The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-17
LOCAL MATTERS.

SGsoas AcetdeHf-Yesterdaym morning q seriou
re,aent Occurred at the corner Of 18th and Mai,
streets, which came nigh resulting in death A M
gro man named John. driver for Messrs Sweepe,
q burch, OF King William, drove his team dow
dovernor street, and started up Main when tbs
1:.s sAalie mule feil tripping ths off wheel horse
| "nlen also ien over the tongue, catching John
| iegs under him. and bruising him badly. The ra
naming mules Immediately s.oppesl when NJ
H. T. Lacy and anuther gentleman. seeing tbs
pelnous p po"ilion OF the driver, dragged him from
under the horse, apparently in lifeess condition
Drs Mills and Christian being at hand had tbo
negro taken into DIR. C.'s office where they ma.is
careful examination and ascertained that mo
bones were broken Though badly bruised, q
st,nuiant soon revived him, that he could tell
ms name, and those of the gentlemen by whom he
| was employed That he was not instantly crusbed
TO death by the fallen animals was a matter Of a..
'on'Shment to all who witnessed the accident
II ChaRr Of 4ccidests to Laa-About t,veIve
.ioh'ss aso iao SIX years OF age named Francis
son OF Mr Francis uaries, at that time propriefor
| OF the Wall street Hotel fell from a window ANA
broke one OF his legs, from the effects of which be
soon after recovered, under the treatment of DIR
ai6son. since that time Mr.. Qusrles has moved
| to Church Hill, where his family now resides -
Some Few Sundays ago, while little Frank was ut
| play in the old field, he seized corn stalk and
struck vicious horse with it, who, in return gave
him violent kick, fracturine his collar hone I'd
jaw bone DIR. Briggs was called in to attend him,
and in a short time had the pleasure of seeing hs
little patient in a fair way of recovery Being nm
usually sprightly, Frank soon commenced his
pranks of climbing, and last Sunday two week 9
| ago. while his arm was bandaged up, he fen from
the attic of his fathers house to the basement he
low, distance of thirty-two feet and lighting upon
his head, was taken up in Ifeless condition DIR
Briggs was again called in, and by constant atten
ton anu skli, has once more restored the little fe
low to health and happiness. ta
attempt at B,ueLarg-On the night of the Doth If
October last when city was filled with stran
gers from all quarters in attendance at the State
Far, a man calling himself George W. Williams
and protesting at one time to hail from New York
and at another from Baltimore, was arrested be
tween The hours of and o'clock at the basement
door of Mr.. James Thomas. ir.'s residence under
suspicious circumstances. When taken he had no
hat and pretended to be intoxicated but finding lie
could not escape Watehman Reid and his partner
by such an operation, talked nationally and declared
he supposed the house to be tavern and was at
tempting to get in to procure drink This all
sounded very well, until the officers searched his
pockets and found pair of key nippers such as
burglars use in their operations After locking
him up the police again returned to the premises
and found the prisoners hat concealed and these
facts. with the additional one that Mr. Thoma,
heard noise at the door if an effort was being
made to unlock 1t from the outside, were conclu-
siye of his evil intent Yesterday he was tried be-
fore the Hastings Court, found guilty and sentenc.
ed to one years Imprisonment in the city iail.
Counterfeit Moaey.-John r. Umberfield was ar
raigned before the Mayor yesterday morning To
answer the Charge OF passing q counterfeit
note on Mrs. Marian BOwlin, last Wednesday eve.
ming, knowing the same to have been counterf.it
The evidence proved that the accused, and a num-
Der OF othcr young men, were on a spree in Rock
etts, and that one of the party proposed treating
and gave Umbertield the $50 note to pay the hill
which he took ard passed, without even Knowing
on what bank it purported to be drawn The next
day, when told that the note was a counterfeit the
prisoner declared he did not know it, and promised
to make it good. Several hours after this during
which time he might have effected his escape. #
he had designed doing so, he was arrested and com.
mitted to prison by the watchmen. The Mayor
after hearing all the facts, discharged the accused
on the ground that the mere passing of 9 counter
felt note not crime; but to make il a feIouy
the person passing it must kno that it is coun.
tereit, which the accused, in this instance could
not have known
Fned.-Mark Downey, John C1endining, John
w. Wright r. Whitlock, and others, were fined
$40 each by the Mayor for storing large quantities
of hay for sale, before it weighed and certified
by the weigh master, directed by ordinance
His Honor stated, however, that executions yyould
not issue until after the meeting of the Council
next Monday, when the defendants would bring
the subject before that body for am enment repeal
or continuation If, by the passage of the pres
ent ordinance the Council intended to saw that a
ilne OF not less than two nor more than twenty
dollars, should be imposed for every bale of lay
not weighed the amount to be collected of some Of
these gentleman would be several thousand dol
lars while on the other hand if it designed to
impose the fine for the entire cargo the merchant
would make money by paying the maximum
amount instead of paying two and half cents on
each hundred pounds. Indeed so indefinite are
the terms of the ordinance in this respect that the
police cannot carry them out, and therefore the
necessity for an immediate revision is too obvious
to require comment
Nearly Dropncd-A drunken white fellow. while
reeling along the tow-path between 18th street
bridge and Haxals mills, pitched head long into
the canal and must have drowned but for the pres
ence of Mr. Richard f. Hughson, one of the clerks
at the Richmond and Danylle Railroad denot who
plunged in, caught the inebriate by the hair of the
head and dragged him ashore more dead than alive
Bealss Panorama, now on exhibition at Odd Eel
lows Hall, is nightly drawing large and appreciate
audiences to seeit This scenic production cannot
fail to prove interesting to all who know ANYTHING
of the history of Sir John Franklin and his brave
companions, who are now sOlidified in ice or EN-
balmed in the eternal glaciers eneircling the North
Pole.
Be CarefmL-We have heard of several persons
being made sick by eating oysters within day or
two past. The weather is most two warm lust
now to preserve bivalyes! any length of time In
healthy condition, and all know that nothing can
be more unhealthy to eat than tainted oysters.
Flash in the Pan-Rodger Fenton appeared be-
fore the Mayor yesterday morning to answer the
charge of forcibly taking gun from Hugh BOYLE
on the night Of the 9th inst. The evidence proved
that the accused had nothing to do with the gun,
time being placed in possession of his darling
self-defcnder. 5 .s.--- :
The Gtaatess, Warbler and Bearded Woman and
Infant give their last exhibition to-day, wilen al
who wish to see them should do at once. To-
night the hall win be open for the reception of co
orcd people
The Nep Tar Bill has been more kindly received
than was anticipated, though there are very few
persons who have much relish for an additional
thirty per cent levy their city dues for the pre-
sent year The present council have heavy debts
to pay. Contracted by the people, and can only do
so by taxation, ruinous sacrifice of the corpo
rate credit to which the people would never sub
init. t..-
+ Abundant fisld.-We have been shown q single
year Of corn, grown on the farm of Mr. L. $. Court
ney, of Henrico, which contains over twelve hum
dred full size grains If this s fair specimen
OF Mr. C.'s CROP his yield of corn must have prov
ed an abundant one s.B -
MamnoM Tnraip-Mr Wm. b. Sydnor, of Han
over has sent us a mammoth turnp, measuring 20
inches in circumference, which was grown on his
farm celebrated for the finest production of water
melons known in the State Mr.. s. il one of our
thrftiest farmers, and deserves success with all his
crops.
Vsighfng Ray--Sincc the passage of the orti-