The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-06
LOCAL MATrURa

LOCAL MATrHRa 9
The HagoH Ordinance, passed by the Citv Cevr
ell, Is designed to do away with heavy feur vhssi
ed vehicles, and Introduce In their stead rht suh
staptal trucks, that will neither fear mn fbe ~.
ments, nor blockade the streets ,sbiIs Iosdinr srd
unloading. As . general rule, this ordinance viii
work well, not only in preserving the payemenfa
but in saving horse fssh but there are instances
In which it will prove oppressive, and that far
have vast deal Of heavy hauling to do, and for
that purpose keep their own teams. Trucks will
not answer their purposes, because they ara nsi
ther large enonsh nor strong epongh TO do their
work, and if they were, they would take 20 many
Of them to haul their manufactures TO Rock etts,
that the tax on them would be insupportable In
tae passage Of all laws the city should guard with
zealons care, tho rights of her mechanics and man.
ufacfnrers. Upon their success depends in great
measure the prosperity of Richmond for If she ia
ever great in business and wealth. she must be-
come SO by her mechanism and manufactures -
lbese are the fountains from which will flow all
OUT Prosperty-these are the arteries ana veins
ot our future greatness-and II not preserved and
with the tenderest care, must fail to per
iofm the great functions which they will assured
~ 90, If not oppressed and kept down by unwise
legislation. -. - =
.'nsg nssro A bout half past o'clock yester-
day morning. the Hstchmen arrested and Gagged
an Old negro man, named Solomop hired IN ar
Ns.uanIei hives, while attempting to climb the
ra.ine At the City Hall He stated that he had
.us @ nunA IN mat building about Eve years ago
ana wanted to get it. Mr. Jesse White. in the
employ of Mr.. Rives testified that The condo, nf
Tue servant the evening before vas 40 varv strange
that pc thought his mind was affected vh;ia >,
MT, 4 . room Solomon took box Of gun w.ds
and poured them over tho floor. and ,vbsn ..t "a
why he did IT, replied that he A. worLine . for eva
dollars TO get q ten cent piece out of n He wss
afterwards ordered to hang M a rentlem ,o.,
aud instead of putting 1t In the proper nacs oot
on table and attempted to hang 1t to the ceiling
where there were no nails. The witness st.ted
further that he had never known the prisoner 10
drink, and always looked upon him as a man of
good character. Supposine the old man to be Ia.
boring under an alteration of mind the Recorder
discharged him. "a: =, t,.l-I - -. .
1oDn Clock. in some eligible location. il very
mueh needed in Richmond, and nearly all the citl-
zens are In favor of having one put IN hut very
few OF them can agree the most suitable place
Mr. Robert A. Mayo we understand speaks cf
putting handsome clock on hs new and elegant
factory, near 23d and Cary Streets to furnish the
time to the shipping men" at Rock cts. as ell
a. in his immediate neighborhood. Richmond is
SO situated that clock could not furnish the time
TO all sections but If our enterprising business
men, who are building large establishments in We
rious parts of the city, would put good clocks upon
| thetn, tney would perform a great public benefit
to those who live and move by the .tiE,e" of 9th
ers, "a well as add an attractive feature to their
property.
Boozy-On Monday evening last, officer True
heart found John p. Woody spread full length on
the sidewalk in state of stupor caused by exees-
ave draughts of stimulating beverages, and not
feeling disposed to see him exposed to the raging
elements above, and the kicks and cuffs Of terres.
trial wanderers, gently bore him to place of safe.
ty over the meat market. Yesterday morning
Jonn awoke from his slumbers as cool As a cucum-
Der, and arising with the sun, presented himself
a thQ I, v-,hc
temperance lecture and then discharged John Is
not In the habit Of indulgng 80 freely though like
many others takes "smIe" on meeting a friend
On Monday he repeated too freely, and natu-
raj consequence lost his equilibrium and came
down. Accidents will happen sometimes, and az
this was one Of them wat oy itr'
Fathers Rerenss -Bennet Grafton appeared be.
fore the Recorder yesterday, to answer the charge
OF assaulting and beating Adolph Molenhauler, on
The "a inst. The evidence proved that while Mr.
Grafton son. small boy, was passing along the
street with his fathers dinner Mollenhauler at.
tackled him that the little fellow ran for his life
and that N. threw one stone at him, and then
pursued him three hundred yards, but failed to
overtake him. When Mr.. Grafton heard this he
took stick IN his hand, went after MolleDhauler,
and gave him sound drubbing with 1t. The Re.
corder concluded that the complainant was the
aggressor. and as his negbb0rs gave him q very
unenviable character for peace and good order,
diImissed the warrant /
Springfield DiuisiOn The members of this flourish
ing division of Sons of Temperance are preparing
to celebrate their approaching anniversary in
grand style. Wherever else the order may have
withered and died of, on Church and Union Hills
where the Division ownsits own Hall, it fourishes
Ike green bay tree.
RundUays Two runaway slaves, Alfred slave
to Joseph Taylor, and Maria, slave to John w.
Wright were arrested and Gagged last Monday
night, by Watchmen VIM. T. Davis and Wicks a.
rims dow mir
Cd 10 thelr owners. =. - 9'
abolition agents, in various disguises are at
work in city, endeavoring 10 induce negroes to
abscoud TO the Nsrth Inseveral Instances these
plunderers have been betrayed by servants and
pointed out, but sufficient evidence has not been
obtained to enable the police to arrest them. A
few hundred ashes follow ed up with tar and fsath-
ers, rould be tbe proper. punishment for these
wretches and If caught they may think them
selves lucky TO escape with life. s.
Effects Of LightaiBg.--A gentleman of this city,
in passing down Governor street last Monday at
ternoon. was severely shocked by lightning. At
ter striking the rods on the Whig building, q por.
ton of the fluid passed down the water conductor
into the street. and exploded itself on the pave
ment below.
Craalty TO Animals Is seen in the public streets
every day aud by ISLANDERS declare that the law
ought to be enforced aanst its volators, yet very
few of them have the moral courage TO inform
against tuein ana uaSe tneul ptHtsHeu. IL ~ tDe
duty Of good citizens TO the laws executed and
to aid in their execution when necessary -
A Baby Horse may be made to pull by tying q
cord directly under the fetlock of one Of his front
feet, and then going before him and pulling the
foot after you. The animal may at frst refuse to
move, and paw against the cord, but little pa
tiepce and perseverance i'll make him 90 off kind
1y In short time We have seen tho experiment
tried in more than dozen Instances within the
past two months and have never known IL to fail.
Impor,ant Decision-An error occurred in our
notice headed !" important decision published
yesterday, which places the Mayor In an improper
position. Instead Of saying the Mayor gave YER
dict IN behalf of the plaia, tbe published notice
| said defendant" From Tue reading Of the arti-
Gle most persons doubt perceived the error and
corrected it for themselves ft4e
Recorder Taylor presided at the Mayors Cou.t
| yesterday, In the absence Of Mr.. Mayo, who ID
now making shsrt VISIT to his friends 10 Norfolk
He will be at his post In few days. doubt. but
until then the Recorder will perform his duties
Too Hsary-The late rains fell so rapidly that
in some places the vegetable crop has been badly
washed aud injured. A gentleman from Henrico
informs US that the ground is not yet sufficiently
wet 10 do the hill side crops material service, ~
| the piouehs now turn up the dry earth