The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-16

HgDDEH DxATns-sAbout 3 o'clock yes-
1tday aAerooou, fficef .5ohreon u1dersee4 shak'
azdrunken man was lying Al be eereef M.
Xencastsrias 6ch0olhouse, oMas - ,was eusy,
e<pcseded 70 the placs desttesd. . hsyesas g nn.
man vas helpless and apparently spsechIses ne
officer procured = fnruiture wagon and sook nm
70 tho coRq where warns c0mf0steoso Dee y
blantsoe vs. prepared fer him suppcsane tasl
-. - - ssess = h . sssn s ,saursiae %
his cell, he wes surpfised 10 and that Ne p1eoocr
ihad bfoakhad his LIST appareuf1y witbou Aruge!e
Az soon - he. prisoner Was asceEtainod @ De
dead, Coroner Wicker Was senf Tor. ana . Jury OF
iaquesl summoued. During tho exsmtnation,
gentleman came 10 and recognized he decessed :.
Vrcron BYKn, an employee II tbs Richmond ana
Petersburg Railroad Depot, and having vile and
two children residing IN Scroamersville The jury
thar the deceased came to his death from intemper.
ance and exposure TO cold, before carried 70 tne
cage.
RrI1sr HousE.-An adjourned meeting
Of citizens was held q the United Stsss Hotel INST
night the object being TO receive the reports o. the
committee OF arrangements sppointed last Monday
night and the COMMITTEES to mske collections for the
On motion III. J r. PoIsDExrEa w.s appointed
Chairman, and J. w. LEwELLEN. Secretary:
mittee Of Arrangements. reported that they had
rented suitable house, 18th near the First
Market, and had made Arrangements TO have all the
necessary 6xturos for cooking put up immediately.
They hsd also the obtaning the services
Of suitable gentleman supesintendent and cooks
to s. End hS 0 ss . ~a %
be used By theindisent in ottaisias food:
The Committss have rented the house three
enabled to open the .Refef House." in . few days,
I'D s.ti.ts q: Got q ,agpoTios i properly
The Committee have elected MT. VIM II. GRANT
a. Chsirmsn and Secretary. and Mr.. CoRNELlus
The members Of the committee ON subscriptions,
were next called ON, and those pressnt made most
favorable and ensourseipe reports: A. far o heard
lected and have no doubt that that amount eau be
increased four fold in single dsy. II every member
roor, and spend Il in seeking means BY which to
We were extremely gratifed to learn that one or
more of ths city mills had offered to contribute lib
orally Of flour and meal. and hope thst all the rest
wHfollow the noble example seiIthem. Many genfle-
have e uPRs
bakers, eroeer. hotel and boarding house keepers,
gard sneTs and others have pledged themselves to
contribute what they can spare, az soon as the ke-
lief House" is opened.
On motion the committee OF twenty to receive
I1s 0 sss
made the appointments. With the hope OF inducing
each man to do bis duty, We give the names Of the
John Dooiey, Alfred King, John J. Binford, VIM.
Munford, Edward McAdain, John H. Richardson,
B. Tinsley. John r Ballard, Daniel Ward. VIM.
H. Goodman. Thomas p. Taylor, Edwin A.. Smith,
ards. w. Bell. J NJ Smith, r. Thrnston b. Davis.
Julius 4: Hobson, Philip Rahm, John w. Wright,
Edmond Steam, VIM. Cullingsworth. John b: Tyler,
Col. Geo. NJ. Carringtop, VIM. F. Butler, VIM. H.
Christian Thos. U. Dudley, Geo A. Hundley, VIM.
Gray, J. NJ Talbot. W. Taylor, e. FarrsT NJ Amblef,
James Elicit. Charles P. Snton, 2. T. Moore, VIM.
=. Watson, James Cowardin, r. c. Burns, Charles
Talbot, John II. Claiborne. James H Hacket, R. A.
Wiiliams John Currie.
On motion. the meeting adjourned to meet again
at the call of the chairman Of the Committee of Ar
raagements