Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-30
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The Star of Tuesday evening has tho following
NaTV EH0'ncCrs.-The following Navy Engineers were
found qualified for promotion by Board OF Engineers
which adjourned On Saturday, the 9Th INST
lst Assistant Engineer, Michael Quinn to be chief
engineer ID Assistant Engineer Ias. NJ Adams, to be
LIST assistant engineer; 81 Assistant Engineer Oscar
Davids, to be ~ assistant engineer
III" following candidates were found qualified for AL.
mS" rs I'd assistant engineers in the following order
merit
No. !, Richard NJ Barteman; IL James F. Lanslin
81, Marshall +. Jordan lh, VIM Il. Wilet 9th John;
Howell 9th, VIM. H. Hunt IN, Chares Shroedcr, s,h
George w. Cotey; 9th. Jonn loins; 10TH Samuel g.
Llner llth, Alexander Greer. Taese several gentle.
men will accordingly bc appointed ill vacancies in the
rank Of 30 assistant engineers, they may occur
Consul ttagfoH-Me hear THAI the President has
information iOrmaD af the resignation of judge Clay
ton, United States Consul at Havana. Don't all ask st
once
M Souls'. H~alth.-Leuerz from Madrid have
been received here, stating that Mr. Soule has been
quite Ill there, bnt was recovering when the mail
parted.
No,J Engineer Derd-second Assistant Engineer
Jackson X Hatcher died on the 9ad inst Norfolk
Va of consumption
ClerL 10 Hc House Committee on GIral .lsa;rs.-
We understand that on Saturday lis John s. Cunning
ham, Esq, corresponding clerk in the Navy Depart
ment, was elected also clerk the House naval COM
mitiee. His two salaries will make his compensation
from the United States Treasury about loo Der an
session.
The Riot at o,"-iaah.-An.oyt 10 ,aal BisL1- ,1s.
din, fis IJai@l~r A-~~ss.-The Cincinnati Commercial
Of Monday ha1 the following Of the riot which
TOOK place in that city Sunday Of which the telegraph
gave US a brief report Yesterday
Bishop Beiin the Apostolic Nuucio Of the Pope o.
Rome, OBLIGATED 800 the religions ceremonals At tue ,b
ole Cathedral, YESTERDAY morning and afternoon The
most viOleut amnesty entertained y the German 81
ciey Of Frcemen against this divine and members of tho
association assembled about 10 o'clock last night 10 the
number Of i've six hundred Frccrulns Hall on Vine
street and after organizing aud choosing their leaders
marched in body the vicinity Of the residence of
Archbishop Purcell where hs POpes Nuncos -oiournipg
as ssuppo'ed, wth the intention Of mubbrg tie houss
ana doug violence to tile NunciO' pes on, least to
burn him in eiigy
An inumaton Of ohatwus to be done was received
early in the evening by Captain lukeu Chief Of Police
and caog the police together he stationed them in front
pthe watch house either pavement As the Freemeu
approached theN set UP DENIAL gfOIu accompanied with
the changing o! most tscOrdint music and Al the word
OF command each policeman ushe forward and grabbed
hi man.
The scene which foloscj bottles d scription For f.,
moments the melee general many pistol shots were
fired and shouts and executions filed the air Tho oters
soon tgi, but pursuelby the police and over sixty
captured and secured Every cell IN the watch house Wa
foil OF men standing upright many Of Them badly irured
Henry Carroll policeman Of the q ward shot through
tie leg The riot almost Immediately uueled aud
At tie mc Of writing this article all was quiet although
further VIOLENCE was anticipated
The cause Of the existing aunnzfv against the Nurrio
SAID ~ he in consequence Of belief th4i he osten bly
favored The liberty Italy bot really only Tor the purpose
OF bctrlyiug them aud tu4t on ore occasion nc aiisi
one Of Fcu IN br f57ei alive. Wcurierz,sad that 4eve
raj irhinm.jggv article have recently appr,rcd in Ger
man pfpcr pupi.sbs! IN z city, aud that the following
IS very tir tran ltou OF one paragraph III the Hun
glan butcher, H1su3u. with warm reception in
hnnarchin England what shall the POpes Suncio expect
/ IN Republican Ameri.a.'
dsspatch dated Monday morning SAYS
"Thc parties arrested LAST night have bccn held to bail
Tor uu appearance on Friday Fourteen we're wound.
ca, OF whom one died this morning. All is quiet nov
SAERo~ Tsc,RE--A horse attached to a buggy On
Er2sd e. yesterday evening become frightened. aud
starting on st fI speed down the street ran against ID
tree 10 front 1 hc fredericksburg Depot and then against
lump post i.h shattered u pieces he continued
until be into the porch 7t ba Broad street Hotel when
he stopped Cd porch being too narrow to admit the bug
rs. There woro two gentlemen in the buggy when the
horse started, Mr s'rrel, md a Nr Hoacl, one Of
whom Mr. 'oTrcJ jumped out. bu. the o,hcs ,Wr How.
e remained 10 the buggy until struck the lamp post
When he was thrown OUT upon hs face and dangerously
hurt Mr. soTrcl escaped without injury.
Tow M'Esuttr, Of Kentucky aud one Pitcher were Il
va caudiiltUa OI Office 1ul wcTc "4tumpinp AGAINST
each other Pitcher vac hauanruing about "his father
having been poor Biu Ibis father was cOoper and
more Of that sort n thing Msrrha said he would admit
The genilem'ns father poor man. perhaps he had
been cooper but be wBs lpontirg 10 Pitcher he
made mighty poor heal Que Of bis Whskey barrels
brarn 90 4. u. Sroo,re Esq--The large circle Of ac
glilhlance- ana friends D., which this gentleman was SURE
rounded boo Petersburg will deeply regret % learn hat be
- 90 W"f. w. L..ul.l i's l.t Tual SIS ahernt On
o. The E'I nDIpD, Hotel aNrsa painful line ofseycraI
JAYS d"rdnH. HaDsI"cI Ni- au eminent member Of
~ Peter hYrF Be-. , good citizen lrd Kind ueigli,or
vi Heath aiu Doc much smsued h., ALI ubo oriovcd liz
1rqgii ltlnrc IN by sign he s,s tv ss,co,cJ liz
funeral viii take place ron Be- Plur- Church thu nom