The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-27

;, WEDN ESDAY MORNI
NEEDED to the spot from which The alarm pro
ceeded and found Tyree down. with the &C
cused on him. The case was eontinned TIL
'nis % morning, for further tesilncny.
800 security 20 keep the peecs and be oi
good behavior for twelve 6mpnths. The of,i.
Ger who arrested Conners said that the cause
OF his arrest was that Of whipping his wife,
whlph onence he repeated three times In less
thAnan hour.
! Two free negro men, named Woodson and
Albert, arrested on the charge0f stealing five
kegs Of lard from the Store Of John O'Neil,
on Monday night last. were arrai9ned for ex'
amtnation. Witnesses proved that the ac-
cused stole the lard from O'Neil, and after
destroying the kegs In whieks It originally
was, distributed 1t around among three or
four stores, the proprietors ofwhich purchas-
edit from them. They were sent to the Hus.
tfngs Court, aud remanded to Jail for their
appearance.
A negro named Nathan, who has been en-
pIoyed az carver at the Billiard House for
some time back, was committed to Jail to
answer an indictment before the Hastings
Court, on the charge o. stealing gold watch
aad chain from Mrs. Roy, . boarder at the
abOve-named hotel.
Richard and Washington, slaves, were or.
dered twenty-five lashes for stealing Govern
: a Negro named wllnau Hudson, was
ordered twenty-five lashes for stealing whis-
key.
Two negroes, named Charles and Thomas,
were disch,rged after undergoing exam
nations for trivial offences.
The case which has been pending before
the Mayor for some time, aglinst BENJAMIN
)lton, charged with receiving flve bottles
OF wine, the property of N. Tinsley Pate,
knowing 1t to have been stolen, was sent On
to the Grand Jury Of the Hastings Court
for indictment.
Another postponement was made of the
examination of Henry Hungerford, arrested
some time since on the charge of keeping
faro bank, in violation Of law. The ditfl.
Guilty In this case is in obtaining the attend
ance of an importlnt witness for the Com
monwealth, young man who, it is said, has
lest recently about thirty Thousand dollars
by frequent encounters with Eye tiger"
THE Meeting for the Re'isr Of Nainasd Sol
diers.-The meeting for the relief of manned
soldiers at the African Church on Friday
n ght last, was filled with an earnest and en-
thusiastic audience. The Hon. A. g. Brown
was called to the chair, and ably aud eio.
quently explained the objects of the meet
ing. He comm ended to the public consid-
Grafton the great purpcse for which it was
held, and urged 1t to be the bounden duty of
every one in the Confederacy to contribute
to the relief Of our brave men who were
suffering in this war. The Hon. Gustavus
A. Henry was then introduced to the audi
ence, and in a speech of great power and
force eloquently plead in behalf of the cause
OF the country, in behalf Of duty and patri.
otism, and in behalf of the manned soldier
tho n1ncio., rf Mr Harrvf. Spo1ph kn
committee appointed at the previous meet
ing to prepare and report "a constitution for
the organization and government Of the as
ISOLATION, made their report. The title of
the association is to be can Association for
the Relief of Manned Soldiers" and its OBJ
ject Is to supply rsificial limbs for all Off
GERS and soldiers and seamen who have been
MANNED ia the service OF their country, and
TO furnish such other relief as will con-
.ribute to the general object proposed. By
the payment OF ten dollars any person may
become member of the association. After
the adoption of the Constitution, an election
of officers took place, when the following
named gentlemen were chosen:
President.-Rev e K Marshall, D, Of Missis
sppi.
Vice Presidents Hon james Lyons, of va /;
Hon George Davis, of ca Hon Geo Trenholm,
of 8 &; Hon A II Stevens, of Ga; Hon r B Hill
ton. of Fla; hon Benj Fitzpalri"k, of Ala; Hon
~ III CHE non + vi Di NY non
. Clark, Of Mo; Hon w johnson. of AK !;
Hon P.erre Soule, Of La; Hon Louis + WigfalI, OF
Texas.
Trsas"rer-wm H Mcfarland. Esq, of Rich
mend.
Recording secre,ary.-O Weisiyes, Esq, of
Richmond.
Corresponding secre,ary-Dr w Darlington.
Medical Director, $ A.
Directors.-5urgeOn- General Or s Moore, Or
T B McCaw, Or e Gibson, Rev NJ ID Hoge, d D.;
Rev c Minnegerode, Rev l. Burrows, d u: Col
John T Pickett. E l. Hudson, Esq, John Enders,
Esq.
In addition to about 81 200 received as
fees for me .nbership, the following donations
were made before the adjournment OF tn e
meeting:
EN- Bnce, Ky, S5 900; John T Pickett, 81, 600;
JOS w Carroll, N O, IL 900; 4 Branch, Petersburg,
81 900; Louis ID Crenshaw and w G G., 81 500 !;
Haxall & Crenshaw, 81 900; Dunlop, Moncure &
Co, 81 900; r II Marry & 60, 81 900; " + Price,
S25o; Joseph Crcnsilaw, $500; C w Purcell, $500;
Samuel Harrison, $500; b D.sha Harman, Ky,
$500; B NJ Bfowden, 800; II Gardner, 500; Z
X Marshall, Miss, 500; Thomas II Price Co,
$3.50; Mitchell & Tyler, $3.50; Bacon and Basker
wife, $500; Boiling W Haxa, $500; d T Williams,
$3.50; Slaustter, Watkins & Go, 800; Robt Jami-
son, Jr, Ala, $500; Jeremiah Morton, 800.
The above contributions foot up nearly
$20, 600, and argues well for the success OF
tho Association