Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-14
STATE AFFAIRS.

EXAMINATION or CAPTAIN RIcmk.-Henry f. Richie
Familiarity known Captain Richie, and formerly an ca.
poys at this Office appeared before his Honor
ten O'Clock yesterday morning. charged with embexzing
watch Watches iroui John z. Wright jeweler OF this
place appears that about year ago Richie In
the employ Of Wright He discharged and aler his
departure two three watches missed Inquiry
corning them made but TO purpose. few DAYS
age Mr. Wright happened hear that Richie had confess
ed TO certain in Lynchburg that he had watch
es one OF which he said given him by his father the
/ other bought for him by Mr.. John p. Wright Acting
l~hcre for month past Richie has been residug) and
the result has been the recovery and identification of the
watches, and the arrest Of Richie.
day or two after the discovery above mentioned nv
Mr.. Wright IL found that Richie had forged the name
of Voolfolk, Latham 4 Co. for $40 The examination
upon this charge continued until the 18th Instant
Meanwhile the Capt accommodated at the public chrrge
-LynehbErq Erprsss
The report that General Cass has been offered the mis-.
sion 10 France IL not credited by Of exchan
ges II il be so, suppose il hardly probable that
he viii acccpt-His present position in the Senate Is
equally honorable and far enviable IL appears
TO be generally conceded that Mr.. Dix, OF New York
cannot now be appointed in spite OF the promise the
President IL no appointment Ia Short made the ques
ton Who will get the French mission, will be as
sociated in the public mind with the pei in
errosaories of the whereabouts of My Mcpherson and
the mysterious asailaDt Of William Patterson-Fic1
Herald
Tux PLANK RoAD.-Mr. Shaw. and his assistant Engi.
reers are now in village, surveying the Plank Road
We learn that IL is the purpose of the Company to Law
much to our streets.-CHipeper Obscrrcr.
hrRovENESrs.-Fairfax is assuming quito new aspect
She is divesng herself of tho old fogy garb" and rap
idly assuming the becoming dress Of Young
America. "Old things passing away and all
things becoming new" The fronts Of the res
licences OF many of citizens arc now being
improved, which add much TO the appearance Of
Main street The Hotel of Major Ill., at the Dcpot il
rapidly progressing aud the large Warehouse of Mr. Nell
sou is going up finely. There also number of new
dwellings now being erected and many being talk
ed Of
We glad witness these evidences Of progress
CGipcper Observer.
REcEIrrs on rnE Va. AND TKNS. RAILloAD-The Re-
publican publishes statement of the receipts the Va
and Tenn Railroad, which exhibits total the las, four
months of Sie1Si 81. The receipts for August amount
ed TO Sl29aS %. The statement embraces only the ac
tual receipts from the road
The amount of passenger fare receipts on account of
connecting with stage liucs for through tickets is not in.
cluded nor is estimate for freight or other
matters connected with tho construction aud repairing of
the road, which, il done, would present much heavier
statement of operations.-LyHeh5HryV irginidn.
CArGnr LAsr-Three men, whose ma mes we will not
mention at present have been committed to our County
JAIL charged with the murder of WIN. Coleman the tale
Of whose sad fate chroniced short time since in our
paper.
There seems to be sort of doubt that the persons
taken the perpetrators of the horrid deed The evi
dence upon which they committed is OF "confes
sonal character but "rther the deponent sayeh not"
at present-Stdunton Iihdied.or, Sept 10.