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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-09-24

-. FOH SALE oar KENT, and p posse i.
m sion given LIST October next, that oesu, w go
la Gated four acre Lot In the Town Oh sSss,
with commodious brick dwelling and al ness.'1 a.
out. houses thereon. and recently occupied "
James Guest. sam.
ALSO -One -four. acre Lot, upon when .es.rs
Portable framed dwelling, kitchen, nc, and oss
above the first. For terms apply 10 SONS
se6-Sw JAMES GhA'
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A SorruEr> ubrENENT

WAsHISGroS,J June 2o.-A preliminary meeting Of
Snatiieru-rs was held last 4 .euiug, TO take into cuI-
sjI.raliun the formation Of a Southern Commercial
As,uciativn, the members ot which are to pledge
themselves to give a preference in the bestowal OF
business aud patronage to those III the North who
rrspeu, the sacred rights guaranteed I" the South by
III. Consultation and laws of the United States; and Ia
withhold from the abolisiuuists, rs eiienies to the best
interests Ct cur common country, rs tar as practical
BILE, the influence which a lucrative commerce. al
WAYS h,stows. An ngency is 10 BIZ opened at New
York in season for the fall trade-and with a view to
discriminate between friends and foes.
y Pro Slavery Journal il also to be established
free tor the me,nbers of the Association. A circular
will shortly be seut South, inviting the corporation
Of all national men. Means are To te taken to bring
the subject before the Southern Connereial Conyen'
.ion, which Eeets in Savannah in December.
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CONGHEsS-Fir,,
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1856.



Mr.. Clayton made a personal exclamation. STATING
that he had been misrepresented by Lord Clarendon
in his remarks in the British House of Lords. r..
speeding Central American affairs.
Mr.. Butler replied to Mr.. Wilson's defence of Mr.
Sumner. relative 10 certain provisions in the Con.,i
tn ion of South Cnroliua. He stated TINT Mr.. WiIso,
had nlsrepreseuted the Constitution Of tina, STATE nj
together.
Mr.. Cass made some remarks supplementary I,
those of Mr.. Clayton ON the same subject.
Mr.. P-srce sustained the American Interpretation
of the Clayton Bulwer treaty.
Mr.. Tuombs wished to have it understood that he
did not agree with the Senator from Delaware (Mr
Ciaytonl that the Central American question WINS no.
u proper subject for arbitration. he could See NJ
reason why il should not be left to an umpire.
Mr.. Geyer gave notice of his intention To Introduce
Il bill supplementary To the act to organize the Terri
tories OF Nebraska and Kansas.
Mr. Douglas offered Il resolution providing for al
adjournment Of Congress sine de Oh the first Tues
day of Ju!y.
Mr. Weller objected to the consideration of the re.
solution, thinking Congress would not be- able to al
juurn before the 18th of August.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, of Mississippi, the Sc
nate took up and passed the bill to incorporate the
ApOthecarics' Association of the District of Column
bla; the bill to relieve the Corporation of George
town from the payment of bills for making u road
west vi Rock creek, and the bill To provide tor the
instruction of youth in the county, without The limits
of The city of Washington and Georgetown.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson, Of kenucky, a reso-
luton was passed instructing the committee on the
District Of Co!umbia to inquire into the expectancy
of retrocedlng 10 the State Of Maryland, Georgetown
and all that part of the District Of Columbia which
lies west Or Rock creek, upon such terms and condi-
tiOns us will secure 10 Georgetown nj amount of mo
ney equal 10 that which WAS appropriated for the ben
etit of Alexandria, while it was Il part of the Dis.
trict of COIuinbla; said committee ~ have leave 10 re-
port by bill or otherwise.
The Senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Lindley defended his political position from the
structures of the Union newspaper, saying that the
latter was opposed 10 the nomination of Mr.. Buchan-
an, and rather than Mr.. Benton should have any ill.,
tluence with Mr.. buchanan, in the event of his
election, it would crush the Democratic party in Mis-
souri,. MIR. Lindley vindiratei the Benton Demo-
Gratis go far Us their connection with his election was
and himself from the charge Vi being
with freesoiiism.
Alter Mr. LindIey had spoken for an hour the House
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a. q II II e u .
WENT YEARS AGO.
~ 4 Il LnIn

