The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-15
LOCAL MATTERS

hSSAL MATTERS
AT 1T AGAIN.-A small white o;r, NO.
over eleven Year, of age. called at n dry e,oods
on Broad street, yesterday morning and renrassn,
ing herself rs tho daughtor of an estimahle ci,;
zen, attempted to make q small hin on ber f.,h'
account, bnt was prevented from donr 80 hr ,hs
tact that one of the clerks knew eyerv member -,
The gentleman's family and declined send;ng AZ
hrueIss asked Tor II the merchant alluded To- had
done his duty, and had the child taknn into c,s,a
dy by the police instead of driving her off the raoI
thief. who was using this little creature as tool
might nave been detected and brought to iustice
,otchahts owe IL 10 the community to expose such
character when they detect them and have than,
turned over to the courts as the most don~oro,'s
characters of thieves. Not long since we'll Ircs"
ri woman stepped into store on Main street and
asked , 10 lie shown some laces. A variety of bun
'les Were immediately placed before her Will.
examining the laCes, she asked for some other r,i
cl%'ahd when the salesman turned his back tn 0et
what she wanted, she pocketed two bundles of fbs
iaces. Having supplied her wants nothing shown
n dil not suit, and she was inst i'm tho ,c+ s
turning off to leave the store when tho .a1o.r, ~
missed thc laces. discovered the end of ono f tho
pieces hanging out of her pocket and stnp,ipg b.r
maze her delINer up the stolen property nf courso
IT. te"Fs ana ehtreaties touched the heart of the
.; ana she was permitted to leave the store hut
u ne had discharged his duty to his emnIov,r ~
Pr"thrr merchants and tho public nj J,r,o h
"oui'i nave made such example of her as cvnr
game. N'l'''5 'ii' n'tih'
i"hhhs are IlnwelcOme visitors wherever
hnS'ness IL being conducted but in ro ,,,aao ~.
"a - more annoying than in apothocary storc -
- 'ho tEGlsts are compromising prrsrrint;ors a.,
ecrnal clatter Of their TONGUES NAV toa tne
tak" which may cost some innocent person liz ne -
ma IL . iniy WISHES to make purchase. and soos
|'S "i hticrS IN store. she is either surn NOT t
hter, or II she does fails often to ask f,r ,rIt
really wants. because sho is so alashad NJ ~
-aEo OF All eyes upon h"r. that she either f,rcots
what she wants, or Il too modest to naLa II -,
,inlii i.i' ns'iihG of so many If Young mem
who are IN the habit of lounging about jru~ toroS
could but know the amount Of injury tbnv c6n.ta,t
ly lnlilct upon the proprietors of those establish
ments, thoy would require no hint to sock othor
places for loafing than those in which business mon
elrn their bread
POPULAR MoyR.--In these melting times.
when every man feels a. if lie were being st.wod
IT baked. ready for eating by the scorchinc rays Of
I'D Sol. the ladies of Wesley Chapel could not hoyc
thought Of a moro popular entertainments nor ono
that would he more likely to draw them lot, of
customers, than the leo feast they have inst
prepared, by way Of realizing means to pay for re-
nairs for their house Of Worship. Every ono who
has l"ry will be making tracks for the chapel as
|oon as the doors opened. and unless they have
IN hand gulf of frozen they will find them.
selves eaten ont of house and home hef)re they are
twRr" OF it. Everybody will be ut the feast to-
night.
Soon TO COMMENCE.-Thc Western
square and horse lot adjoining will soon be put in
order for the State Agricultural FairtO be held here
next TALL If the horse lot were about four times
its present Sizo, and the trotting track enlarged
accordingly. there is no donht that it would he
Ven more attractive than at present for every body
te"ms to have lovcsor fine horses and a desire to
-" them exercise. 50 popular il the horse norton
# the exhibition, that number Of fine goers are
to he sent from New York to make up the show
NEGRO DROwNED.-The body of n negro
fellow known aS Henry. slave to William Jarrett
was found hoating in James River near Port Uayo
Yesterday morning. when it was taken ont and an
inquest held over il by Justice Atlee of Henriro
county. attended hv Constable Nettard Tho evi-
lcnce ELECTED showed that the unfortunate fellow
Was man of incorporate habits; AMI as no mark,
# violence we're discovered upon his rrr5cn, the
Jury rendered verdict that he came To- his death
by accidental drowning.
