Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-06
STATE AND CITY NEWS.

STATE AND CITY NEWS.
susx.ar PKocrrpiso.-rhe Mayor yesterday had /.
singular to dispose Of party Of young men, named
Oosdiah Evans. Bushrod Bishop, Jane. Finn VIM I.
Dibncy, Oliver Cro-smore, George Martin Richard H. L
Wn. furguson, and d. D,nond ~ee arr.gned TO er
charge OF sssaulting aud l-rcatng John ucIs,bers
white man, on Saturday night last. The deenlabL- IL
Appeared. went the house OF a notorious n.pD ~olan
named Jordeua Mayo, and took Mcisobert. thsrefrou,
tied rope around his waist and thrice ucked him In the
Canal Having put hun through ths purifying operation.
they took him 10 the house and proceeded with mark.
ing pot and brush To give his person genuine African
tons
The design o this exploit probably 20 improve the
morals o the neghborbood the Mayor not
eog"ze the code Of Judge Lynch under any
ces "a. required them all to give security Tor their appear
ance before the Grand Jury la August next be Indicted
for misiemeanor
FIRks ruE MoSra MAr-rrom a record kept
by John J. Fry ESQ., Chief Engineer OF the Fire Depart
me gather the suboined information relating 10 ,e-
and alarms Of hro from tho 1T of May to the Of June
lS5G:
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Barpas Chimney. 80.
ou' OF '"s ev.'........
o, The t.ssoas district yer. in Ii, ~ il in
Amount Sa, . :. pV'.y ..''.'...'... - 500
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DEirGArEs To THE VINO CoSvKSrIox-rle chairman
Of the Wing meeting in Lyuehburg has appointed tn.
gentlemen named in the following lit To attend Convcn.
ton OF the party Tor the State in the city OF Richmond
"Wednesday tn. 10th of july
John NJ Sosed, n. II. Campbell. Jno. q. TAYLOR Cha
l.. uo1by jas. r. PAYNE. Jno u. Tyr-c Jas ~ CIayto,
R"'t j. Davis. Jas kinnier John q. l.. Goggin, sam
Pryor. X e. H. kcan, Esd. ID. Christian Jas Nc Donald
J's Saunders. ,. Is. Deane ). T. Peters, Paul Jones
Seth HSlsey, " Guggenheimer.
ArrNHrr AT SrIcipE-A white man named Samuel
krrbhs. in A tage mn he all in th
the Richmond House attempted to take his own lie YES
teray afternoon 10y cutting his throat with a razor lie
inh"ted slight gash upon the PoDum Addai and theu
~e"t Z" the hydrant To wash oil the blood negro
mai discovered him and immediately Tor Dorto,
Cro~ aud Gardner hut he resisted all their attempts to
urs hs wounds. saying that he wanted to die lie fna
became 81 furious that IL thought best leave him
it - said that he was much Intoxicated, and this probably
accounts Tor his rash attempt.
NIKGiSIA Posr-OFYIoE ArrArRs-Pos,rnaitcr general
Campbell ha. ordered the following:
Establish Sycamore Grove. Putnam county and appon,
Elias Wheeler postmaster Zons MILL Lee county Abr.
ham d. Zion postmaster. S,II Creek. Amherst COUNT,
Jonh =. hyl" postmaster. Chang. the aud name a.
Poetry Store, Tazewe county, Croftsve and appo,
DAVID Croft postmaster. VICE David II Pcery resigned
Appoint fsstus Young POSTMASTER French Creek U-
shur con"ty, ~ place ofLnfruko Buntou
DUcKiSG.-The Weston Herald tolls a story Of two me-
who had fight in Braxton county on election iay IL
the ,cuic both Tell over bank SOM, 1. arr Ia fec, IN
h"ig. into tho fer, where the at least
deep-Ntll they clung each other and would bay,
dro"ned but tor the timely aid OF the bysanIer. win
renewed them from their pciilous situation This mode
OF hS""g - recommended to those who cannot restrain
'he'r N"oekIo"n proper'teS during the hot weather
STEALISs FowLs.-A slav, I.aued Henry VA, puni,h,,
yesterday by order of the Mayor for breaking into the
hen house OF John " Davis last Monday night aud con,
seraby reducing the number of the iesth, red inmates
n spectator ~ the court room remarked that Ha-rv wa
All appropriate name Tor hcn-roost robbcr; when anoti
tht has nf Oh
ea'ne hom the neishhorhood of chick -ahnniny.
