The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-07
AcouIrrEp.-The County Conrt of Hen-

will soon recover.
ACoUITTED.-The County Court Of Hem
rico spent the greater part of yesterday in the ex
animation Of Charles BurfOot, a white boy charged
with forcbly entering the dwelling house of sally
s Frayser, the 2Sth of August and stealing clo-
thing and other articles, to the value of S22; and
Mary Bailey, charged with receiving the same,
knowing them to be stolen. Marmaduke johnson,
Esq, appeared for the defendant and made one of
his ablest arguments. The Court acquitted both
parties of the crime.
FAIRFIELD RACES - Considering the
tightness of the times and the scarcity Of that pre
ciuus stuff essential to all earthly amusement
a much larger number of persons attended the
race course yesterday to witness the contest for
the colt stake than we had expected to see
True, the long house was not crushed down by the
weight Of visitors, nor was the quarter stretch so
crowded as to require an armed police to keep the
crowd from suffOcating the horses: but there were
three four hundred of the right stripe inside
the enclosures. while an army Of outsiders" occu-
pied all the prominent positions within sight of the
stand.
The weather-and that is always grand feature
in a race week-was bright, clear and inyigoratng
and the track. though apparently heavy to the eye,
was as nice rs new penny, and fast as "A
spring board. We found. on mixing with tho
crowd. that the spirit of betting was inactive, and
and that very few operations were likely To be-
made as the entries were all new candidates for
public favor. and entirely unknown TO tame Oc-
ca>inuHlly some would offer that Tally
woull win but the banter would scarcely be allow.
I'd to escape the lips Of the maker. before some
friend of the others would be down upon il ike
hawk upon partridge just before the time for
starting. pool for IA limited amount filled Cob
iington' being the favorite with the purchasers,
while the Revenue colt had some friends that stak.
cd him lightly H- the winner.
The HorSes-At the proper time, the three colts
led by their grooms nale their Appearance and
each of them was closely scanned from head 10
f'ot. The Revenue. it was Thought by some, had
II had work enough to develop his form and sym
mctry- aud as he wore ''winkers to his bride, and
seemed to have a strong fancy for short cuts"
rather than travel the me. many persons gave
him wiie berth fhe 'irince GEORGE" wore
ch coat and showed that he had been proper
hands but an occa, ,onal limp, if of hi. u-
ie'pinDings were ont OF II gave iud ati that
he ight suffer pruising The .IaiIy-llo'
seemed nearer up t. the mark h IN either Of his
competitors. aud his looping stride greatly enrtnr-
aged his friends bnt he too, had naughty
tricks in training; aud was therefore consider ed a
| questionable chaml li0n. All in all the three were
hIieved to he VT II matched aud for that reason no
| iayorite WAS chosen against the field.
FtT'a H,tH-IhC SDuni of the trumpet called uD
| he entries Collingtnn being first the Revruue Sc
cond and the TalIyIIo third, and at the tap # the
drum they moved of side by side steadily as
file of soldiers After going one hundred yards
Collington dashed TO the 'front.' and the Tally Io
following suit, assumed the second place, the Eey-
emu" bringing up the rear. On reaching the half
mile pole. which distance was in one minute,
lhe VulChtu us pace, steIuE WnCh tOl-
lingtons rider eased mp his pull and ed him
To go ahead, the Revenue trudging along as if bid
ing his time. But now Collington has reached the
head of the stretch, and finding his pursuer is
gaining upon him. puts in his best ticks and en-
deavoTs to get away from the whip, while the Tai
iy-io rushes mp TO him, locks him before he reach.
the distance stand, gives him the go-by and TAX
ing front position leads home by three lengths
winning the heat in l:55, the Revenue dropping in
his distance before the flag goes down
Sec0Hd Hdt.-Twenty minutes having expired,
and the riders being mounted. the three more
appear Ht the score, and at the tap OF the drum,
20 OF together The Tally,iIo now cuts out tho
running followed by the Revenue, till nearing the
half mile pole, when Collingtohs rider rallies him
and he dashes by the Revenue and makes play for
the leader. Not content to have his laurels thus
torn from him, the Tally-lIo applies more steam,
and moving steadily locomotive under u
strong pull. runs home ahead in l:jI, winning the
heat and purse.
