The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-15
LOCAL MATTERS.

Iaquest.-Yesterday afternoon Coroner Wicker
held an inquest over the dead body of an unfor-
tunate female, calling herself Laura Duesberry,
who supposed to have come to her death by
violence, in the house of Amanda Thompson on
Virginia street, near Cary The evidence proved
that she was severely beaten last Saturday after
noon by white man, named George Livington,
who was her intimate friend That they had q
dispute about some trivial matter, when he left
the room and went into the yard. While there
she was heard to say, Il wish he would kill me
and put me out of my troubles" When he heard
the remark, he replied, GOD d-n you 1 will, )" and
Immediately rushed into the room, knocked her
down, and struck her several blows That even.
ing she complained of her side, went to bed and
sent for DIR. l.. K. Warning, who attended her un-
til she died. and then made post Rsortem examina.
ton of her body. The facts elected above in.
dueed the Coroner to hold an inquest DR. War
ring testified that the deceased came to her death
from constipation of the bowels and Inflammation
of the bladder, neither of which diseases were
likely to be produced by blow on the back or
head. But upon full investigation of the case
the jury found that the said George Livingston
had on Saturday, the 9Th inst, given to the said
Duesberry, various blows and bruises, which in
their opinion the cause of her death, and
thereupon the Coroner issued his variant to ar.
rest the accused.
The Dog Ordinance lately passed. only requires
the owners of dogs to muzzle them when they go
into the streets. No man is required to keep his
dog muzzled when in his yard, as some persons
have supposed. All that the owner of dog is re-
oured to do is to pay license for his dog, TO put
a collar around his neck, with the masters name
upon it, and then to keep the animal in his yard,
or 10 mtlzze it, if it is to go into the streets Ii
families were required TO keep their watchdogs
muZzled at night as to prevent their barking at
or biting rogues, the dogs would be vaiueess at
once and nobody would keep them. The Council
never iatended to be guilty of such an absurdity
and we are surprised that any one could SO have
construed the late ordinance. One of the great OBJ
iects of the muzzle is to prevent persons from be-
Inc bitten in the streets by dogs and one of its
effects will be- to rid the city of thousands of strag-
Cling ours that now infest 1t by day and night.
The Pea Ca,e-Adam Weaver. indicted by the
Grand Jury for receiving peas knowing the same
to have been stolen was tried before the husIIhss
Court for the offence, and the Jury being unable
to agree, aolie pr0seqai WAS entered and the ae-
cused discharged.
Feyoav.-Charles Green, a free negro, sent 10
the Hastings court by the Mayor to be tried for fe
lony has been committed 10 jail until the next
term.
TIE Dioraaas are very attractive, as Is abundant
ly proved by the large crowds that visit them ev'
cry evening. Both full of interest TO the read
ers of history and should be seen by ALL
Barbacues,-The people of Henrico county are
holding meetings and arranging for barbacues,
preparatory to the local elections which take place
in a few weeks. The friends Of the various candi
dates are sraining every nerve to ensure the cleo
tion of their iavorites. II the voters select the
most competent all win be well-if not, they must
be the sufferers by their folly.
Going 4akead--The workmen ON the new Custom
House seem 10 be pushing that work to completion
very rapidly; but 1t seems to us and we are borne
out In that opinion by competent judges that the
job In not being executed In that neat and substAn
tial style which wss looked for when II commenced
We have heard complaints Of the construction and
filling in of the walls well as OF the roughness OF
some Of the cut stone used, but do NOT feel thas
We know enough about such work TO express q
correct opinion upon its merits.