The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-28
LOCAL MATrHpe


Semi. n annual Wasains yesterday vas . ma,
oay Tor our city hremen, 1t being the ,;,,s ses' ~
pointed for general parade AMI trial ~ ,hs ap'
rious engines In possession of the Depsrtr..s
About o'clock In the afternoon all the ce
MES met at the head of the Basin, on the Sotp,.s
s sue, .na' commencing in regular order, proceed
ca 70 test the powers of their machine by suck;n.
.oe water from the Basp forcing IL throuph A %
hundred rect OF hose and thro wing II through a
seven eiahtns nozzle. As the Liberty boys No /
..u Ia ne misfortune to break their engine few
nIgnts ago, Protection No was frat c.Ilad for
.rla, with their new and beautiful Zine inch colin
9er eng Inc, and threw stream about one bun,
ared AID twenty five feet Pbeoerix Comranv
NO D: was next called. to test their fne ten inch
and .h;..e Engine, aod threw stream one hundred
- 80 sniry nVe feet Ais Company, No 4 having
no engine OF value, Niagara Company with tbsis
as Anu Wen nnished eight inch cyIinder enoin.
Ss ext called for trial. but greatly to the mor,;
dor 80 ~ sne members the suction was out of or
ue,' anI 'heY could make no show. Citizen Com
pany NO. b, thea came nm for tris, .nd .. -
Ho'o.isnihent OF all present, threw q stream o,o
nnndred and thrty-eish sht feet. This unsrnac,aS
sun soIhe" nat astonished the Phenix bows who
7,n5 ior anoiher trial, but as Companies
ana We're yet to test their capacities. we could
not wait to see the rssult We e"uio
we 'nihk u more than probable that on o;,ee a-o
.t oIen lrJured oy being tinkered with TO imnroye
~ M, "ouo, therefore, advise the department
70 pu' toe overhxHing OF the machines into skilfni
hands only. in'o sAniui
ne Companies all turned out strong Aid b.z;r,
tne largest number aud Protection next. and msSs
very imposing appearance as they marched
'nfougo the streets in their attraeiiva ana 49,
Viceabe uniforms. With unauimitv ot sctnn 90
Ainaaess OF feeling towards each other. no citv
fremen. mig oofPSo VI
I'desHnS Pest st-Gecrge Smith, a venerable
go ison away down East, made his appear
800 o's ,sa % tne mayor yesterday morning to an
bond us cnargG OF being an idle, dissolute vasa-
oono, remarkably fond of bad whiskev and bayir,
a a. noly horror of labor. George, when caIjs6 to
we 0"' had no defence TO offer and no defence m
Ake' niAke' save that he had been accustomed for manv
ysais 10 practice at very different 6ar-one ovar
"hicn justice had no control and at which deoana,
was perfect stranger He howayar ;sy
is nonor that he was lately from Norfolk that
~ was nard up for dimes and that his grand Oh.
zee, was TO get to the keystone State. where he
consdon 10 reiieVe bis wants. Feeling that no
uenee couid De placed in the old feiIov's
poises 'he Mayor directed him to be tsken tn
oue VI the overseers IF the Poor bv whom bo
'ou'o oe sent cut of the city forthwith.
| ffmaIe SqHaU.-Mary Clark, a co,orsd p,,ssou of
| GO" oiacR exterior, made her debut before n a
mayor yesterday 1norning, where she was ooIIed
w, w ~nswer tue charge OF wickedly threatening tha
iiie OF douglas Jones, free negress rasia;e@ ~ @
| Maddox Hill The evidence proved that ho,h on
olViouals mad used their red rags freely in a con
| troVe'Sy which sprung up over q corpse and that
Tue prisoner had pushed the q1arrel to its orsste,
.ens'n, OUT as no blows had been given, the W ar.
an was dismissed and the parties ordered to hold
| tneir tempers in future N
| The Ertersion of the CorD6rats Liui,s i. .o.,,
citing the attention of the voters of Henreo go
| ty, and the candidates for the Legislature sra
| bringing it TO the minds of the peonle st ouerr
puoic meeting. Many of the western suhurhsns
olusi'y opposed 10 the movement, are now in
favor OF it, because of the fact that thew need
| good streets, water, gas and police and can oct
| neither unless .hey are taken into the cjty In
deed they nave now no protection against fire. nor
against the hordes of vagrants that have been
| driven from the city by the chain gang and omar
tered upon them, and they would there efore rather
nave the strong arms of the corporation thrown
around them and pay for the protection Tins
gwen, than remain outsiders, without the bless
| logs enumerated. Whether or not the snhiact
Will De Drought before the next Legislature we
are unable to say, but we incline to the onipion
tnat Richmond can make very little by the exten
sion, and tha. she will give herself no more trou
ble about It.
