Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-16
LONDON POLICEMEN EMPLOYED As SPIES

LONDON POLICEMEN EMPLOYED AS SPIES.
Is.s.rsss,sssl From the Daily News lss--I-'cs,,s
rather startling light thrown In tho case
vs. Rohinsoa, :, Liverpool reported In Yesterday
Day News on Kind OF employment which our detsc.
tive police officers are In the habit of lending themselves
Mr. Evans gentleman living separate from his wife CON
ceves with without c.use) that he has reason 10 al
trust her hdey shaving heard Of tho acuteness of Field
tho detective oheer whose skin had boon illustrated In
trial that bad recently terminated Mr. Evan. ,ges thc
services OF that public Sucousry 20 keep witch
his suspected Spouse nd Field for "a
It's to be presumed, undertakes tho task Tho mode
IN which the acute and skilful prototype OF ,pr.toy
Bnekst sets 70 work simply follows Tho lady Il rcsi
ding in London, In furnished lodgings Field .npss IN
the isndady who refuses f may believe hot 70 act a.
spy on her LOGGER but consents receive nov cook into
her house. whose wages TO be paid by Field Tho
cook received further grstuy Of IS from hor empoyer
who furnishes her with gmet and nstrucs her 10 bore
hole with II In the door which affords passage rom the
sntng>room TO tho bedroom aud through that hole 10
watch tho proceedings OF the lodger placed under her
rel.nce Tho cook obeys these Instructions and AFTER
grsuying her own curiosity calls upon the sudlsdy and
. common friend to take peep Also They cowpy and
the three arc produced at the trial the witnesses Tor the
husband; the only Witnesses who speak directly TO the
point Liverpool jury expresses it, sense of these pro
csedings and the value Of tho evidence of Fields emss.
ries, by returning arsrdct foe tho defendant.
SxuooLiso rs A U. S. vxssrL or WAR.-oo SATURDAY.
Ast Deputy Surveyor James II. Whiting, OF Boston.
seized quantity OF grass CLOTH silk, East India shauls
lIr ro9e and other articles Of great value which Il Is
alleged, were struggled board tho Uot.d States sloop
OF war Saratoga lately arrived Boston from the East
Indies aud japan. TIE total value of the r,;cIs
mas not yet been aseertaned, but Il supposed tho
amount will be several thousand dollars An investga-
ton Is now goug into tho circumstances of the case
Out as yet none Of the officers Of the ship have been
Implicated In the transaction, has any arrest been
made.
FATAL ATrRlr At SANTA FE-A letter received a, q,
Louis from Santa Fe announces that Mr. F. Y. Aubrey
the noted western trader and intrepid traveller WAS stab
bed In row with A,jos Weightmsn in that place. about
the goth Of August aud died Immediately. Aubrey had
just made the trip from San Francisco Santa Fe for
wager In feenty.tro days! Maj. Weightman was, two
years ago the delegate in Congress from New Mexico
aud was an officer in the army during tho Mexican war
The Schools aud Academies In our town have COM
mcnced their annual sessions or Schools for Females
We believe there arc some ten or twelve, so there
can DO no difficulty about the education Of the f,r.
est portion of the rising generation provided the parents
have the means to foot tho bills OF School, for bows
there are two besides two three Others where
smaller Boys aud girls attend the same school-Chdr.
JEFF, Sept. Il.
FiRr.-On Tuesday morning last, between Q and 8
o'clock, the stable attached to the residence OF Mr. J. NJ
Deems in this town. discovered to be on fire. which
together with the kitchen aud houses we're soon
sumed. The dwelling house also on fire. but BY the
exertions OF the cizons saved from total destruction
The furniture Of Mr. Deems considerably In
,emqvng IL. In February last, the former residence of
Mr. Deems was destroyed by fire. It is hardly possible
that the fire oast Tuesday accidental but must have
been the work OF an incendiary. This Is astouud-
inS as IL was not believed that Mr. D. had an enemy
among our whole population.-B.
