The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-26
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LOCAL MATTERS.
Rersaliss the Fxss,e.-Is It not singular .h.,
in this enlightened age, sensible people can b
found who believe more Implicitly in the rsv.
elations OF /" star readers - and "card run.
ners," than in the truths Of the Bible In
every city and town, and often In country
neighborhoods, are to b found persone Wht
pretend to possess the power to sreveal thu
future" Generally they are old women, Of.
ten vulgar and ignorant and their places 81
abode are always in dark alleys or disreputabl1
neighborhOods. 1t matters not that they hav(
hyed for half century in the community, and
oeen attentive listeners to all the gossip Of thai
per1od-the fact that they have shut them.
selves up in their dens for years. and are now
prepared to. reveal the fnture-oniy kDown 70
frovidence-is enough to ensure them sup
port.
OF course, the ladies ar. the ursat na,ron. a,
| the wonderful science of "foreseeing." A ieal.
! ous wife suspects the fidelity of her husband
and, quick as thought, the fortune teller 4
consulted, and money enough to buy market
ing for the day fs expended for "peep Ito the
future.' single lady, verging ON the dny
when she is to become an old maid and dread
ing that hour as she would halter about her
meek, mes to the fortune teller, ,'pays over the
| Zee, and IS rewarded by the promise Of hantt-
some husband yet to come, and a magn ificAnt
fortune, never realized. A lovely dam.el has
| parted from her admirer in a pet; the fortune
| teller is consulted, the lover returns-as he i
firmed believer in the Seience. What sin flu lneeA
| thus TO trust in the power of frail humanitya
Ladies, need we tell you that thousands q
your sex-0nce pure and virtpOus you nov
are-have been ruined forever, by freq uentink
| the deus of "old hags who profess 10 be atlE
| to see and reveal the futares Need we tell
you, that however respectable your family,
and proper your own conduct, you will be
talked about, and your character will not be
benefited, if it is know that You visit the sus.
picious looking huts usually occupied by such
sages. Even though yOu are members of
churches, and turn your backs on all.rooms
and theatres, and distribute charities and ex-
hlblt all the outward signs of Christians, your
nabitual visiting to the dens alluded to- will
nx upon your previous good cha racter such
damning stains AS cannot be washed out by
all the waters OF the'multitudinous seas.
Picking a Pockst-Robert Graham was mr.
raigned before the Mayor yesterday to answer
the charge Of attempting to rob George Colgin
OF his pocket-book, con tanning small amount
OF money. The evide zee proved that between
the hours of and o'clock whilst Colgn and
Robert Courtney were living on two benches
In the vegetable market, Graham came by, and
as neither of them moved, lie walked a short
distance, returned, and. .withou, saying werd,
commenced feeling about Colgin's breast and
side. Seeing that he attracted no attention he
started to put his hand into Colgin's pocket.
ana mad nearly got hold of his wallet when
=. seized him. and held to him until he was
fully recognized by Courtney and himself G..
then started to take Graham to the cage. but
II. broke loose and ran of, but in a few hours
thereafter ne was arrested by Lieut.. True
heart The Mayor remanded Graham 10 an
sWer an indictment for assault and battery,
with intent to commit a larceny and fixed the
amount of his bail at $50 for his appearance.
and in similar amount for his future good
behavior.
Hospital for Starss.-Three of the practicinc
physicians OF this city-gent tlemen well known
10 the community for their skill and expert
ence-are about es stablishiEg q hos pital on 10Th
street, near Main, for the treatment Of s1ares
only. In this institution neither white per
sons nor free negroes will be admitted, and
apart from the medical and surgical attend
ance, good nurses will be employed, and
proper police regulations enforced The loca-
ton of this hospital will recommend itself to
the owners of slaves, being sufficiently re-
tired, and yet in a neighborhood where hum
dreds OF slaves are regularly employed. The
building to be used is a large and well .venti.
lated one, on an eminence overlooking the
river, aud so situated that the Southern breeze
cannot be cut Off. The fact that this hospital
is to be devoted entirely to slaves, will give it
popularity with slave owners that will no
doubt prove profitable to the worthy physi-
clans who have established it.
The Chester Factory.-Residents of the county
OF Chesterfield are very much in favor of the
establishment, at Chester, OF a good tanuery
and a factory for making boots and Shoes but
they do not like the idea of having a colony of
Massachusetts fanatics quartered among them,
10 10 the WUTh, anu WOulu not be willing la
submit to it. IT the factory is established, and
we trust il will be. let the laboriEg classes of
the South have the work to do. Many good
boot and shoemakers can be employed in the
South to take charge of the workshops ap-
prentices OF both sexes can be instructed 10 do
the coarse work in very short time and as
they progress in skill, they can be advanced to
higher grades. until fine work can be made by
them as we'll as by the Yankee cordwaners-
Encourage our own peOple-reiy upon friends
at thome-manu ufacture 1or home, and success
is certain
Neat StoreS.-Several very pretty stores are
just being finished on Main street. and others
are to go mp as soon as the spring opens At
the southwest corner Of 9th and Main Mr p
Bargamin is completing beautiful four-stOry
brown stone and iron front building, to be oc-
cnpied as tin and copper-ware factory and
saiesroom. Nearly opposite, a handsome four
story edIfice has just been finished, and will |
be used by Messrs. Hagerty Il S.arke brass |
stove vendors, gas filters, etc And
on the south side of Main, between oth and |
9th streets, Mr. James IL. Grant is completing
a block of elegant stores that will find tenants
as soon as the buildings are finished.
Grand Entertainnent.-To enable that class
OF music lovers to hear Miss CAROLINE RICH.
INGs who do not attend the Theatre arrange |
ments are making for a grand vocal en- tertain |
ment at Mechanics Institute Hail. on Satur-
day afternoon next, and We are sure that all |
who attend Will be highly deiigh ted with the
treat. Miss r., during her engagement in
richmond, has been nightly greeted by crowd |
ed and intelligent audiences, ard all who have |
heard her speak in the most exalted terms Of
her superior vccalism. Let those who have |
not heard her, then, procure tickets 10 the
matinee to be given at the Mechanics Institute
Hall.
Robin e the MaH-In the U. s. Circuit Court
yesterday, Judge Hallybur,on pres :ding. free
negro named FRANK HAM was put upon his
IrIal Tor stealing letter from the pos Office
1t Guinea's Depot on the Richmond and Fred. |
Railroad, which letter contained Il
check drawn by the Farmers Bank OF Virginia
on the Branch Bank at Fredericksburg for
Sill. payable 10 the order of G. w. Atkinson |
md by him made payable 20 Ed. Dickens, of
The evidence proved that ttA
heft WAS committed about the 18th Of July,
o5e, and poin ted clearly to the prisoner as The
hief. After hearing The argument, the jury
'endered verdict OF guilty. The Judge has
20 fix the term Of ofimprisonment.
Discovery Of Bones.--In the excavation now
'eing made for the new Trinity Church. the
zones OF animals that existed anterior TO the
l"od, have been discovered at a depth of fifty
eet below the surface. Some of them nav
'e those Of the seal or wairus, and others an
,ear TO be that OF the whale. Some few days
ince, bones were discovered supposed 10 be
portions OF human skull, bur more careful
show that they were those of an |
Inimal that probably inhabited both land and
water thousands of years since.
Taeasre.-All who saw and heard Miss Rich.
ngs In Marie. i'll the Daughter Of the Kegi.
aent," during the early portion of her en-. ;
agement, will De gratifed TO learn that they
VIII nave an opportunity of seeing and hear.
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