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llidi nwi to I^IPP HI I OW AKOI* A ma\mmWmmi\*mite thi. DaTi'y PISPATOM ia .erred toseb •V.i . ,\V ; .*v»-»aTFa r*iT»rrt waMk "' *L T weeWr. Price tnr maifiag. _"'»•' . ,„• if I. !>"•«>* months, in advance. * 'thkkEMl WEEKLY nWPATCHißiaaaed r»L. l ,!'''(,, sr.! Fri.ii st 1*2.00. in advance. '"'-i HK WVKKI'V OJM'ATCIi iaiaa.eeevery t % \, .n.i maiieit losutwcnheraat f I per annum. SPECIAL WOTICBB. a «ran<l Virginia niecevery.--*•«« * * .rth» aieee. our aaeelient townsman. '"•' .'■ KaßßllOn informed n« that he Baa S -"L< s Lurrsstofer with which he wss •« --» I£s2.m«*b h.sown bead, wt.oee t-M> vassa . «(. ssw loin two day. since, and oa , . ,1 mM fonr months since afineeropol ; '"' »i. • -..ii up»ith a vuoroua jrrowth. y o \. S3d"!a Mr. KxMiBI v!.'r't.*KT\?o !U*BlV ', f h et nimed it "Tilt. _Bf AM.I ni.h ; v . HM X fi KBTO RE K. ' Mr. h. ia < >,A ~; aa sxteosive n.amifactnraof aa '" ' "■•', 11 destined lo Broveof anxious m * ... pated friends.-*>em Rukmond ''* .' '/)/.- is»*. !"*>■ , . "' V ~ .rtirc.ian now I* had of the pnn '.'""". !'..« Tuoae persons who deaire a «ne PSSrtfcuVill issas the reetsesr accord "■ _. „i,w. .r ir ,vt.or.s m the hotti«. 1 hose who '. v . 4, .„ ,ts rtVscv. ~*n have U*eare . ■ ■ . ri time, hi usink- the viH'»i.-IA jitORKH iM-'A1.1.181.K. proving that :A J '.. ~v|:.n ed jo he. RicnwoM),N«'v. ii, t«R»" v P!■l'l'lV, tvWe Mtse.nl Ho.y BiMe. . _. hMi '.aid for the r*«*t 12 tears and MA lj "" x NirHTAt.i Kzasitt. i anratobelbre me, by Naphtah Kze " * Jos. Maro, | >' of Kichmond. Khrmiiallsm. hhK* MATIPM . ■ ... /--..lii ial >r>. James Hiuyth. ; •; .-.*.. ;.rr.-t Pii.trno-r. SaTISN SsmaH'Teiaa'aL _ : '-v ■' •■-' tVui it IB »ears, m . Donnelly. • : ■ <. ) ;i ,i.i'.(.)Bars.dUaaen Taylor. 1 . •' W'jfji [lad il II real .A. Kitchen. BHV MAI *.M *_ C $' D !, ■.'■>•» i 9 . John v ard. ! ■'■- I vv-.||.„lit7>ears. R. .*rt Gault. . I] .v.-.. W. Soedriek. • ■. -'.•. -Uad it Kvcare, K. Botvell. ■ rs. she testt ft to heina t'I'KKP. . , ii..b, HA .I'I'U.VS TINC ; ';]■'. i- ..vr. CHILDRBM.-Tba TING .#!.. ad iagreal medic, ne Em aii their ' -V .-V mit** rnin.hlf-f* and sea cures. • v ' V ■;.. lADD k CO.. Ki.-hmond; ICE. Fraderickaburf: bj all the Urujt .'... . ■ ...,,-. be MORTIMER A MOW jI i l.i '.in >re; ami bj Dru*«iats and 5h0p g;...,..,.,:e. glser U.t.jet.ja u.«tae. . ■a Teeth! Tr.th*.! Teeth •.'.! Teeth!! I! ' *>- KTRAC7ED WITHOUT PAIN. V.rtr is the time for oil who are .uSeriaf iron: aaddecared .tumps, snd intend to have '. ,v to ii". <re th. in extracted.»s \on can do so ~,. Call soon, as Dr.TRAVERSE'S ■is ii ■ unenii.it limited. s'sßloe. ...i 13th street,(infront ... R. , n No. t. iiili.-s hours from a A.M. ' v •• in ". to ."■ nnd 7 t.. *i )'. .M . ,% Hi. ii rMSBO. observutiou that there J ... MifTerara from debility anion-,' AfISBrBBBUB found snion* any oilier civilized na- I rsas. nis obvinns- We lake too little j for ci the vasts ol tne Bsdyiatbs if.business. In all au spaas, .. i einei ran .!.. little coed. What is re „• such .11. me and mvitorator as Dr.J. ... lias given '•■ the world. 111 his CM, X- B TTERS." The weak aad asrvnus ,'. z .., .......,,, vi! in. ii'Hise. the exhausted toiler ,'.-... ~| Imard.ar.il the prostrated student of ~ . .... ~.-.. have (band a won. lerf.il regeu , • ■..- - i. rTiaa," aad prefer it to more t less :;.. icious medicines. But it the fui ■•■■ri that ihe Meat which isto ■- ii tluence open a frame win-h is ■ ■■■. squally powerful in assisting ,■ • • most terrible' Cormsof disease. ,-..-• a trial; ■ ■ md dealers everywhere. T- Ira ea.Tbe Fiae Arts*— •■: . rtHM.K. Artist in Oil Colors. i, M "i I'.N'iEK. Artist ;u Crayon and Water • i IV. Artist in India Ink. |. I • ■ ■•■ . LI., I'hotosrapber. Ned artiata are eagueed perma g_„ Ii vit i U W. MINNlS.and hive their studios UTIMJRAPH nnd KINK ART 6AL ... • street. He also devotes his per ii tn Copying and Enlarging small ...ii.— ; pea I Darnerret ttypea, at this estabhah citixen. of RicLmond and the South • • ii,i and even .tvle of Likeness, from ■. I■• up to the life size Portrait. ■ . lr gi _• y~| the art. As all work is ive entire satisfaction or no sale, •• nn i - . In run : md at the null time you a Southern establishment. Citizen.. : ted is vi al this Uallery, ~.;..-, Uiey desire work done or not. IKlhp i.-i;it Virginia Remedy, nnd ns Irn.rG.-I'ETKRH' INFALLIBLE REMEDY '■ |K)N<»RRHij_A, AND ALL SECRET DIS * : ■ i i mcii America remedy, contain ■' Balsamic properties, excels '■ stufore offered the public, in its cu nti i. -•■- urstive, and renovating powers: and ••■ " leal un astoniancd when told that ta iisire remedi sill mini ilia alio .idißCaana. em] ■• v. • i: the; have ocular demoiistra th. facts. Hut the proprietor, who has • ■ vaoj the remedy ftw twenty-odd ream, haa ■ ■-.-•* nl twenti years standing to lie -....,-..: ;., perfect health, and all ether cases of durati . te be resterad, without v single i therefore ehattenaea. an? case «f ■i- •-...:.':-i which th. remedy will not cure, pro • rectum, are carried out with prudence '•.. l-merit; nnd any one purchasing a* ■ .i. buttles, sad using accordingly, ia hia luaranteeaa perfect cure; and in wet ill are.will farnteh additional medicine, - tn oomslstathe cure, 'urnush his *'• '•'■ ~• wire wiu lie etiected without mcon rsEisuceuiiric patient. .Sold na APFERSOJt A bI'PL », lirnwistß, Agents ior the city ol Richmond, " Ma* N.i. 2ul. Broad street. ■k Great Bargains— FOX CASH, AT PERKINS A CO.'S, No. in, Eagle Si_uabb. «1 *ten S!! IHTINU, Heavy, at6d. »« Bis. bed " " at6d. J-Kt. * '• " at 10 cents '"'-Ml " everjsold here, at Unlets. .'i ■ : -i Cold PRINTS, at cents '•' iti .id American PRINTS, at 11 cents 'ft • NTlASand DELAINES, atttK cts. " . Is - bKI-A I N EB, at &ti, cts., worth 87 _. cts. a SILK ROBEB, at •% worth Ml I . iv, *... . as Alexander's, at 76 cts. ' tflea bed BHEETINUB. at 28cts. No. nl Kin!le Square, j Il.6sed Advice Worth Following To fellow tieiag. th -t aie raßering utM. a "'instil,.,,.! ol the dices tire system, we advise that vnnderfnl medicine. BAKKR'S BITTERB. Man] have failed to find "'. I".in ottiei nn*.hemes. — but all la out that '' : '*••■■ I advice" and made use of the v •' ksvefound ur-nt aad permanent relief. and do likewise." is saie advice, ano ' l •■> iii-Hi,.f will show the man of "■ All that tire sdlieted with Dyspepsia. ' Nervuu. Headache, Liver Complaint ■ arising from indigestion, should -•! I'.\'.i:k'.** BiTIEK.*. if tney desire - ' i ' J i ire.t. ■ I the prineipiil Drue«ists in this -•- •■>■ in Vir.'in.H. Orders promptly • tre.iiie h. lIAKKN. Proprietor. IT CURES ALL PAIN. «s • .;ui|. o prepurition is used internally and ~ iH .V '", HKADACHI', ...■.',.*/ vuKiirs, karachk. -,f , -V' 1 . '■ !- .'ALDSandL'c'RNi. '•' \ \ .','•'*•■• ' CHOLERA. .' 3 ,N I!!.; LIMB*, PAIN IN TFIK BIDEB, ii , 1 T,' r OMACH, PAIN in the BREAST ' TliTO ' £ KOSTED FKIT. ~r , A' H E BACK, PAIN in the BOWELS. »*.>>. : '~,'' ','.'. C!t '• verjr beneficial ior a - ■",'"»' 7"' '-' »»»d«leeam. Bold by al! Dm* ■• H „„„.,,, i. eler , l>urg a:id Norfolk, and "XmattiatlMa je u-l2m *M Bladder (oniplaints. -The vMfM' """ "»»fftaat .li.ci.very f..r Kidney, '*s» n , .xpttont*}. I nioiMObstruction.. Leneor '■♦s-ki, '7V ?S*«al >Ve.iknesses. Physical « i(N> : J I ., m ' , ;!' ,i, ' v "I either .ex. is HARTB -;• hi CHI. COMPOUND. War*' " '" l ' n '• l " l * n unable to walk, have soon »''ntf _i* M ri ""* P"»«riu! COMPOUND. It is '...-• »«!i.i ' "' '**• *•"■ is pronounced by mcdi- I ~. , \ :?*',. ." 0 have used it, to tie the best * .'„v ... ND ,n tliC « rorl « 1 - i'»rre Iwttles vi2uS2*l' t ßi * Ire.li supply iustrs . , HBR£Ffc WINSTON. Druggists, M Mv r.'.reet, Richmond. .-, ".'".''• "•' , .'"*vinr purchased the interest of ' • i'.*-f,. *\. . I'oweil. 1 slia.l confinue the '' v . ,ll n<i H!,J 'H-A/INO BUSINESS *••»„ ',""• «c heretofore. ■ •*. ! r tiie inilrutinj;e so liberally ex t , v _, ' tm, I solicit a continuance of 1 'f, ■'* '•• ! »' md. i'...rnerof Bank aud 12th ■ it-:!,, ROBERT UARTRRIOUT. *•*«> ,*lau*rUrrt>rrm. "• BOUfiRJCKKfrKM *tHvi'i l'" . ►•KEEPE'Is. "*■ L a INFALLIBLE BAKING *)Uttt -i •.,. . POWDER. *■ 8 INFALLIBLE BAKING " V^^If*rAIJAMLE3AKW^ fit ftc IB wi* *° WDER ' ■„ ; I'M* !