The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-28
LOCAL MAIxHR9.

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| Ci.y CoYnri!-An adjourned meeting of the
Council was held yesterday afternoon. Pres
| ent-Messrs. Saunders, Allen, Burr. Epps,
Denoon, Glazabrcok, Grattan, Roddey, Hill
| Greanor. Haskins and Mills.
The President stated the business Of the
| evening to be, the Tax Bill, which Was laid on
| the table al the last meeting
| Mr. GlaZebrook moved to pass by the order
OF the day. and the m ,tion was carried.
Mr.. Glazebrook presented a petition from
Companies A. + and II. asking the Council to
1 give them the lot on 9th street, between Main
and Gary, on which to erect a military hall
| for drill-rooms and gun-houses. The pqti.
tioners propose to build a hall, at a cost of
| $4,000, in which they have two gun rooms
| for the Howitzers and Fayette Artillery-and
drill rooms above, to be used by six compa-
Dies. three of whom are to pay 4 moderate
i rent. The petitioners only ask the use Of the
lot as long AS it is occupied for military pur.
poses. If the petition Is granted, and the hall
becomes vacant. the ground is to revert 10 the
city
II the volunteer organizations are worth
preserving--aud no sane man will say that
they are not--the city ought TO give them the
use of the lot now asked for, taking care TO ar
range for the accommodation of six compa-
MES. by this maans twelve companies will
be provided for, and all will have good drill
rooms.
On motion, the petition was referred 70 the
Committee.on Public Grounds, and we sin.
oerely hope that they will report favorably
and at once.
The ordinance imposing taxes for the sup
port Of the city guvernmel1 was dhen taken
up read, discussed and amended n some few
particulars.
Mr.. Saunders moved 10 reduce the tax on
| real estate from one dollar on every one thou
sand dollars TO eighty cents on every one hun.
dred dollars. He was not willing TO tax mo-
ney only fifty cents on the one hundred dol
lars, and then tax real estate double that
amount.
Mr.. Grattan w5s in favor of reducing the
tax cn money, to bring tac!; that vast amount
which had been driven off by higher taxation.
Without money, business would not succeed,
whilst. by Increasing capital. business would
be enhanced, and the value of real estate great
ly increased.
Mr Burr advocated the report of The FL
nance Committee, and gave reasons to show
why real estate should be taxed higher than
money and personal property If money is
relieved business Will flourish, real estate will
rapidly Dhance in value.
Inc section was discussed at length and the
ordinance reviewed from beginning to end
without being completed. When amended
and adopted, we will give such changes as
have been made since its publication ia the
papers of the city.
Attempting TO Escaps-For several hours yes
terday morning some of the esperate charac-
terS in the city jail were working like beayprs
| to cut a hole through the Sou thern wall and
! to take French leave of the Sergeant during
the temporary absence Of the .Jailor. When
we passed by the prison, between the hours OF
| 10 and II O'Clock, We could hear the fellows
| cutting the mortar that held the bricks and
| soon found out that the Sergeant and his tiepu-
| ties were apprised of all that was going Oh,
| ana were ready to re-capture the operators as
| soon rs they should effect Il breach, und pass
| through il. James +. Henry, charged with
stea ling watches aud other articles of the value
| of S5UO from NJ. G. Whitman, in October last
| and now awaiting a trial before the Circ uit
| Court, is said to be the prime mover in this
| daring enterprise, aud is believed To be a most
| desperate character. For some weeks he has
| been honored with iron anklets but il was
| supposed that he had managed to get them
| OF, and was all ready for travelling. After al
| lowing them TO "cut'' until 3 o'clock Jailor
Hall, Deputy Sergeant Bray. ana watchmen
| James Pleasants and VIM. RpZe entered the
| yard, and found that hole about two feet
/ square had been cut in the inner wall They
| then examined the irons of the prisoners and
| locked them up in their cells none of them
| making any resistance, and all denying that
| they mad taken any hand in the attempt TO
| break prison
| The insecurity Of the city Jail is so appa-
| rent To the prisoners, and to all others who
| have examined it, tina; any one thinks he could
| cut out OF ii in single hour il not disturbed
| by the ]ai!or. To prevent escape, a strong
guard has 10 te kept in the building at all
| times, and the greatest pTecaution has to be-
| used, by night and by day. If the City Coun-
Gil could be induced TO examine it, there is not
| n member who would not vote for building
| more subs s,anti;,l one at once. Unless some
plan is adopted tor streng thening this etiific-
not many weeks will pass by ere n general de-
| livery is effected, and the jaiier and his guard
killed or crippled.
