Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-22
CITY AFFAIR =.
OBsTRUCTING THE STREETS.

CITY AFFAIRS.
OBSTRUCTING THE STREETS.
Capt Jinkns on Thursday, brought to the notice of
the Mayor very serious obstruction placed in Broad
street Tuesday nightly the officers OF the Richmond
and Fredericksburg Railroad Company. The obsruc-
ton consisted OF one or being left on the
track, in manner which obstruced 9Th street, at the
point where that street Broad street AS it ap
peared in evidence that permission had been obtained
by the Company from the City Council TO leave the
cars on the track, the warrant was dismissed
The next obstruction brought to the notice OF the
Mayor, was ons in Franklin street near the State Court
House, caused by pile Of bricks and rubbish Capt
C. White reported the case remarking that he learned
some persons in the employment OF Mr. H. Exa had
deposited them there sengaged in the execution of
a job of work in the neighbourhood After Capt w.
had reported the case, officer Warrington stepped up
and added his testimony to the monstrosity" of the
obstruction. He depicted, in lively we'll gloomy
colours the danger likely to result from the continuance
OF this obstruction. Now, when it is recolected that
| member OF that grave and dignifed body, the City
Council, is supposed to be the offender in this case we
ask if officer has not fully indicated his claim to
fearlessnes the discharge of his public duties True
he did report the case but then he seconded the re-
port; or, in other words, the ice being broken, he
plunged in head-foremost. Of course, warrant was
ordered to be served Mr. Exal requesting that gen
tleman to show cause why he should not be fined.
HORSE WHTPPING-Ar remarkably well executed case
of horse whipping came off in Rockets on Tuesday
last to the immense delight of all lovers of the Fan
cy" then and there present Moses Fowler and John
Lewis were the parties principally nterested-the first
bestowing and the latter receiving the horsewhp used
on the occasion Lewis brought the matter the at
ention of Gen Lambert Thursday under the vain hope
we suppose that the law" would bind up his wounds
After hearing Lewis statement, the Mayor concluded
to hold Fowler TO bail in the sum of 800 keep the
peace, and as that redoubtabe gentleman failed to find
friend willing to undertake for him. he had no option
left but to 60 below
AcclDENT.-W Wednesday evening between three and
four o'clock, mule attached to dray on Cary street.
was instantly killed, under the following circumstances
The driver having left his dray, most neggeny,
the store Of Mr.. w. D. Gibson, the mule became
restve and in endeavorng turn around backed the
dray over precipice in OF Mr.. 6 3 store when
dray and mule fell into the yard below, distance Of
about IS feet. The mule instantly killed by the
tall, and colored woman engaged in the yard narrow
y escaped with her life, the dray fell upon the spot
she had the moment before occupied. The mule and
dray belonged to Messrs Beazley, Brown & Lyme.
CAsUALTY.-Y esterday morning, of Mr. En-
ders drivers was driving team OF young mules in
wagon, towards Rockets, they became frightened at
some object the street, and dashing off suddenly pre-
cpitaed the driver into the The wheels of the
wagon passed over the head of the unfortunate driver
causing his death few minutes alter the accident
| Cured.
| A FEMALE VAGRANr.-Oficer Warrington certainly
meets with some strange customers, and, having a
spice ofromance in his composition details his adven-
lures before the Mayors Court, with air OF sincerity
which induces the listeners to exclaim involuntary
"Truth is strange-stranger than fiction" On Thurs
day evening, whilst walking through that portion ofhs
ward bordering the falls of the river he discovered
a white woman quietly reposing under shed near
Haxalls Mills. With "heart open as day to melting
charity" and with gaantry highly commendable,
the generous officer stepped up to render assistance
! the unfortunate woman, under the belief possibly
that overpowered by the rays othe scorchng sum- she
had sank down exhausted But upon reaching the shed
| all these specuations were dssipated The woman
proved to be old acquaintance of the oticers-one
who had sorely bothered him in times past, and who
he had hatered himself, still solourning at the
"Valey Inn" proved to be Miss Catharine Cassidy
one OF the officers heroines, who certain occasion
leaped from hack in which the officer had placed her.
unobserved by either the driver the officer And
Catharine, as usual, was "glorously corned." After
consulting as to the best to be pursued the Off
Ger determined to apprise Catharines anxious mother
forlorn condition, but upon reaching the domcl
of the mother, he stated that he found her de-
gree deeper the mud ofdrunkenness than the daugh
ter. So he procured furniture wagon into which
after severe battle he landed Caharine, and sent her
otto the cage. In the batleifbate it may be called
where all the fighting side-the gallant off,
merely parted the claws of his antagonist without
presulning to return her blows. Oh no, he had too
much gallanuy to do that. The Mayor listened to
he "wondrous tale" and then sent Catharne to Jail
for three months TO the great satisfaction of officer
Warrington.
| THE PANORAMA OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI closes
this evening at the Odd Fellows Hall. This being
the last opportunity which will be affordedsof seeing