Page 1 · Monday, December 25, 1865 — The daily dispatch

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Mining and the Miner. in theae cold aad nipping days, when ths ■nod ptopla of Itiohmond and Petersburg put their seesea the fender and poke their coal lire* into blaze, they rarely think whore that , coalcOßsee{ream, or of the labor, the courage, AIM patience and the skill required to bring ijs cheerfulness and glow to .their hearth stones. X , \ Chesteraeld are worked at tea* One near Coalfield ■tatsoa, aaaS Jfraaeille road, and the other «,t CIOTSf Hill- At tho latter place the works are qaitß extensive. The strata of coal out- ' '', rop taera and dip to the westward, descend ing at about the angle of twenty-three de- ' gives. These seams or layers of coal—al teraattng with layers of stone like thecako 1 and jolly of jelly-cake—dilfer much in thick cane. The richest Is about twenty-seven fro: through. Some are so thin that the worldaf of them would not be productive— fheasineeareof two Blade. One kind begin* at the outcrop, whore the coal comes to the surface, and follow* down tho bed with a lung shaft, called ait "incline," an mat lanes Iff up snd sometimes ueariy horizontal, according to tho ii lcl 'ationol the stratum. Thus a shaft fifteen undred feet long becomes at the lower end about six or seven hundred feet below the surf; i*. Up this shaft runs a double railroad track, each traversed by a small car, drawn by a rope or chaiu passing over a drum at the month of the shaft. Thus one car descends as the other rises. A steam engine above ground, at the top of the shaft, docs this work, aa well as the pumping and ventilating of the mine.— lvtmuing at right angles with this shaft are lung galleries called levels. These keep very nearly horizontal by winding and turning a* the dip of tho seam changes in inclination.— These have also railroads running through them, the cars of which are drawn by mules— goof animals that never see tho blessed sun light, nor ever munch a mouthful of fresh herbage from one year's end to another. No wonder that they get a little obstinate soino tiiaes, or bray out a note of complaint to a fallow-sufferer iv au adjoining drift—but this is pathetic. These levels are nearly parallel, and about a hundred feet apart, all coming into the main shaft, of course, at lower points as the shaft descends. Those in Their turn are intersected by another set of drifts about forty feet apart, ruuning.at right angles with them, and of course parallel with the main abaft or " incline." Thus tho whole bod of oaal i* eat through with passages crossing one another, leaving large masses of coal, called " pillars," to support the roof. When tho whoa* seam is thus explored, and the drifts have struck rock ail around, then commences the work of " robbing"—cutting away the pillars of coal—of course beginning at that part of the mine farthest away from the shaft, for the roof tumbles in as they are cut, one by one, away. Dangerous work this. The other mine sinks a perpendicular shaft eight or liiiie hundred feet deep, and of course a leaf distance off from the out-crop. The b-vels strike off from the foci of this, and the mining is carried oa in the same manner, ex cept that the first is carried dOamspsßtl from the surface, and this is carried from the bot tom of the shaft upward toward the out-crop. The foot of the shaft is the deepest part of the mine. Of course thane levels cannot always be psralett. or eo^ui-distant, or. the intersecting drifts straight and at right angles. The varying dip of the strata, the disappearance of some veins, tho discovery of others, and, most of all, the masses of rock, called " troubles," all tend to change the regularity of the mine. A high grade of science and experience are called into play to circumvent these troubles, or to teß where and how to cut through them, and 10 follow thu vein of coal through all its faults and turnings. . The draining ot the mines is frequently a problem uf great difficulty, as enormous veins of water often burst out, sometimes flooding a Whole mine. The ventilation, too, is most im portant, as the lives of all in tho pit depend npoa its perfection. The system of Bending fresh pure air through all tho labyrinth of passages is too complicated to be explained here, it is sufficient to say that a strong cur rent is created by a largo Can revolving with great rapidity, which expels the foul gases and brings the wholesome air down from the open world. One can easily ace that this is hard work— and dangerous too. Dangers exist, hard to anticipate, and difficult, if not impossible, to provide against. The ceiling of brittle coal slate sometimes crushes through all its props, lviI vi its black lumps are made rod with the "od of the mangled miner. A blast might >ea communication with some vast reservoir water, and the narrow drifts and galleries 1 so fast that escape would become Uapossi '■■ Sometimes the gas—tho same gas that, uned and civilized, light- onr houses—accu olatea here his natural savage strength, id gathering too rapidly for the ventilator » purify, ssqaledjes with a force compared tth which ntapowder is a trifle. Every ungbi and splintered by its fury. hen fellows the "black damp"—air from bieh all the life-sustaining principle is burnt ft and if any escape unhurt from the con issioa, they are drowned iv the lifeless air. And this work, with all its severe labor and danger, begets a class of men who take in it a strange delight. When Shelley spoke of men "leaner than flesbless misery, who waste their Uvea in far down darksome mines," he purely never could have seen the Welsh, Cor nish and Newcastle miners. The Cb-stor field mines are worked chiefly by the*e men, anfl a sturdy set of fellows they are. They prefer the pit to any other work, and have the sash* kind of scorn of surface men that sailors have of land " lubbers, ".or that trap pers have of civilized folks. They feel that high qualities, that energy, courage and pa tients, are called into play here, and that they tire spending strength on strength in tho stern labor of cutting their way through living rock. They love the solid darkness of the mine, its perilous descents, the intricate mazes of its drifts and galleries, often steep and slippery, and its utter isolation from the rest of the world • The sailor and the trapper have been told of often enough. Cooper alone has said quite enough of both; but no one has ever taken tile pitman, la his grimy dress, hard-handed, "wart, and smutted, and made a hero of him. But perhaps his turn may yet come. An Kng li-h writer, speaking of the dignity of labor, " rtid that when the epic poem of our day is written, it will not be » Arras and the Man." "Tools and the Man" will lie our epic, and tl «n will the Pitman be sung.

