The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-07-28
LOCALS.

nom the neghborhood of Lucasyille, stepped
INTO ). Lodwick & Sons store, on Friday last
and after purchasing afew articles, gave the jr
Of the firm ten dollar bill and received in
change about eight, which was taken from the
money drawer under the counter. He then
seated himself on the counter and commenced
conversation with Mr.. L. Finally he got into
areclining position with one hand near the
money drawer, which attracted the attention Of
MI Lodwick. On going to the drawer again
to return change to a customer, he found il
partly open, but not enough to admit the hand
OF man. He showed the drawer entirely un-
def the counter and returned to position neat
the door, with his suspicious thoroughly excited.
Mr.. ]. Glover came to the door, and while Mr..
| L. was endeavoring to make him understand the
rogue's intention, by signs g., the fellow got the
drawer open, abstfacted some money and after
short time left Some minutes elapsed before
the loss was discovered. Mr.. Lodwick imne-
diately mounted horse, pursued and overlook
the fellow near the toll-gate. After numerous
threats and strict search, the money was OBJ.
tanned, and among il Mr.. L.'recognized the ten
dollar bill that lie had changed half an hour be-
fore. Mr.. L. let him off on the delivery of the
money. Monroe, it is said bears bad charac-
ter where he is known, and the ten dollar bill
spoken of was stolen by him from neighbor
who described it accurately on learning the
circumstance we have given. The fellow i:
evidently candidate for the penitentiary.
William Teters was brought before the
Mayor, the other day, charged with taking un-
lawful liberties with the corporoSity of neigh.
bor William was beautifully blue-glorious.
ly tight. He could not answer to the charge,
his mind, from the elevating character of his
mbibings, have taken spiritual turn; and he
was seemingly lost to all Subluary matters until
his Honor directed the Marshal to "take Will
liam Teters to Jail until Monday morning" He
was in an angular position, somewhat similar
o that which the tea-cultivating Celestials are
familiar with, but when the word 'jair' was
pronounced, it acted like magic and William
bolted upright on his trotters and gave the courl
some curiously interesting specimens of a dance
the name of which we have not been able t.
find out 1t was never performed by NJ lie Ce.
leste ncr Taglioni, Fanny Ellsler nor Dick Sill
ter, but resembled a little the Kick-apoo wal
dance. He kept up the entertainment until tn,
he was danced into the street, and the las
we saw of him he was still dancing himself
between couple of officers, towards the resi-
dence of Sheriff Gum.
At called court on Monday-day be
fore yesterday-six of the individuals commit
ted to jail, as participators in the riot on Sun
day evening, the 18th inst, were discharged
and three others were set at liberty on thei
own recognizance- The reason of their dis
charge was the want of proof identifying then
, as guilty Of any overt act Of riot. 1t came ou
also, by the best evidence before the court, tina
some persons belonging to the town, were tn,
first originatorS of the disturbance, although tn,
Irish were, from the effects of liquor, in Fl
condition for row.
Mr.. Robert Wynn, we understand, ha
, taken the job of putting up the abutments 70
the railroad bridge across the Little Scioto
. Messrs. Myers, we believe, had the contrac
awarded them. Mr.. Wynn is an experience,
contractor, and will have the work well done
|. -Speaking of contracts, the work upol
the first letting, particularly the grading,
pretty nearly done. One of the Assistant En-
I gineers on the line, informs US that if no della
is experienced in obtaining the iron, the car
may be running to Jackson by the middle Q
f next Summer. There may be, however, indee
there is on all roads out west some delay i
obtaining iron.