Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-14

nday nIght near the corner
OF us-ce and 9TH streets. carrying basket OF chickens
bat suspected nothing wrong The Mayor held smith 10
bAior Ia. appearance before the Hungs Court to be t.
tor petty larceny IFi' =
A fwrr PouSD wEoar-- Robert Tyler of Hanoy.,
came To the city last Saturday morning with load OF oats
to sell. aud at early hour to store where M.
hal previously left fifty pound weight got IL and placed
ia the cart. The were Rewards weighed NJ M.
scales, and ticket given accordingly Before going Ia
uehsf his Load Tyler was seen removing the weehr oa,
me cart This gave rise "a suspicion OF intended
aud the cart seized taken the scales and found t
be nlts pounds short Of the previous weight The matter
wa laid before the Mayor and Tyler held the sum
OF -" to answer tor h. offence before the Court of Un
inF- The oats belonged To his employer citizen OF
Hanover "
VIOLATING INA R.VESuE L,ws--On SATURDAY. last Holm
& f"gh appeared before the Mayor to answer ehsrs.
OF selling goods ia Richmond without having procured
heeus To 10 SO IL was stated that Fugl Who vas OF,
lis say iron New Orleans to New York stopped her.
merely Tor the purpose OF visiting relative and thouq
e goods were IN has possession he had the sligh,
intention OF violating ,e Law selling them IA Nm
proved ho"ever, that he did sell articles different per
sons under these circumstances the Mayor felt il To- t
h- duty to send the matter the Husng. Couft or
deeson faeh was therefore required to give secu,t,
for his appearance.
S.'uSfos lrsss-Thc Staunion papers furnish the fol
loving
Little son oi Mr.. John Stafford VAS pas.in,, th,u,.h
ward h.st "Wednesday, when COW. beouoinp IN lie e,
Their made at him, aud oi her horns striking Ln on
Tue temple near the hight eye passed Though the boa.
'"t1 that organ, and instantly destroyed it,
I"o ar tree prisoners very nearly effected th.;r 49,.
cape iom jail last Tuesday night by saving off the iron
Dafs that secured the window Of their cell They wer.
uso'eeu !" the act OF creeping through the aperture
Nc w. T H. Pollard OF Hanover died IN st.unton %,
the s'h 'ist, while OH the way To the springs
caHrsr causcH.-we are happy to learn that the
'ong'eRaao" Of Christ Church succeeding adInrab,
in then etfors 10 BULL house of worship 20 .nl,c
the eiihce lately destroye cal by lire lot of ground =,
the corner of lslh and Broad streets has been purchased
aud the bading will be commenced without unnecessary
DELAY Its TO be constructed of brick Ia the gothic st
OF architecture. Under the zealoi, min-tatious Of H.
he' Mr. Webb. the prosperity of the church has been
considerably augmented, notwithstanding the disastrou.
circumstance 10 which We have alluded.
fourHUL OTfENDERs.-Three young men, named Fran
ris Bidgewater. WIN. Baker aud Thomas Murphy were
brought before the Mayor Saturday. changed with lar
crhy When arrested Bridgpwater had In lis nossossinn
ish knife aud Baker a dress and nantla TIN. t,o
appears are in the habit Of perpetraiing small crimes
whenever opportunity ofers and dividing the .poils-
Ihey are well known TO the police boys OF most dsr
Pntlr character. In order procure the of
witnessed the Mayor continued the over until TO-DAY
MELANCHOLY oocURREScE.-Mr. Wesley b. OrIid
worthy aud respectable citizen OF Richmond county com
United suicide sirw days ago. by shooting himself IL il
supposed that he placed the muzze his gun against his
breast and discharged it by striking the trigger with The
tamoi Ills clothes were set fire by the waddng md
burnt almost entirely off, On the previous day his wif
proposed visit 10 her brother and he advised her NOT 10
tetnn until the next day, and % bring her mother with
her She accordingly returned with her mother the next
evening aud found her husband lying dead in his door
lSfASricIDE.-The dead body of a white male int,n,
was found in sink hole the Warren Green Hotel
Warrenton, "Wednesday last IL was the onin;on nj,
physicians that the child had lived aud breathed Tn.
