The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-10

police disturbed the general stiffness pre-
vailing at the late hour when this paper
was put to press.
Our Visitors from Delaware.
The visiting fremen Of Washington
Company, No. Z, Of Wilmington, Del, to-
gether with the city brigade, parsded
through the principal streets yesterday,
headed by the Philsdelphis Silver Cornet
Band. The Wilmington 6remen present.
ed handsome appearance. They are q
fine-looking setof men, and all very hand
somely equipped. The band was q very
flne one, and was uniformed beautifully
The visitors were halted at Virginia Hall
during their march through the city, and
refreshed.
After visiting the principal points of in
terest about the city, they returned to
their quarters at the Spotswood, where a
splendid dinner had been prepared for
them by those excellent hosts, Messrs.
Cookery s. Millward.
THE WASHING.
In the afternoon, after partaking of the
repast, the visitors repaired with their
beautiful engines to the corner Of Eighth
and Cary streets, whittier the two city en-
gines had been conveyed for the purpose
of trial of the capacity of the engines. A
very large crowd Of persons was gathered
to witness it. The trial was held with the
following result: Steamer 3d." with an
inch. and an-eighth nozzle and with 14O
pounds of steam, threw stream 223 feet.
Steamer &C." with an inch-and-an-eighth
nozzle, threw a stream 1T feet. The
stream of Washington, No. I, fell few
feet short of steamer B." The pleasure
that might have followed the trial was
much marred by the disturbance which oc-
Cured just at its close.
Our visitors leave this morning. We
are glad to hear that they are pleased with
their visit to Richmond, and hope our boys
may have a chance to entertain them at
some better day yet to come, when pros
perity will be with US and political con-
tentions at an end.
POLICEMAN DIsMIssED.-J. G. Jones,
policeman No. sc, was, in the midst of the
excitement yesterday evening, very much
under the influence of liquor, and by his
indiscretions added somewhat to the con-
fusion of the scene. He showed pistol,
and demeaned himself so as to attract
much notice. Major Poe suspended him,
and ordered him to report himself this
morning; but the case being last night re-
ported by the Major to Mayor Mayo, he
ordered the dismissal Of Jones at once.
CIRCUIT Court OF THE UNITED STATES
The court met at IL o'clock. A large
number of spectators-chiefy negroes
were present.
The grand jury reported nothing. One
of it's members-J. M. Froth-wished to
know of the court if the jury could con-
slider any question which had never been
before justice of the peace.
The Judge replied that the grand jury
might consider any breach OF the law,
without regarding whether or not it had
ever been before justice of the peace or
any other tribunal.
The jurymen retired.
The following ng-named gentlemen then
qualified as practitioners A. b. Guigon,
James Peasants, G. A. Robinson, James
Neeson, William Green, J. Harmer Gil
mer, Jr., and j. II. Sands.
Mr.. A. III. Sands, for the defendants in the
case of Bolts, Darnell s Co., and same Us.
same, submitted motion striking the
causes from the docket on account Of er.
rors in penning the processes and in the
clerical duties upon them. j. Ii. Sands
in behalf Of the defendants, opposed the
motion.
The motion was overruled by the court
The Judge said that during the vacation
of the court there was no clerk here to
hold rules. He would not allow any one
to be prejudiced by the absence of the
Clerk, but would give continuance te
any one who would make affidavit that he
had suffered in consequence thereof.
The Petty Jury.-The following named
persons were next called as petty jurors
viz, Joseph Cox (colored), J. B. Miller
(coTored), Edward Fox (colored), Levi:
Lindsey (colored), Albert Brooks (co
lored), Andrew Lilley (colored), Levi:
Carter (colored), Landrum Boyd (colored)
Fred. Smith (colored,) DR.. Walter Sneac
(colored), John Freeman (colored), an6
Thomas Lucas. The following named
members are white men: ii. L.
Wigand, Burnham Wardwell, Martin
NJ. Lipscomb, Charles Fitchett, E
G. Johnson, John n. Van Lew, j. P
Marsh, John A. Fitchett, DR.. R. A. Fray
ser, James Morrissey, ]. Parron, w. NJ
Bagnall, John Hennessey, and W.. r. Ball
A number of civil cases of no Interest
were then disposed of by the jury.
CIRCUIT Court OF CHEsTERFIELD.--Thi:
court met on Monday-Judge Chambers
Richard Gregory, colored, charged will
the murder of Burley Smith, in Manches
ter, on the 22d of last December, was sen
fenced to the penitentiary for six years.
The case of Joseph Kelley, for the mur
der of Jesse Murphy, was postponed until
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