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The coiffure Is of point applique lace and violet I velvet. The hair is rolled from the face and caught up in n waterfall nt tho back. This is an admired homo Areas: llubv retax, trimmed with velvet buttons and raby silk cord. The hair is crimped and arranged in a loose coll at the back. The coiffure con sists of a band of ruby velvet studded with Jet beads, and tied at tho back with a ruin chenille cord. Also an evening dress, rather flashy than ele gant, of white nrpv pulled over silk. The cutis are confined by bauds of scarlet velvet edged with black lace*. The OTSrahtli of crepe is bordered by aaarlet velvet and black hue. ami flesfooaad an very high on the left aide by a bunch of white flowers and loops of scarlet velvet. Tho corsage is of scarlet velvet, trim med with bullous and black lace Folds of crept I are laid above the corsage, and the crepe is a fulling tulie drawn closely to the heck, and trimmed With pearl beads. Hunches of flow era and loops of velvet ribbon ornament the sleeves. The hair is rolled from tho face, and arranged in a loose waterfall at the hack. The coiffure ia formed of naadeaax of scarlet vel vet, caught at the side by a tuft of flowers and loops of velvet ribbon. The genuine Umpire bonnet is so very pecu- ' liar in shape that only a tall, stylish-looking person COUld wear it to advantage. Imagine a fiat, square crown, with small front and long gipsy oars tying behind underneath the water fall. A band of ribbon fastened on top passes down and ties under the chin, pressing the! bonnet so closely to the face that side trim-J oaiaga are entirely suppressed. Ofilt chains ' on velvet, a rich ornament, or a few flower?, are placed over the forehead. Iv tho hand these bonnets are decidedly ugly, but when •'well worn" they are quite- distingue. Itjis not incumbent upon every one to wear these exaggerated styles, as there are several very pretty modifications of the Empire bonnet.—: All are exceedingly small, with raised, soft crowna, or else a perfectly flat crown, and a .small, tightly-covered capo, or band sot up I rather high on the crown. > The principal feature in tho new bonnets is the veil, which has now become the all-impor- j 1 taut item both for bonnets and hats. It is of | nnhemmed black or white illusion, spangled with gold, figured net, cipe. Hum, or else the regular made veil. It is either caught on the side of the bonnet by a fancy ornament, or is fastened just over the crown. Tho length va ries from three-quarters of a yard to one yard-. It was thought that waterfalls would dlsap- j pear when the Empire bonnet was introduced. Such, however, is not the case. The bonnets are so short in tho crown as to positively re quire a ckkymom of some kind. Though the wa terfall is still popular, the thick coil is fast gaining favor. I It it is a noticeable feature that metal orna- i aaenta are introduced into tho toilette wherever | it can possibly bo done. Flower head-dresses have, in a great measure, given place to antique-looking bandeaux of gilt, steel or silver, either plain, engraved or filagreed. Some are ornamented with a richly enamelled butterfly, noised on a lino wire, in the centre. Tho newest boots for young ladies are of lasting, laced up in front over a tongue of colored silk, which can bo changed at pleasure |to suit tho dress. A small rosette of velvet, i matching the tongue in color, is worn on tho toe of the boot. This rosette on the toe must be very ugly, utterly destroying tho outline of j the foot. The fashions of New York and Philadelphia are not pretty. There is an air j of over-trimming, vulgar glitter, and an all- ! ! pervading flavor of shoddy and petroleum, j IWe have given the fashions, but we entreat j I the ladies of Kiclimond not to wear them. j The material points of this article are from ! ! the Ladttt 3 Bunk lor January, a copy of which ! j the eaterprising news dealers, Messrs. Cole & I Turner, laid upon our table several days since. I

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LOCAL MATTERS. j PRICE OF THE DISPATCH,. I The Dispatch is published at two cents per I copy and tweivs CBXTS per w*ak. Irregular car riers are soiling th* paper to transient customers at higher prices. These we cauuot control. But tho regular carriers only cbargo tho prices abovs I stated. Any cltixwii who wishes to take thu paper can Lavs i; delivered at the rates abUiblished at the oaico ttitber by obtaining from tho regular sar i rier or leaving las uaiue at the Dijputch counting room. _^ ADVERTISEMENTS. Our advertising columnn show that oar old friemlK hay* not forgeUen through wliat channel they can i certainly reach the largest number of readers, j They sha.il not be disappointed in their —limat* of ' the übiquitous power of tho DIBTATOa. Wherever I Ua* mail, the ospreas company, our special Bsessen* gers, th« city carriers, and our agents in all th*> j towiih snd villages of Virginia, North Carolina and I Tennessee can reach a family, there w» are resolved i that the Dispatch shall be found, cost what it may ; I of capital, energy and labor. '• To-hay anise CaaiaTßue, no paper will be issued from this office to-morrow. The Franklin Stkket Saoornre Affaib— OI.OSE OK THE IxVESTIUATION.— THE A.CCCSXS Burr on for Examination—On Saturday morning, alter baring disposed of tome minor matters which are elsewhere noticed, the Mayor resumed the Investigation of the charge against Mrs. Isabella Ould, of shooting her paramour, K. 11. Meade, on the 22d of Sep tember last. Mrs. Onld wae present, accom- I panied by her counsel, Manaadnke Johnson, j Esq., and Colonel ft. D. Mcintosh, and a ' number of acquaintances---both male andfe- I male—who appeared to testify ia the ease.