The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-21
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CONGRESS-TauRsDA
S.S.rE.-Atter the presentation of petitions,
g,,. Hunter moved that the Senate take up
the civil aud diplomatic appropriation bill for
the morning hour.
Alter debate, the motion was agreed to, and
the Senate proceeded TO vote on the amend
ments. 1t was then postponed.
The river and harbor bill was taken up, and
amendments were adopted.
HousE OF REPREsEsTATivEs.-The House
Tssaniea the consideration Of the bill declar-
ing the Wheeling bridges to be legal struc.
lures and post rou es, and, after Mr.. ODDS mad
concluded his remarks 10 favor OF the i'iii,
Mir. Dean moved that il be laid upon the
table.
The question was decided in the negative
yeas 80, nays ll9. ~
The bill was then passet-yeas 49, nav s ~.
And after Intellectual attempts TO take up Inc
French spoliaton bill, .
The House went into committee on t1e
navy appropriation bill.
The LoBos IsLASDs.-Captain Nathaniel
Fitch informs the New Haven Palladium, that
he visited the Lobos Islands as early as 1903.
This is twenty years previous to the visit of
CAPTAIN Morrill,, of New York, mentioned by
Dir. Webster in his letter to Capt. Jewe,,.-
The Palladium says:
"The voyage of Mr.. Fitch, in 1903. was in
vessel of which Capt. David Moulthrop of
shis city, was the first officer. They were on
q sealing voyage, and caught, at one of the
Lobos Islands, 5000 hair seals, the skins of
which were then worth at home, for tanning
about one dollar each. He says that there are
two principal islands-one is called the Wee.
sher or Windward Lobos, and the other the
leeward Lobos. He was sthree months on
the first Island, where there was neither wood
nor water, except what was brought in the
vessel. The guano, which is now regarded az
equal to gold in value. because it will bring
gold in market, is found on the Leeward IL.
land, the resort for centuries Of thousands of
q species of wild duck. MIR. Fitch states that
while Capt. Moulthrop was cruising in the
vicinity of these islands, he was spoken bv a
brig coasting up TO Lima. The Captain was
vihouta compass, and had just made one of
the Lobos Islands, which he had never seen
or heard of before, and he was completely
lost. Capt. Mouthrop furnished him W 18th
compass, and set him on the ight course for
the desired haven"
A terrible and destructive hail storm visited
the eastern part of Cattaraugus county my
On Thursday of last week. Cornfelds, oat-
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entirely ruined. The storm swept every
thing before it. Through Pike Hollow the
hail fell to the depth of some four or Fl We inch
es, and did great injury to crops. Many of
The nail stones were the size OF hens eggs, and
IN some instances they were even larger. Half
dozen were picked up and weighed, averag-
ing some four or five ounces.
MYsTERIoUs.-Somet time last week in deep
ttar Il Il
short distance below the surface, the bones of
one or two human bodies were found. A regu.
lar vault had been prepared for their reception
esicked up on all sides and at the feet and
bead, though unusually shallow, AMI too mar
a0w admission of the bodies, as was apparent
Rom the bones of the pelys having been crush
ed IN. No traces OF coffin were found, ana
ahe bricks upon the top were laid on loosely
and in apparently hasty and unworkmanlike |
manner. When discovered the skeleton was
perfect and extended at full length.
The remains of an old wooden box were |
sound in the same cellar at a subsequent time |
bat what, if anything, was contained in it, is |
Veil to conjecture. The workman who was
present and made the discovery, it is said is
disposed to throw no light on the subject.
The house ID a very old one. and these re-
mains have probably been resting in their late
position for nearly if not quite a century. If
sDohey had pceh 1Ouno, the CONS would doubt
less throw some light upon the date of the oc-
enrrence. As il is however, we are completely
IN the dark, and the community is fairly puz-
zled by he mystery Fredericksburg Her.
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MAMMOTH CAKE.-A pyramid of rich
cake, weighing foe hundred pounds, hand
somely dressed, was contributed by the ladies'
and gentlemen of Stoddard and Antrim, N. H.,
and presented 10 the committee OF arrange.
menls TO decorate the guests table under the