The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-30

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LIMA The Charleston Courier has the fo,,ov,r,
notice Of the death of Hon. A. r. Butler Of sou,s
caroiina He expired ct Stonelands h,s resideoce
about five miles from the village Of Ed,sf,.ld n
that State, at 8 O'Clock, In the .f.arroor - ~.
day, the 25th instant, In the aix,v. .sacona :,
his age. ''-- "
His father was the late Gen william nu,,sr :,
Virginia, aud his mother Behe,hlsnd Moors ~ ~
Eaeeneid the former having migrated fromlVIreinis
TO this State He had six brothers, amone ther,
George, gallant officer, In the war With Great
nrtsn VINO died young; the Hon. William But
Ter, NJ formerly Surgeon In the U s, Nsvv
and member OF Congress from GrsenvilIe and Il,
associated Districts, and Pierce M Butler formar-
ly Governor of the State, and afterwards the cs,.
liant Colonel of the Palmetto Regiment, and win
ner of glorious death and deathless renown In
the hour of victory, At the head of that peerless
corps, in the memorable field of Churubusco -
They were of patriot stock, their father havinr q
done revolutionary and warrior service, in the
war of independence Their mother, too did
patriotic service In the same hallowed cause and
was at one time a prisoner to the enemy. lie
served first in the popular branch of the State
Legislature, and was then transferred TO the State
Senate: and be made his mark, as an able and ell
oquent debater In both houses. In 1878 he was
admitted to the Bar. and, almost contemporaueous.
ly, he appeared before committee of the House
of Representatives. In contested election, be-
tween Charles Busy aud William Middleton, of
Edgefsd District; and he soon rose to high dis.
tinction in his profession. In December 1883 be
was elected associate Law Judge of the State,
in place of the Hon. VIM D. Martin, deceased,
and wore the ermine with dignity. impartiality,
uprightness aud ability In the year 1876 he was
elected U. s. Senator, As the colleague of the II
lustrious Calhoun. whose esteem, confidence and
lore he enjoyed in an eminent degree aud. in that
august body, be distinguished himself byhis digni
Fl I'd demeanor, chivalrous bearing, and statesman
like ability; and won . popularity, political and
social rarely surpassed, If ever equalled His
health began to fail, upwards of q year SINCE aud
his decline was doubtless, in some measure has
tened by the melancholy, distressing aud sudden
death of his near, young and gsllant kinsmsn, the
Hon Preston S. Brooks, whom be loved with all
thetenderness of parental affection.
COMING NEW CENTS AT THE MINT.-The PHI
ladelphia Ledger says the demand for the new
cent pieces in that city is unabated. OF the mode
of making this coin at the mint it says:
There are at present nine presses engaged in ma.
king the Impressions upon this new coin; FIVE mills
also 10 constant operation forming tho rim on the
coin previous TO receiving the These
three various kinds Of coin at and the time;
at pre- ent however, they are engaged upon the new
cent usvely. About 100 persons in all are con.
ssantly engaged In the operation of the mint and at
the present time the whole force are engaged exelu
sively the cent" Each Of the presses throw of
eightysix flashed coins per minute. At this rate,
VI.
M the rins presses throw off each day the SUN OF
f27s6 40 in oents; that IT, providing this presses are
kept going regularly.
sixty thousand dollars of this coin, six million
pieces. were paid out on Monday and Tuesday. and
orders still comug from all quarters of the Union
even from the south and southwe st, where the old
being graduated to the lowest silver eoiu From pre-.
sent indications the old cent will be huuied out OF
use ard out Of sight than the small
Spanish fractions of a dollar.
CRUELTY TO SEAMEN.-The Grand Jury OF
the United States Circuit Court in New York,
have presented paper to the court calling atten.
ton to the number and frequency of the com
plaints by seamen, of cruelty and abuse by ship
officers. They say:
Not only has the number of cases of this descrip.
tion which have come bsforA this Grand Jury been
GOODNESS with which these barbaries are practiced
Tne sailors are beaten not only with tho ropes end
but with the belay pin the marlin spike and hand,
beforehand Metallic knuckles seem to be q favor
te instrument of cruelty. 1t need hardly be added
that great injury, si'fsuremen', and sometime'
"The Grand Jury feel cons.ra'n I'd. in vi,w of
these facts to urge the most uLspsrias application of
the laws for the protection OF the sailar, and the
punishment of the cruel masters and officers upon
the high seas"
NEW SCHOOL FRE.BYTERIAN GENERAL AS.
sEMBLY Fifth Day-Dr. Ross, of Tennessee,
spoke at length in defence Of Slavery He quoted
largely from bis letters to Mr.. Baroes and stigma.
tized the course of action of the various General
Assemblies On the Slavery question as unmitiga
ted nonsense
Sizth Day.-The report of the committee on
Psalmody relating to the restoration of congrega
tiopal singing was accepted and referred to the
Judicial Committee.
Mr. Tillotson, Delegate from the General Asso
citation of Connecticut presented a resolution from
hat ralativa the raanIu of the Gpnaral
Assembly of last year on terms of correspondence
The remainder of the session was occupied in
the consideration of the report of the committee
on Education.
BOSTON COMMERCE. There were In the port of
Boston, on Tuesday, about one hundred and thirty
ships and barques, with quite large feet of brgs
and schooners. Many vessels arrived on Saturday,
bringing a vast quantity of merchandise from all
parts Of she world. Thirty five ships are now on
their passage from the East Indies 70 this port,
laden with the various products of those regions
The receipt of foreign merchandise at Boston.
since the first of January has averaged one million
of dollars per week.
WAY-MAIL BETWEEN RICHMOND AND WASH
INGToE The people of Fredericksburg, and other
portions of the old Southern mail route who have
been complaining for nearly two years past in re.
gard to the inconvenience sustained by them in the
supply of mail matter are to be relieved on Mon
day next, the steamboat line to Acquia Creek and
the Richmond and Fredericksburg railroad having
agreed TO carry the way mail between Washing
ton city and Richmond twice day. The contrac!
was signed yesterday.
DANGER OF REPEATING In Canandaigua, N
Y last week, Miss Sophia Pixley, of East Bloom.
field, recovered $3.50 damages from Ed. A. North,
for sarder. Mr. North's offence consisted In his
saying that he had heard that Miss Pixiey, who
was travelling with q concert troupe known as the
"Amphious," occupied the same bed with her
brothers
SUIT AGAINST A TELEGRAPH -Messrs. Ran
dali, Cook g. Co. wool merchants At the West
have recovered Sl6,6l1 of the Lake Erie and
Michigan Telegraph Company, for the alteration Of
dispatch, whereby their agent In Pennsylvania
purchased large quantity At forty.five cents, BIT.
ing FIVE cents more than their value.
MORTGAGE FoRECLosED.-The Supreme Court
of Alabama has de- ecided adverse to the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad Company in the matter of the State
Ioan OF S4OO 600 The State has foreclosed the
mortgage on the road %
KISS FOR $3.50 The Chicago Tribune states
that a man named Hosley, in that city, undertook
to kias the wife of an Indian doctor named
Brooks. with whom he was on terms of intima
~ The husband hearing of ithe matter institu.
"a snit for damsges against Hosley. and the
-.no . verdict of $3.50.