The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-26
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF v1pc,~,.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

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SENATE PROCEEDINGS
MONDAY, Jan. 25, 1858.
communication was received fr,r ,ha IT..
| announcing Its agreement to TN. s,... e ' iIouse'
meh. 70 the bill Incorporating the yi,iia I
| Ianee company, and also the Senate sa.as.a ,nau
/ River VI tue Big Sandy
| ne oHAIh appointed the following committee
go s"e icsoiution Tor removal Of the frea peri
| hara '.e state: Messrs Deueaie, Hud,ileson finI
Ksn. sohnson, Day, Flood, Neaie, Of n. and Nc.
1as iassed.-A bin appropriatiny As 600 far ,,o
pu,cnase OF piece of statuary by Vim n Ro, ~. .nt
n'ora .oi.a.s me Young Republican," bill providing
nois eItectaai means for the Improvement 80 ~
| navigation Of the Kanawhs Riyer. .nn.an ~ Ine
sHeooo Tor the establishment of Innatic
,,. Aiieghany portion of the stste - al
eo,,n,n. sm ELECTION precinct in Grafton, TayIor
'onnty; releasing Aaron Flutey from fine Of s5no
Rssolntions Of k,qairy-By Mr., wrsr ~ ot s-oo.
pehsating Ephraim y. Hail. Commonwaal,b.'o IN
| .orney OF Marion county. I,y Mr. CI,IRopxs =, ~
h"ins hnrn ~, .he planters Savings Bank in Peters.
gihia water River Manufacturing ComHanr ~ -.
hr. hirE, OF amending chap. 9S of the cods r;,S
regard topatrois. By Mr. TALIargRRo Of aua,S;n S.u
sne avs 30 as 70 secure the State from ruinous
compet'ion between roads in which the state ia
| interested, prescribing tariff of charge r. p
Mr. CALDNELL, of changing AT election precinc. ~
Brooke county. BY Mr. DESEALE of reiieying ,ha
| State Treasury of funding the f,oatin,, AZ. o
| limited period. '''
Adrer% Reports.-A report adverse 10 AMENDING
the 23d section of chap lS7, of the CODE was nre
sented; also, report adverse to petition sskinr
,nat the law respecting the payment of Interest
| by guardians be changed.
Petitions PreSentod.-uf Wm. l.. Thomas, asking
TO be reimbursed for clothing furnished an officer
of the Virginia Volunteers in the Mexican war.
| On motion, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY, Jan. 18th, 1858.
The House met at II O'Clock, pursuant to ad-
| journment.
| standing committees; amongst Others to declare
| Ranawha river lawful fence in the county OF
| Putnam; Incorporating the Luray and Hardy
Turnpike Company; authorizing subscription
| the part of the Commonwealth, to the capital
| stock of the Alexandria, Mount Vernon, aad Acco
| tuck Turnpike Comy; to incorporate the Osborne
Ford Bridge Company; to incOr orate the jackson
| Bridge and Purgatory Mountain Bridge Turnpike
Company; releasing the Commonwealth's interest
| in the Williamsport Turnpike Company to the
| county of Wood; Incorporating company to con-
struct the Cross Turnpike Road in the county of
| Russell.
order of Bust,,eSs.--The resolution offered some
days since, by Mr. DEJARSETrE, prescribing the or
der of business agreed to after a slight mod
iheatiOn. The House, then, on motion, proceeded
To the consideration OF bills on their first reading
Snafs Bill IDsSSi.-0n motion of Mr.. CowAN, a
| Senate bill to amend the charter of the Preston
| coal and iron company, in the counties of Hamp
| shire, Hardy, and Preston, was taken up amend
| ed, and passed.
| About one hundred and fifty hills were advanced
| to a second reading, and all the adverse reports
| heretofore presented, agreed to, except those
against the following propositions, which
| laid upon the table: OF amending the act proyid
ing for the voluntary enslavement of free negroes
of an appropriation to the Chesapeake Female Col
| lege. Of requiring railroad companies to fence
their tracks OF exempting blind persons from
| the prohibtory tax imposed on pedars of books.
On motion OF MIR. BuKwELL, the House adjourned
| INTERESTING PROM NORTHERN MExCo.-The n. O.
