The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-05
LOCAL MATrHRr.

Rough Trip On Monday last durin1 ,h.
valencs Of the gale. the steamer Curtis Pect se
Th mug up irom Nor1olk. had . very rough voyage.
Inc wind oiew al the way with the fury of : hn :.
ricane. and that 1t was with the utmost difisni.,
mat the boat could make any progress st All .
II was, 1t took her from seven O'clock A IN. ,hs
hour she left Norfolk, to ave P. NJ, to reach her
GI,s WIsn a. City Point. She passed the William
osiaen, bound down, which had stopped in the
vicinity OF Swans Point, and was apparently dis.
soled put in consequence of the extreme roupb
ness OF the water and violence of the wind conld
NOT communicate with her
emaa buildings are scarce In this city. and mueh
nesoeo Ior the accommodation of persons of Iirni.
Ua,r;oo VINO are now compelled to reside In
70 n.n ,hn onesIerneid because they cannot afford
P.9 'IU M, enornous rents exacted for costly man
.ions. Ine want CT suitable aceommoi.tion.
oousenient 70 business, has already driven ofs
many tneenanics and manufacturers and has kent
,h;a :. Us SI otners from locating here. How long
say. '' ou1 capitalists 10
r.;naas ;5sa,sng Ny::-William q. McCuioch was Ar.
rNgned before the Mayor, yesterday morn;ns :.
answer the charge of assaultng and heat:n. h;s
wlIe the night before, and creating no,sa 80 A.,
.uroance IN the neighborhocd Mac. il seams bad
O.en ou' 70 an eiectioneerfng gathering, where he
saVase repaired to his own domic to trv his sn,
ing qualities on his better half, who seems "a Ss
MODES, unassuming lady. He offered ma axcuo.
lor ms conduct and as officer Tyler had been called
70 9alst MIN the Friday night before the Mayor
under bonas and security for his good behavior in
tAe suia of 500 Ava ~
Tag Picker For several month. r...
noticed st times, an old German woman sainy
soou. .ne streets, gathering cotton ana linen Pa
i,u % .hs cutters, which she frs. alespses and then
sens 70 oeaers IN that article as means of making
support. She speaks the English lanyna.s
saui', ouf seems to be as sharp as brar in tnrn.
ine her nands 10 any thing by which she can earn
penny; yesterday morning we met her on her
way 70 tne glass works in Rockets, with ba.ket
OF broken window glass and tnmLI,-s 80
she was taking down to disno.s ~ 80 y; ~ncn ~
course OF al hour or two tGereafter she vac .,.he
"haF1 picking .p scattered corn, with which s5a
Gesis1Sa feeding her poultry We understaoS
maj She hastwo grand children under her care
oo'n OF whom she is educ ating and tba. bv bar
thrift and industry she is epabIed to frr;.h ~, ne
an Tue necessaries of life. The old lady |, GOV.
