Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-16

know that officer Perrin after him &C the tine.
The Mayor briefly lectured this party. He Informed
thew like them supposed that they could come to
Richmond and DO they pleased The laws could not DC
violated with impuniiy in this city, while the jail or the
chain gang be used for the punishment Of offenders
Ann Heath an elderly white woman who says that
she has been hOusekeeper Tor several OF the FIRST am
les Of this city brought up for vagraney or IN
oshsr words, for wandering aoou, the streets Win no
place TO stay" There was similar case saturday, and
they are not unusual; but man has ever yet seen
negro slave arrested any such charge The Mayor
discharged Ann Heath, and advised her to obtain place
70 stay
SERxoN.-Rev A. BOsserman, Of Baltimore, preached
discourse, in the Universaist Church, Sunday fore
nOon 70 a very thin congregation, the Indictment wealth
err having prevented larger attendance. The services
were commenced BY the Choir singing the hymn begin
~HarEi TIE glad sosnd-IAs Saviour comes
ne saviour promised long
And every voice song
Mr. b read his text from lst Corinthians l5;S and
proceeded with bis sermon the first point Of which was
the refuaon Of the doctrine that Jesus Jehovah
He quoted the law and the testimony" and referred
particularly to Matt g. Is aud n, in support Of his
views. Mr.. B. then considered the question Of the
Atonement and declared that the Bible does not teach
that Jesus died for sins, but TO elevate to posi-
ton in which punishment would be unnecessary. II Is
from SIN and not from punishment that Jesus
In whatever sense he died for one he died for all and
Dc ,.
ed the belief that the spread Of Christianity vas retarded
By the want Of faith Of Gods Minister'S IN the power Of
His appointment They lose faith In the cross aud teach
doctrines Of wrath which re.ard instead OF advancing
the cause Of truth Toe Of man "a suel that
Heaven Is a place that be must be drireH into, he will
prefer 10 stay out No matter how near man may be
driven to Heaven be il not saved in gospel sense
M closed his discourse BY explaining on the eth
eaey Of Love, in bringing the world TO righteousness
PoLrrrcAL CElsrs-rhe absorbing topic in all ercle'
at the present time il naturally enough, the probable
effect OF Lincons election in case the fusion ticket in
the Empire State should fail 10 PROSTATE the hopes OF tie
Sectiouaisis in the North. The subject IS, nee d,
oroaght home great many Of our citizens by the
strngency Of the money market aud wherever We 60 10
pursuit o. local Information, find long faces and rue
ful eountenances among Of al parties Gloomy op-
prehensions and iorebOdngs are as current as bank
notes while the more hopeful (amoug whom We ask 10
be nclnded) rely upon "the sober sceoad thought Of
the people North and south avert any serious cor
sequences Of the tremendous excitement which would
fooE the election OF Abe Lincon-a result by means
a. certain as the rising OF the sun tomorrow.
MrcuASrcs' FAIR-The present exhibition Of the yir-
GINA Mechanics Institute fully equal TO- If it does not
rpas anv previous one held under the auspices Of the
Society Toe walls are decorated With beautiful paa.-
ius specimens Of the Daguerrean ART quilts etc. while
the show cases filed With specimens OF ladies' hand
word beautiful shells coins rcvolu onagy relics aud
cuOsities Of all kinds Then, there are specimens OF
Richmond made SAYS, Burger Bros } the ustre and
tasteful arrangement Of which attract every eyes sewing
machines Of various patterns aud thousand Other aril-
cles calculated the fssey, or usrue, the miHd
An hour tEO can be probably spent by any one, IN
inspecting this admirable exhibition.
THE YouSe GU,Rp, Caps. John $ Rady, viii start this
morning on their long contemplated excursion 10 Bali
more They viii parade at O'Clock, march through
the principal streets escorted by the Light Infantry Biur
and at meridian viii embark board the splendid
STEAMER George Pclbadg They expect % reach Bah-
more carly on the morning Of the lSth and viii be re-
esiyed BY the "Ciiy Guard Baltimore o., Baltimore, aud
escorted 20 their Amor where quarters have been pro
vided. On the l9ih, the Young Guard will unite with
the citizen s0liry and civic societies OF Baltimore, In
the interesting ceremonies attendant upon the nauguri-
ton Of the New Park AZ Druid Hill They expect 20 re-
turn in about week.
