The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-12
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~o"0 pABU Shhl3I1AN 1r6UCIATIOS
cr hicHNosD The annual nesting of ibis Assccia
ton for the election ofocers for the ensuing year
.ooe place on Tnesday evening last. at their Hall
~ esddin's Building. Before vscs;ing tbs chair
.ne resident, Wu. P. Munford, ESQ read his an.
ulI, report, which will be printed, and which
n, .a oo iound TO exhibit continued aud growing
u.efni Institution " 'N'' '"o''
.,a nis being done the Constitution, upon VIII ich
has :, " a'on was originally founded, and VII ich
maa 10 some respects been modified at preyions
mee'ings, was still further amended hv chs,.s,
not only by the experience Of the pa m
. ou' os the wise policy of other kindred ins.j,u,
the nnhi,oe,;s, 9. course, will be enumerated In
s'oent having now discharged the dutia ~ NJ. ~
nee ior tbe year, retired from the chair ' VIZ
Mr. James X. Lse, Of the Vice Rr..;a.r..
was called upon to prcside during the baIiot,;nS,
Ior the new cfcers, which resulted in the electos
OF the following genfiemen: '0'0"
President-Wm Mupford
VICE RTeeidenfs-Dr VIM H Gvathmey Geo w
Jones. William Willis. Jr. James Gordon, James K
Corresponding secrstary-Dr Vim P Palmer. Re-.
coTding secretary-W Smith. Tr easuTer-SR n
Smith Librarian-J Watkins. kesistrar-W
Directors-Philip Price, A W Melting. Jr. All
sands. DupuJ. X Hewison.
SINGULAR CRvRas.-Jce Andersen a
siave had Albert, slave to Mr.. Russell, called be-
lore the Mayor yesterday, to answer for threaten.
ing 70 take his life. The parties room together.
ana Joe testified that the prisoner astempted to
san"ca.e sa,n nlm white asleep, by applying rag,
se.atated with hartshorne, to bis mouth and nose.
ous mat ne awoke in time to save himself Albert
s'"ecu, tnas 80 lar from attempting TO ipjure joe
some one entered the room while he was asleep.
Ioopea @ nun OF t4o belonging to bis master, and
run off-ihat he awoke In time to see the robber
ana pursued him-and that Joe had taken this
means OF getting him into trouble, for no cause
AS Joe seemed to be little fighty. when testify.
ius' the examination was adjourned until to.day
FAIRFIELD Es.-Notwithstandino the
un'avorabie appearance of the weather yesterdaI
number ofPersons wended their way to Fairfi AID
20 witness the contest for the Proprietor'e Parse
1i SzUo, two mile heats, between Don Juan, John
= ra'e ana Esgiiss, four fiae animals and all of
them quite fleet. Among the arsce sbarrsn Don
mad the call in betting; but John l.. had manv
iriends who thought he could win, while thew we're
no. disposed to play him very high. Eagiiss, too.
.o1n 20. nou' oeing considered an outsider, and
some who mad seen her at Broad Rock were al,
MOS eanguine that she would take the pile With
sucI variety Of opinions it is not to be wonder
90 a., thas small operations" we're "srisk," and
tha' the "needful" changed hands, at the ciose of
the race. We understand that Ali fonr ,oos sd "a
wen ce'ore starting, aud that Don Juan won easi.
10 TWO straight heats, and in fair time az our
summary shows: ~
bsss Second Day -propsfotor'S Purse s2oo-rwo mile
u Mcpaniels b b Dcn Juan, 6 years old-by
UlcDCoe, out OF Earkros' I
~ na,Is ca m Fate, years old-by Chile
liza hHarpoid cam Fidelity by imp Priam..... ...
john Beeher's b John L. 4 ears old, By ChiPe
Gs Hreens grey mare Easliss. years old-by
Time 1856 1854. '
Io-Day, an exciting race is anticipated, as some
OF the best goers on the course are expected m
come together Those who have not visited Fair.
hoid 'nis season, should do 80 this morning and
get peep at CrinoliUe, Two Bits and Ter River
three OF the long nass of the day.