— i Th- witnesses of the previous day were called, land the following testimony was elicited for I ihe Commonwealth: Mrs. DeUiah Sales testified that she had been acquainted with Mrs. Ould between six i and seven years, and bad always found her to i be a lady. She lived with her for nine months. j Her husband and mine had occasional words together; but wiih that exception we gpl ' along very well. In the year 1800, she aud Mr. ! Ould left for Danville, and returned in 1561.— I Stayed with me two weeks, and then com- ; meneed housekeeping In Sidney. I visited j ! her, aud was there introduced to Meade. She ' '■■ sold out with the intention of going to the i i North, but rare up the idea, and went to board i i with Mr*. Minter, on Third street, where 11 : , visited her. Afterwards she bought a place ion Foushee street, and commenced keeping a boarding house. She sold out, and went to live with Mrs. Wißettj continuing I i all the time to visit my house. Subsequent to this she went to board with Mrs. Miller, and I 1 went afterwards to live with Mrs. Buuman. lon Twentieth street. Came back to Mrs. Mil- ; ier s, where she was very ill. On her recovery * she rented an establishment from Mr. Fisher, 1 and set up a restaurant. Visited her there a I great many times. This was in November, 1 )s«4. Saw Meade there frequently. Heard j : Mrs. Ould say in Meade's presence that they j were to be married ; were going to Alexandria, < aud that witness must come and see them. Mrs. Ould showed her a locket, that Meade had given her, with their likenesses in it. upJ ;to last of April I had been at work for Mrs. Onld. She wanted witness to make her wetl -1 ding clothes, bat having a sick child, could not do it. She got some one else to do the work. Never saw Mrs. Ould but ouce after that, j when she was riding on the hill in an open | I buggy. Kncv nothinir more of the altair. Cross-examined by Mr. Johnson.—The mvi ! tatlon to witness to visit them in Alexandria | | was given in the small restaurant in Meade's j presence. The locket exhibited here is the j one shown by Mrs. Onld. It was taken after ahe left Foushee street. Made sonio under j garments for Meade, and was paid for them by Mrs. Ould. She is aa industrious woman, aiid supper Bed the family. Mrs. Ould was , the active business person «>f the family. • She cold n. large number of things—jewelry and I wearing) apparel—to keep Jaleade ay. Never ; saw hint employed in any work. It was in \ April, utter the tall of Richmond, that Mrs. : Ould wanted witness to make up her wedding | clothes. To the Mayor.—Mrs. Onld's husband bdt her iv IW3. 'He came from Atlanta, Ga., and said he was going to run the blockade, aud wanted her to meet him there. James D. Browne testified that he knew Meade nt the Arsenal for three years, during the war. Saw Mrs. Ould there frequently, and be would go out to see her. Nooilnir.wiuies es answered for the Com -1 monwealth, and the Mayor announced that , the testimony on that side was closed. t

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The witnesses for the defence were then I aarora. I Henry la. Hartshorn testified that he was ! an officer in Castle Thunder at the time of Mrs. ! Quid's arrest, and saw marks of violence upon j her neck. Visited Monde and told him he had a letter from Mrs. Ould, and Meade said he i did not want to see Mrs. Onld or hear from her. He afterwards took tho letter and read J it. It was nriotitsomeinonev and a watch.— i Did not recollect that Meade said anything j about not wanting Mrs. Onld prosecuted. j Clifford I. Rogers testified that, on the night ! of the 22d of September, us he was closing up | his place, ho heard the report of a pistol, and j going across tho street, saw Meade, Mrs. Ould I and a private watchman. Meade was j wounded. Found that Mrs. Ould had a bruis on her forehead. She said ho had boon abusing her. Wont to the doctor's, and found Meade lying on a sofa. Mrs. Onld came in, and asked to bo forgiven, and ho forgave her. She supplied him with money,'and also gave him j a watch and chain. Meade asked Mr. Flem ing and myself to do all we could for Mrs. Ould, as she was no more to blame than he was. She appeared to be very much excited, J and witness did not think she knew what she j was doing. From daily observations, saw j that Mrs. Ould was a very industrious wo man. W. L. Fleming testified that he knew no thing about the shooting. Ho heard the con versation at Dr. White's office, just related by i Mr. Rogers. Hehad given a correct recital of J it. Thonght there was a brtiise upon her fore head at the. time. ' George Shenly testified that Mrs. Ould j lived up stairs over the shop where he was employed. Was well acquainted with Meade and Mrs. Ould. She told witness on thoMou- ! day of the evacuation that she had saved a thousand dollars in Confederate money, and j asked if she had not better get a suit of i clothes for Meade. She told witness on two or three occasions that they were going to be married. Mrs. Ould attended to most fif the business. Meade was generally there. Edward Smith testified that he was in Mrs. Ould'a house on the night on which tjie shoot ing affair occurred, between t> and 7 o'clock. Thought, from her appearance, that she had j been crying, and left for homo. Mrs. Ould j seemed to be the proprietor of the place. Mrs. Gill testified that after Mrs. Ould's j wedding clothes were made she did them up. She told witness that she and Meade were go ing to be married. This was in May last. Had known Mrs. Ould for some time, and always Tound her to be a hard-working, industrious woman. William Blackburn testified that he was iv the court-house yesterday when Meade was on examination. He read the testimony in regard to himself in tho morning papers. Had frequently been in their house, aud always thought Mrs. Ould was Meade's wife. Went j there in August, in a carriage, and took Meade j out to rjde. In about two weeks from this