Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-16

EBrne Enquirer undertakes the Herculean
task of proving that the people of this Congress
sonal district owe a heavy debt of gratitude to
Judge Caskie, for his course in relation to the
James River appropriation. If, with the fact
staring them in the face, hat Mr.. Caskie voted
against the appropriation, and pronounced it I'M
constitutional on the floor of Congress, the
peope can be convinced that they owe him any
thanks for Its passage, their notions of gratitude
must be the most extraordinary that were ever
entertained by any community. AS to the ques-
ton whether or not the Judge used due diligence
in procuring the insertion of an appropriation for
James River ia the River and Harbor bill at
the late session of Congress, we have nothing to
say at present. We expressed the beiefat that
time that our representative had been
remiss in the matter, and we have seen no
sufficient reas on since for changing our opinion
But this is question that possesses but little prac
teal interest now. Even admitting that Mr.
Caskie used all proper exertous to get an amends
ment to the River and Harbor bill, and that he
is willing to make the like efforts to procure the
insertion of similar provision in the next bill of
the kind. still we submit that the friends of the
James River improvement ought to look at md
consider the important fact, that Mr. Caskie
will vote against the bill ITSELF when the final
struggle comes The Judge may be on their
side ia the preliminary skrmishing, but in the
hour of trial he will be found in the ranks of
their foes. We have never yet known any
thing more preposterous than the attempt now
being made by the friends Of Judge Caskie to
make political capital for him out OF this James
River business. When before in the annals of
politics die legislator ever reap the credit of
measure which he had denounced as unconstitu-
tioual, and against which he had voted When
before were the votes of the people ever claimed
for candidate, on the ground that he would
prove the most efficient champion of particu-
lar measure, whilst it was we'll known TO every
man, woman and child in the community, that
said candidate regarded said measure as legalised
robbery, and would. under no conceivable cir
cumstances cast his vote in its favor
If the people of Richmond and this Congress
siona district feel interest in this subject suf
fcienty great to influence their votes, they ought
not to support Mr.. Caskie. They should send a
tional scruples on the subject, and who will work
and vote with hearty good will in behalf of the
interests of his constituents
SEVERE HAIL SToRM-Shortly after 9 O'Clock
Tuesday night our city was visited with vio-
lent all storm, which ragged with upabated fury
for more than quarter of an hour, completely
covering the earth with the frozen element. 1t
was very destructive in its ravages upon certain
parts of the town. seriously uring the fruit and
vegetable crops and despoing the gardens of their
beautiful flowers. Fortunately it was limited in
| its range ofprogress, and we have not been ap-
prised of any great damage done to the horii
cultural farms in the surrounding country. We
regret to learn however, that it extended to sew
| era in the neighborhood, which were victims to
| its ravages.
A curious phenomenon attended this Storm
| Qualities of cat fish, some measuring foot in
length, fell in different sections of the city, and
some of the fields were literally stre'yed with
them. Hundreds were picked up in the morn
/ ing by the boys and negroes. This is no pisca-
torial fabrication but fact which is attested by
hundreds of our ciizens.-Nototk Argus.
THE NoRwALK TRAGEDr.--A bill has been
reported in the Senate of Connecticut, prohbi-
ting passenger trains the roads in that State
from passing draw bridges at greater speed than
ak miles an hour The tiains are to stop from
one to two hundred feet from the draw, under a
or three Yeas imprisonment in the psniteptiary.
Persons to be stationed with signals at the ends
Of the bridges before opening the draws. Corpo-
rations failing to give clear instructions to their
officers, in accordance 9Th this law. are liable to
fine Of FIVE Thousand dollars.