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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-10

SUPREME CouRT OF APpEALs.-This court
was not in session on yesterday and will not
sit to-day.
On Friday one of the most interesting
cases of the term will come up before the
Court. The plaintiffs are Bryan and others,
and the defendants, Randolph and others
and the question at issue is in relation to
the true construction of clause in the will
of Judith Randolph, made as far back as
March ., 1916. John Randolph of Roa-
noke was one of the nearest heirs of this
lady: but the number of claimants has
now increased to some forty or fifty. 1t is
expected that many important points will
he raised, and the respect paid to the old
traditional names constantly recurring in
the record will make the case interesting
to even the general public.
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MANCHESTER AFFAIRS.
From our Reporter in that TOWN.

The Circuit Court of Chesterfield coun-
ty, Judge Chambers presiding, met at the
court house on Monday. Considerable diff
ficulty was experienced in empannelling a
Jury, and sufficient number Of jurors
were not obtained until Tuesday. The
Jury were charged by the Judge and dis
missed for the day, and the trials COM
menced on yesterday. Several cases Of
felony are on the docket, and we shall
keep our readers advised of everything Of
interest that occurs during the session Of
the court.
The County Court of Chesterfield meets
next Monday, when the long disputed fence
law will again come up for decision, and
the question Of county levies will also be
acted upon.
An election takes place on Thursday,
May 24th, for Sheriff and Constable, to fill
vacancies occasioned by expirations of the
terms of the present incumbents, and for
Commonwealth's Attorney, to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the death Of A. IL.
Cogbill. For Sheriff, Mr.. Worsham, the
present incumbent, and Aaron IL. Branch,
who lost an arm at the Wilderness, are
candidates. For Constable we have heard
of no one but Thomas Blount, the present
incumbent. For Commonwealth AttOr-
ney, William Ambers, late Of the House Of
Delegates, and Captain William l. I.Clopton,
late of the Fayette Artillery, are in the
ring.
Our new police have entered upon the
discharge of their duties, and we believe
are giving general satisfaction. Chief OF
Police Hancock is an old officer, and has
the reputation Of being most fearless ana
energetic one. The sanitary regulations
OF the town are under the superintendent
of Thomas Blount, who we are conhdeht
will see that the premises OF all parties
are kept in proper condition.
For fear that our citizens may imagine
that the new Board of Trustees are .de-
fnnct we desire 10 say that the committees
are very busy at work--especialiy the Com
m;ttae ON Ways and Means--axing the tax
hill and deyising some scheme for raising
n,onev. without which nothing can be
done. We understand that they meet on
NEXT Tuesday night at the Town Hall. We
believe that II Is in contemplation TO raise
the taxes; but no one can object when
they know 1t is to be expended in.impro-
wing and beautifying our little town
which, however homely It may appear e
others, is the garden-spot Of the world tt
US. 80
A number Of persons are out Of employ
ment at this time on account Of the sus
pension Of the Manchester cotton mills ant
the scarcity Of work In Richmond. We
sincerely hope that matters will soo'
brighten up, or there WIN be much suffer
ing among very worthy people. NO tow
possesses more industrious people tha'
Manchester. All they desire = % oppor
ltunity 70 earn their bread, and there y y
iisar Of suffering cF bsggiags y Nan
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YoUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN Association
In our report Of the proceedings of the
annual meeting of this Association, pub
lished on yesterday, there were some acci-
dental errors in the names of the officers,
and we now give corrected list:
President.-Asa Snyder.
First Vice- -President.-D. Lee Powell.
Second Vice -President.--G. L. BidgoOd.
Third Vice -President.-W. ii. Clemmitt.
Fourth Vice -President.-A. Boiling.
Fifth Vice -President.-J. B. Watkins.
Directors. .-Chas. III. Winston, T. Roberts
Baker, VIM. Willis, Jr., James Gordon, b.
r. Wexford, Jr.
Recording Secreta'y.-H. c. Townsend.
Corresponding Secretdry.-P. F. Howard.
Treasurer E. Richardson.
Registn.-Dr. j. Hall Moore.
Librarian. C.. Nicholas.
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chester cotton mills eaA opeav suinkf 80 4
penses, We trust they win resns.e. 1870,
and they win be entitled 20 ~ Iss1SSs,
gratitude Of this community.
