The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-04

sublect of roads In that county: incorporating
kavenswood Lodge I. O. q. r.: incorporating
tue town OF Cameron, In Marshall county
authortzing the trustees Of West Fork Meet
.ng. House 20 sell the same; authorizing the
Midlothian Coal Mining Company to build a
raiircad from their mines to point on James
i H'vef incorporating the Charlestown and
>nepberdstown Turnpike Company; incur-
purdtiDg the Oh:o River aud 5 ate Lite Tura.
PIKE Company; for the relief of ccr'ais con-
.racf"rs aud the late engineer on the Floyd T..
n ana iiilsv!!le Turnpike; amending sec.
eHaP IL OF he Code, relative to NotaIies Pub
nc amending sec. and I of chap. ~ of the
Cooei prohibi'lDg the owners or hirers Of
slaves 10 permit said slaves to keep hogs or
STOCK separate from the stock of their mas ipfs.
TIE Dnst!irg La,cs.-The Senate bill granting
an amnesty 10 PERSONS engaged in tuels pre-
'ious 10 Jan. 10Th, 1859, and providing that
hereafter persons who shall sngage in dnels
anuii not BE- capable G; being elected TO or hold
once, came MP. Mr.. CHRISTIAN moved that,
as the other order of the day had arrived, that
me bill be passed by. Mr.. Seldom hoped the
house would not pass 1t ny. Mr.. TOMLIN urged
Giat the bill might be taken mp and pnssed A
distrlct In the Senate had been for some time
uhIei'rfsenfed, and he hoped The action of this
BODY would be so speedy in it's character as TO
do the quickest lusiice 10 the Guns titueney of
mat nniepresented district. After some fur
t"er scLssion the p-eyiors question was
called, and the main question being put, re-
suited III the passage Oh the bill by the follow
ing vote:
% oYE.s.-SIessrs. A!derson, Anderson, Arnold,
Andrew Brown, burwe!l, Carpenier. Cars,n,
Chlds Col:man, Collier. Cowan, Crane, Davis.
ppuchwa!l, Earle, Idwards Evans, foss. ea,fets,
Ga'th. John I. Gibson. John 1ilmsr, Graham
Hunt Joasan cfsxiefd a iaass ssa' vas''ar
kaoiss, Locke. Lunds. Thomas Martin, u Hiram
Martin. Mathews. hlaupn, acCamant, Mc-
t p"well' Mehnnes. Med,ey: DAVID Ms'ief; M,ers
hGthp Ft0OT1. SeGdn0. t,.,yu
Thompson, Tomlin. I, Ter, Wallace, Ward. Ar
saa tna' Ws'.S Edv. MaS;on ss Will
r. rNAYs.-Nlessrs. Allen. Ball Ballard sass. Bell
Beniey,G L. Brown, Chapman, Christian. bck
GIson. G. H. Gilmer. Good, ] cnntz Harr'.op. h'sr% -
Hack!ey, Hodway: Hopkins, Hunter Ksle, Oft
ers asss Msas 8 fs Ma ssais Nj
kenzie, Niles John r: Miller. Montague. Mont
Prtchard, Fed Rchsrdson, kidi1cS, Eobsftssn''
Rnb.nsen, hIvss. Saunders, SiI.It. Jsnlss k
Sm,tl., M Isaac n. Snitil. iu,w!or, Wa!Asr, Watts,
Resolutions Of IagaiYy.-By Mr. Watson. of
authorizing the trustees OF Oic Newfern Me-
thodist Church to sell the same; by Mr. NV.
eTs, OF maaing ore circuit of the city of R,ci:-
moud and county of Hpnrico: by Mr. Carmen
ter. OF fincorroratinga WociIen Manutacturiug
Company al w iiiiamS Vile, Bath county.
Ratirocd As-nts.--The bill prohibiting rail-
road agents 10 receive any pay or fees except
The regular tran nsportalion charges Of the road
was then taken up.
An amendment offered b; Mr. SEpDoN
prohibiting any railroad from deina Il ,ing pre-
payment on freight AZ their regular depots
was adopted.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Taylor, moved to fix the fine
for any violation of the law at $40, instead of
&lpo, and to delay the bill guing into opera
ton until the lst Of July next. The motion
was defeated.
The bill was then engrossed read third
time aud passed.
