The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-02

Cty Council An adjourned mee,,rr -. 4,
City Council was held yesterday asterrs OF tne
Council Chamber Present-Messrs S.nasIe - 'ne
Glszsbrook Denoon, Mlllspaugh. 0rs.,sr ,aU1efs pe
field, Gretter Haskins. Hill aud Roddy. Abs"n. n'-
Messrs Robinson, Alien, Dmmock, Gresnor ~
Richardson. ~1o
| City Jail Mr. Giazebrook, from the comm;,,.s
on that subject, submitted report relative to Ger.
city jail; aud resolution was adopted. appro-
pristinR $500 for the purposes indicated
PeftttoHs, dc MIR 6retier presented q petition
from number Of ,eamsters, asking to be taxed
oy the adSaiorem system, aud to be relieved from
| the license tax. Referred to the Finance Com,
mittee.
remonstrance from Messrs Henry G Cabell
and Frederick Anderson, against the proposed
sneiter TO De constructed at the Petersburg depot
was refe % to the Commissioners o. streets
fort HdrdeRs-A report from Messrs Luther
Llooy, WIN Burke and B Bridgford, Port War
nens, stating that during the year ending Jnne IN
IooI' tney neid 265 surveys and received $3.50
was received and laid on the table.
committee on Wdter Works-Tbe Comm;,ts. IN
the Water Works was re- appointed for The ansul
ny year, VIZ Messrs Saunders Allen. Robinaon
nn n.cnardson and Greanor of the Council and
'".ls 0s Inos samson and A Peasants. citizens
Ksesee ,e, y o'e Poor -Messrs Gretter Adie and
h1Ssee E; rere re appointed Overseers of the poor
Fre Department-On motion of Mr. Crater ,bs
pn VI tue committee On the Fire Dsnartmen,
the nm.e a' tne last meeting was taken up. for
atinr po'e ., scung On the resolution appropri-
~'us Tor the purchase of 5 600 feet of bpaa
mr HiL wishing more time for the cona,d..s duse
fr the me SUBJECT moved to lay it upon the table
,szaas aast protracted discussion, the motion
agreed to, aud the report, With thai of un ,h was
pa Engineer ordered to be printed 81, .Ie re-. rfincl-
| the Council. p''n'eo for the use of
On motion of Mr. Glaz zebrook. the cor,o,
y. nsoI 70 meet again next Wednesday evan;r
Deats'as .n ScandeI-The mot prominen, c.s. b
iore the Mayor yesterday was ons ~ S&se pee
drew Shuttle and his frau Wilhalm;n." "nIcn An-
OF Iyers 8 aiiey were the principal actors TIs
witnesses were all Germans, unfam,Ij.r st.. ~ .ne
English language, and hence it became nscasas sne
mos, y,ah, and from the mass of al.
learn that the Shuttle family had rendered. .bo "
selves odious to all the Inhabitants of the .ua IL
frequent breaches of peace and good order. r..
geloert Schmidt charged Andrew Shutte With
shooting gun through his window A. him m
Monday night last. Jacob Muller and fsm;iv
charged Wihelmina Schultz with sbusine ana
threatening to assault them; and Francis Gro,s
Christie Gugsenheimer and William Hyder charg.
ed ner with threatening to burn all the houses In
the row. More )ver young m, n panied Heinrich
Weter, witness, testifi thatIbe had been a vic.
tim of Mrs Shutte's violence; she having once as
saulted him. and subsequently rushed into his
boarding house, while be was at dinner knocked
down s'veial plates and tumblers, and chased him
fact it appeared that the whole difficulty origin,
atsi in the feud between the Schuttes and We
ter.
After listening patiently, for more than an hour
% the statements OF ~itnt sses ard arguments of
counsel, the Mayor required Andrew Shuttle and
wife to give security in the sum of $50 TO kef
the peace and recognized them to answer an in
dictment for keeping disordery house.
The Hanocer Tragedy Mr. Thomss Ander
son. the young man charged with causing the
death OF an unknown white man LAST Saturday
near Atlee's Station, surrendered himself to JUS
tees A Timberske and VIM Sydnor and
was examined before them last Monday The
evidence proved clearly that Mr. Anderson wa,
acting in self defence, when he gave the upfortu-
nate blow which produced death, and he was
thereupon discharged. Mr. is known to be a
quiet order loving man, and no one can regre. the
sad occurrence more than himself.
Resisned.-Capt Strattou, for nearly seven wears
past Conductor owe the Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad. Monday sent in his resignation to the
office of the company, and Mr. Thomas McCrary,
OF Lyncbburg vns appointed in his place.
ErcnrsioHs.-A large number of our citizens.
with their families, will probably secure tickets
for the excursion to Old Point, by the steamer
Glen Cove, on the 4th of July The expense ia
trifiing and the attractions are great fue 90.
portunity to enjoy pleasant trip to the seaboard
The steamer A H Shultz, Capt HiIl,) will
make an excursion down the river on the 4th
School attached to the NJ Church at Rockets.
The profits arising from the excursion are to be
devoted to the purchase Of Sunday School books.
The Shultz will leave at o'clock, A NJ. See adj
vertisements.
Burglary "A few nights ago, the grocery store
of George Burgess, on Church HILL was broken
open and robbed of a silver watch and several
pieces OF calico A slave named Albert belongs
Ing to Crew & Thornton, having been seen upon
the premises, was arrested, and the stolen proper-
ty found in bis possession He was arraiened be.
fore the Mayor yesterday, and sent to Q magis.
trate of Henrico county for examination.
Padding "A young Italian, with a cognomen
sounding something like Antonio GezzaIa was
before the Mayor yesterday, for pedding foreign
fruits In the streets, without license. On receiv-
ing an assurance that the youth was about to de-
part from the city, the Mayor discharged him
Police Business. the month of June
the number of persons arrested and locked up 10
the watch houses, for various offences was 236,
viz: 80 whites, SO slaves and 45 free negroes
Picnic The Sunday School of Union Station
Methodist Church, will have a picnic at Voc.
gers Spring, near Richmond on the fourth
Retailing Liquor Clinton James was again
iued yesterday, by the Mayor, for retailing ardent
spirits without license
The Fayttte artillery will leave for Petersburg
on Friday pight. They will take with them ths
four field pieces, with the requisite number of
horses for light artillery drill.
Tile National Guard will spend the 4th In Robin .
sons Grove, on the outskirts of lSydney-where
the declaration will be read and q good dinner
served.
PROMOTED AND APPOINTED Lieut