Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-04-04
Local IntelIigentea"City Affairs, &c

Local lntelllgenGe""City Affairs, &c
AssAULTiNG WITH A GIMLET.-Mi,chael
Hunt, rollickng of the Emerald Isle, got
blind drunk Friday night, stumbled into the Eu-
ropean boarding house of Mrs. Manning on 18th
street, and commenced furious md indiscrim-
nate assault upon all present. Finally he en-
countered Mrs. Manning herself (whom we
take to be ''some,'' and commenced an assault
upon her with gimlet. In the melee, he bored
the face oil the good landady, thereby seriously
damaging her good looks. Like woman OF spr-
IT, as size undoubtedly is Mrs. Manning fell afouI
OF the scape-grace in good earnest, and gave him
an unmerciful beating. She then called in the
police, and handed the vanauisbed foe over to
them. On Saturday Michael accordingly ap-
peared before Alderman Evans and was commit
ted to Jail in default of $50 security for good be-
hayiour.
E9r We gratifed to be able to announce
that DR.. Beale has yielded to the general
desire, and will remain a few days lon ger
at Odd Fellows Hall. His beautiful Panorama
aud DiGrama Of the Creation and the Dsuge is
generally regarded as sublime conception; and
most beautifully has the artist deneated those
greatest events in the history of our globe. Those
who have this work of art manifest an irre-
pressible desire to see it again and again. New
beauties discovered on each exhibition; the
eye never becomes satiated, aud the Imagination
is held captive by the skill of the artist Ats
o'clock each evening the Panorama commences
moving.
Up About O'Clock Saturday morning, small
negro child set fire to straw bed in the kitchen
belonging to the old s'Globe Tavern building
on Main street. The flames were discovered
and arrested in time to prevent any serious re-
Suits beyond frightening prodigiousy several
hundresses who occupy the building. Prodi-
gies of vaor were performed in extingushing the
flames, by the colored inmates. One stout fol-
low rushed into the room, empted the contents
of all the vessels at hand upon the bed, and then
shouted Justify for more water instead of running
for it himself. Another one seized bucket,
bounded over the fence in the rear; filed the
bucket, returned to the fence, pitched the buck
ct over; split the water; climbed over the fence,
and rushed franticllly towards the fire with the
empty bucket in his hands!
Had the house burned, the loss, so far as the
building itselfis concerned, would have caused 10
regret; because we learn it is the intention of the
purchasers of the lot to commence the work of
demolishing it to-day But it light have involv-
ed serious consequences, to buildings adjacent
hence the efforts used to extinguish the flames
were highly proper. One of the FIRE compa-
MES brought reel and commenced running out
heir hose before the existence of the fire was
known beyond the square. and before the alarm
was given-thereby affordng evidence ofa degles
of praseworthy prompitude.
We understand it to be the intention of Messrs.
Kent. Paine and Kent to cause splendid iron
front building to be erected on the site of the
.'Gobe Tavern"-the first and second floors of
which will be appropriated to their wholesale dry
goods and clothing business, and the other par-
tions to offices, lodging rooms, &c. Nospace will
be devoted to public hall, as has been erroneous
ly supposed.