The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-27

TO the ground. He was abssnt 81 Ike tin. a,as
| therefore lost eferythiag connected with The
nouse. it was supposed to have been set on fire.
The small pex is said To he an.e had in tha
| neighoorhood OF Tye River Ware house. about rs
miles above this place. There has been Some 8 or
cases. 'o ~
MIR. Crowley has Just completed the ,e,es,,,
iine tethis place, from Charlottesville MESSAGE
VIII be sent as soon the battery can be
Ihns little scottsyile will be linked to big Rich.
mond by the teegraphic wire.
Death-Professor Mckay.
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE RICHMOND n,uy n,sn,-o,,
SAVANNAH, March a3d. Isss.
melancholy duty calls me to take M nv no,
again IL Is to record the death of one os w. roi
mas daughters, Mrs. Ro. Hutchinson. f,rmsylx
Miss Caskie of Richmond. Her residence amons
US had been short, but she had ALREADY won MANY
| frlends who mourn her early decease: IIer h;i
| ness aud attention to the few yirUinisns har.
| them. "''ui "eo py
We are enjoying the most delightful weather
| sucn only as can be found in the sunny South
| The runaway bark Adriatic is now wing snno,v
moor ed In our harbor, where the Captain induIgss
In hearty laugh at the way be did the porer y,x
prof Fowler. OF New York. with phrenolorv and
so'reaa neley WIN the Kelley troupe, are the
our cotton market i. brisk and a good d.o,
moving. Freights from New York per steamer
are very heavy just now: almost every steamer
| bringing full cargo.
Mr. Chas. Mckay, L. L~D was here a few dars
| ago, Tor the purpose of delivering his three aa.
| dresses on poetry and song.
Hedelivered two, when he thought il best mot 10
attempt the other, and left for Charleston The
cause WAS, that while in Boston Iecturing to n,es.
the abolition taste. he was heard BY a Gentlemen
oi THIS city, who, when he came here. CHARGED
MN with it through the papers. McKay-s
agent tried to shirk the matter but il wonld no,
1 90. and thew cOncludnd IN laav ,too
| gagement in Charleston. yInyFrrr
NEWS FROM New MExIc..-P P.cifc Rairoos,. yoo,,,..
A dispatch from st. Louis announces that tba
Santa Fe mail arrived atIndependence on the Odd
| inst. Capt. Marcy Was to leave Fort Union for
Utah on the 25th, with thousand head of ,nr,as
| Lieut.. Beale came passenger from Santa re H.
! left Los Angeles, California, January 10 with
| twenty-five men and mules, having sent the cam.
| els back from the Colorado river He adhered
strictly TO the thirty-fiith parallel OF latitude
which he pronounced TO he the best natural route
| for railroad in the world. He shortened Wbin
pies route five hundred miles, used no tents II,
the way from Los Angeles, slept comfortably eyery
night; ana found not over three inches of snow a,
any point. While on the route be discovered No
felics of ancient civilization, but,net tribe of In
dians hitherto uuknown. He says that white mer
could travel the route in parties of five as safeJ,
as twenty.
TaE UTAH ExPED!TIoS-The Utah correspondent
Of the st. Louis Leader, under date of JAM 3lst
gives some further news from the military expe
dition:
Mr.. Morrell and Sol Gee who started for tn,
Fiathead country on the 24th of December, had re
| turned. They reached the eneampnent of Cant
Magraw's command on the Papopjes branch of th,
| Wind river, where their march was arrested by
deep snow. They report the expedition all well
and the animals wntering fingly. but the Grow
Indians had appeared and threatened to run OF
had .IXa
ments. In view of these facts, Col. Johnston de
| spafched party OF thirty teamsters to bring tn.
expedition into Camp Scott. The October mai
arrived at Camp on the lst of January, and that o
November. on the 30th. All we'll in camp n,
military movement of Importance was reported.
