The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-12-22
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
kIDSAPPEE CAuGHr-A white fellow,
calling himself Nathan c. Johnson, and hahng from
| he county of G0Ochland, arrested by Lieut.
| Truehsr-, and watchnen McCcrmIcx and Sueed, in
Hennco county, about mile and half from ths
city, i1s5 Iuesday uighF, charged with kidnapping
| and selling tree boy, 30ouS years old, named
and positive 10 admit OF doubt as 70 the guilt Of
the prisoner. Mary Isne Swat, free regress aud
| the mother of the stolen boy, lives II GoGChaud
| only q lev hundted yards r0n Johnson's tather.-
Las h3nday, Johns0n deCSysd the little teslCw CT
! and brought him To this city, and she VTeteuce
that he wls slave Of EIs fathers and that he had
OF attorney TO sell him, effected Z trade witl
Dir. Samuel I. JoIe, lest Tuesday evening for the
sum of S37j RIr. ). 4. Jones made the Uurc haze
for David Jones, who furnished 3le means to pa7
| for the boy. After getting tae 1915 ID money, John
son went TO the jeweEy establishment Of Mr.. DOar-
d,Hger and purchased gold watch, iocket breast
pin, earrings. ETC. AMI then repalrsd to his her
ln-law's shorc distance from the city, where he
stopped ter the light.
| About supper time Lieut. Truehart learned the
facts OF the GHd 10 the theatre capture
the kiduappeT; bu5 failing 10 tind him there, AID
hsaTlng thai his brotheFta-iaW lived n the county.
he called on the Mayor procured warrant ard Sc
curing th= services of the two wGCchmen, went ont
| sad .0uLd their customer i'll he'd. He was instantly
taken into custody aud en- being searched found
10 have in his possession $40 - il mouey, two god
watches, oae god chain, IocSet bracelet, breast
pm, and ear-rnas = h.ch were taken from him, aud
| he marched of 20 the cage.
| Lindsey Clarke, who lives in the neizhborh0od Of
the father OF the PRISONER, recognized him aud the
ttie negro he had stolen, who Is free He further
Informed the Court that ohasau owned slaves in
| MS own right that the witness was aware CT
Several witnesses were examined the tenor OF
whose testimony went to prove. beyond doubt the
| guilt Of Eh9 accused.
Johnson wears large Tuousecha, a full beard and
his couateAaHce is thiDg else than prCpcssessiug
He remanded Jail to ind rzo FL examination
n t:5 next term of the Hastings Court " hic ueefg
the Isl Monday in January Next 4ud the witnesses
were required 20 enter into recazIizauce- the
sam OF $50 each to appear aud testify on b5half Of
The CommoHwe
FLoURIsHISG Towy.-It is really surpri-
sing 70 see how rapidly Union and Church Hils are
becoming Il town. New houses seem to spring up in
u night and the des TCsd Old h-ds ara now
thckIy dotted with neat E-le residences OF every
shane and cos- Just al the tzCu Of the hill which
owe rooks the valley tuear DR.. SfreckeIal Mr. Tai
bott is completing elegant residence, and of
him many others less costly being forwarded
completion For good water, fresh air, quiet retire
meGt and close proximity u business, Union
Church Hi is the place 70 select; aad the day
far distant when apa lists aad men Of business will
erect upon them splendid mansions in which 10 re-
side This result is inevitable and it is therefore to
be res-eted that hey have been permitted to remain
unimproved so long while other sections Of the city
have been pushed forward
The AMERICAN HoFEL.-The following
well deserved compliment to this house, take
from he Petersburg Express and will only mark,
| that while fully endorse every word toe writer
utLers, we will 70 little farther ana sav, that the
| American" under the management of is gentle
manly kind and oh igrg proprietor, }. Miidebtrger
Smith is not exceleG general comforts sucL
eating, drinking and sIeepng-hy any othsr house
| have vet seen, either North South. Indeed the
hotels Richmond are proveIbial for their high cha
racter and uuve rsay pular with the travelling
| public. But hear the Express:
| Among the many public houses now being kep. in
the CRY OF Richmond, there Is none more deserving
of the public patronage. than the American Hotel,
| kept By Mr. j. MLdeberger Smith. Ia fact usy
say with rrOprety, that there is house either in
| Richmond. or between Richmond and Charleston,
superior. The table is covered with the beat the
markets afford, aud the servants the most petite and
attentive. Every thing Is done to make TIE time OF
the visitor a. agreeable as possible There Is cup
per regularly every night from TO u 0'cl0ck-0f
which ali and any person may partake. II attention
to the comfort aud convenience q passengers shoud
eHtite the keeper OF pUblic house TO SUPPORT Mr..
