The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-04
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Legislative Summary

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Norfolk, rose to question of privilege,
and In few feeling remarks announced
! the death of Senator Washington L. Rid
dick. lie then offered the following pre-
amble and resolutions:
! Whereas, the mournful intelligence has Just
| been communicated that Washington l.. Rid
| dick, Esq, a member of this body from the
Senatorial district composed of the counties
of Nansemoud, Isle Of Wight and Southamp-
ton, departed this life in the city Of New
Orleans on yesterday morning, after painful
and protracted illness and whereas, the mem-
bers of this body desire to bear testimony to
his eminent public and private worth, and to
| give expression to the profound sorrow that we
| feel therefore,
Resolved, That in the death OF the Hon.
| Washington L. Rddck the Senate has been
deprived of the services of an able and expert
enced legislator, the State has lost a noble and
devoted son, and the members of this body are
| called upon to mourn the untimely end of
warm hearted and generous friend, to whom
| they were bound by the strongest ties
| Resolved. That We extend to his family and
| friends assurances of our profound sympathy
| and sincere coincidence in their irreparable
| loss.
| Resolved, That committee of three be ap.
| pointed to attend the funeral of the deceased.
Resolved, That a copy Of these reso outions
| be forwarded by the clerk to the family of the
| deceased.
| Resolved, That as further mark of respect
to his memory the Senate do now adjourn.
| In the House, the bill for the assessment
of taxes for 1871, returned from the Sen.
ate with an amendment, was takeu up and
the amendment concurred in. Several
bills were reported from committees
among them bill to authorize the people
| of Hanover to vote on the question of the
l,NfN Nh1ts Al
House bill to amend the code in relation
to chain-gangs, came up as unfinished
business, and was further amended.
Mr.. jackson offered substitute for the
whole bill, which provides for the repeal
of all laws in relation to chain-gangs,
corporeal and other infamous puuishments
for crimes under the degree of felony.
| Pending Mr.. Jackson's remarks on the
| substitute, message was received from
the Senate announcing that that body had
adjourned in respect to the memory of
Senator Riddick, who died in New Orleans
on yesterday.
| On motion of MIR. Woodson, the regular
| business of the House was suspended in
| order to take some action on the subject.
| Feeling and appropriate eulogies were
then delivered by Mr. Bagwell, of Aceo-
mac, and Col. Popham, of Bath after
which, on motion of Mr.. Walker, of West
moreland, the House adjourned.
|
MUTrNY AT SEA.-Fom Hundred Coolies
Destroyed = From the late Java papers we
learn of the loss by fire of the ship Unca-
wah, from Macao, bound to Calloa with
coolies, who mutined at sea and set fire
TO the ship. The captain and crew arrived
at AMER in the San Salvadoriau ship Fray
Bentos, and a portion Of the coolies in the
British ship Jaunpore. The particulars
that can be cleaned Of this sad affair are as
follows:
The Uncawah, under San Salvadorian
colors, lett Macao on the 18th of October
for Callao, with five hundred and thirty
| seven coolies She was under the COM
maud of Captain Giuseppe Rosieana, an
Italian, whose account is in effect as fol-
| lows:
After having sailed for a couple # days
with fair wind, the coolies began to grum-
ble Several of them circulated letters
among the coolies, urging them to rise aud
| make themselves masters of the vessel
On the morning of the 2lst of October the
coolies were as usual, left on deck to re-
! fresh themselves. After have stayed some
| time on deck they were ordered to go be-
low, but refused to obey. The coolies per-
sisting in their REFUSAL the crew endeavor-
ed to force them to go below, and fight
ensued between them. The sailors were
provided with weapons, but the Chinese
armed themselves with pieces of iron and
wood, and laid about with these 50 efec-
lively that the steward aud carpenter were
| killed and several sailors wounded.
After struggle lasting half an hour the
| Chinese were driven to the held and, see
| ing that there was little hope OF obtaining
command OF the vessel by force, broke
everything below and set fire to the ship.
The crew perceiving this became panic
stricken, got out boat aud made away
from the ship SO hastily that the captain,
who was left behind, was obliged TO jump
| overheard and swim after the boat. which
| picked him up.
More than 400 cf the coolies pershed
by FIRE aud by drowning. The remainder.
ll2, were picked up 10 the ocean, or taken
rom the burning vessel by Captain Hall
lane, Of the ship Juanpore, which reached
the scene shortly after the occurrence, and
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