The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-18
LOCAL MATTHRA

| D1mmock, dreAnor, Haskins, Richardson Min.
| paugh, Hill and Robinson being present
Polunters An ordinance was adopted .nnro
| pria,ing SlO0per annum to each of the Vountee,
| Companies of the city. payable quarterly.
Soap and Candle Mdn4factory Grattap
| from thescommittee on the soap and candle" sub
jsct presented report adverse to the petitions o.
Messrs. Crew s. Son, James Sintou, and others
| asking permission to continue :he manufacture Of
| soap and candles within the city limits
Mr.. Haskins moved that the subject be recon.
after.
The motion was discussed at length by Messrs
Grattan HILL Dinmock, Gretter Robinson, Rich.
ardson and others, and then put upon it's passage
with the following result
Ayes.-Messrs. Hill, Haskins, Richardson Mills.
paugn, areanor Glszebrook and Denoon-7.
Hoss.-Messrs. Robinson, Whitfield, Grattan,
Gretter, Dimmock, Allen and Saunders-7.
SO the motion was lost by tie vote
The vote was next taken on the report rejecting
the petition of Messrs. Crew & Co and lost by .
tie vote.
The President stated that the ordinance sus-
pending the operations of the soap and candle fac.
| tories was now in full force, it having been sus.
pended no longer than the time taken by the Com
Inittee to report.
Gorernor Street-The Commissioners of Streets
generally reported in favor of STRENGTHENING the
west line OF Governor street from Main 10 Frank
hn, at the expense of the property holders The
question being taken on narrowing 18th street 1T
| Its intersection with Main, 1t was adopted
L0ncdsteridn SchooI-A petition from the Trus.
| tees of the Lancasterian School. asking To havs
Kew Philip Courtney appointed visitor to the ab.
senses and continued IS assisant tel eacher Of the
School at fair salary, was ead and appropriate
Y teIerreo 10 committee, consisting of Messrs.
Robinson, Richardson and Glazebrook
After some other business, the Council adjourn.
ed.
State Etections.-The following Commissioner
nave been app inted by the Hastings Court to Su.
pernfend the elections to be held 10 this CITY on
the fourth Thursday in this month, for members of
congress State Senator and members of the
House of Delegstss:
JEFFERSON WARD.
Messrs. John A Lacy Alexander Crai9. VIM.
Sears Wood, Joseph Brummel and Luther Libby,
| Commissioners. Mr.. George Pearce. Conduc.
| tor. Election to be held at the hall of the First
| Market.
MADISON WARD
Messrs. Robert r. Howison. Hugh W. Frv. VIM,
w Crump, George Whitfield and Ambrose Carl
| ton, Commissioners Mr.. Thomas u Dudley. Com
ouctor' Election to be held at City Hall.
MONROE WARD.
Messrs VIM W. Timberlake Pster w Grubbs.
Thomas Boudar, Thomas ] Evans and Flemmino
eITlfhu, Co,nmissioners. Mr. James l.. Bray, Con-
duetor. Election to be held at Lscy's Shop corner
| OF Broad and Fousbee streets
Fairfield Races-Last Day The spripp meetino
| at Fairfield closed last Saturday, and those Who
were present on that occasion enjoyed the snort
to thsir hearts content Two races we're adver
tised to take place, the first of which was mile
dash for saddle horses, and the second a race be-
tween mules, mile heats. to which there were
three entries. AS the gates were free to all the
crowd was great, and the anxiety to see the sport
of no ordinary character. About l o'clock. the
two entries for the saddle, Rosabelle and Psrodi.
made iher appearance in the stretch, both lookin
remarkably fine, and soon thereafter were called
up for
The Race -Rosabelle having the inside. the
Judges gave the word, and q beautiful start was
effected After going q quarter of = mile, Rosa
belle drew in front, but she had onIy gone IN hun
dred yards when Parod went up and lapped her
and from there to the head of stretch = bl.nket
would have covered them. In coming down the
straight run, Parodi dropped off few lengths bu,
raliying again, made spirited brush, run up to
the saddle skirts OF Rosa, and being kept to her
work by the persuasive eloquence of the catout
which her rider freely Piled drove her over the
score in 1:56t, to the astonshment of all who saw
her high condition before the start.
We append recapiulation:
Single dish Of mile for hspdsome ..ddl. f,..
for saddle horses only. O
A. b. Hutche'on's b. m Rosabelle, 5 years old,
by Tally Ho, dam by Sir Archer. ............
N T. Macsn's b. m. farodi, years old by Tai
y'ho dsm ~ fa:n.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Time -l:56t.
The next race was a contest between mules. mile
heats for purse of 500 three or more to make a
race, and the anxiety TO see the contest could no.
have been greater if old Boston and Fashion in
| their palmy days, had been upon the turf
To undertake . description of q mule race ia
not our intention, for one could form the most
distant idea OF the ludicrous incident there
10, by any thing We might write Suffice il to say
that one OF the riders was buried in a sand heap
at the start that the favorits took to the ed after
| short run and stopped at his pleasure; and that
all three cut up such antics made the crowd yell
and shout from the commencement of the race to
l %l11 . L
thought of was declared the winner, to the grea.
delight of those who had witnessed the sport and
| backed him for small piles
| We append a recapitulation:
r Bakers CHI N. "Lilipue e................2l
Geo Blacks bl mule "Chao." 2
VIM BethePs 8 mule small. s
Tims-4: ~ 4:24-4l9
The Potato Match did not csme off, as we uu-
derstand owing to the sudden indispostion of the
gentleman who made it, and who was required to
| pay forfeit.
The past week has been an important and inie
resting one to racing men, and the attendance
| throughout unusually large. All that is now ne
cessary to build up racing in Virginia. Is for the
owner of the course to improve it, SO that those
who attend can enjoy themselves. and to give
good purses. Will he do 1t We shall see.
Iaeendiarism On Saturday morning last abou,
6 O'Clock, daring attempt was made to burn the
Bellevue Hospital, north side of Broad street, cor
ner of 23d 1u q large room on the second floor
in which were deposited q number of new mat
tresses, q match was applied to the straw, and
soon thereafter the building was filled with smeke
and threatened with destruction Fortunately
| the servants were up, and giving the alarm, soor
obtained the aid of Company No. g. who succeeded
in putting out the flames before doing much dam
age. As yet the incendisry has not been detected
but hopes are entertained that he will be. Had
thejtorch been applied At night the building would
have burned. and in all probability some of the
invalids in it lost their lives.
Tie Democratic Mettin9, last Friday night, was
held at Metropolitan Hail The meeting adjourned
to meet there again next Friday night Some few
errors occurred in our hurried notice published
Saturday morning, but they are entirely uuimport-
ant.
Eagle Shot-During the encampment of the yIr.
ginia Rifles. At Jane stown. private Lehpe shot an
eagle, which measures feet inches from tip to
tip Capt Lybrock intends having the bird
stuffed and placed in the armory of the company.
The Boys are to have trouble in future If they
persist in visiting the engine houses and running
W ith the machines when the alarm of fire is given
Members of she Fire Department are satisfied that
all the disturbances and unfriendly feelings ID ai
occasionally exist between the various companies
ara produced by lads, and they are ther efors de-
termined to make them stay At home or have
them arrested and Gagged.
Dismissed Julia Ann Pitman, q free woman
appeared before the Mayor last Saturday to an
swer the charge of assaulting and beating one OF
her associates, Frances Thompson, but IS the evi.
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