Piedmont Wing inmates that the guilty parties are Mr.
Mcdonald merchant and his wife, but recently married,
who have leh Tor parts unknown
Posr OrFIcs AfrAIRs-A poet Office has been rstab
hshed at Wise, Jackson county Va on the route from
f"kersonrg to jackson C. H. and appointed Henry Har-
ms postmaster At Cutett, Pauquier county Va Fred.
enck Lewis Is appointed postmaster vice James NJ Pc
ters resigned Lcmue Rainier postmaster at Hamburqb
Shenandoah county, Va vice Isaac R'nker resigned
PSorrsr.-Thc Rev. John H. Boeock, Of Harrison.
burg. Va having accepted call from the Bridge street
Presbyterian Church. Georgetown D. c. his church held
a meeting Sunday last and determined 10 nro,es,
against ms removal and To offer additional motives 10 in
dnce him 10 remain
Hos. ANDREW SrtvESsoS.--Ths gentleman VA, do
tanned from his official duties the University by main
fnl injury to the of his right hand res,ino from
an efort 10 cut in two piece Of tin with par of heavy
shears We grstfed learn that he is gradually re-
covering from the accident.
THHE'rssiSo-A young man named Franci. Bridge.
water ~a' examined by the Mayor ON Saturday for
ennS 60 take the life OF by the name Of Cahr
n lis hal.
V'or he ~as committed Ia jail
Orr FoH Rio--The ship Banshee, which sailed from,
Baltimore on Thursday last for Rio de Janeiro tool a.
passengers C. p " Garnett Chief Enoin.e, oC M. n
Pedro Railroad in Brazil and Major Andrew Filisop Jbn
u heem Jr, OF Lynchbnrg Va, and other assistants
SrAHF BuRsFD.-The alarm Of ere on Saturday night
about O'Clock, was caused by the pas,i. burnine ~
stable Owned by Mr. Dabney NJ Miller, on Clay street
between Brooke Avenue and Adams street Ia was nro
babl, the ~ofk oi an ncendiafy.
TsE USDEE0RouSD BUsfsEsa-A negro ,bo ran .w.v
rom his master ia Charlottesville last Monday was ond
at Orange Court House in The employment Of man Al
ssehed to Eldreds circus -
kFIisr BURSFO.-The citizens Of New Market Va ON
The night OF the 4th inst burned In eigy George Rye
OF Woodstock Tor attending the Philadelphia Republican
Convention.
HA't sfoRs hail storm visited the southern
part OF Halifax county last Saturday seek Corn in souc
Instances vas stripped Of IL bade. tobacco hes. dowp
and some "indo" glass broken.
FIss ~ POsrsSoVrH. market house IN Ports.
non'h vas destroyed by FIRE last Friday morning The
papers aud other property 10 the Mayors Office and s,
" Thing Of value Ia the building, we're saved
kASsis hEgriSo A meeting to consider the Kama.
question was held IN AIexandria last Friday ni0L, ia
vid Pansien, Hon. wm Smith and Capt 49, G.. Pate ,s,e
speakers. WV
suicIpE Nc. Moses Csvood, old and respectable
cuseu on Washington county shot himself With ra. OF,
"' 50 inst causing death in about three hours,
Ass'ULT-Nartn Tirrney aud Mark Caiy were brought
before the Mayor on Saturday for asaung Abram voa.
b and held TO bsil to keep the peace
ptos.ssp'-S .. Tate, Eco, Of New Orlesns. former
merchant OF LyDchburg, died Of consumption At the
place laat naTned,on "Wednesday might
rHs Coax c"or-The cbiOch bug Is committing terri.
bs -v'ges upon the corn 10 various portions Of Haitian
county.
gyepf kefifaeNO medicine ever oar,a 10 "A. .n. ~
ms s sh ual.ssA snd signal P,rry Davis yer,,
mant as for ne hgxeston. P-'"' "y"a"a
De~retdg Pspaiarwe DO fivus. real .ev,e, IN c,
.ss s"-p 'or 70 tcine Of such scteovssd merit .. wsr
.s.,s. q, ~ .s', e ,gss 80 'ea shsh s.... 10 b.