The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-10
LOCAL MATTBRe. /.

City Council "A regular monthly meeting of III;
body was held ia the Chamber yesterday afternoo
Quaries, Roddy, Scott, Whitfield, Richardsou
Crutchfeld, Epps. Morriss Gretter and Robinson
absent-Messrs. Talbot, Richards and Stokes.
Market Hall "A communication was receives
from the X. l.. l. Blues, returning thanks fer tn
tender Of Market Hall for their ball on the 33d 10
slant, but declining ths use of the same, havin,
made other arrangements.
dSrtrRttnrdl Society. The following communica
noon:
The committee appointed by tbs Executive Com
t.ee OF the Virginia State Agricuiiura Society," {.
cvniel win ana to a.csrtaa whether ths City Couu
cit VIII furnish the Society witt suitable grounds fo
.ne ar OF 1851 have had the subject to then
eeed uhaer confederation, and come to the follow
Ing res fItons Ihereupou.
Received, That application be made to the Cit,
10 u.na va suitable Fair Grounds for tbs Tx
nin!slon OF the virginia State Agricultural Society
"aeso.ved, That in case of failures 10 f.rnish
gr unds apolcation be made fr condition al f. esim
pie grant Of the PRESENT Fair Groupds in
vlth an ordnance If the Council passed on Jsv ~
i85- That it be stipulated witn the citv a. IN.
conolrion OF the grant that il it shall b. deemed ne
ths proceeds thereof shall be inyestsd I'm co. +
grounds the Virginia State Aercultur al Socistv
obtain that the city shall in future be at no
for the equipment and arrangement of ths Eai,
Grounds, and that in case of the removal o., the ~
hibtisn from the city of Richmond that the above
srsnt shall revert to the city of Richmond"
inson offered the following resolution which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the application of the Agricultural
Society be referred to the Conmiltes of Public
Grounds with Instructions to confer with the Com.
nttee of the Society in order ascertain distinctly
Council
Iatrments The following comprise the list O,
interments for the quarter ending the 3lst of jar.
uary at the Shockoe Hill Burying Grouud: White
males 80, females 3S, still born 5,--Total lG2 COT
ored lnterments: Male Al females 90 still born 10
Total g. Total of white and black for the quar-
ter les
RCHnding Tarcs-The Committee on Claims
reported III favor Of refundiug the taxes paid by
Isaac Rosenheim on $500, given in to the Asses
sor under the following circumstances: When
asked what amount of capital he had In his busi-
ness, Mr. Rosenheim stated that his stock was
worth $4,000. and was taxed on that amount As
he owed S2500 on the goods thus given in, and
had no debts due him, he peiitionea to have the
tax on that amount refunded, and the Committee
on Claims reported in favor of bis petition The
question was taken by ayes and noes, and the
report was adopted by the following vote: Ayes-
Messrs. Richardson, Robioson Roddy Gretter
Whitfield, Crutchfed and Scott. Noes -Messrs
Quaries Saunders. Morriss, Epps and Dove-5
Pistol GattTy.-The petition of J. B. Luut to
allow him to establish pistol gallery on Wall
street, and reported favorably upon by a special
committee, was laid on the table till the next meet,
ing.
ImproremeRts.-An IN appropriation of $500 was
made, On the recommendation of the Commissi IN
ers OF Streets to extend lst street to Oregon Hill
the work to be commenced as speedily as possi.
BILE.
Police Reguldtions.-Mr Scott, from the Commit
tee on Police, reported an ordinance concerning
the duties OF the officers of the Night Watch: This
ordinance requires the Captain and the three Lieu
tenants Of the Night Watch, to attend at the watch
house at the first market house every night imme
diately before the time for the Wstchmen to com
mence duty One of the Lieutenants is to be as
sigoed to each Ward, who shall be Oh duty the
whole night, and shall explore, as thoroughly as he
can, the Ward to which he is allotted The Cap.
tain is to exercise general superintepdeDce, far
as he can, over the entire city, and report to the
Mayor or Council any neglect of duty on the part
of any Lieutenant or Watchman, which he NAV
know, be informed Of, or has reason to believe ex
lists. 1t shall be the duty of each Lieutenant to
report to the Captain every Watchman or substi
tute whom he may fad remiss or delinquent in the
discharge of his duty.
