The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-15

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Dead Body Fonnd-At an esriv hor. -
morning, the body of negro man was sns
IN the road leading to the gate Of the aT,sa u'
Farm, In Henrico, owned by Mr. F. Stearns ~ III
some few hours thereafter, Justice Nettes st,.rS
| over the corpse. By the Investigation il was n
| certained that the name of the dead man vas O.,
ter, that he belonged 70 Mr. Stearus and thst =.
eft this city about O'Clock the evening before fo
! ms masters farm. As there were no marks O
| violence upon the person of the negro and m h
was addicted to intem perance, the iurv repderei
| = verdict fhat he "cams to his death from drunk
enness and exposure"
Cutting Negro o-Sti.h J. Kidd 4. xh;,o ma,
was arraigned before the Mayor YESTERDAY morn
lns 20 answer the charge of unIawfulIy eutiino
over the left eye with knife, negro narned M.
o.ose, save TO Hiram Oliver. The affair occurred
At the intersection of Jackson with "a s,reet 81
seems to have originated in a erocerv .hn,t o M
CLOCK last Monday night Mr. Kennsrd Windo
sor, one OF the witnesses, testified that han h.
eniered the grocery he heard the negro saw to the
prisoner, Master, II 1 have insulted you. I ask
youf p&Ioon, PRISONER was then reading neoros
pass Heard prisoner say. '.yeu shake vonr sasS
=. me, ana tnen saw prisoner strike negro in faca
negro got upon the steps in the room. when nri.on
or Drew ms knife and said he would cut his heart
him not to use the knife. Negro then eo, r.
street. but as prisoner had his pass. be conld no,
go nome Soon after, prisoner started ont .ni
witness went through the back way. Witness a..
prisoner strike at negro; heard negro cry, u am
cut, and saw negro run off, CRYING s:mnrder -
pursued by prisoner. When prisoner can0bt ths
negro and brought bim back the negro was vsru
oioody. Prisoner stated that he did NOT nae the
An.e until ne had been twice struck by the negro:
81 .ne eAamnaton was therefore postponed un-
witness. " f1o~1so
=, Aanfnrsa'y Celebration.-On Monday last tbe
Young Guard, Capt Richardson. d.sn;ts the ii.
ing storm and bad condition of the streets
.ur'y.t"o strong, to celebrate their seventh anni-
:sy' xessry' Inc company turned out in winter
o,u, unoress caps and overcoats and nre
IS eueu ey oand OF their own getting up, repaired
praotice After arriving on the oronnds sd
.esune unoer shelter for q time, the drum called
20 parade and the target firing begun. A. ;ts con.
e,us.on, ~ corporal ROBERT MARTIN was declared
80 hs m.ae tne oest shot, and the medal won
twelve months '~1 io' 'ne he4'
Aoout CLOCK dinner was announced and tho
eosps ana invited guests we're seated aronnS q
nns.;. oueu WIN everything the most fastidious
appente could DESIRE and charge heno or5araJ
general attack was made along Tho liz. eu' Wn'
an nad feasted t. TIER FILL the cloth was renov.d
and tnen 1t was that wine and wit In;ncIaS ~ ~
se.neL 70 MAKE the afternoon, though drearv
c;reIa pass pleasantly within that social
CU. mad
ana songs sung till O'clock at which time The fso
i've BOARD was deserted and the COMMAND in 800
| oraer took up the line of march for their armnrn
"nere they were dismissed '
| Can't gtre anp.-Bad practices ara oor.-.u.
nara 10 Dreak on but the one MOST difficnit fcr
man 70 surrender, Is that of intemperapce To,
sne oio Alng once get the mastery sufficient to be-
able to roll his vosary in gutter or to lodge him
IN fence corner and all the waters of the nnnI,;
tudlnous seas can scarcely quench the fhirat ha b
created for more rum. As an ilIustration of tb;.
