The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-07
EXPULSION OF HON. HENRY c. BURNETT PROM
CONGRESS

! cost, measures Will be taken for its rradua
| reductlou
| EXPULSION OF HON. HENRY c. Burnett YRos
| cnNGREss.
In the Washington House of Representa-
tives, on Tuesday, the Sd inst, the following
! preamble aud resolutions were offered anc
adopted:
HhereQs, Henry c. Burnett member OF
this House from Kentucky, is in open rebel
lion against tue Government of the United
States: Therefore,
Res0leed, That tho said Henry c. Burnett be
and he Is hereby expelled from this House
| aud that tie Governor of Kentucky bs notified
of his expulsion.
Resotrcd, That the Sergeant at Arms be d.
rec,ed not TO pay Burnett's salary, which has
accrued since the close of the extra session.
NEW YORK NAYoRALrY ELECTION
NEw YORK, Dec. 3.-The vote for Mayor OF
this city cast to-day is as follows:
Opdgke, p, 259 Gunther, q. $50: Fernando
Wood, "a, lo5 Mr.. Opdyke is elected
TuR WEBBING coKvESTrny
WHEELING, Dec. 3-The Convention today
changed the name of the new State from tx a.
nawha' to Western Virginia"
4 stirring debate is expected on the slavery
question.
pusL IN CALIFORNIA.
The Boston journal lesrns by a ,ettsr from,
Euiare. TuiaIe county, Cal, Nov l. that a
dual recently took place there between q 4
Mitchell, of New Bedford, Mass, aud a Son th
CaIolnian named John Hosmer, in which the
latter was, il is supposed, fatally wounded. -
1ns dispute originated In land title and af
terwards branche d CT In to politics Mitchell,
challenged hosmer, Who accepted. and re.
voivers at twenty PAGES Were decided upou 9
The weapons. On reaching the gronnd Hos-
mer wished to shake hands and let the marter
drop, but = itcheli declared the State was moi
large enough tor both to live in, and the duel
piocsedsd. AZ Inc hrst fire both missed.
Mitchell then proposed to lessen the distance
TO ten PAGES, which Hosmer agreed TO- and 81
the next fire the latter was shot in the iaft
breast The Wound will probably, prove fataI
Mitchell escaped unhurt.
SEIZURE OF GOODS IN B4LrIscRg-ARnxsr por
TkEAsoS.
The Baltimore Sun, of the 3oth, saws.
The steam-tug Tiger, Lieut. D. @. t,onsta-
ols comm anding, seized on the 2etn inst near
Smllhs !siard, canoe con tanning eleven
cases Of boots and shoes, in possession OF
Gresuleaf Johnson, who SAYS he beion gs "a
Renoboth. 1t was charged that the GOOD
were in tended for sale i'll .stern yIrrini,
Inc goods were brought 70 this city or
Thursday and delivered TO the custody of the
United States Marshal Graenleaf Johnson
was arrested on charge OF treason and Gaye
bail in - 900 for his appearance before (Jom
al SSioi1cN ioI examination Yesterday
Upon hiS examination, there being no eyi
Gencs TO snstain the accusation he was dis.
charged.
Arrival or CONFEDERATE PRISONERS IL IorIs.
VILE, KY
The Louisville Journal, (Abolition) Of the
18th ult. has the following paragraph:
Seven secession prisoners, taken at Piketou
by soldiers under Gen Nelson. arrived a-
The n 6WpQTt BaIr1cks N niyht
der an escort OF Covington Home Guards -
Their names are: David 4ray james T.
Hartley, Nicholas County. Uriah Watt,
Thomas Birchey, and Hiram Hicks, Floyd
county; Moses Mcfarland, Owen county
Williain Troy, Lawrence county The par
ties were sent from Paris, Ky, by u. :. Dom
missioner Care tt Davis, to William II. ALI
nut, U. ). Deputy Marshall of Coyington and
they Will remain at the Barracks until their
trial LOT treason takes place in January pexi
before the L. s. Court
BULL' NELSON'S BRIGADE.
The Louisville Journal, Of 18th November
saws:
duiged IN snesrs yesterday at the dila pidateti
appearance OF the soldiers of Nelson's brig
ade These regiments have mad severe work,
both in forced marching and sklrmish fight
ing, and therefore do rot look as wei, as they
might; but they are the right stuff Thew
made C-rro Gordo "a illiams and his villain
crew run as If they thought the devil was at
ter them
1t is certainly little strange. then. that
they disappeared rapidly after getting a
taste OF Wiiiiams's quality at Ivy Creek.
"Ir's ALL NEWSPAPER LIE.'
The Cincinnati Ga,ette pitches into Gen.
Sherman in the following vigorous style:
Brigadier General anti-newspaper Sher-
man, while on visit to thisocity in June
last, was called upon at the Burnet House-by
citizen OF Cincinnati-a practical artil-
ieris,-who desired to tender his services to
the government In response to statement
made by this gentleman, to the effect that
cannon had been invented that would do
goo6@1eeution at three miles distance, the
Lately superseded regular" said: "Sir, it's
no such thing-thsre amt q cannon in the
world that will carry two miles. It's all d
newspaper lie, SIR" ...
AN AsroR IN THE ARMr.
Another journal says:
Mr., John Jacob Astor, Of New York. has
Joined the STAFF of Major General Mcclellan
with the commission of lieutenant Colonel.
MI Astor Is tue representative Of thirty mil
lions Of property, with an income of two mil
lions per annum. He has been from the he.
ginning one OF the most active and efficient
executive members of the Union Defenceu
Connnittee, and he's given his time knowi.
edge, and money, without stint, for the cause
belliou.
NzwsPAPRE SUPPRESSED on A RAILROAD.
Hon David Tod, Governor elect Of Ohio.
has ordered that the leveiand Herald, a yio-
lent abolition newspaper al no longer be
allowed tn be sold on ths ears o: tie CleYe-
land and MahcniFg Asilroad ;Qf Which he Is
the 2vepidtpt. GOV. Tod gives as his rea.
sons that the course OF the Herald sis highly
destructive Of the best interests Of our Gov
eminent"
xIgoyLLAEE0Us.
II IL said that the officers Of tho blockadinE
l Moot a. New Orleans receiv We late news by bot
ne express, hosted down the Mississippi,
wniaA some OF their Union friends In New
u , LIZ AND up the Mississippi send down to
The friends Of Gen. Fremont in st. Louis
pnrchAse him sword.
Tss EssAr ON fHs OoAsr or NoxrH "a o.
lisl.-From the Raleigh IN. o. Rseissv, Of
tle tth instant. No take the following:
we learn from q reliable source faat 4
1sntee FsEtna ent hsa Landed and t. ton sposs
s.aaiop Of Eprnmduth, "a this Slate. ma {hat
dr. arc ten Fankte sisamers Ia PaAiiess
e1dsd. VIA The sxceptios 81 rii-.- 'ss
re s iss.stsanss 49,. cr.cor-y ~.
= - nss--h 4ys sissn' Is tnsir mr. NM
eeon ~ IT, Xankoes, 10 order - oayo tholy
pe00eSty. 4hhee Ats = people ~ 9&ss,A eD1
Ire u no oeGreo type Of The Population %
KantnR0 North CnR0i4Aa.