The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-09
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LOCAL, AATTBRA.

Aayors Court, Yeste1doy.-The proceedings
Of this Court on tho above ooc aston, like many
others that have preceded it, were necessitated
for the most part by whiskey and quarrel
ling--tne majority Of the sui jeets ,being up
for drunkenness and vallowing in the streets
or quarreling. Notwithstanding the sub
jects who daily appear before his Honor, for
the most part, have been wbetting their wis
dom-teeth for scores Of years upon the grind
stons of experience, they yet seem t. be in a
myth az to the duty they owe to society, de-
concy, their families, or to themselves. 1t is
ptiable to see those who ought to know bet
ter thus succumb to q degrading passion
which not only impoverishcs, but entails
misery and almost invariably ends their career
in darkness and gloom which is revolving to
the sensitive mind. We present the following
miscelany, including DRINKS and other oaen-
oes William McMilleu, drunk and disorderly
in the market, security required; J"hn Boln,
drunk in the street, security required; Hugh
Mckenzie and Patrick Murphy, disorderly
and drunk, sent down in default of bail +;
Daniel Terry, drunk ard resisting the watch,
committed for want Of surety Henry, slave
of Emily Wright, pretending to be free mau,
whipped julius Levy, security required for
beating Mark Lazarus and insulting his wife
John, slave Of Ii. Crenshaw, ordered ten lash
ss for carrying another darkey's pass; Marga
ret Moore, required to give surety for assaulling
Ann Shannon and calling her "evil names
Ann Shannon, acquitted of a similar charge
preferred by Margaret Moore; Gao Of Abra
ham Solomon, for retailing ardent spirits with
out license, continued; Robert Liggon, free, J
ordered II stripes for going about witho his
register; Anton Becker, held to bail for assault
ing Mary Jane Husher, and selling liquor
IL lzaL a.
for committing personal violence on, and shoot
ing pistol at, Jas. A. Adams. John, slave of
Gilbert McNear John Roberts, (free,) William
Roberts, (free,) and Daniel, slave of NJ. How
ard, were srraigned for stealing $35 from a
soldier of the 4th Regiment S. G. Volunteers.
The proof being defective, the parties were
acquitted. Tho Kobertses free negroes) were
sent down TO work on the Notifications, along
with some Fifty others Of the same class hshed
up by the police and brought before the Mayor.
War Hsms.-Among the wounded abolition
soldiers brought here after the battle of Ma
nassas Plains, July 2lst, is ono A. +. Plummer,
u plausible Yankee, who came here many
months since and connected himself in bust
ness in carrying on n plaoing mill on the
North side Of Main street, above the Spots
wood House, with Mr.. VIM. Z. Sinms, one of
our Wou-huOWn C1tth6He. Inc
was dissolved about six months age, after
Plummer had pretty well ilueked his partner,
~ he has since found out to his coat. He
pretended to be An ardent advocate of South
ern rights when living here, aud connected
himself, among other institutions with Friend
ship Lodge of Odd Fellows. The way Plum
mer adopted to get back among those who
had befriended and eounteDancsd him while
here, was neither new nor novel. Luck
lily, the sin in this instance carried its own
punishment.
Among the Abolition soldiers slain in the
same battle, was one Vim. Bowdon, jr., son Of
the old man who used to carry on the plumb
ing business in the house on Fran kiln street,
next to the Ballard House. Young Bowden
carried on tho business on his own account for
a short time after the death of his father, but
sold out to Mr.. Starrett, OF Governor street.
He left this city several months ago, after
giving uttarance to sentiments hostile to the
Government. In bis attempt to get back In
the way be did, lie only met the fate be de-
served.