The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-02

! einia irom1so4 to 1866, and which was tuke,
rom the archives In the Capitol Mt Rfchmon
~ Aprli, 1850, ny Federal soldier, has bee
returned ny the Hon. Fl. NJ. P!ais,ed, Q
aa,ae, s, 70 Governor Holiday, through tn
nanas OF hon. j. Randolph Tucker. Tt,
return OF this valuable record, so creditabI,
20 Tue honorable representative from Maine
VIII he initiated, 1t is hoped, by all who hav,
IL IN their power to follow so praiseyortli,
an example. The same high sense Of iustic,
applied to the State Library will lead to tn,
return OF many valuable books detained
rather from reconsideration than any iotbel
cause. (" - ~
THE cowHIDE. &ti ,.
Senate bill making an assault with q whir
or cowhide felony and Furnishing the same
reported from the Committee for Courts OF
Justice; with spbstitute) was taken up and
discussed in the Senate yesterday.
ihe substitute (Which, it is stated, was
prepared by Attorney-Genera Fieldl pro.
woes that the offence shall be deemed q
lelony, and shall be punished by imprison-
ment IN The penitentiary for not less than
nFe years nor more than ten years, aud be
fined $500.
MIR. Hurt Of Pittsylvania moved to Law
tne Di!l on the table, as in his JUDGMENT it
would be bad policy TO pass the bill at this
time and under recent circumstances.
Mr. Brooke argued ON the other side.
Mr. Paul sympathized with Mr.. Brooke,
out under no circumstances coulu ne vote
for this bill at this time. He was unwilling
lat this time by his vote for the Legislature
to throw its influence against that most un-
fortunate Young man. PoindeXtcr. 1t
would be unjust TO him in the extreme
when he was on trial 10 pass such n bill.
Let him have fair trial. Let the press and
puulle men be neutral. Let him have fur
trial, and conclusion reached according to
the law and the evidence. He was sur
prlsed at his friend from FauGuier present
ing such bill at this time. We should be
careful how we throw our voice against
young PolndeXter when he is weighted
down by the sad misfortunes which orDrcss
him.
MIR. Brooke said he had rarely heard a
gentleman OF Mr.. PauPs ability al que as Il
matter OF public policy in favor OF the use OF
The coWhldc. lie then went on to speak or
the Isnominy attending the use of the cow
hide, and to say that il such 4 law had been
on our statutc-books one month ago the life
OF one citizen would have been spared, as
well as the liberty Of another. He would
not under any circumstances prejudice the
case OF party now on trial, and on reflac-
tion he was willing that the motion to Law on
the table should prevail.
Mr. Massey expressed regret that anv al
luslon had been made to the case referred 10.
We should not allow any special case TO in
fluence our legislation.
Mr.. Paul asked if the very case sDokcn OF
had not been the cause OF the introduction
OF this bill.
Mr.. Massey thought it possibly had, but
did not think it would influence the trial.
Mr.. Paul asked whether or not if the
Commonwealth's Attorney should read this
law on the next trial it would not prciu-
dice the jury?
Mr.. Massey replied that Mr.. Paul was
too good Il lawyer TO suppose that an er-
post .fdCtO law would be used on the trial
Mr.. Massey then proceeded to argue in
favor OF the bill, which he thought was in
the right direction, and that it would be
unwise to dismiss it now, as far as it has
gone. He regretted the remarks that bad
been made, for they would seem to justify
the Use of the cowhide.
Mr.. Phlegar moved to lay the bill on
the table, which was agreed tc-ayeS, 10;
noes, IL.
PERSONAL.
The Wyanokc, which sailed for New York
yesterday. had on board several legislators,
who have gone "the sights OF Gotham for to
see." The next steamer VIII carry larger
party.
The condition OF Mr.. William j. Bigger
is still very critical.
The Governor will leave the city in day
Or two for Winchester.
MoRTr4RY REPORT for the week ending
March 30, 1879:
Cause Of Death: Asthma, colorcd; ap-
oplcXy, colored; cerebro-spinal meningi-
tis, white; consumption, l white, 8 col
ored; convulsions (infantile), l colored; /;
Group, white; debility, white; diphthe-
ria, l white; dysentery, l white; fever
(scarlct), l white; gastritis, white; heart
clot, coIorcd; heart disease, = white; kid
ney-discase, white; meningitis, l white;
paralysis, white; pneumonia, white, l
colorcd; unknown, 6 colorcd. Whole num-
Der OF deaths in the city, exclusive Of still.
births, 80. ill-births-Colored male, l;
colored female. total, ,. Age: One day
to thirty, colored; one month to six,
wLite, l colored-total, 3; one year to three.
3 white. 8 coored-total, G.; three years to
five, white, colorcd-tota, .; five years
to ten, white; ten years to twenty, Wnlte;
twenty Years to thirty, colored; fifty
years to sixty, white colored-total. B;
sixty years to seventy, white, l coloTed-
total, G; seventy years to eighty, 8 white.
Condition Single, white, II colored-to-
tai, Is; married, white, colored-tota,
8; widowers, colored; widows. white, l
colored-total, Z; unknown, white. Na-
tiUHy: Richmond, 16; other parts OF the
United States, IL; Ireland, 2; Scotland, l.
Locality: Marshall Ward, 9 white; Jefferson
Ward, white, colored-total, Z; Madison
Ward, 3 white, colored-total, 8; Monroe
Ward, 4 white, 2 colored total, 6; Clay
Ward, 2 white, colore9-total, 5; Jackson
Ward, white, colored-total, 4; aims
house, white, 2 colored-total, 3.
COMPARATIVE WEEKLY MORTALITY. ...
c--Week Ending---
March 81, Nar. 80, 3Iar. 22, Mar. 2 9
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