The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-25

sioh c,ause aua oelng again put on its passage as
amended, the question was determined In the az
| nrmative--yeas l66, nays H.
The bill, as passed. authorizes the Richmond
and Danviiie Railroad Company to employ lis sur.
plus earnings iD extending said road.
Wheeling Bonds.-A bill to provide for the nav
ment Of interest upon the bonds of the city s,f
wheeling. which have been guaranteed by the
State of Virginia, was taken np and passed
On motion OF Mr.. HAYaoSp, the House adjourn
cd.
SEARCHING FOR THE BURIED TREASURES OF THE SEA,
An interesting report has been made to the Bos-
ton Submarine Company in relation to the expedi-
tion sent to the Caribbean sea- under the command
of Capt. Couthouy. to search for the snnken trea-
sures of the Spanish frigate San Pedro:
The several divers connected with Captain Cout.
houys force spent in the aggregate about l hours
under water daily during the time they had been
at work upon the wreck. After removing a vast
amount of deck material, the divers penetrated
into the deck room, where they found gun car
riages. deck furniture, &c. piled up in one large
mass. making any attempt TO work useless with
out frat removing it. At this place four magni-
fcent brass cannons were taken ont. and elevef
strange boxes, supposed TO be cast-steel; they
we're of the size OF cande-box, but were thought
by some to be platiDa. Silver dollars were also
found in the depth of sixty feet in the water, COW
cred with Elud, but they were mostly separate:
several gold watches were here taken out and
many other valuable articles, and the divers came
TO the conclusion that when the explosion Of the
vessel took place, these articles were driven from
the forward part of the ship, where the bulk of
the treasure undoubtedly remained.
Taking this reasonable view of the case.
they proceeded to their work with renewed vigor.
and after great difficulty succeeded in clearing
away the large amount of rubbish, and obtained
an entrance to the hold of the forward part of the
ship the 18th of December last About 800 in
specie and another brass six-pounder we're taken
out at this place in short time, also watches and
IN rafics rba fnup1
csinented together in rolls of $i5 so and 800
each, and very plainly showed that they must be
very near the vast amount of money contained In
this ship. According to the official documents
when the San Pedro went down she contained one
million Of Spanish dollars. and II million and a
half ih gold, large portion Of which should he
there still. The work was now fairly commenced
and the directors felt greatly encouraged and saw
no reason why the stockholders should not be so
The last adyices, which were up TO January l. re
presented that they had bee unexpectedly stopped
in their labors by timber. &c, In the hold, but
hoped in 4 short time to remove it.
LATEST PROM AFgICA.-The Coloniza aton ship
Mary Caroline Stevens, Capt Heaps, arrived at
Baltimore on Monday evening, from Liberia
whence she sailed on the Sd of February Every
Thing was quiet on the coast. Business was ex-
tremeiy dull The monetary panic through which
Europe and America have both been battling for
months, had at length reached the coast OF
Africa, causing almost a perfect stagnation in bu
siness. The emigrants that went ont in the NJ c.
s. were landed III safety, aud many expressed
themselves highly pleased with their new
homes. There bad been no recent capture OF
slaves on the coast
Tbs ARMY IN UrAH.-The ST. Louis Republican
publishes extracts from a private letter from Col
Johnston 70 friend in that city, dated February
5. He saya he has received no communication
from the Government since the I'D of October
He complains that the contractors take more than
three mouths TO carry the mails to Utah, when
their contract says the service shall be done
monthly. Col. johnston describes bis march to
Camp Scott, compliments his troops, an 4 says the
N9rfuons have, as fully words and actions can,
manifested the intention that they will no longer
| submit to any Government bnt their own, and
that the people of the Union must either submit
a usurpatioH of their territory, and have gov
ernment erected in their midst acknowledging no
dependence upon allegiance to the Federal an
thorty,or act with yigor and force to compel them
TO succumb- lie expresses an earnest hope that
eXertion may be made to forward supplies early iE
the Spring, under sufficient guard of mounted
men.
