The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-21


AFRICAN CHURCH.-A meeting of the ne
groes d Richmond was held last night at
the African Church for the purpose OF
making AN answering response to the
proceedings of the loyal" convention at
Philadelphia. The church was pretty we'll
filled, though there were only four OF five
white men present, and they OF northern
birth.
B. Wardwell was called to the chair, and
as he took his seat he was attended by
Trueworthy Dudley, Jr., and James Nor
risey on the right and left. WardwclPs
head glistened in the gas-light like an ice
berg in the sun.
After considerable time had elapsed,
the chairman (WardwelD arose and adj
dressed his teIcw-citizens." He said the
meeting was somewhat different from what
he had expected that they met one night
last week, and there was no speaker; they
had met again tonight, and still there was
no speaker; and that he believed he should
have to be both Orator. and actor. The pro-
ccedings, he said, would now commence
with the singing of hymn, which would
be read by the young brother on his left.
Whereupon bullet-hcaded youth, whose
name we did not hear, arose and read the
hymn commencing my country, it's OF
thee" which was very we'll sung by the
colored congregation.
The singing over, Wardwell again got
upon his legs, and proceeded to harangue
his fellow citizens" He was much dis
appointed, he said, in the character of the
meeting. He had expected, and had been
Loo To thaf a
men would have been present: but they
had stayed away for reasons best known
to themselves. Everybody knew that he
attended the Philadelphia Convention, and
he had hoped that this meeting to-
night would have been such as to let
the people hear from that Convention.
dubious looks from the negroes 1t was
known, too, that he was friend Of hu-
+man-ity-that he was friend of the
negroes (with great emphasis and he would
stand by them at the risk OF all he had
even at the risk of life itself. [Slight ap-
plause.l He again regretted that there was
no speaker present ; but in lieu of speaking
he would have his tellowcitizcns listen to
the address of the ,u-reconstructed States,
which would now he read. And Ward
well sat down, apparently completely
"played out
The bullct-hcaded young man then again
arose, and with the remark that he took
great pleasure in reading the address of
the nom reconstructed States, proceeded to
read that document, which was at times
applauded, as the cue was given by the
leaders. Shortly after this the meeting
broke up, and the audience dispersed.
And thus ended this demonstration,
which was emphatically a Wardwcll meet
ing throughout, and in which the negro
population seemed to take little or no part
except to listen to what he had to say.
MAYORS .CorRr MAYOR MAYO PRE-
sIDING.-Thc cases before this tribunal
Yesterday were few in number and Of no
great Importance. The prisoners box was
occupied by one juvenile darkey and three
mulatto women, who, for some offence
against the law, had been compelled topass
a weary and dreary night in the cells of the
station-houscs. OF ordinance violations
there were several cases, most of which
were either continued or dismissed.
Eda James, negro, was charged with
using abusive language in the street, and
with infidelity to her husband, William
James. When William was called to the
stand he straightway took IL seat on the
floor, and being told to stand up, cxclaim-
ed, "I'se Il little deaf, sir; please speak a
little louder if YOU please, >ir.' He then
went on to tell story about his connubal
inielicitics, in which he said something
about his witt's purchasing a pair of shoes
when she had no money that she came ho-
neStly by, and that she struck him twice
and kicked him out of doors. lie would
doubtless have kept on until he had given
Il complete history Of his matrimonial cN-
periences had not the Mayor cut him short
with the remark that the woman was still
his wife, and that he had right to control
her; that he must take her home, and, il
necessary, lock her up. The case was
thereupon dismissed and Eda left the
courtroom with Il tirt of her skirts and a
look which seemed to say al don't care
anything about the old man, anyhow"
Amanda Page, negro, charged with using
abusive language and threatening violence
to Letitia Ann Mansfield, was dismissed
with an admonition.
The case of Edith Lee, charged with re-
ceiving lot Of goods stolen from Henry
+. IIungerford, was continued until to-day
Charles Black, little negro, implicated in
the robbery Of Burk L. Bchlc's tailoring
establishment, was sent on to the Hustings
Court:
Civil warrants occupied the Mayors at.
tention during the remainder of the morn
ing.
Court the following business was transact
ed yesterday:
Cary Robinson, negro, indicted for lar
ceny, was found guilty Of petty larceny
but he has not yet been sentenced.
Dock Wyatt, citizen, indicted for lar
ceny, was found "not guilty" and acquit'
ted.
Adolphus Scott, negro, indicted for
manning Sergeant Callahan, was found
guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary
for four years.
The Grand Jury adjourned Yesterday
until Monday morning at ii o'clock.
TRIALS IN THE HUsTINGs CorRT.-We
give below the order of trials in the Hus,
tings Court for the next three days:
Saturday, September 22.-Joanna Sulli'
van, white, larceny; Cornelius Brooks
negro, larceny; Augustus Jackson, negro
larceny Alley Baker, negro, larceny.
Monday, September 23.-William II
Byrd and Isham Robinson, negroes, MAIN
ing Eliza Feldner, white, larceny; Dick
Johnson, negro, larceny; Henry Thompson
negro, larceny.
Tuesday, September 24.--John Aistrop
negro, larceny; George Tripp, negro, lar
ceny; Fanny Moses, negro, larceny Al
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