The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-08

W aanington on the 9th inst, BY officer Wis s,,d
otougnt 70 THIS cisy yesterday. 70 snswer the
ginia Towing Company, for el7 20, With the 10.
nature OF James Cray to It. On the 24th Of ,css.
Der, 1856, James Cray, who was sh~u the mssssr
of the tow.boat Old Dnminisn," lowed ths
schooner VIM N. Dodge down James River.
and then gave the captain Of that vessel bin and
receipt for $40. On the 2zth of July last Captain
Welden paid Mr.. VIM. Tyrer one Of the clerk : of
the Towing Company. for having his vessel tswed
up the river. On the 2Sth of July, Capt samuel
Skinner, Of the tow boat "Wm Allisoup toved
aud on demanding pay for the service rendered
Capt Wtlden presented him { bill and receipt
signed by James Cray for SIT so ~ the amount OF
the tow. Capt skinner, not suspecting anything
wrong, took the bill and retained IT as . voucher
on his part. As soon ~ Capt Cray heard that be
was to be charged with the tow fee of the "Wm
d. Dodge" he protested against It, ~ he had not
seen Capt Weiden; and when the bill was pro-
duced It was found to be an old one, the word "Oc-
tooer having been erased and July. inserted IN
It's stead, aud the figures go scratched out and
Sl1 ~ written below. From the face OF the bill it
Was so paipaole to all that cheat had been prar-
ne-a ns on Capt Skinner to save the paItry sum Of
et.oG, .nas capt Cray obtained q warrant and
diately telegraphed to Washington and had Can't.
"eioen Drought here to answer the charge Yes
terday morning the accused appeared before Re
corder Taylor to undergo an examination. but
ow.ng 20 Ine absence OF Capt Skinner, who was
material witness for the Common " eaItb. the in
vestigaton was postponed until Saturday morn
ing ana the accused remanded to prison for safe
keeping
Patent Lamp Gep-We have had the pleasure
OF examining new in vention by Mr Samuel Huff.
man of this CITY, which seems to US to be the yerv
thing for which it was intended. This invention
pan OF IRON steps intended to be used in light
ing the street lamps and is so very simple in its
construction, that we wonder it has rot been
thought of before. The steps are about two feet
long, made Of iron, and are so constructed that
they take hold of the lamp post instantly and
cling to it 30 closely that there is no such thing
slipping or giving away. They weigh but three
pounds, and can be carried about with as much
ease az an umbrella As the City Council have
made II the duty Of the watcbmen to light and ex
tngush the street lamps, we hope they will fur.
nish each one OF them with pair of these steps,
In place of the large, unwieldy wooden steps they
now use. Last winter, during the heavy freeze
several of the watchmeR were severely inure ed in
attempting to lightthe lamps by their step ladders
slirpng aud throwing them. Had they been fur
nished with Mr. Huffmans new steps, they would
have experienced no more trouble in ascending
the lamp posts then, than If the ground was
entirely clear of ice Simple as this invention is
it cannot failto prove valuable one, when the
fact is considered that reaIly every city in the
union needs large number Of them; and, as one
of our own citizens has been the first to bring IL
into use, we trust that the Council will give him ao
order at once for two or three dozen of them, by
way of bringing them into notice Mr. Huffman l.
the inventor OF the famous "ayes" and nCes'' ma.
chine, exhibited at the Mechanics Fair in 1855 -
We believe he bas taken the necessary steps to
secure patent for his new ladder or gas Iamu
steps, and have very little doubt that he will soon
be overwhelmed with orders to furnish them 10
every section of the country. Such Of the mem
bers of the council as may feel an interest in this
invention, can see it by calling in Mr. James D.
Browne ) iron nanufactory or9th stree adjoining
Lafayette Hall
Going AAead.- Several very pretty residences
are now being built on Church Hill by persons who
like to live retired and yet be near the business
part OF the city. If we had the means to erect q
handsome edifce. and designed locating in Rich
mond, we should most assuredly select some one
of the many picturesques sites on Church HILL
from which the most enchanting landscape views
are presented that ever met the eye. Not only is
the scenery very fine. but the water 10 excellent,
the air is as pure and fresh a. il blown from the
Peaks of Otter and the society inferior to none
other to be found anywhere. The man of means
that could not be happy on Church Hill, would be
miserab any where else short of Paradise. At
this time there four churches almost In stones
throw Of each other, and any number of excellent
schools for the education of youth Free from the
hustle and confusion of the city, and yet within
few minutes walk of its very centre, 1t s somewhat
strange that the whole Hill IL not dotted over with
attractive palaces AMI inviting cottagea Church
Hill may not dash ahead ~ fast as Shockoe, and
become q great town of itself in few years, but
the time is not distant when Its patural advan
tages will attract the lovers of the beautiful
through whose skill and taste it will be. made to
bloom and blossom as the rose" -
Detacins Tombaones We regret to ihrnjthata
certain set of bad boys in the habit b Waiting
Holly ywosd Cemetery to mark and deface tAAtomb-
stones and break and destroy the shrubbef2. Il
youngsters have no respect for themselvesNana
their parents, they should at least respect the
dead and let their monuments remain unabused
The keeper these lsvely grounds, however, Wig
liant, cannot possibly prevent all SUCH depredsr
tions; but, if he shonld be fortunate en Ugh to de
tee: any of the depredstors he will. d, ,himseF
great injustice If he does not subject h1em to the
severest penalties of the law. The boy tfat
wilfully aud deliberately deface t6mbstone. il
none too good to commit any other crime; and the
sooner his heartlessneas il exposed to the public
gaze, the sooner that public will be prepared for
his detection in more serious crimes
Market Houses-ln the course Of ; faw years 1t
will be necessary to erect two or Vore market
houses in the western part ofkhe&jtA for the ac.
commodation of the large nunbeaPf Inhabitants
that will then be residing Ia thai peaiity Every
day the city seems to be on Western march, il
we Judge from the number of Bdildings going up
Even now the suburbs are thickj1 populated with
an industrious thriving class, ande ascessions
being hourly made. For these D6ffons, more mar
ket houses will be required. uness meat vegeta
BILE, fruit aud poultry stores are established. at
which families can supply themselves with the ne
cessaries of life, in their immed neighborhoods
We are not sure that stores ofssAb kind. properly
kept would not take well In thS Merry heart of the
city, even now, for there are huhdreds of families
who would patronizs them lberslly. because Of
their convenience. In some d9eae Northern cities,
provision stores, such aa&e have described. do .
ine business, because the elpfdprietors know the
wants of their customers, ana lake good care 10
supply them
The Young Guard, Capt. Richardson, attended
by the Armory Band, ,paraded yesterday afternoon,
and made an imposing appearance as they passed
along the street
Neuer Right-Some of the farmers are nov com.
planning that they have had too much rain for tie
low lands, and, a. consequence, will lose their
late corn A friend of ours who heard one Of these
complaints, declared that some farmers were new
er satisfied. and remarked that If Providence were
to rain their barns full of wheat and corn. they
would then grumble because wagons aud teams
were not sent also, TO haul the gfaiA 70 market.
: Water Scrape jacob Baehrsch was found guilty
OF using the city water without paying tor It. and
tue Recorder thereupon fned him IS.
Mail Rabbeyy The examination Of Page Ennis,
charged with robbing the IT,. d. mail At the juno
ton In Hanover, the 25th Of June last III fake
place today before Commissioner Watson. a
large number of witnesses have been summoned
for the prosecution and the investigation, In all