Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-30


pear tomorrow.
CUT THEIR BUTTONS GFF.-Seyeral parties having
Confederate buttons upou their garments had them
cut oil by tie authorities yesterday.
Az AProNrulNT-Dr c. W. P. Brock has been
appointed Surgeon for the police ioroe OF Richmond
This is a welldeseryed appointment, and just what
is needed to make the force efficient.
CHARGED WITH FoRGEEY.-A man was arrested,
yesterday, at lslacs 4 Taylors banking establish
Inent, upon the charge Of forgery. tie taken TO
the First Station House.
wON'r KEEP SoEEE.-John smith alias J. d.
Vaughan was up yesterday on the same old charge
of getting drunk, and was committed 10 jail by the
Mayer, in default of two hundred dollars security.
FAIR.-The fair for the beueit OF Broad Street
Methodist Church, Dr. Duncan's is still open. d
there was no other attraction thaa the array Of fair
ones who nightly lend their kindly aid there To a
holy work 10 ought Dee enough % secure large at
tendance. Let all who can, 90 aud ard IN repairing
a temple raised 90 the common father OF us ALL
FIGHTING WHlsEEY-DIn Scroggius who had
imbbed too much OF pugili,tc whskey, was arrested
on Sunday for fghtue and making himself generally
disorderly lie had % hearing yesterday. when, on
failing u give the rrluf.d security that he would
not do 50 again Wa, assigned solitary quarters ia
the city jail. Daniel can repent az leisure.
SENT TO JAu.-NicLae. Callager was up on the
charge OF attempting 70 .'rec an entrance into the
house Of Clara Coleman, k.own as the Six Gun
R,tterv" The evidence proved his guilt cUnclu-
siyefv and the Mayor fined him ten dollars, and re-
,nireJ mo hundred dollars security for MS future
good behavior. Gsliager remarked m q winning
manner that hc WAS all the tway nom Wilmington
and had only hity-lyr ceuts in his pocket. tie Mas
sent 10 the prisoners box.
BocroR BAGBy' sI.EcrUEE delivered for tine third
time in this city on Saturday night at the Medical
College-rather an out OF the way place-drc"' ~
spita of the Indictment weather, large audience,
composed Of our best citl,uS aud including many
ladies' s,.
Doctor Bagby will begin this week tour which
will not terminate until hc has visited the principal
cities and towns of the State. Due notice OF tbr tie
livery ul the lecture will be given ia the local pa
pers.
ISrrRFrREp wrru rug PoLlcE-AIen McGregor,
not a kin,mau Of him who bore himself erect On his
native heath, was before Ills Honor the Mayor, yes
terlly. for interfering with the police in The dis
.b,ro. of their duty. Allea said he was drinking at
The time and did not know what lac was 1hOut
Tn, Mayor. in reply, remarked that he would I'M
nos. line of ten dollars ON him in order To- remind
HIM how % behave himself hereafter. Allen paid
the line very reluctantly, and LETT the court room
with his head hanging down.
BrRGLARY.-Some time on sunday night SOM
pluDderers clambeNd over the wall bounding the
ward in rear of A. Y Stokes store, on Fifteenth street
and descending by the roof ofthe shed, helped them
s.lvrs L. four kits which, from their shape and size
mo- doubt were regarded by the slippery thieves a.
containing mackeyel but which contained dirty
crease used for aNleS and the Ike, anu worth ABOUT
cents a pound. One KIT was lett 9u tie top OF Tie
vail The thieves without knowing IT, We're doing
a more slick business than they imagined but they
haven't get much TO "grease their lists with after
all
DlscuARGED.-wnliam Appcyarj charged with
picking the pocket Of Mrs. Mary a: Hancock, in
the auction store of Mr.. Gathright, ON saturday,
WAS discharged Yesterday, because Of the fact that
the testimony adduced before the Mayor was luSul-
hcient 10 warrant him in sending him ON iOs further
trial.
charged with having in his possession an overcoat
ALLEGED 10 have been stolen from Edward Kelly, was
also acquitted. BeaSley proved cOuciuSNely, that
he bought the coat from white man for one dollar
and a.halC
CApRAGE.-Almost every steamboat that arrives
in tbs port from Baltimore Philadelphia and Nor
folk. brings large amount og cabbage. This cab
i,,,e ANYBODY could bus from ON board, either 10y
sb SINGLE head or by the quantity. This appears
intererel with the profits Of the wholesale hurNstefs
Who used 10 buy from tlc boats themselves, and
then sell out by retail on the dock 10 citizens.
