The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-29
LOCAL MArrERs.

| committees ae cry and State. The yarious
the Institute this afternoon ~ 80, :. ,ne nAh OF
Soe pan Ior their action and ss M tim - :; -
viii he nresans pua ana expected that every member
JEFrERsos WARD.
Thomas H. Wynne, Geo. A. Ain..
+. Stearns, VIM. HoI, p;sh..az.
Miles Ambler 1'ou'
MADISON WARD.
samuel 5. Cottrel, James A. cowardin.
Il. b. Spence John Doolev
VIM. II. Mcfarland
MONROE WARD.
North side Of Broad street, to The Wes. and Norts
anss Of the Corporation
Geo. K Crutchfeld, Fleming Griffin,
Thomas C. Eppes
SoutA side Of Broad street, including SouA Main
r II Bosher SY Iandrnm
'anes u. browne Joseph P. Jones,
George Bargamin.
South Main street to James Ricy:
n. bargamin, jr, William Steptoe,
a. onyaer, George s. Lownes,
John II. Bosher
| FOR THE CITY AT LARGE
w,a SVmn H' n. beNm' Thomas Sampson,
WIN. forDes, J. w. Lewellen
Samuel p Mitchell
II the city Is properly eanvassed as we have NO
doubt 1t will be by the Ward Committed. an
nounced above, the requisite amount of monev for
building the Hall can be raised in a short tim.
and the editice erected and ready for use. by the
18th of October.
Stab6ing Case.-Edward w. Ferguson was ar.
raigned before the Mayor yesterday morning. to
answer the charge of stabbipg with intent to h;I
George w. Woody, on the 4th inst Woody an.
peared in Court, pale and emaciated and after
being sworn, made the following statement: went
| to Mrs. DRILLS. on Maddox Hill the morning of the
occurrence and found Ferguson cursing one of tho
women / asked him what he yya ako
He replied that he would curse me. i then told
him had done him no HARM and wanted no diff
Guilty with him. Words passed between us for
some time when we had fight then went into
the house to get my hat and go home When l
came out he was standing at the gate and asked
me where was going replied that was going
home With this he caught me by the arm pulled
me around and stabbed me in the left side then
knocked him down, and in starting to him fell
When arose attempted to get into the gate and
| In doing so he came behind me and stabbed me in
| the back of the neck. / continued on until got
into the house. He followed me and tried to cut
me again, but was prevented from doing so.
DIR. Anderson described the wounds of Woody
The one on the left side of the spinal column was
half an inch in length and two inches and a half in
depth-a flesh wound; the one the left side was
two inches and half long, but did not penetrate
the cavity.
Ferguson stated that when he used the knife
Woody had him down and was stamping him, and
that he had to cut w. to save his own life As his
WlbucSstS WeTc AuStut u6 aSkcQ the MAYOR TO 20
journ the examination until Saturday next, in or
der to get them. The case was thersupon ad.
| journed over till that time.
| Disorderly Neighborhood-We have received a
| communication from gentleman residing in Mon.
roe inviting the particular attention of the DO
that portion of Broad sreetying between the
corporation line and Brooke Avenue The writer
| says that on Sunday afternoons from o'clock un.
| til sundown, the northern footway is completely
oiockaded by gangs Of negroes who gather in
groups OF hve and ten to laugh and talk, prom.
enade to and fro; and as many of them are doubt.
less under influence of liquor, they both noisy
and disorderly. Our correspondent further states
that they are continually running 10 and out of the
shops, either through front or side DOORS and that
their conduct is so unbecoming that ladies feel
decacy in passing them. We feel assured that
| the neighborhood complained of win receive the
attention of the police in future and that the Nav
| or, when be gets the offenders before him, will
give them lessons in good behavior not soon to be
| forgotten.
| Indecent Exposure number of small negro
boys are in the habit of bathing In Shockoe Greek
a short distance north of the Lancasterian School
in the day time, and thereby exposing their per-
sons to all who may be passing in that neghbor
| hood. On Sunday last about l2 o'clock we saw at
least dozen of these little imps in state of nu
| dity. splashing away in the creek like so many
ducks and making sufficient noise to attract the at
| tention OF theentire neighborhood small dose
/ OF birch Oil, properly administered would be of
| incalculabie advantage to those chaps, when thus
offending against public deeency.
| Musical Eateytaiament.-To those who take
| pleasure in witnessing Ethiopic entertainments
| rare opportunity is offered them at the theatre
| tonight by Whites celebrated serenaders, whose
musical and buriesque performances are said to be
| of the highest order. ehave not vet heard this
troupe but have been assured by judges that their
songs are admirable, and their Instrumental music
| superb As there Is no other public exhibition in
| the city, we do not know how pleasure seeker
| can while away an idle hour more agreeably than
by visiting the theatre The ladies of course will
| be in attendance in large numbers.
| Tile Pic Nc to Ashland by the Sabbath School
scholars last Tuesday, is spoken of as q pleasant
affair and most gratifying to the children. Ash.
land is certainly delightful place for agreeable
parties, and the wonder to is that it Is not re.
1 sorted to every day in the week by hundreds of
| our citizens who cannot afford to leave Richmond
| more than day or two in search of recreation.
| Speet TAiec-A negro was arrested by the po-
lice yesterday and Gagged, on the charge Of stealing
keg of sugar from esnal boat lying In the ba.
| sin and turning IL over to drayman, who made
his escape with his III g0tt N booty The evidence
against the rogue is Of le most conclusive char
acter and will entitle uim to extra sweetening
when brought before the Mayor this morning.
| Impadent Nte,0-Edward Staples negro boy,
was arrested md brought before the Mayor yes
| terday morning t, answer the charge Of assault.
| ing and beating with a whipstaff small white
/ boy, named Goorge Crow. The affair occurred
| in the second market and was the most impudent
that we have known negro lad to be guilty Of for
| some time. The prisoner was ordered q sound
switching for his conduct.
Getting up Martha Weaver, drunken, worth
/ less free negro, was convicted before the Mayor
yesterday morning OF splitting in the face Of Thos
Pitts, white man, and ordered TO receive twenty.
| five stripes As she is an old and troublesome ac-
quantance Of the police after getting her dose Of
stripes. she was held to bail for her future good
behavior.
| Spoiled Fish-George l., Stutz was fined Is by
the Mayor, yesterday morning, for having lot Of
spoiled Sturgeon In his house, near the First Mar
| ket; and +. II. Langley was fined e5 for having
| spoiled fish in his possession.
1 Bad Coaditioa.-John Graves appeared before
| the Mayor yesterday morning, to answer . sum-
mona for permitting = nuisance on his lot on
| Shockoe Hill. Graves stated that he had pur.
| chased the premises only = few days since, and
Was willing TO put II In good order at once. To
give him opportunity of doing 80. the investiga
tion was postponed unt1 Friday morning.
ResistiHg an 0tEesr--R Robert Fisxgerald was com
mtted to Jail by the Mayor yesterday morning for
being drunk and attempting TO strike officer Seal
while In the discharge Of bis duty. When he gives
security for bis good behavior, be win DO an.
charged
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