The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-31
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thai d. IL. Fire IN Oraazs We regret TO learn
VIII, iArge and elegant mansion Of Mrs Mo-
in Oranga ~ widow Of the late Dr. whiteIav
Friday morn;,y near Ruckersville, took fire last
and was COZ ing le from spark falling ON the roof
tents 1on sumed together yy;tl g. a.s" ~ ~
her servan.. hiteiaw, who is an ared Isdv .na
pearance os Decame NJ so panic stricken At the an.
ana before the neighbors co,,d ney ned the house,
s1s the entire DWELLING v,,h 70 render
Wro w - "ere wrapped in n sbaot - seIu@
tber bor 9ss WIN no doubt exceed 4. oo names
nor furniture were insured '''
M y Eny " = Saaare-Richard, the nronar, :.
or last Saturday morning to ar oe,ore the Msy
aidng MS nephew Tazewell slave =. ne ne cnarge OF
Jones, to escape from here to f,a, 81. S.. Thomas
evidence relied upon to sustain this char ne
iumous, slave to b. Catogni who go s. was Co
about three weeks ago. the prisoner ea,. ineo tnat
Pedros store where he is living and ssLas to NO ar.
Ii he knew Tazewell. Witness answaroa .less "t.ness
aid PRISONER then remarked that TazewaiIhns
run away. witness asked what for Prisonar a.
s"ered nave you not seen the adyertisemen+. g
fering Sio0 reward for him. Witness soid - -
@ not. PRISONER then asked "don't you want IN o;va
Iazeweii something to eat Z" Witness renI;ed Chs,
ne ne: n&d nothing to do with giving Tazeweu anv
h;, ,ns W ear, put If he wanted something to tell
MN 70 come there. Prisoner repliad .vou bsva
Dread and cakes enough here, that Won conId 80
nun Ilin' Al this point in the conversation laav and
TWO children entered the store and tho nr;sonor
,em. & on the following Tuesday the prisoner
convars.,;or nIu .. redf0s store, and resumed the
~ .pnsersation about TsZewell He told witness
inst ne had loaned Tazewell forty dollsrs and
that ne was gone to free country. Witness
asked INN how he went, and he answered son the
nrst poat ne conversation was again interrupt
ed oy the entrance of customer and the nrisonar
left. Some few days after this. the nrisaner re-.
turned to the store and told witness that Tazawan
was in free State, and that his wife wouId cot a
ieIter from BIN In short time. Witness ask
eu hlm now ne got away Prisoner answered II
loaned him $40 and he left on the GERS" Witness
SAID, on told me before that he left on the first
boat. oh !" said the prisoner "that is only saw
ing among the boys, he left on the cars There are
TWO Dutch boys on the hill that will furnish auv
one pass that will take them through the State
iof 80 The witness repeated these facts to
watchman Bibb soon after the occurrence. who in.
formed Capt. Wilkinson of them, and the prisoner
was thereupon arrested
The Mayor remanded the accused for trial at
tl Tue next term OF the Hastings Court Ifconvicted
the punishine lent is the lash and transportation
foung Roedies.-The residents of some portions
OF Church Hill are frequently very mach annoyed
by the assembling of large number of boys who
amUse themselves by stoning hotlses cattle and
servants whenever they believe they are unno-
tieed by men who viii report them. Some few
evenings since negro woman in passing the Old
Church Burying ground, received a blow on the
head from stone thrown by one of these chaps
cutting the scalp and injuring her seriously. The
woman saw the boy that threw the stone but as
she had no white witnesses by whom to prove the
aCt sne could do nothing more than endure the
pain wantonly inflicted upon her for no cause
Hard Senlement.-Isham, slave to William Grae
nor, received stripes last Saturday to the extent of
the law, for assaulting and beating two boys Ma.
than and David Radford, some days since Be.
sides the fogging, the negro received from one of
the lads severe cut on his arm with piece of
glass, which has prevented him from work for
q
has determined to put down the insolence of ne
groes by the lash. as far as he eau do so--and Il
would therefore be as well fof parents to prevent
their children from interfering With them, when
passing along the streets. 1t may not have been
the case in this instance that the white boys were
the aggressors, but we know in certain local
ties in the city servants scarcely ever make their
appearance without being stoned and maltreated
by white boys, merely because they are white,
and if the negroes attempt to defend themselves
they are then called before the Mayor to be pun
ished. Negroes are not only valuable property but
human beings, and are therefore entitled to pro-
lection at the hands of the law, when conducting
themselves properly, and it is the duty of every
good citizen to aid in securing to them that protec
ton.
