The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-02

PKlCE5 ONE UENT al
7sa local 1GATTAn0.
Cta IL be So1,-we have heard 1t said that
there Is now in this city an aged woman. no.
forfons for her industry and parsim~nieus.
n ness. who has aee.mnl.'eh In the rnst ten /
wears The sum Vt five thousand doIiars, hy
pieAinE nis CID rags saboi.t The streets. and,
dealing In econd-hand clothing. She j. kaid
to bc strictly hbn~st in her desIings, nBti
prompt in the performance Of her eon:SNcts.
bnt remarkably Fpariug in The. purchase of
the necessaries Of life, being CON; ;ent with acup
of tea and bread for breakfas aud supper and
= small portion of meat and bread for dinner.
Her Deixhb0r&, supposinR her is lse In indi gen
circumstances. have frequently seut her i'm
quantities CT cold food. bat instead Of eating
IT. she has turned II futn money by selling
snacks. The gentleman who gave us our 10.
formation, STATES that tia- subject uf this M.
iice has given up all business, and is now pre-.
pairing 10 return 10 Europe, where she has
friends and refatives with whom she wishes
to end her days. She has passed under an Ss-
sumed lame since she came 10 this coun,rv
and will not adopt her own as long "a. there 10
any probability that her history will follow
her across the seas 4et sft -ft
Stefion. IfoHse Reports.-DuriuK the mon n Of
January last there were ~ persons confined
in the s;atioa houses OF this city. for various 4
offences. OF this number ~ were whIres, -
slaves and b free negroes. In the fret sta Ion
house there were iIG prisoners, 4S Of whom
were whites, 5O slaves and Is free negroes. In
the second station-hou.e there were ss prison
ers, 90 Of whom were whites. 42 slaves and "
free negroes. The number Of FREQ hegrors is
large, because Of the fact that SO many of them
come here from other towns and the ad jpin- ]
ing counties. and are arrested for having i'm
proper regis,1rs. II the LEGISLATURE would 4
authorize the Hastings Court 10 sell into sla-
very all free negroes who remain here more
than sixty days without applying for privilege
to remain. or who are found here thirty days
after the refusal Of their application the city
wouId get rid Of q serious burthen, and the
resident free persons of color who conduct
themselves properly would escape the OGitum
which now attaches to them because Of the bad
conduct Of persons OF their own status.
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Return Of Win,e,.-About II O'Clock last
Tuesday night, The wind. which had been
gently blowing from the Sonth for several
days. suddenly shifted to the North, and grow.
ing Into gale, howled aud " whistled around the
corners "a II u ie,npest we're At hand From
summer heat and falling rain, the freezing
" Norfher" and fakes OF snow permeslted
every crack and creyice. chilling everything
within their reach. At Il o'clock the month
OF January took lis departure in a Storm
cloud and February, ever tickle ever VARYING
WAS installed amid the binding snow fakes
and The bowling winds that sang their re-.
QUEEN to the departed month. Yesterday
morning the ground was covered with mantle
OF snow two inches deep. and the chilling air
which seemed laden with frost was realty be-.
numbing; but by II O'Clock a calm succeeded
the sun came out In all his splendor, the snow
began to disappear, and everything indicated
speedy return of pleasant weather.
Dock Statement for January, Isti0.-We ap.
pend the receipts by, and shipments from, the
Dock, for the month past, as follows:
1nWard.-SiX hhds. bacon t47 bales cotton
406 bush. corn. 3s5s bags coffee, 10 bbls. fluid,
395 bb!s. fish, l5D tcns guanO eli bales hay, !is
tons pig and scrap iron. G,ai9 casks lthe 2i9,tNe
feet lumber. 50,.aU laths, 100 bbls. moi:l>ses
2.s00 busi. OATS 373 tons plaster, ~ tierees po-
tatoes, 7,uuU hoop poles, LIS bags peas, llU bbl.
rum, 81 hhds. rum, a2j1 sacks salt Gas hllds
sugar, $1,000 slaves. 5s2 500 shingles .5un bush
oyster ehsiis, ESQ bbls tar, SO cords stave wood.
1880 bush. wheat.
