The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-21
LOCAL Matters.

ECDA i, MA ]. Il, 1000.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Richmond Board of Trade body WIN hold
ies secoad annual meeting in (oddin Han this af
terneon q o'clock, and judging from the variety
oi subjects to be brought before il for considera
.ion the session will prove sufficiently interesting
20 oring together all who concerned In or con-
nected with the commercial prosperity Of Rich
mond The report Of the Directory, printed for
the use of members, Is . voluminous document
which shows that this Board have not been idle
Tor tAe past twelve months and exhibits the
great importance to the city of . body, whose bu
siness It il to look after such matters rs effect the
extension of trade, and who have the capacity to
recommend suitable remedies for the correction
OF evils But In order TO prove effective, the hearty
and actve cooperation of its members il indispen-
sable. However jealous . few gentlemen may be
In cause of such vast magnitude a. the extension
of commerce, it viii be extremely difficult for
them to succeed unless the great mass of the bust
ness community join with them and aid by their
counsel and their influence in perfecting such
schemes are designed to benefit not only the
| city and State, but the entire South For these
reasons, we urge upon members and other busf
| ness men the importance of attending the meeting
and participating in its delibeations. And can il
be necessary to say more than that the Revenue
Laws, the Pilot Laws, the Usury Laws, the Tax
| Bill and the Banking system, may all be brought
up for discussion, to attract together large and
u
manufacturer, . mechanic, or professional man
| in this city, who is not effected in some way by
| these laws3 Do not all of them feel that amend
| menfs could be made by the Legislature, which
would prove most advantageous to Richmond o.
| If so, then we may confidently expect large and
| interesting meeting and most happy results from
| its deliberations
We know of no other city as large as Richmond,
where commercial subjects have been so totally
neglected, and we therefore hail the institution
of this Board of Trade as the dawnsof new and
glorious era in our history-provided the organi.
zation is sustained with spirit, and our citizens
can be induced to support it as it deserves to be-
W. beg our readers to bear in mind the meeting
this evening" and to show their appreciation of the
efforts now making to increase our commerce. by
attending 1t and participating in its deliberations
Horse Lot-The City Council, because of the
embarrassed condition OF the city finances have
declined to make an appropriation of $4,000 to pay
the rent on the "horse lot," adjoining the Fair
Grounds for the use OF the State Agricultural
Society, but have offered the Society the free use
| of all the improvements thereon, as hng az that
body may feel disposed to pay the rent. We un.
derstand that Mr.. John p. Ballard The liberal uro.
prietor of the Exchange Hotel has offered to SUBJ
scribe $500 towards the rent of the lot asked for
and have no doubt that the remaining $l5GO can
be easily raised in Richmond, to enable the society
| to procure the lot. We look upon the trotting
course and the exhibition of fine horses as the
most interesting feature in the Fair, and have no
doubt that the society could readily realise more
than double the rent by charging an extra en-.
trance fee for visiting that portion of the grounds
Bound for Kansas.-Recorder William Taylor
and Messrs George w. Toler and Alfred Level.
len, left this city, on Monday last for Kan
| sas. Mr. Toler has taken his family with him,
| AID intends locating permanently in that new
country. The best wishes of their friends attend
| the three.
| Chesapeake Hall, at Hampton will be opened on
the goth inst, for the reception of visitors by the
| Yrl
hearted Proprietor, MIR. Banks, will be apt to call
| on him. AS there is now no landing place at Old
Point, it has been suggested that the James River
| boats should touch at the wharf at Hampton, du.
ring the continuance of the bathing season. Du-
ring the prevalence of the pestilence at Norfolk
last summer. the boats stopped at Hampton with
out difficulty.
| Suspicious C2aracters.-Lewis De Young and
Marx Cohn were again before the Mayor yester.
| day, to answer the charge of attempting to get
goods by false pretenses. As nothing definite has
been heard from one of the drafts sent to New
York by Mr.. Darracott, the Mayor could take no &C
tion on 1t, but other circumstances having come ia
| his knowledge of improper transactions by the
prisoners in Baltimore and Philadelphia, he deter
mined to hold them to bail for their good behavior
| as persons of evil name, fame and reputation
| Cohn has wife and child with him, and as he
seems to be without means, their situations are
very UNPLEASANT The lady says she has a sister
| in New York, who is well to do, and promised hiS
4
| she could be permitted to take her husband with
her. Her pleadings in behalf of that man were moi
| less eloquent and affecting.
just before the close of the court the Mayor
finding that the prisoners would not be able to give
bail, called them before him, and after expressing
| his belief that they were men of bad character
discharged them condition that they would lea We
the city at once, which they promptly agreed to do
| acknowledgements the voters of Richmond
will be called upon to elect the following officers
Commonwealth's Attorney for the Circuit Court,
| Sheriff, and three Commissioners of the Revenue
The polls in Monroe Ward will be taken at Lacy s
| shop, corner of Foushee and Broad streets-in
Madison Ward, ut Lafayette Hall, on 9th street.
| and in Jefferson Ward, at the hall of the First
Market.
| In Henrico county, a Sheriff, Commonwealth :
| Attorney, Magistrates, Constables and Oyerseers
| of the Poor are to be elected. The names of most
of the candidates will be found in our columns.
| Chain Gang - The resolution of instructions
| to the Commissioners of streeis, passed by the
Council last Monday, to bring in an ordinance to
provide for making the prisoners in the city Jail Ia
Dor on the streets, created quite sensation
among the '.jail BIRDS yesterday morning many of
whom have sought lodging 81 n the Sergeanis quar-.
ters to avoid labor If chain gang is established,
it will do more to drive off the hordes of paupers
| that now flock here to be fed at the public ex.
pense than all the jais in christendom When
once they find that the city of Richmond win pun
ish their dleness they will either seek honorable
| employment or UdWOsc Tue CITY III y we
trust that the Commissioners will report at the
| liest day possible, and that something may be
| done at once.
/ DESCRIBED Compliment-We were yesterday
| shown, at the jewelry store of Messrs. Myers &
| Jsnke, beautiful silver goblet got up by those
gentlemen for portion of the masonic fraternity,
| to be presented to Mr.. John Warrock, one of our
Oldest citizens. The goblet is of beautiful work
manship, and has ON it the following inscription
| Loves Token from Richmond Lodge No. 10,
/ to Wor John Warrock, p. MA. L. 5s56-A. ID.
/ 1856" The present, we have no doubt will be
highly priced by the recipient not only for its in
trinsic value but for the generous feelings which
| prompted the gift
Wiatsr's Chemical DioraMas.-This choice and
elegant entertainment still continues to contribute
largely to the amusement interest and instruction
| to al who are tempted by the attractive card to
| pay Mr. Winter q visit Families and schools
| should embrace the opportunity of attending in
| the afternoon, when entertainment is given at
| 81 o'clock
Mr.. ROYAL Crouch the gentleman who had his
| skull fractured by blow given him with hoe
| on Sunday morning last, by Thomas J. Smith, his
oysrseer, was thought by his physicians to be in
rather better condition yesterday morning. though
his situation Is yet very critical MIR. Smith, we
understand claims to have given the blow in self