Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-02-12

RICHAIOND WING.
MONDAY MOREING".""..FEB. l2,IS66.
CITY AND
ANOTHER FIEE-The fire yesterday about twelve
o'clock, was caused by the burning Of the top Of q
kitchen on Fourth, between Grace and Franklin
streets. But little damage was done. The hremen
were promptly On the ground.
An IsuuAELIrE.-Ishmael Roberts, colOred,
charged with creating a disturbance and drawing
A knife on David POindexter, was arrested on Satur-
day By policeman I. Murphy.
EscIrED PRISONERS ARRESTED. Bell, GiaS
Charles Corbin and George Taylor, colOred, were
arrested on Saturday by Policemen Adams aud Muir
ply, on the charge Of being escaped prisoners from
Castle Thunder.
SySr TO rnE L~IEBY.-Robert James, "colored,
charged with stealing an amount Of lead pipe rom
I;aciand L Brother, TO the value Of s25, was before
Judge NcFntee saturday. The evidence produced
before the Court proved that Robert was q tresa-
paSser. and he was sentenced to the LlOOy TOT sN
months.
RonsERlEs-The store of Messrs. West 4 An
drew,. OIL, tho corner Of Twentieth and Broad
streets. was entered ON Saturday night at a late
hoar. ana robbed Of about $500 worth Of groceries
Coffee and bacon were the principal articles taken.
Some of the coffee scattering, has been traced To
yeuable street. No parties "a yet arrested.
STOLE WArcmEs.-Charles Bell, alias Timberake'
a white boy of about u, was arrested on saturday
charged with stealing two watches from l.. u. Levy
The watches were can ed toBanerOffs JeWd y siofc,
ON Main street, by the boy, who Was recOShl%eu ~
Bancroft. and turned over 10 the police. lie Will De
brought before Mayor saunders this morning.
TIM WE,rugR-Like an invitation to take a
drink. or a motion to adjourn, the weather is always
a toni. which is in order. We therefore violate no
parliamentary or newspaper rule when we say that
The clerk of the weather never recorded a more de-
ii,htfni or balmy day than yesterday. CrIsty old
bachelors, however, pronounced II a weather
breeder" amt predicted stormy days ahead-iuSt
like them.
COScsRr OF PRAYER.-The Third street Baptist
Church, DR.. letters was crowded yesterday evening,
with the pembers and Sunday school scholars Of
tt. Eapti,t Churches Of this city. Impressive ad-
dresses we've del;vered by the leading Ministers of
the denomination. Not the least interesting part Of
the services was the singing Of the children, who
made the church reSOund Will theT innocent anu
happy voices.
RklIEyEp or THE FrSK=FAe Military Commits
sion, after maturely considering the evidence in the
case against - Finn, charged with %stabbing a
NEGRO. a, a ball on the corner Of First and Broad
streets. some weeks ago, concluded to impose a line
OF so on him. The decision Of the Commission
wa, forwarded to Major General Turner, who re-
liavsd Finn from the tine and discharged him. The
sentence Of Pat Lee, the principal engaged IN the
stsbLing frlcas, has not as yet been made public.
AyornER FEgEDNAS SENT TO THE PENITEN-
Aay.-Gcor Mays, " eokred," charged with
stealing a quantity of lead, valued at SIS, from
C,1rett p. Watson, ut his wharf in this city, was
f--.I before Judge McEntee on saturday, found
srilty of grand larceny and sentenced 10 the \r-
GIN, prntcutiary for the term of one year. Cannot
TIL stevens OF Charles sumner devise some plan
"a, make negroes honest before making them the
masters Of honest white people
Tn FIRST B,rrrsr CHURCH oN FIRE.-The fire,
Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, was at the
F,et Baptist Church Or. Burrows 1t caught from
The furnace ON the first floor, reaching to the second.
4 snail quantity OF the flooring on the second hoor,
NJ the DJt OF the steps leading 10 the gallery OF the
church. on the rigbt-hand side going IA, was burnt
81 he aid ot a number uI persons, who were present
al the iifGr, lie are. however, was soon eNtinguish'd.
so material damage was dOne-prObably not
amounting % more than Seyenty-hve dollars.
FlNED.-P. 81 Murray, charged with a~Ssaulting
al heat - Alexander Briggs colored, had an ex-
animation yesterday before Judge McEntee. Murray
a~rknowlele.I tlst je had assaulted Briggs, but con
tended that Bryce rad robbed him Of SlJj. Briggs
therrupou lsei.Sl :.-t.anOny % prove that he lid
not. and also proved chat the last he saw Of Murray
Va. ~ "a barber "p. on tie corner of Eighth and
Cary streets, wiz nice mulatto girl, with her
arusthyowu atound his neck This caused Murray
10 %retcratc that nobody hnt Briggs had robbed HIM,
whereapon tie Judge fined Murray ten dollars for
as,.Ilting oud teatins Briggs and discharged ham.
HANDSOME Picrass.-We have seen numerous
coumendatory notices OF pictures Of Generals Lee
aud jackson, and wc have examined many like
nes,e, ot General lee that were striking. but We
have never seen any photograph or oil painting OF
General Jackson which was c"ml'taoIe III conc
finish. lnd striking r~"mh.ance, To the one which
ornamcptS ihr Gallery ut NannerSoh " Jones, on
he corner cd Vain and Tenth streets. In addition
IA This they nave photographs Of one hundred aud
forty Confederate oiiceIS OF note, all OF which are
ma the Ll.h.-. style of the art. Their gallery Is an
ornament 10 the city. and Is well worth visiting.
TnE JrpGEs TO rE NOMINATED To-DAN.-lt was
currently ruIuorcd yesterday among member, of the
Legislature. That Governor P~ejrIoint, in the exercise
~ his constitutional rrcTpga-ivc, will send IN, to-day
ar tn-morr0S. his nominations for Judges OF the
Cl--uit and Appellate Courts. 10 was Furthermore
stated with confidence that Judge JOyues, the Dele
u,tr rrou Petersburg, aud Judge Moucure, will b,
nUIsiuatrd Tor the Court OF Appeals, and Nuscot
GtrncA. thc Delegate from Essex, and John. I.
H4rris. of Rockingham, for the Circuit JudgeShip>
Of their respective districts. From the same source
No.. harm that the name of Judge Coleman, OF the
Fredcrickshurg district, will not be presented TO the
Legislature.
THE TRr,I oF vuE MURDEREEs OF TAYLOR
is said that the trial Of Shields and Clarke, who
murdered Taylur some time since, between tins city
aud Williamsburg. will commence to-day before the
Military Commission. IL will consume some time,
mo donbt, a. the witnesses are numerous, aud some
of them live 40 4 distance. Several ot the police
C,,se. who aided in their arrest, have been snln'
maucd tu appear. Shields has been, since his con
fnemeut. very Suilen and reticleut only cOmmunl'
citing with me coWmandant of the prison. Vt hrSt
L. l..IfpaI having auv counsel. and seemed deter