The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-11-29
LOCAL MATrERs

tion In the crime .h Asxed him to his partieipa-
asast him. as II L fair pre e me evidence
punishment or the 6ona either under the fear Of
ncwsver, prisoner voluntar;ix ot reward II
any pduesmen,s ), am no questions or I'D on,
proper one to be given to the is, CONFESSION is
rs s yesterday called the atie,,; mayor, al
urs 10 20 .hs decision and directed " Po
with II, soseIn YEN their conduct by il fus su ~ u
sors me learned judges in their opian concurrins
to nran ailer arrests. An officer has NJ conlss-
! chsr, certain questions to a n,;s,s -. ny Ut
charse ana we pertsctIy s,tiss prisoner In his
none OF them will do so. ''Aea shat in future,
| -. CiRcu1T CoURT-Judge Halvh,,x-
A. f. Court commenced its fall to-
The Grsna ir Tue oty Hall yesterday, at IL o'cocL
time. aud on their return rena,tes 600 10. snort
foreman that they had found true BID on ndserms,,
Against John Hood, mail carrier for rnhh;,n ~
mail in the county of Bedford, the 28th Of JniS
John Hood, for stea ing 500 note en-. N ,,uo
pieces from letter entrusted to him as carrier of
the L. 5. mail, on the date above given
George h--msdenieanor-stealing boat and
spy glass, valued at 500, from the brig Pbnnix on
the 7th day of July last. Smith made his escape
from the city Jail some weeks since and is now at
large
Hood, the mail robber, is in Bedford iail but the
y States Deputy Marshal has been despatched for
him.
The Grand Jury was then adjourned The Court
will proceed with civil business to-day.
DEALiNu VII II ES.-1U UOS- n. heei-
ing. charged with receiving bag of meal from ne
gro slave, III the employ of Messrs. Edmond & Da-
venpCrt, on Thursday last, knowing the same to be
stolen, was examined before the Mayor yesterday
The evidence was conclusive that Keeling bong bit
two bushels of meal from the negro, fifty cents per
bushel, and that the meal was in bag the property
OF Messrs Edmond Davenport, but as the stolen
property could not be identified, and the prisoner had
already been sent TO in two other of
a similar character the Mayer declined sending this
further but fined Keeling $40 for dealing with
without ba ttf hia p1aat
Persons in the habit of traffickiug with slaves may
learn lesson from this case. The law svery strn-
gent on this subject and the Mayor determined
TO have it enforced No one has right to buy from
or sell to slave any article, unless he has the writ
ten permission OF his owner and if convicted of the
offence, is liable to heavy fine.
MARBLES IN VOGUE AND A RISE IN GIN
GER BREAD passing Henrico Court
House last Saturday, were amused at seeing three
OF our worthy citizens their coats thrown off and
sleeves rolled up enjoying an old fashioned game at
marbles and demolisnng gingerbread by the section,
with as much Zest sports this character were par
ticlpated In, by young and old, at county courts
twenty years ago The trio, who were Willing off
leisure hour, thus in the opsn air seemed to epioy
the tnn amazingly, and we only regretted that we had
not the leisure to participate in their anusements-
Men accustomed to sedentary lives, would add great
ly to their health by outdoor exercise in innocent
games and the wonder to US is, that few of them
Partake OF such pleasures
A TROUBLESOME PAIR.-Some few weeks
SINCE Susan Jones' free negress, complained to the
Mayor of the bad treatment she receiysd fro,n bar
pretended husband Taylor Robinson, and warrant
Deins issued Tay was brought the bar for trial.
When.ousan lnterceded and saved him from punish
ment Taylor is an old Penitentiary bird and very
gaa one al mat and having had his feathers deraDged
determined ON revenge notwithstanding the fact that
ne owed the saving OF his hide to the tender heart
edness OF his better half To CRAFTY this evil feel.
lis, he procured warrant last Sunday night against
Susan, charging her with stealing Sl2 in gold $40 in
silver ana SI5 in bank notes from him and she was
accordingly arrested and Gagged. Yesterday the case
m Ia Nar1IY.o
hal seas over, appeared to testify. After hearing
his Ill conryed statement and the e.idence of the
officers who arrested the accused and searched her
house, the Mayor gave the two lecture, and then
discharged the prisoner.
