Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-07-25

Late Papers.--We are again under obligations
to the Southern Express Company for late South
Carolina and Georgia papers.
Quick PGSSdge.-The steamer Yazoo, from New
York, arrived at City Point Sunday evening, 80
hours from the form. city--ihe quickest passage
yet made by any steamer running into Richmond
since the reopening of the port.
The Bar Rooms are closed by an order Of the
General commanding In this Department. Viola.
tors of the order will DO severe = dealt with
themselves arrested, il detected, and their liquors
confscated.
Schooner on Fre.-A schooner, or sloop, loaded
with lime, is on fire In the river, at Rockets and
has been for some days past. IL seems impossible
to suppress the flames, as water but adds to the
furious boiling OF the lime.
Charged Nth Horse StealiHg.-The military
police Yesterday arrested j. W. Ezell, John g.
Graves and Peter Morris, alias Peter Moran. upon
a charge of horse stealing. They were commit
ted for trial.
Look out for RobberS.-Mr. Roy o. Crowley's
residence on the north side of Grace street, near
the corporation line, was broken into last Satur.
day night for the fifth time within the last six
months, and robbed of -four, lard, butter, eggs,
etc., and two market baskets. The police will
please keep an eye in that direction.
Another Burglary Sunday night the dwelling
of John N. Francisco, Notary Public, Franklin
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by burglars, who got little for their trouble Mr..
Francisco is a candidate for one Of the offices TO
be filled to-day. 1t is hs dly to be presumed that
the burglars are among his supporters.
TIC Steamer c. ". Thomas sailed on yester.
day for Portsmouth, Va, with the body of the
late Mrs. Wilson, wife of Mr.. Charles Wilson,
chief clerk of the QuartermaSter'5 Department,
under Major Cochrane. The corpse was followed
to the VIII ,If By large cortege Of friends, por'
ton of whom accompanied the remains down
the river on board the steamer to its destination.
Runo,sov and Accident Yesterday forenoon.
on Broad street, near Ninth, while Leslie, color.
ed government driver was n ovipg some effects for
Mrs Harriet, his horses took fright at some OBJ.
ject and ran avn y, and one OF the animals fell on
him. severely iDjuring his left leg. The party in
jured was removed TO the hospital in an ambu'
lance.
Man Tfap.-On LIST street, between Broad and
Marshall, an old rotten cellar door is waiting for
an opportunity to give way and plunge some
body into the cellar, at the expense of an arm or
a leg, or perhaps life. There are many such traps
in the city, and citizens should be compelled 10
mend their cellar doors and ways, or incur the
penalty-a fine.
The Virginia Central Railroad is now open,
and trains running 10 jackson river Trains now
run from Richmond to Staunton daily, connect
ing with the Orange and Alexandria Road at
Gordonsvile for all points on that road. For
further particulars relating 10 the running of
trains and transportation, we refer TO the notice
of the Superintendent, to be found elsewhere.
Mad Dog.-A citizen living on Marshall street.
between FIRST and Adams shot q dog in his yard
Sunday evening, under the well.founded supposi.
ton that the animal vas rabid-Jumping and
snarling, and snspp Dg at every living object.
The dOg.c Itchers seem to have desisg led from
their lsbors siGce Saturd y, and the ours seem to
be aware of the fact, as they forth yesterday
in unusual numbers.
Expeditions. -Messrs Cole & Turner'S lightning
and enghtenng Exp ess, Wing Building, fur
nished us yesterday afternoon, at 81 o'clock, with
Baltimore aid Washington papers of yesterday
morning, fresh from the press, but little wet
They come by the Central, Orange and Alex.
andria Railroad route. The Pablo will be fur
nished every day with the morning papers of the
above cities upon the arrival Of the train.
The Improvements at the Ballard House and
Exchange are progressing rapidly to completion.
