The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-19

SOAAAS 8A4A x6AH.
4 Serious Ascileas-Lsss evening 49,.
Il young lady, at she residence Of M. And,.
/ Purdue, near the Chapel, in the Valley -. !.
tempting to light fuid lamp, IL exploded bn mi.
ner dreadfuIy, and II 70 feared fatally: ttis ~
.. Mf w.s also badly burnt about the throat An
| nead. Lieut. Wheat, Of the Police, who rushed 4
20 20 render assistance, was slighty burnt, as wer
:. ATesf Of an alleged Deserte -Wilson Powell VII
.nesed to have deserted from fhe u. shi
| .ennsyivania, At Norfolk, Va was arrested ves
sesaay sy oy the Police, and lodged in the statIol
., .p1nea A'cay.-A young white airI, not NOR
homs s~eivs "e years old, Was induced to leave be
| ; On .ne South side of the BssTf.sa dav o
| TWO since, by number of l.ds rothe. NJ H.. y
Se'se,i, VINO took her to one of the isIanda abnv,
Mayos orioge and there endeavored to comniet,
.ea .sa .uin. some gentlemen doiog business nea,
,or,aJ H. nsard ner cries from she island, and re
Por.eo saa fsets to one of the poice oficers Las,
| "eonesday. Since then, an effort has been M sda
70 ascertain the names of the parties concsrned 4 II
'n,s outrage, and as soon that can he dona ,hsr
VIII oe arrested and taken before the Mayor.
| foMng 4aeendisry "A yellow boy, about e,eve,
years ot age named Joseph Burrel an appren-
.ice 70 Joseph Y: Ramos to learn the barber's bu
sness. was arraigned before the Mayor yesterda, ,
morning, to answer the charge of settiny Arc -
Ramos house on the 9Th of Febrrarv last Re-
mos on being SWORD, stated that he left the priso
ner In the shop whis be went to markes to procurs
| fowl. He wss gone but a few minutes. On his
! return the house was full of smoke, and he asked
Jee where 1t came from, but Joe declared that he
knew nothing about it. Tas smoke Continuing IA
increase, witness made further search and This
shne ne DISCO sered piece Of burning iishtwood
showed under the house. He immediat.Jv nro.
cured water and extinguished the flames. and then
told zoe ne would have to 60 before the Mayor. Al
which Joe cut stick and made his eseane' The
mayor mad examined the prisoner and had NO
@ ~ nls own npd that the accused was guilty;
put feeing assured that the Court would not con-
vict him becau'e of his youth, directed that he
should be soundly switched, which Ramos prsm.
ised to do. S F-0A1'
fop Cln6.-For several season past a "rov
eino' mas been talked of in this city by a number
u young men. and at one time a builder was con-
suisea as 10 the ccs. of boat but like everything
:. ise tor healthfui exercise and manly sport has
oeen allowed to die off. Rowingis one of the mos,
Civ ing exer isss that we3knoy of for worm
men who are closely confined during the hours Il
business; and If they would form clubs purchase
ooats' and spend an hour or two each day in "giv.
ins way upon the oars, many of them would have
iess use for cough syrups fsnnels and physiciaps
than at present Tue young men of our city take
100 little outdoor exercise develop their mn seIes
ana expand their chests. and the consequence is
shat nunoreos OF them lock as pale and delicate as
sck'y woman. Without gyms siums auoit
ciups, row clubs or any other org sniIaton cacu,
ated to develop the physical system IL ia not to he
wondered at that most young mer chants and clerks
iook az pany as flower p'ucked from a green
house In all cities of any size manly exercises
are fostered and encouraged. and the vouno men
OF Richmond must follow the example te enjoy
health ana possess vigorous constitutions.
Stra1 Bail has been resorted to in this e,tv and
elsewhere to such an extent, that tho binding RI
man to keep the peace has haeOnae mere mocto
rs. Bail bonds are aroken and renewed At pIess
md mi netnr -
security who are utterly insolvent and NOT worth
penny. To such an extern has this system heen
carried, that 1t will soon be necessary to have the
law changed, in order to afford protection n the
quiet ana wen disposed This can be readily DOR g
by subs iuting fine for the bail bond. and Inv i'm,
prisoning the offender at hard laIar on bis falling
| to settle up.
