Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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MAroRs CouRr, MISUNDERSTANDING CoAr-wil
charge of stealing coat from Mr.. Washington ROss
on Tuesday.
Mr. ROs i, appeared. laid hi. Goa. on chair 10 hi
factory Main street, between 26th and 26th streets
tho accused who drunk and asleep In front Of h,
factory woke up while Mr. r. in tho upper story en-
tered his office and a. no supposed took tho coat II,
was not taking It. but was observed by white
going from the place under very suspicious circu
| stances
Tho case continued ill to-day, when this woman
| will appear.
Lxr orr.-James Cottrel, FREQ colored fellow, who
came here from Buckingham on board packet boat wa.
| brought up Tor going at large without register. lie
| works on board one Of the packet boats lie dis
charged and admonshed against going about in tho
way without his register
| FIonriso.-washing,o slave employed omnibu.
driver ut the American HOTEL got drunk Tuesday
the wheels aud. his the stables got
to fight with colored fellow named Bob who gave him
pretty severe cut on tho nose by accident Bob said
| His honor ordered Washington "thirty."
STEALING LiNr.-Spence Smithey FREQ colored tel
low bricklsyer ordered thirty for stealing barrel
OF lime from Matthias weinker out of new building OF
his In Butchertown.
FMED-Peter Lawson, butcher at the Upper Market,
was fined - for selling meat the Market after O'Clock
on Saturday night last
DtsNIssED.-A summons against James Doran and VIM.
Tuscan for permitting their horse run against lamp
post Of 7th aud Broad streets the evening
the 5th dismissed 1t appearing the horse had Ia.
ken flight at the locomotive aud dashed of in spite Of the
eIcrtions OF these parties to restrain him.
Before running against the lamp post he broke the
buggy to which he was attached and got loose from t.
The CRY AND THE FREDERICKSBURG R. r. Co. AaA,s.
This Company summoned before his honor on YES
erday for permitting their locomotive and tender re.
time than was permitted by law the evening of TIE
6ih.
The charge proven by watchmen Wilkes and
Browning.
The defence of the Company was that Il was not permits
ted to remain there for longer tmo than
to make up the train.
The case continued till tomorrow, when his Honor
will give his decision in writing.
ANOTHER CHARGE.-The same Company wero summon
ed for permitting hand oil theirs driven through
Broad street, Monday, at faster rate than four miles
an hour.
series of witnesses testified in regard to the rate of
speed the majority OF them estimating the rate from
SIX 70 sght miles an hour On this occasion three
old child belonging Mr. Livingston ran over by the
hand car and badly hurt. This also continued
Judgment will be rendered in this case as the foregoing
case.
CoNrSuED.-Tho Of Jas. Clayton, fish dealer at
the Upper Market charged with having barrel of
hsh in his fish house. continued till Saturday in the
absence Of witnesses.
STEALING BurrER-Hanubal slave Of H. w. Tyler
and John Trce, slave OF f. A. Clopton were ordered
thirty nine" aud "thy" respectively for stealing kep
oil butter from Mr.. T ers cellar yesterday morning.
Hannibal, who Is porter in Mr. Ia store took the but
out oil the cellar and it to the latter take away
in his cart.
UP AoAIS.-Lee, slave of Mr.. George Harden, the
fellow who fired at by DR.. Tatum some time ago for
esPassng on his lot was ordered thirty nine for the
same offence committed on Sunday night His Honor
told him he bound for the dose every morning
If he should come often before him charged with the
same offence.
WIFE WHIrPISG-A mean vicious villanous white
man named Matthew Egan brought up on charge of
whipping his wife on Monday last
This is the identical person who time ago abused
young lady the most scurrilous manner nj the lower
ma kafh OH IN uy Of
permitted TO keep stall the lower market and has
beer, since that occurrence fact by credabe
to those who trusted with the management and rent
ing of the stalls in this market.
He discharged yesterday, tho vile not appear
ing prosecute Fear rather than love or sympathy
deferred her. we have no doubt.
ARsoS.-Naucy, slave hired to Mr. VIM. Thalhimer
who resides l7th street, brought up on charge
Of setting fire to the house Of Mr. Cornelius Crew. on
Monday night last.
Capt. Wilkinson testified to his having examined the
part Of the premises where the fire discovered He
exhibited some small pieces of ghtwood aud few half
burned Matches which he found the back part Of the
premises.
The fire It appeared placed in three different pla-
in pile OF pIinks close the leading Henry
SAILS back premises which adoins Mr.. Crews house; al
the door leading Mr. SIS. house, and ut the end
OF a back kitchen.
Mrs Schener who occupies the upper part OF SAILS
house. said she Nancy through her window between
IL aud IL o'clock the night in question, going OF
the kitchen the thereof where the fire observ
ed She observed the fire at this point before Nancy had
gone there aud utter she returned.
THE inference for which this to afford
ground that she had gone there after applying torch
TO ascertain how the nsidous work progressively
The other testimonies Of which there series had
direct bearing upon the guilt OF the prisoner.
The fire discovered shortly before IL o'clock
night by a named Peter Henry, resident in an
other part Of Saas house, on his home from
meeting of society," OF which he member. He
gave alarm when the other parties in the premises
rushed down aud extingushed the flames
No damage done. Saal, whose house was set OH
fire, and Thahimer, with whom Nancy lives have been IL
appear hostile to each other for some time.
The case was continued till Tomorrow.
Ran OrY.-Two horses belonging 10 Mr. Richard
Heath, attached to buggy took fright at object
while standing il front Of the house OF Ar. James Allen
his father on Broad street. about halipast o'clock
yesterday evening" and dirted up far as Governor
street with tremendous speed.
Deferred by some object, from pursuing a direct line up
Broad street. they turned into Governor and dared along
with frighul force, in the direction OF this Office.
they passed by here, with speed nothing diminished
keeping the opposite side of the street. the buggy
dashed with fearful violence against the lamp post
the of Franklin aud Governor Streets obquey
from this Office. The speed Of the horses great,
that the collision seemed not TO have occasoned the least
halt upon the aghted animals and they pursued their
down Main street, where, after they bad gone
distance in the direction Of the lower market they
secured.
IL was fortunate that the buggy became detached from
the hoses by the collision with The lamp post, as, other
wsc serious injury would, in all probability, have
Cured
We learned that quantity of fruit and conectonaries
placed in front of Mr.. Antonios store Main street,
dashed about by the horses at their turning that
point.
The foremost axle of the buggy was broken and the
dash board somewhat injured There person in it
when the horses started.
NEW BooE.-We have received from the bookstore Of
Nash Il Woodhousc Main street, n and interesting
work entitled "Chsopher North in his Sporting Jacket
IL IL neatly bounI aud contains 3OT pages.
Its contehts will be found exceedingly interesting
JUsTCE.-In notice Of the magnificent arrangement
Of the dining table at the Exchange Hotel the
sion of John Mitchcs reception omitted to mention
that they chiefly under the supervision Of Mr.. John
Callahan of the supernlendsns in that establish
The order Of the whole affair is very creSable to