The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-20

test question, by themembers voting far ar
against the amendment as they would for or agaipst
the bill. IL the ndinent incorporated In IL
Mr. RUTHERFORD remarked that he wanId vote
upon this upon every other amendment accord
ing to his Judgment. and the gentleman from
Monroe could not make test for him The roll
was then called and the amendment rtlected-yeas
81, nays IS.
The question recurred on ordering the bill TO
third reading. wbereupon.
Mr. CapRRroN moved an adjournment with the
view of speaking to morrow on the question The
melton WAS agreed to, and the House aceordi ngly
adjourned
THE UrAH ARMY st. Louis Republican of
the 18th inst, has details of the late news from
Camp Scott:
All intercourse between tho Mormous of Salt
Lake Valley md the troops at Camp Scott ceased
after the irst of January. 1t was. however we'll
established, that the Mormons were actively en-
ployed in fertifying the most important passes
leading Salt Lake, city and thgt they intended 10
offer resistance TO the advance of the army upon
their city 1t is admitted that the canons forti
fed aud in the possession of determined men, offer
very great il not insurmountable obstacles 10 the
march OF the troop; and WAS serious discussed in
camp. whether the mach upon salt Lake city
should mt be maize by another route, a hundred
miles longer IN distance, but presenting fewer oh
structions aud these UfnO serious magnitude This
il was supposed, would be done, soon as rein
fUrcemeuts. supplies, aud particularly animals
receiving this aid bv the latter part Of Nav or
irst of June. He had ordered the troops at Forts
Laramie and kearney 10 join him as the earliest
possible period this spring. and they will move, it
understood, as soon as forage sufficient for the
animals can be obtained
1t is satisfactory to know that the reports which
represented that the Indians of that country We're
in the interest of. and would take sides WITH the
MormDns, are incorrect. large party of the
Utahs-two hundred IN number of the principal
I,aI hoo in iCa1
by tho Superintendent, y 80 distributed presents
to them, aud assurances Of peaceable intentions
toward the Americans were gwen. Such was
the general tenor OF the Information obtained
from the traders among them. The Cheyennes
on the route also profetscd desire to be at peace
with our people, acknowledging that they had
been whipped by them. The Indians were not,
however, so peaceably inclined toward each other,
and as large numbers of the Chfyennes, Pawnees
and Sioux were in close proximity to each other,
near O'Failon's Blrff, a fi git was expec ted.
THE SEA SERpENT-As the sea serpent does not
yet appear to have shuf'ied OF his mortal coil.
Judging from the numerous newspaper paragraphs
now in circulation, 1t may he interesting 30 read
an account of one which written more than
two hundred and fifty years ago.
John JOsselyn, Gent, In his account OF two
voyages to New England under dateuf the 10Th
Of June, lG39 says:
''At tlis time we had some neighboring gentle
men a; our house, who came to welcome me into
the country. where, amongst variety Of discourse,
they told me of young Lyon mot long De'orel
killed at pi.Cataway by an Indian: OF a Sea-Scr-
pent or Snake that lay qnoiled up like Cabe mp
on rock at Cape Ann; a boat passing by with
English aboard and two Indians, they would have
shot the serpent, but the Indians dlssuaded them
saying that if he we're not kil'd outright they
woud be all in danger Of their lives"
DsR'NG OUraAGs AND ROBBgRY-Somel time last
night some person or persons unknown, entered
l4Fa DE-
and after administering chiUrofoIm to the entire
family, six in number, they proceeded to search
the house and remove all vauables that could he
found. Eight thousand dollars worth of drafts
were abstracted from Mr.. Ms desk, his pocket
book containing notes and money, his gold watch
and chain, aud cOns sderable jewelry, &c. The
family knew nothing of the outrage until this
morning When Mr. VI. awoke he discovered pc
culiar smell in his rooms, and upon setting up i'll
bed found upon his pillow the strains OF chl9ro-
form.-Co!ualJlS, ohio, city Fact, lkrch l3.
