The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-19

papers say that Gen. Walker, When arrested at his
boarding house. sent for Sir. soule, who, on behalf
of his client procured the consent of Mr.. Clack U.
s. District Attorney, 10 the reception OF bail bond
in s2,oo0, returnable the 18th inst Directly
after giving the bond Gen. Walker fed. The True
Delta says his operations were very public, and his
headquarters familiar to every enc in Now Or
leans. The \. o. Picay says that in the trans
fer from the steamer Dick Keys to the Fashion,
some Of Walkers men became faint-hearted, and
were allowed TO go back to Mobile. OF the num-
Der who went over, thirty were officers and men,
who had been in Nicaragua. correspondent OF
tho Pcayune sends that paper the names OF some
who compose the expedition:
Aids to the General--Mai. J. V. Hooff and Capt.
A. Brady. Assistant Surgeon Genersl-Dr. Nellum'
Coioues-Frank p. Anderson, Bruno Nstzmer,
Thomas Henry. Lieut.. Colonels-S. T. Tucker, A.
Swingle. Captains-C. Fayssoux and :. Kennedy,
Navy J. :. West, }. V. Cook, b. +. Whittier, Nc
Chesuey. Lieuts-W. A Rhea. McsIichaels, X. q.
Stokely, VIM. Civil officers-F. Becher. J. Colmus.
Soldiers and Citizens--Chas. Brogan, John Tabor,
editor Nicaraguense,) Fred. Romer. Jno. Rutter j.
~ West. NJ Cavanagh, B. V. c. Richards, ". ii.
Hunter, Jno. Yates, Tom Moore There were num-
Der Of others who have been In Nicaragua, but
could tot recollect them when hurriedly look
ing over the list of names Many Others
who anxious to return with General
Walker to Nicaragua have been disappointed
by not knowing certain when he would leave.
Col. Anderson. Major HOoff, Capt. Kennedy, Chas.
Brogan and Jacob Colmus, among the orgi
nal ffty-six who left San Francisco with General
Walker in 1855. in the brig Vesta. The present
force may he considered rather small, by some, to
effect n landing but predict that it will be found
equal. 80 the duty assigned it. Gen. Walker goes
out With merely the advance guard, to effect
landing and make standing point
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THE GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI THa BANKING
QuRsTIoS-Gov. McRaes vaIedictory message to
the Legislature of Mississippi is devoted wholly to
State matters. Federal relations are not even al
Iuied to. The leading point of the message is its
reference to bank institutions, In regard to them,
he says
As remarkable as il may seem, with the past
history of the banking system in Mississippi fresh
| In memories. sentiment has recently grown
up in parts of the State In favor Of renewing
ii at your present session can only say, that
think the time unpropitious for its advocates to
make the experiment Believing that the Legis-
lsture will not even for moment consider such
proposition, will not waste your time by pre-
seutins my objections to it. They patent upon
the whole face of the country, in the ruin of the
banking system befCro us, seen and felt by all.
pnftr to recommend stringent legislation to re-
strain the small banks we yet have from over is
sues in future, and to compel them. under penalty
of forfeiture of their characters, to redeem then
notes at all times in gold and silver; Also to pre-
vent further evils and losses to the people. from
tlio Vi Iupel Ia
CONFESSION OF A MuRDERBR.-The >St. John IN. b.
News gives account OF the Breen and Slevin
murder at Beaver Lake. derived from the confes
sion of one of the murderers:
As soon as the shades Of evening had closed upon
them, and the neighborhood was wrspt in dark
ness, they observed Mckenzie leave his house with
lighted candle and cross the road for the other
building. (Which Breen was to 0Ccupy,) when they
quickly left thoir skulking place and followed him
On approaching, Breen said that lie had come to
take possession. and that his family would soon he
along Mr.. Mex. invited them in. When inside,
one of them suddenly extinguished the candle,
while the other struck Mckenzie a severe blow Oh
the side with axe, which felled him to the
ground, lilcess corpse; but TO be sure of their
victim they beat his head with their axes, and lett
him weltering in his blood
They then proceeded TO the dwelling house. each
armed with All axe. Mrs. Mckenzie sitting
by the fire with child, about eight months old, i'll
her arms, and the other three children play
ing about the hearth. We may here remark that
the ages of the children ranged from eight months
to six years. Mrs. Mckenzie spoke to the men
soon as they entered, when the axe of one of the
wretches suddenly upon here; and now began
the work of butchery. They went at it like de-
mons, and cut and slashed among the innocent
little Children amidst awful screams until every
oue of them annhilated. and their nangled
hodes wer" left in pools OF clotted blood scattered
4 ,0ut the O..
They then set to work and rife,i the house of ali
its chief valuablcs got the key and opened the
iron safe. and took out the money, (the whole
amount, understand, did not exceed El00.) and
afterwards fire to the building and also to the
opposite building, where the body of MIR. Mcke2-
2ie was. and they were both consumed"
THE WoODNsN CASB.-C. O. Woodman has al
dressed letter to the New Orleans Della. regard
! ing the late ''Woodmau case" in New York, about
| placing her in lunatic asylum.
1t is difficult for placed as have been to re-
concile the exercise Of Il husbands legal authority
with that degree of humanity due to a deceived
and guilty wife. 1t was my misfortune that she
shond have erred, but it would have been my
crime had ! abandoned her to the fate which,
without the exercise of my legal authority, must
have befallen her | therefore took such steps as
would place her under the protection of her kin
bred So soon as mine should be withdrawn.