The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-06
LOCAL ArFATns.
Mun1c1rAI RIsorross.-Ths poll

MuhlcIPAL ELBc1I0N8.-The polls in
each Of the three Wards will open this morning,
at sunrise, 20 ~ TO enable working men 70 cast
their votes without having 70 lose at least one
half Of the day from their business II the frieuds
OF all tbs candidates make an early start this
morning, and vote without unnecessary delay,
end the clerks continue to write up, and carry
Forward the number Of votes polled for each cen.
didate, from page TO page, st the setting Of the
snn this evening, every vote will have been cast
ana tue sovereigns will know who are 20 be their
servants Tor the pext twelve months. Vote early,
then, We say to alI-vote for your friesds, work
for your friends, and then, II You preser.s your
temper and respect the feelings of all srouud you
IL you have not succeeded in eectipg your avortes
you will at least have the consolation Of koowine
that you did your duty. The Offices to be filled
are: Mayor, Clerk Of the Hastings Court. Ser.
geant, High Constable, Assessor, Collector. Su-
perintendent Of Water, Superintendent OF Gas
Superintendent of Streets, Register Of Water,
Manager of Poor House, Grain Meassrer Gaueer
Captain of Night Watch. The names OF the vas
rious candidates will be found in our advertising
columns, as also those in the various Wards for
Aldermen and City Council. so that you can make
up your ticket st home. and BY voting early, save
the city from three days election, and the voters
from the excitement incident to such occasions.
HOMICIDE. Elliott Madison. an old
man. and resident of Hanover, died on Saturday
last, from the effects of blow on the head given
him exactly fortnight previous, by Abraham
Brooks, his son-in-lsw. On Monday, Brooks was
examined before Justice Jackson Valentine, at
Ashland. and sent ON for trial to the next County
Court of Hanover. number of witnesses were
examned-among them the wife aud daughter of
the deceased; the latter being the wife of Brooks
The statements we're very conflicting. IL appears |
that Madison and Brooks and their families iu. |
babited the same small log cabin, and were very |
Brooks was the reput.d head Of the |
he and his father-in-law did not get |
on very we'll together, especially when in liquor
as they were occssionaly-that then vars OF |
words at least once before had approached to /
blows-that their last alteration, which terminus
ted 10 the fatal blow, began at table, and was ad-
jourued to the yard, where after much wrangling,
Brooks struck deceased with a stick of wood on |
the back of the head, Telling him to the ground
and rendering him after time insensible. sied-
cal aid was Called but the deceased did not reeov.
or from the comatose condition which followed
soon after the blow until his death. A post NOR
tenn examination disclosed very considerable
fracture of the back part of the skull Messrs
Stewart and White, the counsel of Brooks, en-.
deavored to procure his discharge on the ground
that there was no intention to commit murder,
aud that the blow was given under the ex citemeut
Of provocaton, &c. The magistrate, however, re-
ferred these questions aud the conflicting evidence
to 9 jury and regular trial.