The ordinance was read the usual number OF
times, passed, aud ordered to go into effect from
the time of it's passage
City Hospital On motion of Mr. CrutchfieId
the committee on the City Hospital, was instruct-
ed to briug 10 an ordinance to amend an ordinance
concerning the City Hospital, passed December
23i 1851
Tar List-An ordinance was passed imposing q
tine OF $50 per day on every person who refuses to
give full statement to all the questions PROFOUND
ed by the Assessor of Taxes in listing property, OF
all sorts.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
4 Cold Bath may be very pleasant in hot w Gather
when voluntarily taken, but such one 'old
Scotch Billy was subjected to in Rockets few
days ago, was anything but agreeable to him on
that particular occasion. Billy had been firing ut
pretty free all day, on fighting whiskey, and
though ordinarily very peaceable, as evening ad
yanced became full of adventure, and was re-.
SDiEA6 SQnin0 tho cfoayy
American Banner bard at work breaking the ice
the river, Billy determined to ascertain she
thickness of the congealed ater, and for that pur
pose, against the advice of friend, marched Gu,
about eighty feet from shore, just along he edge
of the track made by the steamer. Dou5.less sup.
p-sing Inns If to be as steady as clock Billy
leeled down to take drink from the run II
stream, but being excessively top-heavy, pitched
over, aud il an instant was fiouudering abou
among the fragments of broken ice like a crpplet
duck. His compsn;on, seeing lis situation, hs
tened to Col Haskins' store, aud there obtaine,
the services of colored boy with rope who at
taching pole to the cord, threw it to Billy which
he seized upon and was drawn ashore, as sobe
as a judge and as cool as an cicle
mpudence.-A negro fellow called Bob, employ
ed on a vessel now lying in the dock, was arraign
ed at the Mayors court yesterday, to answer th,
charge of assaultiDg white woman named Jam
Perkins, on the dock, last Sunday afternoon Bob
it seems, had been steaming freely and seeipj
Jane In company with Two cOlorsd women, tool
the liberty of giving her tap on the pericranium
which settled her to the ground. In order to hea
all the witnesses who saw the occurrence Bob wa
locked up till this morning, when his case will b.
disposed Of.
Virginia Historical Society In our report of tn
proceedings of the annual meeting of the Virgins
Historical Society. an error occurred in the state
| ment that Messrs Thomas Samson, Robert
Morrison and Archibald Boiling were chosen a
members of the Executive Committee Thos
| gentlemen were proposed and elected as resdeu
| (or regular) members Of the Society. The follow
ing Ulcers of the Society elected all Of theI
beiog elections, with the exception of Mr.. Grigi
| by, who fills the offices made vacant by the deaf
| of VIM Maxwell Esq:
| Hon. WIN G. RIvi S, President
| Hon. JAMES NJ. MASON, WIN. ii. MACFARLAND
| Esq, Hon. JOHN MASON, Vice Presidents.
| HUGH BLAIR GRIGsBY, Esq, Correspondent
| Secretary and Librarian.
| ANDREW JOHNSTON, Recording Secretary.
| JAoUELIE p. TAYLOR, Treasurer
| The officers ADORE mentioned, with ths addtio
| of seven other members, appointed by them, con
| stitute the Executive Committee. The followir
| re appointments were made by the officers afie
| their election:
| CONWAY ROBINSON, Chairman; GUsTAvUs
| MYERS, THOMAS T. GILES, ARTHUR A. MoRsos
| THOMAS II ELLIS, GEORGE w. RANDOLPH, j
| CoALTER CABELL, Members of this Executiv
| Committee.
| Serious CAarge--G George X wilkins. q stranger
made bis appearance before the Mayor YESTERDAY
| TO answer the charge of entering the pIivat
l II Cad haka at Las r..