The GRAPE-HAIRED INDIAN. Richard
Bradley, mongrel darkey, claiming to have de-
scended from the Pamunky tribe of Indians was
oHlore Inc mayor yestsrdsy when his exam-
able his counsel to hunt up a statute defining tbe
rights and condition of this class of persons. 10 ali
appearances the prisoner is least one. half negro
and 1t would be strange indeed if any law could be
found giving him rights and privileges not enioyed
Dy the offspring OF white woman by negro man.
AS the Legislature is soon to be in session. we sincere
ly hope that the laws affecting mixed blooas of all
denominations, will be subjected to overhauling
and so remoddled to do away with the eternal an
Jyances to which the courts are now subjected by
the statutes as they are now construed Let there
be but two races among us-whites and blacks-so
that we shall see no more woody heads applying
to the Courts for certificates pronouncing them 9th
er than negroes.
Our OF HIS ELEMENT.-On Sunday last,
officer Pearce captured and Gagged Jeremiah s. Sulli-
van, for getting drunk and riding horse the side
walks. to the disturbance of the public peace, and
the danger of the life and limbs of passing
After having spent the Sabbath in the upper story of
the Old Market, and had tiue to blow off steam and
cool his boiler he was brought before the Mayor yes
terdav morning. The accused very promptly ac-
knowledged the impropriety of his conduct, aud on
promising faithfully to do so again. he was ad
monished and disc charged
The BUNYAN IABLEAUx may be seen this
evening at Odd-Felows' Hail, where it will be on
exhibition for a few days only. The work is said to
be aguiacent one, consisting of sixty magufceut
scenes. with figures of life-sze illustrative of the
Pilgrims Progress. 1t comes to us highly RECON-
meuded as a specimen of American art, and will
doubtless be visited by thousands of ctisens
whose curiosity will induce them to behold, if pos
sible the mirror of the wonderful dream. Tickets
of admission are only Is cents.
A BAD NEGRo-Lewis Norman, negro
fellow, in the employ of William w Wingo was
ordered twenty stripes by the Mayor for going
upon Mr. WIS premises in his abserce, creating
disturbance with the cook, and assaulting John ano-
ther of MIR. WIS servants, who had been left in
charge of his masters house. with authority to pre-
order. Lewis, the witnesses stated, was
drunk aud disordery, and the blood streaming
from his head when he entered the Kitchen it is not
at all improbable that he had been in muss before
he got 70 the house of his employer.
SET AT LIBERTY-EdRard G. Perkins,
the witness in the Coleman murder Staunton,
who was arrested and Gagged here last Sunday
ing, examined before the Mayor at rise yes
terday morning. aud released the promise of leav
ing tie city We understand that he intends
paying Ssuthside neishbors of the .Cockade"
visit, where he may possibly locate
A LITTLE RuDE.-Timothy Callahan. aE
ter imbibng quite freely of FIRE water lasr Sunday
marched into the street aud began TO kick up shindy
when the police came across him. and kindly stored
him away for Mayors Court subject, Yesterday be
kindly lectured by his honor Tor such unruly
duct aud promising never 10 do SO again, he was
set at liberty.
OBsTRuorIsG BROAD STREET-Joseph
Eanes was fined 81 and for depositing quantity
wood in the street. which had been brought 10 the
city by the Richmond and Fredericksburg road ard
the impre ssioR that he violating the ordnance
he would not have put the wood in the street
LOCKED uP.-Isaac pleasants, afree boy,
from the county of Hearco, was locked Up ~ lne
cage last Sunday night for failing 10 nave
ing Mr Robert Ch,istian, 10 whom ne was hsso 80
BY his mother, seRt up the requifea A'
was released.
DERAsGrD.-Ihe crazy negress, Eliza
beth Buck, who committee % P1.so ',ss a e.
terday tha ,op,au promising the Mayor TO ate %
Ia her IL nnr ard see that she did not go az !sF gs
TO the annoyance OF the Peo..
Cor, noex. the rragedian, continues to
delight the hundreds OF piaysoers who heck 10 see
hi1, syayv evening at the theatre Tonight ne ap-
as ~ : sery fine character, and one most admifs-
Fl. s,,ts. 10 his style of acting, and We have no
d0ubt that he viii give enEife sasisiaeuoh 70 hs Au
d dience.