v. wandered in the village, Tom,-i We sal 'e"e'''
the ,ree,- .,:h. h.lt.r
U3nn The school hou-e pisyirS-srcH"!' which s''e''er
Wv .a,, ,,',,. ., ,.r..; me. Tom, and few were
lei: 10 know, lam, ,v.r,y
Ih.t played sill! u upon INK XIV" ''"' '"
years n:".
the grass Is i,st ms Greea' Tom -oafr''"'eu n'!s "
play 1T >,;..t,;,,. no
Wee .p1r;ing just as we did then' with sp'r''SJu't a'
Blu, the master sleeps upon the hill, which, coated
u'er with snow,
Afforded II, a sliding place just twenty years ago.
The old school house is altered now, the benches are
replaced ,
By new ones very like the same our psn'kuires had
d.fared, -
IL, III. sam. Old bricks are in the wall-the bell
swings TO and fro
lis music Just the same, dear Tomas twenty years
ago.
The spring that dubbed meath the hill, close oy the
spreading beech, .,,t s,most
IL very low--'twas once 80 high thar We ''u"
reach: 49, s,o-t-
And ku.eling down TO get a drink dear lom' l START
To see how much that / had changed since twenty
years ago.
Near by the spring, upon the elm' you know l cu'
Your sws., .hsart's lust beneath it. Tom-and you did
So,no bsar,leos wretch hath peeled The bark-'twas dy-
ius ure but slow.
Inst ~. rbr u,, whose name we cut, died twenty years
ago.
NV eyelils had been dry, Tom, but tears came In my
eyes,
though, of her | loved 80 well-those early broken
Iies,-
l visited the old church yard and took some flowers to
strow
Upon the grave of those we loved some twenty years
ago.
Some are in the church yard laid-some sleep beneath
the sea,
But few are left ofour old class, excepting you and me;
Aud when our time shall couie, Toms and we are call
I'd TO go,
/ hops they'll lay us where We played just twenty
wears ago.
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ClTX AND STATE NRwx

IMPROVED LIGHTsiSG RoDs.-Ihis il ,bo
when the 1f"rrn king throws his fiery bolts nnor wv
rartl' dealing DEAN ana ues'fu'tion To all oppn.ine
substances. How often do We hear Of tho tT;PP"siny
fecis produced by the electric fluid a. ~ e.
sweeping storm il falls upon the Unprotected h a ;hs
ton. And yet, with Whist slight expense, sucb dss.
rruuS consequences could bs avOIdet! Those WIZ
desire to secure themselves from the ravages of liyh,
ming, 80 prevalent at this seas"n OF the year, should
call On Mes-rs. Hawley s. Till-r, Whose advertise.
'nent will be found in another colnmn) and have one
Df their improved Lightning rods affixed to their houses.
These gentlemen have been engaged in putting up
ROD. IN this city for several years, and We hear their
Skin and Perfection in the business spoken Of in the
highest terms. Their improved lightning rods are
everything that could be desired-they are safe and
II 'he same time economical.
HARvEsrIsG.-Some of the farmers in Culpeper
nave commenced harvesting. One or two of The
,"!'hers III The immediate neighbnrhood of Alrxan.
n!A "h'e Also commenced. In Clark, also, some are
~ YORK we learn-genernily, the whole county will
Hc ousy I'D securing the wheat. in about a week from
'his ''ihe. We do not believe the yield will h- a
sood one IN most of the counties. There ar. exc.p.
tons IN particular localities.
The toba"c" factory of Keene Edwards, Eso. nss,
DahVIle, Va, Was destroyed by fire a few niyL,s
SINCE with n fine stock of tobacco. ~
THE DISTRICT COURT The District Cov-, h,
been IN session IN this place, for the las, tbra.S, :"
days. Several distinguished lawyers from a ts,a"u"
are IN attendance, and some interesting css.s L..o
been argued. Judges Moncure. Clnpion, Ws,. I"ts
Tyler, Pitts and Lomax, compose the Cuurt-Ir.'
d,rickSbmrg Recorder. u"
WHEAT CRoPs.-We have recently rs,u-,.1e.-
Il short visit 10 the Valley Of Virginia, wl-r. trom
our own observation, aud all the information w.cnntI
receive, the general aspect of the wnea, croD ia 80
unprUInising than il has been for several y-.r. -
the rich productive bottoms OF the North and S,u,h
branches of the Shenandoah, will not Weld mnrs
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THE HO MtSTEAD.
BY LADY SPENCE