ThereupOn the Wholesale hu'N>tcr> Aforesaid played
f.. HN.. 10 ....N Ns.aF al
some officer OF officers, 70 90 with them, ami,
through the fundamentally ~ said officers stopped
he sale from the boats a,rcct ~ The c.tAeuN-thty
A. innocent huckster,, a.lh- IL thAt Jht Sleanooit
M paid no license, aud affecting concern Ior l"e
-. frrasurv. when all the Whiir those Duoeeui
~! t,rs themselves aGrc 40 hy.gNc for selling un
~: and as soon as ever the steamboat Mel
~. St. v ned from selling, they themselves began 10
H. , a. vs. business, az large PruatS, 10 the ueir''
r,snt of g. "a ems, aud without paying license. tLd-
vert the DO tie gulled. Will the Chel see I" IL
rur oc.rp,>rs OF THE UNITED STATES HoTEI
.a,1x ~ TKor. qLE.-Mary Horn, Jennie Horn
Mamie Horn and Kate Fletcher, occupants OF The
United states Hotel e'e up on the charge oil Keep
inc a riotous and disc rieriy nous ,.-...
0.Iipd, kovanaugh co 'nmcuted on the dirty con
5i,;o,, nj the room ocrupe,l by Kate Fletcher ON,
of the party accused, aud al tea 'i' She a""H ''
her room crowded with soldiers aLrl "I"e' '@s'
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language. On one occasion, vixen S3iuP" I..
she called me q drunken old b-h -Nuu NNeHyu'
10 be bound 30 keep the peace ''r Soeh d Guar
acter 4 shame, said she. $500,
rhe Mayor here IntepOstd, say 'hs % "r' W ''"
fine herself tn facts.
=. intend 10 do that Mr. Mayor
The AiavOr said D." stand aside. MIdUn, Sh-sl
che did rclu family.
Fletcher, the father OF Kate was thea called uN
AMI stated that no one was aS diSIgrcedble ma I"'
Ia. lsf 4 4
At this junctup. Belinda, raised irrn her seat u
front of HIS Honor, agi >,.I tu Wltuc>-- lou d't
a liar" TIN, was regretted 10y her several hines.
The Nlyor then cs.',,, "a Captain jenkins tD take
her out ot the cuUst r1ou, which hc did quickly
she ryclaIuiug ail the Wmie-'l N,l nave Jus
tice "
The parties were then discharged hy His Honor
SHIELDS AND CLAES. THE MrEpEEEEs, BEFoEI
GENERAL TEREY-FCKruEE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o.
Tl,EPARr OF SuELDs-TuER CONFINEMENT IN TIL
pE> 1rENrIARY-A SPEEDY TRIAL ANTICIPATED
The cold boodeI mUrlcrers, Clark and shields
Leratot re reported by rs, were yesterday mofhmA
taken be- ore General Terry, Department Cominah
der and b, him sent to the state Pcutentary; Whei'
rwo rooms hive been specially hted mp lOr thelr IT,
,r4ution. Shields made further acknowledgements
Yesterday morning, az the police station oei"Ie u
Judrr Advocate {enerIl oi the department III
said thlt he struck t first blow bat that Clark al
forwards iul,ted out =. tine cGrryIll aud spit liz
murdered mans Taylor Leld wide open Sh'eiu
further states that IL not tr intention at mrs
10 murder the maD. hui merely 10 Atye hun ia SucI
"A condition as 20 have time enough l. - axe iLe'
escape with the horse aud conveyance ah- INA
Ozark also assisted in thrDwing Taylor IN the r'a'
Shield, does not admit thst he completed The muir
der. The murder according e Shields sta'enSn,
vas committed about twelve H-.ss this side OF WI
% amshurg. al Oak Church, which eJA1lctS with th'
,,t.ment of Clark who says a. vas dOps Only thTe'
ar f,sr miles this side Oi that place.
After both parties were arrested e was ascslt4lls'
chat they had changed coats m some way, probaO-
al the house where they stopped, near ElchmOnl
fefor. Shies' exit for Petersburg. Shle!ds stii ui
In his possession the hat worn by Taylor. ths hur
dered man. Mae Jordan and boy BY the name o
snail. at whose hOgse these parties stopped, ah'
where Clark was arrested. are still IN custody ah'
will m. held A witnesses % the case IL Is antclpa
ted that they will have an early examination beIon
the Military Commission now n session IN tins c.tF
Great credit Is due the police OF tte city OF eters
burg for their prOmptne>s IN the arms Di she Us
one of the parties charged With this horrible Gnrder
n e had. in fact not been ia thar city more THAI
tive lty minutes before De was ia their custody. ~
Sterh NJ, in whose employment Taylor was AZ W
time OF his murder left this city yesierday DorAihl
at an ear ly hour. IL was his purpose OF 4s wa
l,v,. 4, rtqka valiant salr.h for hi. body.