The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-17
LOCAL MATTERS.

rret that they were thus to be deprived Of the
rich intellectual entertainments on which they had
been feasting evening after evening at Corinthian
Hall.
Al q o'clock President Belvin took the stand and
introduced the Chairman of the Committee on Eek.
hibiions to whom had been assigned the duty of
announcing the awards.
M. Dodamead prefaced his report with few
.nnropriate remarks and then read the awards,
COPY Of which will be found on the fourth page of
this paper When he had concluded, the President
again arose and introduced A NJ Bailey, Esq one
Of the Board OF Managers, who proceeded to en-
terrain the audience for ten minutes, In one of his
happiest off hand efforts.
Messrs Cowardin, Denoon, Mayo and Forbes
were severally called upon and responded
The President then announced the Fair to be
closed for the season and the vast crowd began to
disperse. gradually while the Armory Band dis
coursed sweet music by way OF enliyening the
parting scene.
To BE HUsG To-day, at ii o'clock, on
one of the bills near the Poor House, negro man
named WAsHrNGToS, slave to Thomas o. Burton,
Ia TO expiate the crime OF incendarism the gal
lows Washington. our readers will remember.
was convicted by the County Court OF Henrico of
setting fire to and burning the hay house and straw
rick of BENJAMIN w. Green. The prisoner has In
yariably declared himself innocent of the crime OF
which he convicted Notwithstanding the fact that
he was seen by fellow servant to apply the torch,
aud we presume he will die with the oft repeated
declaration of innocence upon his lips. This is the
fret instance within our recollection, of negros
being hung for arson and it Is to be hoped that it
will prove warning to all others not to repeat
similar offences.
THE County COURT OF HENRICO spent
the greater portion of yesterday In dsposing of
charge against Messrs. Tucker and Timberake, for
shooting dog owned by Mr.. Carter of Hanover.
The case created considerable merriment during
its progress and wound up by the Jurys declaring
the accused parties not guilty. Dogs, in this coun-
try are looked upon as such low species oil pro-
perty-if property at an-that no Jury could be
found, unless composed of field sportsrnen, and a
setter or pointer had been killed, that would give
damages for any amount against the defence. An
action for trespass, in this case, might have proved
successful, il the facts had been clearly estab.
lished
UGLY SCRAPE.-Thomas Garrett, con-
ductor on the Central Railroad, appeared before
the Mayor yesterday to answer the charge OF steal
| ing keg OF butter from the train, in Abemarle
county, on the 18th inst MIR. James Bruce the
principal witness stated that articles had been
| missed from the trains, Mr. George Netherland,
superintendent of the mountain track, asked him
to keep watch and endeavor to discover the thief
| On the night OF the 10th inst, the up and down
| trains met at Greenwood citation where they re-
| manned until Monday morning On Sunday Mr.
Wilson and himself discovered that barrel OF rum
had been robbed. and that quart measure, tin
bucket, and gmet had been left near it, but could
not ascertain by whom. That night he took favo-
rable position near the train, and the prisoner
and Waterman Long enter the car and get bucket
OF rum from the barrel Carrot had the key of the
Ger and unlocked the door. Shortly after this, he
the prisoner, Long, and third person enter the
down train, and take out a frkin of butter which
he discovered in the woods the next day. Garrett
had been on froc Saturday night, and not
entirely sober on Sunday.
The Mayor recognised the prisoner to appear at
the next term of the county court of Abemarle to
answer an indictment for misdemeanor.
HUsTINGs COURT.-RecOrder Pulliam
| and Aldermen Inoes, Bray. Wingfied, and Lips.
comb, presiding -Crimnal business occupied the
Court during the session OF yesterday We give be-
| low list of cases disposed of:
StabbiRS.-La Martin, a free woman, charg-
ed with unlawfully and maliciously staobing Lewis
! Scott, free man, on the 2Sth of September last
set to the bar for trial After hearing the evil
| dence and argument of counsel the court found the
prisoner guilty and sentenced her to two years i'm.
prisonment in the pententiary.
ReceiUinS Lum6er.-The jury in the case of Ben
edetti Massa, indicted for receiving stolen lumber
knowing the same to have been stolen, being unable
to agree, notie proseqni entered, and the ac-
cused discharged after paying the costs of prosecu
| lion
| KidaappiRg-E Edward S. Lewis indicted for
| kidnapping free fellow named Absolem Braybay
from North Carolina, on the Goth October forfeited
his recognisance OF $500 The court awarded
| capias to bring him in.
| At Large Anthony Templin was fined $40 and
costs tor permitting Nicy, his slave, to go at large.
Not eard-George w. Key, charged with per-
uniting his slave to go at large. failed to answer
| when called, and rule was therefore made az aipst
him to show cause why he should not be fined
| Re-c0hSidGred.-The court reversed the order
| made on Wednesday, entering a RoUe prosequt
| against Daniel ODonnivant, indicted for a misde-
meanor, and ordered a cdpias to be issued To bring
| him in, to answer for the offence
| Ihe Grand Jury found true bill against Hiram
Riddle and William Giles indicted for a misdemea
| DOR; and not a true bill against James Williams
| They also presented Edward Carter a free negro
| Tor remaining the Commonwealth 10
law.
There being no other business before them, the
Grand Jury adjourned.
Giciag aPasS to a Free Neero-The case of 10.
seph NJ Darlington. Indicted for giving Geo. Jones'
Tree negro pass as his slave on the 9Th of Aug
1853, was called up, when James Lyons ESQ., coun,
sci tor the defence, demurred to the Indictment
Inc cause was argued by R. T. Daniel, Esq, for
the Commonwealth, and James Lyons ESQ.,, for the
defence, after which the court sustained the de-
murrer-three voting for and two against it, and
| the prosecution thus ended
BEEF BEEF There was display yes.
terday at the stall of Mr.. JOHN LINDSAY, in
the Old Market, that exceeded any that our
eyes ever beheld. Mr.. l.. then and there
exhi lifted the premium beef of the late Fair.
1t was raised by Mr. Joseph Cloyd of Pulaski,
and for fairness, surpassed any exhibited in
this market within the memory of the Oldest
inhabitant We doubt whether any district
III thlS Onlon ever produced such Beef-nay,
we will extend the circle of comparison to
Europe, Asia and Africa, and to make it a
clean sweep you may throw in Cuba and the
Fejee Islands Virginia, Cloyd and Lind.
say against the world Such beef would
have silenced old John Hook himself. Salts
fed and contented with it, his cry of Beef,
Beef would have been heard never more.
METROPOLITAN HALL was again crowded
last night by the beauty and intelligence of our civ
Now that the Mechanics Institute has closed our
citizens will doubtless flock to make with our coun
trymen Waugh, journey through Italy, the home
OF genius, the land of the poet and the artist We
trust that this truly magnificent panorama " III re-
ceive the patronage which its merits 80 richly
deserve.
efferson, a slave. in the
service of Alfred King, was arraigned for having a
gun In his possession. The evidence proved that
the fowling piece was owned by Mr.. Muntord. and
had been left in charge of an old servant in 1910
who has since died. The gun was copfiscated ,o
the Commonwealth, and the prisoner DISCHARGED
DIsMIssED.-The warrant against James
Bowers, for assaulting Michael Sweeney was dis
missed at the request of complainant, who was
satisfied that the attack was accidental, and would