The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-28
LOCAL MATTERS.

Oat. Door E-srei.s is 40 essential to yhys steal
development, rs well as to general health. that
every school should have connected with IL
ample play grounds in which the pupils can
indulge in innocent games. at certain hours
every day. Cricket base bali quoits jumping
walking. running, dumb bells and gymnastic
exercises, should be encouraged by teachers
and parents so that the lads of our country,
Whiio stirring their minds with useful know
ledg@, may, at the same time, develop their
muscles. expand their chests, improve their
uigcstlon, and SO invigorate and strengthen
thoir ply sical frames to he prepared to un-
dergo the labor and fatigue of close study. II
more attention We're paid to the cultivation of
health-l1 outdoor exercise We're more COM
moh--vc should see fewer pale, sickly looking
youths entering the professions and should
near less OF consumption, dyspepsia etc,
among that class of persons. Indeed, out door
exercise anu athletic amusements would in Il
great measure do away with bar room visitors,
VINO now resort there to while away their lei
sure hours because they have not the ply sical
sUehslh To 20 upon the commons and
spend their evenings i'll health giving sports.
DIN games OF cricket or base ball, per week
Will do more to strengthen and inyigorata a
young man OF temperate habits, than six
weeks at 4 fashionable watering place In
England, the education of the body is deemed
as essential as the education of the mind; and
IN ms country we must be governed BY SINH
lar rules If we wish To avoid the rearing of Il
sfeKls, weedy, consumptive looking set of hi
peas, whose Ioeomotion will become as dang
natural strength will scarcely enable them to
tufh over u mornings papcr to euil tho news
lhcFcIr0m, or 10 pull and OF their own
boois without the aid OF menials. We want
men OF body and of mind, and to get them
more attention must be paid in the future to
the development of muscles bones and sin
ews, 10y encouraging outdoor exercise.
Court Hems.-The MAYOR had A harvest of
criminals before him yesterday, but disposed
OF them with great facility. Black spirits and
%hlte were mingled together in the criminal
dock and at the call of their names. stood forth
to hear their doom, follows:
Patrick and Cyrus Maxiield, for threaten ming
10 assault Tom Hall-all free ne.roes-were
held to fail for good behavior.
James Dixon, the baker, for bea ting his w fa.
was called up, but the madam not appearing.
tne investigation was continued
Mary DWyer, an old woman, for dsorderly
conduct and hard drink was held to bail
Rlcnard Pe1nberton, drunk and asleep on
the sidewalk, promised better conduct in the
future, and was discharged
Lewis, slave 10 Robert Farrar for being af.
ter hours and out of track. on Sunday night
was punished.
Charles Cook, for threatening to assault and
beat Albert Ford, on Saturday night last was
held to bail. Charley has been a hard crab
from his cradle up, and because of his many
nisdeeds, is well known to the police He de-
med threatening Ford, and would have apollo
slZed, II allowed, for all the offences he over
committed, but Charley's promises, like pic
crust, arc broken SO often, that tho Mayor had
no disposition TO believe him.
Peter kennedy, while very much intoxica-
ted, became disorderly on the basin, and was
taken TO the lookup Yesterday morning he
appeared in Court with his left eve bound IN
aud endeavored to excuse himself but nothing
short of bail would atone for his folly