The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-14
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Probable Homie.ds.-A A must unfortun.,. A.
fair occurred in Henrico county, about AZ
will probably RESULT In the deaih of btshlv
respected citizen. lJoHS o TAILOR Elq IL
appears that Mr. Taylor had purchased = farm
from seph barnard, who had s~psraI ed fr,m
his wife. bht continued To live on the piaes.
and on Friday the j. rrner went there with
workmeu to put upa fence. Ba nnrd claimed
some plank which they were about Ia use, ~
his own, and some words ensued. whe Mr..
Taylor took hold Of him and oppressed q
wish that no difficulty might occur ne,wsea
them Barnard then went into the house
about three feet of Mr.. Taylor. h,ed.-
The bail entered beneath Mr. T 'ssho ould~r and
glanced downwards into the stomach TIE
unfortunate man fell. aad when the ~orkmeu
went to MIN he informed them that be vas
unable to get up. They at once secnred B,r.
nard. who. IL is reported said that be had aa-
other charge ready II he first didn't kili n,,n--
or something TO that effect. He was sunss-
quently taken to the county Jail by VIM E.
Wade. As soon as possible after tue ccur-
renee. Drs. S,nton, Besle and Terrell were
called TO the aid OF Mr.. Taylor. whose sitna.
ion was found To b. exceedip gly DANGEROUS
consuitati' n of physc ans wss held on
Saturday night and the result wa. au upiniou
that he could not recover We heard yse,er-
day afmrnoon that he was sinking, and that
his loWtr lin bs were paralyzed.
The prisoner was partially examined before
Justice Lee and toe case ii W. d un .il w ed.
uesday. He is 8 man OF sixty five wears IA
Saturday he seemed TO feel no regrer at he
bloody deed he had COMMITTED. There are
several versions of the affair in clIcula,i,p
but after diligsot inquiry We have ascertained
that the above narrat on is probably correct
Mr. Taylor was for many years one of me
magistrates ct hecouhts, aud 10 Well known
as an upright aAd useful citiz.n. The affair
mas occastoned painful sensation through ut
the community.
Charge of fForg9y.-Wm. Cockson, employed
as clerk At the depot of the r chmJad aud
Danviiie Railroad. was arrested by .ficsrs
Biapkinship aud Morris, last Satu d y, on a
charge OF forging he nau,e Of T. McA lister Il
20. to sight draft on Euders, Sutton IL t,o.
for S2t0. Tue accused Is An Euglisnmsn, aud
has papers to show that he served as paymas-
ter in the Crimean war. During his residence
here be has created good impression on the
minds of those who have become acquainted
with him, and they are averse 10 be. ieving
him capable of admitting q crime. Tue mo-
ney was paid on the draft, We beiieve, in
October last, and it was not until the
recent arrival Of Mr. McAllister in the city,
that the development was made which led TO
the arrest of Cockson. II appears thai the ac-
cused had been emp mployed by MeAiiister Il O..
at CovingtoD, and subsequently,, b.comiug
hard pushed for money, asked Mr.. McA fora
loan. The latter at once mad. him present
of a draft for thirty dollars. II 10 stated that
Dickson svailed himself of the opp )rtuuity to
cut q blank draft from the end of the book,
numbered it next to The one last usrd, aud IL
was cashed without hesitation by the bankers.
This is the report in regard 10 the matter but
the legal Investigation before the Mayor may
possibly show 1t i'll a different light.
Taking Possession Fridiy night last,
Granville MonteiIs, Samuel rrewailer and
Richard Pettress, went to the house of wo.
man named NanDie Waddell. on I'd street, and
not finding her AT home, took possession and
retired to bed She afterwards returned and
demanded adm ssion, but the occupants re.
n spd n no ia nj adj hn
aid of wa'chman Carter, who was admitted
without parley and the three indiv i'd uals were
conducted to the station house. On Saturday
the lay or commi tied them to jail, in default
OF security to keep the peace
After dIsposing OF the above case, the Mayor
took advantage OF the opportunity to iBvesti-
gate another charge agaiust Granville Mon
teile, for disorder,y conduct ia tue street. and
oeating Michael Long. The accused was re-
manded u answer an ind tment for misds-
meanor.