The LEcoNPToN BILL IN THE IIousE.-Among In,
latest Washington items we find the following:
The Kansas Lecompton bill will probably no
reach the House before Monday. conference O
the Anti Lecompton members of the House ba,
already been held in regard to it. 1t has beer
agreed to move the adoption Of Mr Crit,enden,
substitute with slight modification affecting 1h,
qualification OF voters, whenever the question wa
raised. The Americans and co operating Demo
Gratis will accept no other arrangements and the,
tender this as the best mode of testing the SINGER
ity of the Administration upon popular rights. L
this proposition be declined, the Lee Jmpton bill
will inevitably pass. votes enough will reced-
to make it certain. Should the substitute bt
adopted, the Senate will disagree. and insist on
the original bill. Then the House can give it a
final quietus, while putting the responsibility o.
declining fair adjustment on the Senate.
IcEBERGs THE sourH.-Capt sisson, of the shif
Mary l.. Sutton, from the Sandwich Islands at New
Bedford, reports thai on the 2Sth of January, in
lat. 81 10 s., long. II 45 W., saw theuty-three is
lands of ice, the smallest o. which was not less
than l50 feet in he ;ht, from the masthead as faI
| as could be in The ESE aud WSW directions
the largest icebe vas perfectly level on top, and
| one in particular, which We passed very near
was not less than oae mile in length There were
also large quantities o. drift ice which was con
stantiy falling from the bergs: at Z. NJ. but one
large Island. in sight ahead, having sailed by log
36miIes directly thorugh the line of ice.
| LIBEL SurTs ON LAsGE ScALE--GreeIy is always
| in trouble. He is scarcely well through with one
| libel suit before another is clapped upon him.
| They have heretofore come singly. but now they
| advance by hundreds Ex Mayor Wood is aboul
to institute suit against this general yiltiar for
the numerous slanGerous articles which have APP
| peared in the Tribune against him containing no
less than sereR huRired and ffty distinct charges
of libel, and criminal well civil proceedings
are also to be insttuted.-N. j, Datly Ne,cs.
KIDNAPPING CASE.-Another kidnapping case i.
on the tapis in New York. The police officers have
ard. aud his repute6 wife, Ann Howard, alias Bren
| nard, charged with spiriting away from that city
ayoung colored woman, named Sarah Taylor, with
view OF selling her in Washington.
DAMAGEs.-John King. in fhe Logan county (Ky
Court at the last term, recovered $500 damages
from stephen Fisk, for malpractice in treating his
| sore eyes, which caused him TO lose bis sight. In
| the same court Simon Cavett recovered damages
| OF 5000 from Peter McClanBagan, for shooting
| him with pistol. which he was imprudently hand
| ling. 1t caused permanent injury.
| HUNGARIAN HERo--A brother of ON. Rem the
| Hungarian patriot. is in Canton, Mo. where he
| is stopping for a few days. lie is on his way to
visit relatives in Iowa. The Canton Reporter say
he is covered with scars acquired In thirty two
years service in Europeen wars.
| CArITAL PUNISHMENT ABoLIsHEp--Thc Legislature
/ OF Louisiana has passed law abolishing capital
punishment, and the substitution of bard labor for
| life In the place thereof.
John Allen was killed on the Indianapolis apd
| Cineinnati Railroad on Tuesday last About fifty
one miles from Indianapolis, his head was caught
between two carr, and crushed to pieces.
| FIRE IN WILMINGTON, DIT At midnight, Tuesday.
occupied by j. Il J. A. Iarman, cabinet makers
md j. Stevenscns variety store. Iass estimated
at $1,000. Tho origin of the ERE Is unknown
4
TRIAL OF A lIIgHwAYMAS.-The trial of McIIenrv
| alias Townsend, the notorious highwayman was 10
commence at Merrittville, G. W., on Wednesday
| last.
| The valuable FIGURING mill beionsing to Mr..
Daniel Diehl, near New Oxford, in Adams county,
PENN was entirely de troyed by fire last Thursday
night, with about 900 bushels ofgrain. Noinsur-
/ ance.
| TERRIBLE DEVELOPMENTS George III Lamb, n
hotel keeper. of Mensetas La Sale counsy III 10 in
jail St. louis. charge CT seducing, mar 6.
| and mnr ering the daughter of Mr. Jacob etsfort.
| of Hamiitoa, Ill H married the ,econd vile ut
Boomington in less than manth affer the report
death of his first one, wsich exsi snspcon
| The body Of his sict IN has not been found.
DECEAse OF LIfERARY AspIRAsTs--Mf. Hovatd j
| platt ycunx gentleman OF considerable literary
attannsuts end promise. died ct the resid-p of