\ lw. ™* «ttf in im£ f i ?S! i" kfifc'i.PllX! »•<» GROCERS. 1 !le y } X '««ISTS aodGROCEBM. •Us i,) DBI.'GGISTd and GROCERS. ' V if ti_K *j *, «•« tore. ! ' ~ lis b&* s f - ,»v baking fowcer i*Knlff!SSl •>hl i, i'JBT«ANIi GROCERH. I'.ti ,-'/ , 'l X L ti aM-oROCERS. DR L 00ihlh AND GRVCJUU. DAILY DISPATCH. VOL. XVII.—NO. 16. fUriimoifo §ispatcfi. THURSDAY MORNING JAN. 10, 1860. OS .F.RAL ASSEMBLY OF MRUIMa SENATE. WdUiasDAY, January IMb, l ,io. The Senate was called to order at U o'clock, by Lieut. Gov. Mohtaocb. The South Carolina Commissioner.— The report of the House Committee, appointed to wait on Hon. O. G. Memminger nnd ascertain when he would desire to convey tbe message of that State to the authorities of Virginia, was con curred in by vote of the Senate, and the reso lutions reported by said committee adopted. Their substance is as follows: That tbe Senate be invite! to assemble in the Hall of tbe House of Delegates, at i-'S o'clock, on Thursday next, to receive tbe Commissioner irom South Caro lina. Tbe Speaker of tbe House was directed to cause projier arrangements therefor. Sun dry gift* are invited, such ns officials, Ac.— the Commissioner to be presented to the (Jen em! AsssmNT by tbe Chairman of the Joint Committee of Reception, which body are to i receive him standing. Resolution* of Inquiry into Expediency. —The following resolutions were adopted: Of re (•nesting the Adjutant General to lay before the Senate any communications, from any Bailroud Company, in his possession, relating to the terms of transpjrtation for men and munitions of war to or from Charlestown or Harper* Ferry, since the outbreak at the lat ter place,lu October last; of amending the net entitled "An net amending an act passed tbe :_st March, I**l, allowing bail in certain c:i *.»•-'," so as to require defendants in actions of detinue for slaves to give bail: of amending the 33d section of chapter ot" the Code of V:i.: of authorizing single Justices to issue a garnishee summons against persons indebted to tbe execution debtor, upon v suggestion made by the execution creditor, as now pre scribed by law: of amending the act passed March 17, !-.'><;, increasing the rewards lor the arrest ot runaway slaves; of chartering a joint stock company, upon the two-nud-three tlfihs principle, tor" the establishment of a line of steamers to ply between the waters of Chesajieake Hay and such of the European ports as may be"deemed most advisable. Th' Anus'of the State. —A communication addressed to the Lieutenant Governor by ihe Ao jiiiunt General of theStaie.and read in the Senaie, slate* that— *• As required by resolution of the Senate. I have the honor to report the number and description of nrms that have lieen herutofure placed ir. the hands ol'volunteer connwnie. that are now disor ganized, and which have not lieen returned to the Armory. i'ho reeoUKion being indelinite as to 11me. I have taken the twenty yeara, endiny the list Dec- 1669, within which, ao far as 1 can as certrrn. there ass lw*en issued to volunteer corj.s, now disbanded, 5.166 muskets, with accoutrements; 1,, .5 riile.s ami accoutrements; 2 J76 cavalry sabres ami 1.0'ls::; M patrsol pistols .mil holsters; 2Slicar l.uios. 66 ArtiilT*. iiiuiketoons. 27s!X pounder iron leld guns, with carriages and implements com plete; 5t7 Artillery sworils and Ileitis. And these neve l*en returned t-i the Armory from all sources [for :t is impossible to ascertain, in many cases, a lance the anus came that are returned to the Armory.) the billowing numbers, almost: univer sally oi bad oiilsr, viz.: 2.350 muskets, 715 rilles, 214 cavalry swords, M.'s pairs pistols .and holsters, "0 carbines, I six pounder field iiuns aud H2 Artil lery swi.rds. t*o that giving credit to the issues of amis to volunteer corps now disbanded, for nil the srma returned to ths Armory within the time before stated, tbere remains of those issued and not fco retinue.!. 2 SOU muskets.!,!HO rifles. 2.7.; i eav airy sabres 2..iU'.' pairs pistols and holsters, 229 car bines, :>J Artillery uiusketoons. 23 BIX-pOßßder field gun«. and 4.'15 Ariillpr*, swords." The Pacific RaiiTw.d.— A communication was presented by the presiding officer, ami read by the Clerk, from Dr. O. M.Wozeucrjilt, ol Cali fornia, presenting (informally,) a petition ad dressed to Virginia through her Legislative body, (in common with her sister States,-) adonted as a portion of the proceedings of the Atlantic and I'a.cilic Railroad Convention, which was convened at San Francisco by n resolution of the Legislature of California.— Dr. Wozencraft expresses the hope that it will be received and duly coi.sidered by the Legis lature of Virginia. The ''petition " states thai there is an existing necessity tor having a di rect and speedy raeaus of communication and transportation between the Atlantic and Pa cific Suites and Territories. The •*petition" avers that the erection ot said road will strengthen the bonds of union, materially di minish ihe expense oi government, nnd that it will greatly strengthen our national arms of defence to have a railroad "traversing through our di mains from the Atlantic to the Pacific Laid o:i the tabh and ordered to be printed. Bill* Reported.— Tha following bills were re ported from committees: Providing for the sale into slavery of negro convicts employed on public works, uiuier certain circumstances; a:id also to authorize the Governor to employ on public works certain white convicts : pro viding for the recordation of eertiiu bonds not new required to be recorded; to provide for furnishing Clerks of Courts and Justices of the Peace with Mayo's Guide: making an appropriation in aid of ihe Virginia Histori cal and Philosophical Society : providing for publishing a second edition of tbe Code of Virginia: providiug for tbe reprinting of tbe .Ith volume of Leigh's Reports and the Ist, yd and :trd volumes ot Grattan's Reports. Public Library.— The report of the Joint Committee of the Senate aud House of Dele gates on the condition of tho Public Library, was received. The report gives a satisfactory account of the fund and all transactions con nected with the Library. Certain recommen dations made therein are shadowed forth else where in the shape of bills reported. Petitions, Memorials. J-c—The following was presented and referred : By Mr. C. Y. Thomas, the proceedings of a meeting of the citizens of Henry county, concerning the Harper's Ferry afl'air, :it which Col. George Hairs ton presided, and which was addressed by Hon. Wm. Bal lard Preston. Arming tht State.—lktpua* bill making an ap propriation for the purchase and manufacture of arms and munitions of war, came upon its third reading, when Mr. Smith moved that the clause providing for tbe establishment of an armory be stricken nut. His motion was sustained by himself and Messrs. Rivep, and Thomas of F., in a debate marked by ability and eloquence, and opposed by Messrs. Bul'ce and Ishkll. Mr. Coohili. obtained the Hour in opposi tion io the motion, when The Senaie adjourned. HOUSE OF DELEGATES. Wkdnkspay, January It ih, IMB. The House of Delegates met at tt o'clock.— Prayer by Rev. Mr. Duncas, of the Methodist j Church. Bill Passed.