The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-11

| Public Hectiag-A meeting Of citizens was he'll
IN metropolitan Hall last night the object being te
spi"l't aeiegates to attend the Railroad Conren
/ instant. ''' 'c i''h
:, me meeting was organized by calling Josrpu
ma MAfo Esq, to the chair and appointing Mr. II. X.
Eliyson, Secretary. =
Mr Joseph r. Anderson offered the fo,Io,v;n, -o..
I oi1fon, which was adorted.
hesoeed, That the Chairman appoint forty dele.
gates to attend the Convention to be held At FIoyd
Court House on the 18th inst '"'
The Chairman was then given time to .r,,,.
| the delegation. " "ft"i"'
On motion Of Mr.. EIlyson the Chairman wa, elect.
| ed a member of tho delegation.
The meeting then adjourned.
Ihe!faHdicdp-On Saturday next the most in
tercstg race of the will take place il being
nahoicap, three mile heats, in which all the best
hoINe7 on the course-winners and losers-may
come together. with weights rroport;orcd 70 oa.L
according to the opinions of the iudres SboniJ
!'hIo, florida, Frankfort, Sam Je,cher Ono E,.a
'oe' .orasiia feed, Selene and Michael Angelo
come toSetber, as they can and may it win be difH
cult TO name the winner before the s,art IT,
Handcap race In the South, is ALWAYS looked tn 4.
the most exciting and uncertain of the week and i;
NOT uhfrequently happens that the losers i'm other
races prove winners i'll these because of the CHANGE
lnade IN the weights they are required to carr 60
great has been the difference in the time of horses
at all distances. by essening their weights that n
instance Is related as true of two horses from the
II.
Key to tine stable door in the pocket of one or the
other OF the riders would always decide the contest
Lovers OF the sport will bear this circumstance in
mind IN making their bets, or theynav sud siem-
serves handsomely "dished" " by the change OF
weights. We therefore advise them all to attend
the course Saturday and witness the sport. which
promises to be unusually good
Sent TO tie Hastings C0ur.-A fellow named Rob
Scott recently arrested by officer TYLER in Frede
r} ,icksoure} was on yesterday examined by the
mayor, on charge OF stealing Mr. Phillip s. Ri
ley S watch more than two years since The eyi-
dencc, winch was purely crcunstantal tended to
snow that no one else could have committed the
roDbery anu he was accordingly sent to JAIL to be
Iricd u at tne November term of the Hastings Court
Ii convicted before that tribunal his stay in the
penltentlary will be long one he having previous
iy been an inmate Of that institution The stolen
watch Is valued at about $50
Hhtte or Block.-Jno Smith who is charged with
breaking aud destroying lot furniture belonging
10 negro woman named Mary Smith about 3 o.
clock on TUESDAY morning. Yesterday brought
before the Mayor to be examined for said offence
The Mayor seemed to be in doubt whether to re-
garu Jllo Sunth as white man Il negro Extcr-
naliy white. he carried about his person certificate
from Justice of the Peace in Charleston = c.
which made the Mayor suspicious of the fact If
whlte, why carry paper stating the fact! Jno
Smith was allowed time till this morning. to prove
MS status. If white, he will be held to bail to keep
the peace. negro. he will have to enter into
bonds to leave the State in ten days' time Iyufor-
tunate john Smith
TtolotiOn Of q Lon-A Baltimore merchant nam
Cd John Bowls, was yesterday recognized by the
Mayor to appear before the grand jury term of the
Hustinss Court at its November term to answer
an Indictment, to be preferred against him for dis
posing of clothing in Richmond bv the sample to
Mark Schultz, thereby violating an act of Assem-
bly, 1t is perhaps due to him to say that his coun
sci admitted the fact in every particular, as charg
ed, but contended that the prosecution was nstitu-
ted through motives of revenge
Itmcr-We accidentally stated last Tuesday
morning that Mr.. Peyton was one of the timers
in the stake race at Broad Rock. We should have
said Mr.. Crump