The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-17
Affairs I'm Norfolk.
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CORRESPONDENCE OF rHE RICHMOND DAILY DlspArcH.l
NORFOLK. March 10th, 1869.
10 the Uu.ted States Court yesterday tho pro.
ceedings wero remarkably deliberate and calm ;
the deposition Of Lieut.. Bruine Was concluded and
before the Court adjourned the case Of John VIII
| nams was taken up. Williams, IL will bc remem.
bered, was reported 10 the Dispatch % having been
gntty OF the larceny Of q roll Of cotton CLOTH for
which the Grand Jury found q true BILL Upon
examination before the Court yesterday evening
be was discharged.
The Mayors Court, for week past, has been
devoid OF interest," aud never have We seen the city
so quiet as at present.
The Common Council, last night, ignored the tax
Dill on the Select Council. aud referred the whole
matter to a conference committee of Ave from one
| body and three from the other
mechanics Hall Is filled to sverfowing every
night, to hear the lectures on Physiology by DE-.
Williams, and some adroit thief 10 taking advan.
tage OF these crowds to prosecute bis profession of
pocket picking. Last night a iady's pocket was
picked Of portmonie containing eighty Ave dol.
lars, while the crowd were coming out of the Hail.
This is the second case in the last ten days.
The Blues Band are preparing for grand ball,
| which is to como of on Monday evening next, at
| the armory of the N. l.. A. Blues.
Eleven sail makers and fve block makers we're
discharged in the Gosport Navy Yard yesterday
| evening.
The market presents an active appearance this
morning. Corn has an upward tendency; we quote
yellow at s7c The receipts this week, SO far. ex.
coed 10000 BUSHELS and it still continues to come
10. The spring trade may be said to have COM.
| menced, and many country merchants are in the
city laying in their spring stock, while the retail.
| ers are all busy supplying the wants of the local
| trade.
The weather this morning is clear, pleasant and
comfortable. PERCUSSION
| ARREST OF THE SUPPOSED FoRaER IN BosroS-The
telegraph has announced the arrest in Boston
| of q man named Osborn alias Turner, supposed to
| be the person who forged check on Paul Hinton
Co., of Petersburg, Va 81 100, and got it cashed
| by Sutton Enders, Of Richmond. The Boston
Ledger says:
| The New York detectives were placed on the
| track of the supposed forger. Osborn was the
| name the person gave who presented the check
bat it was afterwards found that he had another
name of Turner. The shrewdness of the detectives
was at once brought to work in the case, and it
was ascertained by certain description of his bags
gage, that man answering Osborn alias Turner's
description had departed for Boston. Information
at once sent to this city. and detective officer
Heath placed on the track of the individual. He
learned that the person described arrived here last
| Monday afternoon, and during the week he was
busily engaged in ferreting ont the supposed
| guilty party. Last Saturday afternoon, after
digent search of five days he traced the trunk of
| the supposed forger to the National House, Hay
| market Square, aud after examining the register
| and not fiodiug the names of Osborn or Turner
there he examined the baggage aud found the long
| looked LOT articles, marked Win O Dig "A, out
| some names, partly obterated, were to be
| also. Edward Argentin was the man who owned
| the property, and on being found, answered the
| description of the man who was described to have
| received the money 30 we'll, that Mr.. Argeptin
was taken into custody. and being examined,
| $500 on the fremont Bank of this city, $500 OBJ
the Bank of the Metropolis, and a small amount
| in gold, was found in his possession.
In the Police Court, yesterday afternoon, before
Justice Maiue Argentin was arraigued for forgery
| and held in $4,000 for his appearance Wednesday
| morning. In the meanwhile, one of the firm of
the bankers will arrive in this city, and have an
opportunity of identifying the accused. Mr.. Ar
gentin s about six feet high, rather slender, and
in his appearance has the look of person in i'll
health. The description answers in every respect,
and although there positive proof, he
Judge thought that justice demanded his detens
tion until he could be seen by Mr.. Enders, who
tslegraphed yesterday afternoon, the dispatch bes
ing received while the Court was in session.
