The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-06
THE D4Il,YgDISPATCH

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"a :EOcAL = - Z Z - 80 ~ is'a n
s-s.s.,.sa =, ..,ay hour yesterday morning,
s sss.se = ,sh,te female, aged about IS years.
tnc u 1870 IN me forebay, u the CALICO mills,
49, n had doatcd from the basin, and on being
..p.n ont. proved to be that Of Niss JOSEPHINE
M..,nsnx Coroner Wicker astended by Constable
pmyvn. soon after held an inquest and tho Jury
rendered as their verdict that the deceased camo to
her death by voluntarily throwing herself into sne
basin On examining her papers, WI was d 1.s
covered written by her own hand In when ~. ~ ,.s
queathed her property TO her friends ana ss de-
tom Of h was written statement In wnicn s.' =. ~
elared her intention to drown hefsesL EI s... 20
that we have been able to gssnoa; nsmen. in love
be but little doubt that dssppo'ns s $50
caused her to commit the rssh se'.
c,,ss., D>a,h-Yesterday morning. about nan.
- = .,.io.k a Young man named WnaAA
sUxsuI.r shout 20 years OF age lei. naneunIse.
70 90 TO Bell Isle, where he WAS empioye AM
60 hours thereafter was found dead In crossing
.bs bridre from Chesterfedto the Island, d sup
no.ed thai he caught his foot against an IRON pai
which nrecipita,ed him from the bridge, and fa,nng
unon his head on Q large stone, had ms sAuI -
drn.afuIlv' crushed that death ensued in q snoH
time thereafter He a member OF the MecaAn
ic Guard and will BIO buried by that corps sooAf
<,.yeb. a, Lass-Aiexander Long, negro slave,
owned by Mr. William J. Lynham Of Henrico, el-
footed his escape last Saturday night, ana mAde
tr.cks for the North, but was fortunately over.
ham,ad In washington, on Sunday and brought
hacL nv the officers of that city. who were nand'
.omely rewarded for their services Long is q
most valuable servant, and mp 10 the hour VI hls
as..ne enioved the entire confidence OF his owner.
no snn1orted and protected him with as careful
nrs;deration as If he had been white. His betrayal
- ,,,e confidence imposed in him may be the cause
Of his residing in a warmer climate in future
Black Heath Pits.--Our readers will no doubt be
gratifed to learn that Mr. Job Atkins, the super
;ntendeut of the Black Heath Pits, has finally snc
ceeded in extnguishing the spontaneous IRE In the
underground works, and is now raising large and
beautiful supply of coal Mr.. Atkins is not only
skilful but most perseyerinS miner, and VIII spare
no efforts to make tho works under his control pro-
ftable to the company by whom he is employed
m, Mechanics Institute are realizing a handsome
income from their beautiful exhibition, now being
held over the first market where manufactures,
mechanism, the fine arts, and the ingenuity and IN
dnstry of the ladies of the State. are ably repre-
sented We know Of no more delightful place IN
which to while away idle hour. than In the ex-
hibition room, where the skill and industry or our
people may be looked upon and admired at such
small cost Every citizen who mas nor yer oohe 30
should visit the Hall to-day, and feast tholr eyes on
the beautiful collection there to be found
Dangaous-Tho posts which the city authori-
ties have caused be erected across the sidewalk,
a. 'e corner of Bank and 9th Streets should be re
moved On Saturday evening about dusk an Ell
dPTlY gentleman, WHO WhhluK Quitc ioPuis "
escape the rain came unexpectedly in contact with
one of these unsghtly and dangerous distractions,
and was considerably hurt by the concussion.-
This is not the first of the kind that has come
to our knowledge. and the posts have utterly
failed to accomplish the object for which they were
put there we decidedly Of the opinion that they
should be removed ere the corporation is mulcted
for heavy damages
Violent dssauh-Thomas Duke was arragned
before the Mayor yesterday morning to answer
49, ,v,dh boot tr~V
liam Wright, on Thursday last. From tho evi
dence it appears that Mr.. Wright ordered Mr.
Dukes carriage driver to clear the street at tn
Fair ground gate, which the negro refused to do
whereupon Wright cracked him with stick AM
made him move his team but did him no injury
Shortly after this the driver complained to Duke
who, without seeking an explanation, assaults
Wright, and beat him In q most cruel manner
The accused was held to bail to keep the peace
and to appear before the next Grand Jury and an
swer an indictment for misdemeanoE
Meeting in Hsnrieo.-A large meeting of the citi
zens of Henrco county was held at their court
house yesterday at II o'clock. .......
On motion, DIR J. r. GARNETT was called to the
Chair and Mr.. THOMAS J. STARKE appointed Sec
rotary. .. 81. --r..t-: o., "=.
80 The Chairman stated the object of the meeting
to be- to concert measures to resist the petition
the city of Richmond to the Legisaturo to extend
fits limits into the county, notice of which is now
posted at the door of the courthouse by the Attor
ney of Richmond
COI. ODerW1n mChhe, dileT q lew leIuaTKS peril
nent to the occasion, offered the Glowing resolu
tons which were read and discussed at considera-
BILE length. They are rs follows:
Resolved, That the proposed extension Of the
corporate limits of the city of Richmond by taking
off large portion of the taxpaying and useful pop
uation, and absorbing most valuable part of the
county lands will be highly detrimental to the best
interests of the county.
Resolved, That the proposed measure will be
highly unjust to those Of our citizens who will be
embraced in the designated limits, imposing on
them burthens which they had no voice in Gre
ating.
Resolved, That the proposed extension will i'm
pair the symmetry and diminish the general 70
sources of the county. .@ 80
Resolved, That for these amongst other reasons
We people, earnestly protest against the pro
posed extension of the corporate limits of the city
John B. Young Esq, followed Col McRae and
by well arranged argument, opposed the extern
sion, giving his reasons why the extension should
not be made He showed that while onethird of
the tax payers and taxable property would be
taken from the county by the extension, her ordn.
airy expenses in taking care of the poor and keep.
1ngup the roads and bridges, would be but slightly
diminished He then compared the tax bills of the
city and county, and after pointing out the differ
ence between the two, concluded by urging tho
adoption of the resolutions offered by Mr. McRae
Mr.. Absolem Blackburn was in favor of extend
ing the corporate limits but not to great an ex
tent that recommended. He thought that those
who made their living and had all the benefits O.
the city, ought to assist her in bearing her bur
thens. s F~- s ~ y g. s-f.
Mr.. R. A. Mayo called for the reporting of the
resolutions, which were again read
Mr.. Young replied to Mr. Blackburn and urged
upon the citizens of the county to stand fast il
their opposition to annexation, the city woult
succeed in her demands. He concluded by Offering
the following resolutions
sa Resolved That committee of four, from eacf
magisterial district, in the county, be appointed
whose duty it shall be to draught memorial to the
Legislature embodying succinctly the views O
this meeting in opposition to the proposed exten
sion, have the same printed and circulated in the
81 county for the signature of such persons as NAV
desire to sign it--and also to prepare a memorial
10 the Legislature upon the same subject
Resolved That in procuring signatures to the
said memorial, the committee take steps to aseer
tain what portion Of the signers thereof shall lie
within and what without the limits of the proposed
extension.
Resolved, That the said committee be further in
structed to appear before the committee of the
Legislature, to whom this question is referred and
all fair and proper efforts resist the said OK
tension.
< Resolved, That our delegate and Senator be in
sructed so far this meeting can instruct them b
oppose the said extension.
The question was first taken on Col McRae's re
solutions, and they were passed with but two dis
septing voices. t~~.@