The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-30

.,;o D.sA s Of I'm r. Ellis-we regret to isass shst
- ssniofsnnats man brsalhed his last ON We1.
I'm night, about half past 10 o'clock Nr
IN, III, - oar readers already know, was aecjdeuts
.hy soot IN the back Of the head last Monday, b.
he bd.sfe bsrd. ~ discharge of fowing piscs. il
nunt toe load facsuruR The sk uIi dsesaf,iyv a.,
mas;n6 sns laaaa wound, he made but one exeia-
nasion and fell and from that moment 10 ,hs Fin.
Parker CsSe sssr spS Issssed another syllable Drs
lena MIN at the farm Of Mr. Jscoh Az. :.
henIico. and did all In their power "a 80 ~,
pTn r,. .neir ski1fsl efforts proved unavaiins NJ
Ing and y TIE city for bis faIr deal.
friends to mourn his unsimeIy erd =" NAVY
Serious Accident-A negro man .be,on.,.
Mr.. Watkins of Chesterfield, met vish . ssns ~
accident yesterday, at the Southern extre.,s.. -
Manchester. He was engaged, with another s...
vanf 10 driving an OF to Richmond, the animaI
oeIng fastened with rope attached 10 one Of his
legs On arriving At that part of the road wbsrs
the Petersburg railroad crosses the surnpike ths
OK became furious, and dashing at his driver
goared his right hand with one horn, ard ran ths
other through the inner part of his righ. thirh n
ficting fearful and dangerous wound DR.. Tsy-
or was Immediately sent for to attend the servant
and rendered such aid as was in his power but
very little hopes are entertained ofthe poor fellows
recovery. The OK had been purchased by q
butcher in this city and was being driven 70 him Al
the time of the sad occurrence.
Valuable Present We were shown, yesterday.
= beautiful silver trumpet, got up by Messrs.
Mitchell & Tyler, for the members of Citizen FIRE
company No. 6. which they presented to their
foreman, Mr.. JOHN T. ROGERS, last night a a
mark of their high appreciation Of his qualities A
commander, and their respect for him as . gem
tleman. The trumpet was got up In superb STYLE
had inscribed on it +" Presented to John T. Rogers
by the members CT Citizen Fire Company No s.,
ano between the scrolls Of chased work, had ems
n and luAl I~--
pet The silver cord and tassel with which il is
decorated, was manufactured by Mr. =, Horton
Reach of this city; and the whole affair does credit
to the Company, and will doubtless be highly priced
by the recipient.
Youthful Heroims Our readers will doubtiesa
recollect the melancholy accident occasioned bv
the breaking of the ice in the river, on the nh
inst by which youth was drowned and another
had q narrow escape from death Il was not
known to u.s. however, at the time that the life of
Mr.. X H. Bosher's son was saved through the
courage and heroism of Hewetson Launan, q
youth only eleven years of age, wbo at the rsk of
his own life, rescued his young compsrion from a
watery grave As ron as Mr.. Bosher became
aequaioted with this fact, he sent for young Lana
nan, and, besides thanking him for his conduct.
made him present of . handsome suit of clothes.
Such conduct on the part Of mere boy. well de-.
serves to be rewarded, and gives bim strong
claim on . acommunity Of which he promises to be.
come q valuable member.
The WiuoD Copse, . drama of unusua, interest.
is to be presented At the theatre tonight, and
should be seen by all pIay.goers Mr.. Boniface
will make bis first appearances in the piece in the
character of Luke Fielding" and from what We
know of his talents we have very little doubt tbst
he will do credit to bimself and the anthor. The
aiserpiece. "A Thumping Legacy" lie 9 very anu.
sing one, and as Mr. Jeffers IN is to figure in IL,
there can be no doubt that all who are present will
have an admirable opportunity of enjoying hearty
laugh.
Death ofa FIeman.-A telegraphie dispatch was
received in this city yesterday afternoon from Co
lumbia. s. c., announcing the painful intelligence
of the sudden death, last Wednesday night, Of Mr.
MICHAEL TAYLOR, q resident of this city. Mr. T..
was an Odd Fellow and q member of Citizen Fire
Company, No. 6. He was q stone cutter by trade
and had gone to Columbia to follow his occupa.
ton. LIS
The alarm Of fire yesterday morning originated
In the kitchen of the Edgemont HOUSE, but was
extipguished before doing serious damage. We
understand that two negro children narrowly es.
capped burning at the time.
Ups and DoUns.-The streets, yesterday morning,
were thickly coated with smooth ice, rendering lOn
comotion Of ali kinds extremely dangerous, save
to those who were shed i.h ice creepers We
have heard of several accidents caused by the
slippery foot walks some Of which were quite se.
ri0uS. ~ .
Cripp'ed.-Ata an early hour yesterday morning,
as q negro boy was passing along the sidewalk Of
Franklin street, between 17lh and 18th, he sud.
denly fell upon the pavement, and with such vic.
lence as to disloeate his right hip and otherwise
ipjure his person.
Goose question settled negro woman named
Emeline in the service of Michelbacher made
her appearance before the Mayor yesterday. to
answer the charge of stealing q goose from her
master. Emelineiadmitted that she had seen the
goose disappear out of the window in the hands of
one of her acqusintances but declared positively
hot sho notth ef isxfn IoA
the question: and gained for the accused a striped
Jacket, as she had charge of the goose pen, and
had no right to allow one of them TO go visiting
without the consent cf her master.
silcer Medals.--The silver medals awarded at the
late exhibition Of the Virginia Mechanics Institute
o. the Secretary at the hall of the Iassitute to.
morrow, at 12 o'clock.
Police Items have been few and far between for
several days. The fact that vagrants, coming
from other cities in search of winter quarters
now put to work on the streets, has had the ef-
feet of making these wanderers seek shelter else
where By an examination of the police records,
it will be found that the commitments to the city
jail are far less this season than at any previous
one, and there can be no doubt that the sy stem OF
putting them to work, has caused them to give
Richmond the go-by.
The Cross Hays, in the principal streets. are In
very bad condition., and should be cleared off at
it, the Superintendent Of Streets should be author
ised to employ additional force, and have the job
done at once. The streets are now In worse con-
dition than we ever saw them, and will continue
SO for some time to come, unless the crossings and
cutters are cleared.
Ssuere FaU.-Mrs. Robinson, An old lady in PASS.
ing Main and l4th streets, yesterday morning. fell
the Ice and injured her self badly. reptlemsu,
who saw the accident, procured carriage and had
her sent to her residence.
Skishing was very poor yesterday, because Of
the fact that the rsa had completely saturated the
snow, making il . bed of "slush." yet notyith.
standing this fact some few teams were out
The Shipping in the river, unlefs properly secured
will be in great danger Of injury from the floating
ice, which is about 10 break up In the river, and
start on voyageto the ba7. -
The U. S. Court was not in session Yesterday
because of the indisposition of Judge Haiiybur.
ton and viii not be again until Monday next st
which time all the Witnesses summoned TO appear,
should be prompt In their attendance.
FRemtns Boil Monday night nsxtis ths tiz,s
set apart for this grand eEterainment st the 6rst
market hall Secure your tickets Immediately II
you have not otalready done So
Red Eye. the celebrated racer, Is 10 be sold neat
spring, as public auction.
PassiRg AEay--The mountains ef snow alcpf
Main street are rapidly passing swsy, and va
soon be no larger than uole hide, II the wsstka
continue pleasant. -