The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-12-29
CoNGREss-TUEsDAY.

eEsArE.-Mr. slideil presented his credcntiaIs.
which had not beenreceived when he frss took tis
seat In the Senate 81 -
The President pro tam presented report Of the
Secretary ofthe Interior Ia relation to the nrfhe IN
boundary line Of the State of Iowa :.
MI Seward introduced bill TO provide for the
construction of a military and postal railroad
through the territories of the United States Iyins
between the Atlantic States audit State of Cali.
fornia. 49, = -
Information was received from the House of the
death OF the Hon. Brookins Campbell, a member
OF that body from the Stats of Tennessee: and af-
ter some remarks appropriate to the oecasan from
Mr. jones, of Tennessee the customary resoIntiona
were adopted. and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, -nfr Smith OF
tennessee, announced the death of Hon. Brookirs
Campbell, and offered appropriate resolutions OF
respectin relation To the deceased The resolu
tions were seconded In few appropriate remarks
hy Mr.. Caruthers, of Missouri. after which the
House adjourned
SCENES IN HAvAsA.-The Havana correspon-
dent OF the Charleston Courier under date of Dec.
81, says:
Murders and suicides ara the order of the day.
Matilde Dominguezs murder appears to have Civ
jealous lovers there having occurred some four or
FIVE murders and suicides since my last episte was
sent. The 6rst of theseI have to mention was the
murder of a female by her lover It appears that
lie
entertained her murderer at the same time The
old gentleman died, after which she had an offer OF
marriage, on condition. oil her reforming her hsb-
it's t. which she agreed. This circumstance reused
the jealousy of the young man, who, as she was
decided Ia her determinafioa to dismiss him, des
troyed her lie with kuife. He afterward wished
to kill her two children, but the negro woman who
had charge of them shut herself up Ia room with
them and called tor help The murderer of the
mother fed and attempted his own life, by cutting
his throat in two places, but without much effect.
CHRISTMAS Scenes IN BALrInoRE.-The Balti-
more Pasrios gives the following aocoun, of Gre
mems riot in that city on Monday last:
"At about IL o'clock In the forenoon an alarm
was sounded by the bell belonging to the United
company, the members of which IN strong force,
proceeded to the house Of the Union company
and made an attack upon the latter, but with what
provocation we have not been able to ascertain
Some of the members of the Union, supposing that
the intention Of the invaders was to destroy their
apparatus, ascended to the top oil the engine house
and hurled the bricks which composed the chin.
ueys, down upon the heads of the assaing party
The light became general, and we are sorry TO add,
hfoody, some three or four men being shot with
pistols, one Of them in the head, with slues causing
a fri.htful wound. TIE police force was early on
the ground, and eyinced the utmost intrepidiiy in
making arrests; but the arrested parties were res
cued from them about as soon as the arrests were
made. Some OF the officers were severely Injured,
oae udViHg MS nanu DaCiy CUT ana Otner3 by hein9
struck on the body with bricks and other missilea"
We copy the following items from tho Washing
ton Star of Monday:
Consul Clayton We hear that the President has
Information Qormalt of tte resignation of Judge
Clayton, u. 8. Consul at Havana
M-. Souls RsGlth Letters from Madrid have
beea received here stating that Mr. Soue has been
quite Ill there, but was recovering when the mail
departed. t
We understand that on Saturday last, John 8
Cunningham, Esq, corresponding clerk in the
Navy Department. was elected also clerk to the
House Naval Committee.
Dr0wned-Ou Christmas day. an inquest was
held over the body of Mr.. John Dowus an old resi-.
dent, who was found dead in the canal The vcr-
diet of the jury attributed the death of Mr. Downs
to accident