The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-09-22
rocAL MATTERS.
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| o,clock vrsserdsy aftssaoon. Pfessnt-Prssident
Mveru. nj Msssrs. Mills, Robinson, Denoon, Fry,
! Haskins, HILL Saunders Diu,mock, CeFrinston
Anderson, Allen rad McCancs
Nssross-Mr. Robinson, from the committee Of
| Police, reported an ordinance concerning negroes
| which was laid on the table and ordered to be
printed. tg
This ordinance prohibits negroes from entering
| the public squares-from smoking in pubic-irom
carrying canes-from taking the inside of the walk
| of whites-from standing in groups of more than
five 10 the strcets-from riding in hacks, with
| tain exceptions. Slaves are also to be provided
each day, by their owners or employers. with suf-
6ciency of food and with lodging. This section
hiss reference to the present system IF furnishing
slaves with board money We shall publiih this
| ordinance in full tomorrow.
characteristic Committee of Police were
also dscharg ed from the further consideration of
| the petition of D. Ward & Co.. respecting the stop
page of drays on Cary sn eet-consdering that the
present ordinance of the city with respect to
distractions covered the whole ground.
Hastings Conrt.-An order ofthe Hastings Court
| asking that the Council make provision for prop
| erly accommodating the court and bar meeting in
| the Hastings Court room-was received and refer
| red to the COMMITTEES on the City Hall.
| Public Sqware-A communication from Mr..
Webb was received asking that the coun Gil return
him four feet of land sold by him tor public
| square, he (Mr W. having sold that quantity of
land without designing it, to the detriment of his
other property. Referred to the Committee on the
Public Lands.
BaH.-A petition from the German Benevolent
Gorin # II.l1r L
to be held on the 18th October for benevolent pur.
poses, was received and referred, with power to
grant, to the Committee of the Lafayette Hail.
| Richmond and Danville Railroad.-By general
consent the following report was taken up and
considered. eve are compelled for want of rot ON,
to defer the publication of this report until TO-
morrow) The report was approved by MAORI
| ty vote.
Mr.. Anderson then offered the following pream.
| Bile and resolution
| The Council being satisfied that the petitions of
| Coroin Warwick and others are the petitions of
onefourth of the freeholders OF the city, doth on
| the said petitions,
Resolcs, That poll be, and the same is hereby
directed take the sense of the treehoders of the
| city question whether the Council, in be-
half OF the CITY, may subscribe to the stock of the
| Richmond and Danville Railroad Company
| company incorporated for work of internal i'm
provemens in this State (oart Of which ia to be
| structed in or near the city)-an amount not ex
ceedng 5O00O0 that the time ofthe poll be Tues.
day, the Cd day OF November next, and that this
| resolution be published for one month, and after
wards until the day Of the poll, in at least two pa
pers of the city
| Mr.. Mills moved to amend the resolution by in
sorting after the figures, or am ount, $4,000" tie
following words: payable as additional subscrp.
tions made and paid by others than the city
and State, and then only in the proportion Of one
third of whatever such additional subscriptions will
amount to-"
Mr.. D.mmock offered an amendment to the
| amendment, providing for the opening of polls
whereby the people could vote either for the sub
| scription with conditions or Internationally, or
against the subscription altogether. This of
| would open three respective polls.
After discussion, the substitute of Mr.. Dimmock
was Withdrawn. The question was then taken on
| the adoption of Mr.. Mills amendment and by ayes
| 5, noes 8, it was decided in the negative So the
amendment was rejected.
The question then REQUIRED on the adoption of the
original resolution, (Mr. Andersons) 1t was adopt
ed by ayes 9, noes d. SO the poll will be opened.
James Ricer Improvement THE report of the
committee on this subject was read and received
This report will be published hereafter
committee of three was appointed to represent
| the city of Richmond before the departm- Mt of
Washington, to confer with the department in re-
gard to the appropriation made of S45 900, and to
attend to the application ofthe money in the mode
best suited to advance the interests of Richmond
The committee was constituted of Messrs. Haskins,
McCance and Anderson. The report was then laid
table for further sideratioa other husf
| ness was transacted, and the Council adjourned
A SECOND JORDAN HATcHER-For some time
past negro named William Spurlock, belonging
| to Thomas Clopton, and hired by Mr.. II, w.
Quarles, on 14th street, a shoemaker, has been in
the habit of getting drunk on Mond sy and leaving
| bis work unfinished Mon day last was devo ted by
the negro to drunken revelry. Yesterday morning
| when Spurlock came to the sh op the foreman, Mr.
| James Walker, determined that Spurlock should
have ogging for his gross neglectand ordered him
to go round to Mr. Qaarle's office with him and le-
ceive his just punishment. This order the negro
| refused to obey. Mr.. Walker then sent for MIR.
Quarles who soon after came to the shop. The
negro then seized poker and planting himself in
corner, refused to come out, threatening to Ut
| the poker on Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Quarles if they
did not leave him alone. The two gentlemen i'm.
mediately closed with the negro, and another negro
by their orders, wrested the poker out Of Spur
locks hands. Spurloek then seized sharp point.
ed shoe knife and had he point close to MIR. Walk
er's left breast, the heart and about stab
| bling him with it when Mr. Quarlss knocked his
hand down. The negro then caught Mr.. Walker
| by the knee and succeeded in infcting deep cut
just below his right knee in the calf of the leg. AT
ter fierce struggle the knife tax en- from out
o. Spurlock's hand completely bent double so that
it broke off near the handle. Spurlock was then
taken to the cage. Justice Evans committed Spur.
lock to Jail to await trial at the next term of the
Hustings Court, to be held in October next, the
charge of unlawful stabbing with intent to kill. Mr.
Quarles the abatement eli his for ernan