1t i. not as it used to be,
When you and I We're young:
When round each elm aud maple tree
The hon.ysurkles chung;
But still | lore the cottag, where
1 passed my early years,
Though not a single face ia there
That memory eudears.
1t is not "a it used to be!
The moss il on the roof,
And from their nests beneath the caves
The swallows keep loot.
The robins-hOw they used to sing
When you and | were young;
And how did fit the Wit bees wing
The opening flowers among
II is not now IA il used TO be!
The voices loved OF y"re,
And the forms We were wont to see.
We see and hear no more.
No more! .Alas. VIZ look in vain,
For those 10 whom W. cluay,
And ~, oil as We can 1--we but once,
When you and | were young.
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FRiVAT ADNlCES BY TIE AMERICA.
B,sToS, Juue 2O.-rhe steamer Am"rica arrived
aery las. night from Halifax. Her mails were for.
wurieG by the morning train.
TIE private letters by the America are, on the
whole, quite favorable. There was considerable spe.
cu.a,inn, il il trUe, as To what would be- the upshor oi
The difficulty between the two countries, but no one
p.rsnn III 4 hundred believed that war would ensue.
That Mr.. e. aInpton would be sent home was quite
universally admitted, but it was not 80 certain thai
Mr.. Dallas would be treated in like mrnner-the in
sinuatious Of the Tunes to the contrary notwi;h'
standing. Certain it was the nass ct the people were
agai,,s, handing the American Minister his passports
ami 1t was bslleved the ministry would hesitate con.
sid-rahiy before taking Auch n step.
Mr.. Fillmore would certainly embark in the Allan
tic. lie had every where been cuurteUusly received.
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TIE BLACK R~EPUBtICAN NOMINATION.

=.
The Philadelphia Evening Journal, neutral in poll.
tics, expressed tia general opinion in Philadelphia'
,,,,;1. ,r -, rorvor,;on "a f,i,v
u'o - ~ "I"'' "
THE REPuRLiCAS NoaisArI few hours ago
the action of the Republican Convention, assembled
in this ciry, was looked to by hundreds Of thousands
of peGplp, throughout the Grth, with INTENSE inter.
est. 'Ih. urinc;pal purpose fer which The body was
may be The effect elsewhere, it is quite certain that
the nomination. of John e. Fremont tor the rresiden.
cy, has occa.ioncd. IN this community. n pe,y general
t@ei,ng Of accompaniment. Save in the Convention
itself, and n small outside circle OF his personal and
political friends, the demonstration Of enthusiasm
with which tho announcement Of the candidate Is re-
c.iyed, is in this locality anything but encouraging.
The cause rr,, Tired and deserved 4 very different
champion and leader il the contest lhat u COMING,
and our conviction II, that ut has suffered Sren:iy' 1t
not fatally, in the estimation and symPaihies "t very
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June 7-cw4w JOHN l.. PENDLETOE.
x. Z. GRAVES. Administrator, with u

