Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-14
LIFE IN THE CITY HALL.
business Transacted by the Courts Gossip
About I'll Building.

Business transacted by the Courts COSBY
About tn Building.
There was much life and hustle about the
new city Hail yesterday All the courts.
except the Chanccry Court. were In ses-
sion. and much was going on In Council
circles. Nor was this all. for, as II the
case almost daily, there were many yisl-
tors. who meandered through the building
throughout the hours during which II IL
open 10 the public. There were 90 have
been meetings last evening Of the Board
Of Public Interest and OF the Council Com
mlttee on Schools. but neither body 60
cured n quorum. The Central School
building has been completed. and. with the
exception Of few changes I'm the plumb
INK and the putting into position OF the
sch0Ol-dcsks. Is ready for occupancy.
= NEWS OF THE COURTS.
The following cases were disposed OF in
the Hastings Court yesterday:
John Shinaut. charged with entering n
boX-car belor ging 10 the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company with intent TO
commit larceny. Sent to jail for six
months and fined / cent.
Charles ROsser. charged with resisting
Policeman Rosser. Fined s.
Mahala Chalkley. charged with stealing
lot OF cloth from Miller & Rhoads.
Fined S.
VIVA Allen. charged with stealing a lot
OF goods from W. l.. Wickham and James
Quirley. Acquitted.
Four Of the newly-appointed commits
sloncrs in chahcery Of the Law and Equity
COurt--Messrs. Daniel. Woon. Turpin. and
Shield-appeared before Judge Minor yes
81 ~.
following gentlemen qualified TO practice
at the bar of this court: Messrs. c. V.
Meredith. -. II. Nash. william \. Mon
cure. II. l.. Montague. Philip II. Shield.
Walter Sydnor. William NJ. Turpin. and
Abram G. Eby.
In the City Circuit Court yesterday the
following suits were disposed Of:
y. :. Butler against j. l.. Taiiaferro.
Verdict for the plaintiff for s..
In the case OF Lizzie Booker against a.
Leonard an order was entered reviving
suit in the name of Anie J. Leonard,
administrators OF a. Leonard.
6. 0. Smith against Il. r.. Robinson.
Judgment by consert for $36l.39.
INSPECT CHARITABLE INSTITU-
TONS
The subcommittee Of the Committee on
Relief Of the Poor, consisting Of Messrs.
Mcdowell Reeve. Ferriter. and Superin-
tcndent Carter. who are to visit the dif-
ferent charitable institutions In which the
city is Interested, will make its tour TO-
morrow. starting from the City Hall.
Reports received from these homes give
statements as TO the work being done by
them.
The ShelterIng Arms, Oh the average,
cares for 9 charity patients II week. The
Little Sisters of the Poor nave at present
l0j inmates So men and % womer. The
Retreat for the Sick took care during the
year Of the following charity patients:
January. II: February, 10; March, 20;
April, IS; May, &c: June. Is; July. p: Au-
gust. q: September. %: October ~; No
vember. %; December. l6. The St Paul. 5
Church Home has in It's care 30 children
nj the present time. At the Female Orphan
Home during the year II children have
been bound out, and 10 received. There
are at present 50 children in the institu-
ton.
st. Paurs Church Home for Aged and
Infirm Womer, has at present ~ inmates,
while its Accommodations are for II in
firm women only. At the City pispen-
sary, connected with the Medical COLLEGE,
2,G29 prescriptions were filed during the
year, and S.9l5 tickets issued to patients
for medical and surgical attention, ana
drugs for cost. The Richmond, Eye, Ear.
and Throat Infirmary showed the follow
ing work during the year: 1i9 patierts
treated in the hospital. $50 patients treat
ga in the dispensary. 500 cases Of dis
eases of the eye. 176 cases of diseases OF
the ear, LIS cases Of diseases OF the
throat. The following operations were
performed: 81 on the eye, on the ear,
N A. he In dol
10 girls were cared for during the year.
and at the Male Orphan Asylum, 50 boys.
THE POOR DEPARTMENT.
The Committee on Relief Of the Poor has
adopted resolution asking an appropria-
ton for the present year of $1,000 for the
almshouse, $4,000 for the outdoor poor,
and S7.7O7 for the salaries in the depart
ment
Messrs. Mcdowell Reeve. and Ferriter
Were designated a Subcommittee to APP
pear before the Grounds and Buildings
Committee. and set forth the desire OF
the Committee on Relief Of the Poor that
the department should be provided with
quarters on Broad street for the Issuance
OF meal TO the poor OF the city.
The Relief Of the Poor Committee has
also decided that the keeping OF an extra
horse for the ambulance Is necessary.
and that Mr.. Carter will have TO use that
horse in cases of necessity on his official
visits. A resolution to that effect will be
sent TO the Committee on Rctrenchment
and Reform
CITY-HALL NOTES.
The members of the press usc1 their
room ir the new City Hall for the first
time yesterday. The apartment IS very
handsome and affords to the scribes that
quiet so necessary TO prosecute their
work.
The ianitors in the new City Hall COM
plain that many persons are dishg'rinS
the building by splitting tobacco-juice on
the floors and upon the wainscoting.
They wish this class OF people to be re-
minded that there are cuspadors in all
quarters of the house, as well as in the
corridors and Railways for their special
convenience.
The elevator conductors have been uni
formed in suits Of blue and caps Of the
same color.
Luther Teddy. u white mar. who was
hurt by a railroad train while coming
from Washington to Richmond few days
ago and taken to the city almshouse. was
arrested yesterday at that institution by
Sergeant Alex. NJ. Tomlir son on the
charge of being implicated in the robbery
of the paint-shop of II. L. Peters. January
18th. 1t will be recalled that n man ramed
John n. Hamilton was charged In the
Police Court yesterday with this offence
Mfr. Wallace Washington, the genial
clerk to the Chief of Police. who has had
n long spell OF sickness. is convalesciDg'
He was at his office a short while yes
terday. Mr.. Washington has recently re-
turred from visit Of several weeks to
Huntington, W. Va.
Masonic Home Annual Meeting.