The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-05
LOCAL MATrHRa

LOCAL MATTHRa
WhiS and american Mea,n1-A port,on ~ a..
WING and American parties met at the Afr;e.
Senate and House of Delegates of Virginia. "
| The meeting organised by calling RIcuxR,
kANEs to the chair, and appointing a secret.r
MT G. b. Lewis.
| The first business In order being the selection
OF . candidate for the Senate. Mr. r. r. Howiso
nominated r G.. MORRIS, ESQ
Mr.. Charles Palmer nominated EDWIN ROBIN
son. Esq. -'''''
". Jones nominated o. P. BALDWIN. Esq.
Insre oeing no other nominations the chsirma,
Ipposeu hse seners to receive and count the bal
,o.s which duty they performed, and made the fol
q choice a. Neoe'sAfy u
n. u Morris received 103 votes, Edwin Robin
son 45 o. z Baldwin a. scattering
va motion of Mr. Whitfield. the nomination =,
nj, M; Motriss was declared to be unanimous
ENominaflons for the House of Deegate. v.-o
M neA' gained Tor, each person being requested n
vote for three of the candidates: '''1 W
Mr.. Hswison presented the mama of yy,,,,
P. BURwELL ESQ Vi WILLIAM
Mr. nthsid presented the names of H X =,
LiaoN ana h. b. DICKINSON, Esas
Esq. L. W. FERAf,
Dr.: suead presented the name of Dr cu,Y,vs
s MILLS ~' VI LIT. eHARLsS
Inc names OF JAMES A. Scorr and JAMES
LhHsAnIs, Esqs, we're brought before the meet
ing, out both these gentlemen declined.
unere belng no other nominations, the teIars
ing result: VIM 'ne ioiio~
Wnoie number of votes cast l6l. Necessary IN
cnolce, 81 Of this pumber H. <. Ellvson "a
cetVeo l2O votes, Dr. Charles s Mills lI9 W p
Dur we'll %, b. b. Dickinson 81, and E. w. Perry
On notion the nominations of Messrs ElIvson
nous. " oe unani
Messrs. Morrss and BurweIl being present
eAuea upon and addressed the meeting brief.
W AFTER which the assemblage adjourned
Handsome Craf.-The new and subs.an,jallv
quiut ara rugged 6arqus "Octavia" Capt Thoms
]. Moore, arrived in the dock YESTERDAY afternoor
and was visited and admired by scores of NOR
chaats, ship owners and other business men ali
OF whom spake in high terms of her fine model
admirable outfit and neatness of get up The soc
tavlo" is owned by David Currie ESQ oftbis citv
and is designed for the Rio trade The length o,
her Keel is l3O feet breadth of her beam 26t feet
depth OF her hold II feet; and her carriage Az
TONS: Her cabin is of polished rosewood elegant
y enoeo win hve large and neatly furnished state
rooms, each OF which is ventilated at top and bot
| tom IN the most approved style. Among o. her i'm
provemenfs the water taken on for VOYAGE ia car
| ried under the poop deck and all her work, where
at all liable to friction well bound ith conner
AFTER thorough examination of her hold we have
DO HESITATION In saying that she is built in the
strongest manner, and is little liable to be af
Iecteo oy rough seas as any vessel we ever saw
The "Octavia" is named after the lady of our wor,
| townsmap, Mr. B. Haxall, and her figure head il
lua. cI . woman attired In riding habit, with
"hlp In hand, capped and plumed She is copper
fastened, and presents = handsome stern, neatly
decorated with . scroll of gilt raised work from
the two corners of which may be seen the head OF
sea serpent with jaws expanded, ready to de-
YOUR Whatever comes within their reach
The OctaviA' was bnilt by John J. Abra
mans, OF Baltimore, and under the command OF
the gallant Moore, who is not only an excelen,
sailor, but most worthy gentleman, will doubtless
prove nerseif valuable acquisition to the line OF
| Rio packets trading from this port.
| The Broad Rock Races will commence To- dav and
| there seems to be no doubt on the minds of the
kno"ing ones, that the sport of the week will be
rich and varied. The ball will open at | O'Clock
with a stake for colts and illies three wears old
70 whicn there are four entries, and some of them
supposed to be exceedingly fast. Soon after th
CONTEST IL oscoed' the Proprietor's purse of $500
two mile heats, will he run for and as some of tb
clippers designed for Fridays post stake, ma,
need seasoning, this will be an excellent place I,
| put them and let them 60
| We understand that Proprietor Green has mad,
| some decided improvements at this course sinc,
last fall, by way of ensuring the comfort of hi
| guests. and as splendid four horse omnibus will
| leave the st. Charles Hotel at III o'clock for tn,
| track, We presume that the city will send on, ,
strong delegation to represent her interests on thi
| occasion.
| patnable Donation AT the meeting of the Nc
cnanics institute held ON Monday night, the Cor
| responding Secretary, MIR. Thos II Wynue. an
| nounced that he had received several large pack
| ages containing more than q hundred specimens O
the fossil remains of vegetation, en- braciug ever
variety, from the minute fern, which reqsires th
aid of a microscope to show its tpy leayss To tba
| of vuh
Glover I'LL coal fields, and were presented to th
| Institute by Mr.. VIM FL Jones We have exam
Ined these interesting relics of a period whic
out dates all our chronologies. and while wonder
ing AZ tneir beauty and variety, could ONLY reere
that the Institute had no suitable building In vvhic
10 place cabinet for their preservation Man
valuable donations are now awaiting the orders q
the Institute, most of which will be neglected an
p,ooaoly destroyed before we can have prope
place to protect and exhibit them, An apprnpr
ate resolution of thanks was pssssd to Mr. Jon.
| for this acceptable gift.
The County Court Of Henrico was In ACES.
yesterday. but transacted very little business /,
public importance.
The grand Jury met, and after brief ret amen
presented John Denzler, the keeper of a precer,
in Screamersville, for permitting aa unlawful as
sembly of negroes in his house on two different oc
easions They then adjourned to meet again OF
Saturday next
o. Jones' charged with stealing or receivin
loui souo VI IL hOA duu ocllluS Tue same was set u
the bar, but owing to the absence of witnesses hi
examination was postponed until the 14th inst
Freshct Anticipated.-The late heavy rains hav
caused sudden rise In James river, and SOM
| fears are entertained that the lower wharves il
Rockets will be overfowed before the water
| abate. Most of the neighboripg streams are yer,
| much swollen, but we have yet heard Of no Sc
rious damage on any of them.
Htnrico Circuit Court Judge Clopton's Cour
| spent yesterday in the trial of Thomas G. Smith
| charged with the murder of Joseph r. Crouch, o
Henrico, in 1856. Smith was In the service c
| Crouch at the time the deed was committed. HI
| plea is that of self defence. as Crouch had mad
an effort to strike him with hoe, when he raise
another one and gave his adversary blow on th
head, causing bis death. From the number of wit
| nesses to be examined the case will probably no
| be concluded before to morrow or the next day
| Street Distractions may be found at almost ever,
corner-many of them permanent ones-aad ye
| no effort is made to have them removed Fences
steps, porches cellar caps. etc, etc, stand In th
various streets of the city in defiance of the ord
nances, and In some cases, even houses are In tn
| highways. to the annoyance of the community
Many of these things have existed for years, Ant
will doubtless continue to exist, but no new one
should be tolerated for q moment.