The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-05
r.sHINssTON LETTER

WASHINGTON LETTER.
w ne oysai.s 81 corlrSts.--,seH. FesS,, SC =
eo.sEsrosprscx or rHs oisrArch-
E& $ ,ss-,s WASHINGTON, Dec 3. 1855
entered tho hall Of Representatives AZ nan PMS.
II O'Clock, this morning, and took nay STAND po'hs
ntsse az the bar to the leff Of the Speakers cnar
The galleries were crowded. and many OF tne isu
ones OF the human family were there; at.,fe0 Ia
ns Sn anr o Tkc Hobbies Of the hall were
dcnsely crowded and within the bar there was q
perfect mob of members aud their privileged
friends An imaginative mind might have well
compared the nndulating density OF heads, faces
and shoulders 10 o tempest tost ocean, and the
nnrmar of svoires 30 lis stormy roar.
There was an intense cordially every where,
but most especially among the canvassers for the
various offices of The House. How many of them,
alas, win be mortified chagrincd and disappointed
before the week expires Who that has the abli-
~ 10 earn livelihood in the even tenor OF his
way would stoop TO the business OF soliciting
votes - = .4,f ..e
General James Watson Webb OF the n York
Courier and Enquirer. took a position near me- l
saw him years ago. but did not know MN to-day.
remembered q large head, with DENSE black hair
and whiskers: saw before me to-day tall man OF
large and firm frame high. broad and clear fore
head, well barred, and perfectly white hair and
whiskers. His appearance and expression are less
severe than formerly. He has the port and pre-
ssnce of man of strong intellect and marked cha
raeter
Horace Greeley came in aud took a reporters
desk on the western side of the House 1 do not
like to take liberties but believe il will be par
doned to the extent that L shall presume to go in
speaking of a notorious public man. But Mr.
Greeley Is not handsome Indeed, / must go fur
ther he isa very homely man and what is still
worse, he does not seem to for it. and is
siothful Pale TO very wilderness. with blunt,
eeuntr, boy features, a snubbiness indicating the
frequent need of kerchief, having clumsy. foot
changing, tottering walk almost like decrepitude, a
STOPPING figure, and indeed a tout ensemble that
to Indicate that he will forego the respect Of
mankind for sake of the advantages in trade-I felt
1t pity that talents so rare should be combined
with such an outward seeing, or perhaps more pro-
perry, that man of such talents should be SO re-
gardless of just and proper appreciation of the
sentiments of the world around him. ---r
General Bayly. of Aceomac, looks thin and fee
bic Years have not made him so old as he seems
His constitution is manifestly fra and has been
yerey tried He was not in the hall at the open
ing and his entrance excited general murmur-
He is indeed respected by every one just and
honorable man, and his protracted absence, which
was not improbable short time since, would have
been seriously regretted by ALL ...ts ..s
You have read of the ballotings of to-day AIon-
day9 and when you read this you will also have
before You the ballotings of Tuesday. 1t is for
dramatic effect. That these votes viii come TO
nough. is known very well They are for the gaze
of the million Gentlemen intend voting different
~, but they must make sham of doing their
constituents wish. The thirty Marshall men may
will not be enough by a dozen votes. On whom
then will the opposition unite! Never upon any
candidate now up They will rally around man
of middle State, . Democrat who voted against
the Nebraska bill, but who has not joined either
the Americans or Republicans A. y. C..
LATER FROM THE PLAINs-The Salt Lake mail
arrived at Independence Mo, on the seth nit On
the outward trip it reached Fort Kearney on the
l3t bnt an escort not being furnished, and the par
tiesfearng the dangers of the road, it WAS deemed
prudent to return. On the 10th snow fell to the
depth of six inches and from that time until its ar
rival the weather was very unpleasant.
Ir. r. H. Dyer came as passenger. From him
we learn that it was rumored that two companies
OF General Harneys command had returned to
Fort Laramie to Winter and that the remainder
would come TO Kearney for the same purpose The
Sioux Indians had brought into the Fort three or
four murderers of the mail party, but Col Hoffman
would not receive them unless all were delivered,
and the proffers of friendship accordingly re-
jected
ExpLosIoS.-A wagon load of powder exploded
ut Hazariville, CT. last Thursday. OF the team
ster who was driving, only the upper part of the
skull has been fouudard two horses attached TO the
wagon were instantly killed, being thrown for
~ and the other nearly sixty rods.
TEXAS IEGIsLATURE-Frorn a report of the
proceedings in the State Legislature gather the
following intelligence: --
In the Senate, q resolution has been introduced
instructipg the Congressional delegation to urge
treaty with Mexico fer the exradton of slaves es-
Gaping into Mexico from Texas. The following
iamong other bills have also been introduced: TO
Incorporate the Texas andNew Orleans Telegraph
Company, and to prevent the carrying of conceal
ed weapons. In the House, joint resolution in
stIucting the Texas Senators in Congress to vote
against the repeal of the Nebraska act has been
adopted, and bill accepting the proposition of
Congress with regard to the payment of the cred
iors of Texas has been introduced.
payNErrI AppppupssroN a,.z
rof, OF Thursday evening, says that Mr.. Hughes
of Virginia, who was ernigrating to Kansas arrived
i'll that city on the Sunday before and ent ashore
with large of money to buy in stock of
goods. He was afterwards observed in company
wltha leyee rogue, and has not since been heard
from 1t is feared that he murdered. His
family after fruitless search, resumed their journey
TO Kansas. a =
CURIOUS SUIT IN COURT "A curious point of
OF law has just been decided by county court
Judge at Exeter, England The question was
whether an inhabitant OF a town was at liberty 10
keep animals whose noise proved a serious annoy.
ance to their neighbors 1t was shown ON the
part of Mr. Abraham, that his ncighbor. Mr. Mir.
~, haa cock which crowed 80 times in % min
utes. The learned judge thought this was an
amount OF Growing which human nature was not
bound to put up with, and awarded to the plaintiff
is. damages.
FATAL SPoRT.-A New York eorresnonde,. ~
the Philadelphia Ledger says: couple of bovs
ensagea III pugilistc trial of skill, at Is Dowing
street the winner to obtain small sum of ,uonev
pnt up by children of larger growth" The affair
TOOK place week ago. Last evening one of the
c'inoatants died. from injuries received ON his M
easion His name Thos Butler, that Of the an.
iagonist, Hugh Dyer - 'Ao an
DEATH OF A LITERARY LADY-Tbe srdde,
death OF Mrs. Mary G. Horsford, saws the Bns.en
transcript, has east gloom over literary circles in
taihbrldge and Boston The deceased yas the
wlfe OF Prof L. N. Horsford, of the Iawreneo
,eientine School connected with Harvard Tn;vars;
~ Her poems have been much admired for thnir
h and correct yersiiieation and for their simple
IA L.t ------
M NAL koBBEp-The bag containing the tbrouo,,
mali from New York city to Montreal IF t,a ss
inst was found on the 2sth, upon the track 80 W..
Vermont Central Road, near Burlington sbar ,-a
mile from the village On examination i. VIZ. a
found that bag had been cut open, twenty five ia,
tiers opened and replaced and four letters .s
shown by the post bill, distracted The remainder
OF the contents was apparently untouched.
THE Y. >. OFFICERS IN THE CRIMEA-Maior
Deiaheld Major Mordecai, and Can't Mc(,Iensp