The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-02
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MALE Orphan Socrsrr.-Ths Man...,,
o. sns Male OrRh:a Society hsld meeting Is -
night last the object bsi ae % dsesrnins uSos
some pisn ~ which 10 n de- ssn1ejsut usses r
sfld suitable asylum for the Orphan Boys. ol
We ciy, on 0smbise Hill. Ths city owns bsess
~ squsre on the hill Dr. sigasssd and coald CT.
ss'ny put ft % no better ss than sppropriste II Z
~ =. neiple. Orphans - q home. The msnaesasui
~ % brief conference, Determined On csiIIsr (
RS pig meeting. and sp pointed themsslvss ccss.
IN ths ~. on 'ns tissas and sstcis tAstr nd
The present baiIdiD q Or too v,.,l 70, n. a.
COZ nmodstien Of the oFphaa Se,s pov ID at Snd :
~ -. snefsIore sbsolafely ;psceaary Tbs
as red the Con1cil for lot of ns,nnsS,
~ u, uPUa ss "nIca they propose 70 srecs hand.
got os edihee, lar Ss sai airS ss co.t ~ eso m"
VI ,ns smoun. ne sccisty has absat S20 900, and
ten When the fact b kno1c thai thsrs ~ :
lsfge oamDT O. young mon In our city, who we're
r0sred 10 tne Orphan Asylun snd vSo ~. -
90 90 n3.aDie memoers OF socsssy.-aDd when Il is
fnt tner known that the naosesrs have slre.dv
enecsed greet good for the indigens boys and viii
very iimitsd meaus. we Eel assussd that ev.rv
citizen viz take pride IN contribusane 20 n "A
wnicn 10 70 be 90 well and % probably invested
1or public benefit. With new building and an
iarzed me- ans, the society take under its care
very mary OF tho be- piess little ones who are nov
t ned oose Ia the streets to live ~ they can and
make them useful and valuable men. Ia other
thy 9, jscts OF this kind Why cannot the Orphan
I.sJvim be f0stered and epcourased ip the same
Yay! We have men Of means who ought TO cou-
lno ute 70 this cause, and who will doubtless do 10
.uen cs'ied upon. Lot the bali be put In motion
At once. ~ . 80 -
RICHMOND, FREDxRiCKsBURG AND PoToxAc
nAnAoAe SesPANr The stockholders Of this Com.
pany held on annual meeting, iu the Prssidant,,
once 10 this city, yesterday, and transacted the
| business before them In . very short time.
From the Report Of the President ne CLEAN the
following facts: :. ''.'
Gross receipts. ts.....l e,ax "a, a.
Expresses OF transportation, Including exfrsor.
o,oary expenses for the year, $lSs 625 06 To-
srest and dividend on guaranteed stock, s37 ,l74.
~. Nett prof1ts, $108, ,167 "a -
In the list Of "ex,raordinarv exnsn...Y 4. An.
Ssoaed the building of an oisgaat locomotive.
This company have been steadily q. work taking
l VOC strap IRON from their track and reIayi IL
\ with heavy rails. When that work Ia s1,relv
competed, and the road is continued 10 Wa,hinc,
| .ou, as u VIII eventually be, the great through
s1o ave, VIII pass ever IT, a. in years gone BY The
ecenomy OF its management, and the uuceasins
rnorts to guard against accidents, have long suce
| given ff O name for safety which the tra1slIing
public appreciate, and which viii be greatly ens
nsncea, wnen heavy rails ouiy are used
| Before the stockholders adjourned. the folov,n
| omcers wero re elected:
fresidcat-Edwin Robinson
:, L'rectorsaRo W Haxall, @ W Muuford, @ A
Myeis and Chas Mills
PRISON lNciDENT.-In June, 1856. four
| PRISONERS escaped from Jail at Washioeson. D. q
aud one OF them, John II. Ray, came to Vlrcini.
under An assumed name, Committed q felony VA,
| apprenenoed, tried, convicted and sentenced to
| three years imprisonment in the penitsn,isr, W
us term OF punishment would expire on the OH
OF this month, but the Governor, few daya aoo
| esanted MIN pardon. About the same time two
omceis from washington, duly armed with a re-
| quisittOn and other documents. nresentad than.
serves IN Richmond, and the prisoner wac deliver.
ca Into their custody. He 10 now in iail At Wash.
| ington, awaiting trial for the crime with which
20 $1,000 charged at the time Of hts escape three
| years ago This may be considered equivalent to
leap from the frying pan into the ire. -
| QUIET REsToRED.-The election returns
nave ceased 70 excite public intersst-the Letoher
party have triumphed By . small msIoritv-shs
excitement has passed oil. and men OF ali Darties
nave returned to business aud with a kindIv
feelings towards each other as n no great poltic:i
oo,;s,i nsa .aaen place In Virginia, ws srs oil
poiticians on. the eve Of an election, and eyery
nan IaDors With ~ much zeal and earnestusss fDr
the success OF bis party II the perpetutv Of our
instifutions depended upon his sxertions, until
toe polls are closed aud the result 10 msde known
when straightway the hstchet is buried, the cain
me1 OF peace smoked, and good feeling reisps On.
preme. So much for our republican f,rm 81 GOV
ernment, and for the right Of every man to exsr.
| cise and enjoy bis own opinion.
| e1N0ULAn Comp Amt At the Mayor'e
Court yesterday Mrs. Margaret phesIiu cccupied
the criminal dock, on charge Of assauItipe apS
eeaung nef nusnand. John testifed that he bad
| done all he could 10 make his wife comfortable
| oue that she bad taken to DRINK Of late and be.
como 20 annoying and Hbusiye, that be WAS eom,
pelled to getrfd OF her. His little children needed
amo.net care-nie house needed tho attention Of
| wife--he Eeeded the advice and eucoursReme nj
OF helpmate-buth hjs Margaret answered Tor uei.
ther, since abe bad abandoned herself to her euos
and was continually intoxicsted The Mayor rem
rimanded tho accused for her bad conduct, and
promised 10 have her locked up, II she again sp
| peafed before him.
SAD PREDIcAMESr: = In making their
found Mrs. Sophia Fl. Go, sitting in the streetspd
| a. she had no where to stay. they carried her te
The station house and locked her up. This woman
saId, was highly respected at the North. where
one Of. the large churches, and where be died =
Soon AFTER coming hore, or possibly befors she be-
came very iniemperats in her habits, and giving
up Gil care for hor character, bas become com.
mou street drunkard. The Mayor held her 70 BAH
for her fature good behavior -
SMALL HoUsEs-snited to the wants of
men Of limited means, are very much needed ID sli
carts of the city, and would pay better per cent
han larger superstructures Houses thar would
rent for $780, or little le.s uld be construc,ed
Tor $500 each. and We have no doubt that one
hundred Of them, II at all convenient 70 businsss
could DO rented to good tenants 10 single day -
Very few II Any smsll families would think OF
boarding, II they could get convenient houses at
moderate rents, without having 10 retire to the
snburbs. The difculry Of gettingrid Of unprohsa
hle tenants doubtless preveots men OF means from
investing money In small budings, but that din
culty NAV readily be obviated neYt vintar. he