The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-06

| e'Ouu Win great IoIce, carrying the TWO en0s
Mr.. Thompson, besides being knocked nsen.
sibie by the fall, received a terrible cut in one
OF MS thighs, probably by falling on large
spike, slight cut on his throat lust under his
| chin, and innumerable bruises about his head
and person. AT a late hour yesterday after.
| noon, be had not returned to consciousness
and his physician was unable to say what
! were the extent OF his injuries. Mr.. Weiss
| was badly bruised in several places, an seem.
| cd to be suffering very much, though he was
| not thought to be seriously injured. Another
| one OF the workmen. who was standing on a
| scantilng near another girder, narrowly es-
| cared. When the falling timber crushed the
piece on which he was supported, he seized the
girder Sbove him, and held to it until ladder
! could be brought, on which he descended in
| safety.
( The G>moeracy Of Hsnyieo County held meet
ing at the County Court-House yesterday ,l,ur-
suant TO a call in the ewspapers, the object
being, rs stated to appoint delegates to dis
trlct convention to be held in this city next
month. Capt. "A. BLACKBURN was called 10
the chair, and number Of resO buttons subs.i.
tutes and motions Were made, tending to undo
the action ct the meeting held at the Court
House on the LIST Monday in February, when
the charmau was instructed to appoint dele
gates to the District Convention, which in
structiou has been obeyed, and the names of
the delegates published. After a number OF
speeches were made, or and against the reso-
lutlons and motions. they were all laid on the
table by very decisive vote
Mr. John p. Harrison offered a resolution,
confirming the action of the February meet
ing
Mr.. ]. III. Sands moved to amend by the an
pointment Of five additional delegates from
each Magisterial District.
Inc amendment was put TO vote, and de-
feated by large majority.
The question then came IN on the resolu
tlon OF Mr.. Harrison, affirming the action of
the February meeting, and being put to vote.
was carried by u large ma jority.
q n
TIE Military RaH proposed to be built on OH
street, between Main and Cary, by companies
"A, + and Ii, if the city will grant them the usa
of her lot, Will prove Invaluable to the yolun-
teers, inasmuch as twelve companies will then
be provided with suitable drill rooms for week
| ly drills. The Howitzer and Artillery compa-
nies need large hall in which to perfect
| themselves in the use of their guns and there
is now no building in the city that would at
all suit their purposes. The companies named
are prepared to invest $4,000 in the building
and are then willing to rent three other com.
panies the use of their rooms on fair terms
To give the soldiers the convenience asked for
| the city is only required to give annually to
each OF the SIX companies S6U-as the lot is on.
ly worth S6,Unj-and we are sure that no conn
Gilman who knows the importance of well or
ganized volunteers, will hesitate 4 single mo.
ment to grant the use of the lot. If, at any
time hereafter, companies A, + and Ii should
disband, they onl Y ask to be allowed to remove
their hall, when the ground will be restored
% the city. Indeed, We think it probable that
they would be willing to allow the city to re.
tain the hall, II she W ished it, if they are ever
diSbanded.
Slick Opsrat;ou.-A gentleman Informed us
yesterday, that he had seen, a few days since.
n spurious bank note purporting to be worth
&2U but which in fact was worth nothing
Some ingenious thief, by cunningly cuttirg mn
and pastiDg together three $40 notes on one Of
the Lynchburg banks had succeeded in making
four S2o notes, and the deception was so per-
feet that even good judge of money would
not be likely to detect 1t. The note iluded tn
had passed through a number of hands, per
haps those OF banh-tellers, and the fraud was
not discovered until carr led to the State Al
ditor to be cancelled. With altered notes, coun-
ter!elt notes, notes ut discount notes on broken
ban ks, notes on no bank and wildcat notes
IL is not to be wondered at that moneypd ynen
| and bank officers are SO much annoyed with
notes. Poor men who have no notes have no
trousfe with them-so there is some consoa-
tion in being poor.
| Nee Virginia Gun.-We understand that Mr..
LORENZO SIBERT, of the village OF Mount So.
Ion, in Augusta county, has lately invented 4
new gun, which he calls the i" u ion Pacifica.
tor the capabili les of which ne de.crlbe- ss
follows: III has six parallel chambers, which
will discharge six hundred per minute conse-
cutively tor twelve hours. or one hund red
ounce balls PEI minute The plan is Il re from
a combination of complex machinery chpa,l
of man utac lure and can bt easily transported
There are three plans for di> chs: rging the gun
each specific in itself-one uf which he de-
scribes on account of lis novelty AFTER the
magazine has been charged the gun when
pnt IN motion, will discharge one hun
dred or ii We hundred btlis cons+cu,iyeIy uiy
ing the soldier the opportunity 10 shelter HIM
self behind any convenient wall or tree ,ba,
may be near hy'
The inventor intends bringing this gun to
the Virginia Mechanics Institute 10 nave il
thoroughly tested by the Commit lee on Iuyen-
tions, and we know they Will take pleasure in
passing upon its merits, and in Recommending
II as they may think it deserves
Catching Dogs.-The police were out yas,er
day, with the netmen and carts, and bagged"
any number Of ours OF high and low degree,
most Of whom were relieved of their liveaI
about sundown, because their owners were
not willing TO shell out five dollars 70 save
them. II the officers were allowed to take the
netmen TO the market houses every morning
for one month, they would catch hundreds
ana hundreds OF ours that daily assemble nj
these places to make their breakfasts on the
offal there to be found Very little good can
be effected by The present plan, because the
apIeaIa,ce a; oi me neimen and carts spreads
like wiidtire. ana The owners of dogs get them
into their lots before they can be caught
Serious Aeeidsnt.-An apprentice to Mr.. II.
NJ Smith, named Thxophiius Gill, met with a
painful accident yesterday morning whilst Ut
work At a circular sa Nv in the large agricultu-
raj implement man u fac tory, In which he was
employed. 10 splitting piece of timber with
the saw, his left hand accidentally touched it,
when in motion and quick as thought four OF
his fingers were almost severed from his hand,
the bones being cut in two, and the fingers
only held by small particles of flesh and skin
Immediately after the accident, a physician
was called IN, and with the hope Of saving the
fingers, dressed The wounded hand, without
taking them off.
BrutaL--Yesterday morning man calling
himself Alexander PAMELA, made his appear
apce before the Mayor 10 answer the charge of
hang tv mi.
rage upon white boy named George King on
Friday hight last The lad testified that the
prisoner carried him 10 his room, partly by
force but that he finaily got loose, seized his
watch and chain, aud ran home 10 his father,
10 whom he related all that had happened.-
The Mayor held the accused to bail for his Iu-
ture good behavior, and Will probably have
him indicted at the next term OF the Hastings
Court.
1n Examination Of the pupils of the Night
School Of the Virginia Mechanics Institute
will take place in about two weeks, as the
present session OF the school Will end on the
18th inst. The Board OF Managers intend
awarding three silver medals as prizes for
punctuaIity good behavior, progress in study
and good reading-the teachers 10 select the
boys most entitled to the awards. At the
.'commencement,' u number Of interesting
addresses are 10 be delivered, aud the nuhlic
to be invited to attend the hall on the oc
casiOn. l
O,d Bereas succeeded u making himself ex
ceedingiy disagreeable yesterday by filling
peoples eyes and mouths with dns: isrkinc
on mems hats and scattering their rapers Il,
aiEofrectlons, carrying away samples OF good.
rom merehants' doors. and taking undue iib-
eruss Elin the silks and satins that usually
ualI along the streets, Just after some pretty
woman has passed. Without rain or ths
sgara," the dust must soon become unsn-
durable -'''''