The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-17
LOCAL MArrnas.

4 DAAS8 Mrr
| Ehzabeth Darlington widow of TIE ~ I. .1,sis
berry Caringtsu. situated near the cor,sr ~ ox,,
and Grace streess. Church Hin was tot. ~ -.
sumed by IRE. The building was cnyeloned +
names wnen the discovery was made, and Tie are
| men ceuld do no more than exert themselva. !,
save the the adjacent property. From The f.c,
| tnas the house WAS unoccupied it NAV be ststsf
| WIN certainty that the fire was the work of an
ineendiary. The loss Is estimated at % 500 or
when there is an insurance in the Mutual Assn
rance Company.
Tobacco Factory Burnt-The Tobaceo ssammery
| OF VIM Jackson Clarke, on Byrd street. between
stn and 10th, south side of the Basin, was aImss,
sosany destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon about
| 5oeiock- The Gre caught from the sweat house
assacned to the establishment and was accidental
MI. Clarke loses about $1,000 in machinery and
oooks; and has no insurance. The building crn.
I1nea "a nnds OF tobacco. belonging to Mr. VIM.
:. BUR-. only IL of which were saved and large
quantity OF strips, which were totally destroyed -
luis tooaeco, we understand, was insured IN the
mercnants Insurance Company. The building was
1ne properly OF the James River and Kapawha
Company insured. IT is said in the Mutual Ofice
Il was q brick building, worth probably about So.
ooo During the progress Of the fire. some excite
ment was created by the falling Of fhe front wall
out fortunately no one was hurt
Ine VINO was blowing freshly At the time Of the
cohnssranon and the cinders set fre to the old
Academy and Mr. Co'trelrs Coal Office. situated on
tne other side of the Rasin T., a northerIv direc
non, and the Lecture Room of the United Presbv.
Ierian Coarcn, on 9Th street, but q timely discov-
iaoorious task to perform.
4 Mystery .Solred On Saturday. thu Ia, % NJ
vember. Mr. John Brauer butcher. we'll known
IN Richmond, mysteriously disappeared. and
thousn his friends made diligent search no inform
ation regarding him could be ascertained On
the dock in the rear of the Gas Works. diseovered
the dead body of . man floating In the water II
was soon Afterwards taken ont, and recognized a.
tue body OF Mr.. Brauer The face was considers.
oiy swollen, hut no marks Of violence were visi.
ble It appeared from the testimony n ths Coro-
ner's inquest. that Mr. B. was Intoxicated on the
evening OF bis dfsappearapce and there Il Iittle
doubt that he wandered of. unconscious Of the
direction he was taking. and fell into the dock by
accident Thejury rendered q. verdict of death
by drowning"
Something for A5oli,oaists TO Reflect Tpoa Some
time ago two negro women, named Caroline Banks
and Mary Frances, emaucipased by the win OF
Mrs. Sarah Branch, of Chesterfield were taken
70 New YORK by the executor Of the estate, and
there left, with . supply of money sufficient, II
was supposed, to last them until they could pro.
cure employment. In October last, while Mr.
William II. Hardgrove. Of this city was in Boston
on business, he was called upon by Caroline Banks,
with the request that he would take her children
back to Virginia, and she would soon follow them;
that she preferred slavery in Virginia to freedom
In the North. where the most she could obtain by
constant toll was miserable subsistence. Mr.
HardgroVe declined having anything to do with
the matter, but candidly represented to her the
consequences which would inevitably result from
her return.
few days ago, Caroline Banks, with her sister.
