The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-18

out two or three times befols.
DEADLY WEAPoNs--It is deeply to be
reg retted that the abominabls practice of carrying
deadly weapons Is common one with young mea
often leading them into serious difficulties that
otherwise would be avoided. As general rule
towards and DULLES 60 armed to the teeth-thc
ct to induce quiet people to believe that they are
dangerous customers to run against and should
therefore be avoided and the last to have the
means always at hand to enforce their pre.ensions
to bravery-but gentlemen should always discoun
tenance such conduct, and Conser vators of the
Peace should invariably make the sct OF Carving
deadly weapons sufficient cause for requiring the
party to give bail for his future good behavior
Pistols, bowie knives, sword canes and all such
sadly instruments may be useful q, i mes to pre-
tect the weak against the attacks of the strong and
vicious, but 10 community like ours, such wea.
pons are out OF place on the parson of gentleman,
and should never be worn by him. We append
short extract from the revised code on the subject
and invite the attention of all jus ices OF the peace
to II:
aft white person go armed with deadly or
dangerous weapon, without reasonable cause to
fear violence TO his person, family or property he
may be required to give recognize snce lin any
reasonable sunni to keep the peace and be of good
behavior for the space of year, said party al
ways having the right to appeal frcm the deci-
sion of justice la such cases. to q higher court
We have frequently seen deadly wespons 10 the
possession of persons who should not have been
allowed to carry them, in court rooms, but do not
now remember ever having seen the law enforced
against one of them
The CAPITOL SQUARE needs, and should
receive strict attention. The city is now PAYING
the superintendent OF those grounds at least $500
per yearto keep them 10 order and yet we venture
to say that he does cot spend day there In seven
| The superintendent Of this square has. or should
nave,p police powers within Its enc osure and should
be some man who would devote the entire summer
| months to the care and protection of tbs flowers
shrubbery, trees and walks. 1t should be his duty
to prevent the destruction of the grass TO see that
| drunken Migrants do not make 1t a place of lode-
ing 20 sleep on the tunes OF liquor and to prohi
DIT boys from playing ball ana throwing stonea In
tne avenues, or at the birds in the trees In add
non TO this, he should be polite aud cour,eons
ready at all times to give Information to strangers
easily be had Tor what the city Is now psyieg. and
we really hope that the Council will take nm The
subject and act on 1t promptly.
| RUNAwAYs.-Ths city is filled with run
away negroes FROM all parts of the State who co.,.
greeate here as the easiest point from which 10 tsLe
the underground railroad for the North. Most IF
them are harbored by negroes who are allowed m
nire their time and live to themselves; though Soma
.ines nsppens tnat they are concealed Ia Kitchens
ana led oy servants on the premises, without the
| knowledge of their masters Housekeepers vsnId
do well to inspect their out houses occassonsiiu 90
as 10 1.-THE property of others from being con.
cealed in them. wa
| PUGLIsM.-Issac A. Rice and Michael
Ssransburg two clothiers, came together for wo,
pulling In the street, near the first market last
sMeaosy moIning, Tut only had an opportunity
ior TWO rounds when Capt. Ellis observed their
mouoae ana immediately took them into custody
What the deucethey fell out about we are nnsbIs
| tosay, 0ut from what we could gather Mike had
,usa.eo . laay 10 the street. for which Ike prom
Iseo 20 Knock him into the middle of next week.
meetng as they did near the first market, hard
epnnes were applied by both, at the conclusion of
which Ike let by with q shoe bog and took Mike q
np "a tne oread basket, knocking him as fat az
| noanoer. and then jumped on him. Mike being
tne stronger OF the two soon shook off bis aassii
ant and was closing him for grand round
~nen ikes courage ooxed out suddenly and he
odeS ..s Sosrer horse. no doubt rejoicing to
nno tnat an ofleer OF the law was on the ground
ready to prevent any further difficulty. The Msv
or oouno tnem both over 10 keep the peace 10 the
Nor SUsTAIsEp.-An old man n,m.a
James Ward. appeared before the Msvor Last Ss,-
oroay 10 answer the charge of stesIjno 900 *
rom Patrick Connally three weeks ago Ths
~ 'osace proved that Jim and Pc. were partners
| sIoaeery, and that While Pat was asIeep sf,er a
nay iree drinking. Jim took his monsv and mt
CUT OF MS pocket, cut afterwards mt n IN
ose. WIN the exception of fifteen or tvsn,v sor
Pst dnrinc ne supposed had been received by
sn'cn ne was entitled to. His honor hss,n s..,. ~
q, MA tnaI no ieiony bad been Computed disn;s.sd
'ns warrant and &c. the prisoner free. 1''''''e0
sTEALse BooKs.-William Roseine an
orphan boy. Wiicher Morria aud LAM. To, a.
y, were srraisnsd before the Mayor. last s.,urdsv
ws,bss,, R ns c1srse o, stealing book from he
hoseine confessed that he s,os the book bus T.
c'ared that his companions induced him M A. !.
wn'cn they, of courss denied. Alter he,rias II
me circumstances connected with the theft. ths
sM ag very properly sent Roseine to the poor
mouse, there to be kept until bound cut b. m.
ossIseers OF the poor and reqaired the parents az
good behavior. sssp - = .' '.ss'e
= FiDDLlka.-Tom Grimes, tho great ed
der o. email occasions, wss fo.nA ast,sv 4. *.
sa.s1 ~ sncsy alsat asd hayss pas uas o.