The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-24

should visit Broad, between l9sh aud 2lss, lost
tnis uEs The mud Il 90 deep that vehicles %
bsrsiy pass along g.
tbs OLD soLDIEss PEssiou BILL The pensio
Bill vas passed BY the lower Honse OF Consrs1
Wednesday, after havisg besn pretty fully d.
dated. Inc hsal vote was $50 to 73 The b,,f q
passed gives Dcusions t. all survivors sho serve
ior sx'y days, or we're engaged in acsuai battle,
shs war of 1917, or In any war or battle ioughs b
the United States with the Iudisbs previous TO o
during that war. The act extsads TO both Isa
aud Dasai forces, and where the party does no
survive, bis willow eomss In for the benefits. Th
psnsions are gradra ed ~ fsiIows: To those wh
served l2 mouths or more, $a6 per ansum; thos
who served months or more, SIS, and shosv VII,
served montns or not less than % days, $50 pei
annum IL Is provided that the pensions commsuc,
iro" the hFss day Of tho present Congress, an,
continue through life. For the Information o
those Interested We publish the bill a. passed:
GIG; Iast eaeh Of ths surviving officers, non
yin onieefs, tauslcians, aud prlvases who sh Al
have served rae segai ar army state troJp4 70.
a1tesrs or miiitis for of sixty days or 10 ore
VI wno nave Dsen engaged In actual pAatie with the
enemy, In the war dsciared py the Unired sts .es
against dreat BRIAN, on the 18th Gay Of Jupe. iSI2
st.ses 10 m as,s.s i've, pension IRON. the Unlssd
ei eHs oonsfess ana to Continue during his natural
sSc. q And be it, furthsr enacted. That each of the
oihcsrs. n,Icomniiss.onsd officers. musiciaas and
prNatss 9, who have served in the regular Armv
.soops volunteers. or MiIra. OF any State or
leIritory. Ior the space Of sixty Gays or more
against any OF the indian tribca during or
tue var OF 1872 with Great BrtaiG or VINO were en-
against aoy Indian tribe during the esaid wsr
sn Britain. shall be entitled 70 ali tns bsa.
SEC 8. Aa@ be it further sna.tsd. that If sny Of
the CM iers non commissioned ufsurs auscians or
priyates. have died, shAii hereafter de- Isavinx
widow, such widow shal be entitled TO receive the
same pension 10 Wnich her husband would nave
oeen entiled Under thbsct for and during hsr nat.
SIC. =. And be it further enacted. That the nav
silowed oy this act sh AL. direction of tho
secretary OF the Inferior be paid to such officer
LIE M nee omcsr musician, private. or bar
Wldow or their Authorized a.s,rney, sucn times
ana places AZ the secretary Of she interior may di
rsct ana thit no officer, ncommissonsd Officers
m1siean, pr vates or his widuw, snail receive the
same until ne tut nirh III sAid secretary Of tue Iu
terror with satisfactory evoe that entitled
70 the same. ia acccordaHce with the proyisiors
|of this act; and mat the pay hereby allowed
tnali not Do IN any way. transferable, or liza
pie to attachments alsvy. or SEIZURE, by any ie-
eerea ru the possession of the effictr, non-com.
m Toned lflcor, musician, private or his widow
SEC and belt further enact,d. That tho officers.
nou-comihissioned oineerS. and marines, served
were Led in battle with the enemy. during the
war with treat Dri ain aforesaid, and their widows
shall be entltlrd 70 tae bsneats Of ths act iu the
same manner as is prov ide for the utfcurs and s,
disr. OF the arms OF 'he war OF 1872
SEC And he 1t further enacted, That thu pension
potoed Dy tn.s atl snAi ia ho case exceed the lul
arsG.s "a ..o,rS -, uvs ..s pe, ysar ana shait Dc
iS@s Ror ,wiya so",,s ~ % s W oO. .Ice, as loI
six doiiarr: for six monrbs se1y,c. bnt ts.s ISs,
twelve mouth. seysuCy tive doll AIS r. sixtv IA
SERVICE but less than menths, fity collars; PRO.
ftotd. Tnat tho survivor or surviving wiuow uI IA
y nc Missionou a oincer musician or pr1va,s,
ha nr,tts ~ ~ IA =. ea oh.sie ~ saiu sSr snail
act p'H'''n s'en W 'nis
THE FATAL EXPLOSION AT LowELL-The Lowell
Courier gives the following particulars of the fatal
explosion at the Massachusetts Mills. in that ctv
on SiondAy morning:
AZ ABOUT quarter before o'clock, this morn
nf ,ha .,cr.r nh on ,hs ~ sne westerly end
tion The wall of the rable END a,.a of .ba ti..,
story below il. were thrown ON, and fsl,;ny nnn,'
a sn,aii building below. broks i, tna ro',f aod
cracked the end wall. No one can giva anv accona,
of The origin of the calamity Ths hn;,dino =.
four stories bipi The third s,or vth.s .o,.chin-
ON the northern aide: in the fonrth there i. ,,;cs
from which the cotton masses 70 the atric 7. :.
supposed that the fre was csused INV fric,,nn -.
This machine. auo thsncs conysv.d 70 The a,tic az
quickly that it wac not ncticed; that it ran over
tne light cotton there prodnciny 40 sudd.n .na
powerful raric ,tiop of tbs air. that II hnrs,
The wallis.
There are two elevators 81 cen ding from the third
story the attic and it 10 supposed that the fre
passed dosvn these to the third story. and thence
up tue stairway to the four,h story. Jam. Rran.
han WAS found alive in the fourth story. but an
badly burned that he lived bur short lime n,
was new hand and this was his Fl rst day in tbe
mill John O'Niei was taken out In an inssns,hI.
state. His hands are burned to a crisp. and he :,
80 mnch injured that there is bnt little. if apy
hope that ns can survive. He resides on D.. ,idsun
street James Saausnessy had one leg badiy
crushed and broken near the foot, sod apoths,
man, whose pane we did not learn, had his face
badly burnedn
A considerable amount OF cotton was Injured
IL will not, probably, exceed 81. QUO.
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oi'nrAA ofohfAp'-ih iho 'uoloineu aneedots Of
aae"asosue oAhoi da'eaioE lne Legislature OF
"este1a o's'0' h"' oeeo sent ny d correspondent
:, ineIe IN, was nunp spsakins, aod Abser g.
and I icpd,, .FsiioS c,p;1.n. Ss;d ha sc ,ons
mo., dsstardly Circulated aasiust me from, ou ou.
end of the country TO the etnar NV .ssr';ss
not contsn. ;.h .naeavorinr tn ruin NV roi,;es,
nrospects have assassin like attem nted n. hI.st m
rood nam. by their instdious rsnorts, .Ahr.r,
Then stated what the rumor wac and cont;n.d. 7
rejoce feliow citizsns to have IL in M uo,yar q,
stsptly to fasten the lie upop this msI,cion. nd
utrecious slandsrer. see among Won one of ths
char.crsr far the ,ru m and interr,t. :.
tion Snnire SehooIer. 70 whom + si,nds - sn-
oysi.tsn Tith ali the fsct. snd call on hi,n hsr
10 .tate wbet.ar this rumor ia trne ar fsI.a 7
nsnse for renIv Whsrapnon sonire sch ho,iar sI,v
iv arose aud in his strops slow and snnorons voic
i ratI,tr~ think Won aid in. AhnerV Yo, o9
scoundrclI, exclaimed Abnar .why do Won intar.
ruut me while rm discus.ipg great constitutional