The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-07-18


PRICE ONE CENT.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Long Rua.-Owing to the careless manner Of
sr.
era ont Of their services for months NJ time.
On Sunday last, watchman Franklin captured
negro fellow. belonging 10 widow lady In
hs Of iase Hs avs be- Pss Ses.
LA nimself out In Chesterfield ever since,
Su d OCCASIONALLY visited Richmond on Sun
~ . nns law imposes fac on every person
Mno employs free negro without a proper
register, and ought to be riridlv An forcsd as a
protection to slave owners
Aiding Businsss-The Nayor na. a..,a.,
that under the city ordinances q mercba =, he.
no right to exhibit and sell his goods ON the
public sidewalks. and that to place a table ON
the walkway and sell goods from IL, laws the
merchant liable to q fine. At the Second Mar
kst. house some of the merchants have been
blocking up the sidewalk with tables covered
with fruits, nuts, etc, and TO break down this
practice the Mayors decision has been given
A merchant pays taxes for the privilege Of
selling in his house, and bis Honor decides
that under his license he has no right to sell
elsewhere.
Testing the Qusstion.-Yes terday afternoon,
Judge Meredith was engaged for some time In
hearing an argument against the constitut tion-
ality of the law providing for a Judge Of the
Hastings Court. The question came up on a
habeas corpus in behalf Of Joseph N. Gill,
charged with stabbing James H. Davis, on the
2d of June, and was argued with ability by A.
Judson Crane, Esq. counsel tor Gill, and by
Mr.. Tazewell, the Attorney for the Common
wealth. Without concluding the arguments,
the cause was adjourned until to day.
The NeW Aims House-now being built-will
not, in all probability, be com mpleted this year;
but the Council Committee having charge of
the work expect 20 get portion of IL finished
in time 10 give the paupers comfortable quar-
ters for the approaching winter The edifice
IS to be an airy and su ubs tantial one, and is to
be constructed on plan that will give the
keeper entire control of his subjec IS, and at
the same time afford them ample means for
healthy exercise and recreation.
Daring Robbsry.-Yesterday morning Mr..
VIM. Bohannan, an employee in Mr. Rowe's
wagon shop, corner of 18th and Grace streets,
hung his gold watch over his bench at which
he was at work, and when he looked for it a
few hours thereafter, discovered that it had
suddenly disappeared. Yesterday afternoon
officer Seal supposed he had discovered a trace
Of the missing time piece, and will probably
have negro before the Mayor this morning,
WIZ iS Su5ptCttU OI the OU6nc6.
Cro,rded.-From the numb Der of country carts
in daily attendance at the Second Market and
the impossibiiity Of all of them getting suita-
BILE positions, it is evident that more room is
needed and Will have TO be provided in a short
time. Besides blocking up 9th street, it is no
uncommon thing TO See from fifty to one hun
dred carts backed up TO the north side of Broad
street, so that merchants occupying the stores
can have no access to the carriage way, if they
need il, How the evil is to be remedied, is left
to the committee on that market TO suggest.
Manchester is not improving as rapidly as it
ought, though many small buildings have been
erected within the past twelve months. Were
it connected with Richmond by a free bridge,
and prOperty-Owners could be induced to put
up small houses, there are not less than five
hundred working men In this city who would
gladly make il their place of residence, be-
cause they could do so at less inconvenience
than they now encounter, In residing on the
western suburbs OF Richmond.
The Eclipse OF the Sun will commence this
morning, at twenty minutes past Z, and end
at twenty -four minutes past Q O'Clock. The
shadow of the moon will first come in con tao {
with the eartn at the rising OF the sun, in the
northern part of Texas. The best place 10 OBJ
serve IL, la this country, will be 1T As toria, in
Washington Territory; bat as our readers
will not be likely TO go there 10 breakfast, they
may be enabled TO get tar sight here home.
Refreshing Shogsr-Our city was visited
yesterday afternoon by a delightful shower OF
rain, which cooled the atmosphere and was ned
on the streets and cutters. just here the ram
WAS OF short duration, and not in sutiicIen
quantity TO do The growing crops great deal
OF good but southeast OF this city, aad along
the river, it no doubt tell In greater guam IT,
ties.
The City JaI-close and uncomfor table as Ii
is known bis now occupied by more than
eighty prisoners, charged with various Of
fences. Fifteen or twenty of this number are
held to answer for felonies, ana AS many more
Tor high misdemeanOrs. As far as we can
judge, they are made rs comfortable as human
beings can well be, and yet they are any thing
but pleasantly located.
Incendidries have esumed their work OF de-
stI Iuction in the city, by firing stables and out.
houses. With the hope OF de ting them, the
police have been kept constantly ON duty; but
no arrests have yet been made. Every citizen
should feel himself called upon 10 aid in dis
covering these torch circulators, tor one
can tell who will be- the next ufferer.
Good Ruis.-Juoge Lyons, in order to pre-.
vent confusion and facilitate the business o
his Court has established rule that The doc.
ket shall be called but once in term. i
the lawyers are ready when the case Is called
the trial will be proceeded with. Ii they are
not ready, then the cause will be continued
| to the next term.
Waste Of Wharf.-The residents of Shocko,
Hill are almost suffering tor water, SO scare.
has il become by the heavy draft in lower Sec
tions. and for that reason every water takeI
should use IL az sparingly as possible. Tn,
Shockoe Hill people now get partial supplies
by turning loose their hyurauls late hou
of The night, and catching water for next day 4
use.
Bad Charactsrs.-UntiI within few nights
past, very few attempts al burglary have been
made for several weeks. Several desperate
characters, who had been driven from the city
have lately returned, aud the police, very ma e.
urally, attribute all hou.e- breaking opera.
tIons 10 them. OF course they will De cared
for, as soon as their locations and association:
caR be discovered.
No Papers.-Fanny Locklan, a free negress
made her appearance before the Mayor yester
day, To nswer the charge OF remaining in tn,
city without register. AS she had been or
dered 10 return 10 the county from whence she
came, but had persIslentIy refused 10 do so
sne was sentenced to the lash.
| Neutrality-suspicious.. Goodman .S Co. have
cleared up The rubbish left from tn burning
of their lager beer brewery, on the eastern
suburbs, a few weeks since and are now aboul
ready To commence the erec tion OF a new
building on the old site. They expect to have
it completed i'll time for the fall brewing.
| Rseorving. William Shelley, the youne
mau who was seriously stabbed, in an affray
|. on the 4th of July, by Richard r. Turner, and
very doubtful, is now improving rapidly, and
will probably be able 10 attend Court in a very
few days.