— Senate bill repealing the net I providing for a speedy investigation of the ori gin of fires at Norfolk. Bills Refioried. —lncorporating Division £0 Sons of Temperance, in Beverley, Randolph j county; incorporating Rockiugham Union j Lodge, No. 27, of Masons; annexing a portion of Carroll county to Graysou county ; concern ing the terms of the Circuit Courts in the 18th j circuit; amending the pilot laws relative to K'otomac lliver; amending the charter of Potomac Furnace and Leesburg Rail- Company; making an appropriation for oving the Wilderness Road, in Green oner county: amending the act incor porating a company to open and extend the navigation of Shenandoah River; in corporating the Rock Run and Flint Run Turnpike Company; amending the act incor porating the Warren aud Clarke Turnpike Company; incorporating a company to con struct a bridge across the Chesapeake and Übio Canal aud the Potomac river, at Urrict's Ferry, in Morgan county; refunding a sum of money to Johu L. Fain on account of erro neously paid taxes; refunding John G. Wright *■'{•-'; to allow Inspectors of tobacco to sell at other places than their owu ware houses ; making an appropriation of $l,nuu to the Virginia Historical and Philosophical So ciety; to provide for furnishing Clerks of Courts and Justices of the Peace witb Mayo's Guide; providing for tbe repnnt of the Ist vol. of Leigh's Reports,nnd tbe -jd and 3d vols, of G rattan's Reports; providing for publish ing a second edition ot the ('ode of Virginia. The Contested Election^- -The contested elec tion for the counties of Gilmer, Wirt, Cal houn and n part of Roane, came up as unfin ished business,!!!. McKkmsky taking the floor and advocating the amendment of the minori ty report, declaring the seat vacant. The amendment was defeated—ayee 33, nays Hi 3— and the question came up on tbe resolution of the majority report, declaring that Ab.sai.om Rns is eutitled to tbe seat, was adopted— r. Kvotth becomes tbe sitting member Gilmer, Wirt, Calhoun and a part of ie, in place of R. R. TrßNxa, rejected. A utioii allowing Mr. K. per diem since the nencement of tbe session and mileage, was given notice of by Mr. Fbost. Adverse Raports— were received to the peti tion of citixens of Albemarle, relative to an election product; to tbe petition of citizens of Aecomac, rotative to catching wild fowl in traps; a report adverse to taxing bachelors for tbe education of poor children. Covington aud Ohio Railroad.—Tho bill ap propriating •4,nwi,iNm to the Covington nnd Ohio Railroad having been tbe order of the day, was postponed until Friday next. Resolutions of luyuiry.-Mf Mr. Magruder, of incorporating tbe Kcottsvllte Manufactur ing Company, at Scottsville; by Mr. McKen i ale, ef au Omrixi ng *** Governor lo hire out on ♦he public works male convicts sentenced to the penitentiary for two years; i.y Mr. Dh-kin >o«i uf R., ./I un rtppt-o;.n;uiuii ton high school or i!"ad«'iT.y in each coonty of the S'uir; by Mr. lloreaiau. uf imposing jieii.-ttiies en oon i resident hunting ot ashing; b/ Mr. Tutw tier, RICHMOND, VA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1860. of paying 87* to A. Hamilton, of Fluvanna: by Mr. Hanlev, of amending the charter or Point Pleasant, Mason county; by Mr. .■eft witch, of increasing the compensation of ju rors: by Mr. Carter, of refunding »I 3to Wai ter F. Jones; by Mr. Montgomery, of incorpo rating a company to build a turnpike from a point in Nicholas to a point in Payette; by Mr, Segnr, of prohibiting the catching of oys ters in June, July, or August. On motion, the House adjourned. Skua Ton BioLun'a Bill.—The following ia n aynopsia of Snaior Bigler's bill, Introduced in Congress ou Monday, in reference to tbe in vasion of v State or Territory: The first section provides that whenever any State or Territory ia invaded or in imminent danger of invasion from external or internal foes. It will be lawful for the President to call out tbe militia of the State or States nearest to the point of danger, and also to em ploy the land or naval forces of the United States Section 2d provides that any person actually engaged or participating in carrying on a hostile military expedition from one State or Territory against another, shall be adjudged guilty ol treason and suffer death. Section 3d provides that any person having knowledge of such treason and shall neglect to disclose tbe same at the earliest moment, shall be adjudged guilty of misprison of treason and shall be lined not exceeding BtAMA, and shall be impri soned not over seven years. Section lih gives power to the President to seize and detain any vessel fitted out by one State against an other for hostile pur-Rises. Section sth pro vides that any materials, arms, etc., found in such vessel shall be forfeited, one-half to the government and the other half to the informer. Section 0 provides that any person furnish ing or providing means or money for such hos tile expedition, shall be deemed guilty of felo ny nnd fined, not over SW.tH'O, and imprisoned not over ten years. Section 7th provides that any person enlisting himself or procuring others to enlist, shall be deemed guilty ol felo ny, and lined B:j,oooand imprisoned ten ye.trs. Section bth provides that any person fitting out or procuring to befitted out, any ship or vessel for such hostile expedition, shall be fined Slo,imki and Imprisoned ten years. Section tub provides that any person accepting or exercis- j mir. a commission tor such hostile service, shall be lined S3 (Hit) and imprisoned ten years. A Lotal Nnono—ln Campbell county, Ga., a few days ago, a slave named Peter, the property of Wm. G. Smith, informed his mas ter tbat a white man had made a proposition I to him to leave and allow himself to be sold twice, and then be carried to a free State. In addition to the promise of freedom, he was told ihat he cm Id lie sold for fourteen hundred dollars, one-half of whichshould be his. Peter Uld bis master that he had promised to go with the leltuw,andat nightfall the negro met the man, one Crawford, recently come mto the neighborhood, and induced him on a plea of privacy, to go into the carriage-house, where Mr. Smith and a couple of friends were con cealed. Peter and Crawford here talked freely ot iheir proposed adventure, and alter enough was elicited to satisfy the concealed witnesses, Peter threw his arms around Crawford and called out "come on." Smiihaud his friends now appeared, took Crawford in hand, and sent Peter for a rojie. Peter supposing the fellow ought to be hung, got a rope, made a running noose as he came along, and when he cume up put it over the fellow's head and se cured it around his neck. Crawford supposing his time had come, fell to his knees and begged for life, and made some disclosures that .may lead to the detection of accomplices. Craw ford is now in jail, having been escorted there by Peter, who thus refused a chance for his freedom and fourteen hundred dollar*. •'Tub Coming Horde."—Under this heading the Cincinnati Enquirer speaks of the proba bility of several ol the States following the example of Arkansas in excluding free colored persons, and says: "The result of this will be that the poor ban ished wretches will come pouring in upon us by hundreds and thousands. Unfit for a resi dence in new countries, and without the in dustry necessary to Buoduen wilderness; shut out by stringent laws from other free States of the West, and kept from those that are further north by the coldness of the climate, Ohio will be ia a fair way lo be overruu by this swarm of tbe destitute and improvident, and the question, what is to be done! will be forced upon her by circumstances of the imperative character. Little as the event in question may appear to some, it is one that will be sure to begcta lonp train of consequen ces; nur is il unlikely that among other ell'ects, it will disclose the weakest point in our Union, and exhibit dangers to the confederacy hither to unforseen, and against which no adequate proiection has been devised. Enough may now be seen to indicate that the end is not vet, and that there is more than enough of bitter ness in store for the future." News from Kansas.