The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-15

psnce to t1e payment Of the floating debt OF the
City, the enlargement OF the City Gas Wosns ana
Central railroad Company, and such ether purpo.
ses a. the Council may hereafter direct.
Resolred. That the Committee Of Finance be su.
thorised to determine whether the bonds OF tue ".
" shall be issued with without coupons; ana mat
s saIes Of CITY boEds shall be made oy sealed pro-
posas, In conformity with notice OF sale 10 TWO or
more daily newspapers not less than TWO weeks,
and that said proposals be opened IN Ine
said Committee and the Chamberlain. c,.v
The Committed considered the report OF the CITY
Assessor ON the poll book of the freeholders OF 'ne
City, on the question whether the Ci'y Iouncii
may, on behalf of the City of Richmond, su9scnoe
to the stock of the Virginia Central hsiifosa oon,
pany an amount not exceeding S2oooVo ana repoi'
rs follows: AZ.
Freeholders voting for the subscription, 40o
Freeholders voting against the subscriP' ..
Ton -...........-.......-----
Majority of freeholders for the sub. 80,
ton ""A
405 freeholders voting for the subscrip-
ton represent property valued at-. S39aooao
IA freeholders voting against the suo
scripton represent property valued al i,io4'oco
Excess of property voting for the sub
scription over that voting against the
sub crpton -; ::,a,. !, he citv
SIS, l26,l06
The committee therefore recommend the Coun.
ell to adopt the following resolution:
Resolued, That the Council subscribe, on behalf
of the city, for stock In the Virginia Central Ran
road Company to tne amount OF two hundred
thousand dollars, and that The President oil the
Council be and he ia hereby authorized to make the
said subscription on the books of the Company.
The Council then adjourned to meet on Monday
next
CUTTING The continued case of Daniel M Cor.
don, arrested ON the charge of cutting negro,
named Jasper Owens, hired to a Mr. Marsh, near
Bacon Quarter Branch, on Sunday morning last,
came up before his Homer yesterday for examina.
ton.
Officer Trueheart stated that between and 10
O'Clock Sunday morning, he received informatio
that man named Gordon had cut a negro with
Ratchet, and he therefore proceeded to Gordon's
house and saw Gordon, who confessed he had
struck the negro with a hatchet and that the diff.
Guilty grew out Of apuppy. He then arrested Cor,
don.
Mies Talley deposed to seeing Gordon standing
close to Jasper, the slave with Ratchet in his
hand, Jasper backing from him. Jasper was bleed.
ing from wound. Jasper had two bricks in his
hand, and both were threatening each other. Wit.
ness then wentup to Gordon and wrested the iron
DI6u6 Ou tue ucifcs OUIQOu tuGu Wcut lutO Hlb
house, and the negro went home. Did not see the
commencement of the affray.
DR. Powell testified that the cut was glancing
wound on the shoulder.
The negro exhibited the wound, trivial one,
about an inch in length, on the left shoulder.
Mr. Gordon's son testified to hearing the negro
call Ills father out of the house, who at the time
was mailing some wood with Ratchet Saw the
negro have two bricks in his hands.
81 Mangel did not see the commencement of the
affair or any blows struck Saw the parties stand
ing in the street, Gordon with a small piece of
wood and the negro with two bricks in his hands
Negro was bleeding, and took him and pushed him
into his house. The negro then got an axe and
wanted to 60 out in the street and fight Gordon,
but would not let him. Examination closed
The Mayor ordered the negro 20 lashes, and re
CURED Gordon to give $500 security for his appear
ance before the Hastings Court. Security had not
been given when our reporter left court.