The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-29
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3 LOCAL MATTERS

Ihe Baftooa has "Bursted t--Sueh wa. ,ha ~
nouncement, in brief. which disclosed to exnec,an
anas .. IN this city, yesterday forenoon. tina
tnaf the contemplated ascension Of prot EIi;,t :;
the afternoon, had been indefinitely nas,ro,oa =
was sneyeus disappointment, to be sure but yva.
o:easioned oy circumstance over which the ;n,ro
pii soyagear had no control BY means of pines
ieioihg from the city gas condui.s Prof =, .n5
assistants commenced at an e,r,,- - . =. .o M III n's
the mammoth balloon, st. Louis which ,ras ~, a..
| ry nm on an equestrian trip 70 the ether;.l %
sions ne balloon had well nigh been sufieicnt =
innated. when flaw in the material ,,;e,daa -. ~
pressure of the gas Within and the rent Tins my s-e
aueeo gradually increased in size until 8 eollans
ehsucd; Whlch caused the proud monster of mans
creation to fall to the earth as fat as fiounde-
| Sic transit &C. ~ S'
oaneht az Last.-The frequent depredations unon
onu neh,roosts IN the city and the surrounding
Noun'is ior lne past five or sixsweeks has occa.
stoned no little uneasiness among those yybo =,
domestic fowl; and various efforts have beer ,,.Sa
de'ect and bring to punishment the perpetrators
% Va !.ese HiiqniSht lofays Dr.. G.. A. Wilson, who
resides on Judge Daniels farm. about one milo
north OF the city has had no less than thirtv
piuets stolen from hin. On Monday night the
lheVes had the audacity to visit his hen house for
,ie second time, and carry eff the remainder of
ms STOCK OF chickens. On the following dsv Dr
w. received Information from one of his servants
VINO had been sent out tor the purpose of takina
observations that portion of the stolen bipees
were at the house Of German named simon
Poor House A search warrant was obtained h,,
Elrsue OF which officer Tyler, accompanied bv DR.
w. visited Dref1tZ s house and found NOT only 10
puiiets, which were identified by the Dr. but like
wise eleven sacks OF ear corn, which from the r..
sernbance OF the kind he cultivated DIR w alec
neEeveS TO nave been stolen from him The pro
perty was taken possession of by the officer and
Drefutz put in confinement until Yesterday morn
lng,when ne was duly arraign ed before the Navor
The prisoner, who is an elderly man. and can ONLY
speak III his own vernacullr asscyprated his in
nocence, through an interpreter and states that
TIE Chickens and corn brought to his hons, by
rs ,ri so,i youth OF aeout sixteen years of age
Inc Mayor concluded TO adjourn the further in.
yeStgation of the case until Friday, and admitted
the accused to bail. in the sum of $780,
Runaaodys RttrRed- was announced on Mon.
day last, that eleven slaves belonging to different
persons in this city, had abandoned their comforta
Die homes on the Saturday night previous, with the
intention of taking passage by the under
ground railroad" to a Northern State. On Tues
day night five of these deluded creatures the pro.
perty of Mrs. Susan l.. Hatcher returned to their
mistress, becoming satisfied that servitude in 'Old
Virginia" was far preferable to precarous exist
ence Ill a tree State AS soon as the return of
these fugitives was made known to the Mayor he
Immediately summoned his officers and Instituted
the most energetic measures to intercept the flight
OF the other runaways, and their abductors.
The Marsh Tronpa-The manager puts forth =
very attractive bill for to night The performances
of this Juvenile troupe excite the wonder and ad-
mirati0n OF all beholdcrs The extraordinary
comic talent displayed by Master George w Marsh
and the grace and aoiucte of little Beauty" elicit
especial commendation
Theatrc.-Mr Neafe appears tonight in his bean
tltul play OF 'HaTolde," and Ruy Gomez in
Faint Heart never Won Fair Lady" The prize
tragedy of "Mshommed" is in rehearsal
Bealss Panorama at Odd Fellouo's HeH-Crowd.
ed houses and universal approval attest the fidelity
and superiority in execution of this rare combna
don cf art of historic interest.
A-son.-At All early hour yesterday morning an
unoceupied dwelling Church Hill. at the cor
ner OF + and goth streets, belonging to Mr. VIM
Sinton, was broken into, and set on fire. The
flames were fortunately discovered by some of the
neighhors, and extingrlished with buckets of wa.
ter, before any serious damage had been done to
the premises.
Neao Arrans sement-We learn that the proprietor
OF a hvery stable in this city, designs to erect
large brick stable, Franklin street which is TO he
three stories in height and to be arranged with
stables on each floor, after the Northern plan
T. s. Circuit C0nrt-Judge Halliburton prcsi.
dng.-After lengthy argument, occupying the
greater portion of the day, the case of Charles j.
Arundel, of Fairfax, indicted for false swearing
on an application for Government pension, wss
submitted TO the jury, who, after brief comsulta-
ton, rendered n verdict of acquittal On the &c.
cond indictment, for forgery noLle pr0se0ni was
directed to be entered. The trial of Arundel on
making use of the forged papers, was postponed
until the next term Of the Court
The trial Of John T. Houchins charged with rob-
bng the mail in Patrick county viii be proceeded
with to-day.
Arrir0L-We notice among the names on the re.
gister of arrives at the American Hotel yester-
day, those of Hons. VIM. Denison and John Par
her, of England
Il Crnnb Of Comt0rt.-The mass of tax PAYERS
In this city, may console themselves with the re-
Election that their pockets win not suffer TO the
same extent, under the new assessment as those of
the favored few, whose taxes individually, as in
creased by the late ordinance, exceed i'm amount
the ordinary incomes of four or five Iaboring men
The largest tax bill for the present year amounts
to g, ,6336i which, by the addition of thirty per
cent, will be increased to S3,50l73 The aegrc-
gate taxes OF the six largest tax PAYERS for the
present year, including the additional thirty per
cent, is SIS, 1859.
Important to Sharers.-A suit for the recovery of
the amount of a note which had been shaved" nv
money lender in this city, recently decided
in Judge Meredith's Court. The defendants coun-
sci plead violation of the ustlry laws a. bar to
the recovery the amount claimed by the plaintiff
but the jury to whom the case was submitted mega
tived his plea by awarding Judgment in favor of
the plaintiff for the full amount called for on the
face of the note. s..
The Heather is as variaby as coquette. On
Tuesday, the Sun appeared in all it's splendor the
Tive long day"-yesterday, its rays were obscured
by dull dreary cloudsthe precursors of an impcpd-
ing snow storm.
The new board of directors of the Ohio and Mis-