Willnot our dear ladies' try and dmsxS = -
provision 70 place the graves q ~ c. :
federsts soldiers who died at this plseS Fl
u proper condition. When - nsny sGbg6
are being made elsewhere, let n poe 10
said that Manchester was derelict n auty
towards her brave defenders. Let spsie
move be made % once, - the graves asUy
neither marked, fenced tn, nor tusfed. We
also hope,Jat no distant sdsy, TO 80 ~
bodies of our own brave boys Who 1sll b.
Northern Virginia brought home, % That
their bones st least may rPose near dlcss
trlto lOved Asns. 'jss s'sj ~ 10 fs''~ s,,fa
Extensive preparations ars bong nsds
By the ladies of tho Nethodist Church fxs
their festival. Due notice will be giyen o.
the time. In the mean time they solicit
aid from all charitably disposed.
Tile isdies Of this church als0requcs TIT
the young anien, instead Of cOpHtGnttng
around the door and at the foot OF. thoo
church steps, would come In. take Sests.
listen to the religious exercises. and b
profted thereby. And we agree With tben'
in saying that they would be moro edi6ed
than when they remain outside engsesd =
boisterous talking, and almost staring tie
ladies out of countenance as they enter
the place Of worship. 'z tg.y.' y
We are requested to call attention 70
the meeting Of the /" Manchester Unioa
Building Fund Company" for tonight at
the office of DR.. L. r. Chiles, on Hull
street. This is an association which should
commend itself to the citizens Of the town
particularly, as where large companies q
the kind have existed, much real bens1t
has resulted, and when properly conducted
must not only be of advantage TO the bor-
rover, but Is capital investment for tho
laboring class of the community - . -
wings fund. To say that the investment b
a safe one would ,be useless, though none
the less true, as all moneys are disposed Of
upon securities on real estate properly ex-
amned and investigated. We are Of the
opinion II possesses many features Of merit.
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Our UoNoREp DEAD--CoMMEMoRA ATIvE
SERVICES To-DAY.-This day, the third an
nivcrSary of the death of Stonewall Jack
son, has been generally chosen throughout
the State as proper time for the express
sion of our feelings of regret and love for
those Confederate soldiers who fell in the
late war, and the public commemorations
in this city will be as follows:
Oak,cood Cemetry-Thc ladies of the
Oakwood Memorial Association, and all
others who may be Interested, will meet at
st. Johns Church at O'clock, a. NJ.
After brief religious services, they will
proceed to Oakwood Cemetery at about 10
o'clock, A. NJ, where addresses will be de-
livered by General Imboden and other dis
gentlemen. The ladies will then
decorate the graves with flowers and
wreathes, and return to the city. In the
evening it is expected that there will also
be commemorative services and addresses
at St. Johns Church.
HoHylcO0d Cemetery.-The members of
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues will
meet at the City Hall at 10 O'Clock, A.
NJ, and will then march to Hollywood Ce-
metery, where orations on our fallen sol
diers will be delivered by General Henry
A. Wise and others. The graves of those
members of the Blues who fell in the war
and are buried at Hollywood will be adorned
and decorated with flowers. At half-past
3 O'Clock in the afternoon the Seventy
third Anniversary of the Blues will be ce-
lcbrated by dinner at the Exchange
Hotel.
RecoNectionS Of ",StoneraH" JoctSon.-
General CoSton will deliver his lecture on
" Personal Rccolections of 'Stonewall' ;
Jackson at o'clock, p. NJ, in the lee
ture-room of DR.. Duncan's Church; and
this will well and appropriately conclude
the services of the day.
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REBUILDING.-The side walls Of Messrs.
Beckham s Co.'s agricultural implement
and machine warehouse, on Cary street,
between Eleventh and Twelfth, are being
pulled down, and will be rebuilt as soon as
possible. 1t is very much to be regretted
that public safety renders this outlay
necessary; but Messrs. Beckham l. Go. will
continue their business during the rebuild
ing without any interruption. Farmers
who are Interested in economising labor
will do well to look at the labor saving ma
chimes for sale by the Messrs. Beckham.
