Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

A LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Hwe call the attention of the public to tho liberal
propositions Of two Of our best pssuere., A,,,.
advertisement Messrs w. A. Pratt and N. p. Simon.
BY which they precnt their future patrons with sac
IN real aud personal property. We understand that
person eIpendng rs In portraits obtains recept (vu.r
an'ied by the highly responsible trustee Col Tbomss p.
August, Attorney at law by which they arc entitled n,
share, aud acquire immediate bona 6d, ote,e., I,
'h property They have steadily refused to lower ,h.ir
and seem to have taken this method Of their
sense Of tho public iavo which they have 50 richly on
!o'ea The Gothic Villa, lately erected by Mr.. Pratt
"o""ng the public square, on CANDLES hill forms tho
p'oep'e and most attractive feature in the pubisb.d
schedule, aud would 10 itself DO erea, iudueen,,,, n
oose desiring the fe like portraits which tbc,s s,n,,o
men nave, Tor the last years been day producpv
we advise those who wish share to call early ,s m.
sooner the number completed the better for both don,
ors and recipients. -
MAYORS couRr, Ysstsrdsy-Tnx Farprp,cxs,r,o n
n co-The case against this Company 70, oh.,,,o -,
broad street, by the erection OF WEIGH ,.h,, -, 80
under tho tack was taken up. >-''
aPPeareu from the testimonies OF officer TvIsr and
nr. KUN, the Superintendent Of tho line. that mn
''on Will be created by this table when coupIe,.d A.
inconvenience oecasoned by Il hitherto was OWN, ~
excavation made during the progress Of tho vo r.
" shown that the table, when placed on ton. will rsm.dv
that Inconvenience. ''
"e case was further confined the Mayor feeling ipdes
posea 70 render Judgment in the matter until II r. fill
"eu 20 wnat extent Inconvenience, If any, would
arise from this work. N
NoisASck-A charge against Charles Beck for neru,-
ting quantity Of filth to remain IN NJ. .u.. =. ~,
street. was dismissed iu consideration Of an in,...,a
he'd oy NJ b. that be bad right to appropr,,. o,,,.
ph OF inc alley belonging himself as reservoir 6r
10y i"oosn removed from his establishment rjyht,v,h
no did not seem disposed to relnquisb.
W a., W ~ Ihk COMMONWEALTH CONTRARY TO Law
- w. Io''iS' Tree colored man, appeared in commit.
s' WIN MS recognisance entered into on I,d, -, a.
"' enarge oil remaining in the Commonw.,I,b co,.
trary to law. '""sA''n COLI
III the course Of an inquiry had upon nj, az, - r,.
Tor going at large without pass from Tho ,'ua'
steamer Pennsylvania, In which he in .nn,a.., =, '
discovered that he hmself though a residep, or M;
" III 'ne naoit oil going to Philadelphia and RETURNING n.
peasu'e IL also appeared that his wife and family Woo
Su"s 'hefe' The proceeding In this case was ps,i,u
su tue act Of Assembly which ntcrcep tho RIGHT,
o' any Tree person OF color continue re,iis,, r h
state AFTER he enters a free State
uoau'n Esq, testified to the good char.c-
u no''', and to the possession property BY him In
M city 70 the value Of several thousand dol,s,s
'uase trump who appeared for the accused ,,,rs,
dct inn
S0.e' lot him to wind up his affairs within be neos If
residence in the State which the law prssc;ha. -.
sucn circumstances There were various obIi,,,;,s No.,
s " MS oehaii which would mature before Cbris,u
u what ne sought was that time would be given ,o ana
DIG MN 10 apply to the Hustings Court for uermi; -
remain In the Commonwealth
ine case was continued till Monday next 70 on
ao'e bis honor to confer with the Attorney fr ,b.
commonwealth as to the longest term over which II ws
Tor him to extend grace meanwhile holding
''Hi pound oy recognizance for his appearance.
LIE AhAoRr BASn.-This truly excellent hand hono,.
win seFenade yesterday, preparatory to their do
par'are Tor Slash Cottage. They made ,our ,bror.h
III carriage, playing some of their Iiyeliest airs
Us they went along. crowd as usual foloxed IN ,ha,
'a'n evidently delighted with the anima,inp ,ops h;I
were discoursed by that inimitabe taud Tho oti, ~
'S TOUR was to refresh the memory of those who nav b
'nat yesterday the occasion of their e.cpr
SION aud to give foretaste of the amusems,,s .na
pleasures that awaited those who were to avail ,boo
VI mat opportunity for an agreeable trip.
The Armory Band seem to US to have won ,sr,,L.h,~
on the affections aud admiration. ofeverv man
enin, IN Richmond. There is an ngreeabepess cor,
y anu kindness among its members which could M, fail
70 command general admiration apart rom their ackpov
Logged efficiency and acquisition musicians of the first
ass
We trust their efforts In this instance will provo succss
ial in the highest degree aud that their best homes for
It's results will be than realized
Nor SO SoYr."-The Enquirer of Yesterday IN =, ,ho,,
notice under the above caption gives US clearly 10 una
sahu that Is not he purpose Of Mr. Denoon 10 contest
the election with DR.. Snead We commend tho wisdom,
81 Mr. Deuoon in adopting this course II ia heu. No,
to make "bai worse" We regret, however ,b., ,hi.
apprehension has operated sensiby In 6iyhts,;, NJ;
from TINS legitimate and eectual mode Of redress ma :,
"ouu reveal state Of things in regard the polls which
would rebound materially to Dr. Snead's ADVANTAGE
The Enquirer closes his notice with tho f,ll,v,, m
marks Mr. Denoon has made satisfactory e,ne,jr.r,
on the honesty of the Common Council and he is o, ds
posed again TO commit himself to men WIN hav. 0h
thn they have as litls regard to trut, and honor 40
tribunal that ever robbed in the name of Juscen
That's eulogy. amt III We trust the Council oil In
sute proper scrutiny into tho polls Notwithstanding
Ar. DenoonH refusal contest the seat.
WOMAN AND Her MASTER" is the title Of n rcv a.,
interesting novel by j. Frederick Smith ,u,ho, 90
Minnie Grey" "Gus Howard" &C. sent us Inv m. n,h'
hshers aessrs Garrett Co.. New York, through ,he M
likeness OF Mr. Geo. N. West 1t lie for sale AZ m, boot
store Of Mr. West-price so cents
CIRoUir CouRr, YESTERDAY, Jupox Mrs,,r,u
berland G. Fristoe, convicted on THURSDAY Is, If
stealing watch from the Captain of canal paekt ho
IN November last set the bar and sentenced IL, tho
term Of APPROXIMATIONS year in the Penitentiaty-
assigned by the jury upon his conviction
WIN. +. Pierce, charged with feloniously obtaining
money under false preences then set to tho bar when
motion was made by his council quash the Indictment
The Judge took time consider before deciding uoon
the motion.
The case Of W. Brown, charged with stealing watch
aud chain from John Fitzgerald the 29d of January
last, will come up today; also the case of Edwin