The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-04
LOCAL MArrHRe,

persons In the vicinity Of the dock heard cries sof
neip, ana on going to the place whence the souuds
proceeded, saw = man struggling in the water. A
poie was 1t once thrown towards him, but he WAS
unsoie 70 reach It and very soon sunk The
cody was found yesterday morning, and recog
nized ~ man named Edmund Powers. who had
oeen employed in barrel factsry near the deck
An inquest was held over the remains, and from
s ne evidence before them the jury rendered . YER
dict to the effect that the unfortunate man acci.
denfaily fell into the dock while intoxicated.
Rain 1T rained yesterday, almost incesssptIv
rom morning TIL night aud our streets at present
require no aid from artificial watering machines-
Inc gloomy weather depressed political stocks to
some extent, and every body felt touch of dismal
horrors We apprehend that within the next
s"enty iour hours some of the betting men will ex-
pelience an attack OF chills that win shake dol.
lars from their purses in q most uneomfortabla
manner. '~"A'
Trial Of Taos. G. Smih.-This trial was resum.
eo yesterday morning in the Circuit Court of Hen.
rico. The court room was thropged most of the
aay, and the powerful arguments of counsel were
listened to with intense interest Our readers are
famiEar with the circumstances of this case -
Sinitn, VINO was overseer for Mr.. ]. R. Crouch,
mad an altercation with the latter on the 18th of
May, 1856, and struck him with hoe, inflic,inr
injuries from which he died few days afterwards.
.ne blow, 1t was alleged, was given in self de.
fence The wife and children of the prisoner have
The case was given to the jury about half past
., r. NJ, and an hour afterward they reported
that they had not agreed upon a verdict; where
upon they were placed in the Sheriff charge for
the night and the Court adjourned until sir O'Clock
this morning
DraUing to a Closc.-As many of our readers
nave not yet had an opportunity of visiting the
mechanics Fair, and examining carefully the
thousands of beautiful articles on exhibition. we
ADVISE them to do SO at once feeling assured that
they Will be repaid more than tenfold the cost and
trouble by the specimens of art, industry and in.
eenuity there to be seen. During the past week
the exhibition room has been crowded with spec.
tators from all quarters of the State all Of whom
nave expressed their pride aud pleasure ct the
grand collection of skill and industry of their native
state Not only have they been gratifed at tie
steady advancement in mechanism and manufac
lures on exhibition, but every heart has been
made to rejoice at the contributions of Virginia
ladies who have heretofore been consider ed inca
paole of labor. Go, then, and see this exhibition,
and in all time to come, lend willing hand to sup
port the Institute and advance its prosperity.
Stabbiag.-An Italian, named Nanni Leonardo,
was examined by the Mayor yesterday for stab.
bing John Gloss, on the 26sh of October The
testimony was complete jumble of French and
Italian, scantily sprinkled with English; but we
gathered from it that the parties were joking each
other about some puppies, when Leonardo got
excited and inflicted two stabs upon Gloss with 4
pair OF scissors. Gloss severely injured
though he is now able to walk about The Mayor
sent the case on the Hastings Court and remanded
the prisoner to Jail.
-
Inc Mayor has to encounter various obstacles in
oisposing OF cases, among the most difficult Of
Mnlvn 10 the examination OF witnesses who are
totahy ignorant OF our vernacular. One of this
@ sol. yesteroay attempted to spell his own name,
and succeeded in forcing out the strange word
witoess ascertsined b;s nsme ~ - he Ransay'r VIC
Some diHerenee ~
o'e4N"e Tas~-on sunday afternoon last,
Han named NOS mcnamara, entered the house
Aep! py WIN Stephenson, ON 18th street, and 60
ing in.o rear apaisment look gold watch from
seen by little negro eirI who m.ds;t Lnowm
and when Mcnamara ATTEMPTED tn leave Ste
phenson seized him and took the watch from hi,
pocket McNamara was examined yesterday by
the Mayor, and the foregoing facts were proved by
.ne evidence Ine defence. however introduced
testimony whicn raised considerable doubt as to the
SANITY OF the PRISONER; ana win the view oJ max
iii Weduesdsv 'Do N'"''0' "A'
f"e-On friaay morning iast, ABOUT O'Clock
me me grocery es'aohsnmen1 Deionging TO VIM a.
sts was consumed hv FIRE Tha d.m.as ;s a.,;'
mated at $1,000 on which there ia an Insurance in
the Valley Companv,s Office ffieient IN cover the
oss No doubt exists that the fire wa, the xor,r "a
oa01ta oe hemoee1.-ihe siats surrounding the
eupoia oI tue nfsI nlarkee are 30 constructed as
10 mpede the soana OF tne oeii ~ tnat place, and
tneir removal Is cohsiaered necessary, In order
Inas an alatm may Dc neafd A. distance In time
in the lower ward, this bell was the only one ruug.
and persons In the Immediate yicisity heard moth.
ing of il
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. p,c.ons Co1o.-Jan'es y. Ehet. appeareo oeiore
tue mayor yesseluay, 70 answer 'he enaige oi a.
thst cow had. on one occasion, eored child near
the second market but as there " as a doubt about
the Ownership of the animal. the case was further
continued until Wednesday.
Fmes.-iww " wo nnes OF % eacn we're inp4sea up.
drove two carts across the sidewalk on Broad
street
a.
rgs,.a. s,.a.S - uss snaasd vas,srdav nar a,asr
of the Mayor, for stealing variety of articles
from the house of Julius Ide
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