The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-13
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i LOCAL lfAxxNRs.
Tie Hssfisss cssse viii eonmsses Il. r.,,.
rnary :.Tm m this mosniss g = s'elo:t. Ths
- quite long, and the cases Of felony to b ex.
amined into and tried, more num<fuus than
usual. The Giand Jasy wilimeet ~ iso'clock
the Mayor We give the grades Of oiIsaes'
under their respective heads:
go FHLoNlkg.
Robert Reid. for assaultinG, eating and
wonndine 0eorge Harvey with tntent to kill
In this case the prisoner was refused hail by
Judge Meredith
Augustus B Lipscomband whfsmeIl Eason,
lor siahoins Philip @: Spindle. Of Hanover
A negro woman, named Fanny, for admipis-
| serinS POISON 10 an infant child Of Robert F,
Luck, with intent to kill.
James Armistead and Preston Turpin, for
ofeaklng into the shoe store Of Vim. p. W.
Taylor, and stealing &lOO worth Of ehoes
DANIEL, slave, the property Of Charles e,
Anderson, for entering the dwelling house OF
stealing clothing Of the value Of aavn. The
goods Of John b. rinsley aud Walter Il. Ab-
bOtt.
| MIsDxMBAHoRs.
| p',! ratrick kean, for assauiting and beating
VIM James Epps and Philip Harrison, Jr..
| Tor nghtlng in the street, near the Custom
House. in which fight the said Harrison fred
1 - sOtsNeN PsStOA ~ oolU 6RpS.
Nicholas vandervall, for assaultins and
beating Mary Tracy.
John Gentry, for violently cutting and
woandinE Thomas Brudoa.
jacob StrattOn, for threatening to shoot
James F. Newman, one Of he police officers.
while In the discharge Of his duty.
samuel Trewailer, tor stealing one pocket
nook containing two dollars aud nifty cents,
the property of Eiizabe h Thatcher.
Robert Graham, for fraudulently obtaining
S21 from Juhn Thatcher.
George w. Mettert for unlawfully disturb
ing the congregation Of Wesley Chapel.
Jonn Marion, for unlawfuily receiving one
Dag OF corn valued at -, the properly Of
Garland Hanes.
Cornelius NJ Murphy and william OBrien, for
Violently n Isf.lstns and beating Dudley Gil
charge of bis dnty. 7'
James Wills, for violently assaulting and
Robert G aham, for assaulting and beating
george CoIkin, with intent TO commit larceny.
oiias beakley, Tor attempting to shoot Rich.
ard u San4ay, an Alderman OF this city, while
in the d'.cear.c . OF his duty.
Henry WI. Dobsou, for permitting three un.
iaWinI assen blfes OF negroes In his house.
Wm }. DAbney and John Grif1iths for ~.
s,auItinx and beating Benz. Phillips, ON 2sth
Pa,rlck Woods, Edward Woods and John
.Trimths, for breaking and entering Mary Ana
;1upe!Is house. and assauitiDg aud beating
VIM. Rupeil.
Tue witnesses IN eacn case sDOuid attend
Puhetuaily, III order to facilitate business.
Colpo,lays in Virginia The Baptists Of this
state are making vigorous efforts 10 send out
coiporteurs. Within two months S3,OVO have
been contributed towards this object, and the
Board OF Managers located in this city are ap.
''ealiL to the denomination TO raise aI2tUv
between this and the lst OF June. II this is
done, the work will be placed on sure tu,ln.
da,!on, and hereafter conducted ON cash
basis.
The Religious Herald states that in nearly
all OF the Southern States great attention 10
being given TO this subject and that q system
Is being adopted similar to that which was
organized at the meeting of the General Asso-
ctaiion OF Virginia, some three Years ago.
Ihus lar, the BAPTIST eolporteurs in this State
have visited 95WN families w ith bout half of
whom they prayed; found i, $50 families desti-
tute OF the Bible; given away s3,60U worth Of
Bibles and other guod boOks, and sold $a9OuO
worth: They have also delivered more than
6UtO addresses and organized q large number
OF Sabbath Schools. Dr. w. H. 0wathm~y 10
the President Of the Board OF Managers; A. H,
Sands. ESD, Cor. Secretary, and Rev. A. E.
