Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-12
MATE AND CITY NEWS.

c,srrpsscr Ms DrpicuLrr.-Two individuals call.
Ing their names Louis dc Young aud NJ cohn have been
operating In the financial line In Richmond
dd'ing the past week two, but their progress sud
dely arrested by officer Trueheart Saturday morning
Their plan cndcavor raise cash aud obtain cred
"r goods, Offering ia return for the n duff accI,.
tel u. their mercantile friends Ia New iok After board
g week at the Po~hstan House. they rendered drsn
Ia Mt Daracott, the proprietor requesting him get
the money Tor H. and after deiuctiDg what they owed
him. 10 pay back The difference. Il purp.,rt.d 10 l
draft npo" the house OF DE Young Son. a Co.. No.
Brai street, New York. NJ Darracott could Gnd out
noth'ng Of such house, even alter tclcgraphng New
fos i"r Inflammation lie suffered them depart how
ever, and they next went to the American Hotel
Mc,nn- they had ruj-avor,d to procure lot Of cigars
&c amounting to S2o7 from Mr. Tyson Yerby directing
hi" :" send them to Wilmington h. c. which rlac,
they tfnn-icte' business The cigars packed up
and irait, similar to the above mentioned
dsr"i ia payment Mr. VERIFY expressing some doubts
York Tor information lie thercupcn wrote to gentl-
mw aud received reply 10y telegraph the effect that
they ''-~indlcrs aud worthless"
Tnc-e things exciting suspicion. the police were put
upo their tack, aud Saturday they were arrested on
Governor street. aud taken the Mayor. oc. for exam
nation Til. evidence was in substance. . sam. A. ,h,
~ have narrated The M yor concluded Ia detan them,
until Monday (,odsy in order that he might co,nun,-
cate With the chief Of p"ce oi y. York. with regard Ia the
matt The parties then rrusicd a. isl They ar
evin,y lsraeitr' aud of them has wife AMI child
with him. Their trunks have been searched but nt.i,,.
fonnio Suspicious nature. do they appear to have
any money.
TIE Mayor has since received n telegraphic ,e.patch
from New York. stating there such house he Young
a,y ding .bont II ~. r,c,.c, rJ;,'s H., . IL,
per not lon, inc, Mn nccouut of t. arr, a., co,s,.
,I ,i ne, -. ou"s' WI" was operating among
similar that adopted by De Young and Coin her,
The police finally gave him opportunity To leave that
CITY, winch he was not slow To take advantage Of.
Posr orrIcE Acknowledgement General Campbell
has appointed Benjamin Mccarthy ten ON the East
Tennessee aud Geor sia railroad vice w f. Helm. ,,syn
ed salary SsJD . y,nr and o,,.r,J ,L, ,olnwi,, - T,
E's htio'>n post offices and make appointment. at
master T.nu.ry pr,.,on con,,v 4, All. ~ to.
p'-u"a.tc,; and Patch Tuunril Somerset county. Va.
Ep~iu H. Cists postmaster; Lebanon White sulphur
Sprng-, Augusta county, Va appoint Sarah f. Ivsk,l
post"'s'er, vice Minerva Holt resigned.
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citizen of Patrick county ", died ~, ,h. ,7, ,I n.
RUG Tia, w.r of 1872 l. commanded c,,,,,, -, oI,,
tecrs Norfolk anil wa. for many wear. rnr.n,a,iy
- the V'rg"ia Legislature from Patrick county. Dr. o. f.
ST. int ri p,rnIyss DR. Tingn, Lone H. ,;r,".,
phy-icm Mecklnburg. dicl sr,sicncS near Boydron
on sunni" night last lie had Is en III gradually dccl-
mug '''e o' "e'''l' Tor wear ar more.
f'Hf-i esterdAy morning about O'Clock, franz,
ou'"hs containing nv" ien"ments' belonging to A. A
hS'|' anu occupied chiefly bS IRISH families, situated
~ we r1'"' "' I'm h"n Cary streets was partially de-
y The damage does probably exceed 5000
oo aat'" OF n'e about clock Saturday night, wa.
strrcr - WV '"''''S VI TAR o''''' o" NHrsn"'
Another alarm was caused Yesterday ,,.,ro,, l..
'"'"''s CHIMNEY, !" tO' uh'i ward
PsrsR~uvHo IrENs.-rhe Common Council of Peters.
burg IN Friday last selected II aldermen for the c.ui,
-i,,o wv" i,n'iord was chosen Recorder and r o
the rit. of con6rm,tion N yl - "'I,''S'Srru
ss 1, "' n nm, mTr Mr. r'e,k ct Rehmoh p,eaehecd
10y the late fire. was insured for 1000 il, ths A,bnn,