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

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Ing 70 the frisnds of Mr.. WALLER r. PAf1o1. (
this city 70 learn that be has reesivsd % a666nt
| mcnf of Assistant Professor u LanguAr6s n -
Virginia Military Insfitnte. Nr r. = - - - ?
Young gentiemaa of hns sequlEsnan1o. - VII
no doubt BE- able to sive entire safisenfcn q ~
Responsible position lately asaened hiin
Tie ca.Psin<asesy Dsssey 10 b. sivsn : Jam.
HL.,.a, .nzLI, Esq late Clerk q the coansy Csst O
nennee. y the members q thsf eeusf, II = -
ana soms lew personal friends WI tn5ko - -
Sasnrday sext at ths United Stafee He11a - E
now preparing 70 leave this city ~ Ken York.
s.os .rs 20 e4Psess % engage h bas..sas - We
him the best wishes u ail Who knew - - n.
future prosperity. sssg ssssn9 -s.-... -
HxstinSs CSar.-A large aansunts a. Surr.e-
both civil and criminal wan dinuosed a ~ ti,;s
court Yesterday. We append sueh - are q pub.
7ippiiag.-s. steinline, indeed II tbrec e....
for selling ardent spirits to be drank IN his Kouss
| without tavern license was fined $50 OnFnav-
ing the fine and costs, the defendant was dis.
| charged. -aasrg.xssasaS
assaulting and beating William A Wrishf win 4
stick, about the lst Of November last, was caIled
| and continued until the next term
Ssdfss Serfed-John G. Smith, South Csrosiua
| nee negro, on appeal from the Judgment q the
Mayor, had hearing The Court conAsmed tho
Judgment and ordered Smith to receive % stripes
l. Aatsance.-The case Of Edward McAdam. In
dicfed for creating nuisance i his lot on Frank.
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| II viii b called and disposed Of, - -
Stealiag Hatch.-Robert Scott, . free negro.
charged with stealing watch nom Philip s. Riley
ON On t1s n list Of July ls5 was tried and aequitsed.
| tne Court being unable TO agree. eaz sssse-sz
| Hecetpsng Stolen Gsese.-Henry W. Wrsou. in.
qeted ior receiving seven geese stolen from John
n, n. Mckenzie, knowing the same to have been sto-
len was set to the bar and tried far tle o(Esrca -
After hearing all the evidence the inrv Hnnd the
prisoner guilty and ascertained his ter,n of con.
nnement at thirty days in the city jail and to pay
the cost OF prosecution.
| Balloon 4scension-This afternoon is tha .;,.a
appoied oy Irof Elliott for his ascension ON horse
accomplishing the feat If the weather continues
favorable, as he has had his famous balloon the Sf
LOUIS, thoroughly repaired, and made such other
arrangements as must almost eGsure success
Prof Elliott has long been recognized rs one Of the
most daring 3ronauts in the lana. His late fail.
ufes were owing to accidents ovei which he hsd no
i control, and as they cost him large amount of
hoped that he may not only prove successful IN his
effort to ascend, but that he may realize 4 kand
some sum to repay him for his uouble A will
be seen ny his advertisement, varMus schools have
been invited be present to witness the ascension
which will take place from the Faf, Grounds.
Iat1e U. S. Coart, yesterday, Judge Halyburtou
refused to grant the Injunction asked for BY r. 4.
Gibbs, against II. p. Simons, to prevent & from
using G's Ambrotype patent; bu. the Court re-
served the bill until the case Is iraIlv detersinaa
VRh an t.s,,
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/ Cold Comfor-Wet were Yesterday shown an
cicie about three feet long, and large IN proportion
the fruits of old winters visit the night befare -
farmer from Henrico informs us that the efound
was 30 stifiy frozen yesterday morning. 6at he
could have no ploughing done till af,er II o'clock
The Julien Minstrels are to rive concArt n Ne.
tropolitsn Hall next Saturday night, when Mons.
Hernandez, the famous 'knife thrower," win Der.
form his wonderful feat of splitting an apple on
mans head with slarge knife thrown 1t . dslanee
| Of twenty.f five feet ..rw Ats, = 1l.1l tssA q
Req. alexander Camp6sH viii deliver the opening
| lecture at the Athensum tomorrow night. The
reputation Of this distinguished divine WIN doubt.
less ensure him large and intelligent audispce
81 Cisy 0Gess-By remodellng the City Han = suf.
hcient number of rooms have been prepared 10 on.
able Ill the city officers to have Offices In thst build
ing. This viii prove great convenience 70 the
public and save the necessity Of running all lover
town to hunt up An officer when his services arc
needed. ,anzka .~fE
UnIagfM Assess5iy--J. p. NeagIe was summon.
ed before the Mayor yesterday 70 show caass why
ne should not be fined for permitting an unlawfui
and another on the 9th. After hearing iihe evil
denee the part of the city, the examinatioa was
adjourned until this morning to enable the defend
ant to have his witnesses summoned
| Trapslling Hagrant Samuel Spencer, ravei-
ling vagrant, hailing from the state Of Ohio. ~.
md md fho
/ night, and taken to the cage. Yesterday mosning
| when brought before the Mayor, he pseesnded to
have great aversion to going to prison, and made
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| three times before and therefore deternied to
lock him up until Saturday to let him cool s6 and
become prepared for travelling 5 i sasru
Large BHsiness.-The scarcity Of monsys gives
the High Constable and bis depaties an ahnpdanes
of work, In enforcing claims against debeors--
Within few days past there have been - many
as 100 cases on the docket Jndgmenss ore more
easily obtained than money. z = rwS
importance of Workloase The intcrsstsof the
city and State demand that mnediate steps should
be taken either for the erection Of workho1se. or
for the punishment in some other manner, Of the
hordes Of miserable panpers that pour into Rich
mond, day after day. TO secure an $asylum in tho
Jail or poorhouse, where they are well fed and
clothed and lie in dleness. We learn from tho
Mayor that At least nine out Of every ssaof the
paupers arrested by the police and brought before
him. are nonresidcnts OF this State and thas most
of them commit petty offences for the pusposs Of
getting into the jail, which is now completely over
run with such worthless drones. Some few dsys
since two hearty rufians sought ths High Oonsfa-
BILE and asked aims of him, but were refusod and
ordered to 90 to work As the Mayer WAS the next
man they met, they claimed assistance q him, re-
presenting themselves being very deslitues. He
4 1t once informed them who he WAS, snd ~ them
that unless they sought employmsnt ~ la ~ city,
he wsoId have them arrested and conqined 70 tho
| jaiI. .Just the place where we wished 70 %" ex.
claimed both for we wili then be fed md eloeAAd
and have no work 70 do. OF course he "a not
crafty their wishes then, but wil yet have - do
i It, before the winter 10 over. - MAk
The above is hut . fair sampls. Of tho spAnpss
| for whose support the honssss iniustris9s kasd
working classes are heavily taxed, merely beessss
| the city Of Richmond has no power to puni1h them
| for their ideness as they deserve. Ewes at this
time there are one hundred and fcsty.two Psapsrs
In the poor house and sixty or seventy h tho city
! jail, fed and clothed by the State and city. whea
most Of them, placed In chain eanes and nads -
| work upon u streets, would earn eSoAek 70 pay
their expenj4 and aSter serving eas tsFns wosJl
not he apt to get into siaailar scyaps afssrwarda
We invite the attention ol the Le4isletlp y ~
subject, with the hope that some law VIA ~ passsd