Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-09
CITY NE " s.

SERIOUS GilAEtiE-in the Mayors Court Yesterday
JOHN McAy young while man, arrnigned, charged
with huf"afiously cnlrrn. The house Of IL Giabrn, tie
might "l The .st al March last suI stealing tlicrr"m
trmak containing 5uniry articles u. cnlhns watch, lot
nI cwry, and other articles amounting in all 10 the value
ni about S3UU
Mr. tnban stuffed that the acrsr,l al his house
Ire day al the u. .ht which THE truck sticn. A.
soon rs r missed his trunk, he suspected the acrsrd and
asreriancd hat he had taken bnnl nr Lynchhurg lie
,racrd im n lar as lnchnr:, where he asccaincd Ihat
r Id silh his watch ana portion U The clothes IieS
articles he recovered iIun r persona had purcnst d
ihc,n 'o thu: accused lie also asrertanrd where e had
lc!i The Irunk point The the canal: tho
'"A s also rrcovcrcd, with few articles which had mol
'er rn"srd tie traced the accused IL various paces br'
"" not ovcrIihr him. The last Intelligence m had of him,
ne was On s way SIauatnn (Ollcer y Ter caught him,
lew days at culpeper g. IL There witnesses
"i" sd" Inn selling The clothes, bni those witnesses were
not present.
Al Ibis Stage Of the examination the Mayor demanded
ic names -! The witnesses alluded To- They furnish.
I'd; when The Mayor postponed further examinations in
der procure il possible The uttrldapcs of those vii
/,
The prisoner was rrmnniuL 10 Jail
The CASE or NcABT.--rhs adjourned case ., john
'lrAby, charged with hngIaously entering housc Of
John IT, Iilhbun, Of Richmond The night OF the 22t March
asI, aud stealing lccfrom lruuk continuing clushng Il
watch, Jrw"lry Nc, the property Of Mr.. Gibbon,
sGulrd III the Mayors Court yesterday. The evidence
was cnnlne To admissions oi The prisoner reference
Id The charge against him. Officer Tyler who arrested The
accused IN Culpeper county stated that after The prisoner
Aad been hand-culcd lie read 10 him the warrant, setting
loh the charge and specifying the articles which had been
stolen The prisoner l!slced uentyey 10 its reading and
afterwards remarked that the charge partly true and
partly unlrIr. de admitted that he had taken 2ortion, but
not all o The articles named Ia the warrant; and added that
h" had taken them because Mr. Gbbun had them eom
him by rardpIayins Under similar circumstances he said
would do the same lie also related the manner in which
he got the trunk Mr.. Gibbon. In the evening requested
him TO close window shutter. in OF The house. He
Proceeded I" do uut tailed to put The iron bar The
yt.J
the inside
The testimony of other witnesses examined Of
'n"rtnnt character. Several who had been summoned
u" who are known 10 be material witnesses for the Comon
wealth. were not present.
The accused emanled to Jail fnr examination before
The Hastings CourI, the 18th of September.
NEW ORDINANCE CONCERNING HAY. &c.-on
Monday last, the City Council passed Ordinance which
provides that "when hay. fodder oats, sucks other long
orage brought The city for SALE either in bales loose in
carts wagons vessels shall be offered for SALE the person
persons Offering the Tor sale, SHALL when required
by the person or persons 10 whom The same shall be so oer
cd have the weighed. according 10 the provisions OF
Ordinance 10 provide for weighing long forage and other
articles passed December 23d 1851" uurss il be case In
which the OF the land upon which the article was
has brought 10 the city for his sole and exclusive
use be such D hay semi III bales To the city by
rrncr Of This State, for sale, s contemplated by The
o Assembly passed the 22d OF March, Sl7 ANY per
UlcDdng against these provisions In urlcit and pay
fine Ui less than more Than twenty dollars.
The Ordinance also provides lnf additional compensation
Ie weigimaser.
Sections u and lU ut Ordinance passed 23I December
1881 repealed.
II will be observed that the above Ordinance only
qmires the weighing OF hay in where the purchaser de-
sIrcs H.
ACCOUNTED FUR.-Wc that The comet
was sign" something but of what did not exactly
know until yesterday lady, who has lived long enough
discover things than have dreamed OF in our
philosophy informs us that The heat the present seasou s
byI IIrIf
propose pressing her for The philosophical principles by
which has arrived al this wonderful discovery hd
be deeply occupied with Important astro
nunica studies may also stop Unqurc "What will be-
poor sinners the tail OF The comet should
strike the cafli" TINS has long been an enba barrassng
lcstiun, have tllc tuub, that now DC solved
bv the science Of our female friend.
NEW PURLICATIoNS.-W have just received from
anL 81 oi ustons Pcs6nagcs 6T lifii,isf dsGry,
10 of "Wurks ol William o2ari," and and "Fowrrs
.I Loycnrss." These works issued at regular IN
;r;yal, by ,!cssrs John Tails " Co London ani New
York and beauty ul their enemvIngs are perhaps
aarry cqulrd by any oG the aye We scnuic 10 say no
one who prucurcs copy viii regret It,
PRICE OF rEAClIES.--A desire TO be accurate in all
"r statements make, il necessary that We should correct
small error n yesterdays paper, concerning The price Of
u..rhs We intended 10 say that they selling at 81
lnut S2) per peek being equal 10 81 not s6) per buscL
Yesterday they were selling shade lower. Tue hest
.ca,,rs : rugLI b. bought a SIX cents per tck, Oi
Luse for three dollars Inferior ones could, OF COURSE DC
l..i Tor less price,
rb Messenger for September with the following
inviting table OF contents Representative Men, A. JACK
s,s and r. CLaY;2 Notes and Commentaries on Voyage
:, I,hu,3 Memories OF the Dead; l. Modern RepubchnlsIn
Il Flush Times Of Auhlma g. Power and Mission "l ihr
Press T. Maitrr ApAM ni Gaabria; g. Poems OF ALESAs.
nER slrm togrtel with original and selected r"fy ano
Editorial notices.