The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-18
LOCAL MATTERS.

them are sohar ehhs.nents h they occupy and sli of
OF neghborhood in tho State vbsrs ~ ~ n9s AnoW
I,o.e r,g,uiy observed by all eIasses shs,s ~,
on"h mn, ana where, In the San. .,.-,,o. -.
~, ~, pop.laton az lew crimes are -comm;,taa
The residents act as their own noI;eerSs1 go
ing their property by night and y;r5;...:, guard
rights by day; and If scrub accident III s.elr
among them and they find him ont he raasy; se.s.es
ders for marching once Bypursuine this ",
me unon hiaers nave been spared the annoyance
inflicted on other portions of the suburbs of hsd
citizens and dens of pollution, and have Kent ,ha;r
neghborhood orderly. The people have now th.Ha
meetisg houses for divine worship-one of wh;ch
Union Station) is the prettiest church of its kind
we ever saw-have hourishing Sabbath School,
and several day schools for their children Indeed
they lack nothing to add to their comfort and peace
that we know of, and are the most prosperous sub.
urbans to be found in the Old Dominion
Bound Orr.-Jane Browning appeared before
the Mayor yesterday morning and had James
Walsh held to bail to keep the peace in the sum of
S200, on conviction of assaulting and beating her
Jane complained that Jimmy had made too free
use of her flowing tresses, and in q paroxysm of
rage, had appropriated at least one half of them to
his own use, after tearing by the roots from her
head, but this, Jim Indignantly denied, and de
ciared that his amiable accuser had smashed q
pitcher over his Uranium, and at divers times had
horse whipped him with broom-stick all of which
he bore for the good of his country and the sake of
peace. He did not wish TO harm the madame head.
and would not do 30 under any circumstances but
was prepared to prove that she had but little re.
gard for him when her English blood was up.
Paddies.-At an early hour yesterday morn.
ing number of stuffed paddles, some of them with
strings of potatoes and others with red onions
around their necks and canteens in their hands.
were found swinging about the Streets and crea.
ted no little amusement, but they were soon taken
down and disposed Of On Sunday night the
watchmen discovered well dressed one hanging
Broad street for a mo maut halt mod he
was the body OF man suspended by cord but
on refecting that yesterday was St. Patrick's day.
understood the joke and passed it by Peg
Caught IN his opa trap.-Leroy Cole free ne.
gro, was arraigned before the Mayor yesterday
morning to answer the charge of assauItng and
beating Mathew Egan, some days since. (The
prisoner had several white patches about bis face
and head, placed there to protect his wounds and
looked extremely feeble) Egan, after being
sworn stated that Cole came into his house to sell
him some oysters, and because he would not buy
more than half water called him id Irishman.
declared that he had rather throw them away than
sell them to him, knocked one of his children down
with bucket, and then, when he went into the
street, knocked him down with . brick bat, and
all because he Egan) would not buy water
for oysters. (What desperate negro and tale of
horror) When Egan had ended his. testimony,
several witnesses were introduced, and all of them
proved the negro to be man of good character
honest, humble and industrious-and one of them
saw Egan have him down and beating him with a
brick The case was so clear to the mind of the
court that Egan had done all the beating, and was
the aggressor, that the negro was discharged and
Egan held to bail for his good behavior, and to an.
swer an Indictment at the next Grand Jury term
of the Hastings Court. ..'-ae
APprentices-The Night School of the Mechanics
Institute has already succeeded far beyond the ex.
pectation of its most sanguine friends, and bids
fair to prove of infinite value to the young me-
chanics of Richmond, who, through its aid are no.
bly, struggling for that development and improve.
ment of the mental faculties so essential to the
success of business enterprise Mr.. Burruss, the
principal teacher we are pleased to find, has
adopted the plan of delivering short practical lee
lures to these pupils, which they seem to appre
ciate highly, and which we have no doubt will
prove of incalculable benefit to them in their stu
dies, as well as enable them to form correct mora
principles for after life Every apprentice should
avail himself of the advantages of this school, fol
the time is rapidly coming when uneducated me
chanics will be scorned by every intelligent com
munity. - ..-
The Continental Gudrd-Capt. j. P. R. Crawford
was ON parade yesterday afternoon and made q
handsome appearance. We are gratified to learn
that new members are constantly joining the
corps, and that the Continentals determined ia
be second to none other in the regiment, not only
in strength, but in all the requisite acquirments for
good soldiers. After parading through the streets
to the delight of all who know anything of the
history of their uniform and organization, they
marched at night to the theatre, where they had
been invited and, at the close of the first play re-
paired to their armony, where they partook of an
excellent supper rendered them by that liberal and
kind hearted gentleman, Mr. F. H. l.. Allen, who
is one of the fast friends 0f the corps. 1t is need
less to say that every thing of the best and in
profusion, and that the remainder of the evening
was agreeably spent
The Montgomery Gmard-Captain P T. Moore
par rad dad in ctr md
made a handsome appearance. This company is
composed entirely of sons of the Emerald ISLE and
bids fair to become strong and powerful We un.
derstand that Captain Moore intends establishing
library at the armory of the Montgomery Guard,
where the members can meet at night for mental
Improvement
The Mechanic Guara-Capt NJ. M. Lipscomb-
paraded last Saturday with full ranks and In good
order Capt L. deserves credit for the present
strength of this CORPS which, when he took hold
of it, had dwindled down in numbers to corpor
ais guard and we are pleased to learn that he has
greatly improved his men in drill, as well stm-
ulatsd into them proper pride for the name they
bear and the cause for which they have volunteer
ed Every mechanic who is not already attached
to some other company, should join Capt. Lips
combs command and exert himself in bringing 1t
TO that perfection SO essential to the of all
military organizations. The uniform of the Guard
is not only neat but cheap one, and the ex
pense which each memberis called upon to incur,
la very small tnat no INDUSTRIOUS working HAL
can feel it. The Guard as they marched through
Main street, was preceded by the Armory band,
whose concord of sweet sounds" and admirable
time, materially aid volunteers in marching cor
rectly.
Funeral Procession.-The teachers and scholars
of the Manchester Baptist Sunday School turned
out in procession last Sabbath afternoon to bury
GEORGE H. HOLT, aged years, one OF the scho-
lars The procession marched to the Second Bap-
fist Church in this city, where the funeral was
preached and thence to Hollywood Cemetery.
where the corpse was inferred Many OF our
readers will member Master George as the &C
complishei musician, who presided at the piano,
on severa, occasions during the late Mechanics
Fair. with such unbounded success-while bis fel.
low pupils at school will bear in mind HID bright
examples and endeavor to follow them
Mrs. Cappel takes benefit tonight at the thea
ire and offers for the occasion most attractive
bill. Mrs G.. has labored industriously through
out the season to contribute to the intellectual
tertainment of the play goers and deserves hand
some reward for her studious application. May
we not claim for her, now that her tolls are about
ending large and fashionable audience-one that
can appreciate her efforts and is willing TO award
to them the need of praisei sr,a
Wiaters Di0vamas are so very instructive. ~
well as interesting, to all readers Of history,
that crowds continue to flock to Metropolitan Hall
each evening to see them. As the exhibition VIII
soon be closed those who have not yet attended II
have very little time 10 do %. The entertainment
this evening Is for the benefit of the Armory Band.
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