The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-03

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has ELECTED no little Interest among the mer,h.
/ Of the legal profession and oshers The sni, III
luded to was brought against the Richmond Ana
psa rsourg kairoad Company. by MIRA ELIZA A.
| FCRSELL. OF North Carolina, for injuries sust.;n
ed by her son THOMAS r PURNEIL . minor on
the 81 day Of April, 1853 and her maid servant :
nkeiy girl who lost her life by the accident The
qsmages are laid At So, 900. Messrs John n
aton, John M Patton, Jr, John D Williams
s1u ". Joynes of Petersburg are the counsel
employed by the pIaiotif; and Messrs. Heath.
otgser and X I. Daniel for the defence.
| ,h;. NC history OF the accident which has caused
a. % .'s - follows: On Sunday afternoon the
90 OF April, 1853 as the frain was on its wav from
this city to Petersburg running A. the rs,s of.hor
tm1lye I'VE miles an hour, aod when near the Clover
! n,n 'uncuon, snake head" tloose rain present
sa i'se.t On tne track, over which the engine. ten
Ger. crate, baggage, and one pass.ngsr 60 n...ad
without leaving the track but the iss, =.
| coacn was suddenly thrown from the rail which
caused the centre pin which secures the fron,
! .luck 70 eacn coach to break. and the truck was
comns..aIu .nro"n up into the coach, which
| ana every thing else. Mrs. Purneu had botb
| ankles badly lacerated. Her son Thom.s n ~
eeiveu severe blow on the back of the basd
Sm ps aas eects OF which hs is yet suffering Mrs
8. msid servant had her right leg cut in two be.
.ween tae ankle and knee, which soon after caus.
ca ner death. Mr. Mcllhenry and others receivea
slight injuries at the same time. ~
Wnen tnis suit Will be brought to an end It Ia al
,ASAO W % +, ~ tue counsel both
sides are able gentlemen, and viii exert ali their
abilities for their clients
Charged ciM Fslony.--Louisa . slave N. nv,
pessy OF Mrs Catherine Pulliam. was arrsipned
oetofe the Mayor. yesterday, to answer the charoa
VI sleanng gold watch and chain seyerai rings.
1I oreSS. pin' ard other articles of vaae, from Mr.
John w. Atkinson some short trae since Tonic.
nao oeen In tae employ Of Mr. A.. aud had an On.
poiiuhify oi taking the jeweIry though none of IL
was ielEo IN her possession. On searching her
f.em,ses' @ oox and carpet that had been stolen
from Mr. A. were found in her possession which
she declared she had put awav to preven. them
from oelng destroyed In order to allow time for
tue summoning of other Witnessed the eren;n.
t.on was adjourned until to morrow, and the sc,
'useo femanded to prison for safe keeping.
baa Charnetsr--Benjamin Jewi, frss negro of
Ms,or 1,aS.e, naue MS appearance before the
yi yesterday 70 answer the charge of rems;,
lng In tne city with improper papers Ben hos
sefved term in the Penitentary to which ;nst;
tn.lon @ he was sent by the County Court Of Kinc
~ oh .ae cnarge of burglary, aud after fin
sans OUT MS time attempted to fasten bins eff up.
On 'hls CITY, but was prevented from doing so bv
oincer Tyler, who took him into custody and baa
hlm committed to Jail, where he remained for
several eei months. Last Sunday evening the same
presented hin t. tha Mayor by whom ha has heen
'oeksd up IN default of bail for goo behaviour.
Not Dead We were gratiiad to learn. yester.
oay morning, that the gentlemen who informed ma
tha Day before of Mr.. David E Moore,s sSaa.h
naa ' osen mitlaformed, and tha: he was yet alive
Wta nope OF recovery, though suffering severely
from his injuries. Mr. Moore is weil known In th;s
| city and Chesterfield as a worthy and estimahla
man, and we trust that he may be spared many
years to that large circle of relatives and friends
WHO apr eeiafe him most highly and would deeply
Escaped-The notorious Jim Ellis free negro,
erected his escape from the CITY iail yesterda y
morning, and is now at large. We have b sard 4
ntimated Oh the streets, that too Eueh lfbartv il
allowed to some of the prisoners in this place of
conhnemenf, and that all are not guarded with the
same strictness If this be So other escapes ma y
! be looked for at any time.
