The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-26
LOCAL MATTERS.

busily engaged In receiving their stock Of fall
goods, laid fn with especial care to the country
trade, aud will soon be ready to supply the wants
OF all dealers along the various railroads and tho
canal leading to this city. From all We can learn,
| the merchants OF Virginia, North Carolina aud
Tennessee, will be able to purchase their supplies
| In Richmond on better terms this season than
heretofore; and now that the people Of this South
| seem to be awakening to the importance Of sup
porting Southern importers, instead OF Northern
ones, we do hope that no merchant will pass
through Ricbmond to purchase goods, until be
has examined the stock Of our importers and
wholesale dealers, who are as able and willing
TO sell bargains as the largest firms In New York.
French aud English goods, sure, can be
bought cheaper here than in New York, and for
the simple reason that our importers buy from the
factories ship to their own doors, and require less
profits to pay rents and other expenses. IT. then,
the country merchant can buy as cheap here as In
New York, the fact that he his travelling ex-
penses, as we'll as the freight on his goods from
there here, should induce him to make his pur.
chases in this place instead of going North Let
country merchants bear in mind the facts we
have enumerated, aud If they regard their own
interests. they will go no further than Richmond
to make their purchases.
TURNING THE TABLIs.-Yesterday
morning a free man Of color known as Andrew
Cosby, was arraigned before the Mayor 10 answer
the charge Of assaulting and beating bis wife Ag-
nes and driving her from home. Agnes. told a
very feeling story Of her wrongs and suffsrings
and labored hard to make the Mayor believe that
she was soreiy persecuted by her husband; but
when her neghbsrs were cailed to the stand they
mede the VILE perfect virago, and the husband
an Ill used and much-abused individual. These
facts, la connection with another that sdrew was
weil Known, and had always borne good charac-
ant into trouble. When asked where she was
raised, and how long che had bsen married Ag
nes drew forth certificate ofthe Hastings Court
showing that she was not negro or Indian, and
stated that she was lawfully married six years ago
The exhibition of the certificate at once brought
up the subject Of 'smixed blood" and encircled
Agnes with belt of trouble, from which she
cannot escape. II neither a negro nor an Indian
she must be a white woman, according to the in
depreciation given to the State law; and il white,
then she has been guilty Of violating law which
prohibits whites from marrying with blacks
AS we have already intimated, the accused was
discharged, but the complainant was held to bail to
appear before the Mayor next Tuesday when
another mixed blood case is to be disposed of.
CAMP MEETING This is the season for
camp meetings, and everybody likes to attend
them-some for one purpose aud some for another.
Our readers will See, by reference to an advertise
ment. that on Saturday next, the 28th inst, the
steamer "A. III. Shultz," Capt. J. HiiI will make
an excursion to '-Stuhblefed," on the Chickahom-
10y river, which is but three miles from the camp
ground in Charles City csunty, where passeng
will be taken into coDveyances and carried to the
grOnud in the shortest possible time. The "Shultz'
will leave her wharf at Rockets at halEpast 5
O'Clock Saturday morning and arrive at StubbIe-
fields landing at half past three o'clock that after.
noon. Her passengers eau then visit the camp
ground, remain until half past o'clock Monday
morning. and return to the landing. where they
will be taken up by the "ShuItZ" aud brought back
to this city that afternoon Tickets for the rouad
trip S3 Tot including meals. Apart from pleasant
ride on the steamer the kindness of Capt HiIl,snd
the enjoyment OF the meeting, the romantic scene
ry along the Chickahominy, about which our citi
know iiftfe vii M han tba
Of the trip.
THR CAPITOL SQUARE has been greatly
improved within a few years past, and If Gov
Wise succeeds in getting the old bell house, on 9th
street, removed, will he the loveiest park of
Its eizs to be found 10 the Union. If large clock
IL placed in the cupola of the Mechanics Institute
-and Mr.. Williams is now arranging to make one
for hat purpose-the bell will not be necessary to
give the hours as they pass and the soldiers nuay
readily be furnished with some other rendezvous
True, the bell is now used to give the alarm of
fire, and to that extent will be missed but when
the new engine house Is erected 9th street. near
Cary. the bell nrTv be located there, and will an.
swer every purpose.
UNPRINcIpLED RKvsNGs Some mis-
creant visited the marble yard Of sir John W.
Davies, northwest corner of 9th and Main streets
few nights since and labored earnestly to do
him serious injury by breaking two three hand
some tomb stones standing in the yard. A costly
Ce.
received no serious injury. Other monuments.
however, were defaced. On the same night lot
of iron railing was taken from Mr. J. d. Brownies
establishment and deposited on Main street, but
none Of it was injured. Such petty malice de-
serves to be punished by the halter.
HANDSOME TESTIMONIAL Mr. E. H
Gill, of this city, has been presented by George H.
smith, Esq, of Providence, X. L, with beautiful
Knight Templars Sword, manufactured by Ames
upon the blade of which, together with the various
embiems of the order, ia engraved: "Present ted by
George IL Smith Of st. JehD's Encampment, No l.
Providence, X. l., to NJ. E. Edward Ii. Gill, Grand
Commander of Richmond Eucampment No. 2,
Richmond, Va, 1855" Mr.. G. highly appreciates
this token of regard from bis brother of the
mystic tie, and will honor it as it deserves to be.
ALKosr GoNE.-Tom Watson, the
crack brain poet, and, he says. the only living
man upon whom the mantle of Bill Shaks speare
sits well, was committed to prison by ihe Mayor
yesterday. for being asleep on q market bench the
night before. Tom had evidently been on a bend
er, for when called before the Mayor he was verg-
ing so near to deli'ium tremens that glass of tod
dy had to be furnished him to steady his nerves
Harmless and good natured, he has long been the
butt of the boys in the neighborhood of 17tb
street, who will miss him for his long speeches,
flaming verse and quaint stories.
SHORT CRops.-A friend from the coun-
try informs us that there corn fields between
Richmond and Fredericksburg that will not bring
a barrel OF coru to the acre. and he thinks he
at least one that would not yield bushel In
other sections we hear of similar complaints, while
now and then good field is discovered that will
produce more than its average yield.
BACK AGAIN-Edward Meeks, released
from Jail last Monday, was recommiued yesterday
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