fanny remarkable personsge an,, 5asoruoo
eIeuI' ir the shrewdness VITA which she tnrns
herself A'' in'o pront Tor
". Io"hS Iracs-We understand that Mr.. James
any, the proprietor of the Fairfield Rara co-,sa
mas entered into arrangements with . rar,i",
lor eStsoilahng trotting course. and .hst tsa
WI mas already been commenced The nlan
asreea upon is this Mr.. T. is 20 aavs the sand On
;n @l Eed rack remoTeG as once and by ditcb~
ia to
naroen II sufficiently for trottinp and at tha a, "
.!he make II much faster for runpine The trotS
.ng meetings are then to come off At snch t;r,as
- 40 W.. not interfere with the running and tba
49, s.s ~. anu owners of trotting stock are TO
nave sae use of the stables now on The n.Sca snS
OF the track for training FN~|e' "nu
tnsie are very many pure young M O, in tbs
City ana ADJOINING counties ready 10 90 inta ~
rMnas T.n OF trainers we auppose that a Trotting
Ciuo VIZ De Iaaae un at once, and that . mestin,
wiii be mad in the course of a few mon,bo ~ .aI
me speed and endurance of Virginia horses. on to
them, = new field oN W
II sood Club is made up, the new proprietor
suouid at once pEepsre accommodations for Ladies'
huhaIecs OF whom would no doubt be m mncb
gratiled in witnessing trot at Farfeld .s a. .sa
agricultural Grounds, where they gs.asr " then
sands when the fact is made krawa that the sfs.,
crAos are to display .hes style and power for the
gratincation Of .ooEers.on
Rtrer Trade Such Of our readers as have pais
put Httie attention to the subject must have Sar1
indefinite Idea of the amount of trade xnrually
ply regularly between Ricauond and NorfolL en
When the Curtis Pe.h was hrst put upon the Iine
some -" years since, S. or $40 received for
lfeight On trip each way, was considered large
Snount since then many new stopping places
have been established, and now the freieht I'll,
average 600 trip, thereby showing that the ,rada
Win tnis city from the lower countias has ncress
ed within few years ten foIS and is ste ad,lv in
creasing. When the "Oiairmontn takes her n,sce
on .ne me. .-e iaciies for trade will be greatly
enaslsed, and will doubtless be felt in the mer,
camille community The travel, too, between hers
and Norfolk, will be increased by her, for our ai
tfzens having business at that place. can GET on
board of her in the morning, run down to Norfolk.
transact their business, return 10 tGa hoat and re
main all night, and be st aolae at an early hour
the next Afternoon.
hieaay ko6bry.-We understand that Mr.. Flem
ing Morgan had $1,000 in money stolen from him
last Tuesday, while at his room on 18th street =
One OF his servants has been stroniy susnestsd of
the theft, and the police have been at work with
the hope OF recovering itbut have not yet succeed
ed
Moa2 -sdoatS. the slight of hand man, is anus
sins the multitude, nightly, by his rare and unac
countable feats of legerdemain. Crowds have
visited him at Metropolitan Hall, where be ia
holding FORTH and all who see him say be ia area.
in bis line On Saturday afternoon Ss viii give
performance for schools aad ladies, when ali the
little people shaaid attend
Crippled The steamer William Selden. du. At
Norfolk OIL Monday afternoon, with the mail from,
Richmond, arrived there Tuesday afternoon, hav.
Ing had her rndder disabled in the storm Of tAa
%. She made q harbor in James River aad Yods
out the gale In safety at anchor. IA thu aceide mt
wss OF trlhing n2ture, we presume that she v i |
soon resume her regular trips.
Tss Hrataer, yesterday, was much more plea
sant than the two preceding days. as the wind had
lulled and the streets were not yelled in suSc i.
eating clouds of dust.
Serious Aceident-A man named John Edwards
had his right arm broken, and was otherwise in
jured, by the falling of tree on Chick kahominy
Swamp, yesterday mcrning. He was choppins
wood in the neighborhood of Dr. Gaines " hen the
upper portion of dead tree fell and striking him
fractured his right arm between the elbow and
wrist. A physician was sent tor, and rendered
the necessary aid.
Dear Drigk.-Thomas II. Grafton, indicted for
selling ardent spirits without 4 license has bee u
found guilty by jury and fined $50 and costs by
the County Court of Henrico.
Bad Roads.-George Hopkins and William II
Magruder, Surveyors of Roads In Henrco, have
been indicted by the Grand Jury. and N ade to pay
the cost OF prosecution by the County Court, for
falling to keep the highways under their charge
In tip top condition.
Big Game Joseph Eubank, indicted by the
drand Jury for shooting Thomas Seaton's horse,
was found guilty by the County Court of Heuricc
yesterday, and fined s5 and costs
Mfr Eddy the tragedian, is now holding forth 8.
the theatre, where be may be seen TO might In
one OF bis best characters. We have 10, vet had
An opportunity of Witnessing any Of the persona.
tions OF this gentleman and can therefore sav
nothing more, than that he was highly spoken cf
by some OF the Baltimore papers, where he Ia said
To have made decided hit Our nt.v eoa~s -,