The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-07

LOCAL NAxxHna
Body FoHnd-Ou Sunday nisbt Ia.
rly OF boys were 6shing IN the dock. in ~. !. =
tne gas works, one Of them rot his hook ~ @
pouing mp, found that Il bad asteehsS !. se ss
Inorr - 'h.;s osaa s man. The lads soon afsr made
| ~ .neif oscovery, when persons sssemhisS
no cord Vas attached to the neck Of fhe c,s.ss
prsvens it from floating away Yest,rdsv mo-, -
hsia Ho.oner Aeesee assisted by Constable Buslar
be those Of Gsov sne remains. which proved %
S.ua uaen oisappe.rance was noticed BY 81 sevsrsI
| .so. Martin, seems. was IN the hsh,s -
.aoncs, and aftsr leaving his work. inst tvc
walked into &. sSs Ssctp tap:y .Ia wA ih..
ne leaves zee vie and two interesting chiidrsn -
mourn ms sad and unfimely end. The inrv ,..' y
oered verdict Of accidental drowninss
MSye Man DyoCned On Saturday p,,b. la.
Mr. stephen b. Sweeney, Of Hsnrieo eountv io:s'
clusion Of the days work. two Of N, a..s,. coo.
men-Dandridse and Walker-took thai. -
| ters seine, and procuring q boat. went int ~.
James river to fish for shad After brins .b,snt
for some tine, they returned to the shore, isfs
boat taking with them bottle Of whiskey. r.
csmiug chilled, they both drank freely, and then
took in their oars to allow the boat to drift with
the tide. Walker soon dropped off into . dose
and when he awoke, found that the boat had drift,
| cd ashore and that Dapdridge WAS gone. Ths
presumption Is, that becoming intoxicated be tum
bled overheard and drowned. His body had not
been recovered yesterday morning.
Organization of the Hustinss Cours-The newly
elected Aldermea for this eisy-Messra John 81,
Tate, Alfred InlOss, P. II. Starke, James Brav'
John w. Beveridge, N G. Lipscomb, James 4.
| Fisher B T. Tinsley, George w Gillian. Robert
NJ. Burton G. A. Wilson, George e Saddler. Chas.
| b. Hill. A. Picot and Richard Sanxay-met In the
City Hall yesterday At IL O'Clock, and had the
/ nauAf oath of OflcA Adninisfarod 20 ~.
Mayor, Joseph Mayo, Esq who was Afterwards
sworn in by John l. Tate Esq
| lOn motion, the meeting organized BY calling
MT; Mayo to the chair, Ms r. Howard, the Clerk
| Of the Hastings Court. acting ~ Secretary.
The first business in order was the election NJ
| Recorder for which post JOHN L. TATE, Esq, WAS
| put In nomination.
| There beipg no other Rominatiop, the vote vss
| taken. and Mr.. Tate was unanimously elected
| ALFRED INLoEs, Esq, was then nominated and
| unanimously elected Senior Alderman
The organization being completed, the Court
| adjourned
Democratic Meeting The Democracy Of Hen.
rico county, held meeting At the Court House
yesterday, and adopted series Of resolutions the
| substance Of which we here subjoin:
1st. Coucurripg in the action of the State D.mo.
cratic Central COMMITTEES, recommending the hold.
Jog of State Convention in this city on the 18th Of
May next to nominate q candidate for Attorney 0e.
neral to i'll ths vacancy eesasionsd by the rsssns.
lion of Mr. w P. Bocock, and appointing thirty DO.
| leG6te6to tu6t COpVouCiOn
| I'd, Approving of tins urse of Hon. John q Cas-.
ke In the Congress of the United States ., the re-
present.tive In this district and urging him to Do.
81 e-ah ming the doctrine of anti distribution of
| the public lands.
4th. Endor.ns Robert A. Mayo. Esq a. the can.
didate of their party. for seat In the House Of Dc.
| legates of Virginia. 80
The meeting then adjourned.
