The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-25

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Flight Of Ssoass-Yestsrday.x N singular ai
fair transpired on 6hockoe HIN, which ha
caused some uueasiness In the ueieh borhoOd
ana Will continue to do SO until explained
~ noou. o'cioc. IN me morning, number o
stones and brickhats were thrown throuel
the windows Of Mrs. Elizabeth Franklin,
residence, smashing the glass and breakin,
the iarnIture In the house. Suepecting ths
worthless free negro, named Bob Smith, wa,
tne perpetrator OF the outrage, as he lived nenl
the premises, he was arrested and handed owe,
to the police but this, instead of checkin,
the flight Of the missiles, only increased it
ano Two other negroes were taken into
custooy. The rocks and bricks, however
continued to crush the window glass dur
ing the day. and that, too, notwithstaud
ing the presence OF scores of citizens who
gathered abont the house and in it. WATCHING
lot the perpetrators Of the offence but discoy.
ering none. One or two of the night police
hearing Of the affair seated Themselves in onr
OF the rooms, and could see the rocks and bricks
la,i around them, but could not tell from
ne saw stone arise from the ground and nv
through the window, and others made state
ments equally as absurd but no discovery
was made, notwiths landing the pelting con.
the medium seemed to have tired of his nm
profitable work. The mystery may probably
be solved by this morning, as policemen were
stationed near the house last night.
Country Drircs.-One of the most Dleasant
drives any where in the neighborhood of the
city, is along the old osborne TURNPIKE. ~
\ MS road is soon to be e-piked, charter sor
Tue purpose naving been obtained of our last
LEGISLATURE, by few Of the energetic farmers
IN the nelghbOrhOOd, and they will in = short
time have the work fully under way. The
scenery on this road is very fine, and the diff
,srent views to be obtained of Richmond from
various points are unsurpassed We noticed
tnat the land was highly cultivated, and the
growing crops were looking well The farm
.! Mr. Stearns at Tire HILL" and that of
WI. n n, II: StyN at Marion Hiil," are both in
nlgn state Of Improvement, the wheat on
eacn presenting apromising appearance. East
VI tnese are the farms Of Messrs r. 7 Plea
SAINTS, B. X Landrum, j. l.. Eye. ]. T. Chill
arS 10y - ule I'm proving in value and produc tpns
ana present most INVITING appearance. I'M
snort drive we noticed, what is not cften seen
seven farms without Il cross fence. ali nrdar
one enclosure, and showing how steadily thu
adopted in Henrico county
East of Richm ond real estate is m uch oho.nor
than west, and in y few years we NAV exne
to see most of the beautiful sites along ths
puD'ic Toans occupied by neat residences. ip
when the business men Of the city will loca te
tneir families to en- joy the pure country air
and delightful water, instead of draScina
ihem on 10 watering places to be worried tn
ueatn wan the forms and ceremonies of fash
ION ana folly. No mountain spot in Virpinis
or elsewhere is more healthy than the east
suburbs OF Richmond, and whenever our cit.
iZens can be assured OF good roads at all sea.
sous to travel on, hundreds of them will Sc
residences nearer ''hOme."
Top Heary.-A young man who gave his
name AS Thomas Gintz, and professes to hail
from Norfolk, made his appearances hefora Tho
Mayor yesterday, to answer the charra of oa,0
ting drunk, ,trespassing at J. H. Grants factory
ana having in his possession a loaded fiy..
shooter. Tom, it seems, entered Mr. G,s ure
lIiases wHhout knowing precisely where he
was koihs, ana taxing seat in convenient
place drew his shooting iron to keep off in.
truders. Finding that no one was likely To
uis sluro ms repose, he soon fell into a sound
siuahoeI: > srn,: from which he was afterwards
tWoke oy officer Bibb his pistol having first
oeen taken possession of. When called TO the
mar, ne attempted to show that he was MS
peaceaoie as a lamb, and only held the weapon
~ ~ charge lor frlend but his Honor was net
disposed to take his word as gospel and there
Iore committed him for u future hearing
Tria! for Fstony.-In the Circ nit Court YES,
.eroay, Jndge Meredith presiding, the entire
day was devoted to the commencement of Tho
trial OF John II. Melton, who stands indictefl
lor 1eloniously shooting with intent to Kill p
ollVer Sims, on the Goth OF September last
- uuI reauers remember the circumstances of
tnat aHair, which came SO nigh costing Mr.. s.
