The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-23
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An Accident which occurred yesterday, sausss
ns % write these lines. whieh ne trust WI b
neeoed By the youth Of our city. A pretty yo1ng
,a0y from the country on visit to our city, hsA
nea sye quite severely injured By blow received
rom snow ball thrown BY i specimen Of Young
.l = she was passing mp Main street. on .
.s,su, NOW. although we have passed the age
Iun OF boys and have no objection 10 their having
i,h aesssons ssss 81 n..ured Of snow ballins
..n eAen otnefvwe submit to the juvepilss that
~. ns Mrong 70 make the ladies the object of their
attacks, and we appeal to their eaaantry, and
cnivsry, to let them. hereafter. 60 BY unmoiested
Concert The sessions Of the Musical Copyen.
ton last week, increased In interest ftom dav ID
day, until the church was nlled at each rDee,ine
Ihe members separated on Saturday niaht with
ting concert on Monday night, for which thew had
made thorough and careful preparation Tho
storm having rendered 1t impossible to hold the
concert on Monday night, the members have CON.
tinued their meetings, and win give the concert to
night according to the advertisement. The care.
fully prepared anthems and choruses by the Con.
vention, and the solos by those talented singers
Misses Whitehouse and Ranssn, under the efficient
direction Of Professors johnson and Frost, Will
furnish q well selected programme. Ask win be
useless to expect much Improvement In the walk
ing at present, the crowds who have manifested d
their interest in the Convention duripg lie sessione
will doubtless be pres snt ut this. its closing peg
formance, despite the condition Of the streets
Starvation The Committee appointed by the
City Council to relieve the distresses Of the poor,
have commenced their labors, and exhausted tho
means placed in their hands for distribution -
Messrs. Stokes and Gretter visited certain local..
ties in the lower part of the city yesterday, and
found hundreds of women and children on the
food nor fue-and some Of them in miserable how
els unfit for the habitaiion of brutes. These gen.
tlemen are ready and willing to distribute al do
nations that may be placed in their hands, and we
In a..
with the necessary means to carry on the good
work so nobly begun
Heary Veight-Several persons have been
knocked down, and some few Of them slightly
injured, by the avalanche of snow which occasion.
ally falls from the roof of houses on tho North
lieved of its heavy weight 1t once to prevent its
breaking in.
Clearing tie Walks.-A number of the Peni.en-
tiary convicts have been employed for day or
two past in clearing the avenues in the Capitol
Square, 90 as to enable persons to pass to and
from the public buildings. As soon as the city
hands can do so, We suppose the walkways outside
OF the public square will be cleared Of snow and
ice, 50 as to enable persons to pass along these
streets In safety. @
Dangerous Walkin9.-A negro mar employed At
the Tredegar Works, in passing along 9th street,
last Wednesday night fell near the bell house, and
his head striking, was knocked senseless But for
being discovered and cared for, he would doubtless
have perished by the cold. sa
Let OG-Jeremiah Sullivan, white man, was
arrested and Gagged last Wednesday afternoon, on
charge of stealing shoes. When brought before
the Mayor yesterday it was ascertained that Jerry
had picked up six odd shoes atthe ruins on Frank.
lin street, in the presence of number of parsons.
but having no felonious intent In doing, he was
discharged.
SleiShing was good yesterday, and jingling bells
furnished abundant music throughout the day. =