Lsgi.latips Nomiaati0n-The Whie and Amer
| Jean parties OF Henrico county held meeting at
the court house yesterday. and nominated HENRY
Cox, Esq their late representative In the House
of Delegates of Virginia Mr. Cox, We under.
stand, has accepted the nomination.
| Con9Yessional Caxcsss ACKNOWLEDGMENT thu
| inclemency of the weather yesterday large
pumber Of persons assembled at the Oourthouse
Of Henrico county. to hear addresses from the VI.
rious candidates for Congress- from this 6Istrict
About O'Clock the Court took . recess to eps.
| be the meeting to proceed, when Capt MARTIN
| MEREDITH LiPscOAB mounted the rostrum, and
In his usually graceful and eloquent style announc.
| ed himself the peoples candidate for Congress- -
| He did not appsar before the sovereigns endorsed
| by any party, but was there on bis own hook %
| every freeman had right to be, and intended TO
| hght to the end, whether bis labors were crowned
with success or defeat Born and reared IN the
| midst Of those by whom he WAS surrounded he
did not hesitate to declare that he sckno wledged
no man his superior, though many were his equals
He had not started out to beg for votes and would
not do go, even II by pursuing such course be
if he lost bis hatches" and in doing II the MAS.
o. .aw t to support hin, ,lhe should feel thankful
If they preferred another he should bow SUBJ
missvely to their will, and resume bis trade Of
brick layer, By which he had never failed to earn
| livelihood.
A. JUDsoN CRANE, Esq, then took the stand,
and addressed the meeting with great force and
earnestness, In favor Of distribution Of the publ
lie lands" His speech was listened to with mark.
ed attention by all who were within the sound Of
his voice.
Hon: JOHN 8. CAsKIk, the present Democratic
representative in Congress-, replied to Mr.. Crane
at length. and opposed the distribution" contend.
ed for by his opponent.
The friends Of both gentlemen were delighted
with their efforts, and ~ they are able debaters
and attractive speakers the people Of the district
will he furnished with intellectual entertain.
ments from this time until election day. - e13
House Breakiag-A daring effort was made
about o'clock yesterday morning. to enter and
rob the private resideuce.of Mrs. Powers on 23rd,
between Main and Franklin streets The thieves
first broke into the basement. by forcing the wins
dow-shusters and taking out the sash, but fading
no booty. ascended the porch TO the second story.
where they again forced the shutters, but were
discovered and frightened off The robbers were
white men, and can be identified.
Burglary-The store of Mr.. Austin Moore, on
Cary street, near the Columbian Hotel, was On.
tered last Sunday night by burglar, and his
money drawer forced open and searched, but the
thief did not get enough cash to buy him drink,
- Mr.. NJ never leaves money In his house at
nigh. The entrance was effected through the rear
door by means OF . false key or pick.
The County Court of Henrico commenced itl
April term yesterday, but transacted no business
of Importance 1t will be in session 70 day, when
all grocers who wish to obtain license to cell AZ
dent spirits should be present to make their apph.
cations as this 10 their last chance.
Impudent-The law requires every negro, male
or female, when meeting white person, TO- take
the outside of the walkwsy, aud needs Be, tc
leave 1t entirely, and where they fail TO do 20,
the fact Ia made known TO the Mayor, be s sure "a
order them corporeal punishment. Yesterdsy
morning free fellow known ~ Henry Tucker,
> was soundy fogged for falling to give the wslk'
7 way to . white person the day before, and VA
then sent to jail for wsnt OF register. Negroes
are so much 10 the habit Of elbowing ladies from
the sidewalks that we are glad TO see the policl
taking the proper steps to learn them shsr piacss
: Vieiow DoS-Lewis PHILIPPE appeared before
the Mayor yesterday, TO show eause why he shouId
not be fioed for permitting vicious dog % % u
large aud bite little girl daughter OF M Lively
Aftsr hearing the evidence and abatement Of pafI