Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-11
NUMBER GO.
STATE AND CITY NEWS.

WAs rros Doos-Iu the City Council l.~t .v,.
ming stringent ordinance adopted concerning srs
place. restrictions apon the Possession Of that species
OF live stock. which, enforced viii soon r-duc, our o
Population to avery limited number Owners are REQUIRED
20 pay 81 license upon every dog kept and the Chamber
n 70 Keep hs' OF all licenses granted to be r-pors-
ed to the Mavor every SIX months Each owner ia re-
qued 70 place his his dogs collar Tn. polio,
10 kla dogs going at large Ia violation th. ordinance,
and any per>on attempting Of captured canine
to be fined, &C. &c. Dogs. even when Hcrn,-i A.. nos
TO be allowed to at large. unless curey mrzl~d =
Any .hte person keeping unlicensed dog upon his os
to be hnef flo and negro keeping dog 10 be- punisb
ed by stripes The ordinance goes into effect ON the Al
! Of May next.
LARcESr.-A negro woman named Eady BELONGING IN
Mr. Z II Clarke of Manchester, examined ye..ri.v
by the Mayor charge of receiving a. white cr.pe
sh'w stolen from Mr. Lucy r. Wharton Of thi. eity on
the .sth ult Mr.. vs. residence Wa broken into ON
that day and this shawl aud other articles we're stolen
ihereirom The shawl wa found dyeng establish
ment where il had been lett PURPOSE OF hsvg t.
color changed The examination OF the woman Esdv
led TO the arrest of negro named George slave. fb,-
longing TO Mr.. VIM Anderson whom an. received
it, and he will be examined to-day for committing m. oh
berry EAdy was sent below for punishment This
George, informed is the same fellow Who was DE-
tected some time ago In the OF breaking into Mr.
,ioddns office. and who threw at the gentle
man who discovered him.
CoHSI-sioSERs CospucrpRs or ELrcnoSs-rb.
City Council last evehng appointed the following commits
ones and conductors for the charter elections to be held
I
Jeif'rsou Ward-George Pe.re. Co,,I,c,o. L.
Brnmrnell L. Libby, James Winston C. B. Hill and Geo
NJ Carngton Commissioners The election will b, held
| at the First Market House, 18th street
haIisOn "srd-Elsha Shepperson, Conductor Robert
A Williams Z. b. Luck, George w. Randolph J.m-. r
FISHER and George W. Gretter. Commissioners. The
election will be held in the City Hall.
Monroe Ward-William L. Maule Conductor IL
Barnes l. w. Glazebrook, John d Quare- Thomas Bar.
ham and Fleming Griffin, Commissioners The election
will be held at No. Engine House
Hr'rISGs CorRr.-The March term OF this Court conn
menced yesterday But little criminal business vss dis.
posed OF Frank Brdgewater and Thomas Murphy were
acquitted ot the charge Of attempting commit larceny
al the house OF Wn. II. Graves, the 10th ult Ned
Logan aee negro charged with sabbing Jim Patterson
Through jealousy put upon trial but th. cas-.
continued until this morning
After the adoption Of resolutions Of respect In ,b.
memory OF the late Alderman Farrar the Court .d-
journed.
sSow.-Quite storm occurred in Rich.
nond and vicinity last Sunday night The day was very
pleasant until nearly sunset when the skv suddenly be-
came overcast, the wind dismal how ling and snow
commenced falling aforesaid. We felt in the mood
ioa eHcLlmng-.' Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks
Rage. Blow" The sudden step backward from mild
spring weather, to mid winter sufficient TO arouse
storm IN any human bosom IL continued quite cold yes
teday notwithstanding the efforts the sun to CONQUER
the keen Northwestern
fiRE AND AocIDESr.-An unoccupied carpenter shop
belonging to Thomas Morris 25th street Church Hill
was set OH hre and destroyed yesterday afternoon
As the reel OF No. T. returning from the IRE one
oil that company named J. Delarue, Knocked down
run over and badly injured. He conveyed home in
carriage.