The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-23
MANCElES TER NEWS.


body was held last nieht at the Auditors
office. Present Mr.. Purdue (president pro
ten..1 and Messrs. Craig, EubaDk, FendIey,
Beard, Jones, Morrisette, Montsro, White
head, Moles, and Nnnnally. A message was
received from the Mayor informing the
Council that the Board of Police Commits
sioners had had The prisoners removed from
the cells in the station-houSe TO the Rich
mond city Jill in consequence Of the fact
that the said cells, as at present arranged, are
unfit for the purpose for which they were
intended.
The action of the Board was, on motion Of
Mr.. Craig, approved.
Nir. Fendley, from the Committee on
Reservoir, Hydrants, &c., preserved report
informing the Council that the city pump
and all the hydrauts, with one exception.
were in excellent working order, &c. Read
and approved.
1t was resolved, on motion Of Mr. Craig,
that the Mayor be requested to call meeting
of the Board Of Police Commissioners to
remedy the evil existing in reference to the
proper confinement of the prisoners belorg-
ing to the city.
Mr.. Nunnally, from the Committee on
Water-POTer, presented rep1rt informing
the Council that the held-Sates and their Snr-
ports were badly 10 need Of repair, and re-
commencing that the committee be in-
structed by the Council 10 ascertain the cost
| OF said repairs. AAop:ed.
BY permission of the CouEc t1ajor Wal
ker, from the Board of Supervisors, read
resolution adopted by the Board asking that
that the Council appoint comhililee TO con-
| fer with a committee already appointed by
| the Board to consider the claim Of Messrs.
s. 'uart, Buchanan II Go. for salt furnished
| tue county of Chesterfield during the war,
the city being part and parcel OF The county
at the time Of The alleged purclss'.
Dr.. Mouteiro moved that u committee. OF
three be appointed to coufer with the Board
| in reference to the matter. Adopted.
| Major Walker also presented several bills,
amounting to $547 80, for the care of the
palpcrs of the city by the county. Referred
| to the Committee on Finance.
On motion of DR.. Monteiro. the Council
| proceeded 10 elect city scayeoger. The
roll being called, Mr. Doolittle was elected.
The President appointed Messrs. Mon
| teiro, Craig, and Beard as the committee on
conference with the Board Of Supervisors.
| A report was presented from the Board Of
Health and filed.
| HUsr1xGs COURT Judge ClOpton presi.
| dno.-This court was engaged all of yester.
day in the trial Of Gustayus Meredith, IN
dicted Jointly with George Z. Green for
shooting james Green (colored). Oh the 10Th
of July, with Intent 10 kill. a number OF
witnesses were examined, but The evidence
did not differ materially from what was
published in this paper at the time or
| the preliminary examination before The
| MAYORS Court, when Mr.. Clarence G.
Farley testified that the ac:used admit
| ted to him that he fMeredith) did the shoot
| ing, and Green (coloredD testified that George
Green (white) shot him. This testimony
| was rel cred Oh yesterday. After argument
by Messrs. Gaorge D. Wise. William Am
bers. and Socrates Brooks, counsel for de.
fendant, and A. G.. Atkinson, Common
wealth's attorney, assisted oy G. W. Turn
on the part of the CommDu wealth, the cast
was given to the jury, who, after iew min.
utes' absence, brought in verdict OF mot
guilty"
The case of George T. Green will proba.
bly, be called to-day.
CHILD Burned. a child, four months
old. OF Jesse Thomas (coloIed) was badly
burned about the left leg yesterday evening,
at its mothers residence, on the River road.
| Il seems that its mother, who was washing
some clothes in the yard, left the children 10
| the house, one of whom was IN the cradle,
aud The other pla!it around the room. The
one that was roamirg around the room inno'
, Gently picked ups stick, stuck II In the stove,
where fire @as burning, and baying Lighted
| il. set fire 10 the cradle. Before the mother
discovered the flames nearly all the clothing
had been burned from the cbild's boCy, but,
strange TO say, only one Of its legs Was
burned. That, however, is SO badly lace
rated that il may have TO be ampuated. Dr.
| nonteiro admiuis,ere to the wants of the
little sufferer.
Acc,DEsr.-James Mcmahon, an employs
OF the Granite. Works, who resides on HUI
street between Fifth and Sixth, bad bis LETT
band badly mashed Tuesday while at WORK
endeayoring to lift block Of stone, which
slipped and fell upon It.
FINsD.-E. j. Wilson and Philip Kritznr,
| charged with using vulgar end obscene Ian
guage in the street, were fined y each yes.
terday 10 the Mayors Court.
GRANITE SUNDAY SCHooL.-The recent ceie'
bratiou OF this school, situated about four
| miles from the city, wss most erJayaole
affair. The exercises were opened with
PRAYER by the Rev. w. h. Campbell; after
which very interesting opening address
! was delivered by Master Willie Eddie, one
of toe scholars. O,her addresses were made
bv Reys. Mr. ampbel and Windal and Mr.
Pace.
The exercises were interspersed With
sweet singing by the school. Mr.. A. G.
/ Wells Is Inc tfficient superintendent, and the
school, though recently organized, ID 10 8
fiourishiug condition.
OPENING OF PUPLIc SCHooLs.-The public
schools OF his city will cpen on Mondsy,
Ocfobe 4.h.
MoaruaRY.-Du During the month of Au-
gut tuere were only eight deaths 10 this
ci,y-.eyen white and one colored-ai) Of
/. whom were females.