The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-19
LOCAL MATTERS.

SaaIies, S,earns, Snead, Dibrell Ayres, Saunders
Crutchteld, Scott and Butler being present
The President stated that the Ineet;np had hoo,
caied at fhe request of the COMMITTEES on the
f!Ist Marker, who desired the Council to fix the I
M minimum price at which the stalls in the New
Market may be rented
The President then Called the atter,;o,, e 81, |
Council to the necessity of elccting two commit
ordina arces. - = = 'a''N - ''s
Old Ctavch S9uore-The following een.,enan
we're elected Committee on Old Church Square
N Messrs +. ii. Butter, A. Richards and James AZ
Talbot -7I1ss----.N ,s'---' '"i,s' ~
Homrn,ttee on tae Capita, SgHare-Messrs. C.
Nuns mos. 4. Giles and Fl. w. Quaries.
Commaaee on City HaH-Messrs. C. s. M;us
fhos. w McCance and H. w. Fry. .'t - -
19m'ntuec on the City 6ironHds-Messrs G. 4
Mile Quaries, crutchfield, Scott. Sinton, Butler
? City Eneineer--Mr Washington Gin wa. ,o,n,.
mated Tor the Office of City Engineer and there he
ing no opposition. he was unanimously elected -
hefper otme City HaiL-str. George W. H. Tyler
"as unanimously reelected Keeper of the City Hall
. FdT GroHnds.-Mr Crutchfeld offered a resoin.
tioh, relative to the Fair Grounds which ON mo-
uon OF MT Quaries, was laid on tho table the sub
!ect matter being already under consideration hv
the committee on the City Grounds
Ne'c Morka.-Mr. Butler from the Committee IN |
tne hrst market offered the following resolution
which was adopted
Resolved That the minimum prices at win n |
a a IN the first market may hereafter be rent
-,
per annn, and for the vegetable stalls sos nor
ahnuH, from the lst Of January ls56.
1narket HoA-Mr. Butler offered the following
,;nn 70 come up at the next meeting for ae.
Resolved, That the sum of Sl5OO be appropr;at |
cd for the purpose of completing the Hail over the
nist market, by the erection of stand and fur.
hishing the same with seats as per plan and esti
mate of W. Gill, Esq, City Engineer. ~
FTemens pish.-on motion Liberty Fire Com
many, NO. l, was granted leave to visit Petersburg
on the 9th inst.iprovided the Fine Department
CITY Iores-An appropriation of sll0 was made
to pay for an iron safe for the Of the Collector
of City Taxes.
The Council then adjourned
Death from Injuries receired in a Drunken Ran,
Coroner Wicker held an inquest YESTERDAY even
ing over the remains of Isaac a negro owned h,,
VIM. III. Roy, Esq of Gloucester county, who was
found dead at the brick yard OF Mr.. JDo D. Ouarles
In this city, where he employed 1t appears
that the deceased and another negro, named West
employed at the same place, were engaged in a
scuffe at the yard on the 4th instant both being
drunk at the time, when the deceased became en-.
ragged, and seizing an iron bolt, dealt the other
severe blow with it. He was in tho act of repeat
ing 1t, when the other, getting possession of the
weapon, struck him over the head and compelled
him to desist, giving, it has since proved NOR.
tai blow. The jury found that the survivor did
the deed IN seif-defence, and at the time with no
malicious intent or desire to deprive his opponent
Va 'iAS, anu oo ucCidtct III tHclf VcFulcb.
Union Sabbath SchooL-An adjourned Union
Sabbath School meeting held last Monday
night in the United Presbyterian Church, and we
were gratifed to tindthe attendance 80 large.
Rev. c. II. READ resumed the chair and called
the meeting to order, when appropriate piece of
church music WAS sung. DIR. Kepler then offered
up fervent prayer in behalf of Sabbath Schools
generally, and of the united efforts now being
mace IN TINS city. which seem to strike home to
the heart of every Christian present.
rIan hair Hall Co.. =
not represented at the last meeting, which were
read, the aggregate of which, added to those Al
ready given, make, for the whole city and Man.
chester, for the year ending the 1st of December,
1855 the following result: Officers 125 teachers
660, scholars rolls 5040, average attendance
1929 conversions 1874, books in libraries 10 $50.
contributions S., 739 81.
