The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-03-15

.;.;,s,ior in either House of Congress.
ID o, ,rans,nitted to the other House for
I'D " OF course all the bills, reported al
=, the las, Session, which have not yet
- either House OF Congress, are lost by
Ting been acted upon. Among those
,sn. rejected, are about fJiy bills ofn
..ture. We cannot, al the late hour
oenned, pretend TO cnumerate them.
y mem is The bill 10 fix mud re-organ re
- Establishment; the bill 10 regulate
s,foats, the bill to provide government
- District of Columbia; bill Tor the
..ation and civilization OF the Indians !;
vi lor layiuss duty on sales OF merchan-
D" ,acti6n; The tiIl further 10 amend the
81 system OF the United States; bill
a'' '',,ag the slave Trade, &c. [lsdf. Int.
litter Of Mr.. KREMER TO his CoHstitu
u" .bch we declined publishing, appears
p, washington City Gazette of last evening,
- ~ me alterations, which tits, perhaps, not
ks.,ry 10 particularizG, bu, which, so far as
- rendert less exceptionable than in its
r. nj form il appeared TO US TO be ID
~ Legislature of the State of MARrLAsp
5,.,ed on Saturday evening. Previous To
ad'oarnmen,, a bill passed both Houses for
iior the Constitution OF the State, so as
- the Children of Israel from the dis
sEca,;ons under which they now labor ia
.,.,e The bill has again 10 pass the Lee
4 ~ beiore the amendment is consumms
a Civil and Religious Liberty shall yet
snnnpb
ARRIVAL OF COM. PORTER.
,,urofK, Feb os.-1he r. s ship John
fs.n,. Captain Dallas, from hey NeH bound
g,.hing,on City, with Commodore Porter
L. sfd anchored in Lynnhaven Bay IN Sat
[shmorning, aud the wind being ahead came
L INTO Hampton Roads yesterday evening
sra an exchange of saiutes took place he.
f,an her and the North Carolipd, "a laying
!, bs Roads. underestimate the John Adams
IrI proceed up the Bay the first favorable
i1-she sailed from Key West II days
I..s leaving Captain Warrington there in good
k,lh. Lieut. Bell, late commandant of the
E,re,. Lieu,s Moorhead and Glynn, attach.
4 IA That vessel, and Major Miffin, of Key
Wet came passengers in the John Adams.
tn, Galliot Sen Gull, Lieut.. Comd't N'Kee-
k,,yaslef, at Key West, The U s. sch Shark
q, comtt Gallagher, had sailed thence for
b. Thomas.
The tand continued unhealthy.
The United States ship Decoy, Lieutenant
fondr Mix, from ST. Jago via Havana, was
aoninto Key West as the John Adam. came
n Cd the night of 18th instant, all well on
lsd The John Adams, il gives us pleasure
b ham, has not lost a man since she left the
United States (Beaeon.
Shocking Murder and Rufcicrv.
EHoLK, March 3.-Capt. Holiday, Of the
kbr Mark Time, arrived here on Tuesday
ka from York River, has communicated 10 US
N, ienowingparticuar ofthe inhuman butch.
4, otNr. THOMAS EDW ARDS, farmer of
EneWiNam County, opposite to Nalkertown.
br Friday last MIR. Edwards went 70 swamr
sont a mile from his residence, to overlook
pone ofhs negroes who were engag ED in
,yiur wood. He had heen seated mon |
6nnp but short time when he was attacked |
ls two of hi. negroes, Que of whom struck |
lin violent blow on his head with mil |
lie and another despatched him Win n sill |
,ore severe blow from a broad axe. They
Ten severed the body about the req ion of the |
,onach, and again divided, longitudnalv.
ha, part OF the trunk with the head attached !
bit-They next buried that part Of the body !
sbieh they had split in two, in a ditch near
ls place where the murder wa. committed, |
nd carried the other part about three quarters
ss nile, where they concealed il The en-.
fsbtad not been found when capt II. left
here Mr. Edward. unusual absence from
Aeimily having excited some uneasInees his
ns went in pursuit Of him, and discovering
tne flood On the ground near where The me-
rcs were nj work, their suspicion. we're
sn,ly excited, andupon mixing strict s.areh
Ia discovered part of ths body. The ne
Ips were Immediately unprecedented ard
bon after gave information where the other
rfofthe body had been concealed. All the
WOES who wrr. at work together had been
'mniite TO Jail, il being impossible 10 dssie-
al, he PERPETRATORS of the horrid deed, as
htt tontinued 10 accuse the other Of being
he murderer. TBea.on.