The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-08

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tentions were then turl ed to the back door.
After working here unsuccessfully with their
prizing chisels for few minutes, the atten.
tion Of the proprietor Of "Uncle Toms e.
lOoD," next door, was drawn to their orc.
ceedngs, who Immediately threw MP his win.
dow and levelled his musket; but, owing To
the extreme darkness Of the night, the fel.
be discharged at them. This II the third st-
tempt which has recently been made to break
into Mr.. W's store.
A Government Emadimg ON Fsre.-About 3
o'clock on Satui day afternoon last the brick
building on the north side of the canal, Oh.
posite Browns Island, used by the Confede-
discovered to be on fire. In the morning .
negro fellow was ordered to build large
fire in this building, for the purpose of dry.
ing some caps which had just been CHARGED.
After making the fire the boy fastened tho
door and windows, when the frame work In
side becoming overheated took fire, but. for.
tunately, was discovered in time to prevent
spread out at the time In tho drying room
about twenty thousand percussion cape.
which were entirely destroyed.
Judge Lyoas's C6urt-In this Court. ON
Saturday, the counsel who defended Robert
| u tioC, koh tuC tuuIucT vi nOOeTL ~. UiyON.
In this city, on the gath Of April last, made
motion for new trial. The reasons upon
which they based their application were, tho
development of Important testimony In IA
VOr OF their client since the termination Of
the recent examination, and also tho refusal
OF the Judge to postpone the trial for ten
days longer. At the conclusion Of the re.
the motion, and thereupon pronounced sen-
tence upon Forde Of eighteen years In the
penitentiary. Time was then asked to flIo
bills OF exception, embracing five separate
counts, to be argued before the Court of
Appeals for new trial.
Before leaving the room FOrde addressed
the Court in few remarks. He stated thar
1t was not his intention to kill Dixon
Through Gen. Read he desired to bring about
duel between Dixon and himself, but. fair
ing in that, his next desire was to avoid n
meeting Till some steps could be taken to
settle the matter amicably through cores
pondence. On the day Of the shooting.
while coming through the Square, he did not
observe u. till he was close upon him, and
saw that himself and Goodwin were intently
watching him. 1t was then too late honOra-
hly to retreat, aud believing that a conflict
was Inevitable he drew his pistol simultane-
Gus with the same proceeding on the part of
Dixon. ID. fired first. His allusion to the
hard fate of his Young wife was quite affect
ing, and he concluded by commenting her
to the care of that God who "tempers the
winds to the shorn lamb"
Judge Lyons then adjourned his Court till
The regular course of the next meeting.
Mayors Cowr.--The following cases wero
disposed Of by the Mayor Saturday morning:
Peter, the property OF Albert Pulliam, ar
rested on Friday night on the charge Of
stealing pig iron from the Richmond and
Dauville railroad, appeared before His Don.
| or for examination; but, owing to the alb
sence OF testimony, the case was postponed
till this morning
A youth named William Winston, arrest
ed Tor stealing from the smoke house OF
James W. Turner, on Friday last, shoul-
der of bacon, appeared to answer the com.
plant. AT the conclusion of the evidence,
Winston was directed to be taken to the
Provost Marshal
The examination OF Witnesses against
Henry, the property of John N. GOddin,
charged with stealing, some time. since, five
kegs of lard from John O'Neal, proved tho
justice of the complaint, whereupon the
Mayor remanded thcs accused to be further
examined before the lIustings Court.
Peter and Raymond, negro boys, arrested
in the house on Main street, said to have been
Kept by llungerford Il DegroOt as faro bank +,
were ordered to again appear before the
Mayor this morning.
Nelson, slave of Capt. Ward, was ordered
to receive twenty five lashes, on the charge
of stealing piece of beef from 8. Schwartz
on Saturday morning last, valued at SIS.
A charge was preferred against Charlcs
Bates and Mildred A. McCulloch, of buying
pork in the Second Market to sell again, con.
trary to law. At the conclusion OF the tes-
timony His Honor adourned the matter for
further consideration till this morning.
Officer Granger arrested on Friday night
| negro fellow, named Reuben, belonging to
b. H. Tucker, for going about tho streets
| with an improper pass. Some suspicious
| circumstances attending the conduct of this
| negro, the Mayor continued the examina.
| tion till this morning. There were three
large brass keys found upon the person Of
Re ,ben, which it is supposed were stolen and
the owneris requested to come forward an6
claim them.