annexed. OF Thomas Good", decd. and aaa."S,
tor of Judith tioodr, decd, aud ma late commit
dith GoOle, dad. S.;.ucl !!ta ard Merry ne "" IA
r. Davis and Eiizsheil. c his wife; YIN .e"!s al r
his wie; James H. Lindsey, Asrcu! Lin'sfy' AZ.
S~,ra,,on, in his own right and AZ administrTiE, = "
L;pscomb, decd; John w. Murphy and Ann MS -. u
Safe, John Sulle. Derby B. Fori!n"s, WIN ro'.-l -
L. Foriines, Martha J. Pierce. Je''r"y h. prvl' TO-:
his wife. WIN. p. Pierce and Mary su'an ni' ". ~
p. Smith and GabrielIa I. his wife, u. a. bIotssr.csa
garat hi- vil4. Huy !sHe For,ine', Jesse ! Lil..-
Mary Lipscomb, EIizrbeth ,G'co.n6' Ar unokrr aud :
MERIT Lindsey, Granville Lindsey. h2oAIH5 rr. =
brccs hi, wife, VIM. Wave and Ann his WIZ ,rIG'
lines. Rouer, Forrines, Goode forIine.' srnI1 "s : G;
Mary forIin.s. James FcrInes, Kitty F1rnhs' ct,.s:I,
treiI md George w. Snellings, Sher'f o., sobert -
Chesterfeld. aud as such administrator -.
lines. ascu. ,he eth 'hS INN
ofpowbntSn. between the hours Of :, rhe said Mr. ~,
T sha, mrnrsed 70 take the deposition" Ssr the pl.ints' u
s 1nn md r. o,sers. to be read as eride.'pp o.shs,nn County,
Vi; %gsT' m II int the sl GiIfa'' an. 19' y!a are 20, he be e]eSS isp!t'sd
sbonIt the taking Of said deposition ,rom day TO d. 10
e eomp dsS; ins same ~" PFC b. sst Attorney
June T-cw4H
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RATIFICATION MEETING IN CULPEPER.
TIE WIG PARTY REGIYIYUS.

The Democrats Of Culpeper held a very enthusias'
tic Ratification Meeting, Monday, at the Court House
DR.. S,ringfellow, the Speaker of the Kansas Leglsla
ture, WIS present, direct from Kansas, and gave u
most interesting and lucid account OF the condition OF
the Territory, and the late disturbances. Interesting
and excellent speeches Were delivered by Msssrs
John s. and James Barbour.
After the ratification meeting adjourned, an Old
Line Wing ineeIing YRS held, over which Hon. Jere'
rhiah Morton presided, and which was addressed by
''the lone STAR" Hon. jack pendleton, and the Presi.
dent, Mr.. Morton. 1t was the moat lndicrous exhibit
hon ever witnessed perhaps. No antediluviun skele.
ton ever exhumed by naturalists could be more curl
GUS aud wonderful than was this ghostly SEPARATION
from the political To nbs.
MIR. Pendletou very psthetically and POLITICALLY said
that he felt
'As one who ireads alone.
Sotnn banquet ball deserted"
EIrdrl.ckSEnr Dn.n-In.
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"EyrRy MAN HAS HIS PRICE"

