The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-11
Ls,cAr MAxxans.

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LOCAL MATTHIAS
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"a MkEffE0 1D~Uf0HF At I'll QNtkAU
- .rv. tlaSn. ,,,ex,flup 81 cifiz6no viii b6h6id
zo-sIGir q halI past ssven o'clock, at Ne unlGed
Gates Hotel the object bslDR to take the nee sssary
.ssr. for ,he establishment az ! AHelief House =
=. r.,t q.
Waore tne poor Of tne CRY can DC 'eA IVY 'us s1c
winter months IL 10 hoped and expecteo tnas every
es.~1.h,~ r.r,r. 4. rR,ehmood Whoecan do 20. VIII
s, s .-,s..s.. -. .,,Ss..,r.-. ~ 49,
% PRESENT. ena ~ y te'iev sAs aus' - VIC
= 49,
FIRE.-ADouL ~ clvSA ,ass s.ss1 Leey
night Mr. Joseph nsson .aS..uI un
an alley between q sno % ne III snA Isu1ln
streets, was SCI on nre ana ue1Hoyeu, conslmnG
Mr.. VS. COW. ana quanusy O or !. g tne se'
cond story The lsmes spread % nj. HooeH som.
ervtle's stable, soJonlne On ms Lss,, anu pufnt
!nat also nTlne nj; nep. ~ s,rh -. 49, 49,. =
before the hremen could ar.ess me na 49, Inc
staples wore iE .eaI ~ -. 81 Ia a. - 1870 sc.u
nsn.. y ~. "a owred hv NJ Ismes e:rsv
- =. uIsy Iyws s1s - Sh, Nut DC could ~.
iney were al III s - oI : -. eefsn 80
learn IN wnat omce. hoss aoou1 sooo
/ a, c.t,-5., Ia.
C0R0EERs lNQuksI.-Sn casuiudy last
Coroner Wicker, assisted py ConstaDie LGwelen,
held an inquest over the body OF JOHN +. HILL, at
~.
streets The jury rendered ae tneir vefoict that
the deceased came to his death by sufocaiion pro-
duced by excessive incompetence Hill was Q
middled aged man, had q large family, and was
very Incorporate.
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DROwNED.-On SATURDAY nignt last
white man PANIED Larry HuGHEs walked In the
Qanal at its intersection with 7th street, and was
drowned His body was recovered in short time
after the accident and every efort made to resusc
tate him, but without effect. Yesterday morning
Coroner Wicker assisted BY Constable Tyler, held
an inquest over the body and the jury rendered
verdict in accordance with the above facts
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FIRE IN HENRICo.-On Friday night
last the kitchen and smokehouse of Mr.. Francis
staples in Heurico county, about four miles from
th;s city were destroyed by fire. The fire origina
mated by an accident in the kitchen and spread from
That 70 the smoke.house, consuming both. Mr.
Staples succeeded in removing his bacon from the
smoke house. before the flames got TO It. His loss
-
RrIrrp HousE-The unusual amount of
a:.trass ard snaarino among the Iaborino classes
t % a.. ~ .an, e. e,njounenf the b;eh nrice
sno I.ys ~ o,;rs .nd he nrosnects hefnre me-
u aas, ~ p, rsndar II ahsol,ifeIv neceasarv
" " stena should he ,aken Iv those Who
,ua. - 10 :. snara 70 enter into aon,e osne
orranreoant for tbe Comfort of the indigent
RAJ aIransensnt ioi .ie eouiiot' " 'Ao tn0Aso"1
pow asouau nauor saa, l., p;eb,ond an ,arce
number of persons out of employment as at the pre-.
sent time Day after day, contractors for building
and other works, are beseiged by laborers for EN-.
| ployment. Men of families are begging about the
streets for something TO do to be enabled to pro.
| lies, many Of them offering to perform the most
| mental officer, for a bare pittance, but without
success. Large manufactures are winding up their
| operations, every day, and az consequence, are
| increasing the number of destitute Indeed, look
| wherever we may, not a glimmer OF hope is dis
| cernable for this vast proportion OF our fellow
creatures, whose doom seems sealed, unalteraoly,
unless the hand Of charity is extended to them
| promptly. Under these circumstances, can it be
necessary Tor to appeal to our readers to aid the
destitute and suferlnga Surely not, for all must
feel 1t to be duty they owe to their Creator, to
| help those who cannot help themselves. In com.
munity literally blessed as this 1t is unnecessary
to attempt to picture the sufferngs OF helpless chill.
dren and females, gathered together over the dying
embers Of their cheerless novels and praying tor
bread 1t Is uselessto point 10 the haggaId looks,
countenances OF fathers and husbands, returning to
| their miserable abodes, as the shades OF evening
n.ia,s os1;fa co. aboi, ,u;ves and cbiIdrs Thans
| heaven onr citizens need no such horrid ncfures
to induce them 10 do their duty TO their God and
fbemselves All they ask is 70 be shown where
| thew can do the most Good, and how thew can re-
lieye the greatest amount of distress and to this
| end we shall now address ourselves
w. ;.-s.' ~. inset,ug pc ne.o at the
United STATES ho.e. e. oclIck .onignt, 70 devise
the ways ana means Tor establishing IN the neigh.
oorhood OF I'm ana Maln streets, 'kehef House.
NUMBER OF innusnuai gentlemen IN !enerson
ware VINO nave naa au 1pPo..uni'y u Witnessing
uca raons ,ha;, pu "n, nass .oeo
great 70 .neir wants, ana ask tne CO.
oPeraton III .aeir Illenus anu Ine PUBIC IN Ineir
enois. Ineir pan ~ 70 open an eaung mouse,
wnere large am4unps o. IooS o. various knos, can
o o me, ,1a.a ai;eaa =. .s OF
some genilsmah quaiinea 10 unaertake tne ousi-
ness. 10 wncn me inogent can 20 or sena once OF
swice aoay snd e. supplies Vi NICE, neaIny 1000.
lnese too .ne lsoofes out % ment ana Witn'
| q mouse OF TINS nino can De eslaoiisned, and we
see no reason why II cannot, every family In the
city may contribute something towards feeding the
poor, py senoine from their own tables Whatever
they may nave 10 spare.