County Comrt.-The Court on Saturday pro-
ceeded To consider " hat action was necessary
in regard TO the offic- OF Com M issiouer OF the
Revenue TOR the upper district of Hahrico
county, held by VIM L. Lawton. For re. ms
deemed Sufficient, and Mr. Lawton having
failed to qualify in time: the Court declared
the Office vacant, and rdtred a writ of elec-
tioD tor the 4th day of february next
John Eacho renewed his b,nd as Com
missioner OF the Revenue TOR the lower dis.
trict.
vacancies occasioned by the removal from the
district ~ Two magistrates, DR.. Poindexter
and Dr.. Williams.
TIE ease OF Mr Botts' horse "En einesr, wss
up again on Saturday, and CONSIDERABLE time
occupied IN arguing bill OF exception
The Work Must Go On.--In the present un-
settled condition OF affairs there 10 ne.o OF
stopping business. "Iu he morning sow thy
seed; in The evening withhold not tn, hand,n
is the deciarai n OF S;rip'ure--if we lo K 10
,hot 40, FL
who adoptit will m ,st likely succeed In busi.
ne>s; tor however grea, the disturbauces may
now b., quiet will eventually be restore and
the pubnc will require those n.cs- ares
which cannot easily be supplied in he future
There are stili Il latge mum b.r OF sersunls un-
hired, and when taey are returned 10 thar
owners, or provided with homes else whe O.
the factories and other places VIII need Them
Then pr, cure your hands and let the wurk
coon A, present we see no prospect Of a re-
duction of prices.
THEATRE During the first week of her en-.
gagement, Miss Josephine GougeIheim has
proved herself most van la biz sctisss In the
deiineation OF comedy, aud this, with ner per-
sonal attractions, ought to ensure her q hear Y
welcome at The opeutLK OF the second WEEK
We did not have the pleasure OF seeing her IN
the excellent comedy Of Au Un~qusl Ma ch,"
which WAS prod uced Oh tiuay u q Sat rday
nights but have been infrrmed that her act-
ing was really SUPERB. To night we are 10
have another of Tom raylof's comsdtes
called Inc ba0es tn Inc w OOd.e ptOlr
never prod dnc-d here, ana we predict Ter the
handsome young actress another triumph.
4 Brandy Snash Last Friday evening a
negro N an was passing up Main stree L-sr
9th, carrying dozen bo ties of high ptteso
brandy, which b had been sent by his iia Ia
10 obtain, when party OF rum MS ran aaaiL
aud jostied him, aud caused sen-i al sInssa
OF b tiles ON the pavement Things have GER
tainly come to pretty pass, when a seutie-
man canaoI send bis servant ON an errand
without mourning danger Of ioss from tas
conduct Of iii bred men
Exciting Tmss.- The xisat & PIC Of the day
Continues To excite the public miu d, ahd TIE
state Capitol Is now the point n which ibe
most eager lnierest centres. On SATURDAY The
throng or spectators was immense. crowdipg
every available inch Of space within tne buiid-
ing, and hund eds remAlned ou ISidr, ~ xtuus
10 learn the progress of the State Gov venLi
bill. II was the most xciling day al The sas-
sion, 50 far as the public are Concerned.
Propsnsity for Sisal,sg.-At an early hour.
on Sat tnroay morning, yout & nesro nalned
joe, the proprty OF DR.. Pollard, went 10 tbs
store OF Harris q Bro aud stoie a pair VI Ave
dollar boots, but was pursued aid captureu.--
Two or three days before, oe got tweH nvs
Tor n similar on-nce, aud oy way OF cieasIeg
The dose with The sd aLce of the disease, tie
Mayor on this occasion ordered him lhniy-
nine.
Land Siias.-A slide of a large mass Of earth
took place on X f Bibb & Cos contract, ON
the CovingtoL and ONO Railroad, y lev dsys
ago, with disastrous consequences. Mr Jnu.
Steele, the manager, had thigh broken aud
Was Otherwise crippled boy named heury
NJ, ers was badly injured, and Two negro Con-
victs were killed
Tas Floyd Basqxa.-The Messrs. Ballard
fully sustained their reput tation ON the occa-
sion Of the complimentary supper 20 Hon.
John Floyd, last Friday nignL Ever, thing
was gotten up In tip-top ssyis. and Snhn's
Band furnished exc-tsent music A report of