Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-13
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ara American people. The amount of busnea. No.. Il
eem' 70 have greatly exceeded tho aucips lions N .
sSmens nsnSas .sen the Commission organised ovsr
eand'ed EnRlsh claims vero prescotsd and 49,, -
tn'rd thaa number Of American Among ths Co. ~.
Graim oy Mr. Frederick lh-sou Of B.ismore uno, d.
he Tor The Payment Of the Texas debt, which
uaeed 70 furnish the Republic Of Ter., with = nav, to
CONSIST OF one ship two brgs three scboooers snd
.so furnished accordingly In payment thsrsIOr
ssoed ner ooods 10 the claimant 70 the sn,oupt or
100000 beariug interest Of ten Der CENT Der snnn
Papso'e 10 i've years Neither the int.rest nr a.. n
pm nss been paid and he seeks through the Joint
commission 70 compel the United States 70 On, tb.e.
oond' on the ground that Texas pledged her reyenus
spg rom imports for the payment. aud a they hsys
70 the United States, In becomes sbe
cnargeanie on the American government Mr. d. v.o =
na!uaired citizen OF the United States but claim. =.
British subject The American agent contends th.s b
Gsnpos esm sgaust his own government he d said by
r1s. correspondent to be supported by tho Hon. Rev.
erdy Johnson who has given an opinion that tbis
comes under the convention although the M h
emant admits that he has been natursIized citizens os
'eu ''a'e' iof more saan quarter ofs century.
Boodhounds have been used in Eosand several ,rn..
Srsc,o sa N he capture Of sheep sesers under de
eeu'u OF tne police. This seems q dapgerou, .rd n,
human course, for which the crime Committed sa,i ~.
An nsoequate justification. The manner In vhi.h a..
uounos are used may be gathered from tbe oIlo-; -
marks Of the Sussex Enelaud EInress =; '.oa re-
dent Altar: " po"'e superntens
This Is the second capture this active of,cs- r..
~tnn the Pist three months. few weeks 400 N. -.
parues stole sheep from Mr. Bettsuorth OF tbe ..n,.
rsh and Mr. Smith and his bloodhouuds were ssn, 70
hrea M ran rom the spot where the sheep was killed
tnrougn the most remote valleys in the neighborhood
distance Of three miles, causing great Sensation 10 ,h
suny gang: Ihey ultimately arrived at cottage occp.
pea ashoemaker, when the gallant huntsmsn was oe
s'eu oJ tue paraysed inmate what his busns sa,
was there de was informed Of the uature of nj. yi.;,
ne oioodhounds tried to make entrance To their n,.v
tne thach on the roof Of the cottage The
however, was opened search was m.de and NAT ~ ~
sneepiound IN the house The prisoners vere ,ubs.s
quens'y aPPrehended and committed for trialn
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WISE PRovisros FOR GERMAN EMrcp.sr W.
learn that The Committee of the American 'Pr,ct Sc;
~ have commissioned Mr.. Charles Schaffer-for ynsn,
years ooiPoIteur among the Germans in Indiana and
now connected with the German Mission in this citv~
as ColPorteur for Bremen and Bremerhayen Germ.,
Some CO. 900 emgrants embark annually n ,bs, ~,
'he United States They lodge temporarily io = !, rr
emigration house, under circumstances favorable ~
efting good Influence upon them Mr. S. seems nec,
y h!'ea, oy his long residence in this country and
familiarity with the West, and with our civil and al
gious institutions, for this important post Bes;Je bic
spec'nc laoor: he will have abundant Opportunities @
'hPafung valuable Information to emgrants: and NAV
mem from many mPosi,ions practice in our DORIS,
de will also have wide openings for the dr,son ~ ~
German publications OF the Tract Sccietv in the
ah. 90 lar as we know, this is the first appointment
oi foreign service made by this Society and we
naeni the measure will the appreciation of ever
fle"d oi The poor emlgrant, and of Christina truth,
BAD TINE COMING" FOR HARD DRrsxy.s
Inc whlskey, brandy and wine crop is going to be We
y snort THIS year Brandy sis riz !" and wines arc
rising in price. Cause partial failure of the Fr.
vintage. The grape crops of the Ohio valley will ha
tar less than usual this year and the "sparklino e.,
ana Inc sui- wines Of native production will be
ana 1ear Then the short crops of corn rye and
potatoes Will create demand for all our grains a. eJ
ana d'stiliation must be greatly reduced In hct ,h
loVeis OF good liquors will he compelled either TO nav
[sosng prices or reduce the quantity of induleence
600 orandies have risen nearly dollar per gsllon in
four weeks; and whiskey has Iisen about s;xn.,. ~
per gallon in six weeks. It will prob,blv rec lii
themselves os"' ueSeioPe
ihe temperance cause may find an unexpec,ed ,,lv
IN me uneSamPed drought with which the .oun,ry s
'ihcen. WIN such prices as food must bear sborla
The dry weather prove des ructive t. crops as i; n
for drinks also ~ ''an' prices
we wish we had more severe laws agaiost the ,dnl-
,eia'on OF liquors. The temptation make liquors by
unnatural Processes will be strong and spcb cnon,J
are mus: destructive u health
AUGUSTA SuccEssFUL.-At the Tournament xvb;ch
came oil at Orkney Springs, on the 2Ith nit Rohs,,
l. foage. OF Augusta. the successful Kniobt ,nd
crowned Miss Salle Crawford, Of Augusta Oneso NJ
Love and Beauty Mr.. p is fine rider, as was evil
denced At the Augusta Springs Tournament The e.
cond honor at Orkney was taken BY Mr.. r y,ncv or
eSingham, and conferred Miss Mary Hyde. of
augusta. he third was taken by Mr.. T. ]. Kerlioo
and conferred on Miss Lincoln, of Rockingham.
Staunton pindieator.
IHE Corn CRoP, sSc.-It is no " estimated bv soms
OF our most intelligent farmers, that the corn crop in
this county will DO about half an average Bu Win
some 1t is believed that will feel the shortness Of
the crop very severely Persons will husband their
corn more carefully, and il more sparnely than
heretotore and from this, the deficiency will no, op
rate 50 severely The price OF pork il is generally es
uma'ed, VIII be higher than 1t was last year.-B
The YELLOW Fever AT SAvAss.u has c,s,,sd ,
terrible panic among the citizens Not only are e6 of
the principal business houses shut up but one half of
me ooardng-houses are closed together with the Puas
Rouse the largest hotel in the city, and their pro-
pre,ors taken to flight. The Marshall House ,nohs,