—A dispatch from Leavenworth,dated the itith inst., says that the two wings of the Legislature of Kansas still remain at their respective points—the ma jority at Lawrence aud the minority at Lea venworth. An attempt to reconcile the differ ence ou the question of temporary capital will be made to-morrow by the introliuciioii of a resolution into both bodies favoring an ad journment to Leavenworth, as a compromise. Lawrence correspondence says that quite a strife occurred In the organization of the two Houses by the Senatorial aspirants, Lane aud Winchell, entering the field lor their respec tive friends, in which Lane seems to have been worsted. The principal republican candidates for the Senatorship art Geiior.il Pomeroy, General Lane, James M. Winchell, M. J. Parrott, H. J. Adams, J. O. Vaughan and A. Daulord. Pomeroy and Winchell, however, seem to nave the inside track. Lane is using every exertion to obtain the position, but it is said his in trigues in ihe party, and his betrayals ol his friends, are daily working him great harm and lessening his chances of an election. Crinoline and Ammonia.—At a scientific meeting in Edinburgh, a crinoline dress has been exhibited, one-hall of which had been immersed in a solution of sulphate of ammo nia, in order to test its non-combustibility. Oa a light having beeu applied to the crino line, the part of it which had not been steeped in the solution was at once enveloped iv flames, but the only effect which the light, had on the other part was to char it. This was considered a satisfactory experiment, and it was stated that as ammonia was only M. per pound, it was accessible to the humblest class. It was slated that the crinoline used in the n.yal establishments was steeped in a totally different solution, but that its cost prevented its general use. and that the cheaper solution was equally efficacious. A .best i .nt Robbing thk Mail.—John Aymerson, of Warsaw, Mo., was arrested there on the 15th inst., charged witb purloin ing letters irom the mail Aymerson was deputy postmaster, and if seems he has been stealing for some time. Several packages were louud under a desk in the court-house, j where be had deposited thera to open, it is, clearly demonstrat-rt that he would take let ters from the mail wh le distributing them in the office, open tbe same, take the contents, then place new envelopes on the letters, direct them and send them on their route. Aymer son was a county School Commissioner, and also Deputy Circuit and County Clerk, and has enjoyed tbe confidence of the entire com munity. Pbivilkoes or Luaf Ykab.—On tbe even ing of the 3d instant, the young ladies of For syth. Ga., gave a leap year party to the young gentlemen. Tbe ladies engaged tbe company of the ger tlemen, went after them, aud gal lanted them to tbe Chapel, took care of their hats, over-coats and walking canes, gave them a seat, aud entertained tbem witb sweet chat. When a lady wished to promenade, she sought ber own partner, engaged his company, gave bim ber arm, aud paced tbe floor by bis side as nimbly as a dancing nymph. After promenading with one a while, tbey would seat bim and take another. The young ladies administered a very sharp rebuke to the gen tlemen in showing them thnt all ought to be noticed without distinction. Cottok.—The sales of cotton in Mobile last week were iBJMa bales, aud tbe receipts 30,100 bales, against 34,360 tbe week previous. The increase in receipts at that point is 07,945 bales. Tbe exports from Mobile to foreign ports, during tbe week, amounted to 81,10<i.?bo. In New Orleans,the sales lor the week reached 5*,000 bales,aad the receipts 71,500 against 54,300 bales tbe previous week. Tbe exports for tbe week reached 49,000 bales, and the total exports since the let of September Jest 705,500 bales. Tbe increased receipts at that point foot up 319,000 bales, and ntall tbe ports 404,000 bales. Tbe stock on hand and on shipboard is 5£>,000 bales. Th a Ric oil or th« Qvb.—l a tbe Alabama Legislature, a memorial was read oa tbe loth lust., signed by eight hundred eittseas of D»r bour county. The reporter of the Advertiser, at Moetpaaerr, says: "The memorial sets out that many of the States of tbe Union are passing laws la disregard ef the Constitution, thereby releasing the other States from their constitutional obligations to tbem; aad urges the legislature to pass laws withholding the pruii-iinii and Uurlit of the laws of ibis State from ibee. linens of tbaSta'e alluded to.' Mi.j.' ie ,i'i_e J. Wmd died iv Onslow couutyi i JN.C, oa UteUUiiust. < Congressional Proceedings. In the Senate, on Tuesday, Mr. Sumner in troduced n bill supplementary to tbe act of 1851, relative to the liabilities of ship-owner" Referred. Mr. Cameron introduced a bill for the relief of tbe widow of Gen. P. F. Smith. Mr. Mason introduced the memorial ot the Alexandria nnd Washington Railroad Com pany, asking permission to bring their road across tbe long bridge and connect witb' the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad. Mr. Slidell, from the Select Committee, to whom the subject bad been referred, reported back the bill prohibiting the circulation In the District of Columbia of Mils under twenty dollars, with the recommendation tbat it pass. The hour fixed for the election of Public Printer coming up, Mr. Brown explained wby he should not vote for Mr. Bowman. He charged Gen. Bowman witb being inter ested iv the public printing, in violation of law, wbile ho was Superintendent of tbe Pub lic Printing. Mr. Bigler replied, in defence of Gen. Bow man, and exculpated the Executive and heads of the Department from the implicated charge of corruption. Mr. Davis defended Mr. Bowman from tbe charges made against bim. The Senate then proceeded to ballot Sot a printer, M votes being necessary to a choice.— Mr. Bowman received «7 and was duly elect ed. Messrs. Nesten and Coombs received 1G votes, and there were some scattering votes. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Pen nington withdrew his resolution proposing theplurality rule. He did so, he said, to avoid confusion. Mr. Hmchins (the successor of Mr. Gid dings) said he concurred with bis political friend, that discussion anterior to tbe organi zation of the House is out of place and out of order,. It has been conducted in exceedingly bad taSte, to use no harsher term, f^f The Republican party, with which he was proud to act, and thepeople.of the free States', had been rudely, he might say shamelessly, as sailed; their principles and acts crossly mis represented; their motives and patriotism rudely impeached, and their citizens had been denounced as worthy of the callows for frank ly expressing tlnir constitutional rights on the subject ot slavery. A resolution had been introduchd here.say ing that the person who did a certain thing was unfit to be Speaker. There were a great many men unlit to be Speaker. His opinion was that any man who pursues a pro-slavery jogging policy, is politically unfit to be Speaker, and so is any man who be lieves it right to re-opeu the African slave trade or opposes the admission of Kar.sas into the Union under her recently adopted Con stitution, but he would regard it as entirely out ot order for him to introduce a resolution to this effect. He deuied the right of the minority or major ity to prescribe a rule by which his vote for Speaker is to bo controlled or regulated. Gen tlemen were to determine by their votes who was fit or unfit to be Speaker, and that man who can receive a majority of votes in any way the House sees proper to adopt, is fit to be the Speaker. A majority of the House want an organization, and the country is sick at heart with these oratorical polemic exercises. •The House, he contended,could be organized by the adoption of the plurality rule, the con stitutionality of which he defended. They must adopt the plurality rule or go without organization. Mr. Winslow and others objected. Mr. Davidson moved that there be a call oi Ihe House, which motion was decided in the negative—yeas lot!, nays i'.i'X Messrs. Winslow, Reagan, HirUsdale and Houston, severally raised points of order— that the plurality rule is not in order; the pending question must, first be disposed of. Mr. Washburne,of Maine, aud others, tooka diirerrent view of the matter. Messrs. Burnett aud Houston severally re ferred to the fact that previous to the election of Mr. Banks as