The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-09-27
LOCAL MATTERS.

The Custom House This edifice has so far pro.
gressed towards completion, a. 10 give look eron
good idea of what il win be when Completed. and
10 an object Of considerable interest to All Who Vi;
sit the city. The walls, constructed Of James IL
yer granite, are completed to the height Of about
AZ feet and the workmen are going ahead with a
much rapidity ~ possible. The building win b.
6l feet high when finished Unless delay q occs.
stoned by their inability 10 procure supplies Of
stone the contractors entertain confident hopes Of
completing the roof during the present year. The
window castings and sash are of cast irnn and the
material of the whole structure is fire-proof Ac-
cordiag to our judgment. the work thus far has
been most substantially done, and we doubt not
tnas the building both In point of workmanship
and architectural beauty, will be an ornament to
the city. Such buildings are needed here, and it
is good mark Of the progressive spirit Of the
Aee 70 observe In various quarters, the demolition
OF unslshty old houses, for the purpose of erect
Ing handsome edifices in their places.
Chicken Fancir-Brittan, a slave. belong.
ing TO George Turner, was examined by the Mayor
yesterday, for stealing q number of fowls-iu-
Guiding Shanghas, Chittagongs and common hens
from Richard Forester II was stated hv For
roster that his hen house had been twice robbed.
ana ne determined, on Wednesday night last to
watch Tor the perpetrator of the crime During
sne smal hours OF Thursday morsing say about 3
O'Clock, ne heard some person enter the hen bouse
where he was concealed on the watch. The in
truder, believing the coast to be clear lighted a
match, Illuminating the humble abode of the fea.h.
cred family to such an extent that Forester sav W
ana recognised the prisoner, Britain When he
became aware that be was discovered tha th;ef
made good his retreat; but his arrest subsenuent.
ly, was an easy matter. bag of feathers, eyi.
IDENTIFY plucked very lately from the defunct Sbane-
na.s n ana Chttagongs, was found on Thursday ia
iasnes, which may possibly teach him a lesson In
good morals This negro was arrested last year.
oa similar charge. His affection for chickens
is really unaccountable
Breaking Thiags.-A little frolic, induIred in bv
Alex Williams On Thursday night, was the cause
of serious Inconvenience and difficulty to that in
dividuai He had quarrel with another person
In the rear OF the Exchange Hotel made use of
violent and boisterous language in public and
wound up by breaking the lamps of hack belong.
ing to ]. s B. Tinsey. Alex was escorted to the
watch house by two guardians of the night and
yesterday the Mayor required him to give securi.
ty in the sum of $50 to keep the peace and be of
good behavior These jolly frclics it will be seen,
are not such delightful pastime, after all
Bozes-The practice of leaving boxes on the
Sidewalks at night, is very common among bust.
ness men, but we are confident they would be more
careful II they were aware of the danger of fines
which may be imposed upon them, if mischievous
boys choose to scatter the boxes about on the pave.
ment case of this sort came before the Mayor
yesterday. Charles Held appeared to answer a
charge of obstrnctng the sidewalk of Sixth street
s'i'n ooAes, on LIE Nigub OF t06 Z00. he was con.
hdent that the boxes were placed there by bows
for the sake of mischief but was unable to state
positively that this was the fact The Mayor in
consideration of the circumstances, dismissed the
case, but took advantage of the opportunity to al
ude to the practice of piling up boxes against the
window shutters of stores at night as one liable to
involve the owners in difficulty.
An Unruly Member Susan Gentry, . free wo-
man of color who resides in one of those subur-
ban retreats in the neighborhood of Second street
made public exhibition of her disordery propep.
stiles on Thursday last and being demonstrated
by MIR, E. j. Crump, she showered upon him such
torrent of abuse, that he was constrained to bold
up to her view the terrors of the whipping post
predicting that she would experience them per-
soEaly within forty eight hours Yesterday morn
ing she was arraigned before the Mayer who de.
creed sentence of fifteen lashes, thus proving the
truth of Mr.. Crumps prophecy. The work house
will be completed. we trust, before many weeks
and this class Of offenders will then be furnished
with employment in the service of the city
Another Recruit.-A free negro of bad character
John Carter by name, was released from Jail last
Thursday morning, after several months service ;
,whereupon he went straight to the whiskey BOTTLE
iEbibed freely, and the consequence was that he
made Brooke Avenue hideous with his profane
howlings Persons in the neighborhood sent for
the police, who took John into custody, and the
Mayor, yesterday. ordered him to be striped and
placed in the chain gang for ninety days. This
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the line stretch out to the crack of doom r.
Fiaes-The Mayor yesterday imposed fine of
ST. upon Lewis Welland, for violating regulation
of the second market; a regulation which must
necessarily be enforced in order to preserve the
cleanliness of that establishment.
John A Lacy was fined 81 for scattering hay IN
alley near his storehouse, and negecting to
clean itup.
James Gunn was reported for leaving load
of plank on Grace street, on the night of the 2ad
inst and fined 81.
Patrick Marion, who disturbed the peace and
quiet of Second street. on Thursday, while intox.
isated, paid fine of 81 for his fun.
Dangerous Walls John Sinton has been sum-
moned to appear before the Mayor to show cause
why he should not be required to pull down the
walls of burnt building, at the corner of 24th and
Broad streets The matter will be investigated on
the 3oth inst.
Continued Clinton James, a free negro, was re-.
ported to the Mayor yesterday, for permitting an
unlawful assembly of 35 negroes at his house, ou
Pink alley. the night of the 23d inst; also for
retailing ardent spirits without license. These
cases were continued until Tuesday next.
Complimentary.-M Davenport had large
audience on Thursday night, the occasion of her
benefit and last appearance. At the close of the
first piece, MIR and Mrs. Davenport, in response
to vehement calls in front of the curtain and
expressed their gratitude to the public for the
ner in which they had been received in Richmond.
Mr. Jefferson on behalf OF several friends OF Mrs.
D then presented to that lady elegant bracelet,
breastpn and pair Of earrings, addressing her.
briefly but appropriately, in the discharge of the
pleasant duty assigned him. Mrs. Davenport re-
ceiyed the handsome testimonial in very gract-
full manner, and modestly replied TO the remarks
of Mr. Jefferson. The ceremony, which was quite
interesting drew forth continued piaudiis from the
audience.
After the performances closed, Mr.. and Mrs.
Davenport were serenaded, at their hotel, by the
Armory Band.
Theatre The great drama, entitled {" Six Dr..
prees of Crime will be repeated tonight, the per
formances to conclude with that amusing farce,
THE Spectre Bridegroom" If any person, at
ficted with that popular malsdy, vulgarly called
chine devils" will visit the theatre tonight and see
Jeffersou in the character of Dckory, we viii
guarantee perfect cure of the disease. Tho On.
tarprisipR Managers are doing all in their power tc
amuse tha public, and we hope they will be libe
rally recompensed.
Trard SousApard The Petersburg cars take
out daily large number OF passengers en- route
for the sunny South. The tide of travel Ia now
setting In that direction especially, showing tba
people Of migratory habits. are ION their journey
home" sf
Almost Fire-YesterdaY afternoon, the dwell
ling of Mr. Benz. Morris, on 9Th street, narrowly
escaped total destructionby fire. A bed, In rocn
occupied by servants, was set on fire accidentally
and when discovered, the flames had communica
ted to nearly every combustibe article In theapart