The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-14
LoCAIT MATTERS

street, on Friday last. Mr. Sattsrwhite stated
that in July last The prisoner came to him TO pur
chase fine wardrobe, and that by his advice
Messrs. William A. Lee and William L. Sat,er.
white sold him the article on credit The prisoner
afterwards refused TO pay for the article On Fri.
Gay morning last, in passing down Franklin street
WIN bundle Of screws in bis arm, he 49, me.
BOD and asked him If he did not intend to pay the
OIL Bob answered, mo, d--1 you not one
cent With this Satter ~hite gave Bob slap In
,he ne mouth, Bob instantly struck him right and
ieis 1asterWhite dropped his screws, to a pile
Oh oricks ana threw one 1t Bob. Bob isaInedia.ely
sei@eo TWO ana threw one ST Satterwhite, strkir q
lin on the foot. Setterwhite admitted that the.
goods were sold to the negro without anv order
from MS master. The Mayor ordered the prisoner
10 receive twenty five stripes Mr. Badkins .ben
called the attention of his Honor to the violated
"a" py Messfs. Lee satterwhite, il dealing with
his slave without his consent and ssket, to have
prosecution commenced The Mayor gave Mr. b
10 understand that the matter would receive legal
attention. "
DohbyhI ChdrSe.-H- c. Hszlegrove was aosi,
oeiore tne mayor yesterday, On the charge made
by Mary Willis. of putting his hand through bsr
.o,o eIoken window last Friday, pulling down cuf
tain, and carrying 1t off. Miss Willis and two ~
ner female associates, swore positively to the
identity of the accused, and further added that he
annoyed them on Christmas day and the Sundsv
following: Mr.. Hazleerove proved by Messrs
marcel Deiarue, F. Hulcher and It. Bosher that
by another party. He also gave the name of par
ties to prove that he spent Christmas day in Han
over county. To enable the accused to get his
witnesses, the examination was continued until
Saturday next.
Lengthy Debats.-The City Council spent nearly
two nours yesterday In discussing resolution, re.
ported BY the Committee on Light recommending
the payment of bill Of 1923 with interest there
on from the 1st of October, ls49, to Henry Exau
TOR stone furnished by West, Page s. McCioy an
terror to that time. The history Of the affair, a.
gathered from the debate, is this: The Council
while Garland Hanes was Superintendent Of the
Wster Works. made an appropriation Of $500 for
erecting dam above the water works and West
Page McCioy contracted to do the work At q
gwen price After furnishing the stone. or por
ton OF 1t, the Contractors backed out and Mr.
Hanss was authorized by the Altering Committee
to go ON and complete the dam which he did at
cost OF $500. using the stone furnished by the
original contractors. On the lst of January, ls49
Messrs west, rage q McCloy presented bill to
the Watering Committee for the stone they had
furnished, amounting to 1914 25, which bill was
not allowed by the committee because of their for
feitlre OF their contract. Soon after this W., p
q McC. sold out to Henry ExaIl, and ON the 3Oth
of October, le49, transferred to him bill for the
stone furnished by them amounting to S423--
These two bills being for the same stone and the
former committee having refused to allow either
of them they laid it on their table because Mr.
Hanes could not be induced to appear before the
Known
only to him, no record being found In his office of
The contract.
Messrs Scott, Saunders and Morriss took ths
ground that neither of the bills should be paid be-
cause of the discrepancy between them, because
one OF them had been rejected by other commit
tees and because the contractors had failed To
comply with their contract, and therefore had no
right to the claim set up.
Mr.. Gretter contended for the payment because
the stone mad been used for city purposes and had
not been paid
The Council finally postponed the matter indef
nitely and thus put an end to an annoying SUBJ
ject.
TIE Musical ConUentiOn met in Sycamore Church
last Monday night and organized by calling DR.
Burrows to the chair, and appointing p w. Raj
ston, Secretary.
committee was then appointed to report per-
manent officers for the Convention. The commit
tee recommended Dr. Burrows for President
Revs. Messrs Moore, Pettigrew, Woodbridge aud
Wilson for Vice Presidents, and P w RaIston
and Thompson Quares for Secretaries and their
report was adopted.
DR.. Burrows introduced Professor FROST. of
Boston, to the Convention. Prot F. then deliv-
cred 4 theoretical and practical lecture on the
physiological method of teaching music and gave
several examples, which were very interesting to
the large and intelligent audience in attendance
When he concluded, several pieces of church mu
sic was sung and then the Convention, after
agreeing to meet in the morning at ii o o'clock and
at night, al halt past o'clock, adjourned
City 4 aC0unca-An adjourned meeting of the
Council was held in the Council Chamber yester.
day morning at II O'Clock, Messrs Dove. Saun.
ders, Quarles, Gretter. Whitfield, Robinson, Nor
riss, Crutchfield, Epps, Roddy and Scott being
present-Mesars Richards, Stokes Talbot and
Richardson being absent
Wagons, ete.-Mr. Saunders reported an ordi-
nance concerning wagons, drays, carts and othe.
vehicles, which was read the requisite number OF
1aS 2ad md
quires owners of wagons, drays, carts hacks etc
70 obtain licenses from the Chamberlain and 10
give bonds for the faithful performance of the dn
ties imposed On wagons, draws carts etc tie
license IS fixed at Sl7 80, unless the bodies are
fixed on elliptic springs wheels with tires no,
less than four inches wide, when the license will
be Sl2 so On vehicles drawn by more than two
horses the license is fixed at S27 so, unless the
body be on elliptic springs, the wheel tires are
four inches wide, when the licepse win he Sl7 IN
For hack other wheel carriage, the license ia
fixed at SIP 50, the owners not 10 carry slaves ia
them without the consent of their owners Wa
gons employed by owners for theic own use. In
transporting fuel, provisions. manure, etc, to thu
owners dwellings, are exempt. All vehicles are
taxed when regularly employed the streets, re,
gGrdless Of the place of residence stable of the
owners. DraYmen and others are to have the
numbers and initials painted on their vehicles. and
for falling to do so are to be fined not less than IS
nor more than $50. This ordnance goes ipto ef.
feet at once, and does away with the ad oalorsap
principle which prevailed last year
accident "A few days since small boy about
six years old, son of Mr.. William D0Gd baker in
attempting to ascend to the Bcaffo!,ling new
building on Broad street, between 30 and 4th. fell
aad fractured his right thigh This little fello~ "
fell from window last summer and fractured his
collar bone and one of his Arms. He seems to be
truly unfortunate.
Daring Robb1y-On Monday afternoon last the
Rev. L. g. Newmans residence on Sd street, be-
tween Marshall and Broad, was entered 10 the Alb.
of portion of the family, aud several of the
rooms ransacked The thief broke open trunk
in which a sum of money was deposited, and re-
lieved II Of $50. He also rified Mrs. Webb's port
monaie Of s. and took his departure bearing about
his person such valuables as came in his way
Mrs Webb, in entering the house between and
. o'clock, met q man at the door, who on seeing
her, dropped Ms Newmans cloak and fed.
Bad Condition Several Of the streets are in
pad condition, owing to the vast amount of ice
formed from waste water from hydrants, which
appear to have been turned loose at night to pre-.
vent freezing. Several accidents have occurred
from these nuisances to persons In passing the
the streets.
Broke ina young man while al kating on the
basin yesterday morning. broke through the Ice,
but received no other damage tEan . cold hath
Rough Jo5-The new pavement on ylrsinis
street, leading to the Richmond and Danvllle De.
not Ia n rough lob and promises To last n ahort