The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-25
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THURSDAY .ocTosEs rs 1885.
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SUPREME CouRr OF ApprA1s.-In Il,
case Of the Merchants Insurance Company
against Edmund, Davenport & Co. the ar
gument was concluded on Tuesday, and
the court reserves its decision for the
present. $50 -
Yesterday the case Of the Union Steam
ship Company against Nottingham, an ap.
peal from the Judgment Of the Circuit
Court of Norfolk, was taken up. The
Union Steamship Company, It will DO
remembered, ran O line Of steamers be-
tween Richmond and Philadelphia previous
TO the war. The following Is . statement
Of the case: issf g0ttgs! l safih2"l phf
Leonard B. Nottingham and Victor A.
Nottingham, owners Of the schooner ANA
zon, complained, In the, Circuit Court at
Norfolk that the steamer City Of Rich
mond, owned by tho Union Steamship
Company, did, through the carelessnessa and
negligence Of the captain, pilots, and SER
wants OF the company, while proceeding
down the river on the 9Th Of March, 1855,
run down and sink the said schooner, with
the cargo on board whereby the schooner
was greatly damaged and the cargo wholly
lost, for which the plaintiffs in the court
below claimed damages in the sum Of
81, 900. The court gave Judgment for the
Messrs. Nottingham in the sum Of S7S9.90
whereupon the defendants took an appeal
to the Supreme Court. The question at
issue seems to be who was at fault-the
owners Of the schooner or the employees of
the steamship company. Mr.. Tazewell
Taylor is counsel for the plaintiffs, and Mr..
Miers w. Fisher for the defendants.
MAYORS CoURr-MAYoR MAYO PRE-
sIDING.-The following cases were disposed
of in this court yesterday:
John b. Cannon, the supposed lunatic,
was again up, and Mr.. Charles A. Hosmer,
with whom he had been stopping, made o
statement relative to his conduct since his
soioprn here. He further said that Can
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ton. Cannon told the Mayor if he would
let him 60 he would walk back to Wash
ington; whereupon he was turned loose.
Frank Larman, white boy, was charged
with stealing twenty pounds Of manu-
factured tobacco from the drug store OF
Mr.. Powers, corner of Fifteenth and Main
streets. James d. Mcintyre, clerk at the
establishment, testified that while he was
writing at the desk he heard noise In the
store, and soon afterwards barber's boy
came in and told him that he saw the pri-
soner steal a quantity Of tobacco and run
of. Upon this information he got out q
warrant and had him arrested. he found
upon him some tobacco resembling that
which was stolen.
Mayor to Larman.-l turned you out of
Jail about month ago, and now will
have to send you back. Take your seat.
Larman.-I didn't steal the tobacco /;
that niger lied.
Policeman.-Silence!
And Larman subsided.
Elizabeth Miller and Sarah Hall, white,
bloated, and with bloodshot eyes, were
charged with wandering about the streets
drunk at late hour Of the night. Com
mitted in default of security to keep the
peace.
Samuel Melton, white man, was charged
with stealing quantity of wearing appa-
rel, valued at forty dollars, from William
II. Marshall. Mr.. Marshall stated that the
clothes were taken from the stable, where
he slept, at Bacon's Quarter Branch, on
Saturday last. He subsequently traced
them to the possession of the prisoner.
The fact that Melton had the clothes
was proved by a number of witnesses, and
the Mayor remanded him to be examined
before the Hastings Court on charge OF
grand larceny.
The case of Ash Levy, pawnbroker,
charged with having in his possession a
watch valued at sixty dollars, said to have
been stolen from Charles Weed, a soldier,
was taken up, and discussion ensued be-
tween the Mayor and Mr.. G. A. Myers,
Levy's counsel, relative to the rights OF
pawnbrokers, property, etc. Mr.. Levy
was discharged, there being no evidence to
show that he had any knowledge that the
property was stolen. The Mayor, however,
gave notice that lie would not discharge
the watch, but would giyeSnis opinion here.
after as to tho rights of pawnbrokers and
iunkers, institutions" established here
since the war. In this connection we may
state that Mr.. Levy has q regular license
to conduct his business, made out In due
form.
James A. Farmer, white, appeared to
answer charge Of committing an assault
and battery upon Joseph Powell, negro.
After protracted investigation the Mayor
required Mr.. Farmer to pay fine OF
twenty dollars. .n
Major Thomas, little darkey, clad in .
dilapidated United States uniform, was up
on q charge of breaking into tho black
smith shop of Mortimer Redmond and steal.
ing one axe, q spoke shave, three hammers,
and two chisels. The Major was sent on
to the Hastings Court for trial.
Several fines were imposed for violations
of ordinance. a.g III.
DEATH OF WELL-KN0wN MERCHANT
We are called upon this morning to an.
nouncs the death of another old and well
known citizen of Richmond, Henry w
Noncure, Esq, which occurred yesterday
at the Exchange Hotel, after . lingering
illness. Mr.. Moncure was native Of Stat.
ford county, Vs., and at the time Of hi'
death had reached his sixty-sixth year. He
came to Richmond when quite young, ano
commenced the battle Of life poor man
but his integrity and energy and thoroagf
business qualifications. oyercame all oDsta
clas In his nafh. and not many year,