The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-18
Things I'm Norfolk.


CORRESPONDENCE THE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH I
NORFOLK, March 18th. 1858.
This city has been infested for three or fonr
years past with set of Juvenile Jenny Twi,cher's
whose leading principle was ''neyer to take any
thing they could Mt get their hands on" Mayor
succeeded the lamented WeopIs--
was frequently troubled with their s.unwashed,
but account of their tender wears
and the lack of q Work House. was COMPELLED to
dismiss them, to continue their depredations upon
the community. Some of them in the meantime
have grown big and "waxed strong" in their evil
ways, and it has been discovered that the rown on
the countenance of Madame Justice could only be
removed by making an example of the eldest
among them.
Our present Mayor-F. +. Ferguson, Esd
whose administration has been marked with a
sound Judgment aud perfect readiness to meet
any emergency. has decided upon a novel, yet
most excellent plan to rid the city of these youth.
full iightfngered gentry, which is worthy of the
consideration of the executive of all other cities
10 the Union.
George Male and VIM. 7. Lynch two of the
above mentioned worthless, appeared before his
Honor this morning. charged with robbiDg a lit
tie girl upon the highway OF a small SUM OF mo
ney. TbeS were committed to Jail until a situa
ton could be procured for them on board of some
of the naval vessels, where many others of the
gang will be sent if they do not speedily correct
their morals. 1t is claimed that the strict discp
line Of man O. war will tame them down and
make honest jack tars of them.
This morning at . O'Clock, Norfolk and Norfolk's
wife aud little ones were awakened from a sound
sleep by the bells, watcbmens rattles, and a host
Of stentorian lungs whose only articulation was
fire." We rubbed our heavy lids. and remember
ed how deficient of ''items" We had been OF late
and rushed to the scene in hopes (?l of being able
to procure choice tit bit" for the voi acious
minds of your thousands of readers On reaching
the spot we found that. like the tonsorial opera
tion the juvenile porker, sit all noise and
little WOOL" and that few timely buckets of wa
ter had spoiled "deeply interesting letter." and
ended a great excitement iD smoke.
The fire an incendious act, evidently, as the
house unoccupied. The damages amount to
abont $500, covered by insurance in the Mutual.
1t is reported here, that negro boy WAS killed
in a most singular manner, on Saturday last, near
Scotts Creek, back nf Portsmouth. 1t appears that
a gentleman shot at duck in the water the ball
missed the duck, glanced and entered the head OF
the boy, (who the opposite side lcausing his
death IN thirty minutes
The ancient and honorable order of Z r7ana-
pas tHis, has established Lodge in this city, un-
der the direction of the Deputy Grand Lamna. of
the Eastern District of Virginia, who is a resident
of Norfolk but now sojourning in your city. The
order is represented as fiourishing beyond prece-
dent, and numbers some of our first men. 1t
claims to date back to the days of Noah but wheth
er Shem. Ham and Japhet had any connection with
its paternity, PERCUSSION is unable to say.