The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-13
LOCAL MArTURs

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MEETnG OF THE STOCKHOLDERS or ruy
| JAMEs RIvER AND KANAwsA ConpANv Tha
meeting was called to order at o'clock r. M, when
| "; 4. Myers, Esq, was appointed Chairman, and
| WIN Munford, Esq, acted as Secretary
The object Of the call was briefly stated to be the
CONSIDERS c OF the question whether it is advsa-
PIE 20 oneI the said Company's work to the State,
and the stockholders or of convertina the debt now
que by said Company to the State into stock of the
| Company at such price as may be agreed upon bv
the parties aforesaid
President Ellis then read his rer,r, y, ,h ,,,...
ing.
Geo. N. johnson offered the following resolution.
which was discussed at length and then rejected
" Resoired, That the Commonwealth by her
position to cell to the State the stock in tbs c,m
| pany held by others than the State" ' o'
Mr.. D. P. Gooch offered the following reso,r.;on
which was discussed until nearly 12 O'clock whan
| at o'clock.
Resolued, That if, in the Judgment of the Le.,.,.
| ture the inrerest of the Commonwealth would +.
promoted BY purchase the part of the State the
interest OF the stockholders of the James River and
hanawha Company, and transfer of their interest
in said company to the State, we, the stockholders
wli not oppose any obstacle to said sale upon fair
and equitable terms, to be agreed upon by a CON-
mttee of nine who to be constituted as follows
Thatis to say-two on the part the city of Rich
on the part of the corporation of Lynch5urr, and
four on the part ofthe shareholders at large
FIsHERMEF IN TRouBLE.-James CLAW
ter, dealer In fish of various kinds was brou yht
before the Mayor yesterday to answer to the
| charge OF abusing Walter s. Chandler. a brother
| chip and creating so much noise In the second
market as to disturb the peace and quiet of those
| persons who had occasion 10 visit thst nubI;c
| place. Judging from the evidence, Jim is waole
| team In hsh women's slang, and when once started
| can pour out such volleys of abuse as stureeon
mongers only are supposed to be possessed of. All
eae "nnesses concurred IN the opinion that he
was public annoyan and one of them-a yery
! inteiligent gentleman, neither engaged in the hi
valve nor fnny trade-described his usual demean.
| or, as rude, uncouth, unbecoming and upeeptle
manly. 1there Is any thing in appearance. the
prisoner must be sort ofsecond wild man of the
woods, as hairy as bear, and as i'll natured as a
] hyena. But appearances sometimes deceptive
| as In this case, tor while Jim has an unbridIed
tongue, and knows but little better the meaning of
MS words than does parrot, he is as timid as a
| fawn. The court thought the case suitable one
for the interposition of the law and therefore held
the accused to bail for his good behavior in the sum
of $780,
| BELIsARIo.-This magnificent opera was
performed most admirably on Wednesday night. bv
the operate corps at the Theatre 1t is certainly
one OF the grandest we ever listened to- and s alone
snncent to have secured an enduring fame to Doni-
| zetn- Madame De VRIEs improves and gains upop
our appreciation every time we see her Her SIM.
ing and acting Wednesday, were worthy of all com
| mendation We never saw TAFFANRLL1 appear to
such advantage As the blind Belsario, he excited
| the highest admiration ARNoLD1 aco,itted bin,gef
| with his usual success, and Signora SE1pENBuRG
sung with better spirit and effect than on apy prc
| vious occasion. The entire entertainment was wor.
| thy OF the highest appreciation The Orchestra and
the great ARDITI fresh laures for the rnasterlv
| style in which the Instrumentation was done
! In consequence of the triumphant reception of
BELIsARIo, notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather Wednesday nght,) and the many requests
| that have been made of the company tbev have DO
termined torepeat that grand opera tonight Satur
day night, the company WILL for the benefit of those
who cannot go to the Theatre, perform Rossini's
,Stabat Mater and part of "Moses in Egypt" at
Metropolitan Hall The entire strength of the com
pany will be- tor the first time brought out at once
IHE ITALIAN OPERA TROUPE will repeat
this evening, and for the last time the beautiful opera
OF ''Belisario," which was received with such warm
ana .raptureus applause by the largest and most
| fashionable house OF the season. on Wednesday
night last The history from which this opera IL
made up is familiar 30 ALL aud we therefore deem
1t useless to do more than speak of its stage effect
which was OF the happest character During some
OF the most interesting scenes, the audience seemed
to have been transported back to the days when the
| Roman arms, under Beisarius, conquered the East
Cloths OF Italy and captured their king Madame de
Vres always very fine vocalist, even surpassed
herself on this OCCASION while others of the troupe
were not less successful in bringing down the hearty
applause of the house. 1t is really gratifying to wit
ness the growing taste for music and particularly
| for operate performances in our city, among all
classes. Its effect upon morals is most happy while
| it will increase the desire among parents to give
their children musical educations and see them be-
come prohcients in science which adds largely
| TO other accomplishments. As an innocent enter
tainment good opera is surpassed by none other,
nor are its portraitures OF character, and
country, so easily erased from memory as when
produced by less impressive causes. For this
we advise all to see 'Belisario" to night that
they may behold panorama of the past which has
never failed to excite deep interest in the mind of
the reader of history of the days of 'Belisarus~
when victors were drawn in trumphal cars and the
people fairly worshipped them.
SPIKE MAcHINE-This invention of Mr.
Joshua Cary, for the manufacture of railroad spikes
is found to work so well that Mr.. Joseph R. Ander-
son. at the Tredegar Works, is having the third
put up in order to supply spikes more rapidly than
city, most worthy, industrious enterprisins me-
chanc, and sincerely hope that his ingenious in
vention will prove more valuable to him than Cali
fornia gold mine.
Coop DEcIsIoN-PersOns having bust.
ness at the Mayors Court, shohld bear In mind
| that His Honor takes his seat punctually at 10
o'clock in the morning, and that he is determined
In future to reopen no case that may be disposed
of after that hour, on account of the absence of
counsel or parties interested He has been forced
to adopt this plan inorder to relieve his night officers
who are frequently kept there unnecessarily long
by the want OF punctuality the part of persons
who desire to healthier evidence Our readers will
bear in mind this adnonition and, in future. when
| they have business before the Mayor. remember
| that his Court commences at@0 o'clock. s-ss.
CLERK OF THE HUsTIses CoURr.-For
month or two past, the offce of Clerk of the Hust
| ngs Court has been filed with marked ability by
| Mr. Robert Howard, in the absence of his brother
Mr. Charles Howard, who has been and Is now par
TALLY confined 10 his from serious affection
of the throat We notice the fact in justice to the
now acting Clerk, vino is not only accommodating,
| attentive and obligne, but from long experience
and thorough acquaintance with the general ron-