Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-21
the Richmond Times.


done quickly.
Correspondence of the Richmond Times.
WASHINGTON, May 10.
Our city has been visited o-day by one those
storms which make it exceedingly difficult for
an individual to walk the streets of Washing
ton, during it's continuance A storm of dust
raised by a strong wind, which fills the air like
a thick fog, enters all apartments where the
windows do not fit perfectly tight. and if win
dow is left open, everything in the apartment is
completely covered. The wide streets of Wash
ington. unpaved, unsprinkled, and open to the
full force of the wind, cause the dust to rise in a
greater body than in any other city Of the country
and will always make our streets almost impassa-
BILE on windy day.
The Gardiner case is drawing to a close. For
the last three days the District Attorney has
been summing up the evidence to the jury;
and from it has clearly shown that in 1886 when
Gardiner represents himself to have been working
his mine and receiving large profits from it, he
was travelling about Mexico, and was recognised
by three OF the witnesses of the Court, whose in
tegrity cannot be impeached, at the port Of Ma
satlan, and had just before been engaged in ped
ding goods up the Gulf of California; that his
| absence from the mines was inconsistent va
the idea of his working them on the scale rep
rssented that at that time when he (Gardiner)
in his memorial represents himself to have in
vested $4,000 in his mine, he was DESTROYS of
making the acquaintance of some merchant. to
aid him in going to South America to sell goods.
Other points,were made by the District Attorney,
all of whish went to show that DR.. Gardiner has
not the least title to a mine.
The trial of this case and the whole investiga-
ton, will cost the Government more than the
award paid to Gardiner; but the conviction and
punishment of the perpetrator of fraud on the
treasury may deter others, and save the Govern
ment a vast amount of money.
Gen. Gadsden, the lately appointed Minister to
Mexico, is South Caronan, of the ultra school,
an out and out fre-ea,er. His appointment by
the Union men is not looked upon very judi
cious. especially in the present troubled state o.
the affairs of that Republic. He, like Soule will
no doubt use every effort to annex more Southern
territory to the United States. The appointment
of Almonte to represent Mexico here, is a par
with the appointment of Gadsden to represent
Us. The former is not expected to be anxious
to cultivate amicabIe relations with US, bur will
be inclined to misrepresent all our acts.
John S. Grips, now in California, and for
merly of South Carolina, will probably receive in
a short time his commission as Secretary of Lee
cation to Mexico, it having been sent to him
some three or four weeks since.
Most of the foreign appointments are yet kept
back, although decided upon, the Cabinet and Pre-
sident having determined to keep the letter.
writers in the dark, till the announcements are
made through the columns of the Union, which
will be in few days.
! To-day, in the Gardiner case, the District At
sorney showed conclusivey, by putting piece of
tissue paper on two of the signatures of Mexi
can ofhcials-there being only two different
names-of the papers filed in this case, tracing
the names, and then by putting the tissue paper
with the signatures upon it on all the others. of
which there were twenty zone, that they were
all perfectly alike, the names the tissue paper
fitting exactly to every one to hairs breadth.
We congratulate the editor Of the Alex andra
Gazette, in his nomination to Congress, and we
believe that his chances of election are very fair.
MIR. Snowden, if elected, will be emiuentIy
practical as a legislator, and will never bore the
House with speeches for Buncombe The war
between the friends of Mr.. Barbour on one
side, aud of Extra Billy Smith on the other is be-
coming warmer and warmer, and will so distract
and divide the Democratic party, to prevent
either from succeeding. In the meantime, the
Wings should be up and doing, sure of sue
cess.
VIM. H. Prescott, late Secretary of Legation
to the Court of St. James, has returned to this
county, having resigned his commission. and is
stopping at the National Hotel. His resignation
hiss surprised many of his friends, as it is believed
that he would have been retained by the present
administration. Soon after the creation of the
Office of Secretary of State he was spoken of
quite prominently for that office; and had he
been in the country at the time, it is believed by
his friends, he would have been selected tor that
position. Mr.. T. is gentleman of fine literary
attainments, and familiar with the subject of Dip
onnacy; and is the author, as is we'll known, of a
work entitled the diplomacy of the Revolu-
sion." We understand. that on his return home,
of the last war.
Correspondence of the Richmond Times.
BALTIMORE, May 10.
learn with much qualification that the long
talked of and highly important prospect of estab-
fishing line of steamers between Baltimore aud
Liverpool is assuming tangible shape. Seve-
raj OF our most enterprising and wealthy citi-
xens have taken hold of the enterprise. A char
ter for the company is now before the legislature