The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-06

, act with inteut 10 secure himself or any
other person an opportunity to vote he Vi
olates the statute, whether that act be un-
lawful as to the State or unlawful as to the
! United States. The fact that the act is ,ln-
lawful in either relation constituted
THE OFFENCE AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.
IL II be unlawful ~ TO an ordinance OF the
city in which il Is committed. II is unlaw-
ful as to the United States. To violate any
law, city, State, or Federal, with the
wrongful intent. is 10 violate section J511,
which give you in charge.
The act must be done by the offender
"with intent to secure an opportunity to
vote for himself or any other person." IL
the act be unlawful. and be done with such
intent. then the offence against the United
States is complete, and may be punished by
a Federal court and indicted by a Federal
grand jury, whether the State tribunals
take cOgnizance OF the offence against the
State or not.
Therefore II You discover that in the
cases brought before you perjury or
forgery or false certificatiOns have been
committed with intent to secure to any
person or persons an opportunity to vote
in Federal election the case is cognizable
by you, and
THIS COURT Is THE PROPER TRIBUNAL
for the trial OF the Federal offence.
Congress. when IL denounces an unlaw-
full act committed with intent to serve an
unlawful purpose, was the judge whether
such an act was necessary to eflectuate that
purpose or not. You are not the judge OF
the policy OF the law, and you have not the
prerOgatIvc to say whether an unlawful act
denounced by Congress was or was not ne
cessary 10 the purpose aimed at. The I'M
lawfulness Of the act and the unlawfulncss
Of the intent constitute the offence de-
nOunced by Congress, whether the act was
necessary to effect the purpose OF not.
The grand jury, after receiving this
charge, retired TO their room. About 3
O'Clock they returned into court with an
Indictment against William III. Talman for
doing unlawful acts TO enable certain par
ties 10 vote.
The Court then adjourned TIL 10 o'clock
this morning.
Before the grand jury adjourned yestcr-
day il had commenced hearing the testi-
mony in the case OF Mr.. wilkins.
The District Attorney has a stenographer
in the grand-jury room taking down the
testimony aS given by the witnesses eXam-
ined.
COLORED BAPTIST SUNDAY-SCuooL UNION.
The monthly meeting OF the above organ
iZation was held at the Ebenezer Baptist
church on sunday afternoon. William ii.
Davis president) occupied the chair. and
Samuel J.. Robinson acted n secretary.
After the usual devotional exercises the
,.ts,,loIi1frs 80 b. ,,,aafinfr and
reports from ten school, were read.
The recital exercises were suspended for
the appointment OF committee on nomi-
nation OF officers for the ensuing year.
| The committee, after a short retirement,
presented the following nominations, which
were unanimously received: President,
W. II. Davis and T. 4. Miles; Nicc-Presi-
dent, W. T.. Carter and J. x. Griffin, Sec
rctary, J. Il. Spencer and j. II. Blackwell ;
Assistant Secretary, ". y. Bnrwell and
William II. Brooks; Treasurer, Il. Il. Gra-
ham and Isaac Waldron; Chorister, s. ID.
jones and Jesse Hickman; OrganiSt, Mis-,
Sophia Walker and Miss VI. V. Edwards
Chaplain, Charles Lcamus and Richard
! Thompson.
Rev. j. Anderson Taylor delivered an
able and instructive address during the alb
sence Of the committee.
After a collection was taken, several
hymns were sung, and the meeting dis
missed to meet with the Fourth-Church
school on the first Sunday in January next,
at which time the election OF officers will
take place.
MoRTuARY REPORT FOR TIE WEEK ESD
| ING SATURDAY, DECEMBER >, lsS2.-CGuSe'
| of Death: Abccss, colored; apth@, co
/ lored; ap0pleXy. colOred; Brights Dis
ease, colorcd; congestion Of stomach,
white: congestion OF lungs, | cOlOrcd
consumption. = white, coIored; conyul
siOns Gnfantilc), , cOl0red; debility,
white; diptheria, l white: dysentery,
white; fever Gyphoid), ! colored; heart
disease, / white, colorcd; infantile lock
Jaw. / colorcd; inflammation OF bowels,
white, colorcd; intcmperance. / white
marasmus, ] coored; meningitis, | co
lored: pcritonitis. / white; unknown,
colored; other diseases. colorcd. Who'll
number OF deaths in the city, exclusive o
still-births. 3l-white. 10; colorcd, II. 10
colity: Marshall Ward, 4; Jefferson Ward
y: Madison Ward. 4; Monroe Ward. 3
Clay Ward, a. Jackson Ward, .; Aim,
house, 4; Penitentiary. |.
Rate OF mortality OF whole populatlo
was 23.7O per 1000 per annum; rate G
mortality OF white population was 1870
per 900 per annum; rate OF mortality
colored population was 5000 per LOCO pc
annum. j. G.. CABELL, VI. D..
President Board OF Health.
SUPREME COURT or APPEALs.-Richmon
and Danvillc Railroad Company rs. Moi
ris. Argued by Judge IL. II. Marshall 10
plaintiff in error and submitted.