The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-23

| BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.-AnOtner wooden
building is being erected on the already
dangerous row on Virginia street near the
Danville depot.
About $4,000 pounds OF loose tobacco
were sold yesterday at Shockoe Warehouse.
Remember the grand La Perichole matt
nee to-day.
| Most OF the stone-work on the Richmond
side OF Mayo's bridge has been repaired.
| Little Eva, "the child WONDER" is an
nounced at Mozart Hall next week.
The Richmond and Danvile Railroad
Company is doing an unusually large freight
| business.
Professor j. Madison Watson, author OF
the Independent Readers, will deliver lee
ture to the teachers of the city on reading
this morning at 10 O'Clock at the High
School building, sos Marshall street.
| Under the influence of the fine weather Of
this week the grass on the Capitol>Square is
springing forth and the trees are budding.
| A runaway yesterday evening in the Vi
cinity of the Old Market caused no more
serious damage than broken shaft.
| Christ Church Brotherhood had an inter-
esting debate Thursday vnight-subiect: "Is
there any reason to believe that the planets
are inhabited?"
The operators in the Western Union Tele-
graph office in this city have telephone
arrangement by which they serenade their
brethren in the Petersburg Office.
| The new building at the southeast corner
| of Franklin and Seventeenth streets is being
erected for L. Lichtenstein.
A considerable quantity Of cabbage, APP
Piles, and other garden truck was received
yesterday, and the prospects are good for
fine markets to-day.
| The Richmond delegates to the Pythian
Grand Lodge have returned, and express
themselves as highly grati6ed with Ports
mouth hospitality.
The establishment OF the soup-house was
timely piece OF charity, and many OF our
needy people avail themselves OF the oppor-
tunity Of getting cheap and substantial
meal.
All the iron foundries in the lower part
OF the city are working full time aud with
very full forces.
The lumber-dealers report large stock on
hand and but little doing. Business will
revive, however, when the building season
opens in earnest. .
POLICE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Crutch-
field transacted the following business yes
terday:
John alas Lewis Jones (colored), charged
with the larceny Of $3.50 in currency, the
property of NJ. A. Clarke, was acquitted ;
but was committed to Jail for three months
in default of security as suspicious char
acter.
Charles Jones (colored) was committed to
Jail for thirty days in default OF payment
Of fine Of 50 for an assault on Alice
Trent. II
Sarah Scott (colored) was sent to- Jail for
ten days for the larceny OF q lot OF napkins,
| the property of Louisa Kelly.
The case OF ". Gerard, charged with
threatening to assault James MeClernan,
was continued until to-day and the accused
baiIed. Us lsi
The, case OF James T. Jones, charged with
obtaining from j. t. Stanley fifteen dozen
eggs under false pretences, was continued
until next Tuesday and the accused bailed
for his appearance, with III. G. Farrar as Sc.
curity.
In consequence OF the death or Judge
Guigon the civil docket was not called yes
terday. The trial OF civil warrants viii
take place Monday, February 25th, at Il
o'clock.
HENRIco COUNTY, CouRT. Judge Minors
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