time Meade proposed that wo take a buggy j rido, and have Mrs. Ould go with them- Ap pointed a day, but could not go. Went there I afterwards in a carriage, and asked Meade to j go, but he declined. Then asked Mrs. Ould to I go, and he gave his consent. She went, and after doing some shopping, returned. Viaited the house frequently afterwards, aad on one] occasion Meade ashed witness if bo was a mar- j ried man. Told him he was. About two j weeks before the shootiug affair occurred, had i a dispute with Mrs. Ould, and ceased to visit the house. There was never auy proposition made on her part, or that of witness, to marry or go away. In this respect Meade's testimony was false. Miss Alice Gill testified that she was at Mrs. Ould's about ft o'clock on the evening of the , shooting. Asked Mr. Meade whore she was, and he said she was up stairs. Saw him go down stairs, and che called him to return.— Ho did so, aud witness then asked her for a basket. ■ Did not go farther than tho head of the ste{»s. Saw no one there except Mrs. Ould and Meade. • i , Cyrus W. Andrews said ha was the sergeant on duty at Castle Thunder when Mrs. Ould I was arrested. Saw that Mrs. Ould had marks j on her throat, as if some one had choked her. There was also a small bruise over her eye. — ; Took a letter over to Meade for Mrs. Ould. and saw him lying upon the bed. Told wit ness that ho would be obliged to appear against | Mrs. Ould, though he had no bard feelings in the matte.-. Trio marks 011 her throat audi over the eye wore very distinct. The bruise I over tho eye appeared to have been inliicted by ! some hard substance. Meade here made an effort to introduce a ] letter, written by Mrs. Ould for him, to his I niece, in Alexandria, requesting her to come en and wait upou the young lady to whom he j was to have been married, Objectiou being made by the counsel for the defence, it was not read. j Another letter, .written by Mrs. Ould to Meade while she was in Castle Thunder—en treating his forgiveness; that she had no other friend in the world: that she did not know what she was doing when she fired the shot, and begging him to continue to be her friend ; that she was a poor, unhappy, lost wouisn, when she could have been better, and all she 1 asked of him was to befriend her once more— j was introduced by Meade and read by Mr. Johnson. The letter exhibited a most extra ordinary degree of affection on her part for Meade."whom she constantly addressed as j " Dear Bob." Mr. Johnson read a number of letters writ ten by Meade to Mrs. Ould, addressed to his " Dear Is," and couched in the most affec tionate language. Joseph McCoy testified that ho know Mre. Ould and Meade. Meade's statements in re gard to the Intimacy between Mrs. Ould and hfYnself were false. She always acted towards him as a lady. Witness was never in her bed chamber before last Monday night, when he \ took supper with her and Mr. snd Mrs. Mat thews. He never made any proposition to her, nor she to him, about going away together. James Jones, one of the late military police, testified that ho saw Mrs. Ould shoot Meade on Franklin street, and he attempted to knock tho pistol out of her hand with his club. I Struck her on tho head and made a small j bruise. Her condition after the affair was that of one on the verge of insanity. She was very much excited. When ho entered Mrs. Ould's room the bed clothing was well ar ranged and in good order. This closed the testimony for the defence. — Mr. Johnson then made an application for bail. He said that the testimony had proved the most extraordinary friendship on tho part j of the accused for Meade, on which, consider ing his persona] appearance and general ac- | complisamenta, he coukinot compliment her very highly. Meade had evidently perjured himself, as had been proved by the testimony of respectable witnesses. He was but slightly hurt by the shot, at had been proved by his physician. He therefore felt cjuite confident that his Honor would not consider it v case of felony, but admit Mis. Ould to bail in a rea- The Mayor stated that Mrs. Ould was first arraigned before Judge McEntee, and admit ted to bail, for what cause he did not exactly know. When the case was first brought be fore him, as Mayor, he did not think it proper to deny her the same privilege. But having now heard the testimony, he did not think it a brglable case, and therefore remanded Mrs. Ould to jail, to be examined before the Hust ings Court on tho second Monday in January upon a charge of felony. The .Weathkb.—Yesterday was one of those terrible days described by'Tora Hood in liis poem, wherein he says: " First it blew, Th'ii it anew. And then it tliftW." After a very beautiful day on Saturday, the skies became suddenly overcast, and our citi zens arose yesterday morning to a scene of sleet and slippery pavements, causing every pedestrian who valued bis limbs-to take the middle of the street. It was. in short, one of the most disagreeable days within our recol lection, and disappointed the anticipations of many bibulous souls who anticipated a merry run-aronnd among the bar-rooms. Alibied Rohuehy byaDraibas.— On Satur day last, J. P. Noel arrived at Rocketts in one of the steamers, and placed two trunks iv the possession of a drayman to carry up town, since which time he has heard nothing of them, and he believes they have been stolen. One of the trunks was blue, with no cover, and very much out of repair : the other was covered with canvass, and considerably worn. The trunks were filled with ladies and gentlemen's cloth ing, and if the thief- manages to elude arrest he will have made a pretty good haul. A Valise Stole*.—A valise, containing clothing, belonging to "William Lee, was atoleti from oue of the wharves at Rocketts ou Saturday. The case hits been reported to the police, but no arrests have yet been made.