Bad Boys A party of boys, charged with rob.
oing wagon last Thursday night, and of entering
hen mousse on Shockoe Hill and carrying off ali
the eggs they coulG tind made their appearance
| before the Mayor yesterday to answer the charge
As they were all young, and not likely to benefits
ted by sojourn IN the city jail, the Mayor dir.
charged than, with the assurance that If spsjn
caught in such acts. they would be sent tn tho
work mouse and put to picking oakum. The
frequent complaints Of depredations on clothes
lines, Zen HOUSES, wagons, etc. by q set Of younp
rowdIes now prowling about the city. have 30
stirred up the police. that efforts will now be
spared to detect and punish the depre ators
1t Ot.-Edward Euker was summoned before
The May or yesterday for violating an ordn 90
driving across the sidewalk but az he Mead ignc
rance OF the law and had not per In the vc.
iation after being appraised of it, the Mayor ex
eused him.
Pep behind the Curtains.-Dr. BuckI;a v.s
summoned before the Mayor Yesterday m sbo~
cause why he should not De fued for refusing to
give in bis list Of property to the Cty Assessor
wher called upon to DO 80 The Doctor eYnI.;nod
to the court that he was unAeauaiuted with Mr.
Miller, and therefore desired to see bis anthoritv
for demanding his list He was now ready to give
in the required list, and on promising 10 walk nm
| and make all right, the summons was dismissed
ObstynctiOnsE Goldsmith and Breedeu e. Fox
were fned by the Mayor, yesterday morniny for
obstrGctng the sidewalks before their premise a
with two boxes and trunk, in the night time.
Striking a Chid.-John L. Miller was held to
b all by the Mayor in the of 500 to keen the
peace and be Of good behavior, on conviction of
essaultng and kicking little boy son of Daniel
Rogers, on the 26.h inst
The Steamship jamestown, Capt. Parrish, arriv ed
| yesterday mornigg at O'Clock, having made the
| run TO Norfolk 10 23i hours. She will leave here
| this (Tuesday) evsning, At O'Clock, for New
| York via Norfolk.
| Sentenced to the Penitsntiary Judge Meredith
yesterday sentenced George Livingston to the
pepiteutiary for one year. conviction of causing
| the death Of Miss Duesberry by violence and
| Floyd Tanner to the same institution for q like
| period conviction of stealing Sl20 in money !;
but suspended the sentence in both cases for thirty
day. in order to enable the prisoners to appeal to
| higher tribunal against his decision
Bull Convicted The jury in the case of Henry
| Bull, charg. with the murder of Robert B. Far
quhar In December last, agreed upon q verdict
| yesterday morning. fading the prisoner guilty
| and ascertainipg his punishment 10 the peniten
| tisry for three years After the jury rendered
the verdict the prisoners counsel moved the court
to set aside the verdict, which point will be argued
before Judge Meredith to day.
Acgnitted Thomas H. Haley indicted for aiding
In the murder Of Robert B Fsrquhar, was called
for trial in the Circuit Court yesterday when The
! Common wealth's Attorney had Aolie proseqa
| catered, and thus put an end to the charge. 1hs
| accused is mere boy. and never would have beer
charged with the crime but for telling the poics
that be had struck q blow, when the y.itnesse,
proved that he could not have been Ia position
| to do SO
| HenTico Circuit Coart-Judge CLoPToN pre- si
| di1g -fhis court spent yesterday 10 the trial O
andrew Wray, indicted for uniawfully shootipS
| Robert r Price, In December last, and the Jury
after hearing the evidence . I'd argumep, Of coun