The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-18

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Insertion, and Is sents Tor sarh cootipussee.
LOCAL lGAxxHna.
Falss alarms are usually raised BY small chaps
- s.s .oiIef around the engine houses. aud delight
20 run with the nachines when the bells calltbc
ssasns nfemen TO their duty. These little fellows,
10. o,a slough 70 be ont Of leading strirgs, fre-
me .a5. .ee.ess themselves in alleys, ssd BY cry
hs ,hs sse q me top Of their voices, produes what
ey aesiIs-a trial Of speed with the ''bhoys," up
wa .ue streets - may suit their convenience.
800 Isys sl.es one Of the police officers disco
xeseo aoouf q dozen Of these youpeseers eneseed
70 getting mp an alarm, but supposine ~ the lime.
.S Ss. nse nad broken ont, did mot arrest sny Of
tnem. As soon ~ they saw him howevtr
.hs;. .campeisd OF At full speed, and made
mas taken proper steps 70 briog them before
the Mayor for punishment II the parents of
these chaps will put them through course Of
sprao. pr;O o n nay of Of se.ehiDg them better be-
ming to fires. 1t is quite probable the Mayor viii
not impose the fines required by law: bnt Il ,hev
fail to do so, then the pocket nerve Of each one
should at once be prepared for . heavy shock
The authorities must protect the fireuen aud the
citizens from false alarms by boys and II parents
will not do their duty to their children and the
community, then the law must be enforced to the
letter.
Free Lecture -On Thursday night next Mr.. VIM.
Percival Principal of the School of Design Of the
Virginia Mechanics Institute will deliver lecture
the rise and progress of Design. with its utiii-
ty as q practical accomplishment" at the ball of
the Institute, to commence at o'clock. The men,
bers of the Institute and friends of the school, are
invited to attend fsF #5 sN
After the lecture an address will be Delivered TO
the pupils of the School of Design on the useful.
mesa of free hand sketching,' which win no doubt
prove highly interesting and instructive to them.
II 10 to be hoped that the members of the Institute
nj q ar TIM 10 rfrA AnA ss~a
ance to encourage by their presence the effort
now making to ft our young mechanics for their
vocations. wAE
Intellectual Entertainment But the feFest mum.
Der of persons, however good their education pos-
sess the ability so to read poem rs to interest
promiscuous audience. Even some of the ablest
dvnes have failed to gain and retain the attention
of their auditors while reading we'll written ser
mon; and but few lecturers ever attain to popular.
ty if compelled to rely strictly upon the manu-.
script pages before them for the subject matter to
be dealt out to their hearers If these difficulties
are to be met with by men of emioence. how much
greater must they appear to lady who under-
takes poetica. re aiding in public; and yet ven-
ture to say, that all who hear MissE. w. WHITE,
at the Female Institute, onght will not only ad.
NIT that she has attained the power of holding
her audience spel.bound, as she repeats the burn.
ing thoughts of the most gifted poets, but that she
will point out new beauties ia the poems selected
heretofore overlooked by those who have pre-
ceded her. Miss w. is native of Richmond aud
on that account deserves, and should receive,
liberal encouragement from our readers, of all
classes. Preferripg to rely upon her own exer-
tions for livelihood. she has adopted "poetic
readings" as best suited to her taste and that
she y Ill succeed, none can doubt who know her
will and resolution.
Brick Laying has been put at higher figure this
year than last because of the high prices paid for
labor, provisions, fuel, and everything else neces-
sary to carry it ON. Most of the master workmen
bo al tar{H of hsr fort tbo
work, rs the only means of doing justice to them-
selves and the public. If the prices a. low as
they can be afforded, the public will not COMPLAIN
at having them to pay, though 1t is not at all m-
be deferred for q time.
ness stands on Main street at this time than we
remember 10 have seen for years. ALI the idle
stores between 1lth and 18th and 18th and 18th
streets, with the exception of two, have been
could readily find tenants. This speaks we'll for
the growing business of the city which appeara to
be steadily on the increase.
Snox Baliing Witeman was guilty of
stimulating too freely last Saturday, and while
under the influence of multitudinous drinks, of
second market, for which he was reported to the
Mayor and mulcted in small amount Of ready
| money
temperance Mecting-Th residents Of Union
and Church Hills are giving ardent spirits nurne-
rous kicks and knocks. by way of staying its infu.
ence, and for some time past have made many
signal victories over their old enemy. Not dis .
| posed to give the adversary an opportunity tor
recruiting or making another stand, they are
arranging for series of public demonstrations,
the first Of which will take place at Union Stafon
on Tuesday night next, when Rev Mr. PETER.
SON, of Amelia, will deliver temperance address.
Mr. P. is said to be fine orator, and will there's
fore attract large crowd. sess sfaR 90
Sons of Tsmprancs-This order seems to be
waking up aad putting forth its strength in behalf
| of humanity. Ia Springfield Division, large
| number of limitations have taken place within q
few weeks past, and new members are added 20
the list every Thursday night. This Division
owns its own hail. and Is therefore In better con-
dition to effect good than any other one that we
know Of .-.r
Compstiiion A new four horse omnibus made
its appearance on Main ST., In opposition to the old
iiue yesterday, and seemed to be doing fair Du'
siness. How many more are to be added, We are
unable to say, but II the number was great enough
10 ensure ride from any given point every ten
| mioutes, many persons would travel In them reRu
larry who now walk. Fair competition rarely ever
| Injuries any business and generally benefits the
public.
| Funeral Procession The members Of Hutcheson
Division Sons of Temperance, and Jefferson Lodge
| Odd Fellows turned ont in procession yesterday
afternoon, attended by the Armory Band. and es
corted to the grave the remains OF their deceased
brother, William Miller.
| Cheap-Mr. F. Philips, In violation Of An ordl~
| nance, tied bis riding horse on the tidewslk ol
| Baker street, on the 18th instant for which the
Mayor, yesterday, made him shell out dollar
| Disobedience of LaU.-The clerk of the second
market reported Patrick Ryan for refusing te
obey the ordinances when requested to do So foI
| which the Mayor fined him SI. 80
Draining the C2ara - Bill Nicholas, hall. wistet
free negro. appeared before the Mayor, yesterday
| to answer the charge Of assaulting Eiiz sbelf
Southard, q mixed breed, and knocking her sense
l-ess At his ieet When the case was called the wo
mau failed to appear, and the Mayor having r<asoni
to believe that she had made herself scarce Ia
order TO screen the accused, dismissed the warrant
and let him slide.
The Work Hoxss will be ready for operations Z
the course of two or three weeks. provided thl
Council passes an ordinance by that time, for "
regulation. sss =
/ LgvEEs BRoKE-0KEAT Loss OF PRaeEkTY
1 We learn from gentleman direct from Arkan'
sas river that 1t has overfown ts banks carried
| away the levees. inuudsting the whole iowe
country and destroying stock and property TO tht
. amount Of from $4,000 TO Sl00 600 He slate
. that the levees at the head Of Cyprus Bend, .
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