The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-24
LOCAL MATTERS.

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| north-Mn. Mary Fisher. Grace street, above 5th.
dsh.-Brooke Avenue, from Leigh, Bacon Branch
and Daensy Ksysr. "n.. House, Sd and
9Th list to 4th street Broad to the nver.-Miss
Fulton, 7th, between Franklin and Grace; Mrs Hsr-
/ ris, 5rh and Franklin.
Sth-lst and I'd streets, fro.n Broad to the Poor
House.--Mrs Halliwell, at w. Goddin's, 9th be-
tween Clay and Leigh; Miss Steel. Franklin and Sd
Hosse Mrs Rarding, 7rh, above Leigh; Miss Bur.
rows 7th street, Sd door from Leigh.
9th -4th to 9Th street t, the riyer.-Mss Mott, at
Harrold's, Broad, between 8th and 9th; Mrs Price,
| 9Th, above Clay
l0th-5th to 9th street, out rorth-Mrs. Dewitt,
9Th, near Leigh; MRS. Williams 9th and Leigh
llth.-sth to II h street to Main.-Mrs Simms,
corner Grace and 7th; Mrs. RobiEson at N. Hill;
Miss Norton. Marshall and eth.
| I2th-7th to 10th street, Main to the fiver.-Mg.
| Cabell, Grace. above 7th
18th 10th street to 18th, Main to the river Mrs
Workman, Franklin, near ls:; Mrs Wayt, 9th, be-
| tween Cta7 aud Marshall
| l4th.-1Sth street. to 18th to rivsr.-Ms Smith,
near lst Baptist Church; Mrs. Nelson, corner 18th
! 18th 18th to aath street to river-Mrs. TAYLOR
| Fraokln, near 27th street, Church Hill.
| ll6th-f7th to 18th street to Veoable- Mrs. murk
land. 10th and srcsd Miss Talbot, 18th and Brosd
| :. .l7th.-froulv enable up the VaIiey.-Mrs. Steam,
| Valley.
18th 10Th to 25h street. Nj ain to Broad Mrs Car.
| rinston, Caurch Hill; Mrs Currie, Broad, between
10Th 18th street to Bloody Run.-Mn Armstrong,
Grace street Church Hill
20 h-Union Hill, from 18th s.reet-Miss Coulling
| 23j and Broad streets
| 2lst Rockets to PoIt Mayo
2Sd:- 9th to l7th street, from Brosd out north
Mrs. Howison, Governor street; Miss H. kichsrdson,
| Capitol street.
Applications made to any of the above visit RS, will
doubtless receive prompt attention,
Relief Of the Suffering Funds Needed The
appropriation made by the Council ia wholly inad.
| equate to the present emergency, and the Union
Benevolent Society Ia sadly la want of means
Under these circumstances, as will be seen by q
notice in to days paper meeting of the Standing
| Committee of the Yung Mems Association has been
| called for this evening" to make arrangements for
systematic personal solicitation
Our citizens may, therefore. expect to be waited
| upon the early part of next week, by these bene
violent, energetic young men, to whose calls they
have heretofore so literally responded The funds
collected by them will, sgppose, 60 to the Union
Benevolent Society, with which, also, they are
willing, personally, to cooperate in the laborous
work of visitation.
In the meantime, as the case is urgent contribu.
tions may be handed to Mr.. Jos Laidiey, corner of
| Franklin and 4th streets, to Messrs. Meade & Ba
ker, corner of Main and 10th streets, to Mr. P. B
| Price, opposite the American Hotel, and to Mr. r.
| S Powers, at the Exchange Hotel
Mr.. M. Bates, the willing and laborious almoner,
| now Of both public and private bounty may be
found. every forenoon, at his Office, in the upper
| part of the City Hall building, where those who
| wish to place means at his disposal will gene
| rally find i'm pressed with needy applicants for
relief.
| WO0d for the Poor.-We have been requested to
| state that there will be delivered at the Central
depot in this city, in the of to-day t,centy
| cords OF aoood, given to the poor by the Central
Railroad Company. As this wood is 10 be distribu
ted among those who suffering for it, we trust
| the Mayor and the Council Committee will make
arrangements to receive and deliver it at once, So
| that the officers. of the Railroad Company may
have no trouble with it after it reaches the depot
| Liberal Donation-Messrs Kunkle & Co., Les.
