The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-03
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5kiD CSPissed IA fire. ssRro name,a g..
NJ. Smith, was arrested and committesa - ~
hrtt station. house last night, on the charre Of
enteri1g Joha MuSphy's grocery. On frrv
street, and stealing . boz c0msaintne 0ftv rem; 4
in money. Smith was con icied Of RAM. in
WashinEtoh county, in January, 1854. and srp.
mnced to the peniteutiary for Elk years. lie
u@e expired on the eth Of ieet month, when
ne WINS duly discharged, and ought "a have re-
tusGro NJ oIce 10 the place lFvm which he
came, but instead Of d.,iug 20. ha. lu rked
around hichmond until his funds are ali
Eone, ana now hAs no means with which TO
,ease. y necoutd. As he was caught with the
oox aud money, and IL inst uwp Of those char.
acteIs .nht should not b permitted 10 10 1t
.arge, ~: probable that the Mayor viii order
s;n S; IN: iAsn tois morning, and then harness
n'm IN the cnain gang for twelve months.
An arrangement existed with C,i Nnr~.c
the superintendent Of the Ieni,pnttary and
was carried out for time, for informinr the
pcIlce OF tne discsarEs OF prisoners, 80 that
The present Superintendent. If ren tai
would no doubt furnish similar Information
and the Mayor could then compell All ~.
cnaTeed convicts to leave the city at once. or
T'r ~ .eSuraJ ior their future good beha vior-
on convictton OF felonies o,her than murder
could b. sold into slavery for life. the proba :
nllity CT reforming thera would te far greater
man under the presentsystem Of sending them
10 the States prison.
Richmond and YorL Riv Raiirond.-A called
meeting Of the stockholders Of the Richmond d
and York River Railroad Company was held
Al west Point, the termiWNe Of the road, on
the 3Ist OF January last, when the follow ing
resolutions were discussed and adopted:
:, Res"lved. That the President and Directors cf
this Company he, and are hereby, authorized and
empowered. whenever. within the time hereaitar
sPeclhed IL may he IN their nion petient ~ do
SO. :" exteDa the rad this Company by lateral
"l .,, mansa rSad. from some p"int betwesn Rich
mon0 ara ChickahOn ny river, tn some point on
Ihe ROAD ol the Richmond. FrederickshuTx. and
lotonias hs.lfoad Colnpans, or t. the Coal-hells
tne county OF Henrico. So titt such extension.
pr1hcI or lateral road, shall not exceed ten mii<s
~ ieh-tb: crowded, however, that the said Ne y
YORK and Richmond Coal Company shah nay all
construction, upon such terms. stipu.at ons. and
snectS as may z Ig rfc:: BY the said New
noFk ana kicnIaand Coal C"mpau,, and the
ff, sds NJ and Directors of tins COmpar, Pro-
mo'ttagc hon0s. divIGe nds credit oi th.S C.,.-
pan snail IN any manner I've used made tritM
tHFy 10 HE construction OF the said exteNsi..n,
hfsnea. ar lateral I"sd. And. provided fur,hef,
pAny snail enter mt" contract with this Compan,
~ituih hshaty days from this date and that said
C"Ihpa'!y SHALL within SIX months from this daJe,
commence work said extenai,n or lateral
months from the execution of ss,d cuHtrsct--
otheIwlse the prlvIlexe hereby sfanted he :nu
The Same te revoked aad aBnuiieh.
heslFed hat it the proposed extension sksl
rect"ts be- a.t are he eby autor,z ID and directed
Ia iipis to to lsegisatu e. BOW .esslOn at Rich
liirni inr power and authority ~ make such t,r
tiser extension, upon this terms Aforesaid.
some other important business waA trans.
acted, after which the meeting adjourned.