The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-09

uouUtiehS, OF getting rae suddenly ShC
lost her balance, and before the engine could
DC checked, was thrown on She track, and
both legs were horribly maugled by the
wheels Of the locomotive passing over them.
The little sufferer was Immediately taken to
her mothers residence, where medical as
sistance was speedily obtained; but 1t is
thought she cannot survive her Injuries.
A Soldier .ch0t-T-sterday afternoon,
about O'Clock, II young nam named ". l..
Hardy, member of the G0th Georgia regi-
ment, was accidentally shot while passing
down Bread street, by an itAli1n named Gao
t&Io SprigiiGnO, who belongs 10 toe Italian
company oiglni2"d in this city for home de
fence. Harry aud his brother we're walking
ARA in arm when Spri@iianu's gGu tel from
his shoulders, dschaTgiDg the Load through
the iicshy part o: Ais lett i,g. The ball htst
passed ttirotgh both stga oi the ogercoat
worn by the wounded mans brother. Hardy
was taken TO the Wayside (.5aabrouk'sD Hos
pital for treatment
R0bber:e}-Th. police Yesterday arrested
Mike, slave ot John Gr2auOr Boston, slave
of Mis- MARIA liant and Richard, slave OF
Henry Atkinson, chaged with stealing one
barred OF crus he'd sugar from Rob't LaCy.---
Mary, the property OF Hartman Woodward,
was also arrested for stealing three pounds
Of sugar and a small lot OF eggs and lard
gro, named Sam, the property Of George w
Bagby, was arrested iJr stealing "a lot Of pork
,ron Ii. Ammons.---Ali OF these parties
were lodged in the lower Siation.iiouse.
Cig roluicj'.-A regular monthly meeting
Of The City Council wis held in the Council
Chamber yesterday afternoon at 1 O'clock
Present MesSrS. Saunders, (President,) De
noon, GiazebroOk, Rurr, Richardson, Scott,
Hill, Griffin, Crutchad, Epps, Randolph,
iaskins, Walker, and Stokes Absent: Mr.
Ci0ptOn.
Mr. Richardson, from the Committee On
Hospitals, presented a report from the at
tending physician of the City Hospital, set
ting forth favorable condition of the same.
Upon his motion the Sd section of the ordi-
nance concerning city hospitals was amend
ed so as to allow the attending physician $40
per day as long as there are one or more
! patients therein.
Mr.. GlaZehrOok, from the Committee on
Markets, offered a resolution remittirg to
Mr.. Charles Bates certain fine which he had
| been required to pay by the Mayor. The
resolution was agreed to.
Mr.. Denoon, from the Committee on Wa
tel Works, presented petition from the
night watch of the city water works, asking
| that their pay be increased 10 So per night,
said increase 10 date from the time OF the
increase OF other employees OF that depart
! ment. The prayer OF the petitioners was
granted.
Mr Denoon, from the same committee,
also laid before the Council the report OF the
Superintendent Of the Water WoIks, setting
forth the condition Of the works, expenses
| for conducting the same, and specifying GER
tain improvements which had been added
thereto, during the past two years. The re-
port was read and adopted.
Mr.. Denoon, from the same committee,
ad l.
Superintendent Of the Water Works, and
Augustus Arscil, Assistant Superintendent,
asking an increase OF pay. The petition was
| referred to a special committee. consisting
of Messrs. Walker, Denoon, and Burr.
NJ. Haskins, from the Committee on
Streets, presented resolution recommend
| ing an Increase of the pay of Samuel l..
Bates, assistant to the engineer OF the city :;
| also, recommending an appropriation OF
| $1,000 for the purchase OF tools and agrlcul-
| tural implements required in cultivating the
| land belonging To the city yat Ctarke's Spring,
| and also for completing the fencing and
| other Improvements now in progress there; ;
| which resolution was adopted.
| NJ. Hill moved to amend the ordinance
| concerning wagons, drays, hacks, &c, so as
| to prohibit any slave from riding about the
| streets III haci, without some member of
| the family to whom he or she may belong
shall accompany him or her In said hack for
every violation Of such ordinance the owner
shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor
more than fifty dollars, il white person If
the owner be free negro, lie shall be pun
| ished with stripes.
! Mr.. Walker offered q resolution, regulat-
| ing the weight OF loaf of bread, as sold BY
the bakers of this city. The resolution was
| adopted, and the matter referred to the fol
, lowing committee Messrs. Walker, Epps,
and HaskiBs
Mr.. Crutchtield presented petition from
| the night watch of this city. asking all in-
crease Of pay, which was referred TO spe-
ciai committee.
Mr. Scott offered resolution referring a
| petition received from L. l. Barnes, asking
an appropriation to purchase new hose
carriage, to tho Committee on the Fire De.
partment. Agreed To.
A petition was read from Mr.. Samuel
Putney, one OF the Trustees Of the Lancas-
terian school, asking an increase ot the sala-
ries Of the teachers to living rate. Re
ierred to the Committee on Schools.
Mr.. Saunders offered q resolution TO APP
point a committee to walt upon the proper
authorities, in order to secure the exemp