The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-09-17
LOCAL MATTEHr

o,cIock vas,or5.~. !" ecu the hours Of and a
L. X Warnings buggy driven by Z ~rus1 sraa,, % Dr.
boy named John Shennick took fr;.h. .n white
Lees stable on Franklin street, and rsn IF MI
into 1t suddenly and coming in cont.c. n,.ed tufned
Ice cart opposite the st Charles har ras- ~isn an
sized the buggy, tore of the top, and tbrsr,sP ~
little boy with such violence against the n...s sne
stone as to seriously endanser his lite by causing
asevere confusion on his head, and numhs.Ss y
bruises upon bis person. Having nothing bnt sha
shaft and wheels of the vehicle attached to h;,,
now, the horse dashed madly into Main .sraa.
struck another horse on which a gentleman 49,
uhs, asai1s smoking him several feet ran fun tilt
himself of the shaft and wheels, and Continued
MS hight to the dock where he was finally c.ncht
ana stopped, after having cut and bruised himself
In number of places.
Immediately after the accident tho in;r-aa -
was taken to his mothers residence near tba q =.
market, where DR.. Waring, his employer. called
ana gave him the necessary medical aid
Pdrtradge Shooting The want of pame lave
mas become 30 manifest of late to all lovers of
sports, and especially to farmers. that we th;,L
there VIII be very little difficulty in inducing the
next Legislature to take up the subject and ssord
the necessary protection to the game of Vircin;s
AotWithatanding the fact that cartridges vere IA
stroyed by thousands last winter by the severity
OF the weather, leaving but few of them in anv
nelaS and none In the great majority, '.pot-house
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market, as an easier means of making a living
than by work. Shame such creaturesl Thav
deserve not ths name of men. The almighty dal
lar is their great aim, and as there ia no law TO rs
strain them, th G farmers themselves muat come ~
the rescue Of the birds, they will be broL en- mn
forever. : - ~
We have received letters from various marta of
the State relative to the scarcity of the partridge
and gentlemen assure us that in certain localities
where, in seasons past it was almost inposaihIo tn
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to be seen or heard. The universal cry ia there.
fore, to protect those which were left, and their
young, and this can only be done by the co.opera.
ton of sportsmen and farmers If the first will
devote their leisure, from now till the middle of
November in killing the hawks, and the latter
will peremptorily prohibit any one from shooting
in their fields, poor Bob White and his juvenile
family may be spared, to increase and multiply.
until, as in times gone by, every stubble field will
re- echo with the music of his voice-but, unless
some such steps are taken as those recommended
guns aud dogs will be vausless in this section for
many years to come f@sz
And to ensure the defeat OF "pot-house hunters"
men who live by the indiscrminate murder of
game out of season as well as in-we invoke the
propretors of hotels and restaurants to jon in the
suggested combination, and make it known that
they will not purchase quail this season at any
price. Let them take this stand, and the people
VIII then JON them in preserving from destruction
a bird which is not only valuable as food but is
the farmers greatest assistant in destroying the
seed of weeds, which would otherwise oyerrun
whole farms and cut short the cereal crops
Pindictioe Francis Ruprecht being strongly
prejudiced against Leonora Elbrecht went into her
house last Friday, called her hog, in the presence
of two customers, who had dropped in to buy an
pies, and then smote her in the face with his hand
for lashng him with her tongue. Not being phv
sically able to take knock down with Frank. the
madam resorted to the strong arm of the law for
protection, and Yesterday morning this chivalrous
knip yya ura5h hofn <bo
to bail for his future good behavior.
TTpsy WIN Mason drank an over dose of chain
lightning last Monday afternoon, and then spread
himself out at full length to await the effects of
evaporation, but before he had time to blow ont
and dry up officer Seal pounced upon him and
took him to the cage where he spent the night in
peaceful slumbers. Yesterday morning he W n re.
primanded for being caught in PROSTATE position
and then held to bail for better conduct in future
Put in Pickle.-A dark subject from the Old
North State, who gave his name as Jerry Powell
and professed to be free, but had no free papers
made his debut at the Mayors Court yesterdsy
in the character of prisoner. Jerry declared
that he had been in the Old Dominion for two
years, and during that time had been hired OFT as
slave by Messrs Pulliam 81 Davis, for a gentle.
man in North Carolina He knew he was to be
free at a certain age, but when that unfortunate
period was TO arrive, he could not possibly tell
In order to ascertain his real condition the exam
nation waa adjourned until this morning.
Fire on Church HiH-About 10 o'clock last Mon.
day night, stable on Church Hill, belonging to
the estate Of Philip Harwood, deceased and occu
pied by Mr.. Wells, was set on fire and burnt to
the ground. Mr.. w lost considerable amount
of hay, corn and straw, and came very near hav.
ing his team consumed. The fire, no doubt was
think they will be ablei to detect the person.
II the guilt of the supposed incendiary is fully es
tablished there is not q shadow of doubt that
he will be granted the pleasure of pulling hemp
whilst standing on nothing
Small Fire-On Sunday morning last, q small
out building on Mr. John Bells premises in Henri.
co, took fire and consumed a considerable amount
of sausage already prepared for market. Mr.. Is.
lives on Union Hill, where fires rarely occur and
wherel kind neighbors are always ready to lend
their aid in time of need.
Theatre The play of Ingomar drew ont large
audience on Monday night, and the company &C.
quilted themselves admirably. We have merely
space this morning to call attention to the pro
gramme for to nights performance two capital
pieces" The Belle of the Faubourg" and The
Married Rake"-in both of which Mr.. and Mrs
Davenport take prominent parts.
Out of Date-An old ebo known az Betsy Bry.
an failed to have proper papers when the police
found her last Monday night, and as a conse.
quence, was locked up. On promising to have her
register renewed at the next Court, the Mayor let
her slide with the assurance that failure to keep
her word would doom her to the shades of the
Valley.
Forci5le Possession The most worthless animal
that moves on earth, when really worthless, is
lazy indolent free negro, such as Bolar Lilly
This fellow became very much inflated last Mon
day night, and whilst in that state seated himself
on a carriage against the consent of the driver.
and was preparing for a grand ride. when the
warchmen discovered and nabbed him. Knowing
his character to the dotting of an !, the Mayor,
Yesterday morning, directed that he should be put
through q regular course Of sprouts, and then
locked up for safe keeping.
Uasound-James Brown was fined S5 for deposit
ing two barrels of unsound oysters in Fish Alley,
near the First Market
Not Remoced Jas. Ward had s. entered against
him by the Mayor. yesterday, for failing to keep
his premises in good order.
Dismissed-Ths summons against Stanley &
Blunt for obstructng a street gutter with sand,
was called and dismissed, the Mayor being salts.
fed that the obstruction had been removed
Fines-The Mayor, yesterday, fined Shaw &
MeCloy for obstructing Broad street with stone;
VIM Kennedy, for obstrueting gutter with sand;
Robt Hill. for obstracting sidewalk with gravel;
and A, Hutzler, for leaving an empty box In the
street all night.
No Pass The watchmen captured and Gagged
Oliver, slave to William ii. Brown, last Monday
night, for being in the street without pass. Yes
terday morning, when brought before the Mayor,
he told such straight tale that he was discharged.
EIcitable.-Last Monday night, q man named
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