Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-03
STATE AND cry NEWS.

STATE AND CRY NEWS.
Porics ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS KssEs, eh.rs.
"a vih forging warrant for Tie sum Of
essas wss arragnsd bsfoss the Mayor yesterday zoe
bly, well understood By readers having been published
Ia toll heretofore. Keeis employed In the Capitol
os the Board Of Public Works messenger and In this
capacity frequently performed e.nds for the various de-
P",mcnts On the iith Of August II nc rcccncct light
", he was sent 10 the Exchange Bank 70 deposit three
smSsa'ng 10 al 70 $4,000. and directed TO bring
py. and reserved the original With which no Obtained
ds. 81 tho Virginia Bank for t3s77 as In favor OF Jss
h''a DRAFT Baltimore but a. ths could NO, ~ dss
ne took one upon New York. TIE forged paper. with
s genuine ones was deposited Ia the Exchange Bank
anu . rocciPt given therefor On the day Mr. Masx
cashier OF the Virginia Bank received letter ron K.ec
enclosing the draft stating that mistake had been made
a s"qneans him 70 deposi. the vsaatint Exchange
Bank, to ths credit 81 the Commonwealth Th- p.prr
forged by kees exhibited yessrday 10 Mr. Moocur,
che second Auditor and by him pronounced forsrry-
Mr. John Rsdy. clark IN the Capitol cav Il at the Er.
change Bank aud At ssidIt vss forgery Kee sh
ssed hinsc from the city for some ws~ks and on an.
ih August wrote 20 Mr. O. Shay. Of this city, asking
Ph reward having In the meantals been offered for
ME- apprehension he srrerted last week In MaryI.pd
and brought back 70 this city.
We have given above merely the substance os ,h -,
oence ociore the Mayor, emitting the detas The pri
onsr was remandsd 70 Jail, be examued belors ,h
musings Court on charge Of felony.
Laresay.-wm. A. Smith w.s oroagb, hss,,. a.. ",
yor Yesterday on charge Of stealing watch valued =,
ABOUT sle from Lawrence Csnaris, Monday tight Ca
sne @suued that when he got home from his work ON
that evening. Smith aud another psron In M. h
NTH said he wished TO receipt which Cansre had
~ Ina possession and the latter unlocked boz
shs,ein- Smith placed his hand upon the ba. A, an
rsctls over the watch, while Canaris was looking for h
SI rreseaIly Smith remarked that 1t WASN'T worth
e 10 sea- oh Tor then he would He then
e tue house and Canarie aiming the ox "a much
sapsea % ascertain that the watch had gone also Mrs
~srs o. s,n. ~. sas me INTO thc room while they
A man named O. X. Goodnua who visited ,bs bo.. j.,
company with smith, was placed upon the stand TO give
evidence M the case, but grossly offensive was his cor
duct thar the Mayor compelled to repripand him h
severity His testimony amounted TO nothing
ne boosted oil having taken about fifteen drinks be-.
lore coming to the court house, his obtusen. of n,rct
wa, not very surprising This but lately cam, 10
Richmond from New York. '-''' W
The prisoner was sent All examining court an m.
shags OF petit larceny; though he is found guilty the
ted Of q similar offence ~ ''e'
Cs"nfr Charges-A little negro girl named M.,L,.
belonging TO MIS- Hierholzer was brought nm xcs,r,,
Ior 1,"g offensive aud imperncnt nguag. 70 the mil,
Oh Ei~srd A flanhart. Mr.. Herhol1er made n STATE.
me"' from which t appeared that a bad feeling existed
between the females of the two houses He did NOT wish
20 shield his servant from punishment II she VIVA chill,
% 'ne offence charged but he inform the Cour,
t"a' ne hau been visited with regard to the matter un
consideration, by Mr.. Flanhart who told him ,w;c. H.
