The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-02
LOCAL MATTHRa

/ LOCAL dAITHRa.
.. anesnaiartss are commencing their work Of d
suuchon in Henrico county and unless rood NJ,
lois are put out. to thwart their desions We ~
liza. much valuable property may be destrovsd =
| "itnin few weeks past the woods In the rai.h
eoInood OF Mr. John B Young's farm have nee
oc,aes seserai times; and yesterday morning abou
..: oc.oek: tne torch was applied to two vacan
.ensments belonging to the estate of Allan T,I.-
urceAseo ooth OF which were burned 10 the ornnnd
we KNOW It ia very difficult to detect An IncsnJ;.
eisnef Ia town or country. but /. seems Ia M
| n-er.n. no'ent pohcs might do . great deal 20
| effort s "efs 70 MAKE the
| Handsozae 1estimonial We have been .bcvr
| by Messrs Gill & Wedemeyer. of this s,.r !. J.
magnincens silver goblet. gotten M bv them =.
present for Loftin n Elicit, ESQ from the MEN,
hs Of the Cour. Henrco,
being Court day. The goblet is Isrcs md sos,,~
one, ana mas upon it the following inscription.
cresented to Loftin N. Elicit, I.ts cJ.,t a, ~.
CCoonty Court OF Henrico, by the member. ~ she
as ts.smouia ef Si On the ith day Of May 1857
,ons ana abis services an ofiser' ana of h,s 80
nenI virtues az man. Vi "1s eui'
o~oss Stoptons Court was in session ves,srd.v
ING an effort was made to bring to tr;:l Thors.,
G.s,ah nn'!, cuargeo with the murder of joseph r
Croucn, 1n Henrico county in the sprino ~ 1oEs
ous the absence of witness caused the nd. ~
ueier the commencement of the inyestiration ,;1,
Inls morning by which time it ia expected that the
l1seGsee Ht; can be here. AT the last term of the
| denrlco Circuit Court Smith was nlaced No,
trial but the jury failing to agree thev wars d;s.
| pearance. -" 'o' AiS ~p>
| dangerous Pldce.-The Eastern nort;oo .. 81.
o.a'e court House is certainly very dangerous
| pace at present, and requires some .ttont;on
t;m uays SINCE, party of young ladies, mista-
1 Nnfkt,
| act OF walking off the portco. when thav va.s
prevented by party of gentlemen, who stonned
| ,uem Jast IN time to prevent a serious resnlt A
nen. IRON railing between the columns would puard
asaihss DANGER and as it would cost very little. We
invite the attention of the powers that be 70 .be
| necessity for it. Do " '"0
| Good hnprocement-A substantial culvprt ia he.
ing run along the street passing throuuh GuIiv
Nanon' and "a the unsightIy ravine At that placs
nAs oeen hiled up, the property in that neehbor
| uoou VIII improve in price An extension of 4th
sieet mas long been needed aud substantial one
sbo ne oe enected, az soon as the city can spare
| tne means to have it done :.
hes'st.ns.-I -Intemperance, so far from being an
excuse for crime, agerayates tho off,roa =; A.. ~
| eyes OF Inc law Such, however was NOT the 900
yesterday morning with George Ihler, who was
| iound IN the street the night before. yarv mnch
srres.oa NJ, sno VINO resisted the watchmen when
| eFestea Ihe Mayor required him to rive secur;tv
lor MS good behavior, and then discharged him.
Taken Fright Several of the uncsn.ed nea.
| lars, who were engaged last week In hawking thor
sooos rom house to house, aud selling them at fair
| prices, without paying . cent of revenue on their
ss.es ss nave taken fight and cut stick One Of
;nes laps hao LARGE bundle of fine silk stock
.pgs "nich ne was dsposing of at prices far less
tnan our wholesale houses could buy them.
