The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-20
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HABEAs CoRPUs.-On Saturday last, a
writ Was served on Mrs. Elizabeth Msgill, OF thi,
city, commanding her to appear bsfors Judge Me-
fsdtn, TO answer for dstaining. against the cen.
sent OF her mother, Emma Holt, the body Of a
ioisnt girl. Mary De Grace Holt, now 4. her pos
.ss'ea. Tue facts, - set forth 10 the petition,
are these: Emma Holt had three ohfldren, which
sas nad TO support with her sssdle and not beips
soie 70 do %, placed one Of them "Mary De Grace
"a oenssoieat nstitutioa ia Philadslp phia, known
- - 'ne Northsrn Home for Sriendisss Children"
voc ttie girl being at that time 1856, sbout yesrs
ske That year Mrs. Asgill visited Phiiadslphia.
aaa ~ repressnting hersslf to the Lady Managers
Pesson 81 wealth and high respsctabilisy, and
nrn,,.; OF the Protestant Episcopal Church, and
promising to raise the IittIe girl in rsspectabi:y
and to set her up In fs obtained pes. ..sson of the
ca'io ana proeght her TO this city, where she has
hnos Kept hsr The Managers learning sft.r~
~ards-vlshin short time pass-thst Mrs. Magiii
was wsmao of evil name-ap Abandoned. levd
person-informsd the mother OF that fact. and the
hd6eds corpus WAS sued out to give the mothsr
the possession of the child
On Saturday last, the writ vas ansvsred To bs
iore Judge Clopton, Judge Meredith beips absent
from the city, who decided that be had no juris.
aIction, and therefore continued the cause until
Wednesday week, holding Mrs. Magill to bail In
*soVo, to produce the child before Judge Meredith
at that time.
NOT UBClDED.-The Hastings Court con-
tinusd its session until IL O'clock last SATURDAY.
night, with tbe hope Of completing the trial Of
ne"Is. warwick Barksdais, Indicted for OBJ
s.ruotisg lath street with board fsnce, but the
Jury eeisg unable to agrse-ten fayori.r the
commonwealth Sad two tho dsfsndauts-vsrs
esisd INTO court at that hour and discbarsed
thus oonsisuisg the cause until the July ,srn.
luis obstruction has become ssch q complete
eye sore 10 the nsrchaits Of I2,h street, and In.
tsrfsres 30 greatly With their business
thst the City Council ought to take shs matter
iu'o ni shsir own hands and have 1t removed imms-
ols1siy. Tho merchants Who complain are tax.
payHs-tney commenced business when tho street
was open, expecting to have the free use Of it
Aso tue city who receives aud ssjoys the bepsf t.
VI .nsr labor ana enterprise, ought to prevent all
lntsrisrencs with their Legitimate opsr atious re.
s.Iuiess OF consequence. Had this obstruction
pefmtssd to stand single hoar, and should not
nave Been tolerated whore it H. The fence is a
NUISANCE, and whistler it stands on Individual
1r cIy property, should come down at once, and
" 'he order of the City Council.
OLAY STATUR.-This work Of art. lust
peiag completed, 10 expected TO arrive here in ju,v
Du'as yetihs Directory have not determined ss 70
proper place for It's srsc,ios Many persons ia.
Sor the public square on Ganbl>,s Hill sr moat
ssitabls; while others prefer a portion Of
mr. taiensinss los on Broad street. near DR.
Aoores church. live had to choose the rrouns.
we would give the preference, by far to the eass.
s4onrs 10 Jsnsrsen Ward, and for various rea-
-
rla uay consent to the statue bsag placed upon it,
tue location 10 eligible, comms ads fine view of
.ne river and surrounding country, 10 In q part Of
,s ". .iy shers no Dabie inprovsnssts have been
sus, nacseuiels ~ oil seasons, and can be seen
rom one end OF Main street 70 The other The his.
