Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-29
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Union Celebration of the National Aaniuersary 6y the
Sunday Schools Of the First and Second Baptist
Churches, at the Slash Cottage.
The anniversary Of American Independence will be
celebrated on Monday next in handsome style by the
teachers and children connected with the First and &c.
cond Baptist Churches of this city We learn from the
adopted for the OCCASION that the schools will
assemble at their respective churches Monday morn
ing July s. att o'clock The Second School will fora in
procession headed by the Independent Brass Band and
will proceed to the First Baptist Church. where it will
join the First School, and then march to the depot On
arriving at the depot the procession will halt when e
entire company will be seated in the cars under tn, d
rection of the Marshals of the schooshe ladies' taking
precedence. The train will leave at 8 O'Clock
When the arrive opposite the Slash Cottage tbe
line will be again formed the schools passing out of the
ears in the order in which they entered
Mr. James G.. Crane will actas Chief Marshal of the
Day.
The public exercises atthe Cottage will be under the
direction of Mr. H Elyson
The vocal and instrumental music will be performed bv
eight hundred scholars under the direction of Messrs
M Harold D R Crane, VIM Forbes and James Eu-
bank, assisted by the teachers of the schools.
The Independent Brass Band will perform at intervals
during the day.
Refreshments will be furnished during the day in the
groves surrounding the Cottage.
The Dinner will be served up in the best style by VIM
Taylor Esq. of Taylorsville sufficient number of
tables will be provided the entire company at the
same time.
Mr. James Thomas, IT, will preside at the dinner IA
BILE.
The public will perceive from the above ARRANGEMENTS
thathis mode OF spending the day fail to be pro-
ductve ofths highest satisfaction to all who may choose
topartispate. Ticketsfo the round trip 81 Soto be
obtained upon application to any member of the commit
tesontickets.
MAIL lRREauLARITIEs.-A Charlotte correspondent
writes us that the mail from Richmond to Lynchburg
via Farmvie, Charlotte Court House. Brookneal and
Campbell Court House irregular as to subject news
papers and subscribers on that line to great annoyance
Our correspondent says that he will be compele to dis
continue the Times unless change for the better
made.
We have caused enquiries to be made of the Post Mas
ter Of this city and in ormed by him that the rreen
lartes complained of arise from the want mail Agent
onthe line We hope that the matter will be speedily
brought to the notice of the Department at Washington
AssAULTING WoMAN.-A white boy named
Patrick Hulahan, was yesterday arraigned and ex-
amined before the Mayor upon the charge of as
saulting and seriously injuring white woman
named Dedera Copenhagen, Saturday morn ing,
In the New Market The boy sells vegetables in
the market, and the difficulty occurred about a
head Of cabbage. Mrs. C. is said to be in criti-
cal condition. in consequence of the injuries re-
ceived in the fiacas the Mayor therefore deem
ed it prudent to continue the case until Saturday
and accordingly committed the boy to Jail.
DIsoRDERLY PRoCEEDINGs.-Jacob Kirsch
was hauled up yesterday before the Mayor, upon
the charge OF abusing a German woman named
Kriecher, and throwing stones at her house, Sat-
urday evening. Mrs. K. stated that the only rea-
son she could assign for the ungallant and dsor-
derby conduct of Mynheer Kirsch, was that she
had offered his wife shelter under her roof after
he had driven her out of his own house. The
Mayor held Kirsch to bail in the sum of 5000, and
he entered into bonds to keep the peace.
The LATE PORTSMOUTH BANK RoBBERY-
Oliver H. Rand was again yesterday brought be-
fore the Mayor. Through his counsel, R. G.
Scott Esq, he demanded IN immediate trial.
This application was resisted, on the part of the
Commonwealth, by Joseph Mayo, Esq.,-and
the evidence in the being still incomplete,
the Mayor continued the examination until We'd
nesday, the thJuly. The prisoner was remand
ed to Jail.
AssAuLrING A Bora negro fellow named
Booker, slave, attacked small colored boy be-
longing to MIR. M. Mangum Sunday evening, near
the Old Market, and after striking blow, pulled
out pistol, which he pointed at the boy. Mr.. M.
happening to see the whole proceeding, arrested
the fellow and handed him over to the police. Yes
terday he was punished for striking the hoy, and
also for carrying concealed weapons.
The DOG STAR RACES! An unusually larg,
number OF actual and threatened assaults were
brought to the attention of the Mayor Yesterday
the principal of which we have elsewhere no.
ticed. Sirius is upon us with fierce and unwonted
ferocity. Let the town keep cool-if it can.
The Petersburg Express of yesterday says that
the "City Guards that place having, few days
since, extended an invitation to the young
Guard" of Richmond, tovisit them on the Fourth,
received, Saturday, an answer stating that
their invitation had been accepted, and that the
Company expected to arrive in Petersburg on the
morning of the 5th.
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