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CnAKHK op Fblobt—A Ma* Resisting Ar best—Hb is Shot bt the Police.— At an early hour on Saturday morning, a man, named James Clarke, made his appearance nt the lower statjon-house and reported that he had been knocked down and robbed of forty-five dollar* by an Irishman, who gave his name as William Burcli. A policeman was nt once sent to arrest him, and on reaching the door of the house, saw Burch, and told him he must go along. To this Burrh consented ; but on getting outside of the Übor knocked the policeman against a lamp-post, and turning upon a sol dier of the Twenty-fourth Massachusetts regi ment, also gave aim a severe blow. Burch then went into the house and closed the door. The policeman returned to the station-house, and stated that h<e was unable to make the arrest without assistance. Mr. Clarke then wem before a magistrate and got a warrant for the arrest of Hurch on the charge of felony, and Captain Betts sent two policemen to take him into custody. Clarke himself going with them. They saw Burch, and when the police man presented the warrant, ho remarked, with great coolness, that he had likewise a warrant j for them ; and going into the house, picket up a double-barreled shot gun and tired upon the party. They ran behind a w.ill in the vicinity, saved themselves from injury, and subsequent ly returned to the station-house and reported that it was beyond their power to arreel a man who was so ferocious as Burch. Captain! Betts then sent a very resolute policeman, j named Harper, In company with party who had returned. Harper went and searched tho house, but Burch could not bo found. Bar- | per returned to the station-house to report j this fact, leaving the two policemen bo- j hind him, and they soon discovered Burch crossing a bridge over the canal at j tho foot of Eighth street. They got tho assist ance of Sergeant Thomas, of the police force, and thus reinforced, they made a demonstra tion upon Burcli, who left the bridge and got into a boat. Sergeant Thomas followed, and a struggle ensued, in tho course of which Burch attacked the officer with the bntt of the gun which he had previously discharged. Thomas then drew bis pistol and tired, the balls taking effect in Boron's left arm and right hip, and one making a hole through his loft ear. This bad the effect of bringing the des perado down, alter which he was secured aud taken to the upper police station. Dr. C. W. P. Brock was sent fur, who. after examining his wounds, probed them, aud extracted the ball from Lis thigh, but could not get at the other. The wounds are merely in tho flesh,.aud not considered dangerous. Burch was subse quently taken to the city jail, where he re mains at present. After his arrest he gave the name of William Light loot. Be is a man of immense physical power, and apparently about | forty years of ago. Serg'eaut Thomas was formerly a captain in 1 tho Confederate Suites army, and at the time iof the above occurrence was suffering under ! the effects of wounds received in the service. 1 Arrests.—Al the lower station-house, on j Saturday, tho following arrests were reported, and some others which wore examined before I tho Mayor, a detail of which will bo found in the proceedings of that tribunal: Andrew Jackson, a negro, lor stealing ton dollars from John Perrin : James McFee, a member of the Eleventh United States luiauty, for repre senting himself to be a policeman and being concerned in the robbery ol John Perrin; Armistead Robinson, v negro, for stealing merchandise from Miltc IdoM'er s Sons; ! Charles Wilson, of the Eleventh United States ! ! Infantry, for being drunk and disorderly in the house of Belie Somers; Sarah Stevens, for i disorderly conduct in the street and ihreat j ening 10 shoot Sarah Smith ; Lewis Sanson, a negro, for stealing shoes from Morris & ] [Mess; Charles Copeland, a negro, for carry-J ing fire-arms; Isaac Brown, a negro, for dis- i I charging a gun In the market; George Wil-I Hams, a negro, for carrying concealed wea- j ! pons ; H. R. Allen, citizen, for assaulting and beating two Federal soldiers ; Sylvester Over- ) ton, a negro, for insulting a policeman while ; in the discharge of his duty ;. Henderson Tny lor, a negro, for stealing ;i hat from Joseph Hirshberg, and Robert Harrison, a negro, for j stealing shoes from Wise & Harrison. J At the upper station-house the following ar rests were recorded : William Green, a negro, for stealing shoes