The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-13

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Good appoinfment The Board Of Direesor. -
the vfrginia Central Railroad have unaniu0s,.lv
elected THOMAS DoDAMEAD, Esq To the respon.
s,ole post Of Superintendent Of transporter Of
tneir road. Mr.. Dodamead has been the Superin.
tendent Of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
sois sor number of years, and has proved himself
tatnini and competent officer.
L1ss 1y uts Co1isioa-we under stand from Col.
fontaine, President Of the Virginia Central Rail.
road, that the foreman of the machine and fore.
uan Oh tne carpenter shops have examined the en-
gines and ears that came In collision on the 9th
OF December last and estimate the entire rAst NJ
repairs at s., 700.
To be Hung.-The county eourt of Ma xar,
on Saturday last, tried BEVERLY, slave to Mrs Sa.
rah Crump, on the charge of endeayoripy In hr;no
about rebellion among the neiehborhnod neeroeS
found him guilty, and sentenced him to be hun1 IN
the 20th of February. A negro man. beIoneinr u
Dr. Crump, was tried for a similar offence and sc
quilted.
Pleasant. slave to Mrs Fannie sTiuberlake.
charged with inducing his daughter Helen sIav.
70 Captain Thomas s. Morris to poison decsnteT
Of liquor in her masters honse, for the purpose Of
killing the patrol, sn account of which we puh
lished few days after the occurrence was tried
by the same court and acquitted.
temperance Lecture MIR. VIM. w. Greene d,
ivered temperance address en- Sunday xfte-.
noon last, in the basement of Centenary church.
to a large and intelligent audience of ladies' and
gentlemen. who seemed highly gratfsd at bis re-
marks. He addressed himself particularly 10 the
ladies, and urged them to exert their influence in
the cause of total abstinence. Before the meeting
closed, fifty four signatures were obtained to the
pledge, and a warm interest was manifested In the
revival of work which had done 30 much in
times gone by, TO crush out tho evil of intempe
rance,
Sntndting.-We understand that small white
girl, not more than twelve years of age has been
playing strong game oa the merchants of Shock.
oe Hill, for several weeks past, by representips
herself as the daughter of various persons and
making bills for dry goods aud groceries in certain
names We understand that Mr.. Jam es Smith
has had several bills presented to him that ha
knew nothing of, and that one merchant furnished
$50 worth OF goods on the representation of this
fast young lady. There is very little ooubt tia,
this child is the tool of some old thief who is iesp
ing the fruits of her dishonesty and il Ia tharefor
to be hoped that she will be caught, in order TO
ferret out and punish the guilty rogue by whose
advice she is acting
Nabbing.-The Mayor had Henry Griffin, q iaiI
bird before him yesterday morning for stabb;pe
Francis Bridgewater, fellow prisoner, with q pair
OF scissors, several days since. As Griffin Ia now
in limbo To answer for the larceny Of q watch his
honor determined not to send him on for the stab.
bing but to hold him until the first charge is das
posed of by the Courts.
WolGsh-John Crenshaw, in a drunken ft. last
Saturday night, beat his wife and SO annoyed the
neighborhood the police were calledin to quiet
him. This, however, they found to be hard iob
aud had to tie him before he could be auisted--
When he came before the Mayor yesterday, he
promised to be as harmless dove in future and
was thereupon released.
C0ating.-John Hendley. free negro, stole
coat from James Eiker, and was caught with it on
h0n P1r hfak Al
should be stripped and re-dressed in o striped suit
4 Chicken 7Aief came nigh killing Mr.. John v.
Hardwicke. last Sunday morning. Mr. II. heard a
noise in his hen house, and going out to ascer.
tain the cause, found q tall negro among his hi.
peds. Mr.. H. Immediately seized the fellow To
hand him over to the law, but resisted and In.
jured so badly that the rogua got loose and cut
stick.
fccideat-Peter Scott, free negro from Hen~
rico county, fell from cart near Rockets bridge,
yesterday morning. when on his way to market
and fractured his right wrist.
The Chl0r0torm Game has been attempted on
another servant on Brooke Avenue, but failed be-
cause OF the timely appearance Of a gentleman
living near the engine house who made tbe two
white Hen release the servant they had taken In
charge. AS he will probably know the parties if
he sees them again, an effort is TO be made TO have
them punished for their highway robbcries.
Ticious.-John Knaler got tipsy last Saturday
and because he was not permitted TO ncresse bis
| potations, set TO work and broke the windows of
Sehad hotel for which the Mayor held him to oail
to be of good behavior, and asw er an indictment
| by the next Grand Jury.
| Hatch Stealing George, enry and c Cessr vvsre
tried by the Mayor yesterday for stealing a watch
from another negro named Coleman Cole Jueg.
! ing from the evidence George stole the watch last
Friday and gave it to Henry, who sold it to Cssa
| George and Henry were ordered the lash; but
Caesar was discharged.
Laid Ocg.-Mary Willis charged H c. Halle.
grove with stopping at her rancho on Broad street
| last Friday evening, breaking the window glass.
and taking and carrying off a window curtain,
which he returned Saturday evening but as the
accused declared that he could prove his innocence
the investigation was adjourned until this morning
| to enable the officers to summon witnesses.
"Rob Roy" will be repeated at the theatre to .
night, and ought to draw a large and intelligent
audience, for il Is without doubt one of the most
| interesting and attractive plays, abonnding in fac
scenes and attractive songs, that has been offered
| to Our plsy-goers this season. Mr. Proctor is the
reigning star at the theatre and performs the chaI
| acter of Rob Roy ia gooi style. The after piecs
| s also very fine, and will add much TO the entsr
| tainments of the evening.
! Not Identified james Tocmes, lad, charged
| with being engaged with John Smith In stealing
| clothing from George Ware, was arraigned before
the Mayor yesterday, bat as none of the witnesses
| could identify him. he slipped the cable and went
| clear.
| Throeing Soaes--A negro fellow called Lewis
johnson was convicted before the Mayor of as
saulting John Scha ad. and throwing stones in bis
the law.
Bad Negro Lewis, slave TO b. w. Edmundson,
was lashed yesterday morning for throwing stone
in the street.
Bad Ioddy.-Dayid r. Richardson took an over
dose of bad liquor last Sunday, which made him
80 savage, that he pitched into bis own furniture
and made wreck of It. When brought before
the Mayor yesterday David's better half plead for
his forgiveness and as one appeared TO testify
against him, he was set at liberty.
Let oT.-Tom, a slave arrested on the charge of
stealing clothing from A. Myer, was examined be.
| fore the Mayor yesterday and set as liberty
Lecture for the Bsn.ft Of the Poor. inteiIi-
| gent gentleman on Church Hill has consented TO
deliver q Lecture at the Third PRESBYTERIAN
Church this evening, the proceeds Of whct, are to
| be given to the Union Benevolent Society. We
hope our citizens 10 that part Of the city viii be In
attendance on an occasion well worthy Of t,sir
| attention. Some good singing may be expected.
Sealing Hoaey.--James, slave to Tholnas Eins
ford convicted by the Hastings Court Of steal
| ing $50 ia money from John Chsatha am, on rho
| 2lst December last aud ordered 80 lashes.