FightinQ.-MichaeI Handy gave John Sullivan
a sound beating last Friday afternoon for which
he was arrested and committed to the cage. Sat
urday morning he was brought before the Mayor
when the evidence proved that the fight COM
menced between Mrs. Roney and Mrs Sullivan, and
that Handy and Sullivan, in attempting to part
them, got into bout during which Sullivan re-
ceived clip in his forehead with an empty pistol
that made the ciaret fly. The examination was
continued until this morning for other witnesses.
Hard Nap-James Perry got drunk last Friday
night and made his bed in the street. but the watch
men forgetting that this free country, aroused
him from his slumbers and took him to the cage
where he spent the night, got sober, and was then
discharged.
A,nicably Adjnsted-Jane Watkinson, a free wo-
man. gave Catharine Scott a sound drubbing, f r
which she was brought before the Mayor and paid
back in the same com.
Stealing Socks.-Jordan, slave to Thomas John.
son. was arrested for stealing box Of socks, ar
raigned before the Mayor, and ordered twenty
stripes.
The Democratic Party held meeting at Sadler's
| Hotel last Saturday night and determined 70 re-
commend ticket for the various municipal off
GERS B. w. Starke Is recommended for Mayor; VIM
| S Wood for City Sergeant; H. w Starkef for High
Constable; Albert Michaels for Keeper of the Pool
| House, and Beverly Wells for Grain Measurer-
| A committee of consultation was appointed anc
will no doubt recommend full ticket for the re
mainder of the officers well as for Aldermen
| and Councilmen in the three Wards.
Nominations of Ward O6crs.-The Am, rical
party held meeting Saturday night, at Goddin'
Hall, Francis j. Smith in the chair, and Richard +
Walker acting as Secretary-and made the follow
ing nominations for Court and Council: Fol
COURT-Ro. NJ, Burton, VIM. Gouldin, Thos [
Dudley, ID. G.. Randolph, James X. Fisher. Fo
CoUNCIT-Col. Fl. w. Quarles, Geo. w Grettel
Edwin Robinson, Dr. +. w. Roddy, George Viii
| field. r
Firr.-A lot of timber In the basement of NJ
| Thomas n. Johnsons wagon shop, near the Cei
trail depot, set on fire yesterday morning. bt
| before the flames had time to spread, the No.
| boys arrived with their apparatus and prevented
| confagratiop. Loss small. &
| .Jcfir.oa UGrd Meeting.-The American party
| Jefferson Ward held a meeting at the Unite
| States Hotel last Saturday night, and nominate
| Mr. WIN. HOLT RICHARDSON as n candidate fc
| Council in the place of G. j. Sinton, who decline
| tho nomination rendered him at = previous NEE
| ing.
Disorderly. Mary Stubbs, Alice Ferguson, Mar
| Bradley and Lefty Gladman, all free, and Turne
| slave TO James Lee, Peter slave 10 James Le
| and William slave TO T NJ. b. Roy, were ordere
| TO be flogged by the Mayor yesterday morning fe
being disorderly in theatre alley Saturday nigh
Charles Camp and John Unit, white boys, VIII
| were in the same party, were discharged.
In Canada-Informatio has been received
this city from New York that two slaves who ra
off from this place-Tazewell slave TO Thom'
| Jones, and Henry, slave 10 Lewis Hyman-hav
arrived in Canada, by the aid Of the undergroun
| railroad
| N;1ht ccAool The pupiIs at the Night School