The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-03
LOCAL MArrH1a

: munIy on saturday morning, in consequences I
srepol. t1ss : = d1ei had been fought near the cit
between DR. B. Finney, State Senator fro,
the Aecomac District, and Roger A PRYOR Esn
one Of the editors Of the Richmond Enouirsr ~
report turned out to be correct Early Saturd.,
morning, the PARTIES with their friends repaire.
20 pisce IN Henrico county, mile or two Yves
OF Richmond. where fAey fought with pistols AZ /,
| PAGES DR.. Finney was wounded ~ the first FIRE
the bah entering his right side above the hin ana
passing around to the back, whence it was subse
quentiy extracted Being thus disabled, be was Il
no condition to fire again. and the affair Terminates
Df; Finney was conveyed to bis lodgings at th,
Ballard House. He has suffered great pain from,
nus wound though it is hoped It will not result ia
saiiy IL is due to both gentlemen to say that the,
| exninited on the field much irmness and presence
| of mind
| We cannot speak authoritatively of the can se,
| Whcn led to this unfortunate affair Doubles;
the friends of both parties viii in time enlghteu the
pubic mind with regard to its origin The chal
iense, IL saic, proceeded from DR. Finnay, and the
wnoie matter was planned and carried into execu
teen hours. - ~
fo,a. Aeeident-A youth, named Thomas Shan.
non aged about II years, was run over by the cars
on Broad street. near the Western limits Of the ci
y, Saturday afternoon, about o'clock. and 40
severely injured that he died shortly afterwards
:. appears that ne attempted to get upon the
freight train for the purpose of riding into the cty
out unfortunately made a mistep, and fell between
tue cars four of which passed over his bodv-
| mangiing him in the most shocking manner. Thus
VIII be seen that no blame can attach to the rail-
| ~, snpAAy, sne accident being the result of an
act OF his own. He was immedisteIv convavsd ~
| Tue establishment ofhis employer, Mr. Mccormack.
"nere he died in q short time The parents q the
yoatn reside at the corner of 7th and Cary streets
| p Coroner Keesee, attended by High Constable le
| Duuer, held an inquest over the BODY and a YER
| u,c' was returned in accordance with the facta
| above mentioned o 'A-' "
| ptoleat Assaah-On Friday last. dificu,.u "a
cnrred at the Fair Grounds between Eco l.. Earn.
est and one OF his drivers, named Barnett Iovinc
IN consequence of the latters having driven faster
than the regulations allowed thereby breaking the
spring of his omnibus MrEarnest at once disch.rg ..
ed him from his service, telling him. with pretty
| strong epithet, that if he came near his stabls
| again he would take his shirt off :" On the same
nignt ABOUT O'Clock Loving went to the stable,
In the lower part of the city, and demanded a set.
tlement Earnest refused to pay the balance due,
| saying that Loving must pay for the broken
| spring. but finally told him to come in the morn,
| ing. when he would he more at leisure. Loving
declining to assent to this arrangement Earnest
| endeavored to shove him out of the stable svhere.
I upon he struck Earnest violent blow on the
head with an iron weight alung in handkerchief.
knocking him down and rendering him insensible
| Joseph Ragiand, Loving's step SON then came in
| followed by Mrs. Loving, and Ragland Joined in
the attack upon Earnest A young man named
| henry Hicks tried to separate the partie, and
| Earnest recovering his senses meantime thew sue
| Geeato IN oiiVlng OF the assailants. Watchman
| Nelly, VINO was soon sent for, arrested Loving and
| Ragland at their residence and conveyed them to
the watch-house. Mir Kelly states that when he
made the arrest, he heard Mr. Earnest say he
would give $500 to have Loving turned loose-the
| inference from which was that he desired an Oh.
portunty to avepge his injuries
Inc matter was investigated on Saturday by
| the Mayor, who, after q full hearing reuuired
Loving lg and Ragland to give security in the sum
OF S2oo each to appear before the Grand Jury, and
to keep the peace and to be of good behavior.
