Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-03
The largest Chinese imports into France consist OF
raw silks.
Direct trade between the United States and China,

The largest Chinese imports into France consist OF
raw silks.
Direct trade between the United States and China
was not opened until the year 1854. In February oil
thar y.ar the Empress, China, Of 800 IONS, smiled
| from New York tor Canton, ard returned the follow
ing year with rich cargo. The immense fortune 81
John Jacob Aslor, OF this city, WAS realized in the
eariy China trade. He opened trading stations with
our Indians and purchased their urs, for rinkes and
blankets at lsrgs profits These turs he reshipped
10 Canton and cold them al enormous profits. 10
turn he would bring back China sks, teas, aud China
wares which would be- sold again at great profile
| Thus round voyages would sometimes count by the
hund cd thousand dollars each There was not great
education rk required 10 ge, rich by such pro-
cess. His son. VIM. Ii. Actor, whose saving and close
HABITS Of industry Induced biz father to eave bin halt OF
his fortune has much ha can do 10 take care Of IT,
and IA the old man ead himself all the pay he gets for
hia labor is what hs eat and wear Grard 0! Phla
dephi8 with due allowance for his eccentricities was
| a shrewd, educated aud talented merchant, and i'm
mortaZed himself by bis donations to Philadelphia
and the founding Of his excellent college Mr.. Astor,
who forgot 10 reward some Of his old servants 10 the fur
trade euch Rumsy Crooks and others yet under the
influences Of his His.or;ographer, Washington Irving,
whom he pensoned with aaiary, as trustee, 1T
So 700 per ennum, was ipducsd to found, really, the
b-st selected and most valuable library of books in
America; and which, from the manner in which it is
managed, is about rs much use 10 the great mass OF
people for whose benefit il was ostenSbly instituted.
| az a hHge pile of "6rsck bats" The Librarian does
not design TO open ts doors until I'D o'clock, A. N.
and then closes before sun down. 1t 10 not open on
| evenings at all-the only tins great many mer-
chants and their clerks have time to read at ALL
Neither 10 any book ever allowed 10 be taken out
Aud from the last of July the l't OF September, il.
is absolutely closed altogether 1t ia OF little use tx
cept to few scholars like Mr.. Irving Mr.. Bancroft,
and others, who generally 'ioaf there when in town.
Rsverting TO China, We may state, that the gold
discoveries in California and Australia, largely de-
vsoped the China trade. From 1912 TO 1855, our
tonnage in thu China trade Increased from II i8S fons
to 20 Sl5 10 1855. Our imports from China III 1888,
amounted 10 about Sll,O00OOo, Of which about
So 00D, 600 consisted OF teas.
The English have generally since their cultivation
of the poppy in India had great difficulty IN settling
the balance of tho China trade against them by means
of opium trade, and thus cave The immense Grain
Of silver currency. As soon as tho late war broke
out the opium rsde TO great extent was cut OF and
England well France had 10 submit last fall to
| tremendous extent, which complicated The panic
This drain will now bs renewed for sometime, as the
cultivation ofopum in India has been greatiy dnln
shed, and cannot inset the balance OF exchange.
II is ssd that had Chins no tea or silks TO give IN
exchange for opium, ths drain of specie IN The
last thirty years would have amounted TO $otO uUU0UU
10 1867 just before war commshced ihe exports 81
Opium from lnda Ia China amounted 10 about Az UUO
chests Of the value OF S25 OI)0 600
The telegraph dispatch from London on the 2|fh'
WA mixsd up affair. il taied several Items that
were previously known. 1t said the King OF Prussia,
on account OF illness, could not attend the tetes oi
CDtr0ouTg. HOW cOud De, wutn II Wdo kno"h '"o'
he was confined in his oYa caps', being non compoS
MEATS. 1t gays tbs Emperor wss TO return 10 Paris
on a certain day, aud the Qusen TO London on the
80 b. which were known beior-. The only points IN
the m.ss age of novelty. related TO he Chinese treaty
of peace, which looks like the tail OF The previous
days Dispatch
Still immense preparations are on foot to celebrate
the cable on n-xt Wednesday. Time and space would
fail 10 noice the malt that 10 proposed ~ be done.
For details l must refer you TO the papers OF the
city.
The reports regarding yellow fever. on Staten
Island, grossly exaggerated for political and specu
lative purposes Many cases reported as such are
known TO be absolutely fslse-,wo OF which we have
traced and found 10 be such, through our highly re
spectacle tri-nd. Udolpho Wolfe. E-q.-wh;ch were
said fsseey; and 'hst, TOO, by property owner phy
-ician Of Staten Island who said they mad occurred
at a respec'ab. privafs house al NV B'lgaton'
where Mr.. Wolfe .mporariiy residing win his
lady ard daughters. The other parsons in The houS-
w-re NJ 8 ". th- owner, AND Mr.. Hogan and his
family Until about fhe tim. the girls had either
lei; recovered "r tor week or ten days the Doctor
had -ver mentioned 10 the inmates that il Was lever
ut ali and only did So week or ion Gays utter the
occurrence. and whsn bath glrls had lett
General Williams. the hero OF Kars ia being feast
cd Halifsx. IL is expected that he will visit New
York and be present at the celebration OF The Gable,
ny English residents which will take place about the
18Th OF September.
The Guy Hail bell, cast in 1852, and which weghs
about - O0O pounds, has been lowered TO tbs gronno
La huo~ No'hing leaders. Tor the sake OF NICE
sr- Likely Ia rnierus- with rh- Black R-pub Icnns
F1hiu California We learn thar the frsz-r River
god .Scheui-nr was dying oat. Tar. 10 Goutt
tnr' 'h- country Id rirh ID but is ih- ar
fully in,ccessioiv al tue country The almost imp
-IbtIy OF eno-lstence wien h-ie, and hustliIes al
ssHirriig rine- ot Indiana. rs To cause the stourcst
hearted tn r-c,",l anG r-rrac- their steps. in many
ca.-s. b.rk to California, poorer Than they w-ni
Among the candidates vi The Democratic party for
Governor OF this State Horatio Seymour, Uuei
ia county; Mr.. Allen, OF Oisego and Richard
Sche!l.
The Black Republicans will not run King, as they