The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-07
LOCAL MATTERS.

held IN fnquess over the body OF . negro child.
about three weeks old that died suddenly the night
before. DR.. James Beale was called In to make .
post mortem examination, and after doing 30, made
the following statement:
IAN examination of the body Of female child
three weeks old, the child Of Benrietta Gee, free
8. Cabod, exhibited no marks Of violence which
could have occasioned its DEATH There wss present
every sign of its having died IN . cenvuIsion Its
,er incline to the belief that the child wss the
subject of nfante locbjaw and that IL came to ito
death from neglect"
The jury, sfter hearing Dr. B. 8 statement, rem
dered verdict that the child died from neglect.
The HAsting's Court which sits on Monday next,
viii have long list of criminal cases to dispose of
Among them we note the following.
. John Adams alias John Ellis charged with forg-
ing an order for $40 on Mr. James Lyons, and OBJ
tanning the money on the same.
Lott Mundy, New York free negro, charged
Win aIdlng two negroes to escape from their own
ers-Mrs Grsys man. and Mr. Macfarland's man.
II convicted, he will no doubt be sent TO the Peni
tentiary for twenty years - IS
william Thacker charged with breaking Mar.
sha Ihacker's arm The accused had been living
" Win Marina Ihacker for years, as his wife, and,
IL is SAID broke her arm while in a difficulty
William Harris, slave to Mr.. Grnener. charged
with poisoning with intent to kill, Mr. William B.
Mann, his overseer.
The Grand Jury will also be in session on Mon.
W "a n va r0
right to mention will have the following misde.
Eleanor cases up for presentment:
William A. Smith, stealing Chickens William
Ill Foikes, stealing watch and obtaining monev bv
false Pretences. William Barrett, VIM. Disney.
and John Disney, riotous conduct in the atreo,
Obediah Evans and others ducking and biacIino
Jonn Mckoberts, white man. John c. Fueii
selling goods without license Charles WEIGH
Francis Franklin and VIM. Rowe larceny. Thom
as May and Fayette Brooks, breaking into house
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for an assault. VIM. Curtin, for fighting. Bepi
Bullen and Patrick McNamara, riot Peter Ma.
benburg, cowhiding Isaac Appel John Parrett.
stealing 6O dozen eggs. John Westerman and
others, for riot at the Hermitage.
Dull Iimes.-Tbe city is more quiet at present
than we ever saw it, and the police seem to have
less criminal business to transact. Whether this
is owing to an Improvement in the morals of the
great mass, or to the excessively warm spell
through which we have just past melting all the
wicked metal out of evil doers, we are unable TO
say. 1t is not at all improbable, however that the
dread of the chain gang has frightened off an host
OF struggling paupers, who, otherwise, would be
marching before the Mayor every day to seek
quarters In the Valley Iun
County Operations.--Yesterday morning a noto.
rious character named Philip b. Minor, was arrest
ed IN Henrico county and committed to jail, on the
Richmond College. Phil, poor fellow, is very
much addicted to inte mperate habits and when he
gels few horns" into him, Immediately cuts ND
some caper that puts him in the clutches of the law
On the very day that he depredated upon the Col
ege premises he was before the Mayor of this city
for disordcrly conduct in the street, and released
with an admonition. II the present charge Ia
proved on him, he will get q permanent situation
for time.
Can't Leaue--Beverly Wade, poor, infirm int
pirate, was taken to the cage yesterday by Lieut.
neat. on the charge of being drunk in the street.
"a at Waia hoaS III
of his life in the Jail and Poor House as vagrant
and bad been at liberty but ashort time when off
Ger Wheat arrested him. Some years ago he was
a respectable business man in this city and had
pany and social glass; his business deserted him.
and loss and ruin followed. His present situation
should prove warning to youBg men to avoid the
social glass; for by it alone are drunkards made
In Troubte-A few days since the city water
was about to give out and fears were entertained
of suffering therefrom The late storms have
swollen the river so rapidly that one of the dams
are about giving away. If this accident occurs the
supply will be cut off for some time but the Su.
perintendent is now at work and will spare no eff
forts to save it.
The Southern Literary Messenger, for August, is
before Us, richly laden with a choice variety of
prese and poetical articles The Messenger is well
printed, good paper, and is one of the hest De-
riodicais in the country. ~eY
greater portion of yesterday. and spent several
hours in the trial of Thomas Cooley, free man of
color, who stands charged with stealing 81 900 in
specie from his mother-inlaw, Lucy Cary, free
woman, on the lst of July last. None OF the lost
money has been found on the prisoner, and the
evidence, thus far, has only be crcumstantial
Tom has heretofore borne good character for
industry and honesty, and may probably, in this
instance, be able to establish his innocence. After
bearing two or three witnesses, the Court was
olIad IN AZ hat al iIoxy
owing to the fact that one of its members was
taken sick, and could sit no longer. The prisoner
was thereupon remanded to the Jail.
The PhGaiE Boys are having a daguerreotype ta-
ken of their beautiful engine and hose reel, in or
der to have them got mp in picture style, for pre-
servati0n.
II False Harm was given last Tuesday night,
which brought out the engines and reels and gave
the iremen good run The bells, however, did
not ring, and the ALARM therefore, soon subsidized.
Mass Meeting. Hon John NJ Bolts is to address
the voters of Richmond, at the African Church.
next Friday night, in behalf of Fillmore aud Don
elson-
Attempt to Break Jail -On Tuesday afternoon
last three prisoners In the City Jail made daring
effort to escape from confnem snt but were be
trayed by al fellow prisoner and snugiy ironed In
q short time They had torn up their blankets and
prepared rope sixty feet in length with which to
scale the WALL when the jailor, Mr. Starke, was in
formed of what was going on, and bad the trio put
in leggings and then locked up.
The Theatre is now undergoing thorough reno
va,ion, and will open early in the fall under the
management of Mr.. John 7. Ford. The company,
as far engaged, are ladies and gentlemen of fine
histrionic talent and as pains are TO be spared
in putting upon the boards in the best style the
choicest tragedies, dramas, plays and farces, we
have no doubt that the Theatre going public will
be regularly treated to the most sumpfuous intel
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