The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-13
LOCAL MATTHRa

LOCAL MATTBRa
Terrible Aceideni-Tro Men Crusasd.-A terri.
Die accident occurred st Warwick & BarksdaIe,,
new mill house, on l2sh street. last SATURDAY. ~
ternoon about o'clock, by which two white mep
-OohNELIUs MURPHY and ELIAS NUcKoLs-
@ were seriously If not fatally injured. These men
WIN otners, were ar work on the fifth story, and
nau just rugged block and tackle for hoistiua
umoer. As none Of the flooring in the buildinS
nad oeen laid, they were standing upon two joists
iying across the sleepers, when the timbers tilted
OF were accidentally knocked from under them.
p,eclp'tatng them to the basement below, q dis,
lance OF sixty-one feet. A gentleman who wit
messed the occurrence says that when the descent
vas nrst commenced, the two men went down feet
foremost to the third story, where the iosts upon
Mhieh tney stood struck the sleepers changed
ground.
MURPHY had his left leg dreadfully brok en-
just ABOVE the ankle, the bones cutting through
tne mesh and skin, producing frishtfuI wound.
ms left nip was either fractured or dislocated.
anu hs ieIt arm between the elbow and shoulder,
'err1oiy fractured. Besides these injuries. bis
sloe' race breast and head were dreadfully
ofuiseo he was taken to the Medical College a.
once and placed under the care of the attendant
Paysician and professors. When we saw him at
IL ociock yesterday morning. he was entirely SEN
sloie' but suffering greatly Besides the com.
pound fractures enumerated his internal injuries
are so serious that but little hopes are entertain.
go OF his recovery.
,NUcKoLs, though falling the same distance with
Imurpny, had none of his bones fraetu,ed, and
nopes are entertained of his recovery, Soon af
.e1 ne ieii ne was taken to his residence in Rock.
cts ana placed under the care of Dr. Barksdale.-
;e very much bruised by the fearful fall, but
II us Internal injuries are not more serious thar
now believed to be- he NAV get mn AGAIN in a short
:lne Or. Bsrksdale visited him Yesterday morn.
ing and found him in much better condition than
no Nc, sApecteo. Ihe great wonder is, that both the
nen . we're not instantly dashed to pieces falling
loh @ the heghth they did, and upon q solid foun-
datioR That they escaped with life is indeed mi.
raculous. -
accident and Death-We regret to learn thu,
Mr John Watkins, an estimable vounp msn rnat
WIN iearfui accident in Henrico county, last
fflday afternoon. which cost him his life He was
engaged IN Werth's Coke Pit, in sinking new
saaif' when alarge stone fell upon him from above
Killing him Instantly Mr.. w. had many friends in
this city who will receive this announcement of his
untimely end with heartfelt sorrow.
1he Continental! Guard. we are sorry to see, is
not succeeding az it should the name and style of
uniform being considered. When this company
first started, everybody believed that il would
speedily outstrip all other organizations of the
kind In the city. because of the historical recoI.
iectlons which would cluster around it, and because
of the fact that tie dress adopted was fac simle
OF that worn by the patriots and heroes of the re-
Volutlon. In this, however, they were mistaken
and now that the novelty has worn off, we fear
the effort to build it up will prove task too her.
cuean for even its warmestfrfends That it ought
to be kept up and made to flourish, all will admit
and that the Captain will exert every effort to
gain new recruits, we have doubt; but the
small encouragement offered to volunteers, and
the number of companies already in existence we
greatly fear will prove an insurmountable barrier
to his success
J.acish Passover The Jewish Passover com.
menced Thursday, it being the 18th day of the
first month Abb or Nisau of the Hebrew calen- =
der. The Passover is so named from the slaying
Of the fiat born Of Egypt by the angel of the
Lord who swept over the land and spared only
those houses the lintens of whose doors were an
nointed with blood, as the Hebrews were notified
10 do by their prophets This festival lasts seven
days, the first and last of which are observed with
rigorous soemnity by all true Israeli.es. The Pas.
chal lamb was killed Thursday in Jewish families,
and offered IS peace offering and as burnt of
ferirg TO the Lord. This lamb is to be roasted
Whole, and according to the law as set forth in
Exodus xi. 9: Eat it not raw, nor sodden at ali
With water, but roast with fire. his head with his
legs, and with the purtenance thereof" In COM
memoration of the hasty departure of the children
of Israel from Egypt the lamb was to be eaten
standing, with the lons girded and staff in the
hand Univ bread. called Matzoth, made
of pure flour and water, was to be eaten with the
lamb. also q token of the hasty flight of the He
brews Bitter herbs are also eaten" On Thurs
day there were solemn services in the synagogues
in the city, and the Jews abstained from secular
business. The next feast to be observed by the
Jews is the Pentecost and the feast of the Taber
nacles.
Old Iron is in such demand about the city that
set of young rogues are stealing every thing they
can lay their hands upon that can be turned into
pennies. A few nights since these graceless
scamps entered new unfinished building on
Shockoe Hill, stole lot of tools aud hinges, and
then ripped the gas pipe from beneath the plas-
tprnO NJ n ria1i off arvhn JaaI ,pyI
iron should give the names of all suspicious Gus
toners to the police in order to have them look ed
after.
Be on Eand-The members of the Virginia Me.
chanics Institute will meet at their hall Tonight
to elect officers and managers for the year Those
who know anything of the operations of this inr
stitution, and the vast amount of good it has all
ready effected, and will continue to effect if cons
Quoted properly, will readily see the importance
of lending their aid in securing the most suitable
mentor every post.
NeD Tratfc.-The establishment Of the glass
works at Rockets has opened new traffic in
this city-that of buying and selling broken glass
which ia carried on extensively by few per-
soas. Some few years since, the idea of saving
the pieces of broken tumbler or window pane,
never occurred to any of our citizens, who looked
upon such rubbish as valueless and dangerous; but
now the fragments are packed away as carefully
as old rags, until the broken glass merchant
comes along, pays the price and takes them off.
Taking the Chances owners of all vehicles
running on the streets, are required to call on the
Chamberlain and pay their licenses but many Of
them have not yet done So simply because the
Mayor has not fined them when reported If they
would then procure the licenses The Mayor we
are sure, has no desire to fine any one but if be
wishes to enforce the ordinance relative to dra ys
wagons, etc, he must fine all delinquents report
ed to MIN, and then make them get their licenses
or they Will take the chances of getting through
the year without discovery, feeling that. if csuoht
they can pay the usual price and no more. Iii.
censes are required TO be taken out nv q certain
day, and when the ordinance lis violated its nepaI
ties should be rigidly enforced
To be Tested d-Complaints are loud and freouen,
against the condition of Carringtons old mill nond
in the valley and efforts will be made at the ne
grand jury to present it as a nuisance. Pronertv
holders In that section assert that the
of the old race and the introduction of a dam are
injurious to the health of the neighborhood When
the mill is not at work a large body of water i,
collected by the dam and spread over fhe valley
and then when the water ID drawn off the effects
of the sun upon the sediment and deposits produce
an effluva the inhalation of which engenders dis
ease these facts are established to the sat
tion of q jury, there is no dGubt that a speedy
change will have to be made.
picious Character.-Last Saturday morning q
free negro graduate of the Pepitentiary, known
as Levinia Martin, made her appearance before
the Mayor to answer the charge of using indecent
and abusive language to Bill Dandridge, and Of
assauiting and beating Levinia Woodson, one oi
her own ciaas The evidence satisfied his Honor