A resolution was then offered and adopted IRE
versing the order of the last meeting in calling ii)
that each Superintendent Teacher might have
an opportunity to make further statements in re-
gard to their schools suggestions to the best
mode of conducting Sabbath Schools.
Before proceeding with the above arrangement,
DR. Lowell Mason, at the suggestion of DIR. Hoge,
was invited to make some remarks on the use of
singing as part of the Sabbath School exercises;
which DIR. NJ. did, much to the interest and instruc
ton of the audience. s.-..-
The Superintendents were next called upon, and
several of them responded giving their views in re-
gard to the various subjects connected with the
Sabbath School enterprise.
The meeting was further addressed by Rev. Messrs.
Peterkin Burrows and Ledoux in such style as
cannot fail to result in good to those who were so
fortunate to be present
In obedience to the resolution of the last meet
Ing, the President announced the following gen.
temen as the corresponding committee for the
State Sabbath School Convention, to be held the
first week in April, viz: Messrs. VIM =. Taylor
H. X Ellyson, Fred Bransford, Geo. ID. Shell, Il b.
Spence, and Ernest Frank.
On motion of Mr. w. F.Taylor another Union
of fha r. and Manchester Sunday
Schools was appointed to be held the last Monday
in February next.
Mr. p r. Grattan prefaced a motion to adjourn,
with striking remarks on the vast Importance OF
Sabbath Schools to the youth of our countryi ana
DIR. Moore closed the meeting with prayer.
Sciadler has been making the rounds of the
city for some days past, representing himself as a
sculptor asking for jobs, and then endeavor1ng TO
get advances upon them, but thus far his efforts
have proved abortive. Our readers VIII be on the
look out for him while making his "calls."
F;ned-J p. NeagIe was fined by the Mayor
Yesterday IS in two cases. for permitting unlawful
assemblies of negroes in his grocery in Rockets,
on the 9Th and 9th inst
Gang of 7Rieces.-George Brown, hired 10 Gro
shong e. Tupman, charged with stealing clothing
from his employees; George Robinson, hired 10
Keen, Baldwin & Co.. charged with s'eanng c,3an H
ing from his masters; and Henry, hired 10 A. MOT
ris charged with stealing books from his master
were ali brought before the Mayor YESTERDAY, |
tried found guilty and ordered seventynye iashes
10 be equally divided between them.
Laid Orer.-John E. Vest, charged with assault. |
ing John z. Van Buren,, and Adam Weaver, charged
with receiving nine bushels of peas Knowing them
10 have been stolen, will be examined before the
Mayor this morning.
geoyfs Panorama at Odd Fellows Hail. is an
attractive exhibition and cannot fail to please all
who visit it. If you have not already seen it do so
at once
Fancy Bal Is to be given in Goddin's Hail. on
New Years night Tickets of admittance may
now be had of the management.
Mrs Charles Hotcard is drawing large ana fasn-
ionable audiences at the theatre, every cvening.-
She has always been a great fayorite WIN our
people, and must therefore have crowded ho"seh'
H;ssiae.-stage Manager Lewis, from some
esuse unkuown 10 u.s. was receiyed with yoiiey
Of kissing at the theatre last Monday msnt, Nnen
he ,npeared upon the stage. Ifhc knows the eanse
~ ,hn ACCOMMODATION he would do well 70 remove
Il Mt once. or the manager will suffer BY IT,
s,c;dr.t--4On Monday last, while Mrs. ID. b.
Pr.nklin was passing along Braod street, she was
knorked down by large dog and so seriously in-
Jared that she had TO be takon home IN carrisge
Di.ordsrls-w p Wells and join. II. Matiingiy
were each fined oil by the Mayor, yestersiay morn
la~yx, In, he stP a.