Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-30
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WAsnisoros, June Is, 1854
SENATE
.ENATE.

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MI Petit made personal explanation rs TO the report
20 tue Uooe OF bis tenarks In Mondays debate accusing
an summer OF having interpolated remarks into Mr..
reuss rpeech which be sad were never uttered. Mr..
Samner responded sth much bitterness and the terms
then. = :
After soma unimportsnt business the Senate took Cd
me proposition to refer the petition from the citireu Of
boston or the repeal OF the fugitive slave Law to
mit.eo on tho Judiciary. Il
Mr.. Dixon proceeded To address the Senate on Tho
subject matter OF the petition The debate which be-
ssue personal In It's cnaracter continued by Mr..
Mallory, Mr. Clay, and Mr.. Sumner.
Without concluding the debate tho seoate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPREsEN rATIvEs.
Sxeon introduced bill Tor the better preservation
o, e aud property from shipwrcck the coast Of the
Tho House resumed the consideration OF the bill pro,
noios Tor q w'skiy mail service between tho Atlantic
states ana san Stancsco conversation eusued as 10
the elect oil this bill GU existing contracts.
Mr. Mace said tho select committee on steamship fraud,
will report next week The Collins line needs overhaul
ing and critical examination. After the report shall be
submitted the House will have IL Ia their power TO cur
tail greatly the expenses Of the ocean mail service and
Afford equal facilities to those which now e1ist between
New York and Liverpool and California, at greatly re.
duced rates He was not prepared this time to saddle
the government with the additional expense of two hun.
dred and hity Thousand dollars per year for weekly SER
vice when VIC arc paying almost twice much semi
monthly service.
Aer much discussion. the bill was amended so "A n
make Il the duty Of tho Postmaster General 10 Determine
any contract 10 DC made Tor the service required and To
make new contract therefor whenever greater ,nsd
on tan be procured within the provisions of The .et
pressed. "a
Tue mao question: on the passage of the bill was then
about to be pu;, which strongly opposed and aer
contest OF about hour tho bill was laid aside md ,h
House proceeded 10 COMMITTEES Of the Who'll. to consider
me S spproprhting ten millions Of dollars carry on,
ine uadsden treaty with Mexico.
Mr. Benton's amendment with all tho o,ber .,,.,a
ments were finally voted down. aud the committee ro.e
and under the operation Of the previous question The bill
M.
forwards adjourned. "
THE METROPOLITAN RAILROAD-MEETING OF
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE ROI,rr
wArHiSoroS, June 2S.-Tbe annual meeting Of tho
ooaiu oil directors Of the Metropolitan Railroad was held
AZ Georgetown this ai,ernoon-al presen, but two The
oho"inS route was unanimously adopted an official
mehl OF which hsve been favored with for the Sun
inc route leaves Georgetown Prospect street passe.
utoSers hest thence TO the eastey part Of Rockville
village thence pas near Gather nbor, ono mia
East nathes'ile, then passes the side Of Sugar
Loaf Mountain and to the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
isoad at point about FIVE miles west of Monococy
nence direct to Frederick; from frederick Iia-
gero"n by way OF Gezendanners Gap, on the Catoctiu
Mountain and Turner's Gap. the South Mouutain
passing east Of Boonsboro' TO lIagerstowp
The reports were highly encouraging and estimate tho
cost OF tue road TO Frederick million and half
me distance from Frederick Georgetown is thirty
hles. Ids Is denomnated the Central route. About
$50 miles were surveyed on three routes
The new Canal board OF directors meet to morrow
they contemplate an immediate personal survey of the
entire Cumberland aud will probably leave here
On Friday. NrrcNeY
THE "INFERNAL MACHINE" EXPLOSION.
CiNciSSATI, June 2s.-Mr and Mrs Allison who were
INJURED by the explosion Of the mysterious box the
Marine Hospital last evening, both dead Mr Allison
made statement before his DEATH which with the In for
nation obtained during will probably lead to the de-
lection oil the guilty party IL Is said tina, fellow paned
Conwell committed murder sometime since and Allison
was acquainted with the facts and is supposed that
Conwel desired to take the lie of Allison The descrp
'ion given OF Conwsll by Allison, aud the description
given by the boy who delivered the box of the man
from whom he received it, corresponds.
FIRE, HEAT, AND ACCIDENT.
PHILADELPHIA jane 2s.-The residences of Uebetton
Newkik, Henry Conrad, and Frederick +. Kncass on
Arch street. above thirteenth street. were damaged by
ere this afternoon, resulting from FIRE cracker Two
hremeu were overcome by tho hca-one is not
TO recover, and another Is seriously burned
Ihe thermometer has been at 81 degrees to-day. We
have had violent thunder storm this Afternoon howev
SAILING OF THE ARABIA
NEW YORK. june 2S.-The steamer Arabia sailed to-
DAY Tor Liverpool taking so passengers and $22s
600 in specie. Amongst her passengers are Jnhu Van
Buren,, Mons ard Mad Julien ii Julien. ir Herr Koeng
and the remainder Of his orchestra; Mons Roger and
family, French Consul at New Orleans bearer of des.
patches; Madame Dillon, wife of the French Consul a,
San Francisco.
CASE OF FRAUDULENT INSOLVENCY.
fnLAp. LrniA, June 2s.-A bill was found by
the grand jury of the Quarter Sessions this morning
Cansd now in the county prison for fraudulent insoyen
cy The clnims against him by merchants Of Montreal
amount to $4,000 for goods sold in April of year.
Other charges are said to be pending against him.
THE SUSPECTED CUBA EXPEDITION.
NEW ORLEANS, June 2I.-The examination of witnesses
before the Grand Jury Of the United States Court in this
city, in reference to the Cuba expedition supposed to be
on loot here, was unsatisfactory They were excused
from answering the prncp questions on the ground tha,
they might crminatc themselves.
CANADIAN RAILROAD ACCIDENT
BUFFALO, Jure 2S.-The accident on the Great West
frn Canada Railroad occurred Princeton Yesterday
The ackman had dis placed the rails and the whole train
ran oil the truck. All the aud locomotives were
smashed. One man was instantly killed and several
wounded.
BsroS, June 27-Two sons OF Mr. John Bass of
sc,ua;e. drowned Yesterday, by the upsetng of
boat, while catching Holsters of that harbor.
LAND AND COLLECTING AGENCY
hLEA fl1ZPATRl ATroEsRY Law, Nelson Court Hons.
Va General Agen, for the Debts buying or
nurnInr IN A ,rlar