Wiid Geese and ducks suffered severely from fhe
| la:e terrible storm, and many of them were 40
nearly frozen that they were readily approached
and killed with poles. Ia the neighborbood Gf
Curtis Neck the wheat fields and cosn shocks were g
visited oy thousands OF taraichipg geese who made
/ sumo
his services to the City Council to revise and ar
range the tr1ipa C for publication SO as to eet
them into an intelgibe and useful and it is to
be hoped :hat be will be given the job SO that he
mayDegin the work at once. There are now many
ordlnances in existence that the public know MOTH
ing o. and many others that virtually dead
/ because no penalties are named for their viola
tlous. The citizens have right to know the law
passed for their government butt is impossible fol
them to do so unless they are printed and publish
| ed.
Laying in Supplies.-From p,essnt indications
our citizens will have an abandant supply Ct hom,
maze ice next summer, without depending upon
the North Tor that useful commodity when ''olG
Soi' is pouring forth his scorchiug rays and mo.
ther earth is rejecting his briiiian smiles with the
| greatest warmth. Most of the ice houses have
been closely packed ith clear and beautiful ice
| and yet the crap" Is so very large that some OF
the merchants are stacking 1t up in their fields un.
til they can make other arrangements for taking
mountain of ice at this time, when summer sets in
all will rejoice to know that winters fruit has
been preserved to cheer them In the melting boar.
Theatre e-Miss Avonia Jones appears to nisht
IS Juliet" and her talented mother, Mrs. Melin>
da Jones, as Romeo in Shakspeares great trag
edy of Romeo and Juliet The character of
Juliet" is usually test one with youeg actress
es for histrionic honors, and If sustained as her
friends believe it will be, cannot fail to prove a
high card to the young actress. Mrs Jones is too
well known to need any commencation to Rich
| mond public. The entertainments will Conclude
with the amusing farce of Pleasant Neighbour
an admirable recipe for blue DEVILS
Light Fingered Sam Williamson, q light fin
gered slave, was convicted before the Mayor yes
terday Of stealing three coats from j. NJ Morris
and ordered dose of thirty stripes.
Lumbring Bill Cooper, worthless free negro
was captured by Watchman Reid last Saturda,
night. willis. walking of with piece of Jumbo
not hia own, and when called before the Mayo
| yesterday. WAS ordered to the valley to be ply
sicked with raw Liie, as the surest remedy for BIZ
disease.
In a Fs1.-The court house of Henrico is bein,
flooded with water, caused by the melting of th'
snow that has d.ifted through the roof and LODGED
on the laths and leans. All day yesterday th
continual drip drip, drip of the water it fell from
tue ceiling to the floor beneath, conspired to max
the court room quite unpleasant.
Bleeding.-A difficulty occurred between tw,
men. on Main street, just above the banks, las
Sunday night, which resulted in the profnse bleed
ing Of the aggressor by the use of . cane In thu
hands OF the aggrieved party. Stimulating beve
RACES freely taken. doubtless led to the affray.
hpadeu.-Ladies 6nd great difficulty In pass
ing along the by-streets, because of the fact tha
| the walks are In bad condition, and impudent ne.
| groes rudely joste them into the mud rather thar
give the way. Disagreeable "a IL doubtless would
| be to lady to appear In the Mayors Court ~
/ witness, when thus insulted she ought readily q
do 50, tn order to have the ageressor punished.
Aatsraeits Coal though scarce In the market
| may now be had for % 50 by the load cos
merchant informed us yesterday that he asked nc
more for Whist hs had on hand.
| Saippey.--Main street from l4th to 10Th was EN-
phasIeaily hard road for teams to travel yester.
| day morning. We noticed In the course of one
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