Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-18

named Benjamin +. Tyler wasran over by freight
the Central K Road about three mics from this city
on yesterday morning, aud instantly killed.. Ito was en-
ployod by the Company Yard Ward Superintendent at
the Depot aud also assigned tho duty Of assisting the
freight train each day over the summit which Is about
three miles from the city.
On yesterday morning he usual In hand car
accompanied by turner's following tho freight train at
convenient distance in order tho promptly to rou-
der any assistance necessary check i descent In tho
event OF any unavoidable soppage before Il gained tho
summit Tho train had oil assembled the highest point
the grade and the parties in the hand satisfied that
all was right, were just about returning whom suddenly
the last car became detached from the train and
cd with considerable force.
The hand but short distance ahead or rather
below the detached and the backs of the parties be-
ing turned towards it. they were necessarily unconscious
is approach The first inmstion which they received
of the impending danger slight touch from some
prominent part of the tho backs OF the
VINO Immediately Jumped iro their positions aud got he
You'd the range Of the descending The deceased
whose back, like the Others, towards tho point o
dagger while his position in the hand car was in Advance
OF theirs was knocked down the collision and before
he could recover the band and himself were crushed
bereath the freight His breast and neck were
crushed in dreadful way, aud face a~fully bruised
tie was very Industrious confidential man, and much
esteemed by the Company. lie thirty years OF
age and had wife and three children, whom his los,
will be irrcparable.
An inquest held over the body by Justice Netles
verdict In keeping with the facts Was rendered.
TnE RonnERv or Col. McMuLLEs.-The case of James
Howle who Is awaiting examination upon charcc
OF being concerned In the robbery Of Col. McMucn was
further continued by the Mayor from Yesterday until to-
day, owing to the absence of COL Men, who Is now CON.
hned to his room by illness.
The wrArHER.-It rained necessarily from about II
O'Clock on "Wednesday night until half past o'clock yes
terday morning. Since then the weather has been cool
and pleasant. We believe would murmur If il
continued so for the remainder Of the season.
THE County CouRr HESnco.-The case of Wash.
nSton slave OF Ihos D. BURTON who stands charged with
setting hire to Mr. Ben. Green's barn, few weeks ago
ataFNaU nkrt, a. =
Mr. Green. IL therefore adjourned until the pe,t
term.
The present term of this Court closed on yesterday
HUsrISos CouEr-YEsrERpAr-JohnI |. Cannon. nre-
sented Tor retailing ardent spirts without license was
fined $50 and costs. nolle prosequi was entered in
two other cases against him. of asimar character upon
payment of the costs. r
Thos J. Carter was fined $40 and costs for peru;,
ing us Save, Isaac, TO SO at large.
Mary Ellen Weaver free coosed woman was i'm.
prsoned Tor three months for stealing watch the
property Of Jas Tate free fellow OF the same sh,de
Theodor'ck Sunnnly, whose term OF Imprisonment
six monthshas expired, discharged by orJer d
the Court 1t appearing that no unable to paw tne
imposed upon him in addition to the above term
~o ns sS SAs sd ,:. f 9nsna dpa white
w.ehs9 wednesday ps Gagged being dla n o' She She
The Mayor her Poor House. a.r n.u,i0,
her @ me Jail you'd be h,r doom she again in the
'ernA'ey an inmate OF the J.iland Poor House. ' 80
LEI asiay
the property OF Lucy Warning, mudeu nor
boy about eleven old, H. Bro IN in IN. ia
market On yesterday morning. SO vac o'N
The boy, IL
nSe when tins vagabond seized pound v-rht a,d To-
som. reason or other which could ucI him
DOW on the forehead aud Knocked him senseess
who In his
person, crying out eaieh the
oy the attempted victim the in refer
snes TO whom t eI5 "a; darsd out the
market VpSn enIering he found the utter
.sn.eS upon the groanS bleeding his
tie took him home sent Tor n Dor,or ~ "a =;
hn what necessary M 1'1 ''
man Who happened to be passing through marie, imme
70 The ~ VIII Ri YOU you On little white b6
Immediately pursued and captured. $500 -ie 49,
The was brought before the Mayor on
me ther OF the boy having represented upon n. AUTHORITY nj
the phy'ean attending him. he unable up to thai time
to give oninen 10 whether The
va. oaa.inaed ~ to-day, when the Doctor appear and testify
Lewis the healthy athletic negro on the eve Of man.
hood HIS age Is about eighteen nineteen. lie do,peTat.
looking vagabond. ''Ps'"'e