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The EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION, COM
posed of committees appointed by the En-
campment and the several Masonic Lodges
and Chapters of this city and Manchester,
had a meeting at the City Hall last even
ing. Owing to the inclemency of the even
ing, however, the attendance, though highly
respectable, was not considered large
enough by the President Dr. John Dove)
to justify the Convention in taking action
upon the important questions to be de-
cidcd. Therefore, on motion Of Gustavus
A. Myers, Esq, the Convention adjourned
to meet again at the same place on Satur-
day evening ut o'clock. In the mean
time the names of the delegates are again
to be published, so that they may all be
present,
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RUNAwAY-NEARLY AN ACCIDENT.-On
yesterday morning two boys were riding
down Main street in furniture wagon,
when the horse became frightened and
ran away. When the horse reached the
front of the Examiner office he was running
furiously, but negro man named Wyatt
Lewis ran out of the office and, with great
danger to himself, succeeded in stopping
him. The boys were very much alarmed,
but were not hurt, and now have to thank
Lewis for their escape.
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MAYORS Court, WEDSEsDAY-MAYoR
MAYO PREsIDING.-Mary Carter, William
Swinton, and Moore Griffin, all negroes,
who were caught at midnight on Tuesday
with horse and cart, laden with oats and
hay, in their possession under suspicious
circumstances, were brought up. The
statements in the case were conflicting, and
it was continued until tomorrow.
Jack Johnson and Peter Voolfolk, ne
groes, were charged with emptying filth on
Twenty fifth street between Main and
Cary. The prisoners stated that they had
acted under orders from Mr.. Andrew Shu-
ter, who will he called up this morning.
The Mayor informed the prisoners that all
men who know how to read and write
ought to read the papers. Any person who
gave an order to deposit filth in an impro-
per place was just as guilty as those who
carried out the order. He would not i'm
pose a fine upon the accused as they had
nothing to be fined on, but would require
them to give security for their future good
behavior.
The Court then adjourned.
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BILLIARD MATCH At THE BILLIARD TEN
PLE.-Last night match game was played
at the Billiard Temple between Messrs.
Brian and Snyder for two hundred dollars
Il side. Mr.. Brian won the game after a
sharp contest by twenty-one points. The
announcement that this game was to be
played, drew very large crowd to witness
it, and the deepest interest was. manifested
throughout. When fine run was made,
the crowd showed their appreciation Of it
by demonstrations of applause. We learn
that Mr.. Bryan goes to Norfolk tomorrow
to contend in that city with Mr.. Baldwin
for the championship of Virginia"
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LOCAL MATTERS.

THE DISPATCH ON THE RAILROADS.-M
Cole Turner deliver the Dispatch every morning
on all the railroad cars leaving Richmond and as
they are also authorized agents to receive SUBJ
scrip,ions /, the Semi Weekly and Weekly Dis
p,tch, friends along the railroad routes can
avail themselves of the messengers Of these enter
prising news dealers in forwarding their orders.
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THE Den IN EXCHANGE ALLEY.--It seems
very certain that Exchange alley, to which
reference has already been made on ac-
count of the disgustingly filthy condition of
the houses in it, is also the abiding place
of colony Of negroes, who, with no law
full occupation, and very confused ideas of
me,ua and taan,, live upon the property Of
their unfortunate neighbors. Many Of the
denizcns of Exchange alley have frOmtim
to time been before His Honor the Mayor,
and on yesterday negro boy named
Charles Black was brought up at the
Mayors Court on the charge of breaking
into the store of Messrs. Burke Il Beahl and
stealing quantity Of cloth. The evidence
went to prove that the accused had the
cloth in his possession, and that he had ac-
knowleged the theft; but the prisoner
himself stated that boy named Dick
Johnson opened the store, and that por-
tion of the plumber only was given to the
boy Black, which was afterwards taken
away from him. ft
There is no doubt that Jim Bell and
Peter Myers, both negroes, and now in
Jail, were implicated in the robbery, as
were also number of other inhabitants of
Exchange alley not yet in custody. The
boy may be guilty, and is most likely so,
but he could hardly have planned the rob-
berry and carried it out by himself, and it
is probable that the whole /" family !"
of thieves was concerned, and that Black
is now made the scape-goat to bear the
sins of the entire gang.
As Blacks. case was continued, there
will be an opportunity of hunting up his
accompliccs, and, for the safety as well as
the health of the city, it is imperative that
such" rookerics of thieves and abandoned
characters as that in Exchange alley
should be at once and permanently broken
uD
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SANITARY CONDITION OF HENRrCo COUNTY.
Orders have already been issued for the
citizens of Henrico to remove at once all
rubbish and filth which may have accumu-
lated on their premises, and these instruc-
tons have been communicated by Consta-
bic Cole throughout the county; but there
are many persons who have not the means
of removing their rubbish, and it will be
well for the present Quarterly Court to
make arrangements at once for removing,
at the expense of the county, all rubbish,
&c., from the lots of those who cannot af-
ford to have it taken away themselves.