Cruslss to dumb animals is positively prohibited
| by law, and yet scarcely a day passes that This
law is not openly violated In the public street q,
| the city. If horse, from vicious disposition
ightness OF collar, or bad fitting harness. refuses
to pull, the whip or a club is rssorted TO, and
| the poor animal is numerically beaten. We have
| seen several remedies for :balkinp" published
and as two of thea aave been thoroughly tried
and proved ettectual, we give them to our read
ers; When horse. hitched to buggy, dray or
cart, comes to q stand STILL and refuses to ga I, r
ward, take a strong cord, attach 1t to one of his
| front legs, between the fet lock and the hoof
| then go before him and pub the cord with ali
| your might. If very stubborn, the animal will a,
first pull aganat you, but patience and perseve
rance will soon overcome him. and findins the tied
foot goiag ahead, the others will soon follow Il
If h rse, attached to wagon, balks neither bea,
nor abuse h:m, but move him to the rear of the
wagon, and there hitch him fast. This being done
mount your saddle horse, and in voice sufficient
y loud to be heard by the one hitched to the res
and facing in an opposite direction start the Sad
| die and off wheel horses, and making them pnl
the stubborn one backwards for fifty or one hun.
dred YARDS. AFTER allowing the three to blow
| pat aud encourage the ''sulk" and then In . lonf
voice start the other two, and repeat the draeo;r
| Again repeat the encouragement, and when vor
give the word for the third fourth start the a.
die and off wheel horses will have to be extremeJ,
| quick in their movements if the s'balk" does mo-
| get the pull upon them. We have seen this expe
ripent tried several times with balky boraa anf
never saw 1t fail to cure that bad practice.
| Closed for the Season-Tba night school of IN.
Mechanics Institute, has closed for the ason hp
| will again be resumed in October next Durine
the session as many as one hundred and seventeen
| pupils have been registered, and many other,
| would have been admitted had the school room
| been large enough to accommodate them. By The
next session Is hoped that the Institute will hays
| hall sufficiently large to accommodate four OF
| five hundred boys.
Ashland Church Geo, W. Molly is steadily
| at work raising the means necessary to bnild
| church at Ashland, and we are gratiied to learr
|
completed the church is to be free to all religious
denominations for divine worship, subject to th,
assent of the Trustees. who are themselves mem.
bers of the Baptist, Presbyterian, Reform ant
| Methodist churches.
| The Steamer purchased to run on James river II
| connection with the Curtis Peek, has not arrived
| owing to the fact that the person owning her il
| New York flew from his contract, and refused Il
| deliver her to the purchasers per agreement
Ii she cannot be had, another win be purchased q
| soon as possible, as the owners of the Peck ar
| determined to have a daily line Of their own be
tween this city and Norfolk.
| Gipsis-Between the heurs of and 10 o'clo,
Yesterday morning several families of gipses
in one horse wagons, passed along Broad street
apparently aiming 10 get into the tas'ecn o6tici
of Henrico county. Among them Mere meo, NO
men and children Of all ages and aizas. In some
the neighb ng co mites Il s:rollins vag bon
have been caught IN the act Of traficDg with Il
| and driven off Our country readers will NO doub
have an eye to their operations IS they stragg:
f,om place to place.
| Tearing Dozen Gates.-The residents of I'd an
| ID streets, north Of Broad, were very much an
noyed some few nights since by party OF youp
| rowdies, who were amusing themselves by liftpl
gates from their hinges and carrying them off ar
by pulling down fences and destroying them.
some of these rude youngsters could bs caught Il
the act of trespsssing the property Of others Ii
courts would punish them rs they deserve.
| False alarm As the bell began TO strike nir
O'Clock, last wednesday night. the Chief Engines
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