Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-25

the whole concern i.l through prey 20 IA" d''Ho"r
in. element.
,i.:, ire and the l,- "i Mr.. Robinson i AZ i,.,;
:! o"n viii. II" Insurance Tor either.
! similar accident ot the oil i.nitng never took
place before in Berger ~ Bnylc'> establishments
;h"u. ir tr;,r- past the work ha> i'c'i'ia;ly
."iug on.
K,SAwmA RIVER IurRovENEST.-TheN Valley
Star ,ny, rha, the Bcar "l Directors ot the kuiaw
La River Improvement have entered into Il c"ntrac,
for H., improvement Of the navigation Of the Ka
nawi.a They have contracted wiki Major licnr. =
Kup. ui Pcrin> vl,ania. To improve the navigation by
>liirr. nidr where necessary. by winged dams. at
rates amounting in the aggregate. 10 about is" in-
ug.i alrl .iiry thousand dollars :.'".""',. The
lr.wiu,, and specifications 1t the work 10 br done
mrrr made hy NJ Bycr>. Engineer of the river and
tie Improvement vii extend from l.vkin >honl-
= mile above ilarlo-toni /" tiicm"uth oi the ka
naw!a.
Tie, contractor $-u""Uu. IN cash. have |" hc raised
iro,n :. sale of the kalmwha river b"nd>. And c:n
this bc done. We are sure it can. ii capitalists bc
informed Of the fits and ft"re Of the kanawha re-
zion and o the nature aud security -; the hanawEa
river bonds
For the bond, will bear per cent interest pey an
mum. They ca, hn -od al discount oi 10 per cent.
The kan:lwl la river Improvements. and the tolls
arising thcrci.om ia oN i'm. 10 will he mort
.cd 80 secure the payment ot the said bonds, prin-
-i,.l anil in.r.t Tie Board "f Directors have
,nrizd 500. .", ui tlir said bond, be issued. and
Iii, appointed agents make sale Of them. These
$s,o.ni will constitute III" f,st lien or mortgage on
the ,,rc w",i- ;d future toll aud will have prior
;;y oN"r al pthcr bplI'.s or inichtcinc>s
The people "i tie kanawha Valley should take
hold ni this matter in real earnest. The improve
m.ut II the kanaHha River vii! Ic "i lntalcU!aoc
enc.i, To the coal -ll and iamn. Interests OF orr
VALLEY. tanno, $."."" "i these h"nd> hc castle.
hy tie wealthy rpGniy al Mason: Cannot Putnam
and kanavha carl cash $lj.""" Il these bonds :
Tic Kumwha Valley should take S;".'u" OF these
bonds The GOA! companies "m AMI ;"n. the Ma
nau l,a should each cash S.c.w9 ~ these '"nd> The
,.,:.l c,uirai,> Elk and '"al EiHrr> sh"nd rir-
cia,c LIBERAL: and give th'r al III chc''n- ''ie c'
these hnn,!..
In luokiu. over t. report made year ~" IN regard
=. tho KanuNha river We find il stated ,ha, the toll,
from l>:,, to l>:ij on the kanawha river. amounted
,o $l1i.l>5: that thcrr "erc expended dnrlns tlle
,,inr period "r the river for improvements $'' ~.
thus leaving revenue "i :ll"i5" III :" wears.
or Il net rcycnl,c al Si.j.o per annunl.
Between III and l>:;, the tolls amounted TO some
81; .nnn per :inun And during that period very
ii',c coal va, shipped The tolls came chiefly from
-ai, With the navigation improved, the t"Il "h
This river would soon amount 10 $4,000. and even
S:o Oo rcr nun,ini Hence il j. We regard the pur-
,l,l,c oi' Kaaawla River Boni> Il sale. -"'ire 'ni
profitable investment.
MANASSAS tar RAILKoAp-Thc Woodstock
Tenth Legion. -ay, hc track "f the Manassas Gap
Railroad i non completed t" Eiinl,urgh, and the
,.:r- will ran there in irw days. he hrds" over
Narrow passage, live hundred ieGt L9n2 ana M one
hundred and twelve feet high. built iy NJ. J.. Fla
eide Ed. Of Batimore. i, 'lay passed over ny the
en- .i:,r and car. distributing the iron %c. Il l.
