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

MONROE WARD. a-f
At the close of the polls in this Ward last night
the vote for members of the Council and Court,
stood thus .. ,
| City Council-Devid ] Saunders, 1881; Charles
| DiInmock, sl9; L. w Glazebrook $40; Samuel
D. Deneon, TO; VIM c. Alien. SIT; r. g. Morriss,
6o0; George X. CrutchfeId, 62s; James A. Scott,
| 627 Thomas G. Epps, $50 Scattering 80 a..
| Aldrmen-Jas Bray. 1893: John L. Tate, e32;
N @. Lipscomb, 747; P. H starke 725 John w .
Beveridge, 7l8; O. @. Elicit. 683; John M Murray,
| $685. William Gray, of R., 666; G. p. Word, 659.-'
| Scattering 30. .ss s..t q
| Child Burnt BY the carelessness Of a servant
| girl last Thursday, one of Mr. A NJ Bailey's little
children was seriously injured, and q negro child
| dreadfully burned. The servant had taken the
children into the second story of the kitchen to
| amuse them and while sitting by the fire, fell
| asleep. Soon after, she was aroused by ths
| screams of Mr. BIS child, who had fallen down .
flight of steps, ipjuIing its head and person badly,
and in her haste TO get to it, dropped . broom Ia
| the lap of the negro child, about l8 months old,
| who was sitting n ear her on the floor. During her
absence the eo!ored child put the end of the broom
into the stove, and caught fire. and then pulling
| it into her lap her clothes ignted, and she was
| immediately enveloped In blaze. Her shrieks
and cries soon brought assistance, but the burning
clothes could not be torn from her person unslhe
body, left arm and feet were terribly burned Both
| the little sufferers, 1t is hoped, will recover:
| FashionabE-some few afternoons since two
| aeuce of Church Hill gentleman, to see ons Of
| his female servants and on being informed by .
smaller eho that their acquaintance was then pay
/ ing q visit to q neighbor, drew out their pearl
| cases took from them fashionable cards and hand
| ing them TO the little imp marched of with -
m uch formality as If they had been leaders Of the
| ton" The affair was such m admirable bur~
lesoue upon fashionable calls" that the LADY
| who Witnessed it, felt bound to make it known.
The Beataer copsuues cool and dry, and the
streets would be almost impossible with duss, but
for the SHOWERS" Of the Niagara, which Are un'
| censinp. The merchants are under many o6liga-
tons TO Mr. Stith for bis efforts to save their goods
from destruction by the dust and. We have douos
| that they would reward him literally when be
calls upon them, book 10 hand for their donasions
L.eture.-We are pleased to learn that Col.
| r. q Memmipger, OF Charleston, 8. G., will Ices
,nra before the Young Mems Christian Associa-
| tion next Tuesday evening, at tbs First Baptist
Church. Our citizens, we are sure, viii not TAI,
| to avail themselves of the opportunity OF aeAring
| 40 distinguished orator and man, and OF show
inc their appreciation of his character and talents
by heir attendance On that occasion. t~
R,r,pal in Manehss.er.-A revival of religion ha.
been progressing in the Baptist Church, Manehes
ter for four weeks, under the preaching Of Rev
| a. Mason, the pastor The attendance has been
very large during that time, and no little Interest
has been manifested by the congregations fsr
| persons have already been baptise3, and sevcra
others are to be baptised tomorrow afternoon -
The meetings will be kept up as long as the inter
est continues
Fire Reporrs.-During the month OF March fnere
were u tres, false alarms, alarms caused oJ
| the burning of chinneys and alsrins ooi OF tns
| city making total of ~ pnriog Soat uine lug ans
| amount Of property lost il estimated a. s@ssco<
(s25 eco being that of PuFeel, Lsdd 20 a potn
ecary sto, e) and the amount OF properly saseo "
the department, $4,000
Polics Matters have been dull for severaa dsyi
naat not outstanding the fact that the entife CITY
= vas kent in ferment for more than Two weeks oJ
the friends of the various candidates ior tne ones
. lust filed Wedo not believe iasfe Anoenes CIV
| OF the size of Richmond IN tue "no'e onun. wasI
~ ,...,sa.Is take greater interest 10 their charter
slacfions and vet deuean themses IS so conrteous
Il ly towards each other.
III. Manor had bu. one criminal before him yel
teraay-a black fellow IN the service OF ar. bsi'
sisnr fors beating o servant In TIE employ OF M
Chyis,ian-and be went scott Free" after passio
:. tsrongh the usual ordeal Of black criminals.
6 Earty Ysgsta5lss-we received yesterday, ffos
d mr. Loasrds farm, near the city. a lot of excsst
y ,ny,v large lettuce, and bunch Of hno aspafa
b gus the FIRST we have seen this season Mr
wood. the manager for DR. Lohand, has suecesas
remarkably well in suppiyipg early vssesaoss'
despits the eeolness OF the weather.
= THROWING Ssones--A lady, In passing up "
s,reet ed q blow on the head by stoa
thrown by small bey from The ospfsA S4usl'
which stunned her very muchS
Horss Killed A horse, attached 70 . earl. oae'
ed Into the old Ice house on Maan s"
al s.. ON FRA ANAL shsd on Cary ssress -
a3d, was AIRED and burned lass aauasoes