Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-04-11

Tur J,p,S Evn,ssY-The Overland mail from Califor-
MIA announces the arrival San Francisco OF Japanese
steam corvette navgated by Lieut. brooks OF the L. =
Navv aud having board the Chief Admiral OF the Ja-
pan Navy The L. :. steamship Powhatan, was to leave
apan on the th of February, with the Japan Embassy
ON hoard Vi, the Sandwich Islands for San Francisco
The apanese corvette would await their arrival at the
latter port and then Jedto TO report their pro-
greSs As the forty days IN making the pas
sage TO san Francisco she must have sailed but few
days prior to the time fixed for the departure OF the Pow
haan and our next advces from San Francisco will pro-
badly announce the arrival of the latter at that port At
ter few days delay at that port the fowhatan Will sai
for Panama where the members OF the Embassy will be
transported across the Isthmus and received by L. s..
vessel on this side The embassy 1t is said, will be con-
veyed from Aspuwall directly to Washington, without
touching at any other port in the United States The
reason given for this that il is desirable hs 1.-THE first i'm
preston of the japanese of our country should he re.
ceved place less eXctabe than any OF our large sea-
ports They will bring two interpreters with them, who
speak little Enghsh but speak the Dutch language flu
emily The list of the embassy furnished by Mr. Harris
our Consul General to Japn, is asiolows:
Smme, Prince of Boozen, rrvovs
MoOragaki, Prince Of Awadsi
Ogoori Mata-itsee, chief censor.
Oue vice governor OF the treasury.
One vice governor for foreign affairs.
One secretary of the first rank, (Seraby AEoo.)
Two inspectors oil the hrSt rank.
Two secretaries of the second iahk
Two treasury officers,
Two inspectors ofthe second rank.
TwOinterpretors.
Two doctors.
The United States senate have appropriated $4,000
for the reception OF the Ambassadors and the House will
doubt concur.
RgvolrlvG MURDER oy A YorNG LADY.-The High
Point a. Cl Reporisr gives the following account OF an
affair which is alleged occurred recently in Rocking
ham county, y. G.
A man by the name of Williams Justice Of the
Peace and member Of the Special Court OF Rocking
ham, had seduced young lady, whose name our inior'
mant had forgotten under promise OF marriage In Or
der to avoid the uflmen of the promise he determin-
ed it is supposed murder her The girl was missing
and no INQUIRY led to any intelligence concerning her.
until recently her comb found in Hno river near
Williams which fact coupled with other circumstances,
created the suspicion that ilams had made way with
her The river dragged, but the body was not to be
found Subsequently, plaut-bed, which Williams had
burned for the purpose Of sowing tobacco seeds, was
searched and among the ashes was found the rings ana
necklace clasp that known to have belonged TO the
girl partially melted and also substance pronOunc-
ed TO be part of human body Upon these dscoye-
ries Williams was arrested, aud is now in Jail.
Nh. SHAW MAKES MKRRY OVER HIS ESCAPE FROM MAT
RrvoXAL AND PgcCNIAEY DANAGES.-The ST. Louis Dem
ocrat of Monday says:
We learn that a number oil the irlends Ol MI henry
Shaw paid him visit Saturday evening last, when the
verdict of the jury in the breach Of promise was
known and complmen;ed him with serenade The
defendant" looked quite smiling and ovia, and opened
some long neckeG bottles on the occasion.
gentleman who came in Sundsy-evening on the Pa
cfc Railroad reports having pole some thirty feet
in height surmouuiiug the Tower (ir Shaws resi-
denceJ from the top of which tapped a red flag.
TIE New CLAIMANT FOR THE McDoNorGH Estate
Moses Fox said to be u nephew Of the late John Nc
Donough has entered suit against the cities Of Baltimore
and New Orleans jointly in the Second District Court of
the latter city, claiming 100000 by virtue of an alleged
codci to the will of McDonough which is dated Novem-
Der LIST ls4O and provides in few words that the trus
tees of his property shall pay Moses Fox, eight years
after his death the sum of 10000 signed John Nc
Douough The Delta states that those who have exam
ned the signature pronounce it either genuine or an
admirable counterfeit The paper states as ru-
NOR, that similar claim for 100000 will soon be
made.