The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-04

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The CounsA tbsnA1D oafned
IL lsfsnf Bsn<selsaf Sortay--or mono croperjv.
spe1kinF, 3 lAres majority u ~ Mombafs IN IL
whsfn are sIavcs, were arrai9ned bsfeee tke Mayor
yo.terday, twenty three in number, for being In an
unlawful assen bly, In 4 HOUSE On Council Chs nber
Hin last Sunday aftsrnosn The ofaeers. when
they, captured the party also recovered large
number Of written documents, auong them the
constsneiea and by laws Of the Instituticn, which
ents proved the object Of the association 20 BE- 10
ad III members In times Of a;ckness and death: but
@ the laws Of the State forbid such gatherings tse
mayor ordered the whole party to be nogged, and
VARIED them assinst bong csught in . similar
sAnicsbsy Adjsaed - Thomas Brady gave Edward
Jones sound drubbing on Saturday, for which he
was arrested and Gagged. But the two having ad.
justed their difficulties and become sworn friends
the Mayor dismissed the warrant at their request
and thus put an end to very unpleasant affair.
Sunday AMnsement = Officers Tyler and Chalk.
icy arrested John G. Smith and Alexander Bufiey,
Two mixed bloods. and Edward and Moses, two
siaves, while seated around table in Mary Gen
irys mousse playing cards last Sunday, and brought
them before the Mayor yesterday Moses 10 4 scr
want OF unexcepti nable character and must have
oeen crazy when he got into such company Ned
wa excused on account Of bad health, and Alex
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smith was handed over to the Sergeant for safe
keeping until the next term of tho Hastings Court
A Dsrs1pment-During the examination of viii
nesses before the Mayor yesterday Bayliss . slave
stated that the negro man Garter, who was poison.
ed by Auburn, some few weeks SINCE received the
money pad by him to Auburn to take him to tho
North, of Peer Price, q member of the second
church. He further stated that the money was
collected at concert gyelfby colored persona and
put in Prices hands for safe keeping, to be appro
priated to the purchase of new church, and that
Price had taken it to enable Carter to escape from
his master e
The County Court of Hsnrico began Its December
term yesterday morning. but transacted no crimi
nal business. The civil docket is very heavy
one.
n deYanSed mon attempted to throw himself into
the dock last Sunday, but was prevented from do
ing 50 by gentleman who happened to d scover
bis condition and intention just in time to save him
He was locked mp In the cage all night, and turned
sut to his friends yesterday morning.
3 Threatening Laaguage-WilIiam Badkins ap.
peared before the Mayor yesterday morning, and
was held to bail in the sum Of 500 to keep the
peace and be of good behaviour for threatening 10
assault Thomas Whitlock In the second market last
Saturday, He was also fined 81 for being drunk
on the occasion referred to- =:
Neigh5orly Spa,-Wilam Moore and Thomas
OShay were arraigned before the Mayor yester.
day to answer the charge of assaulting and beat
ing James Dunn, on Sunday evening last The
evidence proved Dunn to be the ,aggressor, and
that the only mauling he received was from his
own wife, who ducked him with bucket of water,
and then thumped him over the hoad with the pail
for abusing her in shameful manner On hearing
this statement, the warrant was dismissed anu
Jimmy given to understood, that if he did not con
duet himself with more propriety in future he
viii be dealt with according to law.
Petty TAef.--John Dixon a travelling illustra
ton of the effects of intemperance, was placed in
the criminal dock of the Mayors Court yesterday
morning for stealing bride and an apron from
Thruston on Saturday last. John shed mum
pe1T,y ts.s on the and proessed
the influence of fire water, but as he could find nc
one to prove his character, he was locked up until
wednesday next, when he viii have second
hearing. ,-..---s -~ +.-~ 49,,
The Young Guard, Capt Richardson. paraded
yesterday afternoon. preceded by Smith cele5ra
ton by their steady march and prompt manGvres
~ tn ~ passed through the principal sreets They
| turned out forty eight strong.
The Hood case was disposed of yesterday by
the Mayor, who released Ross Campbell on ae.
count of the insufieiency of the proof but held
Michael Callahan to bail to answer an indictment
for petty larceny at the Grand Jury term of the
Hastings Court These men were charged with
stealing wood from Mr. John d. Quarlestwo sticks
of which, found on Galatians premises, were iden-
tilted by the witnesses. rs s-{ q
Locked Up-Bil Day, a FREQ negro, was locked
up by order of the Mayor. for falling to hare
gister Of his freedom. Bill is ineorgible topper
and would sell his freedom for bottle of rum at
any time He was charged with stealing bride
and plough line from Mr.. e. G.. Crump, last summer
but declared that he got tipsy and lost them That
being the truth of the case, no doubt, he escaped
the lash s 50 81 fl-&
The u s. Circuit Court had short session yester
day and adjourned. Civil bushes viii occupy
most of the remainder of the term. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Florence are playing an engagement
at the theatre. Go and see them. fRapt