Speaker, the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Washburne,) voted on certain res olutions ottered by Mr. Dunn. They did this to show the incousistency of the first-named gentleman. Mr. Washburne, in the course of his reply, said the question of his consistency or incon sistency was not so important as whether he was now right. By voting on Mr. Dunns res olutions, he did not commit himself to the question of order. Mr. Sickles made a speech, in the course of which he said that no question of order was raised when Mr. Clark, of Missouri, offered his resolution, and the House, therefore, had the right to believe that tbe resolution was now properly before it, and there was no way by which it could be got rid of except by amotion to lay upon ihe table, or by a direct, vote, lie then suggested a mode by which a Speaker could be selected in a constitutional mode, prescribed by a majority of the House. Mr. Branch moved that the House proceed to the election of a Speaker. The country should see that the House had made another honest effort to thatend. Mr. Hickman said that the House had now come to. a dead-lock, and that Southern bad combined with Northern men to prevent the expression of the will of a majority. He further stated that Northern men were con trolled by Southern men. He would not con sent to another vote until the plurality or some analogous resolution shall be adopted. Mr. McCleruand replied, calling Mr. Hick man a traitor from the Democratic party, a follower of Seward, and tool and instrument of tho Republicans. He also accused Mr. Hickman of having boxed all points of the political compass, and said objectionable as Mr. Sherman was, he preferred him to Hick man. Mr. Pryor characterized Mr. 'Hickman's re marks against the Democrats as false, for which he was called to order. Having con cluded his remarks, Mr. Hickman replied, saying, among other things, such language was im reply to his arguments. Mr. Mcltae obtained ihe floor, and then the House adjourned. Rumored Combination to Kill Logan, one op the Cai'tlrer.9 or Cook.—The Ship pensburg (Pa.) News, of Saturday, states that according to ci.rrent rumor a man by the name of Myers, a resident of Franklin couuty, Pn., whilecrossing the South Mountain into Adams county, was seized by a body of men, whose purpose, as declared bj* them, was to take his life, believing tbat he was Logan, one of the captors of the late John E. Cook, of Harper's Ferry notoriety. Having a number of let ters, receipts, etc., in his possession, Mr. Myers proved satisfactorily to the party that he was not the person they had taken him for. They stated that they had by some means learned that Logan designed going over the mountain on that day, and as he (Myers) answered to the descriptiou they had received of the person of Lugan, they were confident when they took him (Myers) that they had hold of a "scoundrel whose body should be cut in ten thousand pieces !" Mr. Myers was released under pro mise that he would say nothing about his ar rest that would reach the ears of Logan. Fire at Philadelphia.—Early Tuesday morning a fire brokeout in the five story brick building ia tbe rear of Tin, Chesnut street, Philadelphia, occupied as a factory by S. H. Peters A Co., manufacturers of fancy articles. Th; flames extented to the large brown stove main building on Chesnut street, and soon both buildings with their contents were al most entirely destroyed. The surrounding properties were saved from serious loss. The loss of Messrs. Peters A Co. is estimated at 800,000, covered by insurance. Tbe buildings were owned by Joseph Nan, whose loss is es timated at $13,000, covered by insurance. E. W. Carry 1 k Co., manufacturers of silver plated were, had their stock damaged by water to tbe extent of $3,000. Messrs. Warner, Mis key A Morrill, gas fitters, lose some $3,0u».— Other parties suffered a slight loss by water. The£entire loss is between seventy-five nnd eighty thousand dollars, mostly covered by insurance. Robert J. Park's billiard saloon, !in Peters 1 building, was also destroyed. He ! was insured. Matrimony in England.—A millionaire la Kent. (Eng.,) nud v large land-owner, bad a daughter npon whom he was prepared to bank bis fortune. The young lady was wooed and won by tbe curate of tbe perish in wblcb sbe resided. Tbe reverend gentleman wished to make her bis wife, but ber father resolutely refused, and eventually sbe was induced to marry a rich Dntch merchnnt. Upon her marriage her father settled £100,000 on her.— Tbe lady was married aheut four years, and a few weeks ago eloped with her former ad mirer, the parson. Race.—The aunual sport over the Washing, ton Course, Charleston, South Carolina, waa anticipated oa Saturday last, by a match race, , mile bents, for a purse of §150. The track was 1 rather heavy, but the race was still a very fair one, as will be seen trom tbe following sum mary : Col. O. P. Hare's br. h. Two Bite, 4 Tears, by Rsv- Sl.TaWb'sV.. fSlssCsloolah. . years, l ' j imr. Yorkshire, dam Tooßooa, by Sir kes b * * : * * TieaaV *** * * Savannah Racks.—Tbe meeting on the Ten Broeck Course dosed on Saturday, aud we leara that tbe four mile puAe wee taken hy Planet ia tU4, distancing Arthur Macon. Fiaaia Cincinnati. -Tin* candle fltetory ef I J. It. Sogers A Cj., at Cincinnati, with its j i*i»ntents, w*i entirety de .tioyeil hy fire last I M-.ut.iy uight. L>«=. • ij.uuj to si'.uw. Iv- I sureties net useex uuaed. Additional by the Earepa. Tbe Russian Ambassador at Paris bad de. cl.-ired to Count Walewaki that ths pamphlet "LePapeet le Congress,'' contains princi ples opposed to the respect for authoritj on which the Russian government is founded, and consequently Russia will oppose tbe pro gramme drawa up In tbe pamphlet. Count Walewski is reported to have declar ed to ttiPdiploinatie corps, that as long aa he waa Minister for Foreign Affairs the pamphlet should not be considered as tbe programme of the French ministry. The Austrian journals were engaged in de nouncing the pamphlet-and the Vienna Ga zette regards it as a direct menace for Austria. It is nevertheless averred that in government al circles the pamphlet has not produced a disagreeable impression, the government be ing convinced tbat the opinions therein ex pressed are not entertained by the Emperor Napoleon. The Paris Pays announces that the various powers invited to tbe Congress have been ap prised tbat the meeting cannot take place on tbe day originally fixed, and that a subsequent day will be appointed. okkat brilaik. Lord Macanley died on the -.281. nit, at Lon don. He bad been unwell about a fortnight from disease of the heart, but be bad rallied to such an extent tbat his medical men did not apprehend danger. The result was, therefore, sudden and unexpected. He was only 50 years old, and as he was never married, his title be comes extinct. A large row boat while returning from the ship Grand Triancon, lying in the Mersey .cap sized, and twenty-two lives were lost. The men were mostly riggers and ship's, laborers. Captain Clarke, of the Grand Triancon, was in the boat, but he and several others were res cued. The official Board of Trade investigation into tbe loss of the steamer Indian, was pro gressing at Liverpool. The official report of the Board of Trade on the loss of the West India mail steamer Para matta cast the blame on Captain Bay uton, and his certificate is suspended for twelvemonths. The report says there is a desire to make rapid passages at the expense of the safety of ihe ship, and such a proceeding is censured. FBANCB. It was reported at Paris 'lint Guizot was engaged on a pamphlet upon the temporal power sf the Pope. Admirals Regnnnlt, Genoully and Regnand had arrived home from China. AUSTHIA. A belief was current that a new loan would be negotiated at the commencement of the year. It was reported that the elite of the aristocra tic party engaged in office have resolved to | serve without pay, in order to lighten the pub lic burdens. Expectations had been current that the Bank of France would have reduced tha rate of discount, but no chauge had been made. Thogovernment of Bucharest had sent agents to Paris to conclude a loan of two millions four hundred thousand sterling, on certain re venues, with the guaranty of France, Prussia and Russia. i [ Latest by Telegraph from London and Liverpool.] Lospon, Saturouy morniug.