The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-09

/ LOCAL MATxERe.
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: CONVENTION os KAiLRaAp OrrIcEas. =
| Al meesiny Of officers and others. representing
) several internal improvement companies Of tls
state. held al the Exelange Hotel, Richmond. on
Tuesday asternooa, the ssh pss 1857. on motion q
Cot y Pontane, Vincent Witcher, Esq- was cat
ed to the Chair, aad D. D. Douglas appointed 90
cretary.
On motion Of Col ron.aine. the representation
Of the several companies reported themselves ~
follows:
i For the soathsi,ie Railroad Thsmas II. Can't.
virgins and Tennessee Rsilrosd-Tilo L. Preston.
Orange ard Alexandra Railrcai-7Jno,s Barbour.
4 r. q Atkinson III w. yandergriit.
siwi 'n'i sobnsoa, DR.. r. " HaIali. DR.. Chas 3.
i v,raipia Central Railroad Pontane, Jacob Bay.
Ior rsls el Carpenter, II. d. Whitcomb, Thos Doda-
DsnviIIe Railroad Lewis X. Haryie, v. witehcr D.
| paersburg Ratlroad--P v. Daniel. T. ii. Gin.
lsichmond and York River MISUNDERSTANDING
potomsc Navigation Company -wirt Robinson.
| Ellis.
| On molten Of John 8. Barbour, COMMITTEES OF
i've. Afterwards enlarged to seven, was appointed
to prepare business for the meeting.
The following gentlemen constitute tho commit
tee: Mcssrs. Harbour. Campbell, Rontaine, Pres.
ton. Dudley, Daniel. and Il. Robinson.
Gen. Duff Green. Of Washington, being present,
was invited to address the meeting. Gen. q. made
q few remarks, and promised to treat the tori -
| touched upon. at large, on Wednesday night, in
the Delegates Hall.
IL was resolved, on motion OF Mr.. Campbell, that
this meeting NJ urn, to meet again at the same
place, on Wedne day afternoon, the 9th December,
| at = O'Clock.
The DEPALc ALTON IN THs SHERIRALTY
OF Recommendation If the .Scarites--in the Sc
r1ag falla tsatif
/ was presented by Mr. August of this city,
The Honorable General AsstmblyQf Viryiaia.
| The undersigned securities CT Philip 2 inston.
Sheriff OF the City OF kichnnnd, reeprespectfuIly
represent that they are b.und upon his ,ffcial bond
for the cum Of sso0U. That In consideration IF Lis
| f,ilnre to pay the sums due the Commonwealth,
they have D' come liable Therefor: and process has
Tern issued against them 10 enforce by law, their
tsi pr.uertS real and ranna AZ bc JSn.e t 70
ted at the least. be tn s7nOo0 but which, from
its nature, cannot be reduced into money time %
meet the in 1Rmeuts which the Common wealth will
.atain on the Stat Of this month. That b. reason OF
th faan.ial pressure and tn, general depreciation
crafty impaired IN value aud Judgment against
| them nos woul be runors ssw ,il to thernse YES
as unproducrise TO the Commonwealth. Th. ,
I propose. Therefore, 20 arrange for the psymef {
Of the estimat balance bctwee q tie assets cor :
veyed IN trust for their protection ana the
twenty Thousand dollars and thew ask upon these
terms TO he released from the peration Of said udx
| men 3. Inc eject OF tnfs arrangement VIII be TO
give relief TO your petitioners most of whom ha g
| dependent families, aud whose circumstances hav
teen greatly strateped by the pressure of the times
AM it's only effect upon the interests of the State.
will be TO give time tor the purpose Of enabling the
trustees to realize the assets they confidently believe
commonwealth, above and beyond them; " iii full
pay on the whole amount OF the bond, upon which
| they securities
GEoRGE TIssEkLAxE. G. r. DARRAcorr. JNo A.
GLtzEBRnok. JNo NJ. MURRAY PEYroS JOHNSTON.
Gro I. HrRnISG, : WINsTos L. NJ: HAROLD,
TAlAfEnRo, 1. w WALKER. WESLEY MCGEE.
