The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-21
LOCAL MATTERS

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LEcruax OF Dx. MAssxY on THE Laws
~ Iecfufe sas delivered by DR..
Massey a this suf3ecs at he African Church last
nieht wktch greatly Interested and instructed Oh
pf4aenk The aAe lectareS stAfed at the Threshold
Of his discourse that though for many years cap
tivated student of the laws Of electricity and their
Diversity OF adaptations, and though for long pc
Rod he had devoted bis almost entire attention TO
the study OF Medical electricity and through i the
phytioio9y Of the nervous system, he was not the
advocate Of any exclusive system nor the traduceT
of the allopafhic system TO which he paid strong
and emphatic tribute pronouncing it the genuine
and only source of the good which was TO be found
in oher systems. Upon this point the lecturer was
very pointed and explicit. 1t 10 due to him to
state that as he Is himselfa regular and educated
physician, as well gentleman of great acquire
meuts in the branch of science to which devo
ted himself, DR.. Massey is erniuently entitled to
the confidence of his brothers of the Medical fac
ulty as well as Of the public.
Whilst rendering warm homage to the allapathic
system, the lecturer said that believing and rejoi
cling in the beauteous law of eternal progression,
we may consider allopathy as ever susceptible of
improvement, and for that end he should labor
through life. With this explanation OF his position
DR.. Massey proceeded to present the claims of cleo
TRICKY in It's useful adaptations and ennobing forms
to the attention of the audiei 1t 10 not necessa-
ry to give in detail the views set forth in this intro
ductory lecture, but they were well calculated to
impress the mind with the sublimity of this mighty
agent the diversity and beauty of its notifications,
and the amazing character of its results. He ap-
pealed eloquenty to clergymen to investigate a
subject so well calculeted TO elevate their already
enlarged contempatons of the Deity. He earnest
ly invoked physicians to consider this subject In
It's application to diseases He maintained that the
remedies now used by them could be more effca-
ciously applied by electricity than by the stomach
crucibie. He invited their special attention to
electricity remedial agent. 1t wasa most able
lecture and we hope it viii be followed by others
ohsaA ynnflO
DR.. Massey exhibited some most wonderful ex
periments in electricity, and fully established,
among other results, that Galvanism proper Is but
a drop in the bucket compared with electricity,
IN its influence as remedial agent
SERIOUS CHARGE.-JOhn T. Hicks, a
youth about lo years of age brought before the
Mayor yesterday to answer to the chargeoi stealing
watch from John T. Hancock, the night before
Hancock stated that he had been drinking during the
day and that towards the evening he had gone to the
valley to see young lady After remaining therea
short time he felt sick, and came into the street at
the corner of 18th and Broad, where he sat down
upon stone. A short time before o'clock, the
prisoner at the bar and tall person, came to him
aud asked where he lived. He answered them ION
Oregon HILL" They asked him if he was not going
home-to which he replied that he did not want
their company, and got up When he did go, the
prisoner and his companion walked along with him
-one on each side-and shortly alter he felt Hicks
feeling about his person, and attempting to get his
Watcn loose from the button mole TO WHICH IL was
fastened, but failing to do SO, the parties changed
Sides when the taest one, got the watch loose and
both ran off. The witness said he knew what they
were doing, and that he designed letting them ac-
complish their object when he intended seZing
one of the two. AS the tall one started to the
witness gave pursuit. but dropped his ha and lost
much in picking it up, that the thief escaped
Alter following him square and half and crying
robber he came up with John Mum, at the corner
of 18th and Marshall Streets and was telling him
of the robbery, when Hicks crossed the street to
where they were standing, and asked what was
the matter. AS soon as he saw him, he knew him,
and therefore took him into custody.
John Mum heard the cry Of robber-saw man
run up the street towards MIR. Poindexters-pursued
but could not overtake him While at the corner,
talking to Hancock, Hicks came up, and Instant
lY accused of being one of the robbers He denied
knowing ything about it, and said that he had been
on Shockoe Hill to church. He afterwards said that
he had been to Manchester with Mr. Badkins, who
lives on Union Hill, and with whom he returned
Hancock had been drinking, but was not very drunk.
Mr.. Anthony with whom Hicks has been living
for the past six months, testified to his good charsc
ter and honesty.
morning, and admitted the accused to bail, in the
sum of 200, for his appearances.
EoUsE BREAKING.-A negro man named
Ambrose, slave to Hiram Oliver, was arraigned be-
fore the Mayor, yesterday, for breaking into the
tobacco factory OF William Anderson, Jr., and
stealing bag Of sugar. Mr. George w. Early, in
the employ of Mr.. Anderson on opening the facto-
ry door at IL o'clock last Saturday night, heard
some one walking in the room above him, and hav-
ing light, he at went off got the assistance
of Mr.. Beers, procured candle, and returning as
soon as possible the two searched the house. The
prisoner was discovered in lump box, and behind
a chair at the head of the steps, stood meal bag
containing bushel of sugar. Mr.. Early then
sought Capt. Wilkinson, and handed Ambrose over
to him for safe keeping. The prisoner was in the
habit of sleeping in the factory, but had access
to it in the absence of Mr. Early, who also lodged
in it. In this instance he had climbed the fence,
mounted the platform, and after knocking off a
board which laSured window, effected an en-
trance into Tie building. When first discovered
course knew nothing about the sugar. The Mayor
continued the examination until this morning, when
he will probably dispose of the case by ordering
the prisoner a Bound fogging, and then handing
him over to his owner.
RoBBING A STEAMER.-William Barnes,
q deck hand on the steamshin Pennsxlxania and