The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-31
LOCAL MATTERS

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LOCAL MATTERS.
I1olenf Oibnra Of Fuds Timothy McNam.ra
And Ellen his wife, were arraiRned before a..
Mayor yesterday TO answer the charge of ass.nIt.
ing ing sS1 - "a, a,oussg joseph Sharp. young man
house, and while there Cole and Mrs. McNemars
made bet about the weight OF piece OF iron. fbe
stakes being deposited with Mr. Sharp. Cole Won
the bet, but Mrs. McN claimed It, and abused him
for not giving her the stakes. At this time Timo.
thy Men. came in and threatened to beat Cola -
sharp said he should do no such thing With this
Tim seized clever and made at g. Sharp back ~
out OF the door, picked up . stone and threw II
Men throwing the clever at the same time SHARP
tnen picked up the clever, when Mrs. Men fol
lowed him into the street, struck him twice cursed
and abused him, and threw . number Of stones .t
nim The defence proved that Sharp commenced
inc aouse-that be threw . stone at Men. before
aeN threw the clever-that he abused Mrs Men
and that he came to Mes after the row. and
seoned the house, she having followed him to the
wnsIi before. Mrs. Nc. threw stones at Sharp
NJ Snsrp threw stones at her afterwards The
DsyoI after hearing the statement of both parties.
remarked that all the difficulty had been prodnced
oy whiskey, and would not have occurred If the
th;a r.nes nan not gone to McNamara's to get some
suus 20 drink He therefore required the parties
a ana complanants, 10 give bail for their
c,n. aMs Deg Ordinance, lately passed by the City
The osn.,.; m 90 into operation tomorrow, and, -
tue penAnes for Its violation are quite heavy onr
citizens should comply promptly with its reonirs.
nenIs livery person owning dog must call a,
the Chaimberlains' Office and nrocnre Hcans @ ~ -
Ine same, at cost Of 81 He is also REQUIRED to
tached to collar and, in addit;on ~ - ~ Ds ~
prevent the animal from going A. larqo IN ~
streets All licensed dogs captured hr *. a;an - .ae
can oe redeemed by the payment of s.. and sIl n,
LICENSED nee aogs oy the payment of s5 for each If.
dog, caught In the Streets has on a collar yv;.h H.;
masters name upon it. and . medal due no.;oa ' -
70 De given the owner Of the capture. who Is al
lowed SIX hours time In which to redeem the =.
nine prisoner. This portion Of the ordn auce will
be difficult Of execution and for the reason ths, ,h
police eficers attending the netmen viii hsv. NC
time 10 give notice without ke eping the dogs pept
up together in the carts all night hut we have no
douht that they will do all in their power to en-
force the requirements of the Council We are
fuiiy assured In our own mind, that few netmen
stationed at the market houses under the direction
or the Clerks could do rid the city of stra
Cling ours in three months than the police can nm
der tne present ordinance in Ave years. but as the
city fathers have thought differently we trust
tnelr plan may prove successful The streets are
now literally alive with dogs of every grade. day
ana night, and have become so annoying that per
sons have been compelled to thin them out by poi.
son. Ii the powers that be" can find no certain
remedy for this growing aud biting nuisance the
community will.
Sanstruck "A poor fellow was seen to fall in the
street yesterday near the corner of 9TH and Broad
and, as he appeared to be in q hopeless condition
two charitable gentlemen gathered him up and re-
moved him to a shady spot to breathe his last
supposlng that he had been struck down by the
sun w nile the crowd were gathered around ap
parently much excited from the sufferings of fe
low mortal the dying man raised his head upon his
hand, and exclaiming drunk again. by George.
commenced scramble to get up. Finding that
their sympathles had been misplaced, the crowd
soon scattered, and after short nap and resting
SPELL the sun struck patient left too no doubt feel
ing very grateful to the kind gentlemen who had
given him comfortable place on which to Law his
BODY after his legs had positively refused to carry
it any further.
Lancasterian SchooL-The late changes made in
the rules governing this school, will no doubt in
| sure many children to attend it in future, who
have heretofore refused to do because the hours
OF tuition each day were much greater and the Va
cation in the summer months much shorter, than
In all other schools in the city Parents did not
like to send their children where the mark of de-
pendence and poverty was plainly made upon
them aud the children themselves shrunk from
the thought of enjoying fewer privileges, because
they were poor than others of their age. 1t is
enough to be poor, without being constantly re.
minded of 1t. as were the Lancasterian children
under the old system.
Man Dropned.-About IL O'Clock, last Tuesday
night, while the steamer Baltimore, which plies
between Acquia Creek and Washington was w.
ing at her wharf in the creek, a white man, one OF
the deck hands, got up in his sleep walked over
hoard and falling into deep water, was drowned
before any assistance could be redered him.
Warm Work Two gentlemen well known In
this city, got into political discussion at Shockoe
Warehouse last Tuesday, which ended in a pugi-
listc setto. The beligerants were separated by
their friends before either was injured
Peaches are being sold in the markets every day,
but of such an inferior quality generally scarce.
ly to deserve the name they bear. Our fruit sellers
are purchasing the best they can get IN Baltimore
and Norfolk, to furnish their customers for which
they deserve much credit
Water Melons-The prevailing drought will cut
short the crop of melons, materially and if 1t con-
tinues much longer will bnra up the vines As
yet we have seen no very fine ones, even from old
Hanover.
Burning Up-The corn around the city, in ma.
ny instances, is so completely burnt up that some
of the farmers preparing cut down the stalks
for fodder In the old fields the grass is as yellow
and dry as broom straw after q heavy frost, and,
if set on fire, would readily be consumed.
Tippling-Oficer Morris reported John McWiI-
liams to the Mayor for selling liquor to be drunk
in his house last Sunday, and he was yesterday
fined Sc &c for the offence Mac made no defence,
nor did he appear to hear the charge
Sabbath Drinking George Clinton, the keeper
OF grocery on GARY Sireet, was summoned DctOfe
the Mayor yesterday to show cause why he should
not be fined for selling ardent spirits to be drunk
in his house without . license. After hearing the
evidence Of officer Morris, who witnessed the Of
fence, the examination was adjourned to enable
accused to prove his innocence this morning
Lady in trouble Mrs. Mary Neagle, the keeper
of small grocery, appeared before the Mayor yes
terday TO the charge of selling liquor to be
drunk in her house without license Officer
Seal saw two three men at the counter drinking
ardent spirits She fined S6 66 for the offence.
Breaking Lamp-H w. Tyler was summoned
before the Mayor yesterday to show cause why be
should not be fned for permitting one Of his en-
ployes to break Q city gas lamp Officer Seal STA
ted that he had been informed that Mr. 4. had
paid the damages, and his honor thereupon ad-
journed the examination in order to ascertain the
truth of that report
The Excursion to Ashland this evening cannot
fail to prove most delightful one TO such Of our
citizens as are prevented from making longer
visits to the country. The Armory Band is now
in high feather" and will even surpass itself In
inspiring music and the refreshments At the Cot
tags will be of the most choice kind If young la-
dies and gentlemen do not enjoy this rars trip, 1t
will be their own fault.
The Rirer Is said to be lower at this time than 1t
has hean knOwn to he for twenty veArs and In