The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-17
LOCAL MATTERS.


effort had been made by Of the mutineers con-
fined in the city jail, to escape therefrom we visited
the somewhat dreary abode of friend Sarke yester-
day afternoon for the purpose of ascertaining the
| truth of the runor Mr. s. informed that on Sa-
turday evening last on visiting Albert Monroe, whose
exploits at Rockets heretofore, have resulted in his
present confinement he found that his handouts
were loose and could easily be thrown off, On ex-
animation he discovered that the rvets fastening ut
the wrist had been entirely eaten away, apparently
By vtrio vial was soon after found in his cell
tanning vitriol which verified the suspicion that he
had loosened the handouts by the aid of that
powerful acid. 1t is supposed that the vitriol
was given Monroe by some new prisoner. Mr..
S. had previously heard rumors that the six Sailors
who tried last Spring before the U. S. District
Court, for mutiny board the Harriet Augusta and
sentenced to one years confinement in jail had pre-
pared rope wherewith to make their escape.
While in Monroe's cell and fixing new rivets on his
hand-cus Monroe told Mr. s. that two iron bars were
then hanging down his privy by string, with which
James Osborne, Thomas Burns and Henry Mcintyre
three of the mutneers intended to break the Jail
an early day. Sure enough two iron bars about
IL the other 10 inches long, of great strength that
had been wrenched off by unknown means
from the door OF of the cells of the accused
| sailors, were found in the place indicated. How the
irons were broken off remains a mystery only prov
ing that the three sailors were some in the black
smith line. With these irons they could easily have
forced any lock in the Jail. The rope had been cut
up and the pieces thrown down the prvy. The at
tempt escape would doubtless have been made ere
this had not the designs and tools of the mutineers
and the partial freedom of Monroe been discovered.
Mr.. Starke has a mighty hard party to rule and
to discharge the trust coufded in him.
OBTAINING GooDs UNDER FALSE Pre-
TENcEs.-A sailor, belonging to the schooner Susan
Captain Kelly, from Boston, on Monday morning
tered the clothing store of George Seinlen the
Old Market and represented to Mrs. Steinlein, who,
in the absence of her husband, took charge of the
store, that Captain Kelly had sent him to procure
some clothes. Murphy accordingly selected four
skirts three vests coat and pair of pants and took
them down to the schooner boy going from the
with him to if he would take them on board The
| boy, after seeing Murphy enter the schooner and
open the clothes before some men, returned home
Hearing nothing from the Captain, and becoming
afraid that she had been rather hasty in suffering
| Murphy to take away the clothes upon his de-
claration, Mrs Steinlein sent the boy, and a man
| named Christopher Sears, down to the schooner in
| Murphy and some other sailors. One of the sailors
told Sears that Murphy stated that he the clothes
at cards. and wanted to sell them to the in the
vessel. Murphy refused to give up the Clothes and
| Sears and the boy returned home.
| Yesterday morning Captain Wilkinson applied to
the captain and mate of the vessel for the Clothes
They replied that they knew nothing about and had
nothing to do with the clothing of Murphy. Captain
w. represented that would him the trouble of
getting out search warrant if he allowed to look
in Murphys trunk and berth for the clothes. The of
cers of the schoouea still refused their assent and
Lieut. Trdeheart after, upon search warrant,
examined Murphy's trunk and found the clothes of
Steinleins They brought to the Mayors office
| and deposited in the strong box. They valued
at about S25. Murphy remanded to Jail to appear
for examination, upon the charge of obtaining goods
under false pretences before the Hastings Court du-
| ring their ensuing September term.
ExCURsIoN.-We learn that the pleasure
excursion given by that spirited company, the Cal
edonia Guard, the Curtis Peck down the River
on Monday evening last, of the most order
ly select and agreeable of the kind made from
city. Captain Caskie and each officer and
Der of the corps spared exertons to advance the
| general hilanty and good feeling. Of music there
was plenty, and of dancers a round merry number
There numbers of most respectable citizens
who with their families participated in the excursion,
for the purposes of relief from the sutocatng heat
of the city, and refreshing moonlight SAIL after the
tolls and abors of day of city life. The Highland
piper attracted much attention whenever he issued
notes. which seemed to pass current through the
| tire assembly. The company returned to city,
between u and O'Clock, in fine condition and better
spirits.
INSURED. The two stables burned on