Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-20
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

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!. SATURDAY. MORNING.....JAN. 20, 1866.
CITY AND SUBURBAN. |
An APPEAL TO THE BENEVOLENT BY COMMITTEE /
Optic HUN,SE ASSOCIATION OF UNION AND CHURCH .
HILLs RIcHMoS6 VIRGINIt.-rhe ravages OF the /
war the humiliation Of our currency, the burning /
OF a lar,. mart of our city, the arrangement and ma
many So. destruction vi business, the UnprOduc-
tyeneS, n farms for want vi labor or On consequence
OF desolatlpn have combined % produce in oar city .
and the surrounding country, a. we'll a m many .
other I,tr-, OF the SOUTH amount OF deSttutiOh'
sniern, and heplessness never before known m our
country.
Our association has been organized 10 cooperate
with the hmOnd Relief society, in allcyating tne
SUFFERING which prevails around AMI amongst US
The eastern part Of the city which forms with NJ
extensive suhurbs oUri.ld of operations h occupied
generally hy the poorer class OF our lsup'- tli' ~
relieve the suilrrine- 'f tie poor o THIS portion OF
our pOpulal On thai We make this appeal 10 our /
churches. our cit.ZclS and all. both al home anu I
abroad who have the ability &" give. uur minds /
are oppressed with &c 1u:thrn ui Woe, winch, Win
our utmost eNertio IS, We cannot remove. Many /
once ga prosperous c'rcum>taure>, and not L." 1
foruf.rlv adiueut, have Tile aud death strug-
glr o. prOcur. food anu rancut. W thout money VI /
bnSnc,,, they have nothing 10 give. our church
collections ar l'ily very small because Tue
ruin i General. Many once liberal contributors
now need aid Themselves The plants ~ widows
and orphans. ui aged parents vino have lost '"''t
sons %. the ,.cS the old ami the decUpld, o many
who's. occupation rs gone appeal 20 onr hearts "A'
We the means. gladly wUuld So relieve Their wants .
for We know who 10 who hath Sid, o. % Is ui'ir \
blessed 10 ave than To receive. Bat the amount "t /
want far triu,ccnds ability 90 Afford relici.- /
Therefore. reluctant "a, Ne are io look abroad l"t
help Ne cannot Dee silent "A, We plead not Tor our
selves hut tor the poor sufferers around Us, VII" can
not help themselves and whom we cannot help
Our chef hope for them Is in the Christian love anu
ind, .Ff "A h1 have been IMPOVERISHED
as we have been. There many tO whom We may
appropriately -ay, freely Ne have received Hee'N
give" cur blessed saviour has made the suHeI'H-
Door his representatives, saying " lhd-Iiu'u - ~
have dome II unto one OF the least OF the~t, my
brethren. We have done L unto M. les what We
do for them for his sake, a. accounts a. uohe 70 h
And we ar, eNLOrted never turn thy lace from any
poor man. and then the face OF the Lord shall not
beturn..I away from thee" lie that hath pity upon
IN. moor l.ndrth unto the Lord and look, what he
laycth out 10 shall be paid him again. IL has been
well said in this loan God Is your security Ieud'
then 10 Him, by giving 10 tine poor.
Rev 4 e.. Dickinson aud Rev. j. T.. Edward
who have been requested 10 go forth for the cOilec
ton OF funds and proviS are cordially com
mendcd TO all the benevolent IA the places they may
visit Donation, oil money or supplies may Dc sent \
10 our Treasurer Mr.. 4. Y. stokes, Richmond bGt
contributions forwarded through any OF the Sguei~
OF this appeal will be- thankfully received anu ladh
'u''' 'PP'''' WILLIAM NORWOