Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-18

"Tnr FohrvsE OF a DAY."-Sis TAouiard Dollar,
10" IN a 0ambiing Room.-About a month ago II was
announced 'haa poor mechanic residing In Cinciunat
named william L. Walker, had received inellircnc, OF
the death Of an uncle In Baltimore by which no came in
TO the possession ofniuc thousand lars all In cash N,
immediately came ON to this city, Il Is said and fielding
ha' ne coud not got possession Of tho moucy for six
mouths sold h.s CLAIM for 900 cash. thus losing 600
THE Cincinnati Gazette SAWS:
oveuoycd at the success which had attended him h.,
nas'e"eo BACK to his house Five hundred dollar. VIVA
expended the next Jay after his In purchasing pc
urni'nrr, Sc Tor his house The old furniture AZ s,p
to Woodruhs aud disposed Of at auction tho ho, h;
sou Tor st', such was It's inferior character W.lk,r
win hs ic family. rented house or Lougwortb s,r,c,
!" Sooo year, aud expended quite a sun, of moe, 1,
having II reprinted aud whitcwashed
wax feeling himself independent. enough TO p,v IN,
Ecehan cnnmencnd IL, qientiug the oous and r.st,u
rants on THIRD street In the day time aud the h,,, ,
n'g" ho made acq iaintsucrs speedily and very lin.
rally treated them to oysters md Other ,,,,,a,!, w
~ return hts new friends invited him TO play card and
o'iatus at Their expense The sphere in which IA.
was enjoying himself ecpscd his better i,,m. , ~
e vas soon persuaded TO visit the gambl x rooms. AT
hfst he won at nearly every game and accumm,,,S
nearly three hundred dollars. Night after pirh, Lo
continued visiting these siuks Of inouty o,. of
Which Is located on Third street, until bc ha, t,,
oversI thousand dollars Of the fortune ha had received
on. lew weeks since. Walker says that when he had
Io' 'oir tnousand dollars Of the money no would have
stopped, had no expected to gel tho sun hal -;
oy eon'i"uns the game lie has uo~ however stonS.d
u mas .oueht redress in OF courts OF Justice
nesues Tue hne furniture, clohug &c no purchased bo
has only $l,7O0 Of tho 900 left but promise. b, w
remain at home aud not squauder what is left bu, re-
sumo nus daily labor and attend closely TO iii, i,s,
aud welfare OF his family.
A Stow or A bird thu, s.,.,v.. .. =. 49,,
on, w was killed on the bug Iy
@ "m Thompson, and by him Brought into our un ~
and his talon. were ike those eagle They eqs i mes
sou bay and the Red River OF the SorthsOynII Setr
T"E rni,ls OF F,SHos.pLx silons-cb,,I,, pn,,u ~,
a. win friend vent to ryor Saloon IN Brosdssy
nrs since ~h.re tho two had sIpper On coming out
TIE Oneida a aS ay s.; Ta'r The es:h'
though he admi,,ei r. va, AZ Ihs cashier would not take
e;,sr reMaked when the bank would fat as hs r" H..
su, s, The cashier take What he offered op
nv pay him The doors cIsse was no, aon
an saSdy AFTER which he allowed TO depart nIfI,,naw
' 'Ay'o' s"V' Tor an alleged Assault conbntment
moss DYING Win CHoLEHA-We learn that within III. a., I
s ss h Of Was; Horton Eighty to one hundssd
% a. n I .,y situated
os the shoera; they they up sreea and
y On y oory their earessses an ,reueLes-SlGmedtss "
iA IpuA'ts Who and what Z,uav,,s The z,
Ere provinces OF Ayers Disciplined exercised Iy
ca I'm "a We osH and .he siege They hold en-.
aa nave 10 the regular British and One,Ss
Ie T. lou nal OF Commerce the news FIRST receive.
aba IRON me steamer Pacific on "Wednesday rnins was sent
vas f ,r mans o. carrier pigeons From Sanity i
and Jersey City to New York by the New YORK and r,
r,r;L EXPLOSION At New Albany. Ini las, week a man
hr @ & IoS quantity o. wet powder into Dry
N'h''' INTO The yard killing her instantly.
COMPLAINT DIsNI,SEp Henry j and Samuel Ih,ot.
son. o Ne" FORK, recently accused having nv fnudu
,"nt aud iac preteUces obtained the sum of from
george ~ Chapman, oi that city, have after an ANNA.
'oh OF the case before Justice Osborne been onoraby
discharged.
ADVANCE or PRIcEs.-The West Chester PA \ p,pcrs
nave raised the price of subscription aud also the rates of
advertising and job printing, each printer agreeing TO adj
"e'e 10 hst OF prices, which they all PUBLISH