The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-16

RUNAWAY HoRsEs-A FRranrruL Scsvs.-
About twelve O'Clock yesterday. a frightful
,ccident occurred on Ninth street, north of
MAIN hack. In which were Mrs. Samuel
D. Denoon and her son lin law, Mr. George
Crntchheld, who had been to the Capitol on
business, left the Square, and on passing
Town Ninth street, the driver pulled his horses
to one side for the purpose Of avoiding COLI
sion with dray going up: and in doing SO ran
against trec-box near Lewis Smiths periodi-
al store, which knocked the hind wheels off
" the vehicle. The horses were very spirited,
md immediately started of ut the top of their
speed, nl'setting the carriage and throwing of
the driver, whose right arm and leg
| were very badly cut and bruised In
This condition the horses dragged the hack
Town TO Main street, while Mr. Crutchfleld
made an unsuccessful effort to get ont, with
the view, IL possible, of stopping the infatuated
| tnimals. Meanwhile some citizens managed to
heck and secure the horses, and, as they
| stopped, large numbers of persons gathered
| 'bout the hack. some from curiosity and some
! with the intention Of rendering aid to the oc-
| ,npants. A surgeon, however, soon dispersed
| the crowd and then Mrs. DenoOn was taken
| out and carried into the store Of p. Horton
Reach, under the SpOtswOOd Hotel, where she
| was attended by DIR. H. Cabell Tabb but af-
forwards her family physician, DIR. Cunning
| ham, was sent for. As soon as she was sufR-
| GENTLY restored, she was sent TO her residence
Her injuries are not necessarily dangerous, al
| though to a person of her advanced age the
| shock was very great. Mr.. Crutchfield also
received some slight injuries. The horses at
! tached to this hack were known to be high
| spirited, having run away on one or two pre-
| vions occasions, and should not have been used
| to draw public vehicle, and thus endanger
| the lives of passengers.
| CHASE AND CAPTURE OF THIEF-In our last
| Issue we chrOncled the arrest of one George
Welt, negro, for stealing money and jewelry
| from David Mcdaniel, of Chesterfield. It ap-
pears that this negro and his brother John
went to Mr.. McDanicrs house on the evening
Of the evacuation and plundered it extensive
! iy, besides destroying many valuable papers,
Yesterday morning about half past ten o'clock,
| rs MIR. Mcdaniel was standing near the corner
| of Wall apd Franklin streets, he discovered
| John West, and Immediately gave chase. John
| fled down Wall street to the alley nearly oppo-
site the st. Charles, and thence up to Locust
alley, with 4 crowd in pursuit shouting "stop
thief,'' catch him., 81 head him off, &C., &c
A man on horseback joined in the chase and
finally succeeded in capturing the fugitive
| after 4 severe chase. He was locked up on the
charge of horse stealing, miscellaneous robbie.
res, and being bad character generally.
MEETING OF STocKHOLDERs.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders OF the Manchester
Cotton and Wool Manufac turing Company
was held yesterday, at the office of the Peters
burg Railroad Company, corner of Eighth and
Main streets. All the old officers were re-
elected, namely: Alfred T. Harris, President;
William Gray, Charles Ellis, Horace l.. Kent
and Thomas Il. Price, Directors. The Com
pany contemplate making extensive improve
ments in their mills, and the production of
goods Of finer quality than those hitherto
manufactured. Mr.. William H. Powers is
the agent of the Company.
DREADFUL SITUATION OF THE POoR.-1t is not
generally known that there are between three
and four thousand absolutely destitute per-
sons, who have heretofore been enabled to
exist only by the bounty of the General Go
vernment, now living in this city. The Go
vernmcnt rations will be Withdrawn to-day,
and unless relief come instantly, the conse-
qucnces must be such rs humanity shoulders
to think Of. We implorc our fellow citizens
to come at once to the rescue. Let 4 town
meeting be instantly called. Could not the
Legislature do something for their unhappy
fellow citizens?
STORE RoBBED.-On Thursday night the
store of John +. Hughes, at the corner of
Twenty ninth and Leigh streets, was broken
into and robbed Of two boxes Of candles, two
kegs Of butter, a half barrel of sugar, two
boa Of lnv.
five dollars in money, account books, water
buckets, crackers, cakes, &C. f.; enough to start
the enterprsing thief in the retail grocery hu
sincss. The police have been notified of the
robbery.
MISUNDERSTANDING following appointments
Of notaries public have been made by the Go
vernon within the past two days: +. Nc
Gavock, for Wythe county ;.R. M. Kirby and
r. M. Tredway for Pittsylvania county A.
r. Courtney, for the city of Richmond and
county of Henrico John p. Tabb, for Amelia
county; James M. Couch, for Appomattox |
county. The Governor has also appointed |
Frederick R0senburger flour inspector for
the town of Winchester.
RATHER FrNNY.-A few days ago a citizen |
of Richmond was standing in the vestibule of |
the post office, when he was accosted by an |
Englishman with the inquiry for the place |
where letters were delivered The gentleman |
pointed to the sign over the window, inscribed
" Letter Delivery from A to L." The English |
man looked at the sign, and turning to the
gentleman, said, That is from hay to hell;
but my name begins with a h."
Splitting LIarOR. Anthony Burk, who
keeps at the corner of Eighteenth and Cary
streets, was arrested yesterday Oh the charge
Of selling liquor to soldiers. Mr.. Belts, OF the
police office, acting under instructions from
the chief repaired to the place and spilled up
on the ground Burk's entire stock of whisky,
and we unders tand the same thing will be done
in all similar cases hereafter.
An order was issued yesterday for the arrest
of Mrs. Bob Hamilton, proprietress of "BOb's
House." at Rockets, for a like offence.
NEEDS ATTBNTION.-That big. hole in the
on the north side of Main, between