—The Daily News (City Article) says that the funds ou Friday were firmer. The"was a partial recovery on the Paris Bourse, and the disquieting rumors relative to the Congress met with less countenance.— The market closed at )»•>% higher than on Thursday .The demand for money was press ing in the open market, and the rates were gen erally \n\ above the bank minimum. The applications at the bank were large, and many of the discount establishments were seeking advances. No bullion was withdrawn from the bank. Foreign exchanges were steady. The Times' City Article says: The demand for money yesterdaj-, in preparation for the last day of the year, was extremely active in all quarters, and loans on government securi ties could not be obtained under bank terms, as the advances made by the Bank this quar ter have been limited. The pressure was to be expected for the mo ment. The railway share market was firm, and generally higher. The Times says the fall of one per cent, on tho Paris Bourse on Thursday is believed to be more the result of our speculation than of any new political apprehensions. The Times says that the English funds were not perceptibly influenced ou Friday by the heavy fall on the previous day in Paris; and in the middle of the day accounts of partial recovery in Paris caused a slight advance, which was supported to the close. The leading London papers have long re views of the events of ilie last year, aud gen erally draw hopeful conclusions for the fu ture. Post-Opfick Affairs.—The site and name of Merry Point, Lancaster county, Va., is changed to Armitaeeville. Appointment*.— William 11. Winco postmas ter at Morris' Ordinary. Prince Edward coun ty, Va., vice Hiram W. Wall, resigned. Isaac Nickells postmaster at Fort Blackimore, Scott co., Va., vice Daniel M. llamey, resigned.— David O. Willis, postmaster at Walnut Hill, Lee co., Va., vice Wm. S. Eley, resigned. A. J. Moseley, postmanter.it Lewisville, Bruns wick co., Va., vice James H. Moore, resigned. Hector R. Sherman postmaster at Murrays ville, Jackson co., Va., vice A. O. Tidd, resign ed. Death of Wilbbi.hQbi.mm.—Children and scholars will alike lie grieved to bear of tbe death of this distinguished man, said to have taken place recently at Berlin. He was the younger of the two brothers, who have long been renowned far beyond the confines of their German laud. He was in the seveuty-lourlh year of his age. His familiar German legends anil stories have been read'with delight by the children of many countries. His elucidations of their earlier German poetry, and his philo logical works, have won for bim a place in the first rank of the scholars of his age. The.Lawrknce Calamity.—No evideneejof importance was developed before Coroner Lamb, of Lawrence, Mass., on Monday. One of the men who was employed in the card ing room testified regarding his experience after the.crash which involved so many in destruc tion, and Mr. Thos. S. Winn, who was engag ed in moving tbe machines in one of the upper stories of the building, a proceeding whuh many thought hastened, if it did not cause, trie catastrophe, was called to the stand. His evi dence did not tend to throw any new light on the lamentable casualty. Naval Matters.- The, Navy Department has been informed tbat the steam sloop-of-war Wyoming has reached Rio in thirty-six days from Philadelphia,and that the steamer Lan caster, on her trip from Valparaiso to Pana ma, made for flveconsecutive days, with .steam alone, from fto Id, 1 , knots per hour, which speed tbe Flag-officer considers unexampled. The United States sloop-of-war John Adams, after making some slight repairs, had proceed ed from Rio to tbe West Indies. Mexican News.—Late intelligence from Mexico announces that tbe Juarez Govern ment has proposed to organize a regular army and disband the volunteers and militia, and also proposed to invite volunteer troops from abroad. The people aloug the national road have or ganized a vigilance committee, and hung one hundred highwayman who infested the road. Tbe travel is now safe to the capital. Stranoe.—We learn, says the Fayetteville North Carolinian, tbat a man in Harnett county, some 35 or 4b years of age, has met with peculiar mishap—in tbe loss of all bis hair not only the hair of his bead, but every par tide of hair on bis body, so tbat a solitary hair cannot be found upon him—even bis eye brows are gone. He is in the enjoyment of perfect health, aud is a sound robust man.— The physicians are not aware of what is tbe cause of this strange occurrence. Distbeßbix(j.—A Miss Hart, of Hamilton 0., with two other females, undertook to sit up all night Christmas Eve, so as to be at ear ly Christmas service. Two fell asleep on tbe lounge, while Miss Hart wrapped herself up in a comfort and went to sleep by the open grate. Her clothes look fire, sbe scream ed and run into tbe hall, aad tbe man of tbe bouse being aroused, dashed her out into tbe snow, extinguishing tbe llames, but not until tbe poor girl was fatally burned. MuTnrr is a Hotaa or Rxrfoa.—A mu tiny occurred in the House of Refuge at Cin cinnati last Friday, during which H. M .Tones, tbe Superintendent, was staboed by a youth named McDonald. One of the wounds, Inflicted with n knife, is in the left side of tbe face, just below tbe Jaw-bone, passing down into tbe throat, aad in the truusi. nearly sev ering tbe jugular vela. Mr. Jones is lying in a dangerous condition. South Caboliva Bakeb—A comparative statement of tha condition ef the Banks of South Carolina la November and Dseembsi shows un increase iv circulaUon for the latter month, of »l,9us, .».76; in Domestic Cxehaaca in l>epos.le,efaui .SALMtIn ForeSgu 47; in 800010,' of adH,*>ou.6S; end n decrease In Discounts of edW. WD.*7. Bone* Coin Found. -Upwards ef one haa •lee I dollars bogus coin, mostly «l pieces, hdtehnen found in the flre-plnee ol an out building uear the market, at Portaluotiib, Va. i It waa dv* out by a dog m search ol tab. PRICE ONE CENT. LOCAL MATTERS. TV Governor Street Arciilent.—Wo noticed In yesterday's Dispatch, tbe falling of tbe chim ney of the tenement occupied ns a lager beer saloon by M. G. Ponce t, tbe crushing in of the rear building or shed, and the remarkable es cape from in. .ant death ed- Miss BatDOUT McCars, in the employ of Poneet, nnd at the lime of the "crash," in tbe basement of tbe shed. When Miss McCarn beard tbe falling of tbe first bricks, before the roof of tbe bnilding she was in gave way, she ran to the east base raent door to escape into tbe yard, but before j sbe could get it open tbe weight of the fallen chimney crnshed iv tbe bouse above her, and she was completely buried alive. Had she got ten out of the door, or occupied any other po sition tbaa tbe one sbe did, when caught, she must have been instantly killed. An exami nation of the premises, since tbe accident, shows that jnst where she waa standing, one large piece of timber fell directly over her, tbe end of wbich lodged on the foundation wall above her bead, and protected her from tbe im mense weight of the brick and frame-work.— Another piece came down by her left arm, frac turing the bone slightly, nnd penning her in next to the wall, so that she could only move her right band, which was uninjured, yet guarding ber against the fallen rubbish. Soon after the "crash" was beard, scores of persons hastened to the scene, and attracted by the cries for help of the buried woman, suggested hundreds of ways for her relief.