The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-12
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Council vas hsid II Ne Oeassil okambss yestss.
day afternoon. nepsrA Doys, Ganndsrs, 0fsttsr.
Whitfield. Rcddy. Robfnson, Richarde Eppee,
Crufchfsld Talbot md 6cess, bsing pses6sf.
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Bonds Several. bonds Of auctioneers aad 9th.
ers. were presented and accepted.
Pefstioss --Sundry petitions were pfesentsd ard
Jrsixis iassifs.ae The pesitjcn ef he vbrisia
Mes1snics, Institute state Aericsltnsal Society
and Historical Society Of virginia ask1ne ~ q
me city on which TO build Hall suitable for their
~ unnsd purposes, wss read. I'VE publlshed this
pesstion IN fail IN our Saturdays Issue
I MI Saunders offered the ioIlevins resolutio,
which wss adopted.
hssotced That committee Of three be appoint
~ consider and report to the Council such &C.
the parties referred 10 In The psemo,;sI - T,.m.;,
.ee4nessrs M David ] Saunders, Edwin Robinson
and James n. Talbot
- Hr,iatao.. The President read Invitation, 10
tne Council to accompany an exeurs,on an ,he
Central Railroad ON the 18th inst ~ sssans -
| ianon o. the Fire Department at Lafayess. Han
on .ae lsth inst and to visit the Tredeaar worI.
.oaay, 70 witness the casting Of propeller for ,hs
United States steam frigate CoIcrsdo =. 'e
Hsking a Connection A petition from ,h,
Ballard, asking to be allowed to connect the Er.
change Hotel and Ballard House. on FrsnLi,.
street, oy handsome corridor bridge, was read
and Preferred to the Commissioners of Stress. -.
ersly. with instructions to grant The neti,,en /,
| deemed expedient
City Sales MIR. Saunders. from the Finance
Committee, reported list Of sales Of city property
amounting to sl0016 81 Of which sI ass as -
paid in cash and the remainder in bonds nron.,iv
| secured The report was received and rrferred
| to the Chamberlain for examination
bridging Main Street "A petition was presented
from the proprietors of the American Hotel asking
to be allowed to bridge Main street to connect the
American with the Floyd House. was read ana re-.
ferred to the Commissioners of Streets with in
structions to grant the petition if deemed e1pe-
dient.
Soap and Candies IA petition Of Edward Nc.
Adams. asking the privilege Of establiahisg bis
| soap and candle factory on Franklin street. was
read aud referred to committee of five consisting
of Messrs Robinson Crutchfeld Richards, Roddy,
and Whitfield. s7i -sf'i7
Intements the Shockos Hin Buryine Ground
fer the quarter ending the 3lst Of July: White
males, 100; females, 76; still born, s. Total 176-
Male negroes, IS; females, ST. still born, g. Total
l29 Total number of whites and blacks for the
quarter, 307 OF the number of white deaths for
| the above quarter, l06 were children under the
| age of six years So that but seventy interments
above that age occurred in three months OF tho
number OF negro interments, 81 were under six
years of age. So that there were but So inter.
| ments Of negroes over the age of six years
| James Rirr Improuonenf.--Mr. Robinson pre-
sented report on this subject, which we will mo-
| tice hereafter.
Serious Accident-On Saturday last, James e.
Richards, lad, son Of Mr.. a. Richards was thrown
from the steps Of an omnibus near the Central do
pot and had his right arm broken in two places.
just below the elbow. gentleman who saw the
accident took the little fellow home for which the
parents are very much indebted
Dangerous Assaah.--On Sunday night last rios
GUS disturbance took place the Armory bridge
| between crowd of tipsy men, and for . time bid
| fair to become serious, but finally wore of and
most of the parties left for home. At late hour
| of the night some of the neghbors noticed man
prom enading along the Canal bank with large
| club in his hand, and shortly after they saw sn.
| other indvidual-E. Mlier-walkDg peaceably
along the street. He had not gone far, however,
before the with the cllb ran behind him, gave
| him violent blow on the head, which knocked
| him senseless, and then ran off Miller was soon
after taken into . neighbor's house, and DR.. Pal
| mer sent for to dress his wounds. Yesterday
morning Patrick Enright was arranged before tho
Mayor for the assault, and witnesses testified that
| he resembled the man that had assaied Mier-
| The investigation was then adjourned until TO-
| morrow to ascertain the condition Of the injured
| man. ps sss4r T. t4ssfIest a'}f ft
| Hncksteripg.-Samuel Gennet was fined 45 by
the Mayor, yesterday morning, for buying chickens
| and selling them in the first market. 9A
Acquit.ed Edward D. Hudson, a sailor on bossd
| the schooner "Broganer," was Gagged last Sunday
night for taking from the Dock piece of iron that
| din not belong to him. Yesterday morning he was
| examined before the Mayor, and acquitted of the
tbofsa fha rtic fak a1S 5 7
Bwglarg-A small grocery on - Hill, was
entered last Saturday night anda45ebed After
the rogue had made his escape, the grocer came
into the street and fred his gun, ming tho
neighborhood, but not touching the robber.
Disorderly Miles Tally, white man, and Dick,
slave to E. p. Turpip, we're examined before the
Mayor yesterday morning aud acquitted on the
Dick when arrested, was armed with . brckbat
and Tally had old dirk, bat neither Of them ap-
pesred very desperate on the occasion.
Poisoning William Jackson, slave TO William
Graensr, was tried before the Hustings Court,
yesterday. for poisoning Mr.. VIM B. Mann, his
overseer, on the slst Of July, After hearing the
evidence, five Of the six justices were for convict
ing him, but Alderman David Parr voted him In
nocent, and he was thereupon acquitted.
Kidnapping.--Lott Mundy, New York free ne i
gro, charged with attempting to run OF two me-
groes belonging to Mrs Gray and Mr. MscfarlaDd,
will De tried to DAY Dy the dusfings Court, when
all the witnesses should be present.
The Grand Jury. while In session yesterday,
presented VIM. A. smith for stealing chickens H.
w Coles for obstructing James river with lighter
VIM Rowe for stealing jewelry; Thomas May and
Fsyette Brooks for sssaulting and shooting at
Frederick Greener, and VIM. Custin for larceny.
Owing to the absence OF . large number of wit.
nesses, against whom rules were made the Grand
Jury adjourned until l2 o'clock next Thursday.
Resisting the Watch.-Samuel Stene, free fol.
low, was arrested and Gagged last Saturday night,
for being on board the schooner Morning Light"
Capt Jones, having no papers, and resisting the
officers. The Mayor ordered him Is stripes.
Out of Place Robert, slave to Peter N. Malone,
was ordered . fogsing by the Mayor. yesterday
morning, for leaving the schooner Henry n Smith
without the permission of the master.
Young Ro9scs,--Silas Beaslsy and John Bran
man, arrested in Petersburg, for attempting 10 sell
. gold watch, stolen from Maria Sullivan, Of this
city, were examined before the Mayor yesterday
morning, and remanded for further examination at
the next teru Of the Hustings Court on the charge
of felony Beasley stated to officer Peterson, who
arrested them, that Brannan told him where tho
articles of jewelry were kept, and watched ON tho
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