The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-12
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LOCAL MATTERS.
oSronsr,s Iaqness. .-zon yesterday morning Coro.
asa casf neid an inquest upon tho body Of Zach
az - Duc1 ~ black man. who was found dead upon
al y. 49,. - o.. Mm. + Carvedo, at Rockets The
hood 'h,,. - wss well known in the neighbor
and IN passing from Caryeda,s bouse ~ III. res;'
aence during the night he feU dosv,, .rd froxa to
death verdict of the jury-Druuk kcnness and az.
posure to the weather Acnuess ~ ~Au "a
N me ine Coroner was engaged in the above in.
quest, his attention was called 10 \ fras sS.. -
man. named Nancy Fortune lying desd - ~ !. e
posite SIDE Of the street, where she had l.;r rS
ned nr TWO Gays. Her body has been buried ),
tne expense o. good citizen At Recketts
Serious 0t~ye.-Jane Conway. free vou.n
was arraigned before the Mayor yesterday Ia =,
swer the charge of altering her register to sn;s
James Conway, slave to J. B. Stegan. SO Il % en-.
able him to escape from the State Jim yvas M
only witness examined, and he made the following
statement; While at the springs last summer he
received q letter from his brother, informing him
that his master, Branch A. Saunders, was dead.
and that he was free. On returning to the city he
informed Jane of that fact and told her that thew
could go to free State together. He also told Mr.
Stegan, who wrote to Amherst and learned that
Mr.. Saunders was alive As soon as Jim heard
this, he told Jane they could not 60 but she told
him that made no difference, that she could alter
her papers to suit him, as she had done two years
before for another servant, then advertise them
get them renewed and they could 60 to free
state lie said he refused to accede to this propo-
sition, but that she had her register altered for him
The prisoner was then remanded for trial at the
next term Of the Hastings Court, and Jim sent to
ai 10 De Kept as witness against her at that time
Badly Scared-A number of lads were called
before the Mayor yesterday morning to answer
sne charge OF throwing snow balls into mans
house, to the annoyance of the family and in vio-
lation OF good order The little fellows were all
very much alarmed when brought into the pres
ence OF his honor, and promised to be guilty of no
such impropriety again if excused. On this
pledge they were all released but assured that If
caught in another scrape of the kind their parents
would De lined to the extent of the law. fs
Prescrre the Game-We understand from gem
heman residing in the country, that the late snow
storm has so completely covered up the vegetable
food used by partridges and hares, that they are
actually starving. He informed us that he had
found several hares stiff frozen in their beds, and
that the partridges were going into stables and
barns in search of food If any of our farmers
wish to preserve the birds on their farms during
this severe spell, they should trap as many of them
as possible and feed them until the snow is gone-
II some effort is not made to save these delicious
birds, either by trapping or coping or by batting
and feed them in the fields, the whole race win be
completely destroyed by the severity Of the wea.
ther. The hares may be preserved in the same
way, If farmers feel disposed to do so.
Ward Meetings. should be held at once through
out the city and steps be taken to raise means to
aid the suffering poor who are now upon the point
OF perishing from cold and hunger. We know
that the members Of the Union Benevolent Society
are doing great deal to relieve the necessities of
the needy, but the severity of the weather the
want of employment, and the high price demand
ed for all the necessaries of life have so much aug
mented the number of sufferers, that hundreds OF
deserving persons will 60 unaided unless our citi-
zens as one man come up to their assistance at this
trying time. We know there are hundreds of per-
sons ready to contribute to the relief of the suffer
ers, if they knew where to find them, and for this
reason it is necessary to have organizations and
places of deposit where contributions may be left
As Jefferson Ward was first TO move in this work of
love last winter the residents of that portion of the
city are ANXIOUS to take the ntiatory steps now and
for that reason have requested to cali meeting
At the United States Hotel on Monday night next
at o'clock. Let every resident be present. in order
to adopt suitable measure for relieving the wants
OF the widows and orphans, whose cries for bread
and fuel are hourly ringing in their ears. Como
one come all, that Jefferson Ward may set an ex.
ample worthy of imitation, by the other Wards Of
the city. q ai11 ~ @ -
Ducking.-Several sportsmen left this city last
Thursday on ducking expedition, and after tray
cling few miles down the river, came to the
mouth of a creek, where the water formed circle
of seventy or eighty yards and was not covered
with ice In this hole were a large number q.
ducks, and the huntsmen on seeing them, let loose
with their double barrels and killed several but to
their surprise the remaining ones did not fiy They
again loaded up, banged away, each man killing
his Bird but the live ones still refusing to y they
then undertook to discover the cause of their gen
tleness, supposing that by possibility they were
tame, when on examining one of the dead bipeds
they found thaits wing feathers so completely
loaded with ice. that the poor things could neither
fly nor dive. Feeling no disposition to butcher
"hobbled" ducks, and finding the weather too Sc.
we're to remain in it great while, they gathered
up about twenty of the slain, and made tracks for
home, each declaring that they had never felt such
weather, before, in all their lives .,ai
Il Sah in Trou5le.-John Fry, an old salt, made
ms bow before the Mayor, yesterday, to answer
the charge of threatening to let light hole into
Charles Lewis, the day before. Jack is jolly tar
on board the schooner Magnet, now lying in the
dock, and after indulging in rewater too free de-
termined to storm the vessel and put Capt Lewis
through at the shortest notice After a nights
lodging in the cage, Jack had gained his equanin-
ity, and when called to the bar professed penitence
for his conduct and promised better behavior in
future. He was admonished by his Honor and
discharged. eke.ss s.t 5s-a,
diotic-A dumb idiotic negro boy, supposed to
be the child of a free woman, named Amos was
arrested and Gagged last Thursday night, for tres
passing on the premises of Messrs. Laidley & Ro-
binson. When brought before the Mayor yester-
day, he was placed in charge of the jaior until his
mother or friends could be discovered.
Skating and Sleigh Riding are the only amuse-
ments induged in by citizens just at this time
when the roads and water courses are completely
enveloped in the snow and ice Yesterday the ba-
sin, DOCKS canal and ponds were literally alive
with skaters, while all who could raise teams and
sleighs were driving about, wrapped in robes of
furs, as If they were denizens of the North where
the snow is seen one half the year.
The Weather began to moderate yesterday morn
ing, and by noon the sun had made quite an i'm
preston on the snow and ice on the North side
walks, but unless we have warm rain Of some
Duration it will take weeks toget the streets clear
of snow and ice. .ss}5s53
Ashes.-We suggest to benevolent persons to
sprinkle ashes upon the ice before their DOORS TO
prevent accidents to pedestrians
Snop Balting.-James Allen and John Pizzini
were each fined g. for throwing snow balls IN the
street last Monday afternoon.
Cruel-Owners of teams should be compelled "a
put rough shoes on their horses At this time as the
Door animals suffer greatly from their continuous
falls. Yesterday morning we saw not less thar
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