— Not knowing how she was protected or im prisoned, every plan seemed fraught with danger to her safety, as the removal of a brick or a board might take away the prop that pro tected her from tbe mass of scattered material and cause her instant death. Fortunately, Mr. Fkank Johkstow, acarpenter, arrived on ihe spot before anything was done, and taking the lead in the effort to save tbe woman's life, even at the hazard of his own, was seconded by Messrs. Gus. Barrett, Robinson, Hancock, and scores of others, and set to Work, repeat edly answering Die calls of tbe prison-bound worn;mi, and by words of kinduess quieting her fears and assuring her of ber liberation. The joists and other timbers, that seemed to have been piled over the prisoner, were care fully sawed through, tbe loose bricks and dirt were removed, aud after nearly four hours in ceesant labor, an opening was made, the rub bish that bound the prisoner's extremities were removed, and she was rescued from ber place of torture. Sbe was then placed upon a mattress and carried into Poncet's house, where Dr. Parker was called in and rendered the necessary medical aid. Yesterday her con dition was represented to be qnite comfortable, and in a short time she will, no doubt, be en tirely well. Mr. Poneet, it is said,is a heavy loser by the accident. Besides hia furniture, which was crushed into atoms, most of his liquors were in the basement, and have been destroyed. The chimney, which fell, has been regarded as unsafe for some time, and it is a matter of surprisethat it was not reported to the proper authorities. In its fall, a portion of it sti uck the roof of the shed adjoining, attached to Mrs. Eddens' boarding-bouse, and knocked large holes in it, but Injured no one. James Riverand Kanairha Company. —An ad journed meeting of the Stockholders of this Company was held at their Company's office in this city, on Tuesday night last. The meeting was called to order by Gen. Taliaferro, on whose motion Capt. H. C. Cabell was elected chairman. President Ellis submitted a report, and sun dry documents, which were fiist read and then referred to a committee of thirteen, composed of the following gentlemen: Messrs. Talia ferro, McKorkle, Grattan, 1 .-noon, Heath, Mills, Muufurd, Randolph, Saunders, Mac farland. Davenport, Price, and Paxton. Col. George W. Mini ford offered the fol lowing resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That tiie act passed by the present General Assembly to nrovide fer the payment of interest upon the bonds ef the James River snd Kanawha Company, which have been guarantied by the State of Virginia, lie accepted by this com pany, and that the President be authorized to ex ecute nnd deliver such aecurity as mar lie renin red to (-i.iiij.iy with the provisions of said act. On motion of Col. S. McD. Reid, the follow ing resolution was adopted: Resolved. Tint the committee this day appoint ed take into consideration the subject of the in terest due on the Ninth Rivet bonds, and report what steps are necessary to ensure the punctual payment tlisreof. There being no other business to transact, until the report of thecotnmittee just appoint ed could be had, Un motion, the meeting adjourned to meet agaiu at 7 o'clock this evening. The Pureluise of a Lot for the Seamen's Bethel— A Liberal Donation. —The Board of Managers of the Seamen's Friend Society, of this city, concluded the purchase of a lot yesterday, from Mr. David B. Turner. The lot is situa ted on the corner ol Cary and sloth streets--a most eligible site. Mr. Turner is of the firm of Wadsworth, Turner k Co., for many years a resident of Kichmond, and now spends the most of his time in New York} as the resident partner of the firm. Notwithstanding tbe flattering prospect of the rise iv property in that part of the city, Mr. Turner sold the property to the Board of Managers at its as sessed value, and then donated eleven hundred and fifty dollars to the Bethel, reducing the amount nearly one-fourih. This was certainly a most liberal donation, and nodonbt inspires the friends of tbe cause with fresh euconrage mentin their noble work. The property would have commanded a much larger sum had it been exposed to public sale, but as Mr. T. bad no idea of disposiugof it lor any other pur pose, the Seamen's Friend Society may con gratulate themselves on being so favored. There can be no doubt now, we think, about the success of the enterprise. Wo trust onr citizens will subscribe promptly and libe r illy, that the managers may be able to com mence the erection of the Bethel immediately. The terms of subscription are in three, . .. r and nine months. It is not, nor can ever be, de nomination.-!!, and in ibis feature commends itself to our etui.-citizenship. Let Richmond do her duty jt: providing for the moral and religious welfare of thnt interesting class of persons, to whom she is so much indebted for ber commercial position. Military.—The 10th Regiment of tbe Virginia Militia, in this city, was organized on the 17th iiistnn t. The following officers were elected: Thos. J. Evan a, Colonel. It. 11. Minok, Lieut. Colonel. Henry G. Cannon, Ist Major. Wm. B. Newman, ad Major. The companies of the Regiment ure fully officered each with a Captain aud two Lieu tenants. Col. Evans has been connected with tbe military ia this city from his boyhood. He served several years as a member of that time houored company, the "Richmond Hltiee."— Then became a member of tbe Cavalry Com pany, when commanded by Governor Gregory. Since then he bus held ihe commissions of Captain, Major aud Lieut. Colonel in the 19th Regiment. He was complimented day before yesterday with a unanimous election to the office of Colonel of his Regiment. Lieut. Col. Minor has held tt commission as Captain for several years lv the Regiment, and has always manifested a deep interest in the Regiment. Major Cannon has bad bnt little or no expe rience iv military life, but he Is an intelligent young gentleman, and, we doubt not, will readily make himself qualified for bis post Major Newman saw actual service in Kan sas, and was with his Company, F, at Charles. town. Chest.— The Richmond Chess Club hae en. tered npon the third year of its lift, witb pleas, ant prospects and with a number of members fully adequate to its support. Chess Is not merely an amusement, but a science, and bus been the recreation of men of reflection for more than n thousand years. Its role of lovers embraces uot only the names of distinguished chess-players, such as La Bourdon nab. Phili doir, McDowell, St. Arnani.De Riviere, Staun ton. nnd last and greatest, Paul Morpny— but such names as Franklin, Voltaire, Rouseeu Napoleon and Winfleld Scott. Napoleon was exceedingly fond of the game, but never a very strong player. He was too impatient for v :'s grands coups," to pay sufficient attention to bis "openings" and "endings." Obese requires too much reflection, self-denial aad courtesy '.TS r £ d ** BOM "*is. loto P"**** '»r money I— AU old men, middle-aged men and yonng men who love the game, or wish to learn it will join the Cbesa Club. Their room tola Ood dins Hall, and is open for play every day ex. ceptSunday, but is chiefly resorted foTromj W |a!? UUMJ ißt * w "*»« confeete take T# J k _ *"*•*. * irgiula nnd Tennessee. Ovauae lm n em ,!X r dr , U ' S OO Rh*u£udS£ Danville. Loudoun and Hampshire. Richmond tersburg, aad Petersburg Railroad Companies, have signed a call for a meeting to be heed in Richmond on the *th of FetaWy, te which • *?/SH! •* upon the North, which, from the great ooaeaatrattaa ef eapMal in their haada aad the aeeeuet of eeeplfee Ml foe caaba secured. Bmtaty these in aatw Southern man who will not ajudned the eh. ieei.of the meeting, aud wni uStnadlly Join ml any movement which can leet secure, either by direct Importation or Southern mau "i*»i«*r* "heequipiueuU aad snpplaafor the i TEBMB OF ABTiBTTBJ r n1 1 { ' «L AdMiSussmsm sutoshed uutrt beted, mm hs charted Mesuu per Mm ismrtum. sad * seats be sushi sin ilk *- - -■ - - — -— ■—— Tke Clay Statue, by Hart.for the Indite ef \ irglnia, was shipped at tJtrW York oa the lath instant, and may he expected la nrrlve ac this port in the course of n day or tare. Ia order to be prepared to receive this work gf art, the Directory are te have a meeting at Goddln k Appersoa 's office, at half aaet • o'clock this afternoon, when It la very Impoe tant tbat every member should atiead. The Indies have entrusted the seiecUon of a eita and the erection of this statue, to the geatle men composing the Directory, and If they raa not devote the necessary time to the pei Aiim ance of tbe duties Imposed, upon these, ther sbonld make the teet known, so that oilmen could be substituted In iheir stead. To make all the arrangements necessary, will pretwMy not require more than aa hoar, aad surely every member of the Directory le willing ta contribute tbat much to tha memory of Henry Clay. Peppered.