The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-06

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LOCAL Matters. x
CHILD BuHsrD TO DaArH.
morning negro child. about fvs years old. ths
daughter Of Miiiy Grew. free woman, was acct
dentai'y burned TO death. Tbs mother, who lives
children in her house while she stepped out to at
tend 10 some business. In her absence the clothes
OF the child caught fire and burned her person 90
badly that she died in a short tune thereafter.
An IsouEsr was held yesterday By Mr.. |
+ ;Chdrey Of Henrico at the house Of Y. shultz,
over the body of ELrxABErH CoLuMBus, q negro
gr, VINO csfse TO her death by her clothes taking
nfe. The jury rendered verdict Of accidental |
burning.
FIRE. About o'clock yesterday |
morning the roof of building near the Male or /
phan Asylum, took Gre from the chin new and AZ /
strong gale Of wind blowing at the fine. the /
aiarin peis were rung, sad the hremen started to
the burning house. but before they reached there,
the flames were extinguished by the neighbors.-l
Loss small.
FIRE on UNION HILL.-The roof of Mr.. |
William Cullingworths residence on yenabls [
from sparks from the chimney, and at one time II |
was feared the building would be destroyed but BY
we'll directed efforts the flames were extinguished
before doing serious injury.
ANOTHER FIRE.-About 8 O'Clock. last
night, an alarm of FIRE was caused by the furnace
At the Sc Joseph's Asylum. being out OF order,
and setting fire 10 the building. The Gre was
soon subdued by tearing up portion of the floor
ing. Damage slight.
OLD REcoRDs.-In the Clerks Office Of |
the General Court of Virginia are records dated
back as far as 1621-just one year after the land
ing OF the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and but fourteen
years after the settlement OF Virginia An exam
NATION OF these rare old documents would prove
exceedingly interesting to any one at all fond az
searching the musty records of the past: and we /
nave no doubt they contain many interesting facts
connected with the early history of the Old Do
minion.
SECOND SIGHr.-There is now residing
IN the county of Hanover, lady eighty-fve years
od, who can see to read the smallest print aud do |
the nnest sewing, without tho aid of glasses
When forty five years OF age, her vision partially
failed and she then resorted to the use ofspectacs
whfch she continued until seventy-hye Mt which |
age her sight returned, and Is now as good as |
wnen she was girl
SUSPECTED OF ARsoN.-On SUNDAY
night last the barn of Mr.. Lewis Tudor. in Henri
co, was set on fire and destroyed The following
day suspicion rested on Robert a slave emn,ovod
on the isrm, buf without word being said 10 him,
ne ran on Robert is said to be negro of bad
character, and the suspicious against him ar
founded on the following facts: About twenty
minutes before the barn was discovered TO be on
hre, he went to a neighbors kitchen, procured
some matches tc kindle Are, and started of In
tho direction OF the harm. There were sufficient
| quantity OF matches In Mr.. T.'s kitchen for all
proper purposes, but he did not ask for them and
/ on the day after the fire, ran off without any
| cause.
Bob was taken before Justice of Ienrico, vel,
| terday afternoon examined and sent on 10 an
swer the charge OF firing Mr.. Tuier's barn.
THREE OFFENCES. jim Ellis alias Rix.
| a constitutional thief made his appearance befor.
| the Mayor yesterday, to answer three charges:-
| the first of which was for assaulting and beating
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ing IA dress from Nancy Scott: and the third, for
| stealing an umbrella, boots, pants and navy cap
from T. Is. Jones. The first charge. though bitter
| ly denied by Jim, was proved by three witnesses
and the prisoner was therefore laid on the shelf Il
be dealt with hereafter for the offence. The second
| aud third charges were clearly proved, and will
| fhe hope of Kidding the city Of such a pest, the
| Mayor remanded him to be tried by the Hustingi
| Court for felony. Jim has already served tern
in the pententiary. aud if he gets justice, will bs
| apt to get back there.
| A BAD NKGRo.-On Thursday after
| Hooh last Lieut.. Truehsart arrested negro fel
| low called Robert, the property of Joseph 4. Nor
| man of Culpeper. who had run away from MIR
| Lewis TudOr, Of Henrico, and sought employment
on the schooner ''Lawson Dean." Capt j. j
DrinSwater, then loading in the dock for Boston
| The officer secured the negro aud delivered hin
/ 10 his master lie also made the skipper OF fhs
Dean shell out fine of $40 for employing tn,
slave without written permission.
| DARING RUFFIAs.-A free negro fellow
| known as Ben Moss, was convicted before Ia,
Mayor yesterday. OF insulting Mrs. Clark, "A " hit.
lady, while passing along 18th street the day be
fore, and sentenced TO the lash and chain gang -
| Ben gave rs au excuse for his conduct that hi
head was periodically affected by tho moon, AN.
that in this instance he totally deranged The
Ieeching ordered him may relieve his head and pos
| sibly improve his behavior in the future
| building the hall Of the Virginia Mechanics Ipsti
tute, are now at work laying bricks, aud IL til,
| weather continues favorable the wallis will be rur
up in the course of few weeks. The Institut,
needs about 900 to complete this building which
| is to be devoted TO the education of the workinl
classes. and as every citizen must feel a 6eep iB
erest in the success of the enterprise all who
10 so, should contribute something TO its compile
tion. The education Of the laboring classes has al
ready been neglected too long for the good Of tn,
State and of Richmond. Will not the people nov
determine that this state Of things shall exist nf
longer, but like men OF sense go to work and ait
the Institute in building up schools that will edu
cate properly all the apprentices OF the city
SUFFERING.-A little girl, daughter Of
Mrs. Conners, found on the South side of tn,
Dock at q late hour Thursday night, wandering
about, and apparently lost. As she was Desrl.
frezen when discovered she was taken 10 o hous
| in Rockets aud carefully attended until yesteE
: day NOR ming. when she returned to the almos
distracted mother who lives on Byrd street. Tn
little girl sent out about sundown to gathe
chips, and falling into the company of other chi
dren, followed them 10 the cooper-shop On til
Dock. where she parted with them to return hoD'
but lost her way.
FIGHT IN THE PRNITENTIARY.- .-On Mon
day last We noticed ght that had taken place
the Peniteptiary between q white convict and
black one, during thesprogress lof which CGfe
came of second best receiving q severe cut on st
| side of his head and another Of his arm
neither Of which, however, were mortal. Sine
then the white man has received the lash for b
share Of the affair. and the negro who began tt
fight, will get his dose be is able to bes
it,
JOHN WARROcK, Eso.-We regret
learn that this old and vsieed citizen whose hest