The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-13
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- Advertisements nublishod until forbid. VII
b charged cents pef square of eight finss for the
Art lnssstson. and = cents for eech coatinsancs.
1hs Hs.si.ss Ces,s conmspeed in March
sEm ysstsrday, and disposed ct large
a1ount oI civil and criminal bustnees. We
"rnena such cases ~ are worthy Of note:
Cnr;s.san bureer. isdicted for permitting
plead guilty, and was nned q and eoets.
Jen: slave to jos. r. Anderson. CHARGED With
assaniting ana s.abhtng jos Chiidrsvs. 4 free
the court, and ordered to receive thirtv nine
stripes. e.ssz-f "a. ,....,. s-.l..-
Pe.er Franklin. = free negro, CHARGED With
breathing into Joe Ankle's oiack.uith shop and
stealing foul chickens, worth AS, vas opderrd
to receive 30 stripeA and to - imprisoned in
the city Jail and chain gang for ninety days.
william W. Hardeman. charged with bur.
Giariously entering the house Of r. 7. Daniel
and stealing breastpin worth &5, was exam
ined and remanded for trial at the next Term
Of 'he Circuit Court. ..- as.
Henry wingo, charged with stealing three
cf Colts NAVY pistols. worth go ff0m the
State of Virginia. was remaaded for The Of.
fence after an examination BY Court Of Jus.
tices, and will be tried for grand larceny At
the next term Of the Circuit Conrt.
0eoree W Elan, charged With entering the
house Of Mary ", Thompson. by means OF
false keys. and stealing therefrom gold lock.
ct and silver porte. mon naie, was examined BY
Court of Justices and acquitted there being
not the slightest particle Of evidence 20 sus-
The Court viii meet again this moraing at
II O'Clock.
Railroad Bridge Da,aaysd.-.Yestsrday after
noon, between the hours Of and O'Clock, me
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge
was damaged BY the heavy gale Of wind which
passed down the river at that time. About
one hundred feet Of the track, aud about the
same amount OF sheeting, were blown in to the
river below. The tressel work, however, was
not injured, and the bridge will, therefore soon
M repaired. The train had passed over, going
South, about thirty minutes before the storm.
The evening train, from Petersburg, stopped
at Manchester, where the passengers going
North were taken up by the railroad omnibus
and brought to this city. The damage BY the
hurricane can be repaired for about &iOO, and
will not delay the trains At all, or put the
company to any Inconvenience.
Military Lecture.--We learn that q lecture
will be delivered on next Friday evening be-
fore the Young Mems CHRISTIAN Association.
on the Military Strength aud Weakness OF
he United States" The subject 10 Nery I'M
por'ant and interesting. and Capt. kirgsbury
- competent TO deal with IL in all its aspects.
lic service, and has paid much attention TO
guns, large and small. He is q thoroughly
educated officer and fine writer, and his lee
ture will, We feel sure, afford pleasure as well
80 AnSNA VII W MO "uNicuCV.
Miiifary-A Board of Officers Of the SD
regiment met at Henrico County Court House
Yesterday; and appointed the following stan
officers Jas. T. Redd, Quariermaster; J. L.n-
cius Davis, Jr, Adjutant The Board flxed
upon the 10th Of May as the time of parade of
he regiment, the place TO be fixed upon BY tho
Commandant. The Board also flxed upOn the
a4th inst. as the time of holding tho Court OF
Enquiry, at Maj Sands office. at 1VS O'Clock.
A. NJ, and appointed Capt. John A. Eacho as
CLERK, subject to the approval Of the Court.
In Trowble.-Jnmes Dixon, the baker, was
called before the Mayor yesterday to answer
the charge Of being insensibly drunk in q va
cant lot on Sunday afternoon and with
abusing and threatening his wife, and throw
ing stones at the house in which she resides.
Too much bad whiskey never fails to get Jim
in trouble AS the police records show. When
sober, he is orderly and industrious, and for
that reason ought to become teetotaller. He
was held to bail for his future good behavior
Heary Robbery.-The police, yesterday after
noon, were ransacking the city in search Of q
lad named Schriver, an apprentice 10 Mr..
Daniel O'Donnell. of Broad street, charged
with stealing 500 in money from his employer.
If he has not fed the city there is very little
| doubt that he will be arrested and punished
for the offence. Hi1 rH
Aceidsstol Fre.-About II O'Clock on Sunday
| morning last, mantel-piece in one of the ten
fire, but was speedily extinguished BY gentle
men who heard the alarm and ran IN TO the
| aid Of the family occupying the house.
Meat Sa,es-A petition from the utchers OF
| the city, asking the Council to prohibit the
| sale OF fresh meats al other places than the
market houses, has been referred to the joint
| committees on the markets, and Will probably
| be acted upon in the course Of few days.
l
The Home Of Washington. after the war, re-
presenting the visit of Lafayette to Mount
| Vernon in 1884 may now be seen ON canvas at
/ by Rossiter aud MtgnOt, and is sid to b q
| most attractive one. Everybody should see II
| Threatening gLangMngs.-William Wallace, "a
big name for small negro) was arraigned
| before the Mayor yesterday, and ordered to
| he punished, for threa teninR to assault Har-
rts Fisher, n clothier, on Sunday morning
last.
Looked Up-Betsy Miller, q dseipated old
| hag, whose debaucheries and vile tongue make
| her neigh borhood II second bedlam, was booked
| for the city prison, yesterday, because vi her
| inability " give bail tor better behavior.
The Alarm, Of Fire yesterday afternoon. wa
! fourth district. The firemen had q long run
| with their apparatus, but to no purpose.
Dr.. Williams gives another of his sids.split
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| chanics' Institute Hall, to.niAhf, and invite
the public to see his experiments.
The Theatre presents an admirable bill TO
| night aud the friends Of the drama are invit
| ed 10 be on hand. See the adver tisement and
then secure your tickets.
POsr-OryIcE AFFAIRs.-A new Office 10 -
| tablished at Birch Grove, Morgan county
Va, and Solomon Fearnow appointed post
| master. This will Be Supplied from Berkeley
Springs. The name Of the office at Red Swes
Springs, Allegheny county, Va, il changed 4
"Sweet Chaiy ybeate." ONCE at Feuchburgh
Hampshire county, Va, Is discontinued. Ap
| poin in,menrs-Samuel Elliott, postmaster u
| Mradowyiile, Barbour Co.. Va, vice hirau
Smith, resigned. Joseph A. Logan, postmas
| ter at Rockbridge Baths Rockbridge county
| Va, vice VIM. Jordan resigned. Andrew
Sanders. postmaster NJ Preston county, Va
| vice g. F. Stone. hfs
| THE CASH. OF MAJOR CRoss.--Ths Cour
| Martial in the case of Major Cross. who Wal
tried in New York IN August last, ON charges
Of disoh~dience Of the orders and reeuiatsoss
| Of the army, and misappropria'ion aud sun
bezIlement Of the public money. sentencst
| him TO be cas- ashiered. The President confii met
the sentence but In consideration VI the Ma
ior's long and uteful public services, and o
| The great smount OF money that he had faith
fully disbusssd, and that the g0vernmeas saf
fered NO loss by has default, has miltGnssd Sh,
sentence TO suspension from rank and pay ~
hve years