Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-03
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T.. Mathew shot joshua Skidmore an
Pennsylvania avenue this morning. The
motIve aIedgrd for the act is jealously.
Mathew is sill al large.
PTTsBuRG, Seqt. "a. 8 P 81.
A terrible &C idens happened at KnaPPs
foundry this evening. While some men
we're engaged in hosting huge iron wat
er-pipe, weighing one thousand pounds, by
a crane, the hosting chain broke, and tbs
pipe iell on John Barclay, James Dllzell
nd German named Sneitcham. Barclay
was killed instantly. His legs were crush
ed to jelly. DalzelI's spine was badly in
iursl. His recovery is considered doubt
iul. Snei,chAn cannot possibly recover.
PTTssuso, SeIt. 25.
About one hun lred and fifty fugitive
slaves have left here for the British prOvin-
ces since the excitement. .-Rumors are
current tha, large parties Of slave c,ichers
are in town.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. 20.
The Committee Of Conferenc Of The two
Houses, have agreed upon the extension Of
the Capitol. A plan is TO bc selected, aud
the work done under The direction Of ,he
President,
The Foo,e and Fremont difficulty has
been amicapy settled. The Ianer ADDRESS
ed note TO. the former, ds,nauding r,-
traction OF the language used by him in
debate, to be signed iu the presence Of Wit
nesses, and challenge note was left If he
refused. Foo,e declined 10 sign the pa
pers, but addressed note IN reply TO Ere
mont, dsclaiming any intention Of personal
offence in the language used by him ii de-
bate The friends OF both parties consider
ed this satisfactory to Fremont, bu, a, his
instance the not c OF Foo,e was submitted
to Benton whe consented to the arrange
ment. The following card is the result
A CARD.
WAsHNGToN, Sept. %.
The undersigned are authorized to state
that the difficulty between the Hon. IL. s.
Foo,e and J. G.. Fremont, growing out Of
certain expressions used BY the former in
regard to The California bill, in the SEN
ate, last evening, has been adjusted salts
faclorlly to both Of those gentlemen.
(Signed) As. DODGE.
WIN. GWINN,
WIN. w. SIBLEY,
r. NJ. PRICE"
The Objectionable remarks of Mr.. Foo,e
were, substantially. that The bi for The
settlement of land title, would be an out
rage upon the public.
Mr. Richie is TO be indelnnHed and
the printing contract is broken up.
Both The Sena,. and House were cpgas-
el up to ibe hour the Herald we II 10 press
this morn ng, namely, 3 o'cloc', withou,
having concluded. The report OF the pro-
ceedings is lengthy, and 50 full Of dsord.
erly and confused matter, tn we merely
send the result. The Senate abolished
hogeing IN the Navy. They insisted on
their amendments To the In ian Bill and
Bounty Land Bill, and a Committee oi
Conference was appointed also, ON the
Army bill.
The President aud all the members OF
the Cab net, have been IN the Senate anti
chamber since o'clock last evening.
The House passed the Senate bill es,ab.
lIshing additional collection districts II
California. On mo,ion Of Mr.. Johnson
of Arkansas, all bills, resolutions and 9th
er matters, were referred 10 the standing
ports have been made are to be returne,
10 The Clerk, and stani re-committed Al
the commencement OF The next session -
The Llshl House bill was pass:d. AL
amendments to the Civil and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill were agreed to by botl,
Houses, except three. A further Confer.
ence was asked and granted.
The Committee Of Conference again re-
ported that The Senate had receded from
their amendment Idlng captains, marine,
and sailors, who fought in former wars, in
the grants made in the Bounty Land Bill
TO all soldiers who have fought and who
have not been heretofore provided for BY
law. So the bill passed.
The Speaker signed several bills. among
Others, the Navy Appropriation, Bounty
Land ami For,lhcalion Bills. The later j,
got, the more the confusion increased, and
the Speaker found j, impossible to pre-
serve order