The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-25
LOCAL MATTERS.

same be referred to the Committee of Thirteen 10
epor. sneh mode OF attracting attention thereto as
It's Importance Deserves
MI Ruff, President of the North River Eavica
lion company, presented a memorial asking the
James RIVER and Kanawha Company TO guarantee
ther bonds to sufficient amount TO enable them
10 complete their Improvement to Lexington which
on motion, was referred to the Committee of Thir
teen.
The meeting then adjourned until II o'clock
Wednesday, evening
James Rirer and Kdnauan Compopy-The stock.
holders assembled last night at halt past o'clock
pursuant TO adjournment, VIM. II. Macfariand
Esq resuming the chair
ffpoTf.-Mr. Taiaferro from the Committee of
thirteen, to whom was referred the report of the
President and accompanying documents presented
the following resolutions, which were read amend
ed and adopted:
Resolved, That the President and Directors he
directed to petition the General Assembly at an
early period of its next session to make appropria
tions or loans to the company sufficient for the fol-
lowing purposes, and to be applied as follows:
LIST. Either an appropriation or loan for the i'm
provement of the kanawha river from its mouth to
Loop Crock Shoals; that the lien of the State ON
inc Tolls OF the kanawha river may be relinquish-
ed, so az to enable the Company to borrow a sum
sufficient for the Improvement, upon the faith of
these tolls
ed. For an appropriation or loan sufficient to
complete the Canal to Covington-
81 For an appropriation or loan to complete the
Richmond Dock and the South Side connections
4th For an appropriation or loan to enable the
company to pay the notes discounted by the Banks
for the purpose of quidating the interest upon the
sibe f
9TH. For an additional appropriation or loan for
the payment of the stipulated annuity to the stock
holders of the old James River Company; for the
payment OF the interest upon the guaranteed bonds
or the company due in January and July, 1856 and
1851 and for authority to the Auditor of Public
Accounts to receive the company's bonds for the
balance of interest now due or which NAV be due
to the Commonwealth for the last year and for the
next two years and that the Board be authorized
for these appropriations or loans to execute such
security or mortgage as the Legislature may re-
qure
Resolved further AS an arrangement better for
both the State and the company, that the President
and Directors are authorized to negotiate and ar.
range with the Legislature for a conversion of tho
entire debt due by this company to the State, and
that for which the State is bound as its security
into stock of the company.
Resolved That the Board of Directors be in.
structed to enter into n further agreement with
the North River Navigation Company upon the
basis of the agreement between the two companies
OF the 10th of June, 1853, for loan not to exceed
$4,000
And your committee recommend that the paper
read by Mr. Kenna, of Kanawha, and referred to
them, be laid upon the table and printed.
Election Of Ohcers.-On motion of Mr.. Taliaferro
the election of officers was proceeded with.
III
ination, and the vote being taken, he unani-
mously reelected.
Directors Col. Thomas NJ Bondurant and Mr..
William w. Boyd, were nominated and reelected
Directors
1Accounts-A committee of five, consisting of
Messrs. Lewis Webb, Thos w. McCance, Lewis d.
Crenshaw, Charles 8. Mills and Samuel Marx, was
appointed to examine the accounts of the Com
pany.
And then, on motion, the meeting adjourned
Rod " ~,
one of Mr. William Liggons men was engaged ir
digging post holes in of Mr. LIS carpenter shor
on Broad street. West of Mayo, he came 10 q s,ral
box, and opening it found it contained the BODY
of dead infant in state of decomposition. The
corpse was taken care of for Coroner " ichar 70
hold an inquest over this morning From all ap-
pearances it must have been in the ground three
or four weeks.
Instructing e9roes-Having good reason to be-
eve that there schools in this city in which ne
groes are taught by white persons to read and
write and supposing that most of those engaged in
this work, are ignorant of the law on the subject
we lay before them this morning the 3lst and 32d
sections of the 198th chapter OF the Code of Virgil
MA, to let them see their true positions Read it
Every assemblage of negroes for tho purpose of
religious worship, when such worship is conducted by
negro, and every assemblage of negroes for the pu
pose Of nsr uetion reading ,ortiq in the light
time, for any purpose shall be unlawful assembly.
Any Justice may issue his to any officer or
other party requiring him enter any place where
such asseblage may be- and seize any negro therein
and he any other Justice may order such negro to
be punished with stripes
"D 1nhie person assemble ,nih sdres for the Duy-
Of instrueting them to read rite if he aso-
sociate with them in unlawful assembly, he shall
be confined in jail not exceeding six months and fined
not exceeding l00 and any Justice may require him
to enter into recognisance, with sufficient security
to appear before the circuit county or corporation
court of the county corporation where the offence
was committed, at its next term, to therefor
and in the mean time to keep the peace and be Of good
behavior
The reader can readily see the path of duty by
perusing the above well the punishment i'm
posed for violating the mandates of the law.N It is
not enough to say, when arraigned before a court
of justice, that you have used books in instruct
ing ncgroes-that plea will avail you little. The
law forbds your instructing them to read or write
either in Sabbath schools or any other kind and if
you violate it, you do SO at the hazard of your Hb
critics.
Breaking in.-Wilam w. Allen, while in state
of intoxcation, last Tuesday evening, broke into
the house of Mrs Ursula Slaughter, and took lodg-
ings under her bed Mrs S. was absent at the
time, but returning to her home and discovering q
the condition Of Bill, procured warrant, and by
the aid of officer Chalkley soon had him stored
away in the cage. Yesterday morning Allen was
brought before the Mayor, when Mrs. Slaughter
made her statement, in which she declared that
she believed the accused designed her no injury,
and had only gone there TO rest himself. He was
therefore lectured by His Honor to the impro-
priety of such conduct, and discharged, with the
assurance tilat next drunken VIII nn0 MIN
home in tho Valley Inn, unless he can give relia.
ble security for his good behavior.
Coming in.-Articles of all kinds are pouring in
at the Mechanics Fair, over the first market and
the consequence is, that the exhibit on will prove
highly attractive. As it will continue fifteen or
twenty days, those who are not members, and de.
sire to attend with their families will consult econ
omy by paying S3, and joining the Institute at
once.
Extending Bank Street-f ever the city of Rich
mond intends extending Bank street eastward
now is the time as the fire of the 18th inst, has
swept of property between 10Th and 18th streets,
leaving the lots entirely unoccupicd We do not
know that our 'city fathers" have any idea OF
making this extension, but if they have, 1t would
be much better to purchase tho ground now, than
TO wait until houses rebuilt upon 1t, and thci,
have them to pay for and pull down
Orer Uork-in tobacco factories, is one of the
greatest evils to which slave property Is subjected
and should be greatly curtaed, If not put down al
together BY this means valuable slaves are put
in possession of a sufficient amount of money to
tempt the cupidity of abolition emissares who, by
false promises induce them to flee from their homes
and masters, where they are well treated. to the
North, where If they are net murdered before their
arrival, as is doubtless often the case, they are neg
ected and uncared for and often die from want and
starvation. Until the owners of slaves break up