.orisai rsniniscskces of Church Hill a. cen
Win tue Old church, should have their weight In
a.or oI th's location; while the natural adyanta-
the directory to the Eastern Square, before any
piHcs 10 permanently fixed upon for ths CLAW Mon
Hment. ' ~
EosuMEsT 70 Gov. NRLsoN.-In the
Marble Yard Of Mr.. Johu W. Davies, corner Of 9th
anh Main streets, may be seen neat marble
shatS, seventeen feet long, which 10 to be work
into plain obslisk column, aud erected on gran.
lie fouDdstfou, over the remains Of Gov. THOMAS
NsLsos, Jr., ct York. Gov. Nelson was one of the
signers OF the Declaration Of Iudspsudsucs-was
born at York In lTSS, educated In Englspd return.
cd to this conntry in 1901, and In the following
year married the daughter Of Philip Grymss Of
brandon In IVA he was . member of the House
OF burgsssss ant . delegate to the irst general
oonVsntfsn OF the proviacs, which met at Will
hsmsours. In lTf5 he Was sgsIn appointed .
member OF the general convss ties, and Introduced
resolution for organising military fsrcs In the
province, Which was productive of highly bsne.
ncai results TO the interests of the colouiss. In
.ne same year ne was appointed representative
In ths general Congress at Philadelphia and took
DIS seat He was afterwards appointed Brisadisr
General and Commander 10 Chief Of the forces of
the Commonwealth, in which situation hs render
.isctsd 10 Congress. In 1881 he was called upon
to succeed Mr. Jefferson, ~ Governor Of Virginia.
lie died on the 4sh Of January, 1889, In the 53d
year OF his age. The monument will be completed
early in July, and will then be taken TO York.
DISCOVERY OF BoDY.-On Friday last
the dead body ef q new born white male Infant
vas found near ths Penitentiary, In Hsnrico coun.
ty, concealed in culvert, whore IL had evidently
been placed . few hours before. Justice Tyler held
an inquest over the corpse but the jury could gss
no clss BY which 10 determine how it came there.
La the course Of the morning 1--WE women were
seen to walk to the spot where the infaBt was af.
forwards discovered, stand few minutes and tben
20 on and the ption Is, that they threw the
body whAre it was foand. Az they we're rscos-
hlsed BY person In the neighborhood, IL 10 pose
siDie that all the facts may Jet be brought to light
THE BOARD OF HEALTH have yet had no
meeting since their election, that OF,
aad OF course have made NO recommendations, to
gsard against sickness during the hot season.-
healthy a. Richmond 10 known to be, |
sanitary measures are not considered very impors
tAnt by many, aud the consequence 10, that the |
city IL not kept clsany Ii should be. To remedy
this slovennsss, tho Board ought to be called TO-
ycther ssd adopt such measures a. would sffsetu' |
ally guard against ali danger Of disssss, and ~
the sams time add materially to the comfort OF
would have its weight, and prove highly bsntn-
ciai to eli classes.
CUNNING RoGUR.-James Butler alias |
Jackson, q free negro graduate OF the round top |
college, made his appearance before the Mayor |
last Saturday TO answer the charge OF stealing |
TRUNK of clothing from Claiborne, slave to John 7.
Tabb. Claiborne met the prisoner at the Psters. |
burg depot last Monday, and engaged him TO take
a trusk TO his masters onics. jackson readily
fah hVxk tansnH
found hilasef ia ths woods, where he broke the
lock- robbed the trunk, sold tbs clothes and pock-
eted the proceeds. Whom captured by Capt. VIII
kinsou he plead guilty to the charge, and the
Mayor therefore ordered him thirty.aiDs lsshss,
and committed him IN default Of ball for bis coed
behavior.
CoRroRArs EXTENSION. A leading politi-
clan In Henrico cosaty has declared bis intsntios
Of doing ali 10 MS power to ensure the extension
Of the corporate limits of Richmond. at the nsxs
session OF the Legislature. Many Of our citizens
have no snxisty upon the subject, believing that
the city expenses will be greatly Increased II the
measure we're carried, while others think that the
suburbs sugtt 70 be brought In, and to that enc
viii invoke Legislative aid.
IVA FIx.-The negro girl Sarah Ann Will
from Delaware here and offered for
sale BY Jossph hitehell-turns out to be a feion,
convicted OF stsbbing another woman, and sem
tencsd BY the Court 10 be sold into slavery for
three years What disposition the Mayor will
make Of her, We are unable to say, though We
presume be vii, send her back 10 her native State
TEMPERANCE MEETING. We are requested
TO say that meeting OF the Total Abstinssce 30
cistv of Church aad Usiou Hills will be held at
ths third Prssby teran church, corner OF 25th and
Broad streets. this evening at O'Clock. Good
speeches may be expected, ~ several gentlemen
have been invited.
THH Soys OF MALTA are increasing ra-