| fact, man named William Crutchield was c,ged
iass SUNDAY nlgnt Tor being drunk In the street
| and when brought before the Mayor the naYt
morning. escaped imprisonment by promisino to
abstain from drink and to leave for home At onca
| The promise, no doubt was made in Or od faith
but poor Bill had scarcely reached the street
when his appetite forced him to imbibe Nttle and
continuing to taste and TASTE he was soon As tight
rs drum and IS noisy as a jsckdaw The conse-
quence was, that the watchmen Gagged him for dis,
orderly conduct and yesterday morning he was
locked up in default of bail for his future good
behavior. eoNN
Pleasant Nsi9hbor "A middle aged lady resid.
ing on ION street, near Marshall was called before
the Mayor, yesterday morning. TO answer the
charge of having an unruly tongue. and of annoy.
ing the nelsoborhood by coarse epithets and vn
gar abuse. The witnesses in the case teaf,ad tbo
wnen under no improper influence the madam was
,:.1 n.na ana amaole; but that after steaming up
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more vicious than a wild cat, and not less no;sv
than cage OF monkeys. AS this was her 6rst n
pearanee, MS honor reprimanded and then dis,
cnargeu ner, Win the hope, no doubt, that she
would ieaa more abstemious life in future
Liberty Fire Company The following is the lie,
Norfolk A Addington, Commando. LIVING WIZ Nc, ,or
burn, lst Foreman; John F Ssth, ed do .John A
Pizzini, Secretary; John TYLER. Tresorrar. :.
John Finn, Ensineeri VIM Dowden, Hose Dj,
rector; David A Richardson p H Haniey Peter
McCurdey d ii Pyle John Taylor John C1mer.
heiseri Geo w Tsddi Jacob Semon John Sta;n.
mieich; Oscar Null Charles NJ Rea: VIM II To-.
ler; Bepj Sharp; VIM Brown; Thos Davis
Duke; James Phillips; VIM A Mason Ds,
vid Cordle; Edward Krebs Kinker; Js
Cordle; VIM A Duke.
Deadly Weapons John Heth, . slave made bis
appearance before the Mayor yesterday, to An.
swer the charge of trespassiDg on Joseph Rer.
and having concealed about his person q large
knife which he had stolen from neighborIng gro.
Gerry. John made many excuses for his conduct
and tried hard to slip the moose of justice, but bis
sins were 30 numerous that he was put through In
a hurry, to the tune of thirty.nine.
Not all Smoke If negro is found in the street
smoking cigar or pipe, the police are required to
take him to q Justice and have him taught better
manners. Last Monday night the watehmen came
up with William, slave TO Mr. Gray while smoking
in public highway. and on ordering him to de.
was calaboosed Yesterday morning he was
brought before the Mayor and ordered to receive .
striking admonition.
burglary Arthur, slave to William Gsrnett.
was examined before the Mayor yesterday on the
charge of entering Cornelius Ligon's shoe shop, on
the night of the 7th inst, with false key, and
stealing therefrom several pairs of boots The
proof of guilt was SO positive, that the Mayor re-
manded the accused for final trial at the next term
Of the Hastings Court.
An ErplanatiOa-We are re eauested by Captain
Dimmock to say that he, In his remarks before the
Council on Monday, in relation to the charges
against Mr. Knowles should have aaid, that an in
vestigation into the charges which he should pro-
pose to the Committee on Light met the entire
| appreciation of that gentleman.
| Disorderly- "A negro fellow named Edmund
| slave to James M Carter, who was arrested and
committed to the cage last Monday night for being
drunk and disorderly In the street. was arraigned
| before the Mayor yesterday morning and after q
| hearing, condemned to punishment for bis bad con
| duct
| Scaly Trick--An old sbo called Ned. the proper.
| ty of Thomas Clemmit, was convicted before
the Mayor yesterday morning Of stealing two shad
from James Hix. and ordered TO receive that kind
of punishment usually prescribed by the Mayor
for ihievisg negroes
Ssaebins William Roberts. free fellow, gol
hpsy last Monday evening, and planted the blade
OF knife Into the left breast Of James Pitman,
i A nA -. - ~ g.