The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-19
LOCAL MArrnRa

A7H&>aDE
.,ss. s'oss re Aeeiden During tho alarm Of Gre last
st6 s,sss scngue OF engine No 3 while going down
tha hrs broke, and precipitated the engine into
co..ss, s.1, running over several members of fhe
~, ~ and tnjuring seriously M. m n Eddins
wreck ne engine - complete
a.S sSs.y ,Ss. I've regretted to learn. on sa.ur.
weaIth's As.orns.n torn 2; =, YOUNG. Esq, the Common.
lying seriously III At his residence IN that
Hsnrico Eiection.--The fo,o~,. ..,-
have been appointed by the countv - s sa1Len ~
rico, 70 conduct the election at the ccnrt hs.,z -
70 be held on Thursday next: CSmmiss;os.ss' - 70
p. d nlpscoM9' onerWn Mckae, Miles Turp;n. Gee
Miles 9. Egglsston. s0'-
Odd Fellous-A portion Of the Oad F.u.,
this city, accompanied by band Of music. s,,,nsd
out IN procession yesterday afternoon 10 escort -
the grave the remains Of their deceased hroshsr
Mr.. Farnsworth-
Serious Joke-Yesterday afternoon, number
OF men, In the neighborhood Of the Armory, got
mold OF drunken free negro woman, named Mar.
tina Cary and, ia order to punish her for some i'm.
puoence, put rope around her neck, and drew
her up TO 3 beam in the house. nearly suffocatinp
ner. When she was lowered from her exalted DO
siton, she fell upon the foor but the oosng of the
cord aud sprinkling of water, soon restored her
to consciousness. Had she been stranelsd to death
as she came nigh being, the 'Joksrs" would have
oeen arrested to answer the charge of murder.
Vel Done.-Patrick Cosgrove was fined Is by
the Mayor for rolling wheel barrow on the aide.
walk in violation Of city ordinance and ordered
to be imprisoned If the fine was not paid. pat
when committing the violation was warned gainst
then gave his name as John Conners. He After.
wards made his brags that he had deceived the
police, and that II the Mayor fined him, he would
then have to find the money to pay the BILL
Martha Washington-a three years old f;Ilv. nv
Revenue, dam Sarah Washington, bred by Maj.
Thos. boswell of Hanover, is held at high figure
by her owner he having refused to sell her for b
500 Martha Washington, it will be remembered.
won the stake at Broad Rock week before last
and was the centending nag against Nicholas /.
at New Market last Tuesday, for the stake OF
$4,000. mile heats, in 1:50-14e3 She is one OF
some time, aud. If properly cared for, will prove
troublesome customer in time to come, for ali
purses that she may start
Match Race for $4,000 We understand that a
match race, at mile heats, to come off over the
New Market Course, near Petersburg, next fall,
has just been made by Mr.. r. Ten Broeck of New
Orleans, and MIR. David Mcdaniel of this citv far
$4,000 aside, one half forfeit. Mr. Ten Brock
names bis three years old fiy Poison" by Sow.
ereign, dam Reel and Mr.. Mcdaniel names his
celebrated mare, Carolina" four years old by
Regent dam by imp. Flstterer. Carolina has
Is
right on the day of the race it will take an extra
ordinary nag to top her cotton; but Mr. Ten
Brock is no sucker" at match making and would
not be likely to encounter an animal SO formidable
side. If the weather proves favoraUe and the
track il in good ORDER the race will be the fastest
that has ever been run over the New Market
Course.
Suspicious.-Louis De Young and Marx Cohn,
charged with being persons of evil fame, and with
attempting TO get goods from Ellyson Yerby By
false pretences. were again before the Mayor last
Saturday, but their case was continued until to-
morrow, with the hope Of hearing from the draft
sent to New York by Mr.. Darracott Operations
have taken place in the Northern cities lately in
which the name of De Young conspicuously fig.
ured; and if the prisoner should turn out to be one
OF the parties, his presence there may be required
The strangest feature in connection with the pri
soners is, that they are making efforts to show
who they are or what business they are engaged
in.
Observe the LaD.-J. Reinehardt appeared be
fore the Mayor last Saturday, and was fined So
on account of his better half who on seeing the
dog catchers net her dog . few mornings since
hastened to the rescue of her canine pet and SCI
him at liberty, in defiance of the law. The defen
dant plead ignorance in behalf of his wife, and very
cheerfully settled his Indebtedness to the city
promising, at the same time, to instruct the ma
dame to interfere no more with the limbs of the
law in the discharge of their duty.
The Hastings Court closed Its May term on Sat
urday last, after transacting largo amount o.
criminal and civil business. A portion of the d.
was spent in examining and receiving the bend
Of public officers.
Carlessness-On Saturday last an old lady came
nigh being driven over, at the corner of Main and
18th streets, by a careless hackman who came
dashing down 18th, as If he were pursued by
pack of hungry wolves.
I'll. ".
gler appeared before the Mayor last Saturday
morning, to answer the charge of being engaged
in fight in the first market, the evening before
but owing to the absence of witnesses, the exami
nation was postponed until to-day, and the partie
admitted to bail for their appearance.
Let 0f-Bob, slave to A. Pizzini, was Gagged las
Friday night. for throwing q stone in the street
The next morning he was brought before tn
Mayor, reprimanded for his conduct and dis
charged.
Committed.-Fleming Burnett, free boy from
Petersburg, was committed to prison, being Il
Richmond without register.
NeD Appointment James L. Bray havin
declined the office of Assistant Assessor, ten
dered him by the Hastings Court on Wednes
day last that body at its Saturday session. unan
| imously appointed Mr.. Gerge K. Crxtchield to FL
| the vacancy.
Bdrbdcaes are very fashionable among the car
uAuatC1 lux county Ouces HI luis Tune. Ou CatLl
day last fish fry came off in the lower end Q
Henrico, to which the sovereigns were invited.
Hard at Hork-Mr. VIM. N Tinsley the inds
pendent candidate for Sheriff of the city of Ricf
mond, ia having public meetings In various local
ties, at all of which he urges his claims to the oc
| to which he aspires
Stab6ed.-Edward Clark was arrested on Satul
day night last and committed to the cage on tn
charge Of stabbing Octavius Davis, very severely
The parties got into difficulty about trivial ma
ter, when Clark drew his knife and plunged It int
Davis. The case will come before the Mayor thi
morning for investigation, provided the with esse
for the Commonwealth are able to be present
Bad CA man calling himself George I
MeCleeye, while In state of intoxicatisn, entere
Mr.. Adams bakery last Saturday, and on bein
demonstrated with by the lady In attendance 70
his conduct, boxed her jaws, and then made an il
decent exposure of his person In the store Thes
facts being made known to the police, McCleev
was taken into custody and deposited In the Gag
to get sober. he win have . hearing before "a
Mayor this morning. and II the facts are as bad I
they have been represented, will in all probabiI
ty, be sent before the next Grand Jury for indie
ment.
The Democratic CoaUeafion met again st Metre
politan Hall last Friday night, and spent the ever
Ing In hearing addresses from Messrs James A
Seldom, John g. Caskie and VIM. w. Crnmp, O
the political topics Of the day. At late hour u
body adjourned sine die.
False Harm A number of amall boya = atfan,nta a