The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-02

RICHMOND FEMALE lASIIItlE.-a meet
ing of the trustees Of this institution was
held on Tuesday evening. The committee
anpointcd TO confer with General Terry
ON the subject of giving up the buildings
the very gratifying fact that Ge-
neral Terry had assured them he would
yacate the premises as soon as practicable,
and that they should certainly be turned
over to the trustees on or before the lst of
Scntcmbrr. This would give full month
for the renovation of the establishment
before the time Of the commencement Of
the new session. The Board at once en-
tered upon the measures necessary IN re-
omen the Institute on the lst Of October.
The grounds will he thoroughly restored,
those odious stables removed, the building
rcfitted and rcfurnished in every respect,
and the Institute again made to wear the
smiling, happy face ii wore four years ago.
The Board unanimously reelected Mr..
Winston president of the Institute, AID
other measures calculated TO
restore to the Institute all It's old and we'll
Won prosperity. Success to their schemes.
We have no information as to where the
hcaduuartcrs will bc moved; the Clifton
House has been spoken OF.
THEFT or BErr.-A fine COW, in first
rate order. was killed night before last on
the farm OF Mr.. W. +. q. Garnctt, about
u mile from the city, on the Brook road.
The hind-quartcr of the COW was cut of
with the skin on it, apparently withan axe,
and brought away. Tho thief was track
ed as coming in the direction OF the city.
The balance Of the CarcaSc was lett on the
farm, Mr.. Garnctt was in the city ycStcr-
day irving TO find clue to the pcrpctrator
of the theft.
LARGE Haul. From SoLTrDE." YES
tcrdav, officers Burlington, WlckS, and
Johnson arrested Maggie DunniSan, Jennie
Smith, and Bridget Kane, white and Mar
carct NickolS, Eliza Carter, Julia Lewis,
and Mary Sykes, negroes, on the charge OF
keeping Il disordcrly and ill-govcrncd house,
where certain persons, male and female,
assembled in the day as well
as in the night time, and disturbed the
by fighting, making great
noise. ard otherwise miSbchaying them
selves, to the common nuisance of all the
GOOD people in the ncighborhood. These
parties all occupied one of the tcncmcnts
in that delightful locality known as "Soli-
tudr." They will come before the Mayor
this morning.
JUNK Snors.-Nut the least amongst
the evils which followed the occupation OF
our city by the Federal army after the
evacuation was the inauguration OF what
was 10 Us Il new branch Of business, i'll the
shape of 'iunk" dealers and ''junk >
shops. Very few OF our citizens knew
what was meant by "junk dealers. They
knew that "iunk y meant pieces OF old
cord or cable, which, when picked to
pieces, was called oakum, and was used for
raulkin@ the seams OF ships; and i'll their
ignorance thought these dealers had rented
houses at high figures for the purpose of
buving pieces, odds and ends, of old rope.
\ Junk shop was opened oil every street,
and Tor Il short time the "luuk dealers
lid not attract mucl attention. But the
business had not gone on great while
before We found that "iunk " meant more
lan old rope. The records Of the Mayors
Court show that anything from Il piece OF
old rope 10 Il iir>t-cla>> law library Is
" Junk
The opening ol this branch Of business
was cpportunc Tor the negroes. 1t came /
with their freedom: and many of them
being con>titutioually opposed to working,
applied themselves with commcndable
diligence 10 picking up everything they
could lay their hands on. Old iron, brass,
lead, copper, bottles, paper, books, har-
ness, clothing, everything and anything
that they could get hold of, was lawful
pri2e, and forthwith became "iunk.' y
Gentleman lost half Of his law library; the
books had become "junll" at one cent
per pound. \ tobacco factory was broken
open, and the mills and screws stolen:
they became "iuuk al three cents per
pound. \ gentleman stable Is broken
open, and his harness stolen; ii becomes
- Junk" nj tive dollars per set, worth fifty
dollars. Wet clothes are hung out To dry,
they disappear, and become "junk y at
three and half cents per pound. The
burnt district is rummagcd for old iron,
which becomes "iunli" at one cent per
pound. If house is vacated, all of the
gas-iixturcS, ,'lcad.pipc, etc, disappear, and
are rcsurrcctcd as 'junk." y new build
ing cannot be completed before the lead
pipes are spirited away to become "junk.'
Nothing goes amisS with junk dealer
everything is grist that comes to his mill.
We will not say that all OF the ''junk" "
dealers knowingly receive stolen goods
but this we do say, that the records of the
Mayors Court prove that majority OF
these shops are "tcnccS" for stolen goods,
and by allording market for every con-
ceivablc description OF stolen property,
greatly stimulate the thievi>h propcnsitics
of the lazy, idle, worthless negroes i'll the
city.
The proprietors Of these shops, we sup
pose, are licensed to carry on their bust
ness in n legitimate way, and are useful IN
Il market for much that would
without them be thrown away; but one
thing is very certain, that is, the business
needs regulating sadly. We commend
the subject to the consideration of the
Council, with the hope that some OF the
gentlemen of that honorable Board will
devise some means Of regulating the
Of this trade.
CoRRECTIoN.-Mr. d. I. Williams, Ill his
remarks at the Tobacco Exchange upon
the life and character of the late MIR.
Palmer, was, by mistake in our report,
made to say that he presented the matter
to the trade in accordance with the wishes
Of the family Of Mr.. Palmer. What he did
.,,- u.,s that lc had no doubt that n rcSO