The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-04

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Deep Game Abolition snisssries, In this secfscl
Of the country, are playing deep game on th.
stasehslders to make money and In some instancel
shsr dsring yiIlaiuy. Their frat plan y 70 set
sroes to run away from their mssters on the pro
mise Of taking them to the North for stipulated
price. The duped slaves, putting every confidence
readily pay to them the price asked and give them
selves up to their management, Instead Of taking
the negroes off at once, ~ they prornse to do the
Abohtiouists then conceal them under the prefence
OF awaiting Al opportunity for shipment, and, in
the meantime, keep close eye on the MASTERS to
see what they design doing. II large reward 10
offered tfor the capture Of the runaways, theeo
kind-hesrted gentlemen, who feel deeply for the
slaves Of the South. 1T once beiray their dupes.
recover the reward, and thus place their colored
i brethren In worse predicamsnt than when 1t
hone obeying their owners commands And this
is just the game that any of the Aboltionsfs are
ready TO play, provided it viii pay. Their sympa-
thies ara little great according 10 the amount Of
money to be raised by the fugitive, and nothing
more.
Underground Opra,ioRs-On the 4th of July
last, yellow fellow, named Jordan Preston own.
ed by Messrs 4. e. s. Hargrove, tobacconists ex-
hibited his Independence by running OF from his
masters, and. as they supposed his object was 10
| escape to free State, they offered . reward of
$500 for his apprehension. On Friday night lzst,
the owner Of this negro, having reasons to believe
that he was about making an effort TO set to Wasa-
| ngt0n, sent Messrs VIM. Hargrove and VIM y.
Jinkins in that direction, and when they got near
Aqua Greek, they discovered Jordan on the
Richmond and Frederieks cars. under the care ofa
white man. They immediately seized the negro.
| but unfortunately in the excitement, the white
man gave them the slip and made good bis escape
Jordan had disguised himself by blscking his face
and having his hair curied, but the tive young men
knew him SO well. that they bad no difficulty in
cognising him. 1t is proper for to add, that NO
blame is attached to the officers Of the Richmond
| and Fredericksburg Railroad Company, as the
negro was put on the cars by . white man, who
gave the requisite security that all was right -
| Jordan had forged emancipation paper signed
| Loftin B. Elicit, and had changed his name to
John st. Clair. He is now In jail, and will soon
| be sent to the cotton fields for the good Of his
health.
| Bad Character.-If ever city was cursed with
vicious, unprincipled youngsters, Richmond IL that
| unfortunate place. Coming from all quar- ters of
| the globe, and many of them trained to dishones-
ty and vice from their cradles, these young vul-
lures ock here as an easy field In which to carry
1 on their operations. Some few years ago . lad
calling himself Charles Cook, made his debut fl,
TINS town, and being in search Of prey sought the
| Mayor to gull him. He represented to that gen.
fienan that he was direct from Germany, that in
eros sing the ocean his father died, that he had
fallen frem the rigging of the vessel and broken
his arm and that he was then in search of en-
| pioyment whereby to earn a living Feeling a
/ sympathy for the unfortunate orphan, Mr. Mayo
/ took him at light work about his premises In
| few days thereafter. Charley robbed one of Mr..
Mayo's negroes of his pocket book and money, and
| then deeamped Finding that he was not to be
prosecuted for this offence, Charley turned his at.
1 tn han ia afrubt
chickens in bis possession and imprsoued for it, He
had only been at liberty ashort tspe when he robbed
Clashs store Of sundry small articles and on Fri
day last he was arrested and Gagged for attempting
TO violate the person of negro child, only eight
| years old When brought before the Mayor he
was required to give bail for his good behavior,
aud II he fails to do So then he Is to be turned over
to the chain gang where all such characters right
| ly belong. @
Water Riot-A number of persons were before
| the Mayor last Saturday, among them two modest
and intelligent ladies from Oregon HILL ON com.
| plaint of John Fl. Blake, who charged them with
| threatening to do him personal violence, about
| well of water After Blake had made his COM
plaint David Williams, one Of the accused, stated
| that Blake had undertaken to control . well on
Oregon Hill that belonged to four tenements, and
had even gone so far as to abuse his wife and two
other ladies for denying his authority to manage
the well he thought best for the good Of the ten
| ants. Fer this ungallant conduct he had spoken
| IN threatening manner to Blake, as any other
| man would do-and declared that the owner Of
| the property wanted the whole neighborhod to
enjoy the benefits Of the well while It furnished
water. As the peace of the city was no wise in.
voved in this cooling controversy, all the parties
| were discharged.
| The Order Of Druids-At the annual session Of
| the Grand Grove of Virginia, United Ancient Or.
| der OF Druds, held In the Hall of Liberal Grove
| in this city, during the past week. the following
Grand officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Noble Grand Arch, J. J. Malone; Deputy Graud
Arch. G. r. Brieksn; Grand Secretary, w. Mac.
| farlane; Grand Treasurer, James Atkinson, of
Richmond Grand Marshall J. H. L. Hopkins, of
Portsmouth; Grand Guardian, J. T. Graham Of
Richmond; Grand Representative to the u. s.
Grand Grove, Bernard Fauth Of Ptrtsmouth. The
Grand Grove adjourned Friday afternoon to meet
| in Portsmouth the fourth Wednesday In April
next. In response TO an invitation which had
been extended to them, the members. as well as
paired to the hall of Metropolitan Grove. where
they we're all handsomely entertained, and as we
learn, spent . delightful evening.
Got Clear.-Phlip B. Minor, charged with noisy
and dsorderly conduct in the street, made bis app
pearaDce before the Mayor last Saturday, and af-
ter patient hearing was discharged. Phil is q
| wild chap, and by his fondAess for strong drink
net unfreqaently gets the clutches of the law upon
them. Now that he has slipped from its embrace,
it would be well for him to keep ont of harm's
way in future, ~ his honor has Disseminated to
put all .hard crabs through . rough course after
| this time.
| Not Setlsd Mrs. Henrie, the keeper of q small
| grocery ar the second market was summoned
before the Mayer last Saturday TO show cause why
| she should not be fined for selling liquor to be
drunk in her house without license, and officer
Morris testified 10 the truth Of the CHARGE but on
the defendants asserting that she could prove her
innocence, the was continued until this morn
ing, to give her an opportunity of proving her in
| nocence.
| Yvy Dry.-A farmer, residing in Hanover county
| a fav mil iaforr thath
grass and vegetables literally burnt up, and that
sufieency of rain to wet the roots of the growing
crops. has not fallen since the 4th OF June last.
more than two months ago. he extent of tho
the present droughtis beyond anything known for
| many years past In maay neigbborhoods the
branches have died up. and springs that were new
er before known to fail have suddenly disappear.
| ed Owners of stock are beginnipg to feel uneasy
that their stock viii suffer gresily for want Of
water.
l. Chicken Eirens Albert 8. Jones' dealer il
chickens, caught In the sct Of selling chickens
IN the first market which he bad purchased the