Broad Rock Races.-Friends of the turf and al.
mirers Of blooded horses, will bear in mind the
| TACT tnat the Spring sport over this course will
commence next Tuesday, with q colt stake. to
"Dlen mere are four entries, and all of them are
e.pectea 10 start BY way of increasing the inte.
| rest OF the meeting, second race will take place
| tue same day, for the Proprietors purse of 1000
| TWO mile heats-so that all who attend. NAV rest
assured OF excitement, if the weather Ia at ali IA
| verable. :"
| Cornish Pump.-The Midlothisn coal min;oo
company in Chesterfield county have ordered from
| Merrick & Son, of Philadelphia a cornish nnmr
for their mine. The cylinder will be GO inches II
diameter, with stroke of 10 feet, snd i,s capaci
ty Will secure the raising of 800 600 gallons ma,
| day. The deepest pit Of this mine has a depth O
| ~ feet, and the water. heretofore removed b,
tne use or buckets, has accumulated so as to caus
| partial suspension of mining operations sine,
last fall This Cornish pump will be put in opera
tioH IN the deepest pit TO drain all the otbe
levels and enable the work to be successfully car
| ried on.
| Darsng Act AS gentleman was passing alon
4tn street, between Grace and Broad last Thur,
aay n'gnt: some unknown person threw sever,
| knocked OF his hat, but did him no other ipiur1
AS ne stopped to get his hat, he saw 4 man ruI
and Immediately pursued him, but the fugitiv
| shpped into some one of the gates or aIleys. an
made his escape. 49,
| 49, Released-On Thursday evening last, John "
| clark committed an assault and battery upon A
| B. Preston for which he was arrested ana cs .ei
| Yesterday morning the accused Appeared hafor
| the Mayor, to answer for violating the law hu
the complainant having concluded to push IN
matter no further, the warrant was dismissed
Trial Of Po~er:-Two or three of the fire com
panies, among them g. 5 and l, propose to have
| trial of their engines to night, by moonlioht !
the weather proves favorable. They intend smell
| ing the water from the Basin, and driving
| through five hundred feet of hose so az 10 aseer
tain the capacity of each of their machines.
Ouer5oard.-A man from Baltimore, named d,
vid Wel!sby, now sejourning in this city, in searc
of business. walked into the Basin near 9Th stree
bridge, lass Thursday night, and being unable +
| swim, was rescued from a watery grave with erea
| difficulty, by a number of negroes who saw tn
accident and fastened to his relief.
Music on the Square If the weather proves prc
pitious the Young Guard design having band O
music on the Capitol Square tonight. to whicl
entertainment we fully satisfied, the ladies an
their gaanss will make no objection.
| The GUY MdrkefS closed yesterday morning q
10 o'clock, and will continue to do 80 till the sum
mer is past. This afternoon they will open At o
clock, and close at g. thus allowing all who wish +
make marketing for Sunday, ample time to do so.
The Moonlight Parade of the Young Guard wi
| take place to night after which the company wi
| partake of supper At their srmory, furnished b.
| one cf the members All the honor aries are in
vited to be present oa the occasion.
The L. Blues, Captain Fry, expect to cslebrat
| their approaching anniversary, on the l1th of thi
month at Ashland" where the honorary mem
bers intend to furnish them with An exceileI
| dinner.
Runauay-A fine riding horse Tilted his ride
near the St. Charles Hotel, yesterday morning
dashed up Main street, and In his hurry to get
his stable, upset one white man and two negroes
he led along Governor street, but injured none
them seriously.
Cornelius Murphy. one of the unfortunate me
thst fell from the fifth story of Warwick Bark
dale's new MILL to the base below. . distance
sixty feet, has since died of bis injuries EIii
| Nuckois, the other man who fell with him at II
same time, has SO nearly recovered from his irj
| ries, ~ to be able to leave bis room.
Interesting Religious Exercises are now bein
held at the Union (Metbo odistl Station and lar1
number Of persons are continually crowding Il
altar seeking the pardon Of their aims.
V5cioss-Byrd. slave to N. Mills, made bis q,
pearance before the Mayor yesterday, to answt
the charge Of assaulting and beating joe . hat