from Morris a Green ; E. S. Woohtridge, for stealing a horse from B. A. Cocke. [In this case the accused wasadmittcd to bail by Justice Binford. He alleges that j he can prove he bought ihe horse, and was not Within twenty miles ol Richmond on the day the robbery is charged to have been commit- j ted.] William Lightfoot, ottos William Burch, charged with felony and resisting and at tempting to kill an oflicer in the discharge of his duty ; Samuel Pleasants, a negro, for steal ing a lot of groceries from Marshall F. Bur ton ; Isaiah White, a negro, for fighting in the house of Mary Brown and cutting about him I with a knife, and George N. Brown for fight ing in the same place ; Robert Randolph, a ne gro, for having been drunk and disorderly and resisting a policeman; and John Wyley, a Washington City negro, fur stealing.six chairs, valued at fifteen dollars, from R. F. Emerson. Fanny Taylor, pauper, for being drunk aud creating a disturbance iv the poor-house. Some few arrests for trivial offences were registered at the police stations evening. House Stealing.—Thefts are becoming such j common occurrences thai ii i e dangerous for j a citizen to leave any property exposed with- | outaguard. On Saturday night, colonel J. W. Richardson, of Haaevi r, went into Zetelle'srestaurant to get supper, leaving his j horse and equipments, and a valise containing J some papers, in frontiof the house. When he returned, ho found, to his surprise, that all ' were gone. The horse w.;s found during the night by policeman Sweeney, and turned over j to the Colonel yesterday morning. AHobsbTbiet Sent to to* Penitentiary.— i A negro by the name of Claiborne Briggfl was j arraigned before .1 udge McEntee on Saturday, charged with horsestealing. The animal in question was stolen from Charles R. Culleu, of Hanover, on last Wednesday night. It was found in the. possession of the prisoner, and identified by Mr. Cullen as his property. Briggs pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to j the Virginia penitentiary, it hard labor, lor j the term of three years. TnE Ladies' Fair at Uaioa Station- is still In progress. We are requested to remind our. readers that, on Christmas day, the beautiful paintings, representing two of the most cele- j brated scenes in the lives of Generals Lee aad I Jackson, will be raffled off, and that but fifteen j chances remain to be disposed of. These are said, to be very desirable works of art, and such as would prove valuable and lasting me men toes of tho great battles whoso scenes are thereby illustrated. RanieKATio* or a Policeman.—W. H. Ty ree, one of tho recently appointed policemen, tendered his resignation on Saturday. This is the only one of the force that has resigned.— j Caleb Crone, who was elected one of the offi- I cors, declined the position, and E. H. Chalk- j ley, who was also olot ted, did the same thing, but was induced to remain. The new police | seem to be faithfully attending to their duties as conservators ol" the public peace. i A Tar*K Stot.es and Recovered.—At an j early hour yeaterday morning, a trunk, con ' taintng a number of Catholic books and a i quantity of under clothing, was found in the rear of"the residence of Mr. N. M. Lee. and | i taken to the lower statiou-lnjuse, where it was identified by Joseph Leary as a trunk which had been stolen from his saloon. It had been I broken open and robbed of several winter gar- J m<!utl aud five dollars in gold. Baser ateanxar —F. W. Bawberg reported at the lower elation-house on Saturday that on the previous night hoOwas robbed iv Pink alley of four or five hundred dollars in green backs. He stated that the robbery was com mitted by aNmall-cized German, with light hair, who could not speak a word of English. There Is some mystery connected with this af fair which the police are endeavoring to solve. The Civil Docket.—Tho Mayor has had such an immense amount of criminal business before him for the past week that he has not been able to hear any of the civil cases in the bauds of the High Constable. We are re quested to state that the docket will be called on Thursday morning next, when all parties interested will doubtless be in attendance at the City Hnll. Thb Matob will hold a court to-day at eleven o'clock for the trial of the numerous persons who have been arrested within the past forty-eight hours. It ia not usual for any court to be held on Christmas day, but it is necessary on this occasion to prevent an ac eummnlatlon of business.

