The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-10
private Claims on the Government

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1t is stated in the report of a committee ap.
pointed at meeting lately held in Washington by
the claimants from different States of the Union.
that there hundreds Of cases on the dockets of
both Houses, which have been fsvorably reported
by unanimous votes If the committees to which
they were referred, many of which have passed
one or the other branch of Congress aud finally
failed for tho want of action in the otter branch.
Many claims, of acknowledged justice. have been
before Congress for .G,iy gears aud upwards, and
defeated by minority, on account Of the misers
bic miles adopted Ly Congress The Claimants
Committee think, and 10 doubt correctly, that
since the per diem was abolished. Congress has
shown much less deposition to work than before.
and that the people ought 10 pledge candidates for
that body to vote for restoration of the per diem
TIRE ATLANTIC TELEGRlPH.-Ihe steamers ell
gagged in laying the telegraph cable across the At
lautic have been out nearly an entire month.
but as yet. no tidings have DO received from
them. The delay augurs badly for the enterprise,
and serms to indicate a second failure. The ships
we're to return to England if the cable was lost be
fore they arrived Ia two hundred fathoms water.
Should the cable be gone. the company will lose
two and half millions OF dollars, sum sufficient
to make capitalists pause before re-investng in
ENTERPRISE which Ia attended with many difficult
ties. II me nave Ihilcd 10 the CABLE the
fast intelligence of the fact viii come from Eng
Ian4. IT they succeed, the Niagara will be the
bearer of the gratifying Intelligence herself.
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SUDDEs Death AT A WATERING PLACE On Satur-
day last Mrs Stears. lady from Pennsylvania
was found drowned in the Bath, at the Roanoke.
Virginia, Fed sulphur Springs. She had gone in
to battle, and locked the door after her When
the servants went into the bath room, by forcing
the door down, che was found lying in the water
dead. The bath is only four aud halt feet deep,
aud it is supposed Mrs. s. was overcome by faiut-
ing disease, and being unable TO stand WAS
drowned. She leaves husband and several chill
dren.
DESTRUCTIVE FLooD.--1he Northwestern part Of
Augusta county, Virginia, visited by d heavy
rain on Friday evening Of last week, DESTROYING
several mill dams, and quantity OF grain. Mesays
Robert Gilkeson, William Cochran, and Or. Her.
dren were among the sufferers. The Rock 10 R3sm
Register relates the following incident:
young lady, Miss iiettie Lamb, in attembf:gp
10 eros Monetts kuu, was washed from her 9ayrsr.
aud carried down the stream some distance, wien
she caught hold of the limb of tree, and sustain
80 hefoen iJr two hours. crying in the most pite.
tus terms to those shore to save her The
stream WAS deep aud rapid that assistance could
bot DO rendered during all that time until AZ |
iass, Mr. GEORGE showalter peried bis own life il
desperate effort to her. He went into the |
tagging, roaring stream and by his efforts which
were generously sccoBded by Mr. Martin Hail. OF |
nttnke"ater, she was Rescued. witistandiug |
her pefi'ous condition, she retained her seifp0s
sf-soH during all the time. aud by her courage |
AIDED very much the Efforts made ~ rescue hpr.