MURDER AND DuRNINe or THE CoEPsg, III Ma
MAC In Plympton township. county of Lanber-
ton. Canada West, on the Ith inst, wood chop
per. named Hardy, cleaVed in two the heal If a
fellow lahoTer, named Jackson. who had uuderta-
ken t. light his pipe at the fire where they were
cutting away brush-wuod; and then, while the rest
of the choppers had gone to look for some person
in authority in the neishborbood, he piled up
wood Oh the body aud set fire to il: lie made no
attempt to escape, but went to the house of Il
Mr.. hcFaiden. aud asked him to come out and
see the monster he had killed in the woods" To
another person he called outcome here: in the
name ufChrist come to me- and to Mr. McFai
den he further said, come ont, III the name OF
the children of Israel, and take my hand lie
also shouted, 10 maniac tone. II am damned. lie
had been previously subject 10 paroXysms of mad
ness: but the Coroners inquest returned verdict
OF wful murder ana with great difficulty, on ac-
count Of the freUZiad strength be exhibited he
was conveyed to jail
PROB BLE SCGcDE-Ephrain IL. Howell. former
ly connected with the Grocol's Bank Of New York
city, suddenly disappeared on rhe 10TH of October
last aud has not since been heard OF. But ftW
days since, the remains OF dead b0dy, that had
been partially deyOured hy hogs, were discovered
in the woods near Fort hamilton. Near by it 4
discharged revolver aud u silver watch were
found. The latter was Unidentified as having be
lOugcd 10 Howell, that there wouid seem TO b(
doubt that he must have committed suicide.
SUIT FOR DivoRCE-The bridgeport Comm Fl!'
a,er sayo:-We hear that Interesting divorce
case is soon TO be tried befJIe Superior Court fUl
this county. The parties are Mr. and Mrs. Theo
dore Ilubbell of this city. Mrs. Hubbell is the
plaintiff She is the eldest sister of the celebrated
ttn. Tom Thumb, bow travelling ia Europe. Mr.
and Mrs. IL. returned from England few day
since in separate steamers. 1t is runercd tba
they have not lived happily together Tor SOM
time. The respectable position III society ocCu
pied by the parties will give the case All uDuSUs
A CHINAMAN at North san juan California, stOl
a watch and mortgaged his wife to prevent prose
catiOn, fell down shaft seventy feet deep, break
ing thigh, getting badly bruised, aud staying il
| IL fourteen hours. His wife, i'll the meantime
eIoped with man she liked better. Hard luck!
"Well, Augustus, ,you have been apprcnticed nor
| three months. aud have the several deTart
meats OF our trade-L wish to give you choie3 @
| CCcupati0n.'
THANK zee, Sir"
''Well, now, what part of the business do yol
| like best"
| Augustus, with a sharpness beyond his years
'Shuttia up, sir.'
| Hon. Chester Adams, who for q years was tow
| clerk and treasurer Of Nstick, Mass, died thor
! last Monday, aged -.
| man has Just been discharged from Jail i
| Charlottetown, p. 4. l., who had been imprisone
| nine years for debt.
| set of jewelry and service ofplate have bee
| presented to Mr. aud Mrs. Florence the Irish cC
nedians, by their admirers in Charleston.
The Emmett Guards, of ST. Louis, have unan
nousv voted to tender their services to Uncle Sar
against the Mormons.
| lIell the couvict who was wounded 10 an eTor
to kill guard in the Illinois penitontiary, hs
| since died
Van Geisen, convicted of postoflce robbery a
Chicago, he's been sent TO the pcnitentiary for tc
| years.
Major George Loring committed suicide at Sin
| Sing, n. Y. q iew days ago, by taking laudannn
Miss Hayes, living few miles from Cambridge
Nd was burned TO death ON Friday last IN eonss
| guence of her clothes taking FIRE.
James Revel has been convicted of the murder
| w W. Iiammack, in Cran ford county, Ca, an
| sentenced to be executed May 9Th.
| I.arkn Bramlet was hung at jacksonville, Flr
| on Friday the 5th inst, for the murder OF a ma
| named ubaBnon in Cherokee county in the yea
| 1858.
A little daughter of Henry Webb. Of Hawkin
| county, Tenn. was burnt to death a few days age
An afray occurred at Dalevilie, Ala. on the -2it
nlt in which Jeter McCarty aud Arch justic
| were killed.
The gin house of w. ". peJen, of Tuscumbii
Alabama, was burned, together with about sixt
| haies of cotton, pn the lst inst.
/ There were 81 deaths in Charleston, s. c., fo
| the week ending March 18th: Il whites and n
| gToes.