TuAL yoE HoucIDz-Tbs trial Of W. H. Robey, for
s,abbirg Wliaa Gioin, on 18th street, near Lombard
Alev, in NAY las, was commenced Yesterday, beio
Judge LYONS Tue iolOsing jlry empln-led: Nm.
r. Tru eman Samuel Slths rland, Frank Potts, William p
Bl.ler Jr Benj,mia A. Cooke, W. l.. Slater Ri,htrd
H. Strother, Cadet O. Fitzhugh, j. 5. Bhnton, David
B. Jones, Joseph Stebbius. and Lorenzo Lumpkin-
Al a late hour las, evening, the examination OF Wit
nesses Was progressing.
rus SPorswooD Horst W,s opened, yesterday, fer
the reception Of The travelling public and regular board
era We omitted In our former notices OF This splendid
establishment 10 say that spacious aud comfortable
billiard has been htted up, in the basement as an
attachment 70 the hotel 10 Is furnished with four OF
Phsl,us be-t tables costing $22OO. fhe bar-rOom adj
Joins the billiard ROOM sith entrance on the cross
s.-ce The barber shop occupies the front corner ioom
30 the basement.
Cosrlr PRrsrr-The excellent superintendent the
Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad, VIM. n. Bcagg,
30 has been ma ie the recip o. magnificent breast
Din from ok Prince OF Wales. Tue pin represrnts toe
IA anHA lOrzr nuIE
diamolds It. estimated value Is S2I5 Il has been con
f,rred upon Mr. Bragg in id ratio OF bis Kind at
teauon and excellent Management during the recent
passage Of the Pdnee 20 aud from Reioond'
FHE Howrrzsss -C,nplny Il, First Regiment
marched 10 the old Ear Grounds yesterday afternoon aud
were drilled BY Capt. Randolph in The manual OF the
piece The company psrAded in winter Uniform and Ia
tgue caps We glad 70 see that there - no aoAe-
meBl in the zeal OF military aud that the command
srs Of the several companies wide awake TO the i'm
poriance Of thorough training The maxim never grows
rusty, in time Of peace PT'pare Tor var.
Bsiry MrSrioN-Is will be impossible notice every
meritorous article On ezh boa at the MeehaDes Fair
but We must refer 10 two velvet oetagOn patchwork
chairs ~ Miss Sarah j. spence two specimens OF erys
talized lowers by Mrs. ). T. Stub0s; two by Mss t.
Rehar i3on miniature house. constructed Of shells and
An ornamental picture frame by MS Chas Ford as
among the most attractive ARTICLES Of their Kind al Tue
Fair.
CEANHrRRlEs.-Ths season IS al hand, when eranber-
RES viii be in demand for making elss, iarts, etc
The culture Of the cranberry shrub is neglected IN this
State and We dare saw thar few Of our citizens have ever
seen the plant Any curiosity 70 view the vegetatng
source Of the epcurean sine gG Of canvas oaess
nav be graii6ed BY going the Mechanics FAIR where
Dr. c. r Cullen, OF HenfeO, exhibits specimen Of the
shrub, 10 iull bearing.
ConE oSxi CoNE ALLli- everybody remember
that Hon. Henry w. billiard, Of Alabama, viii address
the ez sns Of Richmond, Thursday night al the Club
House Mr. billiard Is admitted 70 be one OF the most
eloquent speakers in this eOuotry and We are oonhdnt
that the Club House-capacous as it B-WM not con-
tain all who viii desire 10 hear him on the occasion
TuE ASHLAND RAcrs-The Fall meeting commences
today at Ashland and the popularity Of this course
is nov established and the proprietor has determin-
ed 20 maintain is araetveness 70 the friends OF We
turf We presume that the opening contest vii be W.T.
messed oy large gathering. Trains viii leave the depot
a. 10 and IL O'Clock
Our POPULArION.-ThOugh the population OF Kieh-
mond has only increased at the average rate Of 900 pr
annuu since 1850 according to the census takers We
affrn addition Of 0OO has been made