The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-07-14
CONGRESS-MoNDAY,

The Chair laid before the Senate state
Dent Of the amount paid for printing and bind
iDg for the War Department since 1849.
Mr. Downs presented the petition Of mer-
chants and others Of Boston, praying the re-
segnition OF the independence of Hayti.
Mr.. Clark presented the resolutions of the
citizens OF Georgetown, demonstrating against
ne reconstruction of the Long Bridge at its
present site.
Several private bills were considered and
passed.
The bill regulating vigation by steamboats,
& was again taken up.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Gentry
asked, but did not obtain leave, to submit a
pint resolution authorizing the Secretary of
War to loan to the Washington City Guard, a
juvenile company composed Of pages Of Con.
gfess and other youths of tn city. such small
arms IA may be suitable for their purpose.
The House resumed the consideration of
me bill TO amend the act of March, 1851, to re-
duce and modify the rates of postage, but be-
lore disposing of it entirely the morning hour
expired.
The House, in Committee, then took up the
deficiency bill, and agreed to the amendment of
ise Senate giving additional compensation to
Me Collins line of steamers for carrying the
naiss between New York and Liverpool. The
sste was-ayes "a, noes73.
DISTRESSING FATALITY.-Week before last,
the steamer Nominee took up to Lake ST.
CToix an emigrant family from Indiana, named
Secfest. They had travelled across the Mis-.
ssssippi by land, and were possessed of several
wagons and large amount of stock, and were
veil provided with money. Ina day or two
efter landing af point on the west side of the
lake. between Willow river and Saltwater, a
member OF the family sickened, and died almost
immediately; and when the editor of this paper
sas in that vicinity last week, four more of the
number lay dead in barn, al short distance
hom the house in which the family lived. A
nth was considered past hope Of recovery, and
has since died. The disease was called chole-
"a BY the physicians v no visited the family
The sufferers received all needful attention
rem the people of Saltwater. The family was
composed mostly OF adults. OF the six who
sisd, tour were females-being all that belong.
90 70 'ne 'amiy.-D Dubuque Tribune.
REyoLrIse.-The Louisville Journal pub
ishes the following revolving case of infant.
eide:
Sunday afternoon. Henry Hughes, a labor
ne man, living on Portland avenue. murdered
bss own chiid, an infant one year aud nine
he house. The wretch, who was drnns ~" ~. !.
Ne helpless child by the legs and dashed !,
ihSee fimes against the wall with great force
and then threw il upon the hearth.
Great excitement prevailed ia the lower mar,
sfthe city in regard 10 the unnatural murder
bet The police arrested Hughes, together with
BIS wife, ard lodged them in Jail. They were
10th in beaslly state of intoxicaiion.
Its remarked by the New York Times that
he immense progress Of roud building in this
sosDiry, il having . sensible feet on The price
y foreign rails. They have, Of late, been rap
snotaiions Of Cells. Cd. TO &c sterling, free
= sbipboerd ID Wales, and many contracts
shead IL these rates were declined.