Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-24

Gle, presided and P. H. Gilmore acted as Sec
rotary
Atth close of Mr.. Toohy's speech, which
was earnest and impressive, he disposed OF
Irish bonds TO the amount Of 1920. The high
est amount subscribed was S25.
SeyeralladieS were present, whOgave SubStan-
tial evidence Of their interest m the Fenian
movement. At appropriate intervals the band
played popular Irish airs. The meeting was
orderly but enthusiastic.
John II. Gentry and Colonel Spaulding also
addressed the meeting, and were enthusiast
cally applauded.
GAs.-We draw the attention Of our readers
to the reports made by the Gas Committee,
which will be found in another part Of this
paper. For the present we will only say that,
as far as the cause OF eXOrbltant rates are con
cerned, we are as much IN the dark rs ever,
notwithstanding that the Council have actually
maid Ambrose /. White nee hVad'si .'pNGrS
for a report, remarkable for its telling Us, in
peculiar phraseology, just nothing at all, ex-
cept that the Superintendent was good Su-
perintendent.
When the excitement about eNorbitant
charges for gas commenced, We suggested that
the citizens should raise a subscription, and
employ and pay competent man TO silt the
whole matter to the bottom, and report al a
pIJlic UttfitItJ. Tic Apuutlis III 'i'tNA " teNN
the wind out OF the sails of that proposition,
passed at once resolution apprOpriating 81 900
for the purpose Of employing and paying man
themselves 10 report % them, and now see
the result a report utterly worthless Is pre-
scented bv 4 man in their interest, and the cItl-
zens are muleted five hundred dollars, while
the mystery Of the high charges Is as much I'M
solved as ever. We say the report was uuIn-
telligible and not only that, butth real cause
a how.
figures before us now to which We shall revert.
In the meantime, We can't find that report
which Mr.. Campbell promised, ia which he
said he would show that gas could be manuidc-
tured so as not only 10 warrant It's being sold at
four dollars per thousand, but that at that price
il would leave a handsome profit 10 the credit
of the city treasury. One most remarkable
thing is that when Mr.. \. Nv hite'S report was
ridiculed because OF its ambiguity, IN fact, for
its unintelligiblc character, it was alleged, by
way of excuse, that it was prepared 10y some
man in the gas house, and having been recon-
mitted, we now have it in fully as unintclliSi-
BILE form in the committees report.
WM,YoR's CoUEr-MA INCONSISTENCIES Presiding.
The attendance yesterday was very slim, and
the number of offenders very few. The first
one called was Charles NJ. Cary, charged with
attempting TO steal a bale OF cotton from ST.
mon Letterman. He was sent before the next
Grand Jury term of the Hastings Court for
further examination, and, in default OF one
hundred dollars security, was committed to
Jail.
James Thomas, IT., was fined two dollars for
permitting his hydrant TO run in violation OF the
city ordinance.
Solomon Uessinger, charged with leaving
hOgshead on the sidewalk, was lined two dol
lars.
Charlie White, the Ethiopian performer, was
arraigned for selling liquor without license at
the new bar-rOOm opposite the circus. The
Mayor reserved his decision IN the case until
this morning, in order that lac might examine
the ordinance. White had paid his State
license, and thought that he had done all re-
qulred by the law.
CHURCH AND UNION HuLs.-A meeting Of
citizens of Church and Union Hills was held
in the Third Presbyterian Church, on Thurs
day evening, for the purpose Of organizing
a. The Church and Union Hill Industrial ASSo
citation" which was done by appointing j. +.
BOssieuX, President Miles Turpin, Nice-PreS
ident \. Y. Stokes, Treasurer; and George
Watt, K. H. Whitlock, \. X. Courtney and
W. J. Marlborough, Directors and +. =. ar
borough, Secretary.
We regret to say that notwithstanding the
object in view is the relief Of the poor, and that
notices of the meetings have been extensively
advertised, there was but small attendance,
while nj the same time the circus was crowded
TO excess. This needs no comment. ltSpeakS
for itself, and shows something rotten IN the
State of Denmark.
CHARGED Wru BEING A SwINpLER.-Robert
Ford was arrested yesterday, near Hungary
station, by Captain Belts, at the instance of
Lieutenant Merrill, of the Freedmen's Bureau,
charged with attempting to Swindle John Ma
bry (ncgro) of one horse.
il appears that Ford was passing Mabry'S
house, short time ago, and his horse broke
down, whereupOn he succeeded in getting the
loan of Mabry'S to take him ON his journey, leav-
ing his in exchange. Several days elapsed,
and Ford failed to return the horse. Mahry
went to FordS house, when he refused To de-
liver him up, claiming that they had traded.
Mabrv thereupOn rcSorted to the Freedmeu'S
Bureau. Ford had, however, before his arrest,
returned the horse, but was arrested for an at
tempt to swndle.
THE CIRCUS GREAT SUccEss.-Neither
sunshine nor rain seems TO diminish the inn
menSe throng which every afternoon and night
attend Dan. Castello'S grand exhibition, which,
il is source Disqualification TO be- able to state,
presents nothing calculated TO offend the taste
of the most ilStidiOuS or moral. The two per-
fOrmanceS to-day close the exhibition IN Rich
mOnd and as a natural consequence, CASTILLO
will be greeted with crowded houses, as he has
been each afternoon and night during his $40
iourn in Richmond. Other prOprietors Of Cir
cuSSeS would do well To adopt the course ne
pursues, viz to exclude from the performance
everything calculated to offend the taste of gen
teel and refined people.
A CmcEEN CASE.-John Lauterbach, white,
and Robert Jackson, colored, were arrested
Yesterday by the police, charged with entering
the hen-house Of Fannie Peasants, and steal
ing thereirom, nine hens and one rooster
Frederick LauterbIch, white, waS also arrested,
charged with receiving the same, knowing them
to be stolen. The two LauterbachS were bailedhy
Justice Chandler in the sum of three hundred
dollars each for their appearance before the
Mayor on Monday Robert JackSOnwaS locked
ND 10 await his examination at the same time.
MANY witnesses, both white and black, are
summoned,
The TEMPERANCE CAUSE ADvANCING.-The
handful of Temperance men who remained
steadast to their obligation during the war
have reason to be proud that the faith main
tanned inviolably 10y them is on the increase IN
this city. Almost weekly they have thelr
public meetings, and good results always fol-
low.
At meeting, a few nights ago, earnest ap-
meals were made in behalf OF the cause by DR..
Edwards, the Rev. Mr.. Price and Mr.. Robert
H. Mullen-a most earnest and consistent adj
yocate of the cause. Ii is TO be hoped that
they will not become weary in well doing.
HARD CASE.-Samuel Jeter, one-eyed
boy, so-called, about twelve years OF age,
whose record is very we'll known by the city
authorities was arrested Yesterday morning
by detective Knox, on the charge OF stealing
seventy dollars from John +. Laughton, on Ba-
sin bank, several weeks ago. He was IN com
pany with the notorious Lee WhitehurSt at the
time of his arrest. Petersburg, from all we
can learn, will doubtless make a requlSltion
for this same One-cyed Sam.
Day GoODs FALLING-GooD News FOR THE
LAD1Es.-The announcement that dry goods