The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-04
LOCAL MATTERS.


we WAfppiss. The practice of wife whipping
nss oeeome 80 common among certain portion
OF our commznity, that no one expresses any sur
PRISE on hearing that some cruel tyrant Of the
lower order has given his s'better haHr a. many
sI.Ipes ana bruises as there spotson leopards
skin. Even the ladies themselves, when sympa.
thised with after getting 4 tronnc;ng iaoE r,,,,
any nterference by the law, as an invasion of the
rignts OF tneir husbands, and usually beg the of.
tenders on by acknowledging . large share of tbe
piAne, ana promising to do better in future. Not
long since theory of murder was hea rl 10 rr,ese,
from howell In the lower part of the citv ~ =
twas known that the man who occupied Il va.
most incorporate wretch O maQistrxte " = c.IIed
II 70 issue warrant against the yiolator Of
ana gooa order. When the law posse entered the
the floor, and her face suffused IN tears and su-
posing tnaf she would be reioced to get rid Of her
persecutor Tor . time, some one informed her tb.,
i, ne. nusoand would be locked mp for the night =
.s.e me aafiinf husband is 1t that ye would be
afther. ye dirty spalspeens-take from, me NV nre.
cious Paddy-take from me the ould man. wania
yer AND TOR what shall the likes of We interfere
with man and wifei' A gentleman who heard her
remarks informed her that their object was to se
cure ner against further violence. And is that
"nat orinRs ye here, ye blackguardsa" Then
seizing kettle of boiling water, she made At the
party, all OF whom broke and run at the ton of
their speed leaving the couple to adjust their dif
cuities as best they might. Interfering with man
nnu Ino 10 dangerous business, as well as
tnankiess one; but notwithstanding that the law
has to stretch her arm between them at times IN
preserve good order. Yesterday morning William
Mckough was arraigned before the MAYOR. TO an.
swer the charge of assauting and beating his wife
inc night before After heariny the evidence, and
the frank admissions of Mac, who promised to do
better in future, the warrant was dismissed and
the party acquitted.
Glanthns Trees-In various uarts of the c;,r
where this tree is found growing, the sidewalks
and streets are covered with the falling bloom
from which Is emitted an odor not only unpleasant
to the SMELL but exceedingly detrimental to health
If we remember Alright, some seven or eight wears
ago, the Council of this city passed an ordinance
prohibiting the planting of these trees within the
corporate limits but from that time to the pre-
sent, the planting has been continued, until the
comfort and health of our people are endangered
by their effects In some of the Northern cities,
where these trees were grown extensively for sev.
eral years, they have all been cut down and de-
stroyed on the recommendation of physicians who
believed them to be detrimental to the public
health We do not remember the provisions of
the ordinance passed by the Council of Richmond
relative to the trees, but should like to see them
resurrected and enforced for the good of the city
Water Intoricasing.-Peter Daddy made his ap.
pearance before the Mayor yesterday to answer
the charge of being drunk in the street the day be.
fore and resisting the officer. Peter plead guilty
to the charge, but assured the court he would
drink no more, and asked forgiveness. "Your
worship" said Pete, bad luck to me if liver
drink another drap of the felthy stuff though pom
me word, had only taken few smiles at the
crathur when was caosized into the gutter
But, your worship that is not to be wondered at
SO much when tell you that even wathur and
milk fly to my head when taken in quantities. and
produce such an uproar in the third story that
can scarcely tell whether am me head or on
me heels. Sure, sir, when this is the case wild a
poor fellow, yeu would not be afther sending him
to that lonely JAIL when he is able to work for
living. Only forgive me this time, and if I liver
git drunk agin may l be bowed" The Mayor
yielded TO Peters fervent appeal and set him at
liberty.
Great Cry for little Wool-wm. Harris, Benia
min Bullan and William johnson were arraigned
before the Mayor yesterday morning to answer
the charge of assaultng and beating Patrick Nc
Nemars and breaking his arm last Sunday night
aud with storming and breaking into Mems house
the complainant. testified that he was
setting at his front door when row commenced at
Bulans. Soon after the party made a rush to
wards his house, when he was struck with brick
by Bunan bis door and windows broken and
bricks thrown into his house.
John Reynolds heard the noise and went to see
what was going on. As he got opposite BulIans
he was struck in the face by Harris, who rushed
upon and assaulted him. He recognized Harris
with certainty, having seen him on board the
schooner Richmond, in the dock, on Saturday
ley, who came to his relief he lwitnessl is sure he
would have been killed.
John Wasley standing in Bullans door
Sunday night when Harris and Bullan started to
take walk When the two got opposite McNa.
mara's, some one eered Harris, which caused him
to curse them As he did so five or six men rush.
ed out of McNamara's knocked Harris down In
the street and began to beat him. Bullan and my
self rescued Harris from the crowd Immediately
after the fight saw Reynolds standing in the
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him to put it down. He refused to do SO, and on
giving vent to bis feelings, cry was raised to
catch him. AS soon Reynolds heard this, he
ran off screaming murder at the top of his voice
No one touched him that saw during the night
Ann Lynch lives with Mcnamara When she
heard the fuss, abe to the front door, and find
ing Mac lying in the street, rushed out and took
him into the house The door then forced
open by some one, and bricks thrown into the
house. She could not tell how the fight COM
menced.
Charles H. Greenwood went to BulIan's Sun
day evening, to see Capt Harris. While there, IL
and B. rted to walk towards Rockets bridge.
When they got opposite McNamara's, Harris stun
bled, when some one at Macs called TO him to
stand up Harris asked who it was that made the
remark, and declared that he could whip the man
that did it. As soon almost as he said SO, he was
assailed and knocked down by three men. Bullan
went to the relief of Harris, seeing which, McNa-
mara ran up and struck him in the face, and some
one else struck mac. A general ngnt tnen ensuod,
but who struck McNamara cannot say.
Mrs Bullan saw the affray, and confirmed the
statements made by Wasley and Greenwood She
further added, that johnson was at home with his
wife at the time, aRd had nothing to do with the
fight
The Mayor acquitted the parties of the charge
of felony, but required all of them to appear be-
fore him this morning, to ascertain, If possible
who were the real aggressors in order to put stop
to street fights in Rockets.
Caught again --On Monday night last the
watchmen caught Ben, slave to ID. N. Jones, and
as he had no pass to be out from home, they took
him to the cage. On searching his person they dis
covered port monnaie which he had stolen, and
for which the Mayor yesterday morning ordered
him twenty lashes
No Passes-Jack and Bill, slaves to Pemberton
d Crew, were each ordered 10 stripes yesterday
morning by the Mayor, for failing to have passes
the night before.
Doziag slave t. A. L. Royster, took
lodgings in a doorway last Monday night, whore
the watchmen afterwards discovered him and took
him to the cage. Yesterday morning. on appear
ing before the Mayor he got fifteen for his trouble,
and was then discharged.
Iasolence ce-No crime that negro can commit
Is more certain of punishment At the hands Of the
Mayor than that Of insolenee TO white people -
Yesterday morning . free woman called Julia For
tune a denizen ofbuzzard roost was set to the
bar of Justice for abusive language TO Williamson
W. Price The evidence fixed the charge upon
her. and by way of teaching her better behavior
In fnture she was ordered to receive striped