The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-17
LOCAL MArrHae

in8ston, indicted for tne murder of Miss Duesh..
ry In this city, In March, 1885, commenced n .h
Circuit Court before Judge Meredith yest.,a. s.e
and will probably occupy two three dsv. ~,
fore concluded. The circumstances eonneessa
with this cad affair. are yet fresh in the memorv
of our readers and We need not, therefore, revert
to them. After iufic.ing the beating, which il
supposed to have produced death. Livingston fied
to Kentucky, where he was pursued captured and
brought back. At the fall term of the Circuit
Court be was tried for felony and convicted, when
MS counsel took an appeal to the Court of APP
peals by which body the verdict was set aside and
new trial ordered
Livingston is a man of family, having . wife
and several children.
Accident to the George Peabody On the out.
ward trip of the new Baltimore steamer Peabody,
iuesoay night when she had reached only mile
or TWO below City Point the connecting rod At.
tached to the walking bean, snapped in two caus-
ing the piston to stays the lower cylinder head,
ana consequently putting an end to all further
progress.
The agents telegrsphed to Baltimore. immedi
ateiy upon hearing the news, for the Poca ahontas
whlch will tow her on to her destination where
she will be given into the hands of her builders for
repair. The Peabody" has On board q yery large
cargo of Southern goods
Annual Election.-At a meeting of the y;rc,ni.
Mechanics Institute, held on the night of the l5,h
present year:
fresidsnt-John A Belvin.
Viee ePresidents-Ihomas Samson and A NJ Bai.
ley
Recording Secretary-J W Leweilen
CoTrtspondlng StcretGry-Thos Fl Wynne
Ireasurr-SamuelP p Mitchell
AuditOr-Wiam Forbes
Board Of Managers james A Cowardn George
Bargamin, E B Spence, James A Scott, Snyd der,
Jos Powell, Cottre.l Bsrnamin Jr VIM
w Snead, James D Browne, Bowen, John
Cardwell George Ainsie, William Macfar-
lane, Landrum, George Lownes, James
Kers 'homas Clemmitt Charles Davis and Jno
Ro.
The L l. Blues, Capt. FRY, were out on pa
rsde yesterday afternoon and made a handsome
appearance This favorite old corps we UNDER
derstand, will not attend the jamestown celebra-
ton next month because of the fac. that their an
ntversary celebi alton will take place about the
same time.
Hung J@y-Adolph Mullenhow, charged with
receiving wood stolen from D. S. DeIaplane, was
arragnea IN the Hustings Court yesterday for trial.
and plead not guilty. The jury being unable to
agree at two O'Clock, the case was adjourned until
| this morning at 10 o'clock.
The Hastings Court called the civil docket yes.
| terday. and transacted large amount of other
business. The new Court and officers are all 10
harness and working as kindly as if they had been
| raised in their present positions
| Fourth annual Exhibition The time has srriy.
ed for the Mechanics Ir stitute to make arrange.
ments for its fourth exhibition to be held in Octo.
b next, and as they have hal suitable for run
ming machinery, and none such is to be found in
the city, it is important that immediate steps
should be taken to erect temporary one In some
convenient location, which will not only serve for
she exhibitions, but accommodate the schools Ii.
bfary, etc Such building readily be erected
for four or five thousand dollars and will suit the
purposes OF the Institute for ten years to come or
until the Agricultural and Historical Societies and
The Institute, can succeed in erecting magnii-
cent hall for their joint Unlike the other two
| the Mechanics Institute afford to lose no time
| in procuring temporary place of scjourn. If its
schoos are suspended for want of accommo datiops,
| at least one hundred and fifty boys and our z
| men, now deeply Interested in their studies will
| be deprived of the privilege Of learning. We have
no doubt thst the amount needed for q emporary y
| building can be raised by subscription and tia!
every citizen will feel pride in pushing forward
| such noble work.
Encouraging The pupils in ths School of D,
sligo, under the patronage OF The Virginia Mocha
MICS Institute, progressing rapidly in their
studies that the Board of Managers have deter
mined to prolong the session, which was TO have
closed last night, for another month. Mir. PEREZ
| VAL the Principal of this School, speaks most en-
couragnsly of the capacity and strict attention Of
| his pupils, and expects to be able produce, il
the course of six weeks, very crsdtable mechani'
cal drawings from their pencils Most of the schol
| ars well advanced 10 free hand sketchng, an(
have already executed sketches of considerable
merit
The advantages to be derived by mechanics from
drawing and sketcbiGg is 30 great that W need no
point them out and now that the young artzana
Of the city are beginning to appreciate II, we fee
assuI ed that we shall soon have home-iaught 81
chiteets aud craftsmen enough to enable US to re
ly upon them for plans and improvements of ever.
kind. This School has always been heavy ia,
to the Institute, and must continue to be but if
required treble the present expenditure, the mem
bers would meet 1t cheerfuly, with the hope of ed
ucatiog the mechanics Of Richmond, aud fttiD
them for the positions in life to which they shoul
| aspire.
Free Hydrants The city should establish Gel
| tain number Of free hydrants in the city a
which the poor could get water, and thus saw
them from the necessity of obtaining it in s
illegal manner, or going without It. There ar
many families in Richmond who have not th
means to pay water rent" aud are therefor
compelled 10 take it at the risk CT being prose
cuted If few free hydrsnts were estabiishe
in each ward, the class of persons alluded Il
would have the means of being cieanly, and th
corporation would be none the loser by it w
invite the attention of the watering commiite
to the subject,
The jamestown Celebration, to take place on tn
18th OF May, promises to be grand affair Mo,
of the companies in the first regiment of Virgini
volunteers have determined to join in the celebI,
tiou, and arrangements have therefore been mac
for their accommodation. The military will leav
here on the llth. upon one Of the fine steamer
| now running from this port.
Ro6bery-On Wednesday night last Mr. WE
| J. Lynhams stall, in the second market house, o
9th street, was forcbly en- tered and robbed c
| meats to the value OF $50.
Pockstbook Found -Ye sterday morning, a negr
bow In passing through the first market picked u
| q pocket boof, which was taken possession of b.
| a young man. to be restored TO the owner.
Donettis trained monkeys, dogs and goats, wi
be exhibited in this city next Monday, when ever
body and family will have an opportunity of SEEK
| them
The Grand Lodge o. o F. Of Virginia, wa
In session yesterday, transactirg the business {
that body. large number of delegates are 1
| attendance from various parts OF the State, an
he meetings have been most harmonious
Spring Races.-By arrangements between III
friends of the turf and the proprietors of Farhel
and road Rock, the sport will commence at Bros
Rock on the .frss Tuesday In May, snd at Faifhei
on the second Tuesday. This change has bee
| made to accommodate the colt stakes gotten up
be run over Fairfield during the second week /
May.
The Committee on Light, of the City Council
have held meeting and organised by eiectin
Capt. Dimmock, as chairman.
Oregon Connection Commfssioners q
Streets for Monroe Ward should have q street 9
improved a. to enable the Oregonsns to get 20 an
from the balance Of the city. An appropriate
has been made for this Improvement, and the wor
4 ahnnld he ted St once.