The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-05

City Conncil-David Saunders. $50; George
Crutchfeld s04; Richard g Morriss, 79l James
noon, 2l3; Edward d Eacho, l0l; James Thomas,
Jr., SO; Gabriel Workman, AZ; VIM Allen. 2lg
J B Morton, 7s; H Dibrell, l; James Lyons, 24l;
Fleming Griffin, 76; John L Tate, So; DR. Albert
land, s. VIM Hatcher, 2; T H Southall, /; Henry G
Cabell, q L w Glazebrook, A. John C Hobson, Is,
DR. w Anderson, l; John Enders, 1; George w
Munford, 5; Jos r Anderson, l. 1.-THE first FIVE
are the American nomineesl
Atdermen-Jas Bray, 9e2; Lipscomb, GIG;
Chas Elicit, 1885, John M Murray, 922; Chas
Word, 7s1; L w Glazebrooke, 24s; Fleming Grit.
fin. 80; VIM Macfarlane, SO; John L Tate, l; "A
Merrett Is; Wellington Goddin, i; Samuel ]
rutherford, 3; Edward Mcconnell, /; Robert Ar
cher, 2; w Purcell, 2; VIM NJ Allen, 1; Robt M
Burton, l. 1.-THE first five are the American nomi
nees
Important and Interesting Meetings. In connection
with the Sabbath School Convention now in ses.
sion in this city will be held to-day and to NOR.
row. In the first place come the sessions of the
Convention at the United Presbyterian Church,
this morning and afternoon then a popular meet
ing at the same church at night, at which three
popular addresses of twenty minutes each will be
delivered.
Sunday is looked to with great interest /; for on
the afternoon of that day there are no less than
three meetings for children, teachers and friends
of the cause. At each of these meetings three ad-
dresses may be expected, together with the hymns
which have been printed and practiced for the
casion Ts4 f6f
The following schools will assemble ct St Pauls
at o'clock, Exercises to begin at 81 O'clock viz:
1st Presbyterian, 1st Baptist, Monumental, Syca-
more, French Garden Duval Street, st. James,
| Clay Street, German Lutheran and Trinity
| At the same hour the following schools will as
semble at the ID Baptist Church, viz: All the Man.
chester schools, the Armory school, all the schools
from Oregon Hill and Sydney, the Basin school,
Grace Street Baptist Church, Cd Presbyterian
| riaB md
| At the same hour ali the schools East Of Shockoe
Greek will assemble at St Jshns Church, Church
| HILL
Sunday night there win be meetings and ad-
dresses at the following churches, viz 1st Presby
terian, St James, Cd Baptist, and Leigh Street,
| Church Hill) ~
Kidnappr Exposed and Ayreaed william Smith,
the man arrested on Wednesday last by officer
| Seal, on suspicion of being kidnapper, he hav-
| ing In possession negro man supposed to be
runaway called George, turns out TO be negro
thief The negro man, since his incarceration, has
| made the following statement to the officer: He
| saws his name Is Warner Waskin6ton that he be-
| longs to Mr. JOHN A. MCGILL Of Natchez, Miss,
| and that the man with whom he was travelling is
| named GEORGE HAMILTON, not VIM. Smith,
| Warner states that Hamilton had been in the EN-.
| ploy of his master, and that he Warner) by Ham,
iltons advise stole $500 of his masters money, for
which he had sold wood, and the two started to-
| gether for free State. They took . boat TO New
/
but being unable to get on TO Baltimore they came
| on here and were arrested. Mr.. McGil has been
written to at Natchez, and the parties viii be de-
| tanned until he can be heard from. About $l30
were found in the possession of the prisoners.
TaIes-The Legislature having passed an act
changing the time of assessment and collection Of
| licenses from the 1st of May to the 1st of April
renders it important that the Sheriffs and Comms-
sieners of the Revenue should at once commence
\ the duties With view of facilitating the bust.
ness IL would be wen for the merchants to esti-
mate their Sales as the ofcsrs for Richmond will
set out on their duties next Monday.
Soft Eg9.-we were shown yesterday morning
| soft egg laid by . game hen, which measured
| ave inches in length The egg was covered by a
| tough skin but lad no shell upon IT, The same
hen Ia said to have laid several others Of SINH.
lar kind, one of which was rs fat a. . pan cake.
Pleasure Parties ara now being made up to visit
"Game Point" on Aquia Greek, where fishing Is
said to be as good as old Walton himself would
have desired A few hours ride on the Richmond
and Fredericksburg Railroad win take lovers of
sport to the spot where comfortable quarters for
any length of time may be readily secured 1t is
quite probable that the Railroad Company viii
duce the fare on parties bound for this creek In
search of amusement and pleasure.
Fire Reporf-we give below the number Of fires,
etc for the month ending the Sd inst. Number Of
| fires and alarms from the 9th Of March to ID Of
April, Ie. Number Of fires in the city, IL. Mum
Der of fires out of the city, d. Number Of false
alarms, 3. In the irst district there were o. In
the second, g. In the third, 5. In the fourth, L.
| Amount OF property lost, SG,760 Amount Of pro-
perty saved by the Fire Department S75,4oo--
| Amount saved over that lost, e6S6o0 Amount
insured on proper lost, s4.lo0.