CoNrINrED-Yesterday was the time appointed for the
examination of Edward w. Ferguson for sabbinr Ceorp
WWoody, on the 18th Of May; but in consequence OF
the large amount of business his hand the Nayor
again compelled To postpone the investigation
F'"urING.-Lous Cohu and Il. r. Harri. Yesterday APP
pencil before the Mayor BE- examined for fighting on
18Th street, and both required To give security a.
keep the peace in future.
ForNp GriLfN.-IAac Hunter has been tried in Lynch
burg for shooting Edward VIA convicted and scntcncci
70 confinement in the p"nitenary for the OF tire,
years aud two months.
TKIAL FOR MuRpER-The trial Of Young Rand, fo,
the mart OF his father commenced in stanton ON Tucs
day, before the Circuit Court
Nav MUIc-we have received from the publishers Miller A
Beaehin, Of B1mre,s piece music euled "Gmor Hons.
seot''c which pronounced very de.rAble composition IL
eohns handsome eolorei ysnete and hat
tie Monument Baltimore. Mr.. q. H. Taylor has 1t for sale
L.ENr Mayor yesterday examined Frane. FRANKLIN ON
charge OF stealing iron vice valued Edward veLer
He declared that he purchased the cents and after
wards cold t for 81 bat appeared tale trum M
for the OCCASION he rrnAndri betor, the In.nr,
,ahAIh formerly occupied respectable position
eety but has reached DEGRADED IL ha. bee
once ariore tried Tor petty larceny ~ouh
nov be Candidate for the pcnenAry. A. vas. plead guilt,
10 the IN fe, and the Court probably
Of going to JAIL acquitted him
Tue Crrr wRKrlSG scSr-A telegrspe dlspac
was received In this city yesterday announcing sinking the
My
.roy The officers arrived yest-ry
confirm the above ani state that she orocl
IN the evening, aud down report thai an.
boat Is toa lose but that principal part OF the cargo i .,,-
shr was Insured 10 the Abemae Insurance Company for ttD Ia
is ynehburs sj'o and ia the Valley Company 81 Fhs,ag
lcE CHSANOi all the compounds designed comfort sinner
man" there 10 eucng cream II tlate. N.
pISf mos, laa'vs' and Is therefore sought aer and hei
dsrstlnds thoroughly the Of making dainty and hi,
ed 'hrons'd daily by those in quest Of eod coniori
srcnI Mr. Christian saulsburg lately committed su,L, fl,
braSton county In manner somewhat singular. h cut twe
sa,e, ia ii: throat Hh hut falling .ase, Oeee
ne was sD'u' o. yeArsol age aud unmarried.
ysAI catfish weighing ninety Az, ponp -.
lately caught In kanaEhA river by Parersburg fisherman
BLgEDING ArruE LUSGA-Many lust within ia. gras,
OF Consumption saved every year by the faithful Us,
OF DE- Wislars BSIsan Of Wild Cherry. Its succt. - in
aayng AID curing proracted coughs is remarks
BILE
PERRY DAVIS VEGETABLE PAIN Ki1LrE 10 deserved,
the most popular family medicine known for no otbe,
remedy mas been successful in relieving all kinds OF
pain IL ~ most appropriately called Pain Killer
H6T 10 NERVOUS StFFEKEHs.-A retired
VIE Clergyman, restored To health AFTER ms n,
years Z" great nervous suffering, To to make tpovp IN,
s-nd freetb