Outward.--3l.i9 1914 bbis. -four, 1880 pkgs mann.
factured tobacco, . hhds. tobacco and eteuns 81
tons iron. 1878 bushels " heat l.3u5 keep nails
Is 423 bushels Oal, % hhds. sugar, II bales car.
pet 2i tierces bacon, So bbls fieh, 81 bbls moas-
ses, IA bags coffee, saw mills and engines, z
engines, a :du' lbs. copper ore. i22 boxes and
bales merchandise t7f bbls W hiskey i(t eYnDtv
bbs., 523 bags dried fruit, 5J2 bags 11axseed.
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Hastings Jxdgs.-The members of the bar in
this city are consulting together and endsa-
Ioring to devise some plan To recommend to
the Legislature, by which the civil conrt bnsi-
ness OF Richmond can be expedited. Some OF
them lavor the appointment &C a EusliDTs
Judge, with corresponding jurisdiction with
Judge Men edith in civil cases. SO that four
terms of the Court, ins1 1ead of two, could b..
held. for the trial of suits. This plan, If car
ned out. Will enable liigants to settle their
differences more expe6itiously ihau at present.
and viii relieve Judge Meredith OF portion
Of the "uorIaous labor he is now required TO
perform. When proper plan Is maturvd and
presented To the Legislature, il is not likely
that that body will refuse to make it The law
of the land, coming, as it will, from hodycf
gentlemen who see the difficulties attending
the present system, and should te most COM
petent to recommend proper remedy.
4 iiiie Leny8iHs il certainly n dangerous
thing for slaves 10 possess, inasmuch as il is
almost sure 10 lead them into trouble. Every
night or two some ignorant negro Is arres ted
and locked up for having in his possession a
pass written by some other negro. for which
he IL sure Ia bs flogged. The iawE ~ the
State impose heavy penalties on persona
who l:ara negroes tI read and write and vet
Notwithstanding this fact. Il fair proper Ion OF
the slaves read we'll, sG.ne of them write fair
hands nnd q few are good pensIaei. Oh the
Northwest 81 burbs OF t;. city. AS we'll :ts in
more central localities, schools ara kent for
tie instruction of Eegroes, some Of the leach
ers being white. and others p,rsors %. color
The police labor under many disad ran,ages ia
detecting these assemh!ages. but from present
appearances tic;s Will soon leak out that Will
get those teachers into troHhle.
Trs Chester Facfofs, ter boot Is and shoes /. at.
tracing ;tien ton IN the country as we'll as in
this city. and il Il snfiicisney. Of stock is sub
seribed tor AT once the buildings may he erect.
Ell ana tne WORK commenced by the middle Of
June. Men engaged in the shoe business at
the North, believing that the enterprise Will
prove successful, have offered TO lake stock
and s1per!ntend the work. and some Of our
own citizens who ara best acq vain ted With the
business have become subscribery. Al $50 poY
share, no one can hesitate to Join the company
for fear OF loss, and all who are able soould
unite In the effort 10 build up this branch Of
manufactures: Not long since = gentleman Of
means authorized us to say thai he would con.
tribute largely to . shoe factory in Richmond,
and we have no doubt that he would Just as
readily invest in the Chester factory.
Clay StHsas.--We are grAtiaed 10 learn that
both Houses OF the General Assembly passed
resolution, yesterday. granting the ladies "
Virginia permission TO erect the statue which
they have caused TO be executed OF Tirgiuia's
ilins:rious son, HENRY CLAY, on the Capitol
So uare--the site to be determined by the Gov.
erRor. The directory, Oh behalf Of the ladies',
desire to place the statue on the slope ut the
south end Of the State-Houst. ana ~ Il il 10 b.
an ornament to the grounds, there - NO doubt
that Gov. Lescher will grant them that priv.
lege- We presume that plan for. the tempt
which is to cover the statue aud protect il
from Che weather, will Be prepared y; once
and presented 10 the Governor, so that he can
give hrs decision without deisy. ..5.a.
PISA
Deek St,ess.--The contractor for paving thi.
his job II the weather proves favorable aboat
the middle Of March. and as that porlion Of
the work already executed bas beea finished
in a substantial man ner, ,he T. Jnnmissloner OF
Streets will NO doubt determins 70 push on
! tho wing till q = tends Ia iho auRAr