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OcTßAcisors ATTXnTT to Mr ansa —On la Friday night, whilst Mr. Charles Brice. who resides about three miles from the city on the , line of the Fredericksburg railroad, was ma' , king a customary visit among his out buildings, he was struck in the forehead by parties who had concealed themselves behind a pig-pen, aud knocked senseless. The cowardly ruffians then fired two loads of buckshot from a dou ble-barreled shot-gun Into his right side, J making, from their close proximity, a fright- j ful wound. The scoundrels fled in the direc tion of Camp Lee upon the approach of mem bers of the family, who were attracted by the firing. Dr. Sinton was immediately called in, and extracted a few of the shot. Mr. Brice was a relative, and resided with ( the family of Mr. Thomas Johnson, formerly B well-known bookseller of this city. He is upwards of seventy years old, and a most es- j timable citizen, Weare gmd to learn that his ) wounds, though painful, are not considered j dangerons. The shock to his system is very Jroor Ltoss's Corirr.—Judge William H. j Lyons, of the Hustings Court, held a session on Saturday, but disposed of nothing but civil | business of no interest to the general public. Matob's Cor/BT.—ln addition to the pro tracted hearing of the case of Mrs. Isabella Ould, a detail of which is elsewhere given, the Mayor disposed of tho following business : George Hickman was charged with stealing tWheys in the market. The gentleman from j whom the fowls were stolen could not swear that Hickman was the man who took them, although ho missed them from his wagon.— There being no evidence sufficiently positive ! to justify the detention of Hickman, he was discharged. James Smith, a youthful vagabond of some J twelve years, was charged with having been ' drunk and disorderly in the streets. He had ■ a white woolen comforter wound around his head in the place of a cap. No one appeared to testify against him, and he was released with the usual admonition. Smith left the court-room with such an erect and soldier like mem as to cause a hearty laugh among the spectators. Frank Smith, another boy of about the same age, with a dirty face and closely-cropped hair, was also charged with having been drunk and found lying in a door between 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning. The Mayor remarked that he was a very small boy to be guilty of such an offence, but pleading the approach of Christ inas as an excuse, he was discharged with some good advice. Robert W. Starke, who. was up on Friday for drunkenness, again made his appearance on a similar charge. Tho Mayor required him to give security to keep the peace for twelve months. Frances Loving, who appeared on Friday under the name of Frances Smith, was again up for drunkenness. Policeman Epps testi fied that he found her lying in a perfectly helpless condition upon the street, with a bot tle of whisky by her side. She stated that she was M violent sick," # and only took two dams I by the advice of a physician. Having given the Mayor a solemn promise not to appear again before him, and in consideration of the fact that a protracted imprisonment might j prove fatal «o her, she was discharged. John Welch, charged with making an as- j sault upon his wife, was called; but, failing j to appear, his bail was declared forfeited. I Provost CorßT—Bbevbt-Colobbl McEh. I tee pREs-iDiKo.—The following cases were dis- J posed of in this Court on Saturday: Sarah Stephens, negro, charged with drunk enness and disorderly condnct, was found guilty and sent to Castle Thunder for twenty Charles Wilson, of thel EleventhlUnited States lufantrv, drunk andln the city without j a pass, was sent to the Castle for twenty sjJArmistead Robinson, negro, was tried on a 1 charge of petit larceny, found guilty and sent j to the Castle for sixty days. } Lewis Ranson, negro, was found guilty of I stealing a pair of shoes, aud sentenced to the I Castle for a period of sixty days. Ned Dabney, negro, charged with petit lar- J cony, was sqnt to the same institution for a j like term. James McFee, charged with having been ] implicated in a robbery, was committed to the j Castle to await trial by court-martial. Christmas Fbbsebt roa Gexebat. Lee.—The j beautiful aud elegant set of furniture, twenty one pieces in all, presented to General Lee by j the noble daughters of tho Monumental City, j passed through this city yesterday, and was shipped by canal for Lexington. The present waa brought on free, the agents of the steam boat line refusing to charge freight, in compli ment to Virginia's former chieftain. We un derstand that the draymen who hauled the furniture through the city quarreled for that privilege. We believe that freight is charged upon it from this city to Lexington. Such testimonials to this noble son of Vir ginia cannot but be gratifying to Virginians. " Ail honor to his name! " Festival.—The ladies of the Manchester Baptist Church are preparing to give a grand supper to-morrow night. Ample provisions will be made, and everything that is nice and tempting will await those who attend. In ad dition to the large collection of edibles, we learn that tho occasion is to be enlivened by music, vocal and instrumental. The pro gramme is a most inviting one. Those who go may confidently expect a delightful evening. A Fire occurred on Sunday evening, about half-past four o'clock, on the premises of L. C Bell, on the south side of Broad street, be tween First iind Second. The engines were promptly on the ground, and but little damage was done. Tax Bark Qcee* V ctoria, which we stated, a few days ago, had not been hoard from since she sailed from Liverpool, on the 9th of Octo ber, lor Richmond, with a cargo of salt, was spoken bff Capo Henry on the 20th, and will doubtless soon be at the vharf of our city. Aefrav—An affray occurred on Saturday lust, at the "Six-gun Battery," which resulted in the severe beating of Wo Federal soldiers by a citizen. All parties were arrested by of ficer Sweeney and locked up. T<» Smokers.—We have r coived from Mr. John K. Childrey some smoking tobacco, branded "Evening Luxury" and "Joseph's Fridoof Tycoon." It is very fine—mild and of good flavor. Try it.

