The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-08
LOCAL MATTERS.

wasse.A. naa Isaave.A. w. Osborne, daguerreofypist.
;r mss sriagned before the Mayor yesterday morn.
shine ;n s;s nne charge of assaulting Mrs Moon
ius substance OF the evidence
harns, pnsnine mne stated that she called at Os-
es eorns galery to have her miniature taken and
ing with her a frame which b.a ha nss-
rom New York, by her daughter. She ;nnn;red 81
.ne assistant operator the price of picture IN s
y, anu learned inat the charge would be S5 A.
sue "auted small likeness, and a yerv aee,r.,.
one, to send to her husbands relatives IN Eu.as.
sue asked the price of ambrotype ard vv.s .p,I
6y the assistant that he could not furnish her ,,
2r ,:s ness lnan o. ms being more than she was
wiling to pay, she started out, when Osborna
came 10 her and agreed to take her a pietura -,
suit her, for Sl50 BY his direction she prepared
hersef and took seat, and in some ten or fifteen
minutes thereafter. O. exhibited to her a pcf,ra
which did not please her at all aud which sbe
| insisted upon having taken over This o. refused
| TO DO. called her fool and q liar and demanded
pay Tor what he had done. She declined taking
.he picture, and arose to depart but found that
| her picture frame had been seized upon ON an
quring for it, o. remarked that she could not get
| u until she paid for the likeness he had taken
WI ",n tns sne started to leave the gallery. but O.
toia ner she could not go until she had paid his
| Dill Being unprotected, she took a seat on tb..
| soia' when .. threatened to take her shawl from
ner shoulders, then grabbed her handkerchief with
poIh hanos, ana tore 1t. There were three other
men In the room at the time, and when one of them
started out, she followed him into the passage and
| asheu ms name, out he refused to give it, She
then returned to the gallary, to get the name of
h ano.ner person tnere, when Osborne took her by
the arm, led her to the door aud pushed her out
| For the defence, the assistant operator Mr. Da.
WIS., was introduced and testified thar Mr. Osborne
agreed to take picture for Mrs. Moonshine for
Sl5O and did SO. When the picture was finished
the lady said it was not like her. and refused 20
pay for it. Mr.. o. insisted on her paving. I
, thought the likeness good one The LADY start
ed out and o. closed the door upon her He then
l a. aH m her ho.
| hear him threaten 10 take her shawl, nor did he
push her out of the door, or lay his hands upon
| her, that saw.
DR.. Liggon was present portion of the time
He saw Osborne close the door, and snatch at the
| handkerchief, but hear dnothiug about the shaw.
o. did not push her out of the room while he was
| there.
Mr. Osborne denied laying hands on the lady.
| He insisted upon being paid for his stock and la
Dor. because he knew nothing of Mrs. Moonshine
and thought he had right to protect himself
| against imposition from strangers. He protested
| against the admissblity of her evidence, and de-
| clared that she had not stated facts.
After reading the law of assault and battery 70
| the defendant, the Mayor discharged the parties
| telling Mrs. Moonshine that she could go before
| the next Grand Jury and make her complaint, If
| she felt disposed to do so.
! Iaeendiarisn-It seems to be almost an impossi
bty to detect any of those vile incendiaries who
| are now busily engaged in burning stables and
other small buildings on Shockoe Hill Within
the past month number of fires have occurred in
| the city. and almost every one of them may be
traced to the act of incendiaries. But for the uh
firing exertions of the fire department., the loss
of property, in some instances, would have been
very great Every citizen should exert himself TO
discover the perpetrators of these Deeds and bring
| them TO justice.
Focalisa-We have never heard more charm.
ing vocalist than Miss Richings, who is now about
| closing engagement at the theatre, nor have we
| In
| the popular play of Fashion" last Thursday
| night, Miss R. took the character of Gertrude, "
| and sustained it with an ability and ease rarely
| met with Modest, diffident and unassuming she
does not over act her parts by unnatural gesticu-
lars and vulgar rantipgs, but assuming the natur-
| al character designed to be personated, she por-
trays itsvith that grace and elegance to be ex.
pected of well bred lady in every day life. Her
father, Mr. p. Richings, is also high trump In his
profession, and plays the character of an old man
| up to nature Those who have not seen these bril-.
liant stars, should do tonight by all means, as
their engagements are rapidly drawing to close.
The Niagara is soon to make its appearance on
the street, to sprinkle the dust and save the ewes
of persons and the goods of merchants from de-
struction. John Stth deserves a liberal subscrip-
tion to support this enterprise and will doubtless
| receive it.
Hard Blou.-William Sterling, an admirable
| specimen of a basin loafer, made his appearance
| before the Mayor yesterday to answer the charge
of ofstealing patent stone hammer from Obediah
B. Evans, in January last. witness for the
| Commonwealth proved that Bill sold the hammer
to him for ST. and that he said he had takea it in
| a cook shop for something to eat. Another wit
ness introduced by the defence, testified that she
saw Jim Nicholas have the hammer and that he
gave it to the prisoner to dispose Of These state
| ments fixed the guilt of the accused beyond q
| peradventure, and he was remanded to jail in d, =
fault of bail for good behavior, to answer an in
dctment at the next Grand Jury term of the
| Hastings Court.
Cross.f .fre-Dennis O'Neill appeared before the
Mayor yesterday, to answer the charge OF assault
ing and beating Caspar Seay, on 18th street, the
day before Caspar, when making his statement,
| declared that he had given no offence, and knew
| nothing of the cause of the prisoners enmity to
him. nor did he offer the least resistance when as
sailed with board A disinterested witness, how
| ever who saw the affray, declared that Caspar
returned blow for blow, and when he got to them,
Caspar had drawn knife in his hand, as well as a
board With these facts before his honor, he re-
quired both parties to give bail in the sum OF S5o
for their future good behavior.
Good Endorsemeat-Some few weeks since a re.
sdent of Williamsburg visited this city, and hav.
ing a fine watch which he priced very high but
which had refused to 'gO for some time, he called
on Bill Bartholomew to have it put In trim. AS
matter of course, Bill off coat and pitched into II,
Notwithstanding the declaration OF other watch
makers that it would have to go to London to be
: repaired and in the course of a few days had II
keeping pace in regularity with the rising and set
| ting of the sun. This success so mucn elated Tue
owner of the time piece that on bis return to VII
liamsburg he composed piece OF poetry on "Ihe
| Old Town Clock" and had it published in the GA
zeSe copy of which will be found in another col
umu, over the signature of Bob" We are moi
. so fortunate to own fine watch, and cannot
therefore, speak OF Bills capacity for making then
T run to time but some of our friends have thor
oughiy tested his skill in his business, and they
pronounce him to be equal to the best; and tins
opinion is fully endorsed by Bob" the author o
the lines to ''The Old Town Clock
Fires and Alorms.-From the 9th of February I,
the 9th of March, there were 10 fires and alarms
OF this number there were . ires, false alarms,
alarms out of the city, and caused by the burn
ing OF chimney. Ia the frs. district alarm oc
Cured in the second none; in the third IA an,
In the fourth l. During the same period of time
81, $50 worth of property Was destroyed, and s33
300 worth scf property saved by the fire depart
ment The amount Of property insured was %,
100. The amount of property saved by the de
. | partmen. over that lost was $50 40. The aoov'
conclusiyely proves the efficiency OF the nre de
partment under its present organization
II 4ifectioaate.-Conrad Hufuagle, an old offender
made his appearance before the Mayor yesterda.
morning to answer the charge of beating bis wife
Conrad, after nights lodging in the cage, ha'