RoBBERr.-on Tuesday, at Louisa Courthouse man
oy the name OF John Thscker arrested aud commit
ted to on charge Of stealing the pocko book of Nc
winston Melton, containing $500 The pocket book was
found on the person Of ThacSe with $500 Of money in
IT'D
ACCIDENT Oh rus VIRGINIA AND TESSEsskE RAILROAD
MAN hiLLxp-We regret 10 learn that serinu. acct.
dent resulting in the destruction OF euCnc the death
oi Que man an perhaps fatal injury 10 another occurred
on tue Virginia AMI Tennessee railroad above Big Spring
Depot carly yesterday morning As the DOWN. ir freight
train was passing the high embinkmcnt and treste
work, lev miles above that place il came in contact
with three dirt neggcntly left on the track bv the
hands engaged in filling the trcstla cork nv which
the cngua vas thrown Oh the track detached from the
train aui precipatcd the distance OF some 90 fee. tn thu
ground The engineer, fortunately succeeded in eapinr
from the engine to OF the freight cars but the con
iuctoF, Nc Conner and the hremin, free negro went
down sith it, The latter kiIlel Instantly aud the
conductor severely, perhaps fatally Injured Tue engine
- said 10 DO perfect wreck.
We regret have record this accident not only on
account OF melancholy result to the persons Injured hut
that IL an exception to the almost entire exemption
heretofore from accidents of serious kind Oh ia 70 ,d
Doubtless the energetic OH .cr whose duty it is will
see that those by whose negligence the accden: occurred
should not escape without m,ritei punishment Lunch
burg prginidn, Sept. IL.
The following the names of all who have died Of
cholera since its frat Appearance in MlrtiasLur, up to
o'clock yesterday
FaIDAr. Sept sh-ThOs. Turner, Mrs. PoisaI consort
of Jacob Posal, sr., Mrs. Wnen (widow) A. Pen,ouy.
child, Mr. Underionks child, Miss Catherine IIomrich
Il
/ Hess, consort OF David Hea,.
| SATURDAY, Sept. 9th.-Miss Ann Hutchinson
SuSpAY, Sept l0th.-A Morrison, Mrs. Clskie, con-
sort OF James Caskie, ermin girl r. Webster's Mrs
i.ecknor consort Of NJ Lecknor, Mrs Rauehal consor
OF Geo Rinehai, ar. Longhammers child, Mr.. Under
donk, Adam Pentony.
| MONDAY, Sept. llh.--Mrs. John Weller consort of
John Weller died Of bilious pleurisy, Mr. Harbocker
(Gerntn,) A. Pentonys child John Snyders child Horace
moodatd, Eiwu Merchant, S:aub's cooper Bockhammer
! I. Seary's child
CoLoRED-Sept 7th.-Girl at Dennis McSlerry's.-
| Sept Sth.-Rose negro of Mrs. stephens Sept 9th
| DR. Bnrkharts negro womm. Sept. lO,h-Negro
child at d. lie''s negro woman al Rev. Mr. Spriggs-
'ndrtia'bmg Gazette, Sept ls.
LrScESo In California hitherto been the act Of IN. mob,
but recent San Jose that they have cher.
tice A man suspected Of murder
morning suspendedb by the neck, public place
EnoSn that this was the act Of the secret association
ierred TO- In: no steps taken Among
The people Of san Jose generally, iLere
mahe connAioh with ihe murder OF which
ms secret Club tried Kim AMI condemned him
crave, anu hunB HIN without Judge or Jury.
MELANCHOLY AND FATAL OcCURREsCE.-We regret 10
learn that on the night OF Sunday 3D. six negro men
were drowned in the Shenandoah PaTkers landing
in Clarke county They had gone over in the morning
to GROCERY on the mounain where is supposed they
became more or less intoxicated. Attempting to cross
the river on their return, in small boat they were all
drowned.
Three OF the men where hired by Mr. Alfred Casleman
from DR.. H. Hoard and Dr. Fisher OF Fauquier. or the
others two belonged respectively Messrs ames W. aud
u o. Larue aud the third Miss Emily Bell Winc6es
Ter Piygini1n.