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Af,oeioas condscs-on Sunday afternoon last
aMDerof white men were engaged In mos
NJ E:. assault upon slave, the property 9
l fHznugh Mayo, knocking him down witt
ssones stamping him with their feet, striking hin
"i,1 tneir nands, and then stabbiuQ him with ,
a.Ie, ana all without cause or proyocation. so fa
vas. nase oeen enabled to ascertain. ss
Iesterday morning, John Curry James McT,o
nougn and John Marony were arrs;gnsd .hs1cr,
1ne recorder, to answer the charge al feIoniousIy
staooing and beating jesse slave 10 M, = No.
C ol egnI witnesses testified on behalf Of the
commonwealth; but, for want of room, - - -, III
content ourselves with an Outline Of the s;SaIs
| made out. ass - Ao ease' as
appears, from the testimony. that Currv ,,d
McDonough, who were drunk at the fine o.,.e H.e
upon one of Mr. Mayo's servants near his f.c,1..,
on Sth street, between Canal and Bvrd .od 81 ,
mischief only, threw him into the canal This an,,.
duct naturally exasperated the negro who cursed
one OF thenl when the two seized him NV tic 81.
lar, and be seized McDonough at the same t;n,s
calling on fellow servant and telling him to 90 70,
Alr. Hancock, the overseer After a short scutf1e
In which none of the parties were injured this ne
gro effected his escape and took refuge in his mas
ters lot, closing the gate after him. The two white
men then made an attack upon the gate and ala.
ed py some of their companions succeeded in fore
ing 1t open; but on attempting to enter the yafd
| were met by the servants, armed with brickbats
4 r
which, one of the negroes got upor, the fence nd
| eAnlolted knife, but none of them in the ward
again ventured in the streets N, - :
when Curry returned TO the street he discover.
81 Iesse passing along and without the slightest
moiestation from that boy in any way, made at
MIN Inc boy, very naturally, fed for his life hut
was pursued by Curry and caught in 7tb street :.
The boy then stated that be had done notbine ana
begged TO be released, at the same time nnlj;n,
back, when Curry gave him violent ow bs in ths
face with his right hand, knocking him down and
falling over him. The negro i'm m ,diatev r.ao;n
ed his feet and again ran for his life. but he was
once more overtaken by Curry who, when seen
by young Bosher, had him by the collar v ;,b ono
hand and knife in the other, which, on the ad
vice OF lad he put in his pocket and started N
drag the negro in the direction of the basin A.
tnls point McDonough came up and gave the boy
blow or two After a short parley the negro
again made his escape, and got down near the
factory, Curry and McDonough pelting him with
stones On nearing the foot bridge across the ca
nal, he was knocked down by a blow on the head
with a stone, and jumped upon and severelv
stamped by Curry and McDonough Having. an.
parentiy the vitality of cat, the negro boy once
more recovered his feet and started to run along
Sth street in the diret on of Byr9, when John Ma
roney an armory loldier was called by the pr z.
SUING party, ana caught the fugitive who fell from
exhaustion. = s.-,7. .sss.eaf' 80 =, - =
just then another negro came along and Marc.
ney made at him and gave him few blows which
caused him to leave in hurry. Fortunately for
reached the scene just at this time, and thew i'm
mediately arrested the three-Maroney defvinr
the officers, and declaring that he was superior 10
the poice. Another of the party was also arrested
by ofheer Morris and handed over to citizen to
be kept in custody, but neither the prisoner nor
the citizen have since been seem What became
of them we shall not undertake to say. = > :,
Officer Morris being joined by officer Chalkley.
the trio were carried to the cage, and the negro
placed in the care of Coroner Wicker, who had him
taken to DR. Brooks office, where on examining
his person, 1t was found that he had two severe
cuts on the head; probably inflicted by bricks one
on the upper liz, and stab on the left side pro-
duced by sharp instrument, which had penetrated
through two coats, vest and shirt into the fiesh
striking rib and glancing off, thereby saving his
life Though badly bruised and beaten, the boy.
it Is thought will recey er'from his injuries
Recorder Taylor, at the close of the evidence
and argument of counsel, remanded Curry and
McDonough for an examination at the March term
OF the Hurt gs Court to answer for felony; and
required John Maroney to give bail in 500 to ap
pear at the Grand Jury of the Hastings Court
to answer an Indictment for misdemeaIior 80
We have given history of this affair as gather.
ed from the evidence, and if the defence can show
no justification for their conduct, have no doubt
that they will be severely punished for thus wan.
tonly assauiting and attempting to kill an inno-
cent negro, in the public streets, ON Sabbath af
ternoon. Under the laws of the State any man
has his redress for offences comm tied by negroess
while the negro himself is protected from the
wanton cruelty of every man, not excepting his
owner. a1 I'i sefa9 8
Extending the Second Market AT the last me O..
ing of the City Council Mr.. CrutchfieId presented
a report relative to the purchase and condemna
tion of three lots on Broad street near 9th to be
used for the purpose of extending the second Mar.
ket House from Broad street to Marshall, which
report was recommitted to the committee on the
second Market, in order that detailed statement
might be prepared showing the probable cost of
the land sought to be acquired, and the building
proposed to be erected thereon.
The friends of this scheme are anxious to carry
out their project at once, and give their reason
for so doing that two of the lots are now vacant,
the buildings having lately been destroyed by fire.
and can be purchased at much less cost now,
than six or twelve months hence, by which time
new buildings will have been erected. If the city
ever intends extending this market house to Broad
street, now is the time to purchase the land To
carry out the proposed plan three lots each front
ing "a feet on Broad street, viii be necessary
These lots can certainly be purchased for $4,000
we put the price at the highest notch-and, as
there three or four buildings of various sorts
on them, that rent in the aggregate for $500 per
annn the city would receive at least sir per cent
on her investment until she was ready to commence
the erection of a new market.
We noticed in the Council that several memb ers
opposed the new scheme, mainly on the ground
that the city was heavily in debt, and the people
already taxed as much as they could bear. This
was the objection raised by Mf. McCance, who
feels and urges the importance of rigid economy
al every meeting of that body. Though favoring
the extension scheme, because the people of
Shockoe Hill seem anxious for it, we confess that
his reasoning had great weight on our mind as to
the propriety of the purchase. If the finances Of
the city were perfectly easy, the purchase would
be made at once, and the market extended
When the committee to whom the subject has
been referred, make their report and can show In
etal that the property may be bought at a fair
price and on long credit, the whole Council may
then go for it. We think it more than probable
that the present owners will be willing to sell on
time and if so and it is ascertained that the build
ings now standing will rent for enough to pay the
interest on the purchase money, the Council should
not hesitate for moment in making the purchase,
thereby securing the land on which to extend the
market In two years from this time. But, what
ever is done, should be duly considered before
hand, by the friends as well as opponents of the
scheme.
Chain Gang-we sincerely hope that the lie
gislature viii not adjourn without giving the city
Of Richmond the power to employ the scores o
idle vagrauts in her midst, In a work house
| or en- a chain gang. If these worthless crea-
| tures were made to work the streets, when con
vfcted ofmisdemeanors of instead of being locked al
| In jail to indulge in idleness the Commonwealth
would get rid of the tax Of supporting thenl ant