—lisunah Smith, a tttm woesaa of color, charged witb assaulting and beating Reuben M. West, barber, on Monduy night last, and stealing a gold chain aad ecuL wan before tbe Mayor yesterday forcaeaMaatlea, Tbe cv idence showed that the parlies had had word sin the Theatre— tbat West wen tout with bis friends, nnd thnt In bis abseace the prtsee* er procured n handful of red pepper, aad ga* Ing to tbe street door, awaited hie return— West soon after started to puss into tbe doer, seeing which, prisoner threw the pepper lata his eyes, mouth and nose, nnd tha two then go* intoascuiile. West soon retreated te relieve his eyes, and missing his chain charged tha prisoner with stealing it. Prisoner found the chain and gave it to one of West's frleude for him. She was acquitted of tbe theft, hat coa- * victed of tbe assault, And ordered to be pun ished. From this decision she took aa ap peal Company A—Formerly Guard ot the Me- .is—haa adopted a grey uniform,attached itself to the Firat Regiment, aad ia now well officered and in n fair way to succeed. This corps is composed of the beet material far uafo unteers—young men who have an aboartauas of time for drill—and now tbat It hae taken a place along with other compuKies,every mem ber sbonld labor unceasingly to rivnl tha bent in nil tbat gives confidence nnd efficiency ta citizen soldiers. Its officers are: M. J. Dim mock, Captain; J. L Cowardin, Ist Lieut.; J. G. Hunter, 2d do.: T. J. Carter, Ist Berg.; E M. E/ekiel. 2d do.; J. T- Randolph, 3d do.; E. A. Stebbias, 4th do.; P. O. Blankenohtp, Color Serr't; A. L, Bargain in, t.t Corporal; E. J. Collier, 2d do.; Thos. Blatiken.hlp, 3d do.; J. E. Langhton, tth do. The Young Guard have removed ta their new armory, on Bunk street, in the room for merly occupied by the Richmond Enquirer, and over the saloon of Hall A Miller. We are gratified to learn that tbe company baa made a move toward, re-joining the First Regiment. It is tbe desire of the officers nnd maa to mo nil in their power to sustain the military ef Richmond, and in troth they have never been backward in evincing a public spirit ou nay occasion when military service was required. The company has adopted tbe following two lution, which has been placed In tbe bands of Col. August: Rosolved, That we will join the First Regiment. provided ire arc not required to chance our uni form. ________________ Teasel Lost—Crew Rescued.— Capt. Guaauo of the British brig "Ada," just arrived at thle port, reports, that on tbe :«»th of Decemrer * last, when in hit. hr dog. 31 N , long. 07 deg. M W., he spoke the American brig "Gen. Zee. Taylor," Capt. Hajit, then in distress, uad finding that she had sprung a-leak, had three feet of water in her hold, nnd waa rapidly Ail ing, he took oft' Capt. H. and bis crow, con sisting of six men, nnd landed them ut Norfolk, Va. The abandoned vessel was freighted with coal from New York for Boston, nnd In all probability went down'soon after ska aaa given up to tbe sea and tbe wnvea. Consolidated Telegraph Agency. —The Amer ican Consolidated Telegraph Company have conferred tbe office of local agent, betweea Richmond, Petersburg and Atlanta, upon Mr. John M. Crowley, who has for several yeara past been engaged in Richmond,and previous ly at Fredericksburg, as a telegraphic opera* tor. The selection is unquestionably a judl ciotis one. Mr. Crowley has been employed in the Magnetic Telegraph operatorship since the Morse idea was first realized In Virginia. Excursion Train.— Superintendent 'Wynne will to-night run an excursion train fTona Petersburg to Richmond, to accommodate those ladies and gentlemen ot the first-named city who wish to see tbe bountiful piece, Tha i Enchantress, at our Theatre Tiie D'meirrr-ey of Henrico county are to meek at their Court-House on the first Monday ia February next, to elect delegates to ihe State Democratic Convention, to be held in thia eltj on the ltith of that month. Counterfeiter Delivered ir Undbr thu AsumuTo.N Treaty.—Joseph Booarde, pre viously reported as under arrest at Parts, C W., for passing at St. Louis counterfeit Mils on the Philadelphia Bank, of Philadelphia,, has had bis trial at Brentford before Jus tice Matbews, and been ordered to be dell ver ed up to the United State* authorities, under the Ashburton treaty. t Naval Intelligence.—The U.S. steemer Iroquois sailed on Sunday morning from the Brooklyn Navy-Yard for tbe Mcd iter reason. Wbile passing down tbe bay sbe broke tha bilge pump, in consequence of ice being In tha pnmp. Another new-born bade, living, was found in a street at Norfolk,on Sunday night, by a negro man. Tbe mysterious stranger—weigh ing abon 10 pounds—was placed iv charge of Capt. Guy, of the police. There is a rumor .that one of the diplomatic lions in Washington, the representative ef one of the great European Powers, Is soon to lead to the hymenial altar the accomplished niece of tbe President. A showman named Howard, said to hall from Richmond, has got himself into difll culty at Louisburg, N. C, by giving alight ot bard performances for the especial edificettoa of tbe negroes. John Powell, a mill hand, employed at Monroe's steam saw mill, til miles east of Bainbridge, Ga, was killed by Thomas Or.SB, another mill hnud, Saturday last.—Oonse— liquor. J. 11. Thompson. Esq., lectured in Utica,N. V , on the night of tbe Uth inst., before a large audience, on tbe manners,customs, aad pecn igmties of •• Virginia in the Olden Time." nTJn Thursday night la«t tbeclntbes of a ser vant girl of Dr. S. B. Kello.of Southampton couuty, Va., took Are, and in bis efforts to save ber, tbe doctor was severely horned. Robert J. White, long connected with tha Ocean House, Portsmouth, Vs., hae retired from tbat establishment, aad will remove to Richmond. A son of Mr. B. G. Fortson, of Henry couu. ty. Ala., was, during tbe Christmns holidays, killed by tbe accidental discharge of v gun la tbe buuds of a brother. Tbe Charleston Courier's Key Went Meter reports tbat tbe marine disasters there fer the i past year have involved tbe loesof t3,tKll,MHb. Richard Reed, Esq., one ef the oldest lam. vers of New York city, died ou Saturday of heart disease. J'lWll Rev. Dr. Brett, .wstor of the Reformed Dutch Church, at Tompkins villa, Staten Island, died suddenly on Sunday. Mr. John F. Baagh ban been appoia ted Tel. lerof theMerchanu' Bank of Lynehburg, la place of Wm. King, Eeq., resigned. Mr. David Plunkett, Sheriff of Appomattox county, Va., died at hie residence la that county oa Sunday night Inst. The College at Loulsbu rr. If. O, haa ham re-opened uader the presidency mIiXV. An drew., ol Georgia- Cap t. W. H. Harrison hae bene re afec fed Mayor of Raleigh, N. C, by a majority af mm over Jordan Womble, Esq. Char lee L. Bony, charged with the murder mmmutj InlThsrlsßtne,!! r.haehteaaaihll A monument to the memory of let. Meary V. Toomer I. to be erected iv Charlw lea. South Carolina. Mrs. Glma, wife ef the editor of the Lynch burg Republican, died a day or two slaee. M«rtha Brown, a free negro gftrl, was hdtat i to death at Petersburg, on Sunday eight last. Mr.MurdockaadMrs. Oladetaae are Hay ing at Norfolk. T M »"""" J *dßßHi.„««,. aaavmaa. vieeiate. With new fbraiiaie, isijttm rseeke*, we ae-* ■UM ViatahTM Ikat **___.% mflnJVm Will #dk o.'iiiuiiaaioa.and*nierasean'™» K»»tscßs_mß