On motion, the House adjourned.
CoLLIsIoN.-Captain Cox, Of schooner Otter
Rock, which arrived at Providence, on Satur-
day. from Nor1o X, reports that about O'Clock
on the morning OF the Goth ult., FIRE Island,
bearing N. f. by n, Is miles, it blowing heavy
from n. W. at the time, came in collision with
TN unknown fore and aft schooner, about Iuu
tons burtEeii, outward bound. The Otter Rock
struck the schooner on the larboard quarter
the fiuke OF her aachoT catching in the horn
timber, Carrying away the boat, aud SO badly
ln1uring The after part of the vessel that fears
are entertained THAT The schooner sunk with
all on board shortly after getting clear of the
Otter K"ck. A few minutes ;fier the collision
one OF the men aboard the unknown schooner
waS heard 10 cry out twice, I'VE are gous;'' but
ii blowing heavy with (: high sea on az the
lime. Capt. Cox and crew were unable TO rem
der any assistance TO the strangers. The schr
was under reeted sails, apparently in light
trim. and showed no light.-Port>ploath Tfea-
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AFFAIRS ON THE RIO GRANDE-Iate aG-
vices from the Rio Gr;.nde state that ut
i5TownsHiile, as all along The border affairs
are still IL the most unsettled and uncertain
state. though recent engagepents have
taken place Cor:ina> was himself, with some
three hundred followers, at last accounts.
about ten miles above III tauoras, on the Mex
lean side, engaged in running eff stock from
the ranches on the opposite or American side.
1btS was done by select parties who were
continually Oh The lookout for their opportu-
mites.
The Major in command Of the American
troops has called upon all who have met with
losses during The war, or in any way sustained
danages from the guerrillAs, 10 present their
ciailns 10 hlin within Il stated period.
TIE lRREPREssIBLEs.-Thep pirate aboli-
iionists Of New York are holding their annual
State Convention HI Albany. The following
is the first OF q series OF resolutions adopted
RsSolcsd That in the irrepressib.e conflict
now raging with The power of dtspctism in
this nation, SO ga;iaatly led forward by Gar
risen. Greeley, Parker, Seward and Phillips
we behold tu!! aud glorious assurance that
miliennHt dsilverance OF our nsia yed mil
lions on the Southern plantations draws
high, aud may even be at the doors
The Temai nder OF the resoi iu tions are of the
usual charatiel, denouncing Shareholders us
robbers, adnitrrers, pirS ties d mu rderers And
hurting anathemas against the Union.
VIRGINIA EAEMs.-At :! recent meeting OF
the Philadelphia SooiesY for Promoting ASri-
culture. Dr. Thompson said The pecple
here supposed that HE Eirginians had very
poor farms. This was an error They had
some superior farms, and he insianced Mr.
Turner's form, In Jefferson county, Va, which
be considered the model farm Of the United
States. The old worn. out land in Virginia
was being rapidly reclaimed by the use of
In conclusion, he made some pa.
triotlc allusions TO all sections living in
union" and harmony, and regretted tn. exist
tnce OF unfriendly feelings At the North To-
wards the South on account OF its tnstitu.
tiOns.
OPERATIONS OF THE IT, S. MiNT-The gold
coinage of the United States Mint for the
nonth OF January WAS 81 ,12t,i6 nearly the
wnoie OF which was 10 doubeeagles, and moth
ng less than three dollar pieces. The silver
'olnage OF the month was S,autU-all in
quarters, dimes and half dimes The coinage
u eents, which Is profitable speculation on
me part of the Mint, again reaches the very
arge num Der OF two millions four hundred
The whole number Of pieces coined
by the Mint during the month is Two miiiio MS
TX hundred and niuety-eigh, thousand six
inndred and Ihirty-ohe, OF the value OF
81 900 563
FROM DrEsOs AYREs.--Adyices from Buercs
ayres TO the 10th December. state that England
was pursuing her difficulties with Paraguay.
Ind one Of her naval officers had actually
el2ed the ParaguayaH war steamer TaCuari.
Is sort of reprisal for the sinking of the Brit.
sh merchant vessel Little Polly, in the Par
ma, III 1858. The war steamer was again
'eleased, however. General Cnshman. Uni
ed States Minister TO the Confederation.
lad arrived ill kuenos Syres Railroads apr