This plan has been adopted in the city
with the best results.
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PORT OF HlCHMONOs AAY ~. - t.st.1
Steamer John Sylvester, Post, Norfolk, eta City
Point, United States mail, mercha andiss and pes.
sengers Hsskins Bridgford. !
Schooner Gertrude Horton, Jameson, booooo,
merchandise, Wsrdwell, Rogen Crowell. !.
Schooner Sedona, Simmons, koekport, Ice, Wert.
well, Rogers 4 Crowsll. E e FIfg =
SAILED.
Steamer NJ. Martin, Haines, Norfolk, Unils1
States mail, merchandise and passenger, Haskins
Steamer Petersburg, Tnvsn, Baltimore. va
City Point, merchandise and passenger, d. w.
Currie.
Steamer Maria, Allen, Wilson's Landing. Ne
Rowan & Curtis.
Schooner Fanny Davis, Graves, Norfolk. coal.
MCGOWAN Curtis.
Schooner Coryo, Achorn, New York, meTchaa.
disc and passengers. A: Millspaugh Acc.
Schooner Henry +. Wood, French, New HosH,
cn Ocahsnnock, wood, A. aillspaugh 70;
Schooner Martha, Josey, Savannah. iron, Joseph
:" sehooner % %L.vina Bell, Bayiss. New York, coal.
Schooner William and James, outton. Norfolk,
sioop Chart, Wolf, Edenton, N. c., in ballast.
Schooner Mary Larkin, Norfolk, Briseos ssan.
NEW YORK, MAr7.
..sfpa ARRIyBD. ~. ..s@ 13f EN-
Schooner s. Davidson, Kstchsm, Virginia.
Schooner G. T.. Sadler, Tilton, Virginia.
Schooner Monmouth, Anderson, Virginia.
Schooner William Hone, Anderson. Rishnond-
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TRIAL BY MILITARY COMMISSION-THE
ACCUSED BECOMES A LCNATIC.-SOmc time
ago the Military Commission then sitting
in this city adjourned to Franklin county
for the trial OF W. o. Wade, charged with
numbering negro under aggravated cir
cumStanccS, and remained there in session
ten days. The proceedings and finding of
the Commission were submitted to Gene
raj Terry for approval, and he carried them
off with him for consideration when he left
the city. General Terry has not re-
turned, and the finding has not been pub
liShed, so that the prisoner remained in a
most unenviablc condition. He seemed
convinced that he would bc hung privately,
and every day seemed to expect the arri-
val of squad Of men to conduct him to
execution. For some time he has been
confined in cell in immediate proximity
to the gallows upon which Shields was
hung, and the dread and fear of death
have so worked upon his mind that he has
lost his senses entirely, and is now per-
fectly crazed. These delays may be un-
avoidable in cases tried by military COM
missions, but they are contrary to every
feeling of humanity, and the less any
people has Of them the better.
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ASCENSION DAY.-This being ascension
day, there will be service at all the Epis-
copal churches at IL o'clock. AT the
Roman Catholic churches the service will
be the same as on Sunday.
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4itllmond Dispatrlr,
auction Sales TO-Idy.

sell, Immediately after the sale of the real
estate of Hubbard, Gardner Carlton,
on Main street, thirty-two thousand old
bricks, on an adjoining lot.
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RrcHMoSD SAVINGS BASKASD IssURAscs
stockholders of this COM

RrcHxosD SAVINGS BASKASD IysURAscs
CoMpANY.-The stockholders Of this conf
pany met yesterday afternoon In the hall
over the store of Watkins, Cottrell y Go.
for the purpose of organization. Mr.. L.
W: Glazcbrook was appointed chairman
and Mr.. T. B. Starkc secretary. On mo-
ton, Messrs. N. B. Hill, Joseph p. Jones,
ana James w. Lewellen were appointed a
committee on proxies. They subsequently
reported that large majority of the stock
was represented, when the meeting pro-
ceeded to elect Board Of Directors The
following gentlemen were. chosen: e. >
John b. Davis, Samuel S. Cottrell. R. r.
Bosher, James NJ. Taylor, r. b. Wood.
ward, r. d. Mitchell, G.. W. Purcell, r. O.
Haskins, Thomas w. boswell, L. II. Fray
ser, William Ira Smith, John A. Beivin, p.
ii. Starke, D. M. Lea, and J. F. c. Potts.
