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Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: August 7, 1861., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for June, 8 AD or search for June, 8 AD in all documents.
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Mayor's Court, August 6th.
--The following cases were heard by the Mayor yesterday: --Opie Staite, charged with felony and forgery, committed to jail till August 15th; Pat Mo Laughlin, keeping a cook-shop without license, case continued; ditto, as to charge of allowing an unlawful assembly of negroes; Aun O'Riely was acquitted of the charge of threatening personal violence to Mary Gleason and abusing her family; case against Emma Wittenham, for keeping a disorderly house, was continued; A. McManus, was required to give $100 security for interfering with market men; Jos. O'Neal, drunk, lying in the street, $100 security required; Ellen O'Toole.
was committed in default of $100 security to keep the peace, on complaint of John Pearce; Chas Motherhead, for threatening to cowhide Levy Wasgott, was required to give $150 security; case of Ro. Fergusson, charged with stealing a coat from Charles G. Thompson's negro, was continued for witnesses.
Important from the Peninsula.probable evacuation of NewportNews. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 6
--It is believed here that the Federals evacuated Newport News on yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock. A large fire was discovered in about that locality, and it is thought that the Federal burnt up all their hospital buildings, stables, &c. They removed their horses in vessels on Sunday.
[Passengers from Yorktown, who reached this city by the York River cars yesterday afternoon, state that it was reported at West Point and Yorktown that the Federals had evacuated Newport News]
Affrays in Louisville. Louisville, August 6
--Two of General Roussean's redoubtable Hessian privates straggling among some of his former companions on the levee on yesterday, got into one of their very common scrapes.
One of these Hessians drew a pistol on Mr. Small, of the firm of Hite & Small.
A bystander made the Hessian swallow a tooth or two.
The only regretted serious injury which has recently happened here occurred to Edward Crutchfield, a well-known and estimable citizen of this county.
When the late contest in this State was the most animated, Mr. Crutchfield hurrahs, with loud voice, for "Jeff Davis." He was insulted and threatened, but he hurrahed again, when pistols were drawn.
But his friends prevented any injury to him at that time.
Yesterday Mr. Crutchfield came to the city again, and was alone in the reception room of the Gal House, when a party of five, led by Tom Salvage, who is well-known in political circles, assailed him. Crutchfield fired once,