The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-20


sico 4 would not have written another word con-
cernns the election Of the person to ELL the once
we're mot from plain q aaay 70
trsdict and dsproye certain o. Lseas
concerning my official conduct now being @
" a nv Phi 3. Il this matter patient
bsspi III and an impartial verdict, which fsslss
Is D thst have been negligent In the
fcrmauce Of nv duties-that the duties Of the once
have not been performed wI1 Pm me. ana :, o
We'll let us take little time TO consider tbis matter
Wa mat sometimes be little too last for ieck Does
.,y one ssy that within the period OF Axfeeu years
ne eslth has Lost one cent Q, that the PEG.
ME hsys been unswfulIy or nnequsliy taxed, and
to the County Court to have errors cor
rected on account of any or unfaithful
ness on my part7 have not heard OF one on the
contrary am proud be able to say-and that too,
without the fear of contradicton-that there 10 no
man within this brosd Commonwea lth in whom
yeilant and faithful in guarding and defe ndins the
interests and welfare of the State and of the citizen
fSee at the Clerks Office and Auditors Ofice)
In the year 1852, on account of severe spell Of
sickness In the month of june together with the de-
lay produced by the failure of the payers f9 out
Clerk Of the County Court of their lists Of taxable
persons, personal property, moneys, credits, &c. an
Unavoidable failure to deliver to the Sheriff the land
and property books the LIST day of Octsber of that
year occurred; but books lawfully and carefully made
out were delivered to him about four weeks after.
wards (see return at Auditors OHice); and am not
and don't believe that either State or citizen
lost one farthing by the delay alluded to. The period
for collecting the revenue of that year would have
embraced the winter months in any event It is cur
rently reported throughout the county understand
that have been fined 800 and costs for failing to
deliver my books as required BY the terms of the law
An erroneous impression with regard to that matter
has been made on the minds of many persons-I ,ciH
not say designedly. Permit to say that have net
had to pay any such fine-that there 10 no such fine
outstanding against me- and that as much expect to
see backbiting and petty ISLANDERS cease among the
children of men as do that shall have to pay
Than ia 1nfo Ia.
jury (which was composed of highly intelligent mem
that tried the case in the County Court found they
were compelled under the terms of the law to find
verdict against the defendant. but virtually acquis
him by adding to their verdict the following to wit
The jury, in consideration of the circumstances of
the case unanimously recommend to the proper
thority that the fine be remtted-the Court unites in
the said recommendation An extract from the
Judgment
.'Teste: JAS. Elicit, Chez
During long service in the Office of Commission
er, have never heard of any complaint against me
after this canvass commenced gentleman Of high
respectabity, who Is voter in the county came to
me during our last May court and informed me that
Mr.. Robert B. Lyme had made very grave charge
against me as public officer, and advised me to at
tend to the matter at once forthwith investigated
the matter when it turned out that he had not the
slightest shadow of grounds for his charge. at
called on him to retl act in writing all that he bad
tered against me as public officer or as private eit
zen, which he does in the following card prepared by
myself:
"CARD-To THE PUbLIc.-I. short time ago. pub
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missioner of the Revenue in Henrico county, for ha
wing as then thought charged me on the land book
S v Won ap e 20
to her, without at the same time discharging said
Walton of the land the law requires and that he
had made out and collected of me an Illegal and
just transfer fee bill. But finding that / am en-
trely mistaken. and that the land was properly
transferred by him in accordance with law and there
fore the fee bill collected by him legal and just
one, and that had, in fact, no cause whatever to
complain of him, the Commissioner of the Reeve.
ny error, and tender to Mr.. Goddin spelogy for
having spoken of him as l have.
''HENRIco COUNTY, May 8, 1854"
l have only to add that Mr. Lyme never took any
steps to have the corrected, if had
listed; he never at any time made any complaint to
it in his possession several weeks without Directing
to 1t as being unlawful charge.
respectfully invite the closest scrutinv into my
official acts. Truth fear not-falsehood and cal.
jimmy may blast the fairest reputation.
am your fellow-citizen, MO oo,
HENRIco Co., May 1s, 1854. my 2c-1t*
To THE PEOPLE OF RIcHMoNp.-CeN-
RAsT OF NuIsANCEs, OR THE GREAT RIGHTS OF
CORPORATION, AND THE SMALL RIGHTS OF THE
PEOPLE
machine in this city, and his chimney smoked few
very excellent and wealthy gentlemen in the neigh.
bornood, and the Commonwhath's Attorney indicted
him, and he was prosecuted in the Hastings Court,
and convicted of nuisance and his machine abated,
although it was his means of support. Since that
time several witnesses-among whom was the Mayor
of the city-were summoned before the Grand Jury,
and all testified that the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Company was a nuisance, and vet no
presentment was made although, as the foreman has
said erery member OF the jury he believed consider
ed it a nuisance.
People of Richmond and of Monroe Ward espe
claly read this statement, aud ask yourself the
ton, why is poor mechanic broken up in his bust.
ness for smoking few gentlemen, while q rick COM
pany, which obstructs best streets Injuries our
property and endangers our lives is permitted of
fsnd with IMMUNITY and that after repeated judg-
this city submit to such gross injustice and inequs
litv?
We are told by member of the Grand Jury that
the following is correct statement of the vote of
the Or md Jury:
For Presenting.-A. peasants, (foreman,) E. j.
Berksdae, John D. She'll Alex. Duval, Garrett T.
Watson, William Palmer, H. L. Kent. w. s. Dom
Against Presentipg-John L. Lyon, saml. Reeve,
H. w. Fry. James H. Grant-4.
Excused from Voting on Presentment.-Alfred T.
Harris, Theodoric Robertson, VIM, rutherford g.
my 2o-it MANY CITIZENS.
HANDSOME LoTs NEAR HoLLYwoop CE-
mETERY, TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION THIS AFTERNOON
5o'cLocK The attention of the public is called
to the sale this afternoon of 10 Lots in the plan of
Beiyidere, between the residence of Mr.. Reuben B.
Tyler and the gate entering into Hollywood Gene
terry.
my 20 GoDDIN APPERsoN, Aucts
To THE VOTERS OF THE THIRD DIsrRIcT
OF RENRICo CoUNTY-Feitog- Citizens: hereby an.
nornce myself as candidate for the office of CON
STABLE, and should be elected. will leave moth.
ing undone, my part, to merit the confidence re.
posed in me.
my 2e--5t NATHANIEL J. SHEPHERD.
NorIcE.-To THE VorERs OF HEsRrco
County, am candidate for COMMISSIONER
OF THE REVENUE, upper District. =
my 2e-5t+ j. B. KEESEE.
DR.. BEALE has removed to his permanent
residence 9th street, between Grace and Frank
lin streets, opposite to the Capitol Square
q Office in the basement. nv 2e-6ts
AUCTION NoTIcE.-Attention is called to
our sale this morning, as 10 o'clock.
my2o ALEX. MOTT L. CO., Aucts.
A REGULAR MEETING of the HOMESTEAD
COMPANY will be held at the Office Of the Secretary
THIS EVENING, at 8 O'Clock.