The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-19
LOCAL MATTERS.

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Of boys repsired to the river TO enjoy the sport
skating on the Ice, and finding the river entirel,
frozen over, some fifteen or twenty of them de
termined to run down as far as City Point Ate,
going about four miles, one of the party, JANE,
d. COCHRAN, lad about thirteen years old wa,
seen by his companions to break through. yybers
| the current was strong and the water deep Rob
| ert Bosher, lad about the same age hastened II
his relief but before he reached young Cochran
the ice gave way and he too was precipitated into
the water. The remaining boys then managed to
| reach stick to Robert Bosher and succeeded In
getting him safely on the ice; but before they
could relieve young Cochran, he was swept under
| the ice and perished. The deceased was the son
of the late B. F. Cochran, of this city His mother
now resides on Shockoe Hill, near Major Shook,
and is In the deepest sffiiction at the sudden
loss OF her child She offers liberal reward for
the recovery Of the dead body.
Destructive FEre.-During the prevalence of the
| storm yesterday evening, about o'clock, fire
oroke out IN the dry goods store of q G.. Garnett
d. Co. on Franklin street between 18th and 18Th.
and as strong Northwestern was blowing at the
| time, the flames spread with great rapiditv. not
withstanding the falling Snow. The fremeu turn.
ed ont nobly, but the plugs being in frozen con-
diton, the flames spread to the west and east and
| soon caught the grocery store of Mr. John A Iacv
| and the dry goods store of Mr. L Lichtenstein.
these three tenements being joined together W ere
soon enveoped in sheet of flames and fears u ore
entertsised that the entire square would be de-
| stroyed, but the hremen succeeded in getting wa
ter before it was too late and by extraordinary
efforts saved the other buildings in the neighbor
hood The houses burned were owned by Mr. d.
Trueheart, and were no doubt insured Messrs
Garnett Co, Jno. A. Lacy and L. Lichtens,ein
must have met with heavy losses as most of the
goods that were not destroyed had to be thrown
into the street and will be greatly damaged by the
weather. The extent of their insurance we were
unable to learn with accuracy
Il Child Burned to Deoth.-On Friday last. a verv
interesting little girl, daughter of Mrs E. B. Nor
ris, OF Church Hi was badly burned as to csuse
her death. She was in the act of putting the
blower on the f1re when her dress came ia contact
with the flame and was Immediately in a bIaze
Her screams soon brought assistance and the
burning garments were torn from her but she was
30 badly burned that she died in few bours Dr
Briggs was called in and applied the usual rene.
dies without effect The death of the little
sufferer was deep atfiiction to her widowed mo.
ther.
turday last Coroner Kee,eo st eaded by Constable
Butler, held an inquest the body of free negro
named James Harris, who had been picked up In
the street. in helpless condition, and died at the
/ frat station house Saturday morning The yer
dict was that the deceased came to his death from
some cause unknown to them; but from ali the
facts that could be gathered there seems TO be NO
doubt that he died from the effects Of intemper.
anee and exposure to the cold weather.
Attempted IncendiariSm-On Wednesday night
last q negro leliOW was caught IN unfinished
house on Union Hill stealing laths, and punished
for the offence. The following night the entrance
to that house was forced, and the next morning it
was discovered that the shavings in the building
had had match applied to them but the fire had
gone out of its own accord. Last SATURDAY. morn
ing, at a very early hour, it was discovered that
the gates to the premises had been broken open
and Immediately at their entrance was found a
pass belonging to servant who lives In this city,
but whose wife belongs in Henrico county As
MeSSrS. Gregory IL Pry0r the
burnt out some time ago by an incendary, it
would be good policy in them to have the owner
of this pass taken up. and made to show how it
| came to be found out of his possession.
1t aciU Pay-we have no doubt-to see Mr. Ma.
LIDA JONES, the great actress, and Mr. OWENS,
| the well known comedian, in the new and popu.
| lar comedy of "Self," the production of the pen
| of Mrs. Bateman. Strangely tinctured, as this
| new piece is, with Southern sediment, it uont pau
| to produce in Northern cities. where every
thing must have an abolition tint, an ebo clouu
over it, to call the people together but here and
| in other Southern cities it mnst pay the manage
| nent OF the theatre well to produce it in good
| style. Play goers can secure tickets during the
day by calling at the box office, where they will
| be granted the choice of seats.
| An affecting Scsne.-On Saturday morning last,
as soon the two lads James D. Cochran and
Robert Bosher broke through the ice on the river,
one OF their companions, more timd than the rest
| returned to the city and gave information tha.
both were drowned. When Mr. r. H. Bosher
heard of the loss of his Child he closed his estab
| lishment, and two gentlemen in his employ voluE
tecripg to go to the scene to recover the body be
| repaired to his residence, bowed down with grief
| to break the sad intelligence to his family OF
course the news of the loss of one SO dear to all
| sat the house in mourning, but in the height OF
their lamentations, Robert arrived home, safe and
sound The scene that ensued WAS truly affecting
and may more readily be imagined than described
. RoU toith the Watchmen--Last Saturday nigh.
| Two of the watchnen came in contact with party
of men on Cary street who were out on ''bender
and succeeded in sting of them but bt fore
they could get him to the cage his friends raj led
and by main force rescued him from the officers Of
| the law. In the courBe of the night one of the
band was arrested and Gagged until yesterday
morning, when he gave bail for his appearance
| before the Mayor today The man who was res
cued is well known to the police, aud will yet b.
taken into custody unless he has left the city
Nearly Dead.-An old negro man, living or
Church Hill fell on 10Th street yesterday afternoon
| from exertion in wadipg through the storm, aue
| must have persisted but for being discovered By
| two of bis neighbors, who procured vehicle snc
| carried him home. We never witnessed q more
disagreeable day than that of yesterday, and
| should not be surprised to hear that many persons
had perished by the storm.
| Fighting. - Michael Donuovant and Patrick
Hechey were Gagged last Friday night for engaging
| in fight in the street. The next morning theil
| prison uoOFS were thrown open, ana tney permit
ted to return TO their homes, after first promising
| better behavior in future.
An Unsrung Harp.-Henry Harp ndulged free
ly last Friday night, to keep off cold, and finding
| himself ont of tune, made the market house
| lodging place, where he was found by the Watch
| men and Gagged The following morning. having
recovered his equilibrium, he was released from
custody.
| Conoict OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES McGrudcr ant
| Newman discovered the hiding place of the motto
rious William Henry Ross at q late hour last Sat
| urday night, and knowing that he had made biz
| escape from the Chain Gang, pounced upon hin
| at an unexpected moment, and took him prisoner
| He will now be handed over to Officer Perrin, ans
when he again escapes, will be very apt to ramos
the city.
Chain Gaag-William Curtain and two othe
| able bodied loafers were consigned to the Chail
Gang, on Saturday last, by the Mayor. The cit,
has large amount of ditching and filing up TO dc
this year, and will therefore need all the force tn.
Mayor and Hastings Court can give her In the wa,
| of criminals. Drunken yagrants too law TO woIl
| for themselves. can, by this means, be made Il
| earn their bread and may eventually be induce,
| to give up their bad habits.
The Hastings Court spent the session of Saturda,
| in calling the appeal docket To day has been Sc
| apart for the examination of William G.. Clark,
lad charged with stealing or receiving two watch
| Ga the property of Mr. II, Pearce