The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-25
THE DAILY DISPATCH
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Srs.rE.-The civil and diplomatic bill was
taken no, and discussed until O'Clock.
The river and harbor bill was taken up.
Alter debating various amendments until 81
O'Clock, the bill was reported to the Senate !;
and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE or REPRESENTATIVES, The bill for
the better protection of life on steamboats,, &C..
was considered, and, before il was finally dis
posed OF, the morning hour expired, and then
the bill granting a pension to John lie Roy
was taken up and passed. Mr.. Oids intro
duced resolution for the appointment OF a Sc
lect committee TO inquire into and report upon
he connexion of Mr.. Corwin with the Card.
ner claim as counsel which, after being de-
bated, was agreed 10.
The House next considered the naval steam
er appropriation bill in committee ot the whole
on the state of the Union, which was subse-
quently passed. Afterwards the bills Tor the
relief of Margaret l.. Worth, widow OF the late
General Worth, of the United States army,
aud for the relief OF the orphan children of the
late Captain Samuel Piummer, were taken up
and passed.
The House then went again into commit
fee of the whole on the state of the Union,
wherein the light house appropriation bill was
considered. Afterwards the committee rose,
and the House adjourned.
HORRIBLE MURDER AT RICEvILLE, n. j.
Ga Wednesday morning, a lady residing in
Riceville, Rartan township, Monmouth coun-
~, New Jersey, called at the house Of an old
lady. Mrs. Lewis, to have a neighborlv talk,
but upon entering, found the breakfast table
standing, as if the meal had been half finished,
With acup OF tea poured out, but no one in the
house. The lady, after waiting for Mrs. l..
short time, went home, supposng the old lady
had gone TO visit, in ha sic, some of her neigh
bors. But upon thinking of the circumstances
during the following night, she considered 1t
singular, and next morning went agEIn TO the
house when imagine her surprise TO find ev-
erythng about the house as she had LETT II the
previous morning. The alarm was immedi-
ately given, and uprn searching The house II
was found TO have been pIlered Of all money,
save Eve bags, containing silver to the amount
of 800 each, which, it was supposed, had
proved too weighty for the robber. Attention
was then directed 10 finding Mrs. Lewis, and
al short distance from the house, III the
cret recesses Of closely wooded spot, her re-
mains were discovered. Her head was man.
gied in a shocking manner. Her bruins had
evidently been knocked out with a stick of
wood, which was found lying near. with two
knots exactly fitting the intentions made in
her skull cord was drawn tightly around
her throat.
Young man, seemingly about twenty-one
wears of age, named Johnson, the son of cup.
tain of a vessel sailing to New York, was ar
rested on Saturday afternoon, on suspicion of
being the murderer and has since been com.
nlitted at Freehold TO stand his trial at the Sen
seEnber term. Suspicion was aroused from the
fact that he tried TO get gold changed to notes
III many different places, on the day of the
murder, even before it was discovered, and
upon being questioned as to where he obtained
it, he replied, of his father He was, however,
arrested, md, on the way 10 Freehold, they
me, his father, who denied the fact. He then
saiG he obtained it of his Grandmother, but his
story is now utterly unbeleved. Some ninety
doIlars in gold were found on his person. He
had been married the day after the murder and
bought his wedding suit with his ll-gotlen
eains.-PhH Ing. 18th.