The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-09

sDout eight O'CLOCK that night, and found that
Mr.. StriDgfellow's injuries were very serious n
not mortal. His right arm near the shoulder was
Fractured, bis left wrist broken, several of the
ribs on his right side were fractured and torn
loose from the breast bone, and his right lung in
jured. Mrs. Stringfellow received an ugly ecaIp
wound and cut on her nose, but a. the skui bone
was not Injured, or serious results are anticipate
cd. Miss Stringfellow received few bruises sbeut
the head and arms, as did Mrs. Nelson, but the
physicians did not consider them at eli danger.
ous.
Yesterday morning Drs. Conway, Gibson and
Wexford returned to the city. When they left |
Mr.. StriDgfellow, he WAS entirely conscious but |
apparently suffering great pain. From sIi We |
have been able to learn there IL very little hope
for bis recovery.
The accident 10 truly sad one, and onIy shovs |
how important 1t 10 for persons approaching raiIs
road crossings to be on the look.out for the train
of cars.
CHABGH OF FELONY John Baily, the |
MIA was brought to this city Saturday morning from
King William county, to answer the charge Of
feloniously enbexzlipg one hundred and forty-one
bushels OF wheat valued at $1e0, the property OF
Henry sfimberlake. In the mouth Of July last
the prisoner who was then master OF the schooner
"Robert l.. Seth" WAS employed by Henry Time
ber'ake to bring quantity Of wheat from Burs
russ landing on the Pamupkey river to Richmond
90 the 11th Of August the wheat Was landed here,
and the prisoner says delivered to the cousigues
and for which he received no freight. Whatever
the misunderstanding was, the prisoner was not
Justice B. Samuel of King William issued war.
rant, bad him arrested, and then sent him here 10
the custody Of +. Mooklar for trial. When Bailey
appeared before the mayor last Saturday morning,
no witnesses being present TO testify against him.
He says he can prove his innocence, and that he
| was merely arrested because he attempted to col
| Iect the freight due him. OF course wc can know
L nothing of thA factR unfiI tha ~ hzth
| sides are heard.
THB ALMsHoUsB Of this city is made
Quate to the wants of the city paupers and shouId
be enlarged and improved. There are now sbouf
one hundred and thirty iumstcs oftfe Poor House,
Of ell ages, sexes and colors and 40 there are bus
twenty.four rooms in the building. they must be
huddled together 10 On uncomfortable manner
Not only the Superintendent but the Council Com
mtttee have iabored earnestly to make the pau.
pers feel that they were Iot neglected, but their
work has been thrown away, In great measure,
| because OF the inconvenience Of the building and
its unsuitableness to tho purpose for which it 10
| used.
The city owns sixty acres Of ground at Oak
Wood, 10 Henrico county, and for its own credit it
should erect suitable buildings upon it. and place
| the psupers 10 them. For $4,000 an almshouse
might be put up, so constructed as to separate
blacks and whites, males and females, infants and
adults, and the decent, helpless poor, from that
| large class of paupers who have brought them.
and vice. The city owes it to herself to keep up
distinct line between virtue and vice, even In her
poor house, and she should do it.
By erecting new building, and changing the
location, that class OF paupers who now annoy the
west end of the city by getting drunk and lying
about the streets, would be removed from the
| temptations to drink which now surround them
| the present grounds c"uid be added to Shockoe
Hill Cemetery-aDd many of the invalids who
now linger and pine away for want of suitable
| accommodation, fresh air and light exercise, might
| be restored to health and become useful citizens.
Without new house and proper enclosures, the
city psupers cannot be better provided for than at
present, and We only wonder that the Council has
30 long neglected to act in matter, in which the
comfort and happiness Of the helpless poor are 20
vitality interested
PLEASANT DRivEs.-The residents Of
every city, who wish to enjoy health, should have
facilities for exercise and recreation 10 the open
air. Those who cannot walk, ought to have the
make their daily trips pleasant, coed roads are
essential. In these requisites the country around
Richmond 10 entirely deficient, because of tho
fact that the present system Of keeping the coun.
10 other States the counties are districted. road
taxes imposed, and the roads put in the hands
Of contractors to be kept in ORDER
The contractor gives his bond to the county for the
faithful performance Of his obligations, the county
pays him for his labor, and if he fails 10 comply
with his contract, he 10 made to suffer by IT, Not
90 in Virginia. Here some man IL elected surveyor
of . road, against his consent-he 10 required to
summon the male residents 10 his district, when
ever necessary, to put the road In order but II he
fails to perform his duties his peighbofs will not
have him presented; and the consequences 10, that
none of the public highways are kept in order.
change In the State Law would be highly beneficial
to all classes, especially to the farmers, Who
the greatest sufferers from bad roads; but % there
is little prospect OF sscting the change very soon,
aud many of our citizens are determined 70 have
f.r rfoa pSw
subscription list 10 noe being circulated 70 raise
means for graveliing the Cottage Road,r leading
West from Franklin street, for two and o half
milesso that families may use IL with comfort and
pleasure. Already the persons living on the road
have declared their willingness to subscribe one
half the necessary amount for the improvement,
and II our citizens will pay the other half, the
work will be done at once.
An IDLs EvsnIn0 may be spent pleas
sutly Ia the Mechanics Ipstisute, whore the ladies'
of st. Peters Church are holding Fair sad dis
pensipR Refreshments 70 their many patrons. Bot
good nugs are not all the attraction. On each
table are to be seen useful aud ornamental articles
skiIfuily prepared, and dspaintings that woeId do
credit to professional artist, which may be pur-
chssec.at reasonable prices. Cali and sec them.
CALL IxD GnTTLs.-Not less than half
dozen owners ofdr.ys. Wagons eaFrlasss ssd
for failing 70 get licenses, - the oedtuaaces dlrscs
When caught, tho Mayor can take no excuse, .and
should sake mona, for every man II the city
knows By this time that psblic vehicles must b
licensed 10 run on the streets.
Own CRAIons. ns.--0ome Of the haok
drivers ere q their old tricks Of charging ssraa
gers doubls fare for waiting spon then from the
dspoas 20 the hotels. The police slSsr ons Of
thses fsllows with asharp stick, and the Mayor
hss . rod IN pickle for HIN - soon - Be +
oaught & 4
THn CoUxcIL meets this evening. and
u ID very desirable that Tie js Ccmntssss should
peison house fhs psvseut building y not oolg
| Insecure, bus very ushsslshy, and . loeg . q
stands win b. Disgrace 70 Rtchnoad. Lee u y
demolished - soon - possible.
FHu1r PnDLARs ought to be made % pay
ltcepss Ice selling ossnges, lemons and plns -
| ~ ahonf fha elreekE AnA the Cl1y Oo9oe(l