The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-31
correspondence Of the Richmond DISPATCH.
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LYNcnnune, VA, Jan d.
| On thursday evening last, abont y O'CLOCK.
row took place 81 an Irish boarding hopse
ON Bridge street, In this city, during which n
man = Aaid to have been killed. The night
watch were informed OF the occurrence a nd
repaired thither Immediately; 0Gt they found
everything about the premises remarkably
| quiet 10 one about the house seemed to know
awning abont murder or of any person be-
1 aue huEt- Ulligent search was made, but no
| traces could be found except a few drops of
blood In the alley, which none Of the party
could tell anything about, and for time the
belief that murder had been committed.
seemed to he given up; but the continued an
senee cf one OF the party. named Conden, to-
9etner with the statements of respectable and
cfeoitable persons, who saw man struck
win stone and knocked down during the
row. and the seeming unWiilingness of those
engaged in it TO tell an thing about it indicate
that murder has been commits ted and the
90. uooy secreted; at least. this seems to be
the general impression here. A report was
put In circulation yesterday that the miss !
ing man went 10 Petersburg on Friday.
bat IT is thought that this report is
mere dodge, intended to ward off suspicion =
The whole affair is really mysterious and i.
creating considerable interest with us ard II
is likely more diIigent search will be insti. |
iuied tor the missing man
A regular meeting of the CITY C,unc;, ,,-oa |
held on last Friday evening and an udionrnaT
meeting on yesterday evening. The Treasurer
reporten 80, 30 collected by him since tha |
last meeting of the Council An ordinance
was presented providing for the election or
= ppoihtment OF gas inspector " hose durv II
ena'i ne 10 examine all metres, service pines
etc, when called on so 10 do. f'f>N'
-. ne adverse report OF the committee in rela
ZION 10 the petition of Jesse Hare askino IN |
" renewed from tax on stocks bonds 6c |
amounting to S552,o0G was taken IN and +:
unanimously adopted. Mr.. Hare alleged in {
ne petition that the stocks had been trans
erred TO d. H. Miller, of Baltimore: bur ad.
nitIed before the Council that the bonds had
lever passed from his possession but had |
eeh trans ferred by list. The case was one of
''hsiderabie Interest. The tax bill at stake
eng S3,3i2- After the transaction of SOM
'her unimportant business, the Council adj |
burned. ~ "0- F
= 4 !, ne negroes who murdered James 7. Burch .
beoiord county, We're tried at Liberty last =.
eek jim was convicted and sentenced To he |
uhg Green was tried as accessory To the |
uroer, and found gully, but the Court did
~ pass sentence on him. Cato Felix aud |
amoHd, We're all tried in turn and found Oi
my, IN being accessory in conceaiiog tha ..
'"y, ana ordered To be whipped A CORES
'hoent writing from Liberty, under dare
2oth, says that "the greatest excita,nant
e';iied, and IL was with difficulty tho an
eeo popuiace could be prevented from GA To
ing lhe negroes before Judge LYNCH, for re
other hearing ~ ioi 10