Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-09-08

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crazy The gentleman invited him 10 his boarding houss
stay oil night and woke in the morning Just IN time to
catch this fellow rewardng his hospitality by walking out
his ptoes ensconded in the hat coat boots and vest
his benciacor watch and Is dollars in the pockets
would be the gosscst presumption to suppose that such
respectable member OF our party rs Mr. Rush would At
tempt act oi this description upon any mans moNenoes
unles were outot Joke TO secure some tokens by when
he could remember the kindness OF his friend The latter
however being stupid appreciate the joke, or too sell
fish incur this hg loss for the shcrshmen OF his men,
DRY, jumped of bed without regard TOR decency and
rudey grabbed the subject O SKETCH who fell his
knees aud begged for hour to be let This he was
finally permitted do, after being striped OF his booty and
visited with so lashos of cowhde while in state OF nudity
Our limits will not allow follow him further Is no,
this pe,companon of Samms pretty fellow to have been
several nominating committccsl Is he not worthy
subject talk about the respectibiiify OF the party
This thief worth thirty thousand dollars and
such fellows who have been looking down upon
honest woringmcn in party for We suppose
exposing him will be robbed out OF three dollars
The following picture of an oiiicc-scekcr is
amusing enough
SlRvLr Observation-Disclosures Tucker has a breas,pin
which pivot; side is embelished with like
of Tyler and the other with of Van Buren,. When
round the Custom House he displays the one and when
among the 'hunkers," the other. Would not the man
who would soop such disgraceul deception, seal We
should be very 10th trust him. Can't sue the third
time, Snagglel
Mike does not confine himself TO ofiice-seekers
tcmcn connected with the Press" Hear him
JouN LAyDEN.-This little red nose cub, who is now
Police item collector the Tombs for the mighty Peban
has also, the bidding OF the whitcvered wretch who
employs him, made false aud malicious statements IN
reference during this week That the statements
be taken for what they worth by the 300 pensoned
piece of printed paper will simply that this fellow
mechanic is rat" oihceholder deauer, and
n libel upon his species He managed BY the
contemplate tickery obtain the nomination for Collect
of the Sixth Ward few years since, three successive
times. Previous collecting his taxes the third year
his books taken away from him, account Of his
having been deaulicr thirty hundred dollars
large part of which the tirst year. This money
has yet been paid lie likewise collected from
raj persons after his books taken This is fe
lony, but lie prosecuted for it. We suppose
is in consequence Of this that Summ hired him cdi
tor lie expelled by unanimous vote from
citation, into which he had smouched himself treasury
ono rGiny night, when present. The OF
his expulsion was, dCtaudng the association out OF one
hundred and twenty dollars and hlrytwo cents, and
other equally honorable transactions. This fellow is t
associate for Slamm, both in intellect and morals, They
will both kind in the political harness, especially if well
fed or well kicked.
Mike winds up by dash at the late Grand But.
falo Hunt:
GRAND BUFFALO HUNT.
This afiar which took place the afternoon o: Thurs
day last, the most suPcrauve and insulting humbug
that took place IN Jersey The public will rccol
ec that for the last week days. their attention has
been unrenit,ngy called 10y showb and advertisements,
at Hoboken, in u spacious enclosure by Western hunters,
skilled in throwing the asso and that all this be
free gratis for nothing They will also probably recocct,
that they INDUCED small amount OF surprise that
individual should be found generous and sesucriicng
afford this public his private expense; and
that they bestowed upon him. in consequence no small de-
of grateful compliment IN anticipation But who
matters in light, expected nothing than
piece of the most contemplate deception We expected
his; firstly because knew the whole affair 10 be up
by Barnaby Diddcum, professional and protested swnd
on end secondly, because the of operation
take place in Jersey. With this view Of matter, and
expecting grand aud hunt OF lumbugRery,
her than buloes, crossed in Of the crowded ferry
'oats and after struggling through halt mile Of marsh
ved on the ground NJ tour o'clock There we found
embed about ten thousand spectators OF all classes
md degrees, sweerng under the ercencss OF orrd sun
md lodging about IN vain attempts 10 catch glimpse OF
ree tOiicng msShapen calves, who showed up aud
Town the sides OF the hill 10y Jcrseyman horseback.
he costume of an Indian Never before did
light ut painful and ridiculous The poor
ured animals, vino in the first place but little larger
han good sized hogs had been kept starvation allowance
or the previous fortnight and had also been bed the day
'eiore for the purpose of reducing them perfect
lelpessness They staggered first one way and then
her 10 escape the OF the crowd, and and then
managed 10 crawl into cinp OF bushes for moments
pc from the anHoyance OF the shameless blackguard who
ept nshing them about the head with hrong, pre-
ence OF casting ihelasso Here through mixed sensations
humanity and disgust, the crowd inerered with his opc
auons and about kicking him off the ground, when
hey induced by the O his proestaons to
FL MN Try ms sk on COW 10 prove his title wild hum
eE COW was accordingly driven from the swamp, when
according his horse her side the impudent scOundre
ctualy dropped the upon ho- horns The how
yer not reshing this sement, made sudden plunge
Shch eTked the mounebank from his saddle and dragged
nm several feet through the mud and slime OF the marsh
As this trial did not prove satisfactory the spectators
insisted that he should essay his dextey upon Jor
oyman, upon which sandy uced bIcur eyed icor who
IS Justice OF the Peace for the Hoboken district voun.
eerod his services and mounting on JrOkcnwindcd nag
AIKEN from Of the road hacks, started of with lead
u about twenty yaTds-hs mock Indian following in
chase The display IN this much the same rs with
Inc COW, with the exception Of the Jersey Justice wearing
ht natter more naturally and kindly than the indignant
luadruped IL was approaching O'clock and ALSO.
utey slchened with disgust the whole spectacle pre-
pared to withdraw, but paused moment on the ascent
near the road TO see apple woman, who had been paid
'hg ~ humane bystandc Tor the service, get down
her hands and knees and catch of the buoes in her
arms IN succession, and carry them the stable. The
lrd fell down with oxhausiiOn and was carried in and
aid down IN her stall by the crowd where he left in
lying state Thus ended the great buio hunt, the last
and most bac-nced swnde Of the no.t unprncpled swim
llcr IN the community.
The great evil of this affair is not the mere decep
lion aud disappointment of tho thousands that were
induced to cross the ferry but the injury effected by the vast
quantity Of swodsh Jersey liquors which were drank on
Inc OCCASION scientific friend of who was present.
estimated that out of the assembly there collected least
lOOO might be candidates for the Bunatic Asylum before
Inc expiration Of week, from the maddening effects of
lie Jersey lightning.
We can but repeat warning 90 minimizing ~ York.
as against these deadly poons and suggest TO our eqa
lure lhe popucy Of investigating subject which embra.
res the causes Of the yearly overflow Of PRISONS our
hospitals aud our mad houses.
Prisoners Escaped.
We understand that on Wednesday night last, 3
prisoners made their escape from confinement in
the Jail of IIcnrico County, by cutting hole
through the walls of the iail: Fletcher Heath