The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-20

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members ofthecity council that thsre IRE msnin
the city Doing business, who. when called upan By
ne A.essor for their list Of taxes readily make
T. ne sight Of that very ofcerafe dispisyed bar
nued with decauters cont1ining stroag drink 0f sll
sorts and frequenay under them ara seen eashss
o. ps.sr rHn sn Nv &whiskey and brandy. broachsd and
Of these instances Of faIss swearing 10 save the
payment OF the liquor tax,s that the lConnistee
Of Eqnalizers, discrepancies the sworn statements4
made % me Assessor, have had the tar levied and
compelled Its payment Whenever human be. Z
ing becomes 30 entirely lost 70 all honor and 4 n
shame, as to be willing to commit tfe rds,s
BILE sim of perjury for the sake Of few dollars.
he is then rife for any crime; and the sooner the
law can rid society Of his demoralizing infiu1ncs
the better. u zsss
\ Word 70 Mechanics.-A knowledge of reome. ~ e
try-of plain and ornamental drawing essential
to the greater portion Of practical mechanics we
mean to those who are desirous Of raising therf
selves above Ae terel ef The mere opratire.. the
the aid Of this science they would Be unable 70
conceive understandineiy any plan Of structurfs
IN any degree of complex nature and still Ieasfo
ca.ry sassieatorny into execution The practical
man, however ingenious, win inevitably fail IL
perfecting. unaided his ideas, with tfaf facilitv
and usefulness available to the aecoyo I5.5sS d
dransman Carpenters, cabinet makers 'rnachin- 8
ists m9deners painters. etc. should therefore svail
themselves OF the opportunity now offered by the
drawing school Of the Mechanics Institufe and At
once take lessons in designing MI. WN Pre-
yAI,s the accomplished teacher and skiifuI drafts.
man. is now preparing series of large wort ne. I
clearly showing the construction az ge,
metrical mechanical and ornamental 6gures' :
also set Of models from which the more advanced
pupils will be taught to draw in plain projection.
.sIia and Isrspsssiys arawng II the
set to work tonight. All who wish to become
scholars should do 80 at once, as but few more
pupils win be admitted this session.
Negro Readeruous-Perhaps there is no other =
nest in the city which has caused the police as .
much trouble and annoyance as the underground
hotel" at the corner of l4th and Franklin streets
and from the fact that the subterranean entrance
to it Is difficult one to discover and unpleasant
to explore. We have never penetrated into this
dungeon of vice and iniquity, where negroes of
every grade gather to carouse and gamble, but
learn from the officers that the access to 1t is
through by alley, and that tha main hall Is fitted
up for drinking, in good style. So far Is 1t un-
der the ground, that the most violent row might
occur, without being heard In the street, and so
secret are all the operations connected with IL,
that persons living in the immediate neighborhood
know nothing of its existence. On Saturday night
last, Capt wilkinson and Lieut.. Kelly backed by
: detachment of the Night Watch, entered this
cave, and there, to their surprise,
four tvs itytwo negro es slaves and free congre Il
gatei. As was their duty, they Immediately took
into custody the whole tribe, and had them before
the Recorder the next morning, who ordered
portion of the gang to be punished, but released Z
tie others. ziI - eIeg bars tgsi
In such cases as this where the laws of the State
are designedly violated, the severest punishment
should be inflicted and prompt steps taken to eiese
forever the rendezvous. Servants. to be Of value
to their masters must be protected against the
snares set on the wayside to entrap and despoil
til en- of their earnings; and this only be done
by q rigid enforcement of the laws and ordinances
against those who open hels to allure them to
their destruction. 8 anl avs &4aH sEs5
Reamty and Talent are rarely combined in q lady,
for now adays pretty girls rely SO much upon their
personal attractions, that the mind Ia usually per-
mitted to Wild while the glossy tresses, peayly
teeth ruby lips and fashionable toggery I'LL the
highest ambition Of its fair possessor. Beauty
without talent is but the painted doll, and wins on
" khat sort of admiration--while talent, bereft
Of pegsonal charms, ia only valued as unsmelted
gold ore for the precious metal which it contains,
and is only Eought for by those who know its in,
trinsic worth Rut when the two are combined in
. high degree, as il the case of Miss MITCHELL,
the SStar ofthe Westy now filing an engagement
at the theatre, is it to be at that all who
have heard of her personal charms, of the garner.
ed treasures of her mind. of her spirited personA
tions on the stage of her musical voice, correct
reading and true conceptions of the characters OF
her authors, that she has enchanted the play
goers of every city in which she has appeared,
and that she has become the pet of al her audi
ence, West and East, North and South We
think not, and shall therefore be greatly surprised
if the friends of the drama in this city do got be
come as devotedly attached to her before her ens
gagement closes, as were the people OF baltimore,
where she last appeared Miss NITCHELL. from
all we have heard is indeed one OF those DriiiiaDt
stage Jewels rarely met with IN century, ana
now that she is among usfor short time, We trust
that she may be seen by all, believing that she Will
then be fully appreciated. See the bill for To-
night sI lsaassl fs's9'i so sssA &
Real Estate ON Pearl Sueet.--A few days since,
the business stand on Pearl street. formerly oecL.
pied by Messrs Kent, Paine & Co., fronting thir-
ty feet, was sold at auction, and purchased by
Messrs Womble & Poindexter for $4,000 cash.
This we call good sale, for cash, the tghtness Of
the times considered. - - I.
FiYs-Between and 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon q small frame shanty 0a Bacon's Branch, be-
yond the corporate limits, and occupied by free
negroes, was set on fire and burned to the ground
TIE ed of Fe5gNay-theb birth day CT the great and
good Washington is to be celebrated In by
grand military parade and the firing of national
lutes At night that spirited and patriotic youn,
teer corps, the Young Guard, commanded / Capt.
Richardson, is TO have civic and military ball At
Godd1ns large haii, Wnen most OF the ofncera OF
the regiment, as well as bellies and beaux of tho
city viii be present to participate In the gayieties
of the occasion The annual balls Of the Young
Guard have always been looked forward to with
more than usual pleasure, by those who delight in
such amrsemenfs owing 10 the fact that that COM
pany prides itself on the unexceptonable taste dis
PLAYED in all its entertainments On this occasion
the Committee of Arrangements seem bent on
overlooking no attraction that can add to the IN
tersst of the evening During the night. the COM.
many VIII appear Ia full uniform, and under the di
rection of their gallant Captain, go through the
drill in such manner as viii astonish those who
have never seen corps of regulars at that work.
This feature alone viii be sufficient TO attract
crowd. and we hope may be the means Of filing
the hail at their sixth annual ball
Daria9.-The effort to burn Mr.. Woodbury.
BireIow Is house, near the City Springs, on Monday
afternoon last was one Of the most daring out
RACES of the kind ever attemptedin this city. Mrs
Bieelow had left home but short time NJ. Bige
low being engaged in the bank, when some oae
entered the house. robbed 1t of small quantity OF
iewelry and clothing, and then set the bed on IRE
10 hide their deed Mr. Bigeow, we regret 70 say
lost all his wearing apparel save snch ashe had
upon his person at the time 50 sss
Bayaed-The plaster and saw mill In Rocketfs.
destroyed by fire on Sunday night last, was doubt
less the work of an incendia.y. One OF our citi'