The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-24

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CITY CoUScIL.--A called meeting of the
Council was held In the Council Chamber on Tues
day evening, at o'clock. Present--Messrs. Sam
dsrs, Allen, Glazebrook, Denoon, Gretter, Roddy,
Richardson, Greansr, Whitfield and Grsttan. AL
sent--Messrs. Robinson, Hin, Haskins and Dim
mock. 80 = = =
Oysters-Mr. Grettsr presented petition from
sundry Restaurant keepers, askingfo have Oyster
men prevented from selling less than half eslIon
Of oysters, unless they pay the same amount Of
taxes paid BY the petitioners, which was read and
laid upon the table. s.l 80 :
STATE Agricuitaral &ciay.-The following pream.
BILE and resolution were presented by Mr.. VIM. a
Crenshaw, from committee appointed by the Ex
ecutive Committee of the Agricultural Society:
), Whereas the space afforded by the present Fair
Grounds, provided by the city of Richmond, being
ehtreiy insuffcient FOR the accommodation Of the
Society, and the condition OF the buildings being
such as to need thorough and expensive repairs or
h With large sdditions which cannot
are to be retained for the exhibition Of the Society IL
is obviously both expedent and economical at this
eligible grounds the ftSs ase Of sss and
Aud, whsreas. all the efforts Of this body 10 obtain
ns the was ts ,Ss SssP 70 E
Assembly and by that body has been specially COM
mr.sd 70 the discretion and action of the Executive
Resolved. That committee be appointed to wait
upon aod confer with the President and Members OF
the Council of Richmond and to request OF them TO
submit 10 the voters Of he city the question OF the
expectancy ot making an annual grant of 5000 to
parSsse snd s5rs sats
the city of Richmond, and to aid in sunporting the
expenses of the Annual Fair
On motion Of MIR. Grattaa. the preamble and
| at the regular meeting in January.
The Negro Ordfndnce, reported by the Commit.
tee on Revision, was next taken Up, amended and
| adopted. Heappend section concerning '.board
| money" which was passed by the following vote !.
| Ayes-Messrs. Saunders, Allen, Gretter Glaze
brook, Denoon, Roddey and Grattan--7. Noes
| Messrs GreaDo. and dRichardson-2 This section,
II rigidly enforced, will prove Of incacnlable
value to the citizens generally while il will only
make the hirers of large numbers of negroes do
| what they promise In their bonds--furnsh slaves
| board and lodging, instead Of turning them loose
to prey upon the community. 1t reads thus
THE owner, hirer. or other employer of a slave In
the city of Richmond shall net permit such sa va TO
hire himself out. or receive the price Of his hire
nor Shall ne permit such slave to engage pay for
ms own board or board himself shall he give 10
.uch slave money or food in place of his board Bnt
it shall be the duty Of every owner. hser or other
vide food and lodging for such slaves upon his own
premises. or by engaging board or lodging for them
such ence, %hers s Is prse Se,
hying In the city and he with her at the house
Of her master And it shall be the duty Of the ow o.
Of Richmond having slaves which are not led and
lodged by themselves on their Gwn premises, to
make out list Of slaves boarded cut by him and the
place where each one Is boarded, and deliver The
said list TO the Mayor OF the city and often as he
buys. hires or emplgys another slave often a.
| one of the slaves changes his boarding house. b,
shall within Que week inform the Mayor of tne fac
and state the place where such slave is boarded
slaves in the city of Richmond shall do any &C
herein forb d. or shall fail for one week to DO wha
he herein required TO do, we shall for each weei
pay fine of not less than five nor more than twent,
dollars
| HOUSE BRRAKIsG. Tuesday night
last, the handsome establishment OF Messrs Smith
Rhodes i Co.. on Pearl street. was forcibly enter
ed by the back door robbed of about 500 wortl
Of pocket knives, Colts five shooters and Allen
revolvers. The thieves, who were probably boys
| as small tracks were visible on the carpet in th
| counting room. cut the back door so as to get
pry iD and then forcing IL until the bota could b
| reached inside and the shutter taken s.f, broke
| glass out OF the sash, removed the bar and thei
| operated at their pleasure They also forced oper
| a drawer in the desk and broke the mad lockp ar
| the iron safe, but got no money. -,
| Last Sunday morning two white bovs xara uasr
| lurking about the alley leading 10 the bsck door
4 one Of them having small iron rod in his hand =
ronhoI stra Th .ne sse lod was 'oand in the
most of the robberies now heinz nsrnssrs. ted -,
| the hardware stores have beeu aons ~ 4 gsnv =.
youn0 thieves. many of whom hsvs hssn - s., -
the Courts and acauisted beeau.a of tbsir vonsh :,
If some stem IL not taken 10 confins and nn,,i.h
tbe,o IL wlil soon be mpossibIe 10 nrotsct *, 81
| against their depredations.
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Roam MoyRy-Tha Civ Conn c;I bevo
.ssysa !, frn;sh ths;r ,au,l,ns .ns nssr'
inr instead of board moneu 10 scranar IN di.sins
tion and Afterwards nrey anon tSs Eitchsns of mi
vate families for food and odCings The ordinaaee
does not compel tobacco manufacturers 10 feed or
lodge their hireliugs ON their own premises. On
the contrary il gives them the priyiieee of boa
| ing and lodging them anywhere 40 thai thew pnaks
| the arrangements ana pay the expense. III every
housekeeper in the city viii agree to and lodge
r,rh. ~ srrssgs e. ar 40 dna si,h no mss Ds1,ec
under the ordinance, the hirer l. required 10 know
where his servant is and 10 furnish bit food ard
no right TO throw them into the street at night te
scuffie for themselves nor should they be alIowed
to furnish slaves with means tor Destroying theft
! health aud value Negroes as A general thing ar,
made useful and Valuable, mus. b projected A d 5, =
Law, and prevented, IL possible, srom poisoning
furnished them in low groggsriss, where ,lsy ar.
debased and demoEalised
| =,