German and once in English that IL the girl was NOT nun
lieu I've "ou'1 come there aud cowhidc ever person on
.c premises This assertion having been corrobor,,ed
by witness. Mr. Fanhart required TO civ, src,,i, H.
tne sum OF $3.50 TO keep the peace The girl Matilda was
sent oeiow under the usual sentence. -
tiaes-Nann S Gentry was fined for using inspl,;n,
and abusive language John b. Valentine clerk of ,h
second market ' WIN w '''
the X. y. and r. Railroad Company were 6,od c mas
Letting TO comply with the ordinance reou;ring ,h 80,
motive bells to be rnng while trains passing through
taa,Aaitfed 10 .JaH-Tbom,. p..,,,.. - - g.,
jan Tor ntenperance being unable to give security %
Keep the peace and be OF good behavior "
D,..endTged -Seiden slave Of J. w. Atkinson taken
up Win suspicious pass, was discharged from custody
EXPLOSION Of CaxrHrsK.-The Morgantown American
ULion relates the following:
An explosion Of camphine burning Amid o..., T.,
Shson Harrison county, night last week. by which
young man, Jasper Fortncy badly burned and
ro"y escaped DEATH and another James was con-
seeraoy burned Young Fortney had prepared the Amid
by recipe procured from pedlar who assurd him ,h,
II would not explode. He (Fortney) had filed the amo
common pewter globe lamp from a which contained
quart OF the fluid and the table about nm rp
i1hgth rom the lamp which burning He imm.di.
aey saw stream Of fame connecting the lamp and the
can ana IN an instant the pieces the ap
wa "ei'en ana the room and adjoining il were filed
with bright sheet Of fame, which scorched things a
though but flash The two young men who were study
s III tue ROOM were badly burned-Mr. Fortncy seri-
ousiy,-mosily On their and creasts Mr. Fortpev
IN MS agony threw Of the burned flesh of the inside
OF ms hands. They recovering. Never under an,
circumstances, burnlcamphiner.
Tux NEw "ISsrIrurIoS."-we saw yesterday for the
hrt time the newly established independent order of tue
u" oasiiy employed under the superntendence of Off.
Ger Perrin, repairing Of the streets of our CITY
Thomas Watson entered the yesterday morning and
We douot not from the vigorous which he ped
MS spade and pick that be rendered city essential
service before night TALL He remarked that he never ft
more at home in his e even when writing poetry 10
astonsh the world And this he added was the natu.
RAJ result OF mans learning labor in the days of his
YOUTH Nevertheless, IL seemed that an eighteen
pound ball and CHAIN attached to ones ANGLE must be
more cumbersome than comfortable, and certainly
more Calling than the wreats which bard has been
wont 10 twine when under the inspiration
GIsL IN MALE ArrIRr.-A female who gave her name
as Sarah Carter dressed in apparel was arrested BY
tue watch on Monday night last and taken to the cage
from whence she was discharged yesterday morning al
Ter having been properly adrnonshed She seemed 10
entertain strong desire the town. aud isguised
nerseh Tor The purpose OF taking stroll through the pur
heus Out the accidental removal Of her false
at once betrayed her to the wachnen who had been
on the track Of herself and companos and the result was
that Sarah learned of the mysteries of Rcbmond
than she had anticipated.
BEAUTIFUL DAr.-Autumn came upon us in the form
aud substance OF violent tempest Monday but yes.
terday the weather really charming The ladies' who
not slow TO take advantage ofa the
Atmosphere out in great numbers for the burmese
we imagine, OF showing their summer fnery
before 10 finally aside for the new STYLES ot tho a
In week two the miners and dry goods merchants
viii claim the popular attention, and coaks capes bon
nets dresses aud all hese things will assume the shape
ana nue. prescribed by peremptory Fashion.
NORFOLK irrSs.-The gale Monday was very severe
IN Norfolk vicinity The steamer Sea Bird started nm
hcr trip Tor York river but had Pot back Il is feared
that shpwreeks occurred ON the coasL-A negro named
reer Joyncs the property Of Mrs Hasley was drowned
an Norfolk on Saturday-Dr Armstrong preached 10 bs
congregation last Sunday. Tor the first tine since his re-
turn tie has been minsering recently TO the wants of
York. e' "' we"
AeRicuLrtRAL FAIa.--The third annual fair of the
osenorier Agricultural Society, held at Lewisburg on
the 9th, 2sth and 2sth Of August was we'll attended
anu accounts mat have reached US represent having
been in all respects highly crrdable 10 the sssociao
Inc annual address was delivered by Gen Gilbert s.
heem, OF Shenandoah, In the presence OF vast audi.
eoce. ~