The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-03
vIRGINfA..

80 .
Express that the local elections ia petersbure pas.
eaon very peaeeably. though with considerable sx-
cae'nsnl near the close. In West Ward Il was de-
eided 70 keep the polls open Tuesday and Wednes-
oay. Inc following officers are probably elected !:
nsu;s, w Iownes Mayor; Jordan Branch, Sergeant.
ger NJ B. Steward, Cou1m.r q Rav.n,,s lsa sLsa-
G,ss Seolt; commissioner Of Streets: II II Cresbsm
SIerk OF Market; James Tippens Keen., ss ~.
ss;ns Wm H. Hammon, Keeper Of Powder Ma.
=. MasTkRlous AFFArR.-We find the fo,,o~,n, IN.
~ re'ersburg Express of Tuesday
Din si;d1deman of our acquaintance, resident -
to our ose whose veraciiy is unimpeachable. came
had got current Il and informed that story
dell near hv - ong ago as January last In woodv
little tn ~. ne proceeded to the spot designste3
quarters of ,ns ~ O. Vanshan's road, about three
SIX miles from this city, and .hp Sp1l9g Cnurch and
ravne, ne uncovered small :. = q aeep, 9ark
and The ae.r ewo empty boxes, an eruptv bsrrai
dred yards beyond, the carcsss ABOUT two hum
whose throat had been cut; and scas.. morse lay
FOLLOW, was sack coat nearly new r;,.h long the
pack as with knife ehir the left bress ~ up me
6as two holes resembling the perforation - wnlcn
the collar of which il torn as # by yolence.
empty oass These are still lying there and can he
seen oy the interested or curious The ravina 4
witnie mile OF the Petersburg and Roanoke R. r
h,,r;1s murder mas been committed, and the body
bIurieu, escape was easy by the cars No person
mas Deen missing in the neighborhood, nor Is the
aIt .. Clones recognizable. It surely ought TO be
Investigated, and the affair made public that other
cnrni.,.m mners persons may be missing can have
ance OF the above facts with the possibility
oI us leading to an calculation Of the mystery.
The UNDERGRouND AaEsr.--The Norfolk News
gives the following iattering picture Of Washburn
Asnoy' who isnow in Jail in this city on charge
oi assisting slayes to escape: iseos5
ms same Ashby, we learn, has already served
sh premiership Of ten years in the nenstentiarv
Ior forgeries committed in Nortbhamnton Co,.nty,'
rom all accounts he is consurnmat william and Il
~ oe hoped that the authorities of Richmond will
lake especial care of him. m - -
NkVisAL.-We learn from the Norfolk Aroma
lnat revival has been in progress for five cets IN
..e cumberland Street Methodist Church in that
oay' Nearly nifty persons have professed conyer.
'.on' ana quite large number have ioined the
church on probation.
m, uoNE FL 10 ftICHMoND.-Ambrose " Porter wo,
Ihos White and JAS Moore left This nlace - \ AN NJ
~ company with several public officers on, a sor,s
wnat prolonged visit to Col Morgan's Stn,s Ha,.s.
In Klchmond.-RomneyI mt '-e''s'
HEALTHY CIrY.-During the month endino ON
sunday last there were but eight interments in Pc
tersourg, "a city of 10000 inhabitants three only
VI wnom died In the city, three were brought from
distance to be Inferred and two were still.born
infants
METHODIST AUXILIARY MISSIONARY SocrErY.
4he anniversary sermon before this society in Pc
Iersourg, was preached last Sunday, by Rev. Thos
b. Sargent. The following statement of missionary
operations viii be read with interest
After the sermon, the usual collectic n was taken
up Wnich amounted in cash and pledges to 81 DAG
swell the amount to about $l5OOOO In ls42. the
whoie amount OF money collected by this Society
was 1928 90; in 1874, $500 CO.; in 1916. $500 90. II
1891 ls4a SS5o co. in le4a $500 co. in le4s s5OOoO in
a6oyis a6ov, iSosaoo; isoi Ss39OO in 1852 $4,000;
and rapid increase since. Thfrtyfour persons
were made life members of the Parent Society on
sunday last Five gentlemen contributed $1,000
eacp ior the especial benefit OF China.
LATER FROM NEW WMEXICO-BATTLE WITH
THE INDIANS. st5sa
The following despatch ia from the st. Louis Re.
INDEPENDENCE, April "a, 1854.
The Santa Fe mail arrived yesterday, bringing in.
telligence oi fight, on the 5th of March, between
detachment OF twenty six men, under the comInan
OF Lieut.. ID. Bell, OF the Second Dragons. and
party OF yicarilla Apache Indians, number un.
known; The loss ofthe United States troops was
two killed and four wounded. The Indian loss,
| nine killed and twenty-one wounded, The cele.
brated Apache chief Lob0s was among the killed.
On the 3Oth March another fight took place, twelve
| miles from Loar, between a company of sixty dra-
goonS, commanded by Lieut.. ]. w. Davidson First
Dragons, and party of nearly three hundred ii.
carilla Apache and Utah Indians The soldiers
| suffered severely, losing twenty.one killed and
eighteen wounded. The Indian loss is unknown,
but supposed to be very great. Another report
gives the number of soldiers killed at forty.
| strong force, under command of Col Cook, are in
pursuit Of the Indians. ag ,6 20
Twenty United States soldiers deserted their post
at Fort Albuquerque on the 9th ult, taking forty
OF the best horses and all the Colt pistols belonging
10 their company. - =
California emigrants are leaving daily-all in
good health.
Mr.. James Milligan one OF the Fremont party,
reached Westport yesterday
Governor Merriwether passed here yesterday for
Louisville
THE REPORTED DEFEAT OF FALvAREz.- I'VE pub
lished yesterday, in our summary of Mexican news
sufficient to show that the defeat Of Alvarez by San
ia Anna, was bloodless affair. The N. o. Delta
has letter from the city of Mexico, dated April
nth, which states that this Victory is the rankest
humbug on the face of the earth. There was not a
trigger pulled OH either side 1t is merely of
Santa Annals old tricks. The whole of the affair
consists in his marching into and occupying old
fort which Alvarez did not choose to take the trou
BILE of garrisoning any longer.f s
| A correspondent of the Picayune intimates that
the great victory gained by His Serene Highness
over the Hyena ofthe South was gained like most
Mexican victories, paper only, without the loss
OF drop of blood. Unlike the storming Of ismaii
it cannot be said that in the taking of Coquilios
aThree hundred cannon threw up their enetic
And thirty thousand muskets flung their pulls
| Like hail, to make bloody duretic.
Nevertheless, as great jollihcation was had over
the victory" as though each rebel found sepui
chre in the turf beneath his feet Vera Cruz pa
per issued an Extra after the receipt Of the intelli
oence. of which the following 10 an elegant ex-
tract:
The place has already celebrated. with salvos o.
oyiIlery. diapas, fa JOYFUL beat Of drum1 and ruf
AM bo6-maiors in all the churches, the triumph
whicb s "A s., the President General has achieved
over the factionist Don Juan Alvarez, In the posi-
s;on which the latter deemed impregnable, but
.h;cb has not been so for the enterprising genius
oftie valiant and spirited (aaimoso1 general who
nroposes to destroy forever the monser Of civil dis