The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-31
LOCAL MArrHna

CITY Canadian adjourned meeting Of tha
council was held In the Council Chamber yester.
day afternoon at o'clock. Messrs Dove. Saun.
aers, Gretter, Roddey, Whitfield, Rjchsrdaor
Morriss, Scott, Richards, Epps and CrutcbGsi ID
oeing present. Absent-Messrs Stokes OuarIes
and Robinson S-.'e'
Mtnnbs-The minutes of the Iaat rnea.;nrva-.
read and approved ''e
Oak1oood Cemaeu-O, r,o.;or of n. ps
| .ue petition OF Mr. Peyton Johnston, rel.tive to
.ns Encouragement of Oakwood Ceme.erv ~. .
saAen up. and Mr. Johnston granted leave Ia ad.
a LESS zee Council The petition states that the
me keeper uses the labor aud erouods of the c;sv
~. hs private purposes-that the line between
ulhseH aud the city has not been defined-snd
ab.r oo"petent person can O. procured to take
thereupon. $40 0so oi tue mousse
Wnsn Mr Johnston had concluded his remarks.
Sa,ehents S:m were made by Mr. Richards and Mr
unn, .ae engineer of the city, after which the re-
wood Cemetery oAi''ee On YAK
fTe Impairment "A Communication xas .rh.
m'tted, reporting that the department had nora;r.
Ieo Jonn Fry for the Office of Chief Enoinear
paac ..s y barnes, George Bargamin, John G
rage and George Ainslie as Fire Wardans a,S
on motion, the entire nominations vvaro cn-sos u.
| by the Council "eio eohh fniea
A'd FIRE Company. Mr. Saunders from, thu
committee on the Fire Department, presented the
1olowing report and resolution. which wnra
adopted "eie
"fhe Committee on the Fire Department. IN wbor,
|ss referred ths petition of Aid Fire Company. No
=, having examined the same, recommend the Coan
the object of said petition:
Resolved, That sum not exceeding two hum
dred dollars be- and the is hereby appropriated
70 ssslst In paying for hose carTigse which Aid
Fire Company, No propose to purchss, of the Rich
mond fire Association, provided said company ehsli
mase up sy subscription an xmount rffcientto pay
one.halt OF said purchase money and said coupa.y
VIII agree said carriage shall be the property Of
the city, but to be used by said Fire Company
NO q, 70 iong a. the company ,hsll remain in exist
ence ana De under the control of the cityn
Liberty Fire Comp,uu-A communication vas
received from A. j Addipgton foreman of Liberty
company, No. l, asking leave for the Comps nv
70 Visit Norfolk on Easter Monday without their
snsiae, ana returning on the following Wednes-
DAY, which was read, and the leave granted
water WorkS.-A report from T Daniel ESQ
10 whom was referred a resolution to enquire
into the right of way of the city under the James
hlver Canai for carrying water pipes from the
pump house to the reservoir, was presented and
read The report concludes with the oninion that
the city has no right under the csnal, and will be
laoie Tor ait legal consequential damages that NAV
be incurred by tunpeling it.
Sr saunders offered resolutions to carry out the
Improvement of tunneng the canal under the Su.
perinteodence of the City Engineer. in consulta
lion with the Engineer of the James River and
kanawha Canal Company-and authorizing the
Ci'y Engineer aud the Superintendent of the Wa.
necessary
the aqueduct ~
Port Warden.-Mr B Bridgford was elected
Fort Warden for the city of Richmond, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the detention of Mr. Lewis
Vote Of Thanks.-Mr Morrss offered resolution.
which was unanimously adopted returning a vote
OF thanks to Dr. Dove, for the able and impartial
manner 10 which he had presided over the delibe.
ratons OF the Council for the last twelve months
On motion, tie Council then adj burned
Stab6tnS Homan-A serious affray occurred
on Second street yesterday morning which NAV
result in the death of a woman The particulars
as we learn them, are these: Joseph Elam Will
| liam Gentry and Richard c. HazIegrove went TO
| the house of Reubenetta Dandridge, broke open
.he door, ana hnding white man in the room, set
| 20 work to beat him. After getting several blows
tue man seized an axe to defend himself but tiad-
ing That he was being overpowsred, got loose and
escaped The woman Dardrdge also fled into
| an adjoining lot, where che was pursued by Elam
and severely stabbed in the left breast in two
places, and in the hand. Elan was arrested and
Gagged last night by officer Tyler Gentry is vet at
large Haziegrove has also been arrested and held
to bail for his appearance before the Mayor this
morning.
The Dead Body found in the dock last Sunday
afternoon, proved to be that of John J. Epps of
Henrico county. He had been missed By bis
fIieads about three weeks. Coroner Keesee held
an inquest over the remains yesterday morning.
when the jury returned verdict of accidental
drowning"
ocatded TO Dtam-On Saturday night last about
O'Clock, a negro boy about three years old,
owned ny Mrs. w aiiaee, corner of 9th and Canal
Streets was 80 severely scalded that he died of his
INJURIES iast sunday night The child was sitting
gro boy in nassine Tho s,ovs aon;5on. raa, n
the ton hett,e nour;ns ito ho;,;n~ oar.a ups. ".'
tho unfo-trns;a cb;ld ~ Os 'oA'0n'' upon
ex.nder the nronor.1 oS NJ GU naaeu Al.
Of lanes Piver at por, No. mas .aaen ous
and On inonest hold ovo- !; ~ I,a,;"S a,,a -,
tended hv Constahta Matte, IT. 49, Cd
as their verdict that the deceasod oamo e.. h;s dosth
by accidental drowning.
1bs Nor Eao;,. or,a-.s H. a.. p. D.
NON, for pro,se,;on Connn.n - 'Ae &
oivad and ia yerv ,,,oh dy;-ad Iii ~ - m % .ho.h.n.
seen il ~ ." " A0
cot drrnk on Snndsv Issf babavsd verv badIu in
the s,reet and then to make the yo.,ter udrse at
tackled and ATTEMPTED to beat Moses slave to N
Hill, for attending to the 6usiness of his master
While IN the helghth OF DIS fury, omcer Chaikiey
pounced upon hln; ana .o9k nlm 70 .ne cage
and after an impartisl hearirg. was sent below TO
ha dressad down To The tune of twenty. five
u, u
cbsrged With feIoneously stabbing and woundiug
Patrick Cummings on the 2Sth inst. appeared be
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