| PafHtinge and Drawings There are a large
| NUMBER OF paintings and drawings on exhibition
| at the Mechanics Fair, some of which are very
line Among this number we may notice a series
by Mr John A Calyo composed of a crayon por
trait OF MS iather; the Blind Minstrel, group in
| pastel two large landscape studies in water
colors; large landscape (sceue in vermonO in oil
Oriental scene in water colors; oval portrait of
lady, in pastel; and four small landsca pes in oil
all OF which are highly spoken of by judges of the
Mrs Eiwin A. Smith has also contributed lib.
orally to the picture gallery, and displayed much
SKIN and taste with the pencil Her oil paintings
ct the Mothers dream with the Angel; Spring OF
| Love, two figures with flowers; Autumn of Love.
two figures with flowers; Maternal Love, Mother
| and lnfant; Innocence, Child and Lamb; Little
| Greedy, Child Fruit and Bird; Child with finger
| in mouth; Brother and Sister, very small; ali 10
oil: and her Basket of Fruit with parrot; small
dish of fruit; dish of cucumbers; dish of radsbes;
| bird and flowers; and small bunch of flowers iu
water colors, are ali very pretty and have been
much admired as the production of q lady
| Besides the paintings mentioned, are scores of
others which we shall hereafter notice.
Disorderly Henry Ambrose appeared before
| the Mayer Saturday to answer the charge of di =.
orderly conduct in the street, opposite the first
| market, on the day previous Officer Page stated
| that he saw Ambrose gesticulatiug in a violent
manner, and when be demonstrated with him he
| was told to go to q couatry considerably warmer
than the torrid zone Instead of accepting the in
vitation, he took Ambrose into custody. The ae
| cused defended his case quite ably in court-said
he was excited in consequence of an injury 10
| hicted by some man upon his nephew-was sorry
for the insult applied to MIR. Page-and hoped the
Mayor would excuse him. He was fnalIy dis
char ged with an admonition.
Faluabie Coh-The large sum of S2 0C0 was Of.
fered last week for Mai Doswelfs beautiful colt
ed so much attention at the Fair. 'fhe Major r, :
fused to sell, however preferring TO retain posses
sion Of an animal which promises to win distint .
| ton on the turf
Charge Of Robbery A negro named James, ii e
property OF. Walter Gwynn, was arrested Satur
day night on charge OF breaking into and rob
bing the house of Julius Jobe. The negro viii
have hearing before the Mayor.
Eatch Ssolen-On Saturday night. about II
o'clock, MI II. w. Forbush, engaged in the gilt
enterprise, on Main street, having reason to be
lieve that an individual named VIM Bond had ste
len a watch from his establishment gave cha
and followed him down past the American Hott
TO Cary street, and captured him near the Basin
The watch was not found upon Bonds person, bu
some boatmen stated that they thought be thrt n
something into the water. The prisoner was CT n
duced to the cage, and the matter will be investi
gated by the Mayor.
Fireman Injured "A young man named Wash
fington Gill, lst assistant foreman of No 8 FIR
Company, was knocked down by the engine Sal
urday night while running down the steep decvl
ty of 25th street, aud the machine passed owe
, him. His head was severely injured, though n
serious result is apprehended.
Election Tomorrow The polls viii be open Il
morrow at the following places In Jefferso
Ward, U. s Hotel; in Madison Ward, City Hal
in Monroe Ward, Lacy's carpenter shop.
Political Meetings. adherents of the tw
. political parties are improving the last moment
, by working industrousy for their respective car
, ddates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency
TIE friends of Fillmore were addressed last Fr
day night at the City Hall. and the Democrats {
) Odd Fellows Hall, by well known speakers II
! night, the Democrats will hold meeting at th
, African Church, and the Americans at Metropol
tan Hall.
Recovering MIR. Campbell, the young gentle
| man who WAS knock ed down by n horsa on fh