Although we do not subscribe to the correctness OF
this proverb in its unlimited ssnse, yet, 1t is true, thar
some men have their price, aud il il far more than
they are worth. The price that Mr.. James Gordon
Bennett estimated his services at, in giving Col. Free
mont the support OF the New York Herald, rumor
says is no less than his appointment as Minister to
France in case this young man should Le successful.
The 'milk in the Cocoon But' is satisfactorily ac-
counted for Pennsyiramia.
GUANO.-AuthenIic Information has reached the
State Department at Washington that. AZ the islands
called MONA and "Mon.ts' are claimed III depeli-
denotes of Puerto Rico, aud, consequently, ~ be-.
longing to Spain, il, is expected that guanu will not be
removed from them without the permission Of the
Captain General vi Puerto Rico.
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BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. JUNE 90
Tn supply of beef cattle at market yesterday was
Considerably larger than on last market day, and
pr,ces fell of IN consequence % cents per l0D lbs
There were $40 head offered ut the scales, and in ad.
j.;l"p there were 2ih head driven through to Phila.
ieipiiia Of TIE cattle offered, ~ were left over nm.
soiu. aud the balance ia1D head were taken by The
Baltimore Butchers at prices ranging frulu 81 50 TO
f5.T on the boot. equal ~ 81 a 1875 nett, aud aver
aging s. gross. Hogs are Il shade higher. Sales
were made at 81 q SD per 100 los. Sheep are un-
Changed We quote them III last week. at S2.25 a 3.25
Der lU0 lbs. gruss.
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iutermeddling with the exclusive domestic concerns
J nf each other, and cordially unite, Oh the hNsis o'
perfect equality Among themselves, III promoting rue
rrpHt national Objects Of common Interest 10 I'LL, uHu
tins good work Will be instantly accomplished.
In regard TO our foreign pniIcy, 10 winch you nave
referred in your communication, IL Is qGIte Ilnpossih'e
for any human f~ure-kunwledge 10 Prescribe positive
rule, in advance, To regulate The conduct Ut II future
administration in all the exigencicS which may arise
ia our various aud ever changing relations with l"Fe'sh
powers. The Federal Government must Ut necesSl-
~ exercise u sound discretion III dealing win INFER
national questions rs they may occur; but TINS under
the strict responsibility which the Executive must al
WAYS feel TO the p -uple of the United States and the
Judgment of pOsterity. You will, therefore,. excuse
me for not entering into particulars; whilst | heartily
concur with You in the general sentiment, that our
foreign affairs ough TO be conducted with such WIS
dom and irnness as to assure the prosperity OF the
people al home, whilst the interests and honor OF our
country arc wisely but intl-xibly maintained abroad.
Our foreign policy ought ever to be based upon the
principle of doing Justice to all nations, and requiring
Justice from them i'll return; and from this prlnciplel
shall never depart.
Should [ be- placed in the Executive Chair. ! shall
use my best exrrtiuns TO cultivate peace ana TREND
ship with all nations, believing this to be our highest
pulicy as we'll us our most imperative duty; but Mt the
same time, | shall never forget that IN case the neccs-
sify shoRld arise, which | DO not now apprehend, our
naiional rights aud national honor must De preserved
at all hazards and ut any sacrifice.
Firmly convinced that Il special ProVldence gov
erns the uffnlrs of nations, let Us humbly !inplnre ms
continued blessing upon our country, ana tnat lie
may avert from us the punishment we Justly deserve
for being discuntented aud ungratelul whist ENJOY
ing privileges above all nations, under slch Il Con
s,itnrion and such Il Union as has never been vOuch-
saled to any other people.
Yours, very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Hon. JOHN E. WARD, w. A. RICHARDSON, HARRY
HIBBARD, w. Is. LAWRENCE. a. q. BkowS, joins
l.. NAMING, joins FORSYTH, w. Preston, D.
R,xDuLPH TUCKER, and H6RArio SEYMOUR, Com
mittec, &c.
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THE roy.rESr cIvEN Up

Never, in our whole experience as Il politician, have
We known all act which is 50 universally looked upon
az fatal, suicidal, q the Presidential nomination 10y
the Black Republican Convention. We have mo-
met with Il solitary individual, ut any party or shade
/, politics, who does not uu!iesitatingly give up the
contest rs virtually decided in favor of Mr.. Burha
nan, by the nomination OF the disuuionist Abolition
Convention. The universal expression ia that il tn.
d.I.yates cuuld not have selected Il more fitting can
didate, they had better have remained at home.-
PeMaxulraniaM.
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NEW FLOUR.-Flour from new wheat made it's
appearance i'll New York on Thursday, being two
days earlier than for either OF the last FIVE years. 1t
was ground from Georgia wheat by Messrs. Hecker
& Brother. of the Croton Mills, aud was offered on
Change at go 50 per Dbl. The wheat $50 ~bushels)
Was sold ON Tuesday at g per bushei.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Fatal, FALL OF WALL

THIfL ALL VI
WAaHiSoroS, June 2U.-This afternoon, Daniel
Snn!iwood, foreman for Chas. +. Walker, the cou-
Tractor. whilst tieing a rope III connection with the
op.ra,iuns at Wesley Chapel, was crushed Instantly
81 death by the north wall of the building falling
down. His age was IS, and he leaves Il wife and
child. The verdict of the coroaer's jury was in ac-
eordsnce with the facts az stated. Chas. Medturd
was also slightly injured by tho sane accident.
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DANISH SnIrNn TnIIS.

