Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-19

seheeo 10 the patronage OF the lovers of delicious
music in this city. Mad. Anna Bishop sang
Thursday evening with her accustomed bril-
liancy and effect. elicting the warmest plaudits.
and we fell satisfied that those who hear her to-
night, will long remember her farewell con-
cert,
The LICENSE LAw.-The reader will perceive
by reference to the Senate proceedings Thursday
that the license question is about to be mixed up
with the legislation of the State
FiRE-A fire broke out Thursday night about
IL O'Clock, in an old wooden tenement, situated
on the corner of Cary and 9TH streets, which to-
gether with its contents, entirely onsumed.
The building belonged to Col. S. S. Myers, and
was used as shop for the manufacture of tobac-
co boxes. quantity of valuable timber, flu
isled and unfinished boxes and carpenters tools
were destroyed. Loss estimated at about $250O
insured for $500 in the office of the Rich
mond Fire Association. The fremen turned out
with their usual aacrity aud succeeded in con-
timing the flames to the building in which the
fire originated
PEARL STREET HoUsE--Lovers of good living
will perceive that Mr.. P. G. KIMBRouGH THE
prince of good feows) has opened hotel in
Pearl street. Those who know him, need not
be assured that his house will abound with all
the delicacies of each revolving season--and to
those who do not we say 'iye to learn.'
AN INcoRRIGIBLE DRuNKARD-On Wednes-
day night the watchmen stumbled over the body
of poor nebrate, who had lain down OH the
cold, damp pavement, for the purpose of sleeps
ing off the effects of divers strong potations-
They aroused the man and provided lodgings for
him in the cage, where he spent the remainder
OF the night in comparative comfort. On being
brought before the Mayor Thursday morning, he
appeared mortified at his conduct; and under
promise not again to indulge too freely, he
obtained discharge. But instead of keeping
faith with the Mayor he went off, spent the re-
mainder of the day in some of the many
grog shops in the city aud again fell into the hands
of the watchmeu Thursday night. Yesterday
he was again arraigned before the Mayor, and
was, of courss, committed to Jail, where he will
remain n month or two, a charge upon tho
Commonwealth. He gave his name as John
Stephenson and is native born citizen
TREsPAssING.-A negro fellow named Nelson.
discovered lurking about the premises of
Capt. White on Marshall street Thursday night,
and was of course ssharnessed'' summarily by the
Captain, and sent to 'condgn.' Yesterday he
appeared before the Mayor, when the Captain said
the fellows movements were so suspicious as TO
induce the belief that he contemplated stealing or
committing some similar offence, and he had there
fore taken him in hand. The Mayor ord cred the
trespasser bel low for correction. We had sup
pose that the "darkies had long since learned
that they could not "beard the Douglas in his
hnl' with impanity. But it seems we were
mistaken.
That HANDKERCHlEF.-A dark Otheo, who
rejoces in the scriptural name of David, yester-
day appeared before the Mayor to urge COM
plant lodged by him against frail coloured
Desdemona who gave her name as Elizabeth
Martin. ltappeared from the evidence that the
parties live in that pleasant locality bounded on
the West by 9TH street, the East by 9Th street,
on the North by Cary street and on the South by
the James River Canal that they had met at the
grocery of man named Keeling, and that whilst
there Elizabeth stole the handkerchief from
David's pocket. AS several witnesses testified to
the fact that she only took it in sport the Mayor
dismissed the case.
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