The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-12-14

CRY CoUroIL.-From our yesterdays ;s
sue we were compelled to defer portion of the mr.
| ceed ngs of the City Council the evening befor.
| which we now lay before our readers:
Printing the Pyncesdinos-The Finance Ccmmisses
reported adversely TO resolution inqnring iuto
the expedieney ofTeportug aud printing the proceed
ings of the Council, which report was confirmed BY
| this Board.
| Salaries Sealed.-The Finance Committee reported
against changing the salaries of any the other city
ofncers than these already mentioned and the Coul-
| House for the Fire Deroytment-By way of com.
pIetlgg the arrangements already commenced BY the
eiey tor the FIRE Department. to give them good En-
siaes, Hose, Hooks and Ladders and suitable houses
| TO keep them in, the Finance Committee RECON-
msnded the following resolutions which were sdop-
| ResoIred That the Chamberlain be Authorized tn
pay TO Joseph Al en- $1,000 for his lot on Governor
streef, whena deed, approved By the city Attorney
Is executed by SAID Alien, for said lot the citv
Resored, That the city will erect on said lot such
oulidins as may be thought expedient reserving
st $500 ps ~ Ano IIooA ann Ledsef ITuck and its
apparatus, and gallery tor drying and oiiing the
hose. etc, to be controlled BIZ the Fire Depsrtent
on such condInons IS the Council may impose
Resot0ed, FSat Building Committee eomposed of
three meubers be appointed and that the civ ~
eineer confer with the Principal of ths Fire
Department, and soon as practicable furnish ssiS
Committee with plan and estimates of such bad-
ing may ne determined on aad that the sau1a ba
reported to Council for its approval
ResotUe6, That the appropriation Of ST., ,259 10 the
Fire D apartment on the Sth Of Septeuhsr Is7a he
reduced to 80 ~ as the Council undertakes to pur
chase the lot and erect a building in which room
will be provided for the Hook aud Ladder Trucks ard
a gallery for the preservation cf the Hose etc
Coa,nittce.-The following gentlemen were then
appointed the Building Committee: Nsssss. HiIl
AgricuItnyc! Soetetg-Er. Anderson offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted:
RcS0tved Thai the of the second story in tn
building ordered by the Couucilto be erected on Go
street be toudeTed to the State Agricultural
Society for their use as Offices and the Building
Committee are hereby authorized to conmuuicate
this resoution to the proper Committee of tie Agri-
cultural Society and to confer with said Committee
as to the plan of said rooms
CLain,s-The committee claims recon- nd the
payment of T. &. Kmbrough's bill Of STATS, which
was adopted.
Praying Reffef-A memorial was presented by .
large number OF Tobacco Manu- sstu.ers pravina the
repeal of the ninth seciion of the ordinance cos
cerning kegices passed the 2Ist of March 1883
which is in these words:
Every slave shall be provided each day by his own
er, or If he be in the employment of another person.
By his employer, with food Sufficient for his suster-
ana a suitable place in hch TO cook end eat the
same; and shall be provided every night with
place for lodging and wbatever il necessary for bis
sleeping in the last mentioned place. For every day
or night which there is failure to make suoh pro-
vision as to any slsve. the person so falling shalt be
tued not exceeding twenty dollars; sue fine shall h
in1pcsed notwithstanding the slave be furnished with
In0ney, or oEher thing in lien of food aud lodging
The memorial was referred to the Polics Commit
tee, with authority to report By ordinance other
wise.
PoSice Report The usual monthly Police Reports
We re received aud referred to the Committee on
Police.
PHREEoLoGIcAL DEvELoPaEETs.-Ino our
Monday Issue gave account Of the Operations
in this city of Professor Of Phrenoogy, who, by
dint of impudelce and cunning had succeeded IL
''seiBg" one of our most respectable hotel keepers,
for $50 in cash aud his board bin. While here he
passed under the name of MARKS, and had with him
woman who Travelled as bis wife. He started from
this city for South Carolina, since which time
have notice of him, until yesterday, when
we found the following interesting roy7Gtsee in the
Augusta (Gs Cous,it ateEaist. After the authori.
10 q wi him they
will bear in mind that this State needs his pYofessies
al services for few years, in one of her pubic in
stuticps where stud ntsare admitted the
mendation of twelve disintsresled men. Read the
extract:
"On Tuesday last, man. who egistared himself at
the Augusta Hotel, as Peter NJ Malher, Albany, N.
applied to r. G. Barber. Broker of this citS for
the loan of one hundred dollars and offered t. pledge
security, two valuable Gold Watches, his own and
his wife's. He accompanied the application with
plausible story OF being disappointed in the receipt
of funds but OF expecting remittance in few days
| IN which to redeem the Watches
"Hr. Barber and himself called at 4 Wa'ehmakers
to ascertain the value of the Watches and they
| pronounced worth about Si35 to $40. They then
stopped at Hancock's tin store, where Mather pro-
cured small tin box and the watches placed there.
in, ard sodered up carefully and the box then neat
| ly covered with paper.
| .aThis was doue, Us he stated, that the watches
| could the readily be forwarded TO him by Ex
press, upon his returning the borrowed money from
| the place to which he travelling. On returning
to Mr. Barber's Office he handed the box tas the lat
| ter supposed to him. and requested him 70 write
upon it the address to which It was to be sent IT.
/ then left in Mr.. BIS possession.
| ''The following day. Mr.. Barber having his suspi-
cons excited caused the box to be opened, when he
found that instead of the watches it contained
only clay. Maher had adroitly slipped tho box upon
| him in place of the containing the watches.
Yesterday, finding that Mathes wasstll in town,
Mr. Barber called on him at ths Augusta Hotel, and
| compelled him TO refund the money. He also went
before Justice Levy and deposed to the above facts.
| who thereupon Issued his warrant, nrd Mather was
duly arrested and lodged in jail where hs remains TO
answer for the offence. He Is accompanied by bis
| wife, who has taken up her abode with him at the
| Jail.
| This man is doubtless old offender, and has
PLAYED this Trick, like oues, former oceasE
Fl is described to gentee lookir g well ldreSe
plausible tall and slender, with dark hair aud whis
| kers, and thrty-hve to forty years Of age"
TURNING THE TABIEs-Joseph kehro