The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-24
A1sirs II Norfoik.
,aaEsposDEscs o. fnalalcaxosD DAILY .DlsrArca.l

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Nosrolr. Juiy I'D, 1858.
The Mayors court IVES Allied This morning 70
witness the examination ofou0 Augustus stephsnst
n om your city. Il appears that one OF the ifhis
denisens Of Brick Row, met Augustus. ana tniha-
inr he was white nau. and having the good taste
to See that he was good looking and vas possessed
Of plentiful supply OF funds. Immediately ieii 10
love with him. and exerted the woman's art 70 en-.
tice him TO accompany him home. Augustus, ike
many better man, thus became the victim OF wo-
mans seductive power, and accompanied the fair
Julia to her domkcl. After having passed an hour
or two In sweet and social couverse-dnrips wn'cn
time. VOWS Of eternal love. and an exchange OF
mementoos IL said to have taken place The cor
pulent and ashmetic lsndlady discovered that the
handsome fellow mp stairs Was negro. "nat
time, the old lady was frantic: the honor OF ner
house was gone; and indeilible stain had been az
fixed to her escutcheou, aud the very d. was TO
pay The upshot was that, officer Capeheart TOOK
Augustus by the collar, and in 30 doing, took him
into custody.
Miss Julia and her landiady made their appear
ance before his Honor this morning. to testify
against the very man who the evening before bad
filled her soul with such pleasant thoughts. ana
who had poured into her willing ear such touching
tales Of love. Alas! for the Inconsistency OF woman.
Augustus was fined FIVE dollars aud costs for not
telling the fair Cyprian that be was descendant
of Ham and then admonished to return to the Me-
tropolis where. In the bosom OF his own family,
he can mourn the follies he committed IN Norfoik.
An exciting scene VAS enacted at the court
House yesterday. in which beautiful young lady
of seventeen summers was the heroine. 1t APP
pears that. some two or three years ago. lady IN
Portsmouth, impelIed by her pecuniary condition,
placed her daughter in the family OF gentleman
in Portsmouth, who adopted her as his own, and
has given her a complete and polished education
Now that the daughter is grown. the mother was
desirous of getting possession of the child, and &C
cordjngIy. had her brought before Judge Baker 90
a writ of habeds corpus. After an investigation
and much eloquence on the part OF able counsel
employed by both sides. the Judge decided that
the mother was entitled to the custody OF the
child, wbereupou the young lady positively re-
fused to with her mother. and. amid the great
est possible confusion In which the sobs OF the
mother were audible, the child was carried out,
placed in hack, and driven rapidly of, while her
ken, behind
We regret to learn the death OF one OF the little
orphaus who since the fever OF '55. have been uu-
der the care and protection Of the Howard Associ-
alton, of this city. Selma Dooly was an interest
Ing little girl of IL summers. She was lett home
less and friendless by the death OF her parents,
Immediately after which, she was adopted by tnat
noble institution, the Howard Association, where,
10 company with her happy little COMPANIONS, she
has been made com Portable until last Tuesday,
when she was gathered to her parents. Her fane-
raj was attended by the members OF tbe Howard
Association, Young Mems Christian Association
mauy Of the Sunday School teachers, and tue
whole number of little orphans who are now I'M
der the care of the Association, who marched In
quiet procession to the grave Of their beloved com.
panion. 1t was melancholy and impressive scene.
PERCUSSION.