The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-26
LOCAL MATTEHe.

The house was full. The gallery was crowde6
with children mostly, while the capacious fool
below presented IN aDimsted and interesting Die
ture, to which every age and condition of life con
tribused its proportion.
The vast meeting was called TO order by Mr.. Il
K Eliyson, chsirman of The Committee ef Arrange
ments At the well known sound of the little
SABBATH School bell the noisy hum subsidized aud
denly into calm which we regret to say was a.
ter"ards disturbed several times in the course of
tne evening by rude and inappropriate behavior on
the part OF some of the children. With this ex.
eepuon' tne meeting was in q high degree inter-
On motion, Rev. Fl s. Kepler was called to the
Chair, and Mr.. p. Price appointed Secretary.
mn. ro!.s tnen LED, while the congregation sung
Little drops of wa.er.v
Prayer was then offered bv Rev r. Mia
IPe Suncay School hymn, commencing
when morning light drives sway the nivbtD
was then sung VIC A'sn''
Reports from various Sabbath Scboo,. g.; d..
mond aud Manchester were next heard .hron.b
their respective superntendents
From several of the schools no reports ware
made but 1t is hoped that they will all report At
the meeting to be held tonight From the re-
poris submitted, we have hastily made ND the fol
lowing aggregate amounts. When the other re-.
ports are received, we shall be able to make M
IAN and accurate tabular statement upon the fol.
lowing, as well as other pcints:
me Methodists reported six schools, Resistered
by the schools $40 81.
Presbyter,aas, ssven sch ,oIs Resistssed sC7-av.
sraRe DIFFERENTIATION 1897 49,
Disciples, one school. Registsred I79-averasa I02-
coa'ri buttons &S5
Ipise0paiians oa tonly St. Jamesl Registered l75-
ave age i09-sontributions Sll6 76
SBdptiSts sevau schools. Registered IsOS-ayeraes
l01l-contributions &l064 O9
Total above reported-re egistered 425s-ayerage
2329-contributions $l764 80
From the various schools for the oral instruc-
ton OF colored persons, only two reports were re-
ceived, viz:
The school at the Sd street Methodist church.
under the care of Rev Geo W. Molly. reports 200
registered scholars. and ITO actual attendance .~
That at St James church, under the care Of Dr.
George W. Jones, reported register of about 300.
with an average attendance of lSO
DE- Jones also reported by request upon the
Sabbath school at the Poor House. which had been
carried on with good results.
The reports were accompanied with interesting
remarks from some of the Superinte enients hr
ID h Ellyson gave interesting details of the con.
versions at the I'd Baptist church. which appeared
to have been more numerous than at any other
school during the year, and was ascribed In great
measure to the prayer meetings that precede the
opening Of the school.
The Superintendent of Grace street Baptist
school, Mr.. John +. Henderson, reported success.
ful operations among the children of the German
population ia that part of the city.
During the hearing of the reports hymn was
Interesting addresses were then delivered by
Rev l.. M. Lee, who spoke warmly upon the duty
of church members to engage more extensively in
teaching; and by Mr.. Bowen, of Centenary church,
who mentioned various instances to show the uge.
fulness Of Sabbath SCHOOL,
The President gave notice that II ssting would
De held this evening (Thursday,) in the same
place. to hear reports rom the schools not yet re-
ported, when remarks from Pastors, Superinten.
dents and Teachers, would be expected to hear
ha INV, I'D
attend.
rhe benediction was then pronounced by the
president, and the meeting adjourned.
More Pickpotkets "A gentleman from No..owav
county was robbed of $500, yesterday morning, -
the Richmond ard Danvie Railroad Depot. bv
some skiiful thief.
Engine House Ro55ed-The Engine House os
No. 6 Company, was entered some time yesterdav.
and robbed OF various articles, valued at So5
Bcpjamin Cudlip.-This man was again bef,,.
the Mayor yesterd y morning, to ht A. bis bono,,,
decision, but owing to the absence Of Col anan.,
the case was adjourned unit! to-day. After heaIs
ing the evidence repeated twice we Incline IN tha
opinion that criminal prosecution cannot ba main
tanned against the accused. and that the courts
will therefore be compelled to acgut him. The
evidence of the midwife that Miss Lipscomh st.tad
that Cudlip b ad taken her there because she had
nc where to stay-that he provided all the necea
sariss and even few delicaries for one in her
situstion-that he called in physician to see her
that he proposed to send her TO the medical col
lege, where she could receive proper attenf; IN a.
his own expense-and that he dressed her neatly
just two days before her death-together with ths
fact that ne was under no legal obligation to
provide Tor ner eomfort-wili 60 very far to rebut
the opinion entertained that she died from crnsj
and brutal neglect, and will have its due WEIGHT
with a court or jury. Whatever the moral short
oomngs of the pii'oner may be- we feel ,ssnrad
that the Mayor will not place him in POSITION to
have one ha'r OF lis head touched, unless the
laws of the land imperstively demand il.
Meeting To-nisht-We beg leave to remind the
friends Of the Sabbath School cause that a meet.
ing will be held in the lst Rsptist Dr Burrows
church, this evening at O'clock when reports " nj
be made, and short, pertinent addresses delivered
Of course all the speakers will be brief so az not
to occupy too much time, and we really hone IN .
all the children in attendance will SO candnct
thems Ives as to have no loom for eomn.aint
against them.
Bad COnduct.-John Monroe, the mate of the
schooner Madonna" now lying in the port a
Richmond, appeared before the Mayor yesterday
to answer the charge of assaultirg and beating
james W. thompson. The accused denied the
charge, and stated that be only frightened the boy
who was watching some molasses on the wharf
to have little fun out of him As bis explana-
ton did net satisfy the Mayor entirely, he was
held to bail to keep the peace.
4 Knock Dopn-On Sunday night las. John
Finn knocked down John w. Turner on Main
street, near the first market, for which he was
ed before the Mayor yesterday to answer
Turner of the opinion that he was struck
With brick, because his face was badly cut, bo
Fian proved that he used nothing but his hand,
| and feet while infcting the drubbipg He further
| stated that he cImmitted the sssault, because
Turner had beat N him on former occasion, wher
| he was SEX. Finn was held 10 bail 10 keep the
peace and be of good behavior for the next twelve
months, and also to appear before the next Crane
| Jury to answer an Indictment.
Fmgry.-Richard Il. Folkes, q young man, Wal
| examined before the Mayor yesterday, on tn,
| charge of forging Mr.. John A. Belvin's name I,
an order on A. Meyer for suit OF clothes the day
before. The forgery WAS clearly proved, and tn,
| prisoner was remanded to jail for examination .
the next term of the Husiings Court.
The Rope Maker Since Tuesday last It has bee,
clearly scertained that Henry Griffin one of th
prisoners In the city jail IL the manufacturer of tn
| rope with which John Adams attempted to escsp
| from custody last Monday, and the jailor ha
thereupon introduced to his pedestals q stronl
pair Of shaekle', 30 as to prevent him from climb
| Ing with or without rope. Griffn is now Ia cor
hoement on the charge Of picking pocket" an
| If the attendance rf the main witness can be en-
| sursd at the next Circuit Court will stand q fsi
chance of getting home where he can exercis
bis genius more proftably than In making rope
| of strips of blankets.
| IrottiaS Stock will pay better now In this mar
ket than we have ever before known IL and a