Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-10

METHODIST Protestant CONFERENCE .The annual Coasr
OF te II. T. Church which had been i'll session. for
days previous in this city, jourre or Monday
Sunday the pupits of OF the CHURCHES in she city
flied oy members ofhis respectable bo!yhf crsau
ministers. We had the plea- Of hearing excellent
discourse from the Rev. Mr. Brown who occupied the pull
pit IL the Presbyterian church and preached TO n
crowded and attSntiEe auditory -N""fS HeTGH, Nor
DEAD EAD'Thcrc is Cd said respecting the pra tcc
&c Dead Heading upon public thorGughareS, which
riding with free tickets 1. has been the misfortune o
the Press also, 10 the reputation Of pretty much all
Of that character oi tiivcl NuS II j. said, 10y way OF
rebutting such idea, that vcsts alton made the
Erie Railroad shoss that Of the immense number 81 Dead
Heads passed the roI, the regular fare Of whom
would pay the Company $3.50 $50 ycir less than one
in n hundred mginhers vi the Press
On the New York aud New Haven Road, says the New
Haven Com Ter, ofsl74 ce passes only seventy five
given 10 the members Of ia" Press. These facts
show The abuses OF IN. system 10 come from our
Profession aud w. glad 10 make the record for
in all lr clmor about Dead Heads, the Press has bee
ntrd ia. foremost aolg the favored ones and no
tee kcn OF rcc"rs, judges, ho;ckcepers, runners g.
"ho, unlike tue Newspaper men, do render II g.jI
pro Y'o for the courtesy extended To them.
DrnlcAricN oy ruE >gw METHODIST rRoTgsrAxT Cnugcl
The new church OF the Methodist Protestant denom.
ton, in this city, dedicated last night divine wor-
ship ia presence Of liTg; audience aud with hccomng
.uleinnity. The Rcvi hcssrS. Whitfield, Walker aud
Thompson respectively OBLIGATED in the opening service
followed by prayer from ths Row WIN. Melee former
pas Of the ehurch-NorioIk New. Nov. !.
LATER MENco.-AhvIcrs from nc city Of Mexico
t l9h ult. have been received Tue Univcrssl dc
the that change is about be lie in the
ministry. The papers filled with account, Of robbie
ries and murders On the 26h Sept. band of between
forty and fifty attacked hacienda within three leagues
Of the of Topic, and after plIndering the house
and numbering the and six Others fire and
burnt down the dwelling AMI al! the outhuIings The
diligence between the city Of Mexico and GuansjI,to was
robbed three times in less than moAth that between
Touct aud Mexico was also lely robbed. Three more
of asasins of the Count CIlto have been
though the punishment is not yet known.
The French prisoners taken Guaymls passed through
Puebla III the beginning OF October. their way To the
Castle o! PerOte The papers discussing the prOpr-
ETY. of the government declaring amnesty in their
| favor.
The Now York TLuac say. :-'lnrls Is some relief 10
the money market especially the Stock circle hut the
change not very marked, especially IN the Stock circles
but the change IL very marked. It- be hoped that
the Banks val cc strong enough after the heavy rpce uts
Of last Seek suspend further contraction OF thsr loans
The line OF oins has frequently been higher t,an now
with les5 amount specie Prom prusont appearances
the next receipts OF gold from California will exceed the
shipping demand Or bars aul ia or three weeks We
| must have commcncenIcnt Of arrival. Of Cotton bnls
which will sl further check fnot entirely spend bes.
shipments. II the BInks would hOl their discount lire
where It now H. the mouey would soon work ea.i.
err Paper - in good demand AZ luIl2 per osu for "gt
edged"
DsStRor' Di'hPP iNrursT OF Tng SOutH AyERfclS
q LII >ssE.Rt "A irtrer Sue Ne~ York journal of
Commetce, from Pats. Braz that the parry OF
An rcdns that Grved the dsugers trials Of the And..
ADD CuT!ea.. and finally rescued the Narauon tie Am
'lon aud tie nJnnaitgO search Of gold mines were
ds,-rou'l' bt sHn up aud -ctuers and that dozen. Of
them been aux aye IT. Prs without money foo,
cO'hIrg or friends Mmy pvs.uns IN thcse parties had
expended tao, tntee AMI fpur tlOu-ld dollar. and Lost
the whole Of il They found the whole county barren Of
population aud fOnj. j. only occI-ionaly that the,
could even procure monkey alligator Tor food =
Hugh GObc, of New York. one ~ the party had died
the letter, which Is dated Oct. 8, adds
"The 'AnHjn Company have certainly feiinaulsIcd
Their exclusive privilege, - take effect from the -t o.
January next They TO receive an increased bonus
s22UvOo per year for ten yeas aud mike trips pei
month to Nina IN Pui aud also two each month 10 Bay
onne above CanutI, the river TOcautn. THE pfoyn
cal Assembly has unanimously requested the President
tue fio'nce TO contract " d. Ktuey fuu two ste AIN
ships here"
= MIRACULOUS ksCAPE OP HALLWAY TRly.-A fev
days ago. when train the NcS York aud Erie taroi
= was within hall mile Of bridge, IL was hailed by W.
or ee inen, butt engineer suppOsDg them be H.
. tOhlealej, pslu no attention 10 them and dashed on
= inl speed When nearing the bridge, however, he dis
covered tlat AL dll not apprIr right, and imnedate
ie't'u ihe engine aud put on te Dfikes aud succoed,,
IN stopping ihe IRAN just the fore whesls G the loco
motive rdh on The bridge. The bridge gave VIZ, uods
the locomotive aud fell about three feet and caught upo
some ilnD ~ "iri sustained the weight until The loco
motive was lifted aud backed or Quo minute more an,
Tue WHOLE train must have been prRcpitatsd distance
some 90 fee. into rocky ravne About 200 passenger
were on the train. The bridge being repaired am
was supported ny temporary prOps, which could not DO,
s'1y have borne up under the train. II was trul-
wonderful escape