The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-27


| that they can be fed and clothed. They
have enegetic tnatrons to take care Of them,
| who express determination to perseyere in
! their efforts, although the funds Of the Associ-
alton are too low to pay their salaries.
Let onr citizens come forward and do nll In
their power to relieve them from their EN-
barrassments. Let them remember, also. that
some OF these. orphans are the children Of
soldiers, who gave up their lives for Virginia,
and left their little to the charities Of the
country for which they were sacrificed.
Contributions will be thankfully received
| by Mrs. Lipsconb, Directrees of the Female
Asylum, and Mrs. Saunders, Of the Made
Asylum. .,.-......-. ........f-
The festival at the Manchester Baptist
Church last night was decided success, and
gaze entire satisfaction to the large concourse
| of persons in attendance The music was very
| fastidious epicure could desire-and the ladies
as beautiful and attractive as the fair daugh-
ters of Manchester always are. The ladies' Of
| the sewing circle Of the church deserve great
| praise for the manner in which the festival was
gotten mp, and we are pleased to knOw that
their labors have met with a satisfactory pc
cuntary reward, as well as the grateful thanks
| of all who were fortunate enough to be present
| last evening.
CHRIsrxAs " RIcHxoSD.-We do not re-
| member ever to have spent as quiet a Christ
mas as the one just passed. The city was in
excellent order, and we are glad that we have
not to record any serious results from the
| usual plentiful flow Of the .'ardent."
DARING RoBBrRr.-The store Of T. NJ Peers,
| on Seventeenth street, was broken open last
Monday night abont IL o'clock and robbed
Of four hundred dollars in United States Trea-
sure notes and two hundred and fifty dollars
worth Of bacon, together with many other
articles. Mr.. Peers has been in the habit Of
sleeping at his store, for the protection Of his
| stock, but was spending the evening with
some relatives and friends at the time of the
| perpetration of the theft, and returned just
| in time to hear the burglars so off with their
| plunder. He has been unable to obtain any
information that will lead to the arrest of the
| scoundrels and the recovery of his goods and
money.
|. ROBBERY AT THE EXCHANGE HorEL.-Mr
Weith's room, at the Exchange, was entered
through the window on Monday night last and
| robbed of about eleven hundred and seventy
| nine dollars in money. Being mostly notes on
Southern banks, they were easily identified,
and yesterday a man named William Preston
Knuckles was arrested while engaged in trying
to exchange them at a brokers' Office. The
| thief, in leaving the room, passed out as he
| came in, and left the window hOisted after
him. He will be examined before the Mayor
| this morning. '-' ~
| SUDDEN DEATH.-Yesterday morning, the
| family of Jerry Toony, living on Seventeenth
street, between Main and Franklin, were very
much surprised and grieved to find their pro-
! tector dead in his bed when they went to wake
him up. 1t seems that Jerry had been on a
!
the brain and death in a short while after he
retired for the night. Coroner Little was sent
for but, after ascertaining thefacts of the case,
concluded the holding of an inquest over the
| body unnecessary. ,.-......... .....
! SMAsH-UP.-LastM Monday night, as a hack
was standing in front of the old Marshall
| House, Oh Broad street, near the Richmond
! Theatre, a pack of fire-crackers was thrown
among the horses feet which so terrified
them that they started off, breaking the hack
70 pieces The horses proceeded as far as
| Governor street with tho front wheels, when
! they We're stopped. Fortunately, there was
nobody in the carriage at the time, and &c no.
| body was hurt" '
| BEATING WOMAx.-James Elmore was ar
raigned before the Mayor yesterday for being
drunk, disorderly, resisting arrest, and beat
/ ing Mrs. Bella Mccarthy. Mrs. Frances McGee
and a policeman testified to the facts, which
| proved great cruelty on the part Of ElmOre
| and Mrs. Mc4ee also stated that she |" wanted
that Elmore and her sister. Mrs Mccarthy.
should be separated" The Mayor said he had
no authority to separate man and wife, and re-
quired security in the sum of five hnndred
dollars to keep the peace for twelve months.
| ArrExpr AT REscUB.-Joseph Nottingham,
Jr., was charged with attempting to rescue a
prisoner. Policeman George Hicks testified
| that he was attempting to arrest prisoner
! on Christmas day, when the prisoner rushed
| ont and assaulted him and attempted to res
| cue the prisoner He was very drunk at the
- ,
Esq testified to the same facts. Having been
proved to have exhibited a weapon, he was
held to bail in the sum Of three hundred dol
lars to keep the peace. -.......
ATTEMPTING TO KICK nowx DooR.-B. F.
Darby, "A soldier, conceiving himself to be
grossly imposed upon, proceeded to the house
OfB. b. Montgomery, and committed an as
sault on him, winding mp with vigorous de-
monstration on his front door, which he at
tempted TO kick in. While engaged In this con-
duct a city policeman came along aud took him
into custody. .-.s.-.-
DREAMING WATER PIPs.-WIliam Lang
ford, a resident of that interesting place
known as the United States Hotel, was
charged before the Mayor yesterday with
cutting a water pipe. Several witnesses testi-
fed that he was very bad boy, and was con
stantly making O fuss up stairs. He was dis
charged with an admonition.
UxPxovoKED AssAULr.-John j. Carr was
before the Mayor yesterday, charged with
beating h. N. Roberts. Roberts testified that
he was going up the street from Grace to
Broad, when he was met by Carr and as
saulted without cause The Mayor sent him
on TO the Hastings Court for examination,
and required security in the sum Of Ave
| hundred dollars for his appearance.
CHARaE or ATTEMPTING TO RcB.-Thomaa
Fowlkes was before the Mayor yesterday
| charged with attempting to rob Charles An.
ders0n. Officers testified that Fowlkes waa
| seen in company with . Yankee who
rushed across the street and committed tho A.
SAINT. There being NO testimony against
MAx-TRAp We would call the attention Of
| the owners OF the lot next TO Spence's, on the
corner Of Thirteenth and Main streets. TO tha
| The plank which affords . way for passers- by
are fast giving away, and ono Of them hal