The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Enlistment Questionable Kansas Deba
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CeRREsP oNDENCE OF THE DIsPA ca
WASHINGTON, March -.
Senator Brown of Mississippi, has delivered an
able speech on the enlistment subject Though i'll.
disposed to irrtate the feeling of the public on
either side of the Atlantic he would not have our
government hesitate tor j moment to require and
enforce every thing called for by the highest re-
gard for it's own honor His speech, however,
will prove of value to the general reader, chiefly
because of its clear and accurate summary and
statement of the whole question: comprising az it
does an epitoine and analysis of the vast series of
documents that have been published in regard to
IT,
In the House today, the Kansas, or Whitfield
and Reeder contest, was again discussed, and Mr.
Letcher of Virginia. in giving US a piece of his
mind, tore the redoubtable Governor Reeder to
pieces. He made it apparent to every mind tina
Mr. Reeders free soil sentiments have for their ba
sis nothing more substantial or credable than his
resentment to the Democratic party, by whch-or
by the Administration of their selection-he has
been spurned. Mr.. Reeder had not only sane
toned the Legislature by which Mr.. Whitfield had
been chosen, but when that gentleman had been
selected for brief term of the last Congress-
when Mr. Reeder was not his competitor,-then
Governor Reeder had given him the certificate by
which he had obtained his seat. He also showed
not only that Mr.. Reeder did not deserve, but that
he did not possess the confidence, esteem or SYM
pathy of frees sellers in Congress, scarcely one of
whom had expressed any concern for him. In.
sending commission to Kansas, Mr.. Letcher was
in favor of sending Messrs Whitfield and Reeder
back to Kansas, TO fortify themselves with evil
dence in regard to the legality of the alleged cleo
ton of each.
An earthquake at Jeddo is among the topics of
news by telegraph, to-day. Not long ago the total
destruction OF Jeddo might have occurred almost
unknown to the rest of the world: but now there
is some ado about the loss of only hundred thou
sand houses and of some thirty thousand people
But Jeddo is the second capital of Japan, and
tains one and half millions of people and is,
therefore, only inferior to London and Pekin in
the number Of its population. A. b. c.
MURDERS IN OHIo-A ChiIicothe (O) paper
contains the pal ticulars of two horrible murders
perpetrated in that State last week. The first
was committed near Hampshire. Victoria
A family named Rhodes consisting of the ia
Their and two sons, living about one mile from Ham
den were known TO have in their possession con-
siderable sum OF money. The father was absent
on Wednesday night, and soon after the sons had
retired TO bed three men, disguised as negroes, en-
tered the house and commenced an attack upon
them. A portion of the money concealed in
the bed in which the brothers were sleeping and
on being attacked one of them sprang out of the
bed, with the handkerchief containing the money
in his hand, and attempted to make his escape
He knocked down two of his assailants and was
himself knocked down and severely cut before he
escaped from the house. He Immediately ran to-
wards Hamden and raised the alarm, and after
procuring dsslsLanCe TetuTueu 10 tue mouse ana
found his brother dead and his body in sitting POI
siton in corner of the house. There q
considerable sum Of money in bank bills in bu-
reau drawer, which the murderers did not find
and, consequently, they did not secure a cent of
the booty which it seems to have been their OBJ
jcct to obtain.
Another brutal murder was perpetrated near the
village of South Perry, in Fairfield county, few
nights since. a man stopped at the house of an
aged couple named Fox, and procured lodging for
the night. After they had all retired and the old
folks fallen asleep he arose and stranged the old
man and beat the old lady until he supposed her
dead also. He then searched the house and sue
ceeded in finding about fifty dollars in a chest
This he carried away. In till in the same chest
was about $500, which he did not find He then
left and went TO Logan, where he was arrested
next day, and is now in Jail The old lady is re-
covering.