The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-06-25
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SEHATK.-The Chair l6id bsfors ~ -.
cosnmunicafien tfon H. t5eerssary q fhe Is-
fesior, ssaun4 hisfeeeons for not invsstiref;rr
the charges Fled aeainsf The cornm;e -, - ~
ran the Hexican boundary. * 'y
Several petiei0as we're presented. 81
Mr.. Seward reported Joint rcsoIuaiuo F.
the purchase of Catlin's Indian coilectioS. 5.
Mr.. Mason, from the Commilfee Cd roS6ieh
kelations, reported bill for The reIjef e ~
0paniah Consul and otlser Spanish anhtnnfu e
Nev Orleans and Key West, fos Iossss sus-
tanned BY them in1651.
The resolution from the Honse accepting
the portrait of Henry Clay, and disecsinf shst
oe placed IN the Library Of Congusns. w.
taken np and passed. 8 -
Ihs House amendmeuss to the Calilsrnia
mint q. oal! were coucurTsd ia.
-. Inc ball 70 incorporate the Sisters r. fho
Visitation Of Washingion city VA, saken iu M
ana ordered g be engFossed.
noOsA @ REPRESENTATIVES, The House
sook up tne Dill appFQpriating lauds e sII ~
States, to Be applied BY eleven n shss. a. ~
IN. the construction Of railroads. .nd h~ -
others to educational purposes; and. helos. she
morning hour expired. il was ordered Is Sc en-
crossed tor aihird reading, and was read ,hird
time. - : sa''s =
MuRDERoUs ARRAY on RArr-Th.
Natchez Courier of Tuesday eiSes fhe pars;c.
ulars of murderous af7fay, 81 rstber hrussI
murder, on raft, q few miles 6eIoW that pisee.
While at the Natchex landing the rsft Va ~
tached, and q man named Joshua smith nlscsd
IN charge Of it. Smith, wishing tsxo on shore.
left another man in charge, aad soon AMER he
was gone, the hands belonging 10 the "a dro.s
the man ashore, cut loose and started down
the river. Smith, on bis return, finding the raft
gone, pursued il 10 skif, accompanied by Two
men, named Williams and Bdliurd. sThev
overlook the raftat Ellis's Cliff, and an soon
as they made their business known, Smith was
shot dead and Willlaps badly wounded. The
raftsmen afterwards fell upon the latter and dis
patched him with clubs. Ballard pushed OF,
10 the skif and managed to make his escape.
The names Of the men on the raft are Pearson
v. Williams, Miller, two named Sellers, and
one unknown. The murderers were captured
at New Orleans on the 18th inst
LusUs NArURE.-Mr. &c. Pervis, Of Chez
raw, Sc, is exhibiting in Petersburg, two
children ltwins,) somewhat similarly united
like the Siamese Twins. The two spinal
columns at the lower extremity merge into one,
and they lay, says the Express, generally back
to back, but experience no difficulty in turning.
They are twelve months. old, we'll grown,
sprightly and playful as kittens.
Mr.. CLAY.-The Washington Telegraph
states that since Sunday he has suffered much,
and that, although there is now cessation Of
his painful cough, he is very low. Tho una-
voidabie use of opiates produces appearances
that have perhaps occasioned unnecessary
alarms. 4a Asss fs s.
LATEKFRoM THE Rio 7GRAEDE.--Advises
have been received at New Orleans from Gall
weston, Texas, which state that the Americans
on the Rio Grande, are in state Of intense
excitement in consequence or tho repeated
murders committed by the Mexicans and
Indians. ssa.sssss
LATER FROM NEW MExIco.-The brig Te-
huantepec has arrived at Nov Orleans ia six
days from Vera Crrz. She reports that on tho
24th utt., Col. Sloo's contract for constructing
q road across the Isthmus Of Tehuantepec,
having come q second time before the Mexican
Congress, on the Interpretation that was 10 be-
given 10 one doubtful word, il was rejected and
then that body adjourned sine die.
SUICIDE OF An UEsuccEssFUL IHvEHToR-
Austin Allen, machinist, 10 Rochester, cut
upon an invention of his own, and, falling t.
bring il into operation, his mind became do
ranged.
JAPAN EXPEDITION The Dutch Govern:
ment, It's said, cordially approved ofthe q. 8 .
Japanese expedition, and hopes for its sue
cess in opening the port Of Japsa.so the com