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/ansa woouaoeei. b. a. taaaaa. fiV-Jaaaes Wsedhesls* h C*. are glad to be able to announce tothelr Meade aad the public that they have resumed their old busi ness nndw the inn end style of WOODROUBI* PARHAM, and have taken a hoass on Govaaßoa (TaiaraaxTa) stbbbt, naar aeoa raox Mai*. They return their grateful thanks for the liberal patronage extended to their house for more than, twenty years, and hope to merit and receive a con tinuance of it. They will keep always In atore a good assort ment of BOOKS, STATIONERY, PIANO-PORTBS AND MUSIC, to which they Invite the attention of all persons In mint of sach articles. In connection with the above business they have established a BOOK BINDERY AND BLANK-BOOK MANUFAC TORY, and haying secured the services of good wobxmxx, are prepared to do ail work entrusted to them promptly and at reasonable rates. Teems : Gash. WOODHOUSE h PARHAM, j de lft—*t Governor street, near Main. I BS-Jeha E. Dshertr, MERCHANT TAILOR, Mai* btbbbt, bbtwbx* Eighth a*d Ni*th, diagonally opposite the Spotswood Hotel. NBW GOODS! NEW GOODSI j Ma. DOHERTY calls attention to some beautiful FABRICS FOR I GENT'S WINTER WEAR, received in the last few days, which will be made up in good style. He names: SIMONI'S WAVED-FACED and TRICOT COAT INGS. ENGLISH WHITNEYS and BEAVERS, various colors; ENGLISH MELTON'S, OXFORD and BROWN MIXTURES, JOHANNY'S and SIMONI'S CLOTHB and DOE SKINS, CLARET, BROWN and BLACK -BEAVERS, for | Thia stock is excellent, and the prices shall suit the times* j de 11-ts J. E. DOHERTY. mW Compound lodtnlsed Cod Liver Oil.-FOU - j GERA'S COMPOUND IODINISED COD LIVER OIL possesses not only all the nourishing proper ' ties of fresh and pure COD LIVER OIL, bnt alao the tonic, stimulant and alterative powers of lodine, Bromine and Phosphorous combined, In buch proportions as to render it FIVE TIMES STRONGER than any other; saving, therefore, time, money, Buffering, and life. For sale by ME A DE k BAKER, Pharmaceutists, de 15—12t corner Franklin and Ninth streets. aY Miller's Celebrated Patent Fire and Bar* GLAR-PROOF SAFES, BURGLAR-PROOF BANK SAFES, VAULT DOORS, BANK LOCKS, he.— I These safea are offered to the public with a record | not to be found iv any other make—that of never | losing a dollar's worth of property either by Are or I robbery, although frequently and aeverely tested. I References without limit have been voluntarily given, and the SAFES command a preference in all markets where they are offered. ROBERT A. PAINE, Agent, over C. D. Yale k Co., Governor atreet. da 11—codst f • J. B. BCRSBSS. j. l. powbbb. j. p. t adTßurress, Powers as Yancey, % tWHOLBSAEB DEALERS I* Wh : ' ITB GOODS, HOSIERY, FANCY Go6fc* NOTIONS, ... No. 11l Mai* btbbbt, (ap stairs,) RICHMOND, VA. de 11—lm *m" White Lead aad Zinc, _ „, mmmm „. ■< IN PATENT CANS, for sale by HARVEYS ft WILLIAMS, P-lm agents far the manufacturers. DRUGS, MEDICINig, &o. HOMA3, M. D. J. W. THOMAS, JB. V. THOMAS A BROTHER, DRUGGISTS AND PHARMACEUTISTS, southwest corner of Main and Twenty-first streets, Richmond, Va., .-.„«.„. have just opened with a full supply of DRUGS, MEDICINES, PERFUMERY, SO'ATS and FANCY 'GOODS. The patronage of the public respectfully solicited. Physicians' prescriptions carefully com ponnded at all hours. de IS—lm P~~ URCELL, LADD A CO., _ DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS IN PAINTS, OILS, Ac, have made arrangements favorable to purchasers, and are now prepared to take orders for POLISHED PLATS GLASS, from the largest factories in France, and Belgium, which furnibh glass of iwhi-bpassed o.rAT.rrr. Also, FRENCH WINDOW GLASB, I of siriKl* or doable thickness ; ORNAMENTED GLASS, OGH HAMMERED GLASS, for floors and sky lights, and PATENT LIGHTS (Hyatt'eJ, for sidewalks and vaulßJ. Orders for the above promptly executed. We expect to occupy our new atore, at corner of Main and Thirteenth streets, (oca oi.i> stajid.) in a few weeks, and will be prepared with a good aa aortment to aupply the wants of our old friends mid the market at reasonable prices. ganiplea of the different kinds or Glass can be aeen on application. ' ■ ■.'. _ _ . , 4 _ . nrk de U—ts PURCELL, LAPP ft CO. EADE A BAKER, „™„„, 0 PRACTICAL PHARMACEUTISTS, offer for cash only the following: FOUGERA'B COMPOUND lODINISED COD LI VER OIL, which, being combined with lodine, Bro mine and Phosphorous, is five times stromobb than any other Cod Liver oil: consequently a very much smaller dose is required and all fear ol n "oUGERVB d pYRt>PHOBPnATB OF IRON, ele irantly prepared In the form of d» eea and ayrnp, rendering It more acceptable! neetomaeh* ot de licate females and children > hi other preparations O VoUGERA'B DRAG r ha OP SANTONINB, a most efficient and palate <md vermifuge. 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