The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-10

Sudden Death-Ou Saturday morning last Mr.
Thomas Morton. gardener for Mr. Psyton John
stoD, ct his farm In Henrico, while at work, was
seized with sudden Illness, snd taken TO the house
by the laborcrs around him. whore be died before
medical aid could be procured Mr. n. was an En-
glshman by birth, shout forty-fve years Of sge,
snd said 70 be worthy man. He had complstned
OF indisposition about one week before. but aiter
better health than usual His disease was doubt
less an affection Of the heart He leaves wife
but no children to mourn his loss
Adjntaat-We understand that Mr.. Daniel True.
hart. Jr., has been appointed Adjutaut of the lst
regiment Of Virginia VolunteeFs. In place Of Mr..
Colonel.
!Ssealiax a S1erl--John Dawson. = dave h..
been arrested and committed TO The care on The
enarge OF stealing shawl from Mrs Wharton =
since the arrest Of John, Il has been ascertaiued
mat he received the shawl from another negro.
upon whom the theft win probably he proved
tsrs-Last Saturday morning the roof Of largo
ps aonse At the lower end Of Main street. near
MoeA ASuA was discovered 70 be ON hre and st one
me destruction Of the building waa threaten.
~. ous me prompt arrival Of the nremcn with
s.s msc1ines enabled them to extinkuish the
Ioss shar. sson sne roof was entirely Destroyed
-'S'' ~'ous eSo = 8t5
Anothr Fre-Between thu hor,. ~ -.
seiock. Saturday afternoon, are hroh ar, ~ ~.
oLiek row ON Byrd street opposite ne sta-s -
Mr. Daniel Hunt and the roof OF one ~ ~ h,,uS.
,nss was nearly consumed before the flames we're
extinguished Loss about e1O0.
fnng pssset-Between the hour, Of 10 ana
O'CLOCK last Saturday morning, one ef shs NJ
York packets, the "Lynchburg" owned ~ ~
Messrs. Currie Of this city, and now lyin, - sh
dock, was discovered to be on Gre and ~. s,s~,
speedily given. In short time thereafter the
names were extinguished, but net until the vss.sI
had been damaged to the extent of SoOo. On AZ.
amining into ths cause of the fire. was sseer.
tanned to have been the work of an incendiarv
the torch having been applied in the forecasfe 70
solIe rubbish there deposited. Had the flames rot
Wen under way there is no telling what Amount
OF shipping might have been destroyed.
Sabbath School Coaoeatioa On Thursdav n;,b.
last the Superintendents of the various Sabbsth
Schools in this city and Manchester. held meat
ing in the first Baptist Church. to devise plans for
holding Convention of all the Sabbath Schools in
the State, in Richmond, about the 5th of AnriI
next The convention, it Is expected will at
three DAYS, and various committees have been an.
pointed to carry out the object Should the weather
prove favorable, We expect to witness such a de-
monstration AZ mas never before been seen in Vir.
ginia Several thousand children will no doubt
assemble on the square, to listen to the able and
interesting addresses that will be delivered by dis
tinguished gentlemen on that occasion We look
forward to this Sabbath School Convention with
the happiest antieipations and have NO Doubt
that its influence will be long felt upon this com.
munity and throughout the State Every person
| should take pride in increasing the general in.
terestin Sabbath Schools for no human institu
tion has done more to stimulate the youth of the
land to virtuous acts. Indeed they are the yery
stepping stones to christianity, and have saved
| thousands Of youths from degradation and vice.
Sent to the Penitentiary--Francis Banks. free
negro, has been convicted by the County Court of
Henrico, of treaking into Mr, VIM Sledd's sIaurh-
ter house and stealing eighty pounds of taow, and
sentenced to the Penitentiary for three yeara-
Frank is said to be worthless fellow, and there.
fore viii be far better off at labor in the States
prison, than if permitted to loaf about In idleuess
and support himself by theft.
Richmond Criminal Coart-The criminal term
of the Circuit Court, Judge Meredith presiding.
will commence its sessions on the 9th of ApriI and
9th of October instead of the 18th a. heretofore
Persons having business In this court win saya
Themselves no little trouble by noting the change.