Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-15
LOCAL AFFAIRs

LOCAL AFFAIRS
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WIN. j. Mercer ffcs colorsd fellow vas brought or
on charge OF stealing horse, tho property Of DAM,
Hunt, on Thursday evening. Il 81
Mr.. George W. Bradley said that about & o.c,oct n,
Thursday evening, negro Who drove the horse for M
Hunt his a2d street. and While .hsss ~,
horse which was tied up In front Of the store was
away The boy upon observing the horse gone told him
the ughborhood. lie did 40, but 10 vain
The horse was advertised In yesterdays Dispatch, and
Officer Tyler observing 1t, entered upon search and
caught tho thief Mr. Bradley said the horse was Dough,
| at 800. e''
Officer Tyler said that about o'clock yesterday morn
iog, gong down Adams street, near Mr. Jesse Williams
stable, BIO met the accused with bay horse In his Dos
session. answering the description o! tho Que Advertised
In tho Dispatch He Questioned the fellow rs to whom
tue horse belonged and DO said to himself He mentioned
several pcrSoas from whom he said he bought g. aud Mr.
Tyler accompanied him to the part Of the city where tho
individuals resided. but they could not be found lie
different persons at different times, Il
whom could M Tyler discover There was such marked
discrepancy In bis statemeus, Mr. T. concluded that he
had stolen tho horse And turned out for the horse
| by Mr.. T. TO inspect Il. - W.
He was sent on to the next Of the Court Of Hu,-
angs TO answer to this charge.
Inc 's'0" belongs to one Of the canal boats.
| Tux CAsr OF wHxhRr.-A commission composed Of
p'ee Sasses to wit; the Mayor Recorder Pulliam and
"nBheid assembled at Lafayette Hall on Yesterday
70 examine into tho mental condition of Mr. Alfred Whe
respectable citizen Of Petersburg, who was before
.n;n -, . NJ '.susy upon charge OF writing threat
ehmg letters to hr. Noses II. Preston of this CITY
Tho tons Of these unca,ons as well as other cir
such ,s imn,,Jsns H.; sn hs business uanssctions-
belief that no "A, i.ho VI soods-ied to the
Inc OBJECT OF his arrest rather to examine n,o nh;
and ppy tho necessary remedy than to guard
ataus' any oSh consequences to Mr.. Preston such "a
might DO aPPrehended from the violent tone of bis d,
tiers. 80 ~ F77TI WV VI MS let
-: . $40 D..
mental condition and nil .rer,. s,,;ssS 10 hs
ferng under no arrangement IN ssr;ou Lo YES SUI
They seemed to think tbat tho sxmnso enArAs'er.-
rather Indication OF excited Eesng. H. s.l"esu were
ration, '"'A' A'ef
Mr.. Waerry, himself seemed far moro connos., A., .
he had been Wednesday On that occasion hs n,,aa
very violent lapgusp 20 In r.Esrcnca 20 NJ ,S.
when the Mayor informed him of the nature NJ ,ho h
against him. Yesterday he accounted far tba, no,;e
ty by saying he excited because of his arr.st M
made ample apology for any oflence no had ,ivan NJ u
and expressed sincere regret for Inc course -
sued In his regard He rendered the s,ron,ss,
that at no time hereafter should he inct the syhea, In
jury up N MrP ' ''' '"s"'es' u
N'''u -e az. "a N"f g 50" I'd
Excursion The (Isrm,n C...,,. o.
this cty will mako an o,,,,s;o =, S, une' society OF
day. " NN'- 0''''s' VI mon
Tbov ill 90, 49,
through a series of ,,mn, s,;c ,s,... ' A''a' anu 80
Tho charge to and from the Co,t,go III, h. o, ., TO-
lady and pentleman o. ''' 70 70 o"' - tut y
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The WEATHER during tho Las, ,vo ds,s 90. ...,,,
disagreeGbie Ii was lust such weather as would 10
generate disease if the atmosphere s,vor3 n, ,h 49,
elements for is diffusion Wba,evar ;rnr,a ~ rp
above, have had here for since Tbnrsd.v lac, ~ =,
yesterday evening" the CITY was enveoned in d.rL ,
which vonld ~. -, - 81 .oteu ~ oark mat
atmosphere p-stieutaI the effects would csr.,i
have been visible by tbs time in m, "a MD .n,d =, ,
era, which, thank God has so far bnf sIsh,Iv s.,a
our population. e' N@'
With such incentive a. we REFER tn thor. h.v.
been cases of cholera ESQ called bv mise nIls an
far able to ascertain we took some Mains ~,
inquire and the result OF our scrutiny was Altogether ia
vorable TO the conclusions which In our own mind NO
first formed, that there was no pestilence here
We well remember the bauefuI effect which such d,v
Thursday used exercise in n,rt;cuI,r I,coIi,os
Their country blessed with more healthy climate than this
during tho prevalence of cholera It's spread was simn
taneous, with the appearance of heavy woa,ner anJ ,
contrary result having followed a similar contingency
here, gives the fullest assurance that there nobing
baneiul or pesental in the atmosphere to generate or
nurture any fatal malady. The atmosphere must b. r
garded the seat OF pestaence III con. animated ia
approximation to the earth on Thursday and yesterda,
would have rendered lis effects apparent In conspcuou
manner by this time.
H. o.. '. --.-----,---
h~ uhhAr IERoNAUT on Terra FtSDid AGAIN.-The
US ohau'' froiessor Elliott passed this office
=, v,'e"'nS Us vigorous and active as we had
o ..u'suay evening before he entered upon bis
persons who viewed him as though he was somstbSg s
perna'u's They to survey him inch by inch, a.
to the realms me nla undergone any change since his
We announced on yesterday, his ascension from Slash
Cottage grounds Thursday evening in his ma
marks H., vas cona ha,ard d, ~ 81 '., 'let re
into s,bsS :; s"e oeyoua INC range OF mertai vision,
at sea.
About o'clock that evening however. he descended
saeH a. snort Jump, III henrico, about twelve miles
from this city In his descent earth he had cho
m 0rder do