The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-22

Fairs In or near Richmond III the e.,,nts h.ls~.~
tnat ths gathering together Of 10000 or l6ooO
ss,rsnsers sne city once year, IL worth 10 shs
business of the place the sum asked for they wifi
vote for the subscription, aud by doing 20 eoshle
the Agricultural Society TO purchase suitsble
grounds for its annual Fairs. IL they opposs the
movement then the FAIRS will be held elsewhere,
Tor the Society has not the means TO purchsss
grounds, Mt them up and KEEP them In order With
ons aid The cities Of Baltimore and philadeIphia
have made liberal donations to the Fairs held q
.noss places and Petersburg, BY voteof her citl
zshs gives to the Society," holding ts Fairs In that
place, $500 per annum, besides farniehipg ths
groand. and Keeping II In order. Let the voters ef
hichmond say, at the polls, whether they WIN
keep the Fair, or send il elsewhere.
FALSE ALARMS are becoming prevalent.
and steps should be taken at once to stop them
iast SUNDAY afternoon, several reels drawn By
men ana boys, we're seen running up and dowa The
streets, as If some valuable block of baildipcs
We're being destroyed and Yet NO bell hsA vivsp sr
alarm, and no fireman could tell why thsy were
OUT. III no plan can be adopted to get rid Of the
scores Oh runners" that infest the engine housss
aud create false alarms. the city will have 10 estah
hsh " paid IRE departu ent," and dispenss vith
Voluhteers altogether There are many excsllspt
men connected with the present department. who
eredt Tor their zeal and efficiency In ex-
unRuishing fires; but there are Others vho rpn
with the machines for frolic aud who seerr 10
naVe no more respect for the Sabbath than n thsy
were wild Indians. --.aass~----s
PERMANENT SIT.-On Friday niaht last.
man. calling himself JoHS LAxo. and hsiline
rom charleston, was Gagged for being drunk In the
street, but as that was his first appearauce ths
Mayor discharged him. On Saturday night John
ss sas asaln iound IN the street, bowed down With
hre wafer, ana taken to the cage, where he was
sept until sunday morning and then released on
tue promise OF leaving the city. Forgetting Ma
vow and again indnlging freely during the day.
John once more sought the lock.ur and hsins
hal L. 49,
WALK, where ne was soundly sleeping when the
"Charles discovered his whereabouts and put MIN
under iock and key. Yesterday morning the Re
corder gave him hearing and them s>ptsrre.,
MN 10 ihe JAN and chain gang for three months.
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PREPARING FOR CuRIsrMAs. watch
man Boze was passing the St. Nicholas saloon la.t
sunday morning he observed four negroes coming
OUT Oh the private entrance with bsxes and kags
and susPecting that all was not right startsd 4,
pursuit OF them. As soon as they saw him they
NED into the house again, but he followed them ar
rested snpiey and Eliza, aud found that they had
III their possession about $50 worth of confecfjops
which they had stolen, to commence Christmss on
"hen brought before the Recorder the two priHon-
ers We're ordered to be floggtd, and warrants wsre
then issued for the arrest of their confsderates.
A PERsEcUTED MAN.-Terrence Cassa-
ny appeared before the Recorder yesterday. to an.
swer the charge of being drunk and disorderly In
the street the day before. Terrence admitted that
. Piooioiy steamed little too much,
out declared that he had struck no one, and bad
| been guilty OF no public impropriety When In
| formee by the Recorder that he would have To
give security In Slo0 for his good behsyi or Ter
renee ueaonnced the police as being personally op
| posed 10 nm IN every respect, and declared that
| ne was prosecuted indivdual-and all beennse he
was poor. friendless mon SO terrible was the prs
oner tongue, that he had TO be sent to jail at once
TO quiet him.
Two TO ONE.--The cry of "watch."
murder" near the county courthouse. last sun.
| day night attracted the attention Of Lieut.. Wheat
| VINO hurried 10 the battle field and found that
! Nathanlel ,. Stontton aud William X. Burch hAd
been exhibiting their skill ut knuckle bones on
John Westerman. The officer arrested Nat ssd
Bill and locked them up for the evening. Yestsr.
aay @ morning they appeared before the Recorder
| iot bearing, but rs Nesterman failed 20 snswsr
when called, they were discharged.
ROBBERY AND ARsoN.-Georgc Cook.
slave to Samuel Fauntleroy, and Frank In the ssr.
vice OF James A. Scott. were arraigued before the
recorder yesterday morning 10 answer the charge
| OF breaking into Mr.. Scotts factory on YtiJsy
night last, robbng it of quantity Il tobacco su.
| gar and blankets and then setting the building oa
iire Owing to the absence Of witnesses the exam.
| nation was postponed until Wednesday next.
! STEALING NEWSPAPERS is one of ths
meauest offences that human being can well Be
guilty Of and yet the crime 10 Of daily oceurrenc,
carriers OF the daily Journals often complained
OF for fathlessness, when the truth ts that aftss
they leave the papers Ia the morning. thev ar,
stolen by other parties aud sold II few OF thea
petty rogues we're caught and punished. subscri
oers to newspapers would have less trouble IN 20
curing what they pay for.
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CLERK OF HESRIco.--The official vot,
for the Clerk OF the County Court of snrico shov,
Thar Mr Folkes has q majority Of esgsf votes ove,
hr. Elicit. The unexpired term ends In July next
hTif fta. IN.
| In day. Ee,@g = -
ALL RIGHT. - Newton Spurlock, the
property of Richard Eubank, OF King and ouee.
and ss he had a pass given him by J. D. 0oodmsn
| he was locked up. Yesterday morning Mr. q
showed that the prisoner slave In his service
and was allowed 20 take him home.
RouGH SHoD.-A negro fellow. called
Robert, helped himself to pair Of shoes hsnrins
in front Of the store Of John C. Page, last sstur
day afternoon, and started cd; but being dscovsrsd
| oy Mr. Lewis, had only gone short distance whsu
| he was arrested aud Gagged. Yesterday morning
the Recorder ordered him score OF stripes for ~
honesty.
HrcKsrERIsG.-The clerk of the First
Market ponnced npon Robert Exam, q trader. yss.
terdsy morning, for buying oi Of turkeys 10 ssll
again He was brought before the Recorder, Aned
30 and the seventeen turkeys were forfeited to the
city.
The CITr CorScIL failed 10 hold meet.
isg yesterday afternoon, because OF the fact thar
there were only four members 10 attendance. An
effort will be made TO secure the attendance ef 1
quorum this evening, and IL 10 hoped that an tAs
members viii be at their post. - - ss
| LOOK TO YoUR DooRs Merchants and
housekeepers shonld see well TO their doors an<
windows at tins time, as there are hnpdreds d
idhrs about. ready 70 avail themselves or every %
portunity for planderipg. ~ s
No PAPERS, Mary Gibbs, . Chester
| field free negro, was committed 70 prison, By tn
Recorder, for remaining In Richmond without I
/ regfstsr Of her freedom. some twelve montha
/ since she was cold for jail fees.
| SENT BsLow.--A PowhstAn free negro.
known as William Bass, was committed 10 isii b.
order OF the Recorder for lingering 10 the city viii
| improper papers.
Cor Orr.--Heury Brown, slave to d. ".
Green. charged with sssauliing his xifs, vas sos
given the offence yesterday, because the vitnes1
failed TO appear.