The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-18

making proper provision for the safety OF
the parties endangered. The places visited
by the grand jury were the cotton facto-
ries, public schools, paper-mill, bucket
factory, flour-mills, &c.
an Equine ABDUCTION. Monday eve
ming telegram was received by the Chief
OF Police from Petersburg 10 the effect that
an unknown party had stolen horse there,
and that the party had rode OF in the direc-
| ton OF Manchester. A watch forboth was
requested TO be kept. Several hours there
after, and before the news had gotten
abroad, a party from the South rode up to
Bowen & Bradley's place, on Hull street,
and STIMULATED 2 steed, foT which he pro-
missed TO call yesterday morning. The po-
lice were in waiting for him. IL Is need
| less to say that he did not cah, his intuitive
perceptions having doubtless made him
aware that il would be IN unsafe proceed
ing. The Petersburg owner has been no.
titled to come and get his horse.
A Prosperous Natire Of CheSterfeld.-
| William J.. Moody, Esq, who a few days
since, in Galveston, Texas, lost his splen-
did business ediice, costing 930,000 by
u ~
! left there in 1854 with not more than four
or five thousand dollars in his possession.
He Is now reputed TO be worth about one
million of dollars: and as regards charac-
ter and business qualifications, he stands
second TO no man in Texas. At the break
! ing out OF the late war be united himself
to the cavalry service, and before it, close
was promoted to be colonel. he is in the
prime OF life, and only one amongst many
Nirginians who have succeeded better from
than at home.
HuStinqS COurt. rt.-Yestcrday in this
cOurt-Judge $. Bassett French pre-
siding-C China. Easter Harvey (colored)
was convicted oil petty larceny and sent to
Jail for fifteen days. Dennis Whiteley, an
aged colored party, was ordered one lick
with a cowskin for appropriating ham
belonging TO Mike Stein, ilulEstreet mer-
chant. Yesterday evening the trial Of Mary
Ann Ryan was begun for cruelty 10 boy
named stephen +. Payne. an tiece from the
Richmond Male Orphan Asylum. Much
interest was manifested in the last-named
trial, which would probably not be con-
cluded before to-day.
Municipal legislators Presented. The
grand iury-B. b. Weisigor iorcman-yes-
terday returned paper in which they say
that they on their oaths present j. X. Per-
due and others constituting the City Coun.
ell OF Manchester for allowing nuisances TO
remain in the city limits. Various matters
OF delinquency in this regard are speciti-
cally mentioned, including several ponds
Of stagnant water, dc.
The Orda OF tie Iron HdH.-Local
Branch, No. Il, Order OF the iron Hall, at
an adjourned meeting held in their hall
Monday night installed the following off
GERS for the ensuing term: Henry Fitz-
gerald, junior past justice; :. BasSott
French, chief justice; George Q. Ely,
yice-iustice; Vi. Il. Lloyd, accountant; H..
/ C.. Beattie, cashier; L. scott Gibbs, herald /;
Rev. Ben. f. Woodward, prelate; George
B. Ely, watchman; John T. Smith, yidette.
PTsonal.-B. VI. Goode Esq. was in
| the city yesterday; also Charles M.Wallace,
/ Esq, our former weil-kEown gcologist,
now OF Richmond. Sir. Robert ~. Wal
drop passed through yesterday after greet
/ ing many friends.
/ rails in the city yesterday. including that Of
Jordan McRae, an old preacher, politician,
/ whitewasher, and general utility man. lie
was very popular with bis white fellow
citizens. who sincerely regret his death.
Mr.. W. ID. Lithgow is able 10 be about
on erutcheS, after several days Of weari-
some illness.
Right Rev. Bishop f. NJ. Whittle, Of the
/ Protestant Episcopal Church, will preach
/ at Meadc-Memorial church on next sunday
! at IL A. NJ, and administer the rite OF con-
/ firpatiOn.
The bill introduced in the Senate yester-
| day by Senator Joseph Walker 10 reduce
/ the number OF Manchester wards from four
/ to two, and TO make the city Council cleo
/ tive annually, is understood TO be a move
/ i'm the Rcadiuster interest.
The funeral Of Miss Lizzie Kahl, which
took place yesterday at the Clopion-Street
Baptist church, was very largely attended
/ by Sympathizing friends.
The city Jail has now several inmates,
/ the number having been increased by the
/ Police and Hastings Courts.
The Vivian Social Club will have grand
reuniOn OF members al Lyceun Hall next
/ Friday night.
The river WAS higher than usual yestcr-
/ day, and rlmpaging with unusual Yehe-
mence Oceanward.
Great eXcrtionS are being made 10 have
/ the porcelain works started al an early day.
| New machinery Of the most massive and
costly kind Is being placed in the newly
erected portions OF the Richmond and
Danville railroad depot buildings.
/ Several OF the churches whose members
contemplated protracted meetings have
concluded TO let the matter rest till the