The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-12-09

Ar7ssted for Libel i-Isaac Rice was arraisrsd
before the Mayor yesterday TO answer tho eharee
of hbelltng William Fieishman by pablicstSon II
the Dispatch on the 18th Of November last Rice
admitted the publication to have been made by
him, and stated that be could prove every charge
made In bis card. He was held to ball ID o3O0 TO
answer an indictment before the lsxt Grand
Jury. :
Disoydrly House Mrs. Caroline H. Abrams
came before the Mayor yesterday to anssver the
charge of keeping disorderiy house, made against
her by Jacob Poe; and Mrs Mary Poe was also
srragned for assaulting and beating Mrs Abrams
With an old shoe, in public alley, and with spit
ting on her ss she passed along the strees After
spending An hour or two In hearing Witnesses, the
Mayor concluded to restore quiet in the neighbor.
hood by holding them both to bail to be OF rood
behavior, which they readily gave.
H.ry Unkind Jas. Madison Gilmore assaulted
and beat his wife last Saturday night while under
the influence Of bad liquor for which the Mayor
held him to bail TO keep the peace.
Tipping Robert D. Hflliard was iasd s666,
In two cases, by the Mayor, for selling ardent
spirits to be drank in his house without license
Mr.. Gibson, the complainant averred that the de-
PENDANT had two bars In his grocery--one for
white and the other for black persous-snd proved
by three other witnesses that be did seu iouor N
various times, in violation OF law.
Let OG.-SAmuel Vandervan free neero iuss
released from the chain gang, was Gagged last Sun.
day for being drunk in the street. when called
before the Mayor, yesterday, he begged to be for.
given, and on promising better conduct In future,
was set at liberty. -le
Burgiory--Joe Walker. slave to M. A. Warren,
was tried before the Hustings Court yesterday for
6urglariously entering the store house of Morris
Dobrn, on the I'd inst, and afterwards assaulting
and beating said Dobrin. The Court sentenced
him to receive 80 stripes .t@sN
Turned Out.-.EdwardF F. Mallory, sentenced 10 iail
for six months for beating his wife with eowhide
on the 18th May last and fined $780, was reIea sed
from Jail by the Hastings Court yesterday, that
body being satisfied that he was insolyent and ura.
bic to pay the foe. ~-------..-. .
Terrence Cassidy, fined $50 for resisting officer
Morris and drawing . knife upon him on the 18th
OF November, was released from jail, the HustinRs
Court being satisfied that he was unable to pay
that amount
Sent Oa-Silas Beazley and Robert Heath.
charged with burglariously entering the residence
OF John IL. Tyler on the night Of the l4th Of No.
vember, and stealing therefrom sundrv articles
were examined before the Hastings Court yester.
day and remanded for final trial at the next term
of the Circuit Court.
Fre-An unfinished frame building in the town
OF Sydney, was set on hrs yesterday morning be.
tween the hours of and o'clock, and burned
The alarm about IL o'clock, was caused by tho
burning Of q chimney l7th street.
An alarm was also given ut o'clock last Sunday
afternoon, by party of boys on Shockoe Hiii.
but the fremen could find no IRE to extinguish.
Died of his Wounds-The old negro man he
longing to Mr.. ]. b. Bragg who had bis arm crush-
ed by the machinery in the mill several DAYS sipce
died OF his injuries yesterday morning.