The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-16

TIE Masquerade, viii b took place q the yr.n.s
"a es Hotel, ON 81 valsutines eve, d regarded s.
~ who participated - ose Of he nest rotsSi
events in the history Of this gay season A Isrrs
M Number Of ladies' and gentlemen were present, "a
- .ner nigh expectations Of pleasure were fuliv
snee. The costumes were very dne; some ex.
va;nsiy rieh and beautiful. others srotesqus and
on as. There were representatives Of royalty In
"a 10y. ana gold; heroes and heroines Of tragedy
.;m a COMEDY, In appropriate attire; brgaDds guer.
A. T,sa sna wandering Arabs; an Indian chief ard
| mornins .np pp.,nce:s flower girls; stars of tie
n,onu nne and evening; savoyards and gypsiee and
~ dsy. o.nei characters, which we have mot space
,asnHe. Dancing commenced shortly after
49,, ana continued with much animation upsil
company partook Of an excelIeut snnne~ Srhss.
iuenuy, an returned 70 the ball room and trinned
s on Inc light fantastic toe" until hsyf mast tbrse
Band. se1s Ootiaon
The admirable manner In which sverv,h,..
conducted was subject of general rensrI ana
'ne committee of arrangements are entitled a.
mucn credit We never met merrier comnanv
nor nave we ever witnessed more exemplary hehs
vior In any festive assembiaee. An Win sisera.a
would De glad of another opportunity 10 par,icf
pate in such pleasant scenes a. those enacted A
the United States Hotel on St. Valentines Eve.
State Sabbath Sehoo, Conrention The Commi..e.
OF Arrangements for this interesting Conven,ion
met at Goddins Hail. on Friday everiug They
decided to hold the Convention on the 2S;h Of Msy
AID TO continue IT four days, Including Sunday the
3ls', which is to be the great day The details Of
the committees various plans are such a. will Wa
feel sure, ensure large attendance should Pro.
widen ce smile upon their efforts
The Episcopal Convention Is to be held in Pc
tefsourg, the Goth Of May, and the Baptist General
convention, in Richmond, the Sd of June. The
SABBATH School Convention, coming between the
t"o' VIII derive aid from both. The City Conven-
ion. on the evening of the 24sh is looked forward
10 Win considerable interest It occurs Tue sday
aitef next, at the First Baptist Church All the
SCHOOLS In Richmond and Manchester are then to
oe heard from and some good speechss made
Rock battles are again becoming fashionable with
ine boys OF ibis city, and will now be kept up up.
I'll some OF them are seriously injured or taken be-
fare the Mayor and punished for their
Last Saturday some fifteen or twenty small chaps
on BYRD street, were amusing themselves by pelt.
ing each other with stones
Look After Them-There are MANY orpban chill
dren in the city, black and white, who are living
about from place to place, and being badly raised
because they have no one to take carRe of them =
The Overseers of the Poor should hunt up these
urchins and have them apprenticed to good mas
ters.
UasttDoy Needed,-An entrance to the culvert
on the east side OF I1th street. opposite the market
ARCH Is very much needed, to take off the large
amount of waste water that flows down that alley
and is taken iuto 18th street.
The Glass BlorT at Metropolitan Hall. Ia at.
tractiDg marked attention, by the rapidty and ele.
gauce with which he executes his work. Ia few
minutes he can get up anything in the shape Of
ornaments many of which he presents to bis visi.
tors when they call upon him.
Wife WAiwing.-william Rowland was arrests
ed aud Gagged yesterday. on the charge of whipping
his wife,