| The Mating at Chester to-dag should be at
tended by every citizen OF Ches teriieid, Peters
burg and Richmond who really desires 10 see
the South commence man ufac turing tor her
| SELF and who Is willing 10 show The siuCarily
| OF that desire by investing in the stock com
pany small portion OF capital. There can he
no doubt, if the opinions OF practical men are
worth any hing, that IA Boot and Shoe Factory
| ut Chester could be made TO pay we'll and II,
| the same time relieve the mrrchan IS aud farm.
ers of the State of the necessity Of purchasing
of the aboliiionists of Massachusetts. We
have conversed with gentlemen from the
North, who have been in the shoe manu-
| factura for years, and who assure us
| that it is one of the most profitable trades
that can be carried on. So we'll satisfied
are some of them with the loca ton of Ches
ter that they are ready to take stock
and commence the work ut once if Virginia
capitalists will Join them in the enterprise
With the sum of T:3, ,0UU the necessary build
Jugs can be put up leaving Il capital 0: Sl5 COG
on which 10 operate, aud which, in the fir
twelve months, will yield revenue of no,
less Than twenty per cent. What greater in
ducements need be held out for enterprisiup
men than this Bat if the per cent was mol
TO be received the first wear, is there moi encusi
of State pride aud Southern indrpeudenc.
among our men Of means To induce them te
START the tac tory! Or, do they prefer dcalius
| out their patriotism in " buncumb speeches
and windy resolutions, which cost on " ittl.
| breath and Il small amount of pen, ink an(
| paper
| Apart from the exciting question Of SLAYER,
| and the forays of !he abolitionists Virginii
| ought to man fac ture coarse WooIlen and cot
ton goods, hats and shoes, for she has ever,
facility tor so doing, and could then EN- oloy
| her poor IN mechanical pursuits, and at tn,
same time keep al home the vast sums OF mo
| uey now sent to the North to buy the pro
ducts of her labOrers and of her penitentia
| IL. L a1xex. l,.,4lr f,r
the strikes for higher wages now going on u
"Lynn"-the hot-bed of Black RepublicanisI II
| and other Yankee Villages, aud II ther,
| is not good reason for Us TO rely upon hoIn,
| products. There seems 10 be no doubt that tn
manuIac turers are encouraging thosr "upTis
inge." to create the oWnio On in the South tha
there will he 4 short supply of shoes ar.
boots, with the hope of al vanei ing their prices
| In this city all the large houses, far as w
| have been enabled To lear,., have large stock
| on hand with which To supply the trade; bu
| the fact that thousands of boot and shoe max
ers now idle, is sufficient to satisfy us tina
the stock in the hands OF the Massachusett Il
man fac turers will soon be very small, an,
| that prices will soon advance Now, then, i
, the time for establishing Il factory here. lie
/ the Chester company organize At once, g-
good Workmen and the best machinery, com
mence operations. without delay, and befor
the stocks now in hand dis posed OF, the
, may be ready 10 otter Virginia boots and shot
to all who wish To buy.
| Tas Tf..s--It is almost too early for III
trees to he budding forth, yet IL is not too earl
: | TO impress Oh The minds of all that trees
amongst til. most attractive features cit
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