,.r7;sr. of na.iiiccucr AMI stability :" be- -'ir
passed hv al, "'!cr III the country.
,,.,,, W ttrri .1hn al hnr lu u
= fellow named Tho,na, Kane clopciirom Whcclin.
with a,oun, woman named Mary Ball. leaving in
destitute circumstances wife and several children.
among whom are two grown ny daughter NJ E''
accounts the guilty laiir were ." '""'' TOR hai>'>'
TmE R.xnolrm lIousr, fAnsvnLr.-Ti.is
house. which noticed lat spring ~ IL process OF
construction i m"w OPEN 20 the public. with N"r'e!l
Cobb. formerly OF the MaysvilIc House: Buckins-
ham Courthouse. proprietor. h" u wei! nii""h ~
= gentleman who takes pleasure in making il| guests
comfortable and who i Professionally In'Ii"e, y! !"
lon. practical experience Tor the situation l""'S
who have travelled much, know the value "i "gooh
uualitc, in our host. and viii always put uP: II
possible where those attractions, are i"nhd--n ''ci
hv-thc-hy which may l' realized. II alpre'"tc'i'
wherever applicable.
The Hnnlolpi-Ilou>c j. nn appropriate and sig
,;,i,.,n, maine TOR this ncw hotel. slice II stands On
the site torncrly occupied 10y the old Eaglc-h"tc ;,
once kept hy the celebrated Peer Francisco. when
w.,, built on the property then owned by judith
p.rd.lph OF Ezzarrc. III tho hall Of this old conn
trihcd tavern or inn, many o. the iaoii- and might!
men of the pa. have inn cI: and here. the ilenrys
m. Randol,hs the Tayor,. the B"lllng> llogc. Rice
Alexander and MANY cther' "i like note "er" iFe-
rI.. present, hotel i comparatively large. well.
huii AID o,.!inodipu,-attrictivc in appearance and
uniform in -tyc it contains twcnty-Jx anipl,
ro,,,,,. about sixteen feet square, which are abun
.Iantly high from floor 10 ceiling. and wcll-lyftct
and handsomely furnished Each room i supple
with crate. in which the newly discovered coal .
the vicinity Is burned. 1t stand, near the lower cl'
o,thc town anil within few wards ofthc depot Of th
Sou;h->idc railroad. and is therefore very conyccn;
The PROSPECT, oi Farnyillc are now good. and IN
promise "i future improvcnca, hold ont strong IN
,ucc,neu,, for the cnternr-ine and indG-riou' A"'
illcy incrcasc.
CENTRAL BAxx-Thc Stockholders Of th'
central Bank Of Virginia. II; their ann'"I meeting
on "Wednesday last, elected the iolo"n: i''f'e''I'
t;,r the ensuing year; wm. Kinney. President. \
II H. Stuart, Jacob Baylor. ". y. Bel, H. ". shei
iry. B. +. Points, Geo f. Prcr, II! g. ',itiir!e' VI
pi,on. W ". pana.he. jos. ~ addc' r. IL
ynuny anJ Richard Sr,nmcrson. The >emi-annua
dividend. Iayablc"n The l='h was - hc'- '>'"'"
Ia" !<pfctc'o6.
Tur p,<u,xpLE RA:LRoAp.-rhe railroa'
ocr,., III. Panhandle q: Virginia. and tho brids
80, ,L. uI,i, q, srcubcnvillc, are soon 10 be coin
io,.J Thj> will shorten the distance bvtwec
i'it..hlr. and cincinnati. by r'lroad forty miles.
EyogNouS SAuSAGE-Mr. Abraham Brennc
man. OF Brock Gap. Rockingham county, ma
-a,i-a-r. not lon. since, that measured :? yafs J
ei.t!! and weighed :" pounds. - vs. ~ u n'h
ton .. tlc Atlantic cable.
BANK or RocxBRlDGE--Th annual meetlh
of tie stockholders Of the Bank OF RocShndsc WI
held on last Saturday. The following grn,ieme
wc,c elected Directors for the ensuing wear Me,sr'
E + Paxton. : McD Reid. II Barclay. \ l. Nei,o,
Win Mclaughlin. /. HOPKINS, J Fn!!err' McI