The Exchange dining Ioom-one of the finest in
the city-is being reprinted and frescoed also
the parors. reception rooms, and chambers. As
yet there Is q debris of material and confusion,
but order and beauty will soon come out Of H.
The Ballard will be ready for a warming"
about the first of August. Richmond will be
then supplied with the finest hotels in the
South.
An Escaped Lunatic.-Early Saturday morn.
the insane antics of man equipped in the coolest
possible manner, in the Georgia fashion, they say
shirt collar and pair OF spurs. The guard took
him into custody, when he asserted that he had
just been shot at six times by some person, and
wounded in six places IL was afterward ascer-
tanned that he was an ESCAPED lunatic, from ST.
Frances de Sales, TO which institution he was re-
turned The Sisters expressed many thanks to
the guard for their humanity displayed towards
tie lunatic.
Wife Be0tiHg.-Saturday night the guard in
the upper part Of the city heard screams issuing
from house, and proceeding to the houte lndi
Gated, demanded that the door should be opened.
The door was Immediately bolted aid barred by
thu ee negro men, who were seen inside and the
lights blown ont. Entrance was gained when IL
was asceitained that the uproar PROCEEDED from
one OF the negroes beating his wife. He was ap.
pretended and sent to jail
Female Degr0ddtion.- o'clock, several
afternoons since, crowd Of boys and negroes -
and we are sorry to say, some young men were
fmong the gang-csme hoolins and yelling down
Marshall street towards Third In their front |
staggered and reeled q very beautiful young fe- |
male, genteely attired and supported by youth |
about seventeen years of age. She was helpless.
" intoxicated. How or by what means she be. |
came so We could not learn nor the sad history Of
her degradation, but II was so-a sight for angels
and men TO weep over
Edmond Morris and Sam Hughes, colored, inter- |
'ering with the Provost guard. Each five days
hard labor on the streets of Richmond.
William Lee, coloTed, twenty nine days in Castle
Thunder for The theft Of a pocket book and |
money from Herman Myers, Ia the Second Mar |
ket
B. l.. Brazlluan, selling liquor without H. |
,ense; sent to the Provost Judge for trial.
Peter Morris, alias Moran, charged with horse |
stealing sent to the Provost Judge for trial.
Selling LIQUOR to Soldiers There were hume. |
-ous arrests yesterday of parties charged with |
or selling liquor to soldiers, which Is
strictly prohibited by military law. Wine, ale or
ager are included in the prohibition and only |
pop, soda and such like harmless connections are
The guards of the Third District yesterday ar. |
ested Mrs. Emma Nottingham, Of Canal street; |
Mrs. Mary Nothing Byrd street, and Mrs. Augusta |
Coleman, all charged with the above offence
others were arrested but the disposition of their
Eases appears in the Provost Court proceedings.
In nearly every instance the parties admitted |
he sale of beer or lager and pleaded ignorance of
he law as an excuse
Which? The Chief Of Police, or the Captain |
If the Night Watch lit was question suddenly |
to candidates and voters, yesterday, |
which of the municipal officers were 10 be voted
or the Captain of the Night Watch whose office |
was annulled by the City Council in the fall of |
1864, (October( upon the reorganization of the |
City Police or the Chief of Police appointed by |
he Mayor, under the Ordinance of reorganiz stior.
The advocates of each waxed warm over the dis. |
,ussion Of the question.
Late in the afternoon, two of the Commission |
,rs Messrs. John l.. Tate and Andrew Johnson, |
waited upon the Governor and obtained from him |
he following order which sets the question arrest
"The Commissioners Of each Ward will please |
,pen poll for the Office Of the Captain OF Night
10 18th "a ve In We the authority of the Governor
% do So"
Signed, JSo L. TATE, one Of the Commission. |
rs. ANDREW JOHNSON one of the Commission |
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In addition 10 the above, the late Captain OF the
Tatch, James B. Peasants, exhibited the follow
NO from the governor, dated from the
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,