Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-21
q ATY AFFAIRS,

morning was, all early rises can testify cold morn
ing, with biting and nippng air" Ice had formed
to the thickness of eighth of an inch the preceding
night, under the chilling influence of a brisk North
western breeze, which gave feeling evidence of having
sprung fresh from the icy brow of some distant snow
capped mountain. 1t was just one of those mornings
which would cause novice shudder at the bare men
ton OF shower bath Notwithstanding the GOODNESS
OF the morning. however, at least one officer of Police
Is known TO have ventured out at quite early hour
bu all Kinds oil weather alike Indifferent to this
olcer' lie knows neither winter whilst en-
gagged IN the discharge of his duties The appreciation
~ 'e appointing power constitutes the genial spring Of
his existence, whilst its rown encompasses him with all
the rgours OF Siberian winter But to the insult and
the duckng. Whilst officer Warrington was returning
from the cage Saturday morning. between the hours If
and o'clock whittier he had been for the purpose Of
placing in durance VILE" an unfortunate free neoress
whom he found wandering about the Basin without
register, he discovered elderly citizen armed with
two water buckets emerging from an alley on Pearl
street, between Cary and Mayo's Bridge Now as the
city water has been specially placed under charge of Of
hcer arlington, he hailed the citizen and directed him
to stop. No attention being paid the summons the Of
ce speedily lessened the distance between the citizen
and himself AS soon as be obtained peep at the wa
ter In the buckets the officer recognised it as CITY water
There could be no difficulty in settling that point-the
muddy appearance ofthe water always puts all disguise
at defiance] The officer thea proceeded to question
the CITIZEN when dialogue ensued somewhat after this
fashion:
ONcer-What is your name, srl
CHasen.-Y gu must find il out Yourself if Won are
particularly anxious to learn it.
OGcer.-Where do you live?
CHlsen.-That is of your business-attend to
nd alto
CWcer-flave you received permission to use the
city water? If not, shall report you.
CHlzen-Clear out. Ii you desire to know bv what
authority use city water refer you TO the proper
for information.
lheTeupon the citizen marched off with his buckets
closely followed by the officer The citizen reached his
domic, opened the door, entered and then closed in
the officers face
Of1cer Yarringon's blood being now regularly up."
ne determined to lind out the OF the citizen for The
purpose OF investigating his water privileges. He there
fore inquired at store near the citizens observation-disclosures
cd his name, and whilst expatating the matter again
encountered the citizen who appeared to be on another
water errand, he carried water bucket in either
hand Again the officer accosted him. but the citizen
pursued the even tenor OF his way-reed his buck cts
and struck " bee line for his own domic This he
ing rather more than officer Warrington could or would
submit to, he hailed the citizen and insisted on knowing
whether ne had received permission to procure water
from "tAat hydrant"
CHiSen-If you do not go away, I'll throw the buck-
ct OF water in your face
O6cer.-lf you dare do SO, Pll give YOU this stick
SIR Shaking formidable bludgeon which he held in
his right handI
Without more ado, the citizen pitched the bucket at
the officers head and the rim striking his forehead the
entire contents were empted in his face. The blow
staggered and the water blinded the officer He how
ever, laid about him manfully, with his stick After
several passes the stick finally came in contact with an
angle OF brick tenement hard by, which the officer
installing for the citizens stop piece" he beaboured
most numerically.
Monday officer arlington brought the matter to the
notice OF the Mayor The citizen appeared to answer
and gave his name John Hockaday He exhibited a
receipt from the Register of the Water Works, show
ing that he had paid for water from LIST November
le49, to LIST May, 1850. But he obtained it after the
iracas with officer Y His Honour took the matter nm
der Amusement, being in doubt whether he would be
warranted IN lining MIR. H. under the circumstances.
LARcENIEs.-A free woman named Iucv Roberts
wasarresed Saturday night, by the police, charged
win stealing wearing apparel from Mrs Louis Gumpus
VINO resides near the Union Hotel. portion of the
stolen property being found in her possession she was
sent below Tor correction by the Mayor on Monday
feter, slave, was arrested Sunday evening, charged
"'thsealng fruit from b. Caognis store-rut found
ID his pockets; he, too was sent "below" Monday.
Jacob, slave, charged with stealing key of oysters
rom Harry Mlllers oyster cart Sunday morning, on
Broad street. was arrested Sunday after long chase
by two negro men; he confessed the theft paid over the
price the oysters to the oyserman but the latter reu
sing to release him, he finally locked UP in the
cage by officer T. B. White On being brought before
the Mayor Monday, gentleman appeared and stated
that Jacob had always borne good character on the
plantation upon which he had been reared and he ther
fore hoped his Honor would weigh we'll the evidence
against him. Jacob made statement of the whole
transaction and wound up by asserting that he enjoyed
great character in the country but it was not deemed
by the Mayor sufficiently great to save him, so he
was sent "beow"
Two negro fellows, slaves, attempted to rob Martha
Stevenson, Sunday evening about dusk, in her own
house, opposite the Columbian HOTEL on Cary street.
One OF them struck her blow whilst the other attemp
ed to wrest from her watch and chain. Her cries
brought the watchmen, who succeeded in CAPTURING the
thieves They were yesterday brought before the Mavor
and ordered to be punished.
s3ST' We are requested to state that the Marshal.
appointed for the 22d instant will meet at the Cham
oerlains Office, in the City Hail. to day. at 10 o'clock
instead OF the hour to which the last meeting adjourned
WASHIN GTON MONUMENT.