DANGER OF BURNING FLUID -Asother dreadful
death from burning fluid occurred in Reading, Pa
Oh Thursday morning last. The victim was
young girl, named Angeiiue Lees, employ ed as
domestic in the family of Mr. Albert Miller. On
the evening preceding the fatal occurrence, she
was observed filling fluid lamp that was burn
ing, and warned by Mrs. Miller of the great
risk she incurred, and told to do so again
On the very next morning. at 8 A. NJ. Mr. Miller
and his wife were reused from sleep by piercing
cries proceeding from the girls chamber, and on
Fastening to her relief found her enyeloped Ia the
flames. She was immediately wrapped in niece
of carpet and the flames subdued. but her injuries
were so severe that she died soon after in great
agony. The deceased was sixteen years of age.
FATAL AFFRAY-In a fracas at Wilmington, Del.
on Monday, negro woman, named Mary Hart
was killed. An inquest was held and the iury
rendered verdict tina, the woman was killed by
| a wound in the back of the neck. severipg the
| spinal cord. the said wound having been in
| ficted by knife in the hands Of William Dough-
erty, Jr. The verdict also Implicated the father
| of Dougherty. Both of the accused were commit
| ted to Jail toawat a trial.
IScENDiARY FIRE IN BALTIMORE, MD-Early on
Saturday morning, three story brick building in
Clay steet, Baltimore, Md, set on fire.and with
the two adjoining buildings, totally consumed
The losers were Messrs 1oeg, carpenters and build
ers s2500, insured for $780, Mr. Stewart $1,000 fully
insured Leonard 4 Woods $400, insurance:
besides slight damage to the adjoining build
| ings by fire, water, &c.
ARMY ISTELLGEscE.-Capt Geo. w. CuIum has
been relieved from the superintendent Of the
| works under the engineer department at Charles
ton, s. c.. and of the charge of Forts Macon and
Caswel.S. c. to which duty Capt. j. @. Foster has
| been assigned by order of the Secretary of War.
| Capt Culium takes charge of the works at New
| Bedford, Mass, and at Fort Adams r.. |.
New TgRKIfoRr.-A resolution was introduced
| into the Wisconsin Legislature last Tuesday,
proposing to cede back to the general government
all that part of the State lying north OF the thrd
correction line provided Michigan will ceds back
| that part of her State north and west OF Lake
Michigan, for the purpose OF forming new ter
ritory.
SUDDEN DEAqH-Mr. Christian Middlekauff
wealthy farmer of Washington county, Nd, aged
a I.t,..fx
inst The Boonsboro' Odd Fellow Gays he was
well as usual in the morning and had just retarn-
ed from feeding his fowls to the house, when, az
ter sitting few minutes, he fell from his chair
and expired.
BoARp OF ENGfNEERs.--A specfai board of eagf
neers of the Army. composed of MSor Henry
Brewerton.. Brevet Major ]. q. Barnard and Cap
tain G. W. Cuium, will assemble In the city OF
New York as soon practicable. for the purpose
of planning fertilization TO be bniit Oh the point
Sandy Hook New Jersey, for the protection Of the
roadstead.
PRINCE AtFsEDs VOYAGE ROUND THE WoRLp.-ft
Is expected that the Queen and Prince tonsoft.
during their residence at Osborne. will visit the
Euryalus, Captain Tareton, e. H., in which nne
ship Prince Alfred is shortly to embark on a voy-
age round the world
SEIZURE OF MUNITIONS OF WaR.-fnspseter Mur
ply, of the United States Customs, New York
seized large number of guns, pstels. swords aud
other implements of var. about TO be shipped by
party OF Mormons. just embarkirg tor Utah. The
officer considered these contraband articles, and
has detained them.
No sfsEcURE.--It is said that eevery policeman
In London. England, walks about twenty mies per
day, besides attending the police Office"
DisrnLEaY BuRST-The distiilery OF T. Buckiey& 4
Co.. at Wstertown. " T.. was burnt last Sunday.
Loss 81 900, partially insured.
paragraph In an AuSl allan jeurhal stating
that Miss Madeline Smith bad arrived In Austria
liza, is not true Miss Smith has never, IL appears
changed her place of residence since she Left GiAs