The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-16
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HusrfNos Counr.-Before Jusdces Evans
Cowies, Bray, Wina6eld and Inloes.

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Husrrnos Couar.-BeSors Jusdses Evans
Cowies, Bray, Wingdeld and Inloes.
Commonoeslh VI. ". IT. Brummsu-Indicted
for stealinga counierpane from free negro named
Royal. Sentenced thirty days imprisonment.
Commonwealth W. William Gregory.-Wiliiam
Gregory having forfeited his recognizance Oh ssoo
entered into before the Mayor to keep the To-
wards Philip NJ. Tabb, IT., the court ordered tna'
proceedings De instituted to recover the amount
| of the forfeited reeugnizance'
Commonwealth vs. Richard Orreu.-The accused,
| committed to jail by the Mayor for misdemeanor,
was on Saturday ordered to be discharged from Gus
tody, no indictment having been made aga INST him
by the Grand Jury.
Commonwealth vs.. OrreU and Others.-Indicted
for aing peaches. The court reconsidered their
Judgment pronounced on Friday in the cases of
Orrell al Kennedy, and on Saturday RENTED the
sentence of imprisonment TOR five days. and order.
ed that they be discharged on receiving the remain
der OF taeir senience-fve lashes each.
Commonwealth vs. Michael Houch.- Indictment
for misdemeaDor. Case continued until next term,
and accused admitted to bail in the sum Of s2O0.
Commonwealth vs.. G -orge Anaaker.-Indictmen
for misdemean0r Case continued until next term.
Accused remanded to jail in default of $500 security
for future appearance.
The Grand Jury met and made large number
OF presentments against different persons for divers
ofences-such as tippling keeping houses of Ill
fame, misdemeapors, &c.
William w. Gregory and Philip NJ. Tabb, Jr.,
were presented for sending and receiving chal,
lenge to fight duel and r. Upshur for carrying the
challenge. The Grand Jury made allusion to
the condition of the culored population. AL unhn-
| ished business adjourned over until the next
term, and then the August term of the court closed
DRUNK AND DIsoRDERLY.--Joseph Shubert and
| Jeremiah Bryan were found drunk IN the streets
Friday and taken to the cage. They were both
| placed in the same cell. Abou: a o'clock Bryan
woke up, and after mildly enquring of Shubert,
| who could not speak word OF English, "what he
| was after in intIuding upon gentleman's apart
| ment at night" turned in and gave Shubert ire
mendous beating for his supposed intrusion. The
| "noise and confusion of German and Celtic
tongues and fists engaged in conflict dire, speedily
aroused the guardians of the cage, who interfered
| and took Bryan off of his PROSTATE foe, who was
| being most essentially used up. Saturday the
| Mayor discharged Shubert with admoniiion
| through German friend, and for Bryans unwar
rantable assault upon shubert, committed him to
Jail in defaalt of 5000 security to keep the peace.
| SOUTHERN LITERARY MEssENGER-The August
number of this ably edited and influential Southern
journal as we have already noted, lies our table,
A cursory glance ct its contents informs US that in
no wise they inferior to those of any preceding
number. continuation of "notes and common
tsries on a voyage to China" affords much matter
| of an interesting historical and ographical char
acter The article contains valuable commercial
| statistics Of Brazil.
| "The stormng of Winchester Jail in 1862 writ
ten by Pen Engleon, is spirited sketch CT series
entitled "Chronicles of the Valley of Virginia.
| Every Virginian will read them with pleasure.
Some reflections suggested by the death and
character of Henry Clay" one remarkably clear,
terse, and appropriate. But the able, elaborate,
and profound reviews OF lectures on the "Eviden.
ces of Christianity, delivered at the University of
Virginia, in l650-5l, is the chief feature of this
number. The evidences Of our faith are developed
by it in mastery manner.
| colonization memorial, sketches of master
scenes and varied and excellent poetry and smaller
| articles, comprise the remainder of the contents.
| IMPROVEMENT OF 10Th STREET-A portion of
the citizens of Church Hill met at Springfield Hall
Friday evening last for the purpose of adopting
| measures for the improvement and opening of 26th
| street. committee appointed to proceed
without delay TO collect funds, and contract for the
| masonry and excavation necessary to render Goth
street passable for conveyances across the ravine
| cOnDpctur Church pn6 JTniop no Follo
| gentlemen We're constituted the committee Hugh
Reigh, William A. Wright and Thomas H Fowler
| The work will be commenced at once We rejoice
TO sec scheme Of such vital importance to the pro-
perty holders of Church and Union Hills at length
set in motion. good road connecting the two
| hills, and passing Temperance Hall, has long
been needed, and under the auspices of the en- ter
| pricing and public spirited gentlemen comp osing
| the committee who have charge of the impro We
| ment, safely say that the road pU be con l.
| structed These gentlemen will find their rev ard
in the enhanced value of their property and in the
| increased growth of their already populous neigh.
| borhood.
! WING MEETING large number of the Wings
attached to the various Wing Associations of the
City, assembled Capitol street, near the City
Hall, at O'Clock on Saturday evening in process
sion, with illumnst trans parencies, embellished
| with a variety of political mottos and emblems-
Headed by the Armory Band, the procession pro-
| ceeded to the square in front of Springfield Hall,
| where they were welcomed by the Chippewa Club
of Union and Church Hills, on whose invitation
they made their friendly visit to the hills" Ap
propria:e addresses were made to the assem- olaee
by Messrs Bolts, AllfIiend, Gilmer, johnson and
| others.
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES about quarter past 10 o.
clock, Thursday evening negro, named Isaac
Sims, slave to William Allen, went to the house of
Joseph signiardo, an Italian, and demanded admis.
siSn for the purpose OF seeing his wife He was
informed that she was not there, and requested to
go home In reply the negro picked up several
stones and threw them at the windows of Mr. q
| house. Saturday the Mayor ordered Sims 80
| lashes.