DISPENSING WITH AN OFFIcE.-At a
meeting of the City Council last Monday evening.
| an ordinance was adopted, dispensing with the
Office of Keeper Of the City Hall and other public
| property" the salary to which 1920 per an
| mum. This Office was held by Mr.. Geo W. H. Ty.
Ter. whose duty it was to act messenger for the
Council measure coal carts, take care of the CITY
Hall and other city property, perform the duties
i OF clerk to the Mayor in his criminal court and
! perform police service The same ordinance
which abolishes the above office creates anothe,
| one-Messenger to the Council-at a salary of 500
per year. The duties of the Messenger will be- to
| attend on the meetings of the Council, keen the
City Hall and all the Offices therein, in good order
| and be ready To serve notices do isuch other
| work as the Chamberlain may 6irec-.
SINGULAR ACcIDENT-Charles Rhule.
the gardener at the Capitol Square, met with a sin.
| gular accident yesterday. While djrectipo ,h.
street. in the morning. he jumped from stone
| wall. distance of three feet, and bursted a vein
in his left leg below the knee. A physician wss
| Immediately called in, and the heInorrbaea w.o
| soon stopped In the afternoons Khnie resumed
his duties aud finding that the hands did not slope
| the bank TO please him. caught up tool to show
| them how to do. He had been aboring but short
| time, when the bandagng around his leg uava
| why, and the hemorrhage returned with great yio-
| lencs. Dr. Crenshaw was sent for, and as soon as
possible stopped the bleeding, but not until the
unfortunate man had lost large quantity of
| blood.
| ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING Between the
hours of IL and ~ O'Clock last Mon lay night. Mr..
JAMES @. LYLE, of this city, swas Dangerously
wounded in tue left leg just above the kne4 nv a
| pistol shot fired by named JkssE HIrE-
! The particulars. as far have been en- abIed 10
| gather them. are these: White had been to the
theatre that evening, and as Mr.. Lyle and himself
We walking together near the Exchange Hotel he
discovered dog in the street, which he fired at
with his pistol the ball taking effect in Mr. Lyes
leg as We have already stated. Dr. petticolss who
was called in to attend the wounded man. describes
his injuries as serious, and may lead to the ampu-
tati0n OF the limb
FIRE.-An old frame building in Hem
rico county, short distance from Goddin's tavern.
WAS set on fire last Monday night and burned to
the ground.
Nor GUILTY.-Patrick McCarty charged
with stabbing Peter Maily, on Sunday last was
examined before the MAYOR Yesterday and dis
charged, Maily having testified that he drew tho
knife Oh McCarty while at dinner, and that McC
accidentally cut him in getting the weapon out of
his hand.
AcCIDENT.-Captain d. j. Hill, of ihe
steamer Schultz" was accidentally thrown from a
hoax near iioeketts. last saturday night, AND ha 1
his bands badly bruised
RrSyIyn In Rricklopatu oro 49,, -.
work, raising the Northern and Eastern walls
around the City Jail.
GAVE BAIL Henry Thompson, chat
gang free negro gave bail for his good behavior on
yesterday, aud was released from confinement.
THIEvISG John and George, two
slaves were onvicted before the Mayor and ordered
to De h'gged, for stealing pair of shoes from C.
Mitchell.
FIGBTING.-George, slave to Mrs. Graf
ton was ordered the lash for beating Henry, slave
to Mrs Robinson.
Bound OvER.-John Driseoll was found
entity before the May~r for assaultiug Iulia Mag
ner 10 her house and breaking her windows. Ind
ieid to bail for his COOL behavior "--N
THROWING SroNEs.-Jim and Robert
two negro boys, were fogged by ORDER of the Nav
or for throwing stones each OF hsr In the stree.
to the danger OF persons passing
RAILROADS, SrHAMROA rs. &c
OFFICE s0UTH-sIsS SAIIR0aD M
PErEESsEEs. Sept. 81, 1857.
ia E2 cExwR ON AND AFTER
80 ~ .3t3fssssM oNDAY next. the Tth
INST and unit fufissr notice the following sch ,due
the fassenZer Arains:
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