The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-26

England, Joseph Baker, and Charles Null
downey, were charged with unlaWfully as.
saulting various persons on the streets, and
breaking the gas-lamps Of the city, and
breaking and injuring the property OF Lucy
Brown. Thirteen witnesses were sum-
mond to testify in this case. On account OF
the absence OF material witnesses the case
was continued to Saturday.
William II. Wells and John W. Wells,
for fighting q rock battle in public street,
were locked up in the station-house for TX
hours. ,......... -.
Caroline Booker. abusing Pete Haynes, q
lad, in the market-house, and using obscene
language to same aud the officers who rep
rimanded her. Fined $3.50. ...
Cornelius Murphy, escaping from the
Second police station, and assaulting, strik-
ing, and violently resisting the police in the
discharge OF their duty, and breaking and
destroying the water-pipe IN the Second
police station, the property OF the city OF
Richmond, and attempting to strike Justice
Crutchfield with deadly weapon. Coun-
sci for Murphy applied to the Police
Justice for continuance, on bail, OF bis
client till Saturday, when he hoped to de-
duce facts not at present attainable, which
would put a different phase OH the offences
alleged against him. The Police Justice
said bail in $500 would be taken for his ap-
pearance. It was entered. Dennis O'Con-
nell, who was with Murphy, and charged
with an assault on Richard Leary, was re-
leased on 5000 bail to appear at the same
time. ......-
Charles Smithers was fined 81 for dis
orderly conduct by Justice S. Jones, Jr.
Personal. C. Kunath, OF Pemberton,
Va, was in: town yesterday. -.
Messrs. Mann S. Valentine and r. G.
Crouch have returned from the Paris Expo
sitioD. ...-....-. ...
Information was received in this city yes
terday Of the death Of George Robinson,
ESQ.,, OF the firm of Lind & Robinson, OF
Baltimore. Mr., Robinson was, we learn,
in Richmond during the late war, and mar.
ried daughter OF the late Colonel Charles
S. Morgan.
Mr.. j. D. Johnston, member OF the House
OF Delegates from Giles county, is in the
city.
Mr.. Murphy desires 1t stated, as coming
from himself, that he is not q desperate;
that he was raised in this city, on Byrd
Island, and can prove good character, and
was not the cause of the difficulty at the
second police station-horse night before
last.
W. R. Cathcart, Esq, and bride, OF Co.
Iumbia, S. c., are in the city, and stopping
at the Exchange Hotel.
At the meeting Of the National Associa-
tion of Amateur Journalists, held in Chi
cago last week, Mr.. j. Winslow Snyder, son
of Mr.. J. FL. Snyder, OF this city, vice-presi-
dent Of the Association, delivered the annual
address, which is very highly spoken OF by
the Chicago papers. at the banquet Mr..
Snydersofficiated as toast-master, and filed
the position very satisfactorily. -
CRY SCHOOL BoARD-CoAL CONTRACT
AwARDED.-A meeting OF the City School
Board was held yesterday afternoon at the
High-School building. The body was called
to order by Major Courtney, and on his mo-
ton Colonel VIC. Knight invited to pre-
side. The proposals for: furnishing the
schools, &C., with coal were opened and
were as fellows: @
S. II. HaWes-Egg or stove, per ton of
2, 900 pounds, :S4. 20. 80
Writ Roberts-Egg or stove, per ton iof
1000 pounds, $3.50. l:s
s. p. Lathrop-Egg, per ton OF 1000
pounds, s4.424; stove, S4.6 as
C.;H. Page--Egg, per ton OF 1900 pounds,
S4.43; stove, S4.83; nut, S4.20.
The contract was awarded to Mr. S. ii.
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