The 'Revenre' carried four pounds extra
weight, and while neither of the colts exhibited
such "A condition as their owners could have wish
d he was evidently in the worst fix Of the three.
We append a summary
F5H Mestin7 ls57-First Day-CoIts' stake, 800
entrarce, half forfeit, closed with the following:
james Taey' sc. by Tally -Ho, out of a priam
Bowie Iiaiis b. Coiingt"n" by Prince
George, dam by MargTayc.....-.......-..........2
Calvin Green's b. c. By Revenue. dam bs Trus-
Timc-ii5-I;57
To-day the race is for the Proprietor's Purse two
mile heats, and Judging from the entries, the sport
will be highly interesting. As the friends Of the
turf know the horses named, by reputation, it ia
unnecessary for to do than invite their at
teniiOp to the advertisement.
ELECTION or OfFICERs.-The II. J.. /.
Blues, nj meeting beid Monday night last,
.rctrd the following officers, their bylaws requ
ring an annual election Of non-c0mmissioned off,
GERS: j. T. pJBfnTth, junior FIRST Lieutenant, vice
G. II. Powell, resigned y. G. CrUmp, lst Sergeant
W. L. Mamie 2d do; ID. q. Bridgf0rd 81 do; Fred.
Carter Ith do; r. a. Tompkins 9Th do; John Harty,
let Corporal; 4. II. Jacobs, ~ do; e. IL. Lnck. 3d
do: Geo Jarvis itb do; ". o. Taylor 18th do teo.
| .. Wilde Glh 10; =. A. kFischmaun. En.ign, fhos.
Dndapeai Qrartrrmaster; DR.. J. ?. bor.ry trl-
| I'm surgeon " David = Watson, Assistant Sur-
.,eon: " N, t. Nnn,arue, Secretary: iro. p. Radv
| Assistant SECRETARY, and 4. A. krtsrhmann Irra-
| surer. Tho company nu'abcrs fifty.thrre men, Is
clear Of debt. with fnt treasury, md in pres
perOus condition. Capt Fry Is uutirlng In his q
fjrts to perfect the corps in drl, and has rnsds
himself one n tho most popular co'ansnter- the
| Blues have ever had.
! INcESDIARIEs are operating on Union
and Church Hills. and Il is to be hoped that they
| may b. detected and punished On sunday night
! last a small frame tenement, owned by Hiram Oil
| set fro. Int before the flames had made
mneh progress, they were discovered aud extin-
| cuished
! last Monday night the torch was applied TO the
! Old Chapel, on Union Iliil. lately occupied
,Sboof room and "vncd by Wm. Hawkins: aud de-
spite the Efforts of the neighbors. aided by some Of
the firemen. was entirely consumed This build-
ing has been fired ON three occasions before,
but the flames were always extiDgaislied before
| getting fairly under way.
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PUNISHED -Bettie slave 10 James Mar
shall, gave negro boy named Edward a violent
blow On the side of his head with brick bat,
for which the Mayer ordered her to receive ten
stripes.
| CONTINUED The examination OF VIM
nie slave to William Mccarthy on the eharse 81
| attempting the life Of her new born infant by
throwing il into an alley. the 2ith of August,
has been postponed foionT wesksby the Mayor, be-
| eapse Of the i'll health of the prisoner,
. REcRuirs. Mayor, yesterday, SEN
fenced the following prisoners 10 eonhement In the
Chair Gang:
Edward Hudson, free negro, sixty days.
| William Roswell, white, thirty days
SAM Cousins, free negro, niuety days
Alexander jackson, free negro, ninety daysL
LETTERS DEfAIsED.--Among the letters
detained In the Norfolk (sa Office for postage are
one each for Miss Sarah u. Bailey and Mrs Mary
Hardin, of Richmond.
Mad. Ben. Mccullough the uotsd Texan Hanger
= - a.