The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-05

ttie after tue institution o. the suit. Dy Mf |,
OF allowing all persons summoned on |
yen,re the same pay as IL giyea TO other jury |
men, whether they serve or not; by MIR. Mil |
Ter, of appropriattBg sum for the further |
completion OF the Va d Ky. r. r.; BY Mr..
Smith, Of K, of remitttng the Sheriff of
Roane county certain damages recovered by
the Common " eaith against him by Mr.. Wal
lace, Of amending the act Incorporating the
Morgantown Female Academy, by Mr.. Collier,
of making the fees of inspec tors of -four uni
form in all parts OF the State; by Mr.. Haym
Of requiring -four and other inspectors to pay
any excess of their fees over 81 ,usD into the
public treasury; BY Mr.. Cassin, OF prohibiting
the running at large or buck sheep Wes Of the
Blue Ridge at certain seasons OF the year by
Mr.. Harvey, OF making void the sales of reyer-
sIons, unless accom- npa nied by such deeds as ac-
company the sales Of land: by Mr.. Pritehard,
OF requiring the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad
Company to uform to certain passenger and
freight regulations; by Mr. Tutwiler, of incor-
porating Cotton Manufacturing Company In
Palmyra, Fluvanna county: by Mr.. Graham,
ot altering the law increasing the number CT
directors IN companies. &c; by Mr.. Rives OF
prohibiting the entry into the ports of Nir-
gin'a Of vessels manned by negro crews; by
MIR. Earle, of placing the stockholders Of the.
Berrysviile and Charleston Turnpike on the
same footing as before the sale o. said turnpike
by Mr.. Basseli, Of compelling occupants or
owners of coterminoIs lots TO build and repair
their fences by Mr.. Magruder, of incorporate
ing Springfield Division Sons of Temperance.
No. I0.. in Henrico; by Mr. Richardson, of ill.,
creasing the compensatio of the Common
weaith's Attorney for Ohio county.
On notion the House adjourned.
Loss OF TINE SLIP SILAs HoLMEs.-Tha fol-
lowing dispatch. copied from the New Orleans
P!cayune of the 21th December gives a soEle-
what more circums;aniial ccount of the loss
of the ship Silas Holmes. ard rescue Of "A
portion of her passengers
"PdSS-n-lG Onirs. Dec. 26.-Tne bark Doretto
arrived here this morning with five women
and three men, belonging 10 the snip SiiaS
Holmes. whom she picked up at sea at > +
NJ the evening Of the 18th inst. Among the
men rescued is the mate CT the lost ship, who
reports that the Holmes left Garden Island
Key on the 11th. leaking badly. she having
been ashore on the Key, RS previously report
ed. BY y o'clock the morning OF the 18th, the
water was up TO her decks, when there heihg
| no longer any hopes of saving Ler, Capt. Crit
II II put ali the women, hve IA number. Oh
board The best small boat he had. win three oi
the gentlemen passengers, and the second
mate. The ship was then III a sinking condi-
| ton. There were, however, TWO boats le!t
and the mate suppcses the captain, crew, anu
| The balance of the passengers, upwards OF 81
| souls in all. took to them AID large raft they
| had nearly constructed when The ship wen
down. Nothing. however, has been heard'o ol
| them since. nor is their fate known"
The Silas holmes had board when she
| sailed from New York twenty one s!eerage
passengers, which, with Capt. tn. the OF
! ticers and crew. ould mahn forty-tWo souls
| III all. There must. therefore. be thirty Three
| missing.
| The Holmes also lad q valuable cargo.
| Loss OF TIE BARK BALTIC, OF NEW BED
FoRD.-The brig J. Mcintyre, Capt. York, al
rived al this port on Saturday last. in eigheen n
| days from Camden, Maine. The J. Mcintyre
picked up, on the 18th December, in lat. 30: i /,
lon 7.l:3U. at @. L NJ. boat containing five
| seamen, iaIe of the bark Baltic, OF New Bed
ford. The following are the names of the
seamen rescued:
james Irving, OF Kingston \. Y resided
| in New York city: George Dehren, OF New
bedford: Samuel j. Eidr.dse. of New Before
Alexander Z. Finkham OF Nantucket: Cnas
| =. Spooner. of New Bedford.
They report tbat the bark Baltic, Captain j
| Daven port. sailed from Alexaudrlion the ilt
| December, for San Francisco, wiz Il cargo O
coal, and on the i7th, December experienced &
| hurricane, during which lost the rudder. ont
part OF the stern coming of, and The veSse
| filled rapidly that all hands We're competed
| to take 10 the beats When these seaueu lett
| the oftiSrs Were clearing away tie whale bo@
| To receive the officers and the balancC Of IN
| crew. The following i 4 stof those eft OF
| the bark:
Captain J. Davenport and wife, of NORTH
| Far Haven; VIM Ward, lst mate, New Bed
ford; John Lambert, I'd mate, New Bedford
| Charles :. Swift, sd mate, New Bedford; Jno
Swain, Nantucket; George Perry, New Bed
fora: - Stuart; Richard HALEY, Cornwall
| England; John barnard, Westchester county
| New York: and young lad, name unknown
belonging 10 Philadelphia.
AS The weather moderated on the Il De
ceinber, it is hoped that ali hands may hay'
been sayed.-Char!ssto. Mercury.