The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-15
LOCAL, 734ss7sr1ee

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needing q iis Chamber yssssrdse ss..sos ~ 9n n
oelcek-r nssn. Doye. nssrln Whis6si1. Stckes
Robinson, Epps HoddH esun1esss GeSasss, Rish.
ards, QuasIes. Crnfeh1 ossef hsins .,.ssnt,
Aessrs. Rtehsrdson ssd Talhsss 1eInr shs1ef -
Miastssr-Ths ninnfsG of - - .sssiss -.
Dor Ordhaenes-on motion Il o., o..,,.. -. :.
Chamberlain Kas drsesed = pnbllah ~ sso. =.
dinancs" thres dmes Y the. Whis and Dispaseh
the High ConsaahIp six Thousand cnhle fask a -
free q charge which uss ssfered = the Commas,
Ilske-5s 8 xorri.s. nom she conni.... i l.. a.
llua Crew and others for the uss Of ga bsyouathe
corpofAte Hmits--auds the report waa adopted =
The same committee asked an appropriatfon n
vlOO. which was granted, 70 enable fhem 70 Greet
brick wall around the gas bolders on Cary street
30 ~ TO enable them TO sell large portion Of thaf
lot fronting on Dock street. sS1. WaH
laeTsass Of SalGvy. -On the Recommendation d
the Finance Committee, the Ohsmberisin was in.
strncted TO pay the City Assessor the extra com.
pensstion OF SsoO becaass Of the additional labos
Water.-The Wstering Committee reported I'd.
verse 70 the petition Of Cornelius Grow and othere
sskins the uss Of city waser-and the report wai
7azsag lie Gin Seresent-An ordinance. -. =,
ported 6y MT. Saunders, repealing she ordnance
psssed nth May, imposing tar Of $500 ON the
office Of City Sergeant, In violation Of an act oi
Assembly, parsed last sessien- The ordinance
Was laid on the table. see s,, 8 sisz esss
Clerk Of Finance Committee --On motion. made
and seconded, the Assistant Chamberiain was a.
pointed Clerk to the, Finance Committee, with in.
Atructons to keep record Of its proceedings.
Fue Department. --Mr. Saunders, from the com.
mittee on the Fire Department, reported in favor
nj dimdr wir hrrrcn
purchasing new engines for companies and 4,
purchasing fsur plug snatchers, and recastisg I
large bell 70 pnt on the tsecond market house ont
OF the bell At No. engine house, and the bell now
on the second market house. The report paid .
LtSh and justly deserved compliment to Mr. John
J. Fry, Chief Engineer, and the Fire Wardens for
activity, efficiency, and zeal exhibited by them In
the discharge OF their duties. The report was
Pvsonal Property -Mr. Whitfield offered the fol.
Resolved, That committee of three be appoint
edto bring In an ordinance to reduce the tax on
slaves and other personal property.
The Chair decided the resolution to be out OF or
Der, under the 18th rule inasmuch - the ordinance
z From this decision Mr. Quaries took an appeal:
and MI. Grester called the ayes and noes on the
appeal ~ q 9s9 tss
I The question on sustaining the chair being a.
ken, resulted az follows. F@4ff
Ayes-Messrs Richards, Stokes, Robinson.
Saunders Crutchfeid, Morriss, Eppes And Dove
Noes-Messrs. Gretter, Quarles, Scott, Whit
field and Roddy-5.
So the decision of.the Chair was sustained.
E1ending Aid-A resolution was offered and
adopted allowing the clerk ofthe first market $500
additional for keeping fhs market in order.
After other unimportant business the Council ad.
journed. 2
Fire.--About IL o'clock last Sunday night the
frame building ON Franklin street opposite Trini
~ church, one tenement Of which was occupied
by Mr.. Thomas H. Fowler as : carriage shop. and
the other by Mr. T. Chalk as paint shop, was
set on fire and completely destroyed The flames
spread TO the rear of the three story brick building
on the east occupied by Mr.. j. Ezekiel, ipjurinT
but the fremen succeeded in extinguishing the
flames before they reached the Inferior 81 the
building. The frame house destroyed was the
property of Mr. Fowler, whose loss Is about $1,000
Mf. Chalks loss is estimated at $500. Neither of
these gentlemen had any insurance s sas
The Weather, yesterday, was intensely warm.
and the sun As penetrating and powerful a II
could well be. People and animals exposed to its
rays were completely roasted. sa- t;g sai
aYiolsnt Assauh--A difficulty occurred Yesterday
merning, ON board the schooner Bengal" from
Rockiand, Maine now lying in the Dock At iss
intersection with 18th street, between the mate.
Norman Holk, and one of the sailors called Ben.
j.min Burgess, when the latter received violent
blow on the head from the former, laying open the
scalp TO the skull bono, and inflicting dangerous
wound. Dr.. Jackson was called in to attend the
injured man, and did all in his power to render him
comfortable Soon after the occurrence officers
Chalkley, Perrin and Seal repaired to the dock,
arrested Hoik and deposited him in the cage to IN.
in. Ho,L civas A. aScu.a s 81, ~ .ms morn
ref.al Of ths ss;lor 10 ohsv III. -. a.ssar sne
oficer Of the vessei and ths nacsss;.v - - N
disc;pline amonr the crav - -'sSoy =. snioscins
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KoaSA Csage-Wilh Thacker came before
fhe Mayor yesterday, to answer the charge OF as
sanltinE, beating and breaking tho left arm Of
Marina Inacker, on the 9th inst The prisoner
admitted that ne had broken the unfortunate wo.
msns Arm but stated that he had done % BY &C
cidsns. she nad caught him by the collar, TO pre-
vent bis leaving the house. and In forcing her hand
loose broke the large bone Of her arm Tie 81.
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Nomsas iroxoles-Three women were befors
the Mayor yesterday, one of them complaining
against the other two. for making insulting re-
marks about her as she passed along ths street
After hearing the statements Of Ill parties. they
were ordered to return home and live in peace Ia