Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-08-07
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

The Dog Catchers - The dog fancers were out
Saturday in force, and nctted 2 good many found
without the protecting muzz!e.
ObstyHcting the Hghray.-The residents of the
vicinity OF Broad and 18th streets complain that
the sidewalks OF the thoroughfares Whereabouts
have been converted into a bazaar by itinerant
negroes for the sale Of their wares and that pedes
trsnism and business is greatly interrupted there
by.
Official TiNit 10 The Gas and Water WorkS.-
Some time during the present week. Brevet Major
General Turner, accompanied by Mr. Saunders
Provisional Manager of city affairs Chas. Camp
bell, Superintendent of the Gas Works and John
ii. Knowles, Inspector. will make an official visit
to the Gas Works, and inspect the same in refer.
ence 70 their peculiar wants at this time.
Upon the same occasion, the Official party will
extend their visit and inspection to the City
Water Works, in company with Mr. James l..
Davis Superintendent thereof, and Others.
A Shooting CGSe.-At o late hour en- Friday
night. Sergeant of the United States service,
while lurking suspiciously about the residence Of
Mr.. Poindexter, corner of Marshall and 18th
streets, was shot by the guard on duty In that vi
cinity Enquiry yesterday failed 10 reveal either
his name or the nature of his wound, which. how
ever must have been severe, az blood plentifully
besprinkled the spot where he fell after being
shot The object of the wounded man could
hardly have been robbery, as it is said ) l9 was
found in his pocket. The affair is as yet enyel.
oped in mystery, bat inc will unravel it.
Accidentally SAot. On Saturday evening, about
o'clock, as Mr.. Walter Costing, of Baltimore a
relative of Mr.. John Il. Dlvs, owner of the
Livery Stables near Odd Re lows Hsll in Frank
lin street. was sitting a. the door of the office at
tsched to the establishment, he was accidentally
shot and dangerously wounded in the right hip
by ball from musket fired BY one OF the pgo.
vest guard at soldier whom they had attempted
to arrest, but who, refusing 10 surrender, en-.
deayored 10 make his escape. The ball shattered
the chair in which Mr.. Costing was sitting and
passed close TO DR.. j. Dove, who was close by at
tie time. Mr. Gosng was removed to Mr.. Da.
Wis house where he is under the medical treat
ment of Dr. Dove The colder was subsequently
captured, and il was found that he had received
a wound in the right leg.
Fire alarm in ThfGtTe--E Lcifiag Scene. Fri.
day night, at Metropolitan Hail. most eXtraordi.
nary scene occurred, which illustrates very forri
bly, the utter lack Of discretion and common
sense on the part of some people in moments of
emergency and peril The performance had pro
crossed to the closing farce, and the curtain was
down, while the 9ctOls behind Were changing
their costumes, preparatory to their appearance in
the last piece. The Hall was crowded. and among
the audience were number of ladies. Suddenly
one Of the gas footligLts fickered and flashed up
into flame, ignitng play bill, il IS said. In an
instant some individual, who had perhaps been
asleep and just walked, shouted Fire." from one
OF the lower seats. The audience rose en- mGSSe
and swelling into the passage ways, made wild
surge for the doors. The doorkeeper, ticket taker
and his box Of tickets were waited into a corner
like feathers and out into the rotunda and portico
rushed the crowd. The reporter acknowledges,
with no little modification, that he was one among
the first who reached the open air Meanwhile,
it would seem neither the manager, Mr. Gardner,
nor the performers, were aware OF what was going
on, nor of the summary fight OF their audience,
until some OF them came before the curtain and
were astonished to find the Hall nearly deserted.
Several negroes in the gallery, frightened ont of
their sense were about TO dash their brains cat on
the bricks belo ", when order was restored and the
p:rturbed audience was reseated. The perform.
ance progressed to its close without further inter.
ruption. Several persons were slightly injured by
being crushed against various obstacles, and one
lady had her skirt torn entirely from her person.
We are of the candid opinion that the farce played
by the audience on this occasion was equal if not
better than that played by the troupe,