The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-09-07

LOCAL MATTERS.
MAroa's Couar.-IIis Honor, Tie Mayor, having
exchanged his onefous ofcial duties for moderate
allotment Of rural delights on ssturdsy-yes.
terday, in the absence of Recorder PulIism and
senior Alderman Evans. who, We believe, are also
rusticating, L. w. Glazebrook, Esq, presided at
the court. The kindness OF this gentleman In vol.
unteering his services in aid Of the Mayor, 70 the
detriment of his own private business IL deserving
Of full prsise The first case up was that OF Freder.
lex. slave, hired to Thornton l. Morris, charged
with stealing socks and rings. From the evidence
It appeared that on Saturday evening Frederick
first entered the store Of Mr.. P. a. Reach, on Main
street. and after enquiry for certain articles of
goods, stole two pair tf socks-ihe theft not being
discovered until after he left the store He then
proceeded tofZimmerman's variety store, ontMan
street. and succeeded in stealing six gold rings from
the show case in front of the store. There hap
pened, however, TO be witness to the commission
of the last theft Mr.. George Smith, who seized the
negro and had him conveyed to the cage. Yester.
day Frederick received thirty-nine lashes.
George Dixon, free negro, arrested Saturday
evening without regis ter, was discharged with
caution to procure papers Immediately.
Randolph Randolph, slave to Felix Matthew'S;
James Tinsley, slave to John Jacobs; John Lewis,
slave to Louis Brander, and James Harrison, slave
to John Hampton, on yesterday received 90 lashes
each for participating in unlawful assembly, and
being engaged in gambling.
William Sheppard, negro hired to the Rich.
mond and Petersburg Railroad Company, on Sat-
urday evening stole three loaves of white sugar
and four hams of bacon from Daniel Hunt. Yester-
day he received thirty nine lashes a. punishment.
free negro named Major Henry Wilson, be-
longing to the schooner Providence, wes arrested
sunday evening by the watch while parading Main
street without pass The negro threw himself
upon his reserved abolition rights, declared he
should be treated with the respect due a white
man, and pitched into the watchmen. Yesterday
the Major yeIped forth his repentance at the whip
ping post under the nliction of thirty nine" good
and strong.
Dennis Lyme, slave, hired to p Robinson, was
arrested with an incorrect pass Saturday evening,
received five lashes yesterday, and was dis
charged with an order to pl ccure pass properly
endorsed
The case of Lucy Randolph. slave to Mrs Judith
Fore, of Chesterfield, and hired to John T. Wey-
mouth, charged with killing her infant boy few
evenings since, came up, but was continued over
until Wednesday, owing to the absence of witness
es for the comm onwealth. Lucy has entirely re.
covered.
free negro named Henry was ordered twenty
lashes for striking white boy named Thomas Ma
lone over the head with an umbrella
The case of Thomas Steers, of Hanover county,
charged with selling horse and saddle belonging
to his father. came up yesterday. The lad, who is
about sixteen years of age gave his name to officer
Trueheart as William NJ. Burton. The examina
ton made resulted in finding Steers guilty simply
of a breach of trust, and he was discharged This
should serve as warning to him, however, to be.
ware of " spreeing" in Richmond. He very mar.
rowly stored clear of the penitentisry.
The continued case of James Clayter, CHARGED
with using an unsealed wooden measure at the sec.
ond Market, came up, and, according to the letter
of the market ordinance, he was fined 81 and
costs.
J. R. Eckert and William Schmnkey were duly
fined for keeping unlicensed tip, ling houses.