The Board Of Directors are charged with
the duty of appointing the. officers of the
institution, We find that the whole
amount of stock was taken by ninety-two
persons, embracing amongst them many Of
our most substantial business men.
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New RICHMOND THEATRE.-To-night, by
special request, the C0rsican Brothers will
be repeated, to be followed by LOUe In all
Corners. Miss Helen Western will appear
in both pieces; and this, to those who arc
so much attracted by her acting, is about
as much as need be said to insure a full
houSp
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HOLLYWOOD MEMORIAL Association
The President and managers Of this Asso-
citation announce that a public meeting of
all persons interested in the objects for
which ii has been formed will be held at
DR.. Duncan's Church at o'clock, =. NJ,
on Monday next. At this meeting the
committees of the Association will make
their reports, and all persons, ladies, gen
tlemen, and children, who are anxious to do
fit honor to our fallen soldiers, are invited
to be present.
Any persons who may desire to do so may
become members of the Association upon
making a subscription of not less than fifty
cents.
1t is important that there should be full
attendance at the meeting on Monday, as
the whole plan of the Association will then
be discussed, and a system of operations
and an appeal to the Southern people will
be offered for the adoption of the meeting.
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CIRCUIT Court OF RICHMoND.-This
court was engaged on yesterday in the
consideration of continued cases of no
public Importance.
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INVITATION TO THE LApIEs.-The Holly
wood Memorial Association has received
an invitation from the 0akwood Memorial
Association to attend the inaugural cele-
bration to-day, the 10th instant. Ii is
hoped that as many ladies as can will be
present.
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Masonic NorIcE.-The stated monthly
meeting of Metropolitan " Lodge, No. ii,
OF Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons.
will be held this evening at the usual hour.
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THANKS FOR LATE PAPERs.-To Mr.. W.
J. Geisendaffer and X. ii. Mann, of the
National Express, and to Mr.. L. L. Smith,
news dealer, III Broad street.
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vARDWARE.-W 8. DOMAIN Il

1 CO Governor street, Richmond, Virginia,
s," pleasure in calling the attention of merchants,
.aut-r>, and mechanics generally to their large
Ind varied stock Of ENGLISH, GkRMAS, and
AMERICAN HARDWARE, CUTLERY, TOOLS,
HAtHINE BETTING, &c., &c, embracing the
largest and most compicte stock To be found III any
,au'h"rn city, which they offer for sale ON a. IA
'H:Hble terms any house in the trade, north or
t.Hh JOHN ASHER,
ar I8--lm WILLIAM 5. pONNAN.
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RICHMOND FIRE AssocIATIoN.--A meet
ing Of the members and stockholders Of
this Association will be held at Mr.. z, i.
Wortham's store at IL o'clock to-day,
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DIVORCE CAsEs.-Fifteen applications
for divorce have been filed in the Clerks
office of the Circuit Court Of Richmond
since the 4th of September last. Judge
Meredith has decided only three cases as
yet, one Of them on yesterday. We re-
frain from publishing the names of the
parties to these cases.
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rTHE DIREcToRs of the Union Bank meet
this afternoon at six o'clock at the Ma
tional Exchange Bank. 80
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POLICE CouRTs.-Jessc Curtis and God
frey Christian, negroes, charged with riot
Gus behavior in the market-house.
William Robertson, negro, charged with
playing cards in the market-honse.
Alice Hargrove, charged with throwing
stones at and abusing Patrick Conally.
Manda White, negro, charged with steal
ing cloth from +. Carter.
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CALDER Il HALL, MACHINISTS
' AND BLACkSMITHS, SHOP ON CARY AND
lJNRTH sTREETS.-The undersigned return
IhoukS TO their friends VINO, since the evacuation
1T Richmond, have enabled them to carry on busi.
.r,, and inform the public that they furnish all
hwis Of WROiiGHT-IRON WORK FOR BUILD
Nos, such a. AREA GRATlNGS, WINDOW and
HnoR GRATiNGS aud BARS, RAILlNGS, SAFh
tLoTH if required, WALL ANCHORS, DOGS, &c.
They also make 70 order or repair RULING MA.
PRESSES PLATE aud LlTHOGRAPH PRESSES,
COTTON aud wool LOOMS and ENGINES, oil
any sort OF MILL WORK. Hoping to receive a
thar" of public favor, We guarantee good job at
T.a.uuahl. price II. CALDER,
4. .7-dSsw3m J. f. HALL.