The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-25
LOCAL. fAT

go Csnk;fisa.--The Iats rains hare 20 soff-
Ts.sat - temporary road leading from Cary to
fn shs.saSech saech thai teamstsrs are now compelied
49, ~ss.a0u u, and haul goods from the Dock
Eir., .Slst street. down Dock street 70 Has.
hs.s Sol ners and thence up Main street to the
4 heayv e. tnc1ses. This ineonvenisnce = such
men. ~, saA ~ on the tcamsters and business
aha ccntar % have the paving of Dock street dis
sonunned Tor the present. or to require the
through with PI1 h1s On larger fo,es and hurry
=. =. csrsets N letting the work no doubt stipu-
tirr~ 80 ~ .sSe Y completed within certain
s;4 Ha1 = So the contractor il not apt to for.
and uniike mo-. raying il slow work At best,
.lnlrongn without the risk 81 heiI,r tnliiv dane
* / nv Pasing mas been riIv DELAYED
canse d.ss,oners and - ought 10 enquire into the
been pushed torw. 3 .aeir agreement. II it has
oe, thcn the Inconvenience mnst 10 snh,n;f.sS
to, however hard 1t may apnear rcr s...ss.i
straat W. me Importance Of paving Dock
street because the teamsters were kilIir1 thsir
stock BY pulling through mud and =, sra s..s.. e.
months AZ time and now that tho vrorh hs.
been commenced, we desire to sec NJ c",,,.s, ia
as speeoi!y as may be consistent with havinc
it properly executed. saving
Hard Cases.-If the outcasts of soc;a,,,
to be seen in all their deformfty anvwhars az
Police Court is the place to see them Yes,ers
day morning, white woman named Betsv
Miller, apparently about forty years of are
was arraigned before the Recorder for fiisor'
derby conduct and threatening to assault and
beat Mary Allen. After being sworn, the
complainant testified that the prisoner was
her mother, and that She HAD the worst tongue
and yilest temper that ever disgraceda a female,
When sober. it was possible to keep her quiet
at times; but when drunk fol ty bell-clappers
all going at once, was the stiffness of death
The prisoner admitted that she had some
tongue, but declared that her kind daughter
had given her three beatings, and now
wished to have her imprisoned, that she
might pilot younger sister to the
road that leads to worse than DEATH
This Mary Indignantly denied, and with tears
smaller than loayes of bread rolling down her
cheeks, vowed that she had no such design
She Informed the Recorder that they lived in
Solitude,'' one of the famous localities no.
ticed by us few days since, and that she sup
ported her mother and sister. The prisoner
was sentenced to the lock-u in default of bail
for her future good behavior. On hearing her
sentence she seemed to be highly delighted, de-
claring that her weary bones would now find
rest.
Improring.-Mr Belcher, the proprietor OF
Fairfield Race Course, is making sundry i'm
provements preparatory to the Fall meeting,
which is expected to be an exciting one. Be
sides erecting new and roomy stables-s ome-
thing long needed at Fairfield-the long house
has been overhauled and repaired, the
Judges stand altered and strengthened, the
track scraped, plowed and rolled, and new
lenclng is now oeinG put up. FalrneId. be-
yond question, is one of the safest and best
tracks in this country, and could be made the
most fashionable and profitable. Lying al
most at the very heart of the city and within
few minutes walk of the principal hotels, it
only needs to be put in complete order to be-
come as popular as in days long gone. Racing
men have always been partial to this track,
and would gladly carry their horses there to
run for liberal purses; and every admirer of
the sport in Richmond would join the club,
and contribute largely towards building mp
its former high reputation, if liberal purses
were offered and valuable stakes were opened.
Railroad Trarel.-The greatest danger to be
encountered in Virginia is from the herds of
cattle that infest each railroad, by day and by
night. On all the lines that we know of, the
officers are skilIful and careful, but they oc-
casionally find it impossible to prevent acci-
dents, such as that which occurred on the
Fredericksburg Road yesterday morning. If
no other damage were to result from these ae-
cidcnts but the destruction of property, the
Legislature might not deem it necessary to
take steps to prevent their recurrence; but
where the lives of human beings are constant
ly endangered, some law should be passed for
their protec tion. Either the owners of stock
should be made to keep them within their own
enclosures, or the railroads ought to be so
fenced in or ditched around as to prevent cat
tie from getting upon the track. Surely there
can be no good reason why stock should be
turned loose to trespass upon railroads and
endanger human lives.