PACKED AwAY.-The Mayor is REGULAR
" -to' ing away fine LOT of subacts of the f.pi
1Ine gender. for the work house. and bv thc
time til" Council prepares ordinance for its 60
Eernn"nt, and elects Superintendent. will have
nough recruits on hand to pick a small bale of
hkum per day. Yesterday morning Louisa Iips
comb. Mt one time han isome and respectable lady
made her aPpraranc" before him for keeping a dis
,rdcriy and ill-govcrned hourr. and rs she could
md no one ~ bcCt me her bail for her rood hrha
fior she Was committed to Jail for SAT, Keeping
LIME is not only n cheap but effectunl
purifier. and should b, used freely in damp cellars.
back yards and out houses, to eXpnl unpleasant
plOr-. Cleanliness j. alWavs a promoter Of health
tn't comfort. but at this of the wear it j.
highly important that every nook and corner in
fhe city should be put in good order md kept so-
Tn" police officers under the instructions nf the
Mayor, searching out aud reporting all foul
plaCe> and We Therefore, a,lyiS, our rudrr- tn nuf
'heir premises in good order, uHlcaS tey wisi, to
receive an invitation to appear at court and settle
up their delinqu"ncirs.
House Charles Green. n
f:c' negro, charged with forCibly entoriu. q
t"cling house If k"hert Smith, on the >tli dav o.
Iuiy. and stealing :hcrrfrum SO in money, WIS
tried for the offence hy the IIuetingS Court yr-ter-
lay found guilty. and sentenced 70 the pcnitrnta-
~ for five years. tirc"u has only been released
from the St'te,F prison about two weeks when lie
committed the act for which he has again bceu san
fenced. Tho fact that he has been in the pcuitgI!-
tary twice will add term Of i've wears to his pun
i'hincnt 50 that he will now go for ten years.
To RE BROUGHT UP AGAIN-,1ohn Hix.
slave found gully by the Hastings Court last Mon
iay of grand larceny. will have To undergo another
trial before he can have his flint fixed The Court ON
hearing that he slave su"ing for hir freedom
Instructed the Attorney fer the Commonwealth to
"nt"r mil" lr'seqPH, and then directed tho Ser
Eeant to return the accused to the Mayor that Ia.
may beSent on in proper manner.
by fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the
Court, and it would therefore hc well for some OF
pnr teamSters t. bear this fact in mind, when un-
mercifully beating their horses in the streets A
haulkF horse may readily br broken without re-
Sorting to brutality. and wild and vicious one
should never be hitCha1 mp and driven in the Strect-
until thoroughly broken Of his dangerous hahitl
Let transfers and others max" note of thcs,
facts
THE SCARLET FEVER, which prevailed
to some extent among children. on the suburbs of
the city has disappeared at last, This disease.
since physicians hegn to understand its treatment
has been far less fatal this season than in former
years; and by some of them il not more dreaded
than ordinary bilious fever.
THE HEALTH OF THE Cry is unusually
good ut this time, and "" hope it may continue go
for the remainder of the summer On enquiring
Of physicians we learn that come few of diar
rhna exist, bnt generally in mild form. and that
the disease is easily controlled.
IRON FRoNTs 10 stores and public build
ngs, said tn cost very little more than granite
ones, and yet they look much brighter. that gra-
mite seems to be going out of use for that purpose
Icon fronts cast in this city, after the hand
7omest patterns aud i'll point of neatne-s will com
pare fav"rably 18th any made at the North.
VEGETABLES, Of all sorts, are abundant
in the markets. and may he had at any price The
season has been ii fine one for gardeners, many of
whom ar" now receiving handsome profits from the
labor bestowed in planting and cultvating their
crops
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES of the
CITY Council and Mechanics Institute will meet