I'M
the sum of $25, to be appropriated to the relief
of the poor. This sum will be handed over to the
Committee appointed by the Council, to be distri
| buted as they deem proper.
| Mdgnanimous On Wednesday afternoon last,
while Messrs. Gretter and Stokes were busiy en-
gagged in visiting and relieving the poor they met
with twowidow ladies, one of whom bad seven small
| children, and the other two. On making enquiry
into their circumstances, the gentlemen found that
| both of them were very destitute, and expressed
their regret that the means in their hands were
very limited and would allow them to do but little
| for either The remark had scarcely passed their
lips, hen the lady with two children, imploringly
exclaimed, then do all you for her" pointing
to the other lady. for she has seven little ones to
| scuffie for and have but two" Such generous.
ness, when the point of starvation could scarce
| ly be looked for, even in a noble, true hearted
| woman.
| Aid for the POOr.-Mr. George w. Grettera one
| Of the committee appointed by the City Council,
to relieve the necessities of the poor, requests
to acknowledge the receipt of SIS from J. II.
Grant, $40 from j. Fl. Gardner, SIS from ]. Cross,
| $25 from James Dunlop, s. from N. B. Leabrook,
| IS from Thos E. Ballard, $5 from Woodward g.
| Newman. and two hundred loaves Of bread from
W. B. Isaacs and John H. Claiborne, donated by
the Masonic Fraternity, to be applied to the relief
| of the poor. The same gentleman returns thanks
to G. T. Workman g. Co., for the use of sleigh and
| two mules, by which means he was enabled to die.
tribute bread and other nccessaries of life to those
| who were on the verge of starvation.
Child Burnt.-Yesterday afternoon little girl
between four and five years old, daughter of Mr.
Albert Smith, whose residence IL near the corner
of 5ih and Cary streets, was dreadfully burned by
| her clothes taking fire. Mrs. Smith had left the
room but few minutes, to attend TO her domestic
duties, when she heard the screams of her child
and on going to ascertain the cause, found the little
creature enveloped in flames. The burning clothes
were terp from its person quick as possible bu,
not until the skin on her legs and abdomen had
been roasted to q crisp. DR.. VIM E. Wilson was
| called tc attend the sufferer, and thinks she may
| recover from her serious injuries.
Stolen Tobacco.-Joseph Blzalara was arraien
| ed before the Mayor yesterday, to answer the
| charge of receiving box of manufacture tobac
| CO worth $l8 so, stolen from Washington Ross
on the night of the 2lst Mr.. Ross stated that be
| counted the packages of tobacco in his factory
Wednesday night, and the next morning discover.
| ed that one of them had been stolen. SuspectiuR
his servant John, he punished him until he con.
fessed the theft and told where he bad carried the
| tobacco, MIR r. then obtained . search warrant,
and by the aid of officers Tyler and Seal found the
tobacco and the box iu the house of the prisoner
| The Mayor sent the accused to answer an in.
dictment by the next Grand Jury, and admitted
him to bail to answer.
Bread.-Yesterday morning the Mayor received
| an order from Mr.. WIN. IRA SMITH, clothing mer-
| chant on Mr.. VIM. N. Tinsey, for one thousand
loaves of bread to be distributed among the poor
| Such benevolence Ia really worthy Of note and
| speaks volumes in behalf of the donor.
Supposed to be fro-cn.-On Saturday night last Q
| negro man belonging to Mr. Wicker Of Hanover
county, sft Mr. J. A. Scott's factory. after fnish
| Ing his week q work, and as nothing has since
/ been heard from him, 1t is feared that he was
caught out In the terrific storm Of that night and
| perished.
| Missins-A gentleman who does business on
Frankiin street, near 18th, has been missing for
several days, and his friends are fearful that he
has fallen into some snow drift and perished.
Adninsd TO Bail William g. Clark, lad,
charged with felony, and sent on to the Hustings
Court for examination appeared before that body
yesterday, when. owing to the absence Of his VII
nesses, his cause wss postponed ustA the Februs-
| ry term. The Court admitted him 10 hail r. IN.
swsr In ths sum Of $1,000, which swas readily
given. 4tsa IS 81
TRs Schools lin order to enable pupils Of ths ali.