of squares and obong The
galleries of fine arts owned by some OF our citizens
the skylights Of the city post-ofce the roofing OF the
railroad depot the green houses, the west fron;oo G
churches, and the printing oices are nearly all en-
tirely wndowess, whilst thousands OF panes OF glass
in dwellings are shvered. The dwelling OF Iae
widow Connolly, on Capitol Hill, was completely un'
rooted.
The fruit and vegetation generally, are cut down.
During the storm the cattle furiousy the fields
and streets, severely injured and several persons ex-
posed were cut on the lace and hands Ii Is under
stood that at some of the government offices the win
dows were also much brOk0n. The storm was partl.
cularly severe norihwardly. One Of our oldest and
observant citizens states that there has been such
storm here for forty five years. Report says that It
did not reach Alexandria. Tic ..raets flooded
with water and the amount which has fallen causes
additional apprehensions for the canal above. IL is
supposed that the hail extended only Ten or fifteen
mil .s md b;on itu