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Mayor's Court, yesterday.

--William, slave of C. E. Kent, was punished for having a loaded pistol in his possession. --Claiborne, slave of E. A. J. Clopton, was whipped for getting drunk and falling about the streets.--George, slave of Wm. Gray, went to condign for breaking the front window of W. L. Waring's store.--George Roberts, free negro, was whipped and put to work in the Chain-Gang for 60 days, for stealing John Bowman's vest and selling the same to Gliver, slave of Mary Hill.

The Daily Dispatch: April 3, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. April 3, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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