Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-01
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L0CiE AFFAIRS -
Nav BooxsroRE.-w. A. Bprrrss-ws have oh
served, With pleasure aud With hearty appreciation. TIL
opening, by Mr.. w. A. Buffers OF new and very at
actve Bookstore 10 our city, at the stand formerly
p'sa oy MT. X -. Burton a. grocery esabl'hment
Ing been resident Of hs city for many years and having
made an extensive seqe.in,ance with the public, both
the city aud the State. during his sojourn with Mess.
Nash Woodhouse. He needs endorsement at GU,
banda His establishment, though Just under way
gives evidence Of an energy, skill aud ata.to In III,
business which he has choseu strikingly iudica i've
excellent capacity for the work. We have reliable ASST
rance that Nr. b. brings With him. the prosecution
his present undertaking. everything necessary to
his store is light large and commodious-his stock on
hand very good aud the taste of tho man undoubted
We predict for this establishment frst class position
among the already unsurpassed bookstores of our city
| MrssRs. L. 7. WINSTON Co.-on the Rr,t Of July
OF this year the old and familiar 6rm OF Sutton inston
expired a. such, by limitation Of copartnership-and al
though these limitations necessary In business to
sraighsn out and wind up the Accommodations and
pieatons Of business, yet always confess
greet at seeing an old familiar name wiped out In the
Case before US, 10 be sure, oee only the shadow
whilst the substance Is still len U.S. (for +. T. Winston
Co. Is just exactly without increase dimpu,on the
same old concern Of Sutton Winston y yet for many
day We will BIO awkward In adapting ourselves to the
change. The old firm Of Sutton & Winston, as SUCH
through seres Of devoted with skill aud energy
the pursuit Of extensive wholesale and retail grocery
business had secured for themselves name and place
among the liberal and successful dealers of this city ne
or 70 none known to us; aud our for tho den
uy Of the establishment, under its new organization
prompts us 70 announce In this particular way that the
new concern Is tho with the old and that the friend.
OF tue old, will ind with the the same familiar iaces
by.
ADDRESS OF A. J. CRANE, Esq.-we copy the follow
ing remarks from late number Of the Memphis Eagle
In reference to address delivered by our talented
tounsmau A. j. Crane, Esq, the occasion Of the Ar
nuai examination Of pupils of the Mississippi Female COL
lcge. at fernando: -
The Annual Address on tho "Iuhucnco of won.r -,
AnSo-Sa1on Civilization" by A. Judsou Crane Eco nr
hlehmond Va, was received (says the Memphis EsrleI
BY the large assembly who heard It. With upou,ised ~
probation II displayed felicity Of language. nij
mate acquaintance with the rise aud fall of race. and ,h
sources OF human progress combined with such thorough
tngushed speaker In the FIRST rank of eloquent
and original thinkers. copy requested for publi
cation f
The ADVANCE, paper published In fernando Miss.
has the following remarks upon tho same subject
"lioa Simeon Oliver, Senator from the district, then
introduced A. Judson Crane, Esq, OF Richmond, Va to
the audience who for hour held them spell bound by
one OF tho most interesting oraous which we have heard
tor many yeaH; His subject, "Inaaence Of wom,n on
aud the brilliant glare OF rhetoric and verbal grand.
oquence, he gave address, original In conception
sentsntious In style, and practical in design. His posi-
have been sustained Aided however BY history written
and written, domestic aud foeigu few would DO willing
to contest bis propositions with any hope Of success The
address interpreted with classic illusions eponob IN
show that he had read world In books as well n nv
sight, that he had read the thoughts of Others as well as
thought himself We consider him a forciblc and elo-
quent speaker"
The Peoples Press. another pape- published in the
same town says:
The Annual address by A Judson Crane ESQ.,. was lie.
tened TO with unwsared attention. and seemed to reach
the public heart and popular mind 1t was original in
thought, aud sententious In style.
FoSp or JEwrLRr.-A young black rogue, named 10.
seph slave, hired to A d. Osborne Dsguerotypis, on
Main street. was taken by the Watch Saturday night
without pass and Gagged beautiful gold ocket Of the
shape OF hunting watch found IN his possession
was reasonably presumed that he had stolen from Mr.
Osborne and therefore detained in person till yester
day order that the matter may be investigated before
the Mayor.
The fellow told the Watchmen upon his arrest that he
got Iron Mr. Osborne six weeks ago. On yesterday he
said he found it In Mr.. osbCrue's furnishing room
No the rogue wanted put his black ysage into Il aud
give il to his gal.
He was brought before the Mayor on yesterday bu, Mr.
o'borne bengat sent the continued until to mo,-
The boy admitted to bail in the sum OF loo for his
appearance on that day.
NUI:Ascs>-Mr. Hiram w. Tyler was summoned he
fore the Mayor on yesterday for permitting quantity of
stagnsnt water and other offensive matter TO remain on
his lot corner Of 18th and Main streets
The continued that his honor NAV have an Oh
portunity Of examining the lot
HEALTH OF THE CIrr.-we give below a list of the
number Of nterments in the Shockoe Hill burying ground
for the week ending Saturday last
This be the only BILE data by which the sanitary
condition oil the city be ascertaned The list we sub
has been copied from the of the
ant Of the burying ground and may be regarded
rect. But we cannot IL down deinye of the real
condition Of health statistics nasmuch as does not
embrace all the interments from the city. Hollywood
Cemetary has grown fast into requisition recently and
we are rightly informed has become a tavorte bur
grouad with the poorer class Of population who in
most have been the victims Of disease among u.s.
Indeed We may say that they have been the ou victims
Of cholera thus far.
We are unable to present any of tho inermens
in this burying ground not being informed whether am
records of the burials kept by whom If there
IL.
The following is list OF the nterments in tho Shockoe
Hill burying ground for the week ending Saturday last
Whites Blacks White Negro
chol cases. chol cases.
July a.
" 49,
80