The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-10

THs EtoHfH IN Nsw OaLEAss.--The city IN athor
tiles Of New Orleans appropriated Afteea hundred
dollars TO be- used in celebrating tho 9Th OF Jan.
nary. At the same time the hospitalities Of the
city were, by resolution, rendered to Lisut. Gen
Scott, who vas there on the sth. A tsleSraphie
dispatch from there, dated Saturday, says:
Business is pretty generally suspended here to.
day. 1t being the anniversary Of the battle Of New
| the day 10 appropriately observed.
DISMAL SWAMP CAsAL-The following bill was in.
| troduced Friday in the U. s. House of Representa-
| tives, by Gen. Millson, from the COMMITTEES on
Commerce:
BE it enacted, &C., That the shares held by the
nal Company be. and the same are hereby. released
and surrendered TO the said Committee: Provided.
that the proceeds or profits shereot % Be- APPLIED to
the prosecution and comple6n of the work COM
menced BY the said Company. TO connect the South.
river. below the Moccasn track And provided, That
the United States shall not be thereafter subject to
for repairing or extending the said canal or for any
other object resulting from its interests as ON 6f
the joint proprietors Of the same.
In connection with this bill, communication
was submitted from an official source, showing
that the stock Of the United States in the canal is
500 shares. valued at $500 00o upon which, 10 the
last Is years. has received $SS 4Ss5s in dividends
SINGULAR ANSoUS cEMESr.-The Charleston Cou-
rier, of Friday, announced that the Rev. VIM. Fl.
pIatt, of Petersburg, Va, would deliver an address
before the Young Mems Christian Assoc iation, of
that city, Sunday night, but on the following day
Games out with the following:
Since our announcement of lecture to be deli
vered by Rev. W. II. piatt, have received infor.
nation which induces us to EXPRESS our regret
AIxnAn ,uyf finn houh hna ~ fnnA A0d To
s not necessary for us to go into details, to
call events of past years. but we make this expla.
nation and retraction n justice to readers and
in the determination to retain the confidence they
have ever exhibited towards the Courier.
Work SuspEsDKD.-At meeting Of the Direc.
tors of the Virginia and Kentucky Railroad, held
10 Abingdon, Va, on Thursday last, the contrac-
tors were formally notified to suspend operations
for the present. The Bristol News thus explains
this action:
The Board of Public Works of Virginia, last
week, after patient and careful examination of
ail the facts 10 the case. gave decision against
the recent action of the Directory cf the Virginia
and Kentucky Railroad, in locating the eastern
terminus at Abingdon, and refused to pay any of
the States subscription towards the prosecution
of the work under their recent contract with
Messrs Hawkins Co. THE Board, also. we learn,
have determined TO send out the State Engineer,
MIR. Fisk, to examine both the Abingdon and Good
son routes, ana decloe DetWeeh them. In the
meantime, the Compauys Chief Engineer, Mr.
Thompson, and Mr.. Robt. L. Owen, in behalf of
Geodsou, will re-survey the respective routes. with
view to confirming the accuracy of the proiles
and estimates made, aud improving, as far az prac-
teable, upon the lines reported on.
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REVOLUTION IN BUENos AYREs.-Advices from
Buenos Ayres to the 4th November, say that Juan
G. Aauilar and Victor Cherno had attempted re.
| volution against the existing government few
days previously. They we're aided by about one
hundred men, who we're marshalled TO the cry Of
"relgion, morality, and the confederation" This
was intended as a demonstration against the Free.
masons who in direct onSosition to the priest.
hood Senior Aquilar was arrested and would be
executed. The existing government was firm
but mild in its attitude.
FrRR-Munroe Kelly. living six miles from Char.
lottssville Va lost by fire, few nights since, his
barn. threshing machine and farmers imp plements.
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