Dickinson As the General Superintendent.
Target Pyaetiee.-If volunteers wish to be.
Come efficient soldiers, they must learn 10
shoot. as well as haHdle their muskets. with
accuracy. This they can only do BY frequent
practice. either In SO unds or siUg1y. A soldier
accustomed to the firing Of q musket cunld
always make their guus tell at seven ty A. xe or
one hundred yards whilst ON the other hand
II he was not Of accurate aim, most OF his
shots would be lost in times of battle. The
execution done at the battle Of New Orleans
may BE- attribu ted to the fact that the sold .crs
generally were dead shot-a circumst tance
thar gave them nerve and cOOluess in that try.
ing hour. II our soldiers hone % he equally
efi1cient. they must practice at the target until
they are good shots; aud the sooner they com.
mence 1t the sooner will they be enabled 70
present al undivided front 10 any Nag. and
NOW them down q hCAl tho roapSo h.
grass. l--
for several days past. Saturday last was NOT
only cold and disagreeabie but thick clopde
obscured the sun. the north wiud blew cutting
coio, and towards evss ing small fakes Of
was hourly expected. During the night the
wind changed its cOurse, the clouds were
scattered, the stars peeped out, and the wind
Iulled into a calm. Yesterday morning old
Sol made his toite. at the proper hour. and
was out in all his brilliancy; the Sabbath
Schools and church bells gave forth their
merry peals, and soon thereafter the streets
were alive with church-g h-goers on their way to
pubic worship. A more beautiful SABBATH
could not have been desired tor the season.-
"hat to-day may bring forth, no one can tell.
Not Defeetsd.-The two fancy boys that swim.
died young couatryman from near Credrr.
eksonrg, on THURSDAY night last out OF ASA.
are YET al large, and may possibly 20 "un ~ hipt
"a J~suSo tuAS titDe, Dut 8oe0 03rlue truOnac.
lions will certainly lead them u the S.mte'v
prison, II persisted in. Picking ssranssr's
pocket Is no wOrse, IL - bad, a. " ripping him
in'' under the Kuise of lriendship, - b- rubbed
by an acc0 mpltce, and deserves severer PUNISH
ment. We havs not given tho name Of the
man VINO was rubbed, because by ~ deinR ne
might be the cause OF tnl1icting more serious
ihJury upon hun. The police however have
u IN their possession, and they may possibly
send It to the Grand Jury, for their action.
Ihs right Of Property ia the Two negroes. Sa.
rah and Eliza Ann, claimed by John Norman.
tree negro, now in jail, bat owned and held
by Mrs. Muse, was not settIed by The Mavor
last Saturday, Ms such matters belong 70 .
higher court. Mrs. ID = agent exhibited a bill
Of sale given 70 her by John Norman. for his
wife, from whom he purchased her, and claim.
I'd no right 10 the daughter. A. the sIayes
were taken out of Mrs. M.s p0eseasi0n by The
police Ofnceys, they We're returned. So thai II
Norman has any right In them, which 10 doubt.
fnl, no will have " bring sail aud eslahlish hia
claim hetors jury. b -
Careless Dpirisg.-Jim, slave 70 4. Thomas.
was convicted before the Mayor last Seturdnv'
OF iaiiiLg to stop hi. carriage horses % esenis
4 lady to crose the street and ordered 10 -
sOundly nOyged. The Mayor slated that is
was sne duty VI every driver 70 stop hie team
Mnen any person was passing along the cfoss-
ln9s before him, and that for failing 70 do 90
they would BE- punished. Owners Of vehicles
wculd do well TO lot their drivers know thia
decision. - many Of them refuse - stop their |
teams for pedestrians to paes.
The Poor Laws u tAe STATE. 20 tar - they ~
Ser 10 Richmond, are utterly WORTHLESS, and
ohAsr 4nst t1ns~ ~. "