The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-24
LOCAL MArrHRa

LOCAL MArrHRe
accident and Loss Of Gas-y....
persons residing la the vicinity ~ ~ morning,
we're surprised, by an uncommon oao. ~ :. market
,ho her oIS some enquiry was found to proceed from
portion of the machinery of one Of the nusn', naus,
WAS broken, and large rent made In II ~
some seventy i've or eighty thousand feet of az. Az.
was iost When We went there, about 8 o,cassa So
kiog preparations to repair the damage the EN-
OF Tnicn VIII amout TO one hundred dollars Tbe
loss OF this large quantity OF gas a, once will
ue streeI lamps from being lit up for fa nishts
''' 'oers VIII oe plenty for private consumers.
rreftg Ed.fce.-The plan just completed bv W
E.n. n;oas,' sue CHy Easlneer, for the Virginia
Mespanics Institute, Ia . neat and Handsome ono
anu "nen carried out the building will add crss,Iv
20 tne appearance of the neiehborhood !, Ea;ob !;
Is 70 oe located The edifce is to be three s,orss
,nar,vA % 1 81 !eet Wide, by one hundred and
namental front of iron and granite Tba = -, o.
ground moor, besides having two bus;noss r -
oi 81 convenient size on the street will forr, h.T
.ac &c oy eighty feet, TO be used for a school
room IN the winter months and for n.cbi,er
neaVy articles of mechanism and nn.nns.. nu
curing the annual exhibitions The second go
"nien wiii De reached by winding sts;rwsn
80, "usu rom tne front, will contain two good
| rooms for schools and other purposes of tba r.s
| tute, besides a magnificent hall ef,r -. -. "a
uinety ieet In which fancy articles can ha a1h,L'
ited AZ the annual fairs and lectures daI;ysrod ~
us sIe "in.ef months The third story win nro.
way of aiding the Institute to carrv on it, oy
| successfully. on us SCHOOLS
uansa meeuns OF the Board of Managers held las.
nouuAy nisuI tne plan was adopted and the build.
ing committee ordered to contract for ,ha .o ouiu
once. Inc Institute needs more aid 70 oon1.
suis naii IN proper manner, but the epconr. CO.
. sauy received warrants the commence
h hen: OF m 1ne work, and we are gratfied to learn
that 1t VIII be pushed on to completion .. .n;Siu
| as possible Every citizen shouId fol sap ,ap'uly
eres' IN the education of the working classes and
zone sucn who can afford 1t, will allow the eSisce
70 go up "itnout being able to say to himaeIf 81
noble work" 'AiS great ana
Crnely-James Wheeling man in tho brina
VI me, vas arralgned before the Mayor yester-
aay' on charge of attempting to XIII bia vv;fa
Win an axe neighbor of the aeon sed was tho
principal witness He stated that Wheeling hsd
% besL IL 1ne naols OF abusing and beating his wife
u@oiy' out "nen urged to seek the protection of
the law, she said she would sooner lose bar nc
than nave the matter exposed in court wban
| the nelghbor heard that Wheeling had been In
puI sur OF ner with an axe, he determined to in
| te1tere, and therefore sent for ofirer Johnson
who repaired to the house and fopnd ~ So
| tionate husband fourishing heavy sword anna
parenty intent on performing some other valorons
ueeo oeiore tne termination of his career He was
ooou .a.cuea on TO the watch house, and subse-
| quehuy 10 the Mayors Court where he was re
CURED :" give security to keep the peace and hs-
| have lin self better In future "A0 oo-
Important Church MoUe,nsat-we r,do,,.
| tnat numerousiy attended meeting of the nnen,
oers OF the United Presbyterian Church in this
Guy !heV Dr Reads,) was held on Monday Last
at which, after an explain alton of tho ohect of ~
meeting by the Mode ator and succinc: AZ
| ny feaGhy Il Grattau, Esq, of the proceedinos of
the General Assembly of Cleveland on the snb.
| Jec' OF slavery, resolutions were adopted with
.a uaHannltytrst H mn heartily approving of the
| action OF tue Representatives of Hanover Pres.