Picayune has the following account of move.
| ment in Northern Mexico against the dictatorship
established by Comonfort
| General yidanrri of Nueva Leon and CoahuiIa
has declared for resistance against the recent cou
d'etdt at the capital, and issued q proclamation
calling his people to arms in support of the con-
| stitution Of 1857. by it overturned. Matamoras
| also, aud the people of Tamaulipas generally with
Gov. Garza at their head had refused to accede to
the new order OF things, and civil seemed in
evitable. In the meantime, Gen. Moreno stood
faithful, and the Flag Of the 18th, latest date, re-
| cords the following:
| We learn from private source that schooner
has arrived of BraZos Santiago with troops from
| fampic0 sent by orders Of Gen. Moreno. Its COM
mahder Is said to have sent despatch te Colonel
Garcia, OF atanoras, telling him to eyacuate that
| port or lie would Immediately compel him to do
| 80 by the armed forces at his command. We can
not say whether this Is true ORR not, but it came
from gentieiGan who lives in Matamoras, and was
believed by him to be true
We caunUt but hope this will prove untrue II
is quite certain, however, that troops are being
C lected at Monterey and elseWhe in large num-
| bersd, nd unless this party or that give way, a
bloody civil war inNortheru, well as Central and
Southern MeXicomust ensue.
CHoKED TO DEATH-on Saturday last, Mr. Benia.
min f. Reeves, of Marlborough Ulster county, left
| his home for the purpose OF visiting Newburg-
About o'clock z. NJ. previous to leaving the lat
| ter place. he entered eating saloon aud called
| for piece of beef steak, which was Immediately
| furnished him. After taking the irst mouthiul,
Mr.. Reeves was dscoved to be choking, and before
| assistance could he procured he had cboked to
death. His remains taken 20 his home ia
| Marlborough, where the funeral ceremonies were
| performed. As usual, on such occasions, the
friends took their last gaze upon the body of the
deceased while the coffin was in church; and while
| performing that solemn and mournful task, some
thought they discovered life. Physicians were i'm
| medately sent for, but of no avail, he dead
| Upon the examination of his throat it Was found
| to contain q piece OF meat ~ inches loug and
| inches wide, which evidently caused his DEATH
Mr. X. was nearly % years OF aSe.-A6oay 1byuS.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS
From the annual report OF the Commissioner of
| Patents, laid before the Senate of the 10Th in-
| slant, take the following interesting Sta
tistics:
year 1887. ALL; number Of patents granted, 29iO;
number of caveats filled, ,0l0 appli ations for ex-
tension OF patents, IL patepts extended IL: patents
expired. 512
Of the patents granted there were-to citizens Of
the United States, S6s subjects of Great Britain,
2l subjects of France, l3 subjects of other foreign
Countries, 5-total, 29l0.
| The patents granted citizens off the United States
were distributed among the several States and Ter
ritories as follows:
| New York, sos; Massachusetts, 42l; Pennsylya-
MIA, 3l4 Ohio, 235; Connecticut. 16l; Illinois, 49,
New Jersey 81; Indiana, TO; Virginia. IS; Maryan
| 81; Vermont, As; Missouri IL New Hampshire, II;
| Kentucky, 81; Michigan, 50; khode Island, 80; Wis
consin, 81 Maine, -; District of Columbia, SO;
| Alabama, q; Georgia, 20; Louisiana, - North
Carolina, H. Tennessee, ID South Carolina IL Mis-
sisippi, IL; Iowa, IL Delaware, 10; California, :;
Texas, 3; Arkansas, 3; Minnesota, 3, Kansas, L;
United States Army total 2,SGS.
| MURDER AND LYNCH LAVE J. McLane, Esq
Justice of the Peace, recently murdered by a
Mexican, at Brownsville. the Rio Grande. 1t
appears that the Mexican and his wife were quar-
| reling, when Mr.. McLane happened to pass by
their jocai, and entering, interered, the Mexican
turned upon him and stabbed him ts the heart
| lie died Instantly.
The enraged nd outraged inhabitants of Browns
vile at once assembled, and hung tho murderer
TO q large tree. Mr. McLane is the same gentle
| man who recently killed desperado named fRot-
iDson, in Brownsville, who attacked him in his
ohSo white no was WfItibS "a "affdut iof MS ar
rest. lie has lived for many years on the Itio
Grande, has had number of difficulties, but has
always been the right side, and was a terror to
all desperadoes and evil doors.
TIE SAVANNAH BANKS ABOUT TO RESUME PAYMENT
We are gratifed TO learn from what regard
reliable source, that il unanimously resolved
at u meeting yesterday of the Presidents OF the
Banks Of this city, to resume the payment Of specie
the first day of June next or at an earlier day.
II they can obtain the cooperation of the Banks at
Augusta and Charleston. We also learn on same
authority that since the passage Of the iate Law,
the Banks OF Savannah have been constantly en-
deaYorilg 70 niaca Themselves in condition 10 re-