The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-11

THE FUGITIVE SLAVE Law IN CONNECTICUT
bill demanding the repeal of the Fugitive Slave
law was voted down in the Connecticut Senate las
Tuesday. Mr. Terry Of Norwalk, Ia opposing the
bill, rather the amendment, which included the
anti-fugtive slave law clsuse said that he was
willing the North should go to the verge Of the
Constitution, but he was not prepared to invite
dissolution of the Union"
TANTALIzINs PREsENT.-Qneen Victoria has
sent pair OF 'muitees" or cuffs to private sol,
der who had greatly disting himself at Ala
and Inkermanu, having received bullet 10 the leg
In one battle and lost limb In the other. The
munifcence of the gift as reward for his wounds
is rendered doubly valuable by the fact that the
limb the poor fellow lost was an arm
FROM PARA.-The brig Mary Emily, Capt Bouns
arrived al New Haven, CT, Tuesday night 10 days
from Para Brazil one of the shortest passages on
record Capt B. reports it sickly at Para, yellow
fever and small pox prevailing to a considerable
extent. The entire crew OF an American schooner
were on shore, sick. Weather very warm.
NAVAL letter from on board the United
States ship Falmouth, dated Pensacola, May 81 st.
says that vessel put i1to Pensacola after four
months cruise to ov erhau the ship, and to receive
a supply OF provisions The ship lost but two
men one Philadelphian and the other Ba Il.
morean. The letter says the ship is in excellent
health. The report that she had yellow fever on
board is not true. The cases OF sickness that did
occur, were chiefly rheumatic
Mysterious AFFAIR IN S. LoUIs The st Lou
of the City Grave Yard discovered on the day
previous In barrel which had been buried In The
yard, young female In state OF budNy, and lar
advanced Ia pregnancy. The head Ut me oarrel
is painted blue with the words New York brandy
upon it.
SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT. - On Tuesday af
ternoon about & miles from Buffalo, Nsw York. q
wagon, containing Mr. Dascomb and bis two
sons, run Into by train of cars while cross
ing the State Line Railroad, about miles from
Pm fall Work ha tppo insfaDtiV
killed. and the father SO much injured that his re
coyery is hopeless
THE FARMERS OF MICHIGAN are paying fol
good help from $l4 to Sl8 per month, for the see.
son. Sheep shesrers get 81 per day. Hayine
will be heavy, and wages range from 81 25 tt
$50 per day.
"BKrrRR LATE THAN NEVER In the Com
mune of ST Hilaire de la NoailIe, France, a man
named Jean Lapierre, 107 years OF age, was re
Gently married TO q woman named Petron Melville
of the tender age OF sc.
HEATING HOUSES WITH CASA Boston me
chauic has invented and is manufacturing furnaces
for hestiog dwelling houses. gss being used a.
fuel room, Is feet square. can be heated, Il l
said, at cost of about cent and ball an hour
SINGULAR OvERaGHr.-Mr. Irving, In bis LII,
of Washington, fails 10 mention the year 10 which
his hero was born.
The city of Boston. Mass, has appropriated th,
large sum of $4,000, 10 be expended In the cee
braton of the coming 4th OF July.
A meeting of the Episcopsl clergy of Washing
tln-among them Rev Mr.. Cummi1s, has beer
neld, to Establish missionary operations among hi
poor OF that city.
An OLD ARcaBIsHoP.-The oldes, ecclesiast'
pow living 10 samuel, Archbishop OF the Untet
l04 years Old still vigorous, aud strictly ,bserye
the severes, fasts.
Captain Joha Reese. Of The Washisgton %. c.
Highlsi deFs, has resigned bis posiion,