The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-04
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LOCAL MATTHHA.

aGrdson Millspaugh, Haskins. Hill D;mmn.L
oiszeorook and Denoon. Absent-Messrs o..
nor Robinson and Allen "
Mtnutts The minutes of tho I. =. r,o..;
read and approved eeAHs "efe
Ia1 bW-The President stated the ob;sct -,
S'ing 10 De, to receive q report from the n
nance Committee NUN 'ne E +
Mr. Grattan, from the Committee nm r;,.,..
ipseo An ordnance fixing the sums 70 ho 80
iected for assessed taxes which W oe col 20 u
- aaihoer or times ard the ruIe hein. ar.
ponu.u, I was adopted By its passage the ,.Sa. %
tionad f - ao persons and subjects herein men.
On real s.,s ..e present year, will be as follows
pIoVements thereon one dollar far .r. ann i'm
dol ars value thereof i'' esery nnnared
On every free mae pe,s,, ors-.,
. Gn every slave over the age of twslye vas-. uho
~ hereby VaiSed at five hundred dollar, ons ann.o
on every hundred dollars OF said vaInsI;on A oo0f
Un an other personal property and on c.,;,s, ~.
u ~ Ioi eSsry hundred dollars yalus tbersof
Cn every dg or bitch dollar; and If any
every one after the first ' 'o oolafs Ior
dSrecaharat Fair.-A communication ves
ceVeo Ifom Committee appointed by the Eracn.
tive Board of the State Agricultural Soc;etu
ns conference IN relation TO grounds for
the next fair, which was read and rsceivsd '''
On motion, the Committee on the PubIic Cro,,d
was appointed to confer with the Executive Board
COMMITTEE in relation to grounds and report To
the Council N Aopo'' "
o'ion, tue superintendent of the Poor
HouSe was authorised to make use of the matsri.
ais IN the old City Hospital in repairing the aheds
etc. at the Poor House Ao Ao~''
On motion, the Council then adjourned
f9ang Guard -Notwthstanding the darkness
u ul the hIRnt, peltirg rain and muddy stree,s the
oung Guard, Capt Richardson, paraded last Sa-
turday night aud marched through the streets to
tns souilnspirlng music of the band going through
all the eVoiutions of well drilled disciplinarians
ana paying no more regard to the weather above
anu oelow than If fair luna had worn her BRIGHT,
est smiles, and mother earth had been in her ,nost
invNine condition. After long and fatiguing
marcn the company repaired to their srmofv on
iotn street, where an excellent supper furnished
oy one CT the members, awaited them: and beino
joined Dy few of the honoraries and several invi
@ ssu desIs the inner man was sumptuously regaled
on the substantials and decaces set befSre them
AS usual on such ccasons sentiments were given.
songs sung, and speeches made, till q late hour
wnen the corps disbapded in good order and re.
paired to their homes, bearing with them the plea
SAINT recoilections of the social evening lust past
ha.s .oaus n Tuard are rapidly increasing in num-
oers, and viii soon assume the lead in the reei.
menf, which In times gone by theyiheld with cred.
IL 10 themselves and their gala Mt commander
1r.at for Murder - In the Circuit Court of Hen.
rico the entire day of Saturday was spent in en-
psneiing aJury for the trial Of Thomas G. Smith,
charged with the murder of Joseph R. Crouch, in
1856 The PANEL being completed at a late bour.
Judge Clopton adjourned the cause until TO- dav
at CLOCK so as not TO be under the necessity OF
locking up the jury during Sunday. This case
bss attracted a good deal of attention throuehout
Inc county and will no doubt bring together large
number of persons from the country to hear the
Investigation and learn the result
Bandy.-This dangerous game, so foudlv In.
oulged In by boys of all ages is forbidden within
'ne corporate limits, under heavy penalties and
we therefore indite this notice to keep our inven
lie readers out OF the clutches of the police who
are sutnorised and re quired to arrest all persons
caught in the act of shining sides" in the street
On Saturday last several small chaps were before
the Mayor to answer for playing handy in the
streets, and some of their parents who wers
present, urged the officers to cage the Young of
tenders II caught at the sport hereafter. Boys do
you hear that
Singular Occurrence-Some few days since a
regro man named Albert, in the service of Messrs.
Gre" d Pemberton, in attempting to blow his
nose forced one of his eye balls from the socket
The negro was in good health at the time and ex.
perienced DO excessive pain by the accident He
was Immediately placed under the care of DIR.
Hancock, and is now doing well The case is Ger
tainly novel one, but is nevertheless true.
Turbulent NeighbOrs -Catharine Hurley and
Ann Quinnan were arraigned before the Mayor
last Saturday to answer the charge of keeping a
house in Rockets, to the annoyance of
the neighoors The charge was clearly proved,
and the prisoners would have been locked up In
fact thatthe had several small children and no
one to take care of them. On promising q speedy
reformation, they were set at liberty.
Charged aoHh Thett.-Randall Moore, a negro,
charged with stealing 500 in money from James
Jones, made his appearance before the Mayor
yesterday to answer the charge, bu. owing to the
absence Of witnesses the examination was post
poned till this morning. The prisoner expects to
prove his innocence, by those who knew where
be was when the money was taken.
H'atcAhouse Reports. the month of April
there were l46 persons arrested and locked up in
the two station houses of this city. OF this num-
ber SO were white, S3 slaves and 81 free negroes,
At the first station house there were "a whites 40
slaves, and 10 free negroes At the second sta
tion house, there were II whites 80 slaves and IL
free negroes A large proportion of the whites
were committed for drunkenness, and more than
one ba the slaves were arrested for being in un.
lawful assemblies.
american and Whig Meeting The members of
these parties will hold meeting at the African
Church to night to nominate suitable candidates to
represent the city in the next Legislature of Vir-
ginia. The names of various gentlemen have been
through the columns of the Dispatch, and
we presume their friends and opponents will turn
out in sufficient numbers to insure large atten
dance.
Stealing Hay.-Ce sar Coleman, slave to sthew
Kemps estate, was arraigned before the Mayor
last Saturday morning for stealing bale of hay
from chm p Ballard and Edward Waller, slave
to Mrs. Judy Roane for receiving the same know
ing Ii to have been stolen The evidence clearly es.
tabiished the guilt of the parties, and they were
thereupon ordered to receive thirty stripes each.
In for the Season John P. Van Buren,, an old
topper and for many years pest to the depiZers
of Second street, fell into the hands Of the Char
lies last Friday night, while trespassing on the
premises of Henry W. Watkins. On appearing
before the Mayor the next morning, John made q
u ost pathetic appeal for liberty and vowed that
he would fly from the city ne ever more to return,
but his promises had been broken often, that be
was sent below in default of bail for his good be-
havior.
RecoUeriag.-We understand from n B. Horn
er, of this city, that his father, Mr.. SAMUEL HoR
EER of Gooehlaud, who was 80 terribly crushed by
the falling of tree, several weeks since, is rapid
iy recovering from bis Injuries, and will soon be
able to walk about.
Helpless Caleb Parker was overcome by strong
beverages last Friday and fell In the first mark ct
house from which place be was taken to the cage
and retained until Saturday morning, when the
Mayor released him.
Bad oil -Mithael Curwin, . rare specimen of
humanity knocked at the station house door las {
Friday night and was taken In, because he bad no
where to stay. The next morning he WAS sent to
prison rs person of unsound mind, and win be
re examined on Tuesday next.
No Pass Joe, in the service of VIM. McCrery,
was ordered be punished for being In the street
at q late hour last Friday night without . pass
No, 0T-George Ihler, arrested for disorderly