The arrangement which President Pierce has made
with Denmark tor the pos,poneinent oil any resistance
OF our part, to collection Of the Sound Tolls for one
Yea. from the 18th inst it Is stated, WAS entered into
at the earliest s1iis.tstj9n Of The Danish Government.
Further, the arrangement j. l:sSe "uder cIrcuin.
stances which PROMISE a final adjustment q, il.D cub.
jecl within the year. Whether The duties to be paid
under protest will ever be refunded or not, will de
pend upon the terms of the final arrangement.
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VIRGINIA.-At Rules held the Clerks Office OF tho
Circuit, Court OF the City OF Richmond, the 4th day
OF June. 1855,
Jonathan 4. Stoyall, PL
Against .
John Lynch, Henry w. Shouse and Ann Eliza his we,
David Yoke and Jane c. his wife. Martha NJ. Walker Sa!a"
II. Nckervis, William Nekervs aud Reoecca % " nnr
. hoIias Potts, Adam Murray and southeriand ~
and 0fhGr b".
The Object Of this suit is 10 Obtain J :GsYtyN"'' lou.
James Brown, Jr, surviving trustee, OF me rem es'.. 90
the til mentioned, sold by him 10 the pLiint'n' ",.iu.
VII having been made and hled that IN nc - y;
named ue nonre-idents OF this Commences. u ~ ,au
defendants are notified to appear AT the Rules u De noi1eh
~ ,h. TI.rt.s f,tTre of the .ad Court on the rr5t Monday
L s s ar no~t and do what is necessary to protect
81 =. i, In, Kit. A Copy-Tesie:
'ne Im,a ln 10 eyS! " :" EUs koBlgsoN, Clerk.
TIv1.TSTI-II Rules held In the Clerks Once OF
,he Circuit Court of the city OF Richmond, the ith
day of June, 1856: r pa.ls-r;, o-J r,us.
II 'T lame merchants and partners, trading under the frn
81 nr"lc Of Bacon i Ba-kerSil, Pills.
Agnin.:
Anthony thornton, Dctt.
Th. object OF this suit il to attach the lands of tn. &c.
PENDANT. lying and being in the city of Richmond, and any
RIGHT. interest and til. of the said defendant therein, and
a sum OF money in The hands OF William D. Gibson, be-
longing to the defendant, and apply them to the payment
O., IT,. debt due the plaintiffs by tho defendant; and afhda.
vit having been made and hled thai rhe defendant above
named is a non. resident Of this Com monwealth the said
defendant is notified TO appeur ut the Rules to be holen in
The Clerks Office Of the said Court on the first Monday in
September next. and do what lie necessary TO protect his
interest in this suit. A ~Copy-Teste:
June lO-cw4w EUs. ROBINSON, Clerk.
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ElRE ANn EAGGOTS.

Gen. James Watson Webb waxed valiant yester.
day in the Republican CunYention. lie was not for
lniucing matters-uUt he. He boldly declared his
vaIorous determination 10 carry annihiIallon beyond
Washington city, will, Sire and sword,' i the Re
publican disunionlsts failed at the polls. Will some
one inquire why the "Inahogany stock and barrel
WAS omitted in this appalling category 7-iihHa.
PsnnS yiraHtnn.
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ESCAPE OF PRISONERS IN MEAlCO.-Jno.
A. Cullen OF Virginia, and Ell Wilson of k-hucky,
tive ut the passengers Vt the barque Archibald IRA
ci-, -e,zed some nix months sgo, ut La Paz, Mexico,
as iiibusters, have arrived at New Orleans. All on
board the barque were thrown into prison, and nave
ever since been couflned. Recently. however, BIZ Vt
them made their escape. and the two referred to al.
,rse thai, after travelling n dreary Journey on foot OF
sors 1880 mics through Mexico, fary reached Vera
Cruz, and there embarked Tor New Orleans.
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FURTHER FROM KANSAS.

ST. LOUIS, June 2U.-Late advices from Kansas
represent affairs ds assuming a milder aspect. Ru'
,n"Ta & violence have almost ceased to be heard
Parties of armed men disbauded were skulking about
in remote parts of the territory.
A letter 10 the Democrat dated Lawrence, June
i2. contains a report that 6,OO0 armed Missourian.
were preparing To invade Kansas. Later dates, how
ever. do not confirm this report.