Smith certainly deserves it II any one doubts ME,
let him go and try for himseLfp
| 4 Memo STABBED.-On Tuesday last,
two negro men, Barber, the property Of Ma- Rebec
CT WhiJ0ck, and frederick, slave TO Mrs. Harrison
of Tree Hill. got iato dispute which led 70 blows,
when the former drew knife and plugged :: into
the Left side OF the latter. eateTiGg the cavity Of he
ABDOMEN sld I1ak'ng cash 80 deep - TO permit the
ute-tnes 70 Protrrde thereTrou BaEber was short
v afterwards arrested, and IS in prison awaiting
| his examination which will probably take place on
home and il Tar the trsetc Mt OF Dr.. Ca6ei,
| who pronoUuces t1e wound severe and dangerous
| one, though L may not prove fatal.
GRIFFIrHs' DREAM. at the Theatre, pass
| ed of very well ass Tuesday night, that gentle
| man f1reshaduwed by his advertisements 10 DO
| expected. The bUries4ue of Hamlet, by Bcuifsce,
very creditabe. aud that OF OtheIc by Sple ad-
| mrable Bauquo, In the hands of Sam kvat, could
fooL' had ssea Gle, The GhUsi H4msl's father
he vyaui h.7 AKIN the f-l'ovy for an MN bro Le-
and with cGe whs< ofths tail, landed him in
| ~ climate than Is nov euj0yed hero. Ward, SIS VIM
| Shakespeare, Esqr was very gOtd: and little Hlss
| Lewis ss DesdeWOua. was capital. On the whoie.
| the buEiesqEe passed OF very we'll but suca carl
c-iures add 10 dignity 70 the legitimate drama.
THROWING SroyEs.-Watchmsn Wicks
arrested an Old negro fellow named Thomas, in the
service OF Nm. TlBsey, Tuesday uight last
ann took him 10 the cage the charge OF throwing
Br3ac street, between 4th aud lth streets
In passing along large dog rushed cut Of a gate and
! began 10 bark Tom, and be, becoming excited
| threw stones az The brute. Being negro of good
| character, he was excused punishment, wiki the
assurance that q repetition Of e!OtfeEce would win
| for him striped lacket.
| The New Ex6ISE-Ph9nix COMPANY.
No have given their new ngine manufactured BY
| Aessrs. Button L Co. Of Waterford, y. Y two or
three trials and noet ~f them pleased with its
| perfcrmauce, although, IS yet they have not been
| they supposed it could do. This, possibly may be
owing 20 the Gewuess of the machinery which does
n9t work as smooth and easy ss i will do after being
used awhile.
| DAGUERREoTYPEs.-t Christmas pre-
set 70 fIiald or relation know of nothiag that
| would prove more acceptable e keepsake than s
| good Dagasrreorype likeness mother father sia
ter, brother or child wuuld appreciate such token
oi Fcletab-al zee ABOVE al price Those OF our read
| eFs desrous OF procuring hkenesses Of themselves
can readily do 80 by calling any of the numerous
artists, whose advertisements to be found il
| columns.
HELPING the TREAsuRY.-Lewis Hill
was nlaeed 10 the SUN OF So and costs, the facts
being provsu TO the court that of his teanasei
left their mules aud horses in the street 10 so into
| grocery wet their whistle.
| Too FAsr-Two Of John A. Fosters
teams were Uncovered by of the officers while
going gait til the srioanee allows snd IN
| consequence that gentleman was naed - and
| cGsta.
| FIRE.-A small framed building in Man
chester occupied By workmen, was b1Ilt isss nisss
| sbouts 0eloek