his life After great deal Of diftic ultv. a inrv
was secured at late hour in the afternoon
and The Court being ready, Mr.. S was called
10 the witness stand to detail all the circum.
stances OF the shooting. The trial will occu.
py to-day. and possibly Tomorrow Counsel
Tor the defence, Messrs. Johnson and Crumn:
for the Commonwealth, Messrs. Tazeweil and
August
The Board Of Visitors of the Medical Collaoa
OF Virginia, have held a meeting and adontsd
q plan for the improvement Of the College. and
lor the building of additional wards. The
soard direct the expenditure OF $4,000 of the
state appropriation to the remodeling of the
present building for College purposes only
hey also direct an expenditure re for charts and
other neeessaries for the Professors. The ball
hnce OF the appropriation is to be expended in
the erection Of a building on the west line of
Inc present lot, to accommodate seven tv ma
t!eEts. In this buildingare to be six handsome
cham hers for the accommodation OF sick per-
sons, ana the whole establishment is to be sun.
piled with hot and cold water. and 10 he ii~ht
ana well ven tilated.
Set your premises in order, for in such an hour
u you mink not. the police will be upon Won
and the city will have her hands in vonr NOEL
st to the tune OF $2O The appearances of snm.
mer warns the police OF the Importance of
enforcing the sanitary ordinances. Every
suttef, aIiey, cellar and lot in the street
should be thoroughly cleansed and purified
ana IN all places where nuisances exist he
cause OF the fact that the owner of the pro
perty has failed to provide proper DRAINAGE or
, ,,ewerage, good fine should be entered against
nlm Where cOnyeniences are prepared and
me tenants fail to use them, the Mnyor has
oniy to pile on Il few twenty dollar fines To
arouse their sense of cleanliness.
Handsome Deeorations.-If there was no 9th.
r attraction in the fair-room Of Mechanics,
institute Hall, than the neat and novel deco.
'auons with which the ladies of Grace Church
lave beaatiiied II, we should say to all 90 and
zee them. But tasty as are the dranerv and
estoons, The flowers aud wreaths rhe snac;
mems OF needie- work, the rare curiositie.. the
ieIicions creams, and cakes and ieilies ann
lDove all. the cause in which the Fair is In.
'or..g, should Induce every body, Of ali de-
aud persuasions, 10 call and n,d
q the good work. Ladies do more than their
mare In building and repairing churches
ney are ever foremost in noble en- te rprises
'hu u - Inc oounden duty of the sterner seq
y AID them with their purses
Female Ro'c.-Mary Walsh, CHARGED with be.
ng drunk AID disorderly aud breaking down
!, par'i,son @ wall In mary Dwyer's house; and
hSry Moore, an old woman, charged with
respas.ing ON Mary Walsh's premises and
'reaking her furniture, were both before shn |
mayor yesterday to answer for their sins
teither OF them, II their assertions were to bs |
eiieved, had done any wrong; uGd both vere
urprised that they should be called mn TO -. |
wer for matters over which they had no con- |
rol. The Mayor heard their vers ions Of the |
'fficulties in the neighborhood, and conclud. |
ng that they had INDUCED IN the use Of bad IL |
uor more freely than was becoming in ladies.
epriManded them for their conducI. and then |
ischarged them.
temperance MoHKmeat.-On Tuesday next |
ne drand Division of the Sons OF Tempe.
dnce OF virginka will nsspyn HE AZ Wtl,i.-.
aTg To erect monument TO the memory nf |
.UctAN MINOR, ono Of the leaders OF the Or /
er In this State, and man who was devoted |
, the Temperance cause. To- enable the Sons