The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-02

| inx the charter of the city Of HtcAmopd and
reorsanistnG the Hastings CouTt-ths 1atter
provision having In view the election Of a
Hustings Judge to SIT In criminal cases. The
bill introduced by Mr.. BRAKNON, chairman OF
the Finance Committee, for "enforcing the
collection Of arrearages due the Common
wealth from internal improvement compa-
nies,' was also passed. The bill increasing
the capital stock of the South.Side Railroad
for the purpose OF making the Blacks and
| Whites connection with Roanoke river, was
defeated. A bill was passed making an appro-
priation OF &3o,OO to Aid the Medical College
OF Virginia.
TIA House passed the "bill for the better or
ganization Of the militia of the Common
wealth" Bills were reported extending the
charters of a number of The Banks, and au-
| thorizing the Bank Of the Valley to establish
\ branch Of that institution in TINS city "A
report was returned favoring the project of
| allowing the Board of Public Works to super
| wise the rates of sporiaion on the public
| works of the State The South Side Railroad
bill was debated in the House, and snbsti-
tute offered for the bill amending the charter
| of the James River and Kanawha Company.
| New Role.
| Mr.. CAssIUs NJ. CLAY, of Kentucky, in late
Black Republican speech to a Black Republic
can audience in New York, is reported to have
assumed part in which Southern men must
regard him as far more in terestin than in any
| other he has before taken. This new and ex-
| traordinary rofe undertaken by Mr.. CLAY was
| that of intercessor with the abolitionists for
| kind treatment of the South upon the ASS umed
success of Black Rer ublicanism in the next
aI~x. *.
ports Mr. CLAWS remarks on that occasion,
he told the Black Republicans that "they must
never lose their fraternal feeling for the South
in the day of triumph but rs in defeat they
were defiant, so in success they should be all
the more
To her faults a little blind.
70 her virtues very kind !"
The South is under unspeakable obligations
to Mr. CLAY for his Kindness and condescen-
sion. Ii is, however, no more than fair that
he should ask for mercy for the South as the
South has sho wn great mercy and torbearance
towards him, in tolerating within her borders
one who has spent his life in traducing her
and her institutions. But his voice is the first
and the last that will ever cry for quarter IN
the South
INCENDIARIsM.-A daring attempt, that we'll
nigh proved successful, was made last night
betW cen the hours of 9 and 10 O'Clock, to burn
the large family grocery store of George A
Hundley Il Co., on Broad street, third dor
west of 9th. The fire was kindled in the rear
part Of the store, in the midst of lot of bar
reis of liquors, piles Of brooms, buckets. etc.
and when discovered had nearly burned thro
the heading of one of the barrels The prompt
arrival of the fremen, and the admirable tact
displayed in the management of the water.
soon extinguished the flames and saved the
goods and building.
The fire was doubt the work Of an incen-
diary who was probably secretrd in the store
when the doors were closed. The alley door
OH the West side of the store was found open,
and it is supposed was lett so by the ircen-
diary.
The loss will probably amount to five or six
hundred dollars and is covered by insurance
in the Merchants Office Only few years ago
the same store, occupied by Mr.. Bates, was
fired, and the windows and door were shatter-
ed by the explosion of a keg of powder.
SAILED FOR EUROPE Among the passen-
gers in the Arabia, which sailed from New
York, Wednesday, for Liverpool, were Miss
Agnes EIsworthy, the actress, and Francis j
Grund, u. $ Consul at Hayre. The steamer
United Kingdom, from the same port, took IL
passengers for Glasgow.
DEATH OF AN EDITOR.-Wm. &. Stevens,
formerly editor of the Rockingham Register,
and a former delegate to the Virginia Legisla-
ture from Rockingham county, died at Pilatka,
Florida, on the 10Th ult. Mr.. S. went to Florida
/. short time since for the benefit of his health.
U. S. TREASu RY.-The amount in the L. 5.
treasury on the both ult., subject to draft, was
-, 27..1i-of which Ssh l22 was at Richmond,
Shifts at Norfolk, S5t2s at Wilmington, N.
G and 81 1863 at Nashville, Tenn. A tran SER
of $50 600 was ordered 10 Norfolk.
COTTON WORKS BURNT.-The Fairview cot
ton and mattress works of Fitzpatrick Il Burns,
were destroyed by fire at Alexandria, Va, on
Wednesday night. Loss Sc 600.
THE FATAL AFFRAY AT EMORY AND HENRY
CoLLEGE.-The Rev. w. G.. Brownlow, i'll the
last number of the Knoxville Wing, gives the
particulars of the atfray at Emory and Hen
ry College, Va, in which his son killed James
W. Reece, of Georgia Itappears that his son
was a much SNEAKER boy than his antagonist,
and had been Knocked down and cruelty
kicked in the face before he gave the fatal
blow which was inflicted with stick which |
lay within his reach. He adds
He did not leave until after the physicians |
pronounced the deceased in no serious danger, |
Faculty, and acquitted, and ordered to go to |
his studies. He will return to Abingdon at |
the proper time, and surrender himself up to |
the proper authori ties, and await his trial I'M
der the laws of Virginia. AS he is not and |
never was, a qnarrelsome young man, and in |
morals will compare favOrably with The |
better class of young men at Colleges, ! re- |
spectfuily suggest to newspaper editors and |
their correspondents, the great injustice of |
visiting upon him the political or personal |
sins of his FATHER, over whom he has never |
exercised any control!
APPOINTMENTS By THE GoVERNoR.-The !
following Visitors for the University of Vir- |
ginia have been appointed by Governor I.etch- |
er:
Tide Water District-Roser a. Pryor, =. II. |
Aylett.
Piedmont District -Thos. j. Randolph !
Frank Minor, John K. Edmunds.
Valley Dslrict-John b. Baldwin, VIM II. |
Terrill.
Trans Allegheny District-Geo. w. Sum
mers, James Neeson.
A LIFE SAVED By A PARROT.-The Syracuse
Journal of February 18th says
On Thursday last while Mrs. Zimmerman,
who resides AT No. 40 Mulberry street. in this
city, was cleaning the man tel piece, her clothes
took fire, which so frightened her that she
could not give the alarm, ard had IL not been |
for faithful parrot which WAS in the same
room. who cried " fire, fire. fire. thus giving