TEE WASHINGTON TRAGEDY.-The Washington
correspondent of the New York Times, writing on
the Sth inst, speaking of the counsel in the Sic
kles case says:
For the prosecution. Mr.. Ould will, of course
lead, in virtue of his office, and, probably (though
yet none has been retained) Mr.. Keys family
will engage associate counsel. For MIR. Sickles.
there will appear the Hon. Reverdy johnson, (who
is Mr.. Butterworth's counsel) Messrs. Staunton,
Radcliffe, Chiffon aud Magruder, of this bar, and
of the New York bar, Mr.. James T. Brady and Mr..
giou Of volunteers, as proper representatives of
the representative from New York. MIR. Graham,
who has arrived to DAY, will open the case, which
will be summed up by Mr.. Staunton and Mr.. Jas.
I. Brady, of Mr. Sickles' earliest, and through
life, one of his warmest friends. The prosecution
will be conducted, according to present appear.
ces, with great fairness, and without any spirit of
personal bitterness.
The correspondent also says:
MIR. Sickles does not look " ell, has been rep.
resented. Mental suffering aud confinement within
! a prisons walls have told severely upon him, pal.
ing his cheek and shaking his vigorous coDstitu,
ton. To-day Mrs. Pendleton, of Ohio, sister of
Mr.. Key, left for that State, accompanied by MIR.
Keys four orphan children, her own two children
and the two children of her widowed sister, the
accomplished Mrs. Blunt.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON RAILRoAD.-On Sunday last,
DR.. Wright, highly respected citizen OF Halifax,
Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, was killed on the
Northern Central Railroad, while walking across
the railroad bridge, within short distance of the
village. He was in company with two of bis
children. son and daughter, when they were
surprised by the approach of coal tram. DR..
Wright, in his impulsive and earnest efforts to
bis children, by placing them outside the
track anG beyond the reach of the train, was him.
self struck by the locomotive and killed outright.
His SON escaped uninjured, but his daughter was
struck by some portion Of the train, and had one
arm go dreadfully crushed that amputation was
necessary. DIR. Wright was formerly a member of
the Pennsylvania Legislature.
FIVE MEN STABBED IN BosToN.-On Sunday even.
ing gang of drunken rowdes in Boston, proceed
ed to the club room of association, drove out
the inmates, destroyed the furniture, attacked
several persons with knives, and stabbed and
wounded Daniel Boyle, II. Sullivan. d. +. Mahau,
John O'Donneli and John Lyons. Several of the
rowdies have been arrested.
FREE NEGROES IN MIssoURI.-A few days ago the
Missouri House of Representatives passed bill
declaring that all free coored persons over eight
years Of age shall leave that State in year
from August next, or be sold into slavery. The
Senate however, postponed its consideration until
tho next session.
NAvAL--Tbe Navy Department is In receipt OF
intelligence from the new steam sloop of war
Brooklyn, dated at Portau Prince, Hayti, Febru-
ary 9th. The Brooklyn arrived there in fSe
days from Beaufort, N. c., and was to sail for Aux
Caves on the Goth. All on board we're we'll.
FIRE AT CHESTER "A stable belonging to Mrs.
DR.. Minor, at Chester, on the Richmond and Pes
tersburg Railroad, was destroyed by fire on Satur
day night last. 1t contained o pair OF carriage
horses, recently purchased for $500, which were
burned. A quantity of hay. fodder and corn was
destroyed, and a fine OK.
SAD ACCIDENT child Of VIM. Horton, near
Abbeville, 8. c., aged about eighteen months. was
scalded Oh Friday, the 4th inst, from the effects
Of which it died in q few hours. The child picked
ND pot of boiling coffee, and drank quantity OF
the scalding nid from the spout, causing its death
as stated Above The breast and neck were swoi.
len in frightful manner.
FROM LIEUT.. BEALE.-We learn, from the Los