oytery IN relation to the proceedings of the Cen
| erai Assembly, On the subject of slavery And
coIualy endorsing and adopting the protest of the
,s n.ooncu'ring members of that body, in relation
| .nereto, as 'uily expressive of the views enter
| talneo by the members Of the church SecoDdy,
that tne interests of religion and becomiru self
| respeet, aiike demand that the Southern cbnrches
snou.o m AZ once withdraw from all connection with
| 'ne Assembly, lnasmuch as they could no Iono.
submit to the offensive and ipiurjoua ao;,at;on of
| tue question or slavery; and therefore Miyd1,,
nat .ney concur IN the proposal of the ministry of
me Assembly, to bold, in Washington city, on the
| Z'tn OF august next, Representative Convention
delegated by the Presbyteries. for the nnrnosa os
| insugnrasing new Assembly on the basis Of An
| express pretermission of the subject of slsverv
except through its constitutional reference from
lower judicatories.
| annual commencement The commencement OF
| o'S'oe' Vi tH6 iNcunOn0 Female Institute will oc.
cur 10 morrow night, in the First Baptist Church
| ibis is an occasion which is ALWAYS lookad for
"ard 70 with deep interest by the friends of edu-
| cation, and the spacious edfce will he ro,dad
| WIN spectators An interesting sermon vas de.
| ivered last night, before the Missionary Sociatv
| OF the Institute aud a numerous audience in
| Grace Street Baptist Church by Rev A. M Poin.
dexter 70 night, Rev. j. Burrows will adj
nresa the Philomathean Society, in the Second
Baptist Church
late Boys 1t is sad to reflect that there are
hundreds OF boys in this city, who from morning
I'll night, every day in the year. do scarcely any.
thing at all that is useful to themselves or others
In winter, they skate; in spring, they fish; n
SUMMER they Dathe; In autumn they hunt. AS
| they rise up into manhood their employments will
change, but there will be no Improvement Tbey
viii be loafers, rowdies, black guards; candidates
for an honorable notoriety before his honor Mr.
| Mayo, and will cost more ink in the local columns
OF the daily press than the moral value cf the
| whole tribe is to the community. Let parents re-
fleet that this is the career upon which they give
their sons fair start, when FROM a criminal lazi-
ness or carelessness, they neglect to send them to
| school. Some poor people turn up their noses at
the idea of sending their children to our free
| schools; they prefer to let them wallow 10 the
fifth OF the Streets and associate with the dregs of
| humanity Among all those lads who have figured
| so conspicuousy before the city courts for their
precocious crimes, we have yet to learn that there
| was found one single regular pupil of the free
| schools. Ia almost every instance. they have been
boys who did not go to these schools, or who were
sent so indifferently that they were permitted to
| play truant most of the time
Improbable Business Edwin Cooke appeared
before the Mayor yesterday, to answer . charge of
assaultius Henry Holland in Franklin street, last
| Sunday. Mr. Cccke, it seems, was assaulted on Sa-
| turday by Ferguson and Henry Holland, the
| difficulty having originated in business transac-
ton with the wife of the latter. Cooke procured
q warrant, with the design of having the matter
settled legally; but afterwards changed bis mind,
returned the warrant, and concluded to avenge bis
| wropgsi in person. He then met Holland in the
street, and struck him with stick After hearing
| the testimony, the Mayor said this proceeding was
| wholly upjustihabe, and he should therefore re-
quire Cooke to give security in the of s200 to
keep the peace and be of good behavior Messrs
Ferguson and Holland were then TAX 10 10 10 custo-
dy on the charge of assaulting Mr. Cooke, and held
| to bail in the sum of $500 each
Picnics, are becoming quite fashionable among
| the young ladies and gentlemen of Richmond. -
A merry party went to Taylor's farm, in Hsnrico
county, on Monday, and passed the day very
pleasantly in dancing and feasting Picnics are
| great institution. They are often instrumental
| in the formation of alliances matrimonial which
is perhaps the grand secret of their popularity.