Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18

back of the LEFT shoulder. passed under the collar
bone, cutting the wind pipe, and came ont on the
right side Of his neck. lie trld 10 his horse and
rode three miles To the nearest house. where he
died in two days after. The Savannah Georgian
says that the shot is supposed to have been fired
by On Indian, and that Mr. q is the third person
that has been recently killed, at or near the
spot.
INDIAN MEpALs.-Three thousand dollars were in
serted i'm the appropriation BILL on the motion of Mr.
McDufie, to procure medals fer Indians, IN the
rent year-but nine hundred dollars paid for tho
purpose, three or four years ago. filled large space
in the silly report Of the famous committee Re-
trenchment'-thc printing Of which probably cost
more than was saved by their long labors; IT, indeed
the saving of ono cent effected by them. We
rather think that the whole resulted in making a
book" MITES Register.
NEw HAMrs,rIRE ErrcrIox We has returns
from about - towns i'll New Hampshire, which give
nearly the same results last year, when the jack
son candidate for Governor was elected by about
icoo majority. The expectation OF the Clay party,
therefore. so far regards the granite S,ae ha
we should judge, been disappointed. AS the Editor
of the Courier says--"there is not loop to hang
hope upon. Dos Gag
CHARLusroN, MARcH -.
SuIrwREcK AND Lass or LIrE.-Thc schooner
Happy Return Lockwood, left this port We tcrday
for Norfolk. About half past o'clock. last evening
when about twelve miles north of BlrnaCant Shoals
violent snow squal came on, which capsized the
schooner. Captain Lockwood was drowned: il Is sup
posed that he struck by the boom The crew were
taken off By Barnagant schooner. and have arrived
in this city. One OF the requests to state
that the schr. Cornca, was i'll company when the
accident occurred but she did offer any assistance
SArANxur, MARcm .
81 special Court Of Admiralty sitting, a decree was
given yesterday by Judge Cuyler the f. Fl welan
and Others beans against the British Baruc New prospec,
and cargo, found abandoned August last brnch,
he
of the appraised value 1858 900 ofvee aud cargo amount
l3 1884, from which the expenses deducted
leaving the savors Sinsl6 0ths the w..
lot boa, S35le, and the balance divided among the
individuals board (l3 in ally the tnHc OF hom
$1,000 to 200 each Tine New Prospect homnd from ia.
maca TO London and after the gale of August was
abandoned by the captain and crew. who taken of
vessel hound to Charleston She had cargo Sugar aud
Rum, and December last aer beng repaired yruccetci
on her voyage To London.-GcorgidI.
The selecmcn of Gloucester. Mass have publish
ed the donations received for the sufferers by tho
fire last summer; they amount to Sii.2Gi SIS pc
sides vessel load oi produce from Wiscasset CLOTH
bread, &c.
The hill providing for hr prosecution o ,s works Of inter
nal improvement now in progress in Pennsylvania, at
length received the of sar legs
ate and only wants the signature Of become
law appTopraes $500 900 10 the ta road from hia.
delrhia to Columha Sil6l7O canal Columbia TO
Middleto"n Si25,oD to the tumpkes s7OoOOO to
ihs canal sackwarr navigation between rcon
holdayshUIg aud the rail road Ale hanv noun.
an S2OOO 10 the extension the West Branch 500
the North Branch 900 tn the Iewisbury cross cut ia be
pad ont nj tile West Branch Appropriations 500 the
Big Beaver; ami 100000 TO the French creek,
M'prLE, MARCH :.
STEAM Boar MoBmE.-We regret 10 learn that
this splendid boat totally dcs rovcd by fire on
Thursday morning last, between s and > o'clnck -
She was taking in cotton al Virgins Landing when
the ire was dIscovcred it probably cunIInunica
ted from the furnace the deck and thence To the
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