The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-07

save only the creed Of intolerance and pro-
scription. The laws Of Virginia guarantee
equal protection and privilege to every
citizen, and the people of the Common
wealth have ordered that all departments
of the government shall execute the spirit
and letter OF those laws.
WILLIAM +. CAMERON.
Personals and Briefs.
Colonel ii. c. Parsons returned TO the
city Yesterday.
"Tenant" must send us his name before
we can publish his article.
Charles X. Willis has been admitted to
an interest in the business OF Carlton Nc
Carthy, under the firm-name of Carlton
Mccarthy IL Co.
Colonel John +. Wall, for many years a
member OF the House OF Delegates, now in
his eIghty-third year, hale, hearty, and
hopeful of living TO be a hundred, is in the
city. He was at the Capitol yesterday, and
everybody was glad to see him.
Many OF the streets are in a horribly
slushy and slippery condition. and the city
authorities ought to try to improve them.
Main and Broad streets, at least ought to
be attended to, and that right off. An ap-
peal frem the police to househOlders would
generally secure the clearing OF the side
walks. Let an effort be made to-day.
DEATH or DIR. II. A. WATT.-Mr. Hugh
y. Watt, for many years prominent mer-
chant aud well-knOWn citizen OF Richmond,
died yesterday morning at the residence OF
his sOn-in-law, DR.. Hugh ID. Smith, OF
IlenricO. in the seyenty-fourth year OF his
age. His funeral will take place ut p. VI.
to-day from DR.. Smiths residence, on the
Mechanicsyille road.
SUPREME COURT OF APPEALs.-W Wright rs.
Commonwealth. Submitted.
Bank OF Old Dominion rs. Allen. Sub
mitted.
Lee as. Swepson. Argued by W. W.
Henry for appellant and submitted.
Balm X Brother rs. Savage. Submitted.
IIUSTINGS COURT.-The following eases
We're disposed OF yesterday:
Wilson Nash (colored), indicted for in
terfering with the police in the discharge
OF their duty, was tried, convicted. aud
sentenced,to one days confinement in the
city Jail and 10 pay a fine OF one cent.
Philip Moss (colored) was convicted OF
\ felonionious assault on Collin Yates, and
sentenced To sixty days confinement in the
city Jail and to pay fine Of II.
Police COrRT. -ThefollowIng cases were
disposed oi Yesterday:
Frances Taylor, cursing and threatening
to assault Lucy Winston with hatchet,
was required to give surety for thirty days.
Lucy Winston (colored), charged with
abusing and threatening TO assault Frances
TAYLOR, was required to give surety for
thirty days.
+. w. Clifford and {. u. Barber were
fined g each for being drunk and disor-
derly.
+. II. Burnham was fined s. for being
disorderly and using profanc language in
the street.
TAKEN TO THE PENITENTIARY.-The fol-
lowing persons, convicted i'm the Hastings
Court OF Richmond, were yesterday taken
to the penitentiary by Deputy-Sergeant
Ball:
John Coleman (colorcd), for one year, for
a feloniouS assault.
W. l.. Ball, for seven years, for grand
larceny.
Ball was sentenced at the last term OF the
court. but execution OF the sentence was
stayed for thirty days in order to allow the
accused 10 obtain Il writ Of error and ST.
perSedeoS. The time having expired, and
the Sergeant having received no notice OF
the granting OF the writ, the accused was
taken to the ponitentiary.
THEATRE-NOKES FAMuY.-The weather
last night was particularly dlsagreeable,
but there was large audience at the Thea
tre. The performance was excellent III
every point and fully appreciated. Screams
OF laughter were heard from every part OF
the house. There can be no better evil
dcnce OF the fact that what is put upon the
stage need not TO be puericnt to be success
ful. The whole company seemed TO feel
that the spectators were i'm accord with
them. II Mr.. FawdOn Nokes would leave
out the dance with the highland spOran it
would be an improvement. II is not at all
necessary, neither is it fitting in burlesque
at once so charming and so chaste.
After the performance there was a full
dress theatre party at PizzinfS, given by
Mrs. VI. +. King 10 Miss Blake, OF Phila-
delphia. During the performance the ladies
and gentlemen occupied the private boxes.
This afternoon there will be matinee,
when "Ruth's Romance" and "The Bellies
OF the Kitchen" will be performed. To
night, The Wrong Man in the Right
Place
MLIsS AT THE THEATRE.-M Miss Annie
Pixley, with her company. will he with Us
on Monday night. Not only Miss PiXley
herself, but her whole support are old
friends OF our thcatre-gOers, and all may
be assured Of an excellent play well per-
formed. Miss PiXlcy acts the part with