The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-09-29
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
LATER FROM MEXICO.


sailed.
The excitement in regard to the usurpatio
BY Csrdenas Of the Governor ship of the Stat
sfTamaulipas still continued. On the Sd, III
Legislature. which appears TO be entirely sui
Serient to the will Of Cardenas, issued de
cree comforting upon the Governor whateve
powers NAV be required 10 repress the rsvo'u
tenaTy spirit exhibited at Tampico and oihe
Darts Of the State. II the Governor considers
4 necessary to employ Don Antonio CANNES
n this matter the necessary license Is confer
red upon him. Ii also authorizes the puohca
non OF the law Of 1850, which prescr.bes the
punishment to be inflicted upon all dlsturbers
OF the public peace.
On the 5th, majority Of the avuntemiento
Issued an address to The citizens of Tampco
~hsch they preface by quotation from sam
uei Adams, as follows:
~Ay decided opinion IL, that we should per-
SIS, in struggling for liberty, and for our social
rights and guarantees, although, by u revelation
from Heaven. it should be communicated TO us
thai pine hundred and ninety nine out of a
thousand had to perish, and buta single free
zssn survive and retain his liberty. This sin.
gle man would possess mora virtue, and would
attain higher degree of happiness than u
thousand slaves"
After efbut comprehensive summary oil
ayUniamiento declare that as a last resort they
appeal TO the General Congress TO declare the
election of Senior CarJenas null aud void, to
avoid further misfortunes that will inevitably
eusne il the usurpa.ion is permitted. They
declare, that out of a choice of evils they have
taken the Least. as, al ali hazards, they wish 10
a,oida general disturbance.
We find in the Concrete decree dated al
Mexico, August 2lst, upon the Tehuantepec
Affair which states tina. The time for the recep-
ton Of proposals for opening the road across
ahe lsthmus had been extended to the Both OF
August, and that The period allowed for the
conclusion Of the road, from the time Of its
CONNIE ncemeni, has been altered from seven
10 nine years. The Government does not
Judge it convenient 10 name day for the open
ing ofthe bids, nor The principle which it has
been compelled to adopt for their examination
before declaring its preference.
The usual notices Of Indian depredations
and barbarities appear in the Comercio.-N.
O. Pic
a One of the most cold-blooded murders
which il has been our lot to record for some
time, was committed in New Orleans on the
night Of the Goth. The man killed was quiel
sRoblrusive Swiss, named Louis Lloyd, and
'he murderer was q Spanard named Antoine
Gnenera. The Delta thus describes the scene
sfer The murder:
Immediately fer LLOYD fell, Guerrero came
down stairs holding in his hand the bloody
Knife, which he handed to the proprietor OF
she house, saying, Il killed him and this is the
knIie l did il with" A member tf the police
who was near, took Guerrero into CUSTODY
when asked # he had killed The mar, he
ialg he'd, and said eyes" To question "wby
he had Gone it?'' he answered "he told lies
thai made me lose my situation, aud killed
him fur it," Being asked IF he was not afraid
If being hung for the murder 2" he replied
no. Il r he had but one time TO die ~ He
seemed perfectly Indifferent to The conse-
fufnces Of The deed, and on his way TO pr-
SON laughed and joked about the fun it would
afford the public 10 see him hung. lie WIS
Heavily ironed and locked up in the Hevia
slIeet prison
PoLITIcAL.-As The day Of battle draws near,
there is something like enthusiasm apparent in
Che ranks Of the two great parties. Both are
confident OF success. The Dispatch looks on
eomposedly, praying for the happy time to
arrive when the political papers shall contain
something besides politics.
FIRE IN PETERsBURG.-Two buildings were
destroyed by fire in Petersburg on Monday
morning. The first was occupied, and owned
BY Gen. Charles O'Hara; the second was
owned by Mr.. r. H. Bate, and occupied bv
Rr. J. L. Gilbert.
~ During fight between two hose COM
panies in Philadelphia, last Sunday morning,
"illinm BUN received a shocking stab in the
stomach. Patrick Cannon was arrested for
committing The offence.
e Several lowdy opponents of the Maine
''quor law in Lynn, Mass, aggrieved at the
Artion OF the mayor in favor oil the law, entered
that tunctionary's house on the morning of the
zsIh, and soiled the carpets with blacking, be-
sides deacing the building in various WAYS.
We learn from the Augusta Chronicle g. Sen
A"f! that Nathaniel Polhill Badly, son of Mr.
"m. ii. Badly, was shot on the 9Th instant
IN Richmond county, Georgia, in consequence,
81 loaded gun having been carelessly pointed
al MIN and accidentally discharged.
IHE CASE OF BISHOP DoANE-A special
convention Of the Diocese Of New Jersey will
assemble at Newark on the 9th Of October
To decide upon and pursue such course, in
regard to the interests and just rights Of the
Diocese, as the action of the three Bishops,
IN making, what purpurls to be new present
Een, for the Bishop Of the Diocese, may, in
sheir judg mep, reqnire.'
q A worthy aud respectable man named
John Worts, was shockingly injured by The
falling of building on Conway street, Balt
10 0rs, Monday afternoon.
v J. Laurens Smith, Esq, CT South
Caroline, has been elected to eli the prof,s
sorship Ct Chemistry and Materia Medica in
the University Of Virginia, at Char!ot,es.
vile.
II The Washington Republic saws tina,
Edward A. Cabell, Esq, of Virginia, bos ms,
been appointed Chief Clerk Of the General