Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-07
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RscoRpER's CorEr-Yssterday, Jas. Wool recently
from Baltimore, vas arraigned for Assaung and beat
ing Lorenzo Trauuer The parties accidentally on
Thursday Renharts Saloon, on Broad street, where
WOOf, without any provOeaton, struck Trainer. sub
uuently they near the corner Of Broad and 6tn
streets and W. renewed the assault finally knocking T.
down BY striking him the with weight ued IN
handkerchief W. then fed but pursued and cap
tured. The Recorder committed him IN default OF sseu-
ry for bis appearance TO answer an Indictment oy the
Grand Jury.
Pat Woods was arraigned for assaulting Mrs Mary
Jones wife Of David Jones' residing near the Tredegar
Works IL proved that Woods ehoked and other
wise maltreated Mrs Jones with so much severity that
she unable 70 appear against him. lie also ehOked
Mrs Ann Ricketts, daughter Of Mrs j., and threatened
TO Kill another daughter who went to the assistance OF
her mother. Woods recently before the Hastings
Court for assaulting and beating her husband
who undertook TO defend her. The Recorder required
him give bail in the Of $500 for his appearance
before the same tribunal al the August term.
John B. Dobsou, charged with assauting Peter Riley,
and attempting 70 assault ehcer Bbb, vas also sent on
70 be indicted by the Grand Jury. The assault upon
Riley was provoked aud Gully caused Peters right eye
TO be surrounded BY heavy shade but his conduct to-
wards the officer az justi6Able.
Peter Dryer, in consequence Of being "werry dSy"
swallowed too much "Jarsay htenin ION Thursday night
borne of TO the cage. 10 view Of these facts the
Recorder committed Peter TO Jail
Jerry DOuaho, charged with assaultng Timothy She
han baled until this morning, when the complain
ant who failed to be present. Yesterday will be required
10 attend
Maria J. Trent T. o. c charged with using insulting
and provoking language to Mrs. Louisa English, at the
Of Main and 2lst street. ordered 70 be pun
sied Her counsel appealed from the Recorders deeis
John Hill, f. "a C.. and john slave of John Maynard.
were ordered piece, for quarrclng and fighting.
On old white woman, who refused to give any name,
was committed for tresPaSsing upon various citizens.
Tax DEArH or "ToN wArsOS" is announced. As
Tom made some noise in this part Of the world and
local character who bad acquired considerable
" by his eac genius il Is proper that his death should
pass unnOticed de breathed his last dAy last
week in the temporary abode of the city paupers and
food for worms" Of which fate he was ever
miuding aspiring mortals in his homey poems. The de
ceased gardneF and boosted OF having learned his
trade the OF the Duke OF Bueceaugh 10 Scot
lard Removing TO this country be spped the water Of
the Periin spring, aud devoted himself TO hcaton
but devoid Of the advantages OF recetuAl cultivation,
aud addicted 70 the incorporate Of alcohol tuids
his productions generally ranked below medioeriiy Once
sSice he composed series Of sauzis possessing
merit and often heard refer bis great tragedy
Of Wallace, but it IS likely that TOMS writings will
for him pO,thumOus reuOWn. For years Tom
evidently daft and BY negecng the pursuit OF his trade
degeneraed into lOaier and i,inerlut buh0On. He
knOEu BY the title OF the "Protou pc Bard which he
accustomed 10 ada "and only living successor Of
Shakespeare and Burns" CandOr eompsl' TO say that
the deceased possessed few rcdeenng qualities but still
believe thai no would be willing Write as his
e2itlPh, the eouplst from Seota's B1rl commencing
20 Ton, Ton, yOau get you're fAlrin
SPLENDID BUGtE-we saw Yesterday, at Nessrs. J.
WoodhOl.e Co.'S book store, magnificent silver buge
which the friends of Mr. J. b Smith leader Of the Regi
mental Band, propose to have presented him
tmOua Of their appreciation Of his skill and proficiency
a musician. Toe cost Of the bugls is 1928, and this
sum- il is expected will be easily raised by subscriptions
on tae part OF msmbCts OF the First imcnt v " And
other citizens who will shortly be call upon cOntr
butte. Prof Smith has been identified for many years
With the brass bands Of this cy, aud has rendered him
self popular with all classes Of the community. lie
its handsome testimonial aud that the scheme
nov projected viii prove successful
RE-oRDER CAsSrE has presided in the Police Coar.,
duriag toe absence Of tue Mayor, with eommendab'e
sbii.y. He has disposed Of the business before him,
each day, in a methodical manner rendering his a. CO.
sions promptly and inpatialiy lie is no; Of course,
well versed in the w the regulg Incumbent OF the
bench, but he knows enough to perform the ordinary
dlues OF police magistrate, and whatever he lacks in
this respect amply supplied BY ldiciou discrimina
ION, and an earnest purpose to meIe out justice 70 Of
tenders
THE CELESTIAL yIslroR.-Tbe comet begins to present
NA0 t4uailoNa AAAi Auu lue4tlS o. lLeu>lIl
OF light Seen through an inverted telescope it resem
bles red-heated ball gently rcposng the apex OF
perpendicular and eOpous jetfouutan OF white light
The train Is broad and displays dark stripe like be
axis Of cylindrical cone with slender ike the
long alieathers OF the yrebird. About nine O'Clock
little before it may be in clear evening con
siierab7 higher and much northery than the pan
cts Of Jupiter aad Venus
FrRE.-The alarm Ere, Yesterday morning about 10
O'Clock, was caused by tie combustion of box full of
rbbish in the she'd attached to the warehouses Of Mesr
Crcnshaw Co, on the Basin The Ere eXtinguish
ell with buckets Of water after several barrels Of -four
had been d1maged Ii Is supposed that the fire
ca-iOuci by spontaneous combustion by the Ignition
OF matches amorg the rubbish.
ENVELOPES FOR ruE CAxPAraS.-we have received
from Mcssrs W. p Lyon b Son. New York specimen
o; envelopes bearing the impress Of The Union the
Constitution and the Laws the face and the names
OF the Uuion candidates the back. We presume that
the city s-atoner' have them for sale.
OrrRAsE-The residence Of Mr.. WIN. HF, on s.. Ste
phsn street. entered few nights ago, after the fam
By had retired BY some malicious intruder who kroke the
miatel mirror, ornaments and picture frames.
The Rev. J. c Fletcher gave "a last evening. BRILL
lecture the religion customs and people Of Bra
Ill seldom btve reished anything than the
pc he laid before his audience Of that eXuberant
arden Of the tropics laden With its strange variety OF
fuD and flowers teeming in perpetual harvest for the
hand Of man Surely that country must be the garden
Of the'Nord and Il s people had toe euterprzs which
moves this laSkee nation, Imagination could set a
bound 70 the results they would produce there As rel
to this COMPARISON the Reverend gentleman stated
tha, the best Remedies employed there for the diseases
20 Shirh they subject invented and supplied
them by our we'll known cOuntryman, DE-. J. Q.
Aver, OF Lowell Mass and that the people only but
the priesthood aud the Of the Emperor dO~n have
constant IN sickness 70 the Remedies OF this
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To DYSFErrCs Soda magnesa, and all Akaies Ell
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