Mary Frances, and their children came to Virgins
voluntarily ana OF their own accord Soon after
their arrival, they earnestly besought the protec.
ton OF gentlemen here representing their willing
ness to become slaves again-a condition far pre.
ferable to the pleasures of freedom they had
experienced among the inty-hearted aboli.ionists
| at the North. Under these circumstances legal
steps were taken to provide for their voluntary
| enslavement under the act of Assembly passed
February IL, 1856 We are not definitely advised
as to the measures adopted in the case of Mary
Frances; but Caroline, who applied to Mr. Samuel
advice. After sufficient time for reflection had
been given her, petition was drawn up, rs re-
qurec - the act and carefully read and explained
| In her presence She was satisfied with its terms
still averring that she was desirous of renquisb
ing and renouncing her right to freedom and oi
becoming the slave of Mr.. Hardg-ove. The par
| ties appeared before the Mayor on Saturday fol
the purpose OF commencing legal proceedings, bui
| the matter was postponed until the 22d inst.
This incident, we think affords fair illustration
| of the actual benefits of bondage to the negro
| race.
| Forfeiture Of a Recosni.ance In the Hustings
Court on Saturday, on the motion of the attorney
| for the Commonwealth, . scire fGcias was award.
| ed on recognizance entered into before the
Mayor. on the 9th of October, by Roger A. Pryor,
with W. w. Dunnavant his security, in the sum
| of $4,000. conditioned that the said Roger
| A. Pryor should keep the peace towards sli
the people of the Commonwealth, and espe.
| cially towards Z. B. Bolts, for one year, IT
| having been suggested that the said recosni-
zance had been forfeited by his assault upon Os
wald B. Finney, on the 3lst of October, 1856.
Court of appeals The following are all the de.
cisions that have been rendered by the Court OF
| Appeals since the commencement Of the present
| session in this city:
| Robinson vs. Enders-decrse of the Circuit
| Court Of the city Richmond affirmed.
| Richards VS.. Commonw onwealth-judgment Of the
| Circuit Court of Henrico affirmed.
Shepherds administrators VI. Elliss administra
1 tors and others-decree Of the Circuit Court Ct
| Orange affirmed.
| Intsn.peraace.-From the scene presented in the
/ Mayors Court on Saturday, it might be inferred
that the evil of intemperance 10 On the increase IL
| Richmond. 1t was not unusual before the estab.
/ lishment Of the chain gang TO see q rnournful
spectacle giving rise to = similar inference, and
some times, in fact, there pair of spectaeles
| but seldom, on this occasion, has it been our
duty to chronicle the presence of three. The first
| called up was VIM. Ninter, loathsome object,
/ yerging deliriunl tremens He begged piteously
| to be excused, but the Mayor considered 1t bis
duty to send him to jail. The next was Charles
| A. Carver, . boatman, from Fluvauna. charged
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promise to avoid such indiscretiops In future, be
l was permit ed to dspart-whereupon he showed
| bis ability to walk and rapidly too. Michael Ma
| han was the last on the list He was found lying
| In the street. drunk and kept at the watch house
over night 1t was his first appearance In this
character and he solemny averred 1t should be bis
last. The Mayor finally discharged him, advising
him OF the consequences that would result from 8
| repetition ofthe offence.
John Dixon was fouad yesterday lying drunk on
| tho platform at the Central Railroad depot, and
committed to the cage. The Mayor will dispose OF
his case this morning.
The Arrest Of A1ey-Two gentlemen who wit
messed the arrest OF Reuben Alley for shooting
Reuben Tyler, IN account of which we published
on Saturday furnish the following version Of the
affair, which they say may be relied upon -
when constable Wade approached Alley be
said he desired to have . word with him; 70 which
| Alley replied: ''Iil have none with yol"-and
| drew pistol and commenced backing as II try
| ing TO get q chance to run. He was pursued by
| Robert H. Brock. John J. Brock. VIM. r
| Patmord and Andrew Ford. who pointed their
| erns at him, and told him If he ran they would
| shoo, him. Alley said TO them, "Gentlemep, you
nave poshing to do with me, for the officer has NOT
l put his hands upon me-" Finally, sfter getting
| distant from them few steps. he turned and ran
WADE then gave The order TO fire. and the four per.
sons above named discharged their pieces 81 him.
Three Of the guus were double barreied, q & the
| barrel Of one was out Of order) and one sinsle