The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-04
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correspondence OF the Richmond Dispstch.1
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The examination Of Jstnes Young and
John .Jessup, charged with malicto,lsly cut
ting scott Jordan, of Northampton, NJ Ca;
on last Monday night, took place this morn.
the ineiemency Of the weather the Mayor
adjourned the court to che City Hotel where
JORDAN il STAYING, and there took bis testt.
mony. which was, In effect, that he. and the
rcst Of the party were so drunk on the ocea.
sion that he knew nothing about It
EXCEPT that he had been cut The,
Mayor then returned to the court house and
heard the evidence OF Messrs. Aldermen
Bentley and James e. Chitdrey. who wit.
messed the aflray, and Of Messrs. Hanrahan
and Heinaman, In whose bar.roomS the par
ties took drinks during the night. The two
former witnesses testified that there bad
heeu Quarrel between Jessup and Young,
ana that Jordan, thinking their languag was
addressed to him, fired up and attacked them
! both. Knocking down jessup and strik.
ino Yonnc with violence several times,
when Young drew his knife and began
to cut right and left, The counsel
| for ,Jessup asked for aud obtained
his discharge, as he had nothing TODD with;
the. cutting. 'Youug's counsel endeavoreda
TO make out a case of selt.defence, as jordan,
first assaulted Young, but the Mayor sent on
the accused for indictment for malicious cut
ftinc. and remaoded him to sjas de AFTER
/ wards refused to admit him to bait. Dung
! is b,is seventeen years Of age. 1t was stated
to day that his father, who is amost worsny
and respected citizen, intended 10 put nun
lin 9 nan-of-war il, be could procure bis DIS
1 charge from the present prosecution. Jor-
}dan is annouaced TO be rapidly convalesclng,
apd will get we'll unless he commits some
foolish imprIdence. L-33q,rs >, go, -
was so badly burned the other DAY WINE
attempting to kindle a fire with -" non.ex-
plosye" Kerosene oil, is IN such bad way
], that the ply sician in attendance on nef
thinks she has no chance Of recovery.
Judge Wesiger's court (circuiD was IN
session for a while this morning, but the
important case that was eXpectcdAte come
I'D was not called on account of the absence
of counsel. This was the suit of Joseph Il.
yeuable Us. The United States Government
, for the recovery of an alleged erroneous as
sessneus on snuff. 1t is stated that seVera
thousand dollars depend OF the case, and
', that its decision remotely affects q much
larger sum Of money. .sr.'
4 cold rain has beer falling Off and on al
, day. Last night there was little spit o
, snow, which left no traces 90 the ground
however.
: Dir. j. Waverley johnson, formerly ont
; of the editors Of the Petersburg Progress
is reported to be lying quite low. His dis
, esse is of pulmonary character.
Il is stated thai Captain A. 4. Nicol
, has been removed from the position o.
, United States assessor for this district, which
he has occupied for some years past
} and that a sou of Marshal Ramsdel
has been appointed in bis stead. Their
, is no complaint against Captain Nicois OF
= account of any dereliction of duty.
, The store called Liberty Hall, on Halifax
street, occupied by l. Bachrach, has been solt
to j. Mayer for 81, $50. $50
The calculation is made for the schoo
population Of this city-that is, the numDe
, of children who frequent the publl
schools-that the entire population OF tn
+ city is some tweuty.six thousand, instead o
. the nineteen thousand with which the las
, census credits US. This is hardly criterion
J, however, as the system is very popular here
). and the schools Of high order OF merit, 81
+ that the proportion of Attendance is large
. perhaps than in other Cities -r u =
The concert for the benefit Of the Tabb
o Street Presbyterian church cleared the nea
. sum of $3.50. a parlor entertainment wa
q given for the same object last night, but
r have not yet learned the proceeds.
i. ........, s,sr. . ROBIN Hoop.