The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-11-12

assassinate President Aris,a. The plo, "a,
brought to light by Senor Ramirez, the miuie,
ter OF foreign relations.
ane Siglo announces that there are evident
indications OF radical change soon being eE
| fected ID the policy Of the administration.
The Legislature Of Puebla had passed re,o-
iutons OF accusation against Aguirre. M;n;.-
ter Of Justice, for allowing the exnor,.t;on -
three millions and half Of dollars in specie
belonging to the English creditors, without
paying the customary duties.
me supreme Tribunal also passed resolu.
W1ns W OF accusation against the Minister Of
s'I,,, ar .or not complying with the orders in re-
coiI; oiGuoa passed by the Chamber of Deputies,
eaiiing upon the Minister of Foreisn ReIs.
uons Tor whatever informa,;on he nos.ssssJ
| relaIive to the non-fulfliment of the IIth ar,;'
Gle OF the treaty Of Guadaloupe H;dslgo ana
lnquifiog "nether any negotiations had heen
made with the new States 10 relieve them fron
the obligations of the treaty.,
CALIFORNIA NEws.-The subiop.a ...o,,,
OF duel is almost too horrible for belief: We.
tits vouched for byrespectable newspapers A.
having occurred very recently in California.
BY the Santa Clara Register we are inform
ed OF the following particulars of a duel which
came on In santa Clara county, last week,
near Gilroy's ranch, and which. in feroc;,v
and desperation, we find no parallel for in tbs
State. 1t occurred, says the Register. between
a Mexican and native of California. about A
game OF monte, and Colts navy revolvers
were the weapons used in combat. Nine shots
were fired, and four of the balls took eeec, in
each OF the combatants. Both parties expired
Immediately, and they were both ushered into
the presence Of their Maker to answer for The
murder OF the other. After the second OR
third shot the Californian crawled on bis hands
| and knees nearer his antagonist and fred. in
order to make sure Of his victim. This shot
took effect in the abdomen of the Mexican.
The yield OF gold in California is by no
means decreasing, il we may credit the follow.
ing, from late California paper:
In Saturdays Journal we published an &C.
count OF the astonishing yield of a mining
claim On Sandy Bar, MokeIumne river. Il
had been previously stated that the same com.
pany-composed OF ten persons-had been
taking out some three or four thousand dol.
lars Der diem for several weeks past, and that
finally they had struck lead from whence
they obtained one hundred and twenty pounds
Of clean scale-dust in one day. Subsequent
accounts from the Bar substantiated the for
mer reports, but astonishing as it may appear,
! averred that instea ad of the enormous amount
above stated, the actual proceeds of that one
days labor was one hundred and fifty-ono
pounds! Placing clean river dust at a value
| Oi 3l| per UuuCC, WHICH we DelleVe l6 q low
! | price, the amount would be Sal 1879.
| AN ECCENTRIC CHARACTER.-The Boston
Chronicle gives the following, in addition V
the particulars already published, relative to
John Crefs Croffield, who died in that city on
the 2sth ult, supposed to be worth 100000 /;
For the last thirty years this eccentric man
has not laid in bed, except when travelling, hs
/ HI l. H,-t
gance," as he termed it. He has made his
lodgings on trunks and boards, and finally died
lying upon a large trunk. Three days preee-
ding his death, he purchased burial lot IN
Mount Auburn. He lived, If living it could bs
called, in small shop off from, the street. He
lived a bachelor, not being willing to marry
on account Of the expenses incident upon
married life, and dragged out his existence ~
solitary as an oyster. His meals cost him, on
an average, six and quarter cents, and in
payment he generally rendered crossed four.
| pence. He b, d not probably taken of his
clothes for a year. Avarice shone from his
cold, CLASSY eye he loved no one, and no ono
probably loved him. The late DR.. Parkman
was his friend, and was selected as his exeeu-
tor.
NUT FOR THE ABoLITIosIsTs.-Every
obssrvant and intelligent man in the South, !:
satisfied that the institution Of domestic seryi.
| tude as il exists among us, is the best possible
condition in which the African race can be
| placed. To test the truth of this opinion, Bi.
shop Capers, of South Carolina, liberal and
christian gentleman, the owner Of large plan.
tation and one hundred negroes, determined 10
place them in position Of virtual freedom,
every opportunity for prosperous and success
| full management He gave up to their use, fof
three years, the plantation and all that wa.
upon III horses, cattle, farming utensils and
aii telling them that, il they succeeded we'll
at the end of that time, they should have their
freedom and all they had made.
When the time had expired he found they
had made nothing the stock was all killed
for their use that all the farming implements
were destroyed d, that the horses had died, and
were not replaced that there was no corn in
the corn house, or cotton al the gin, and that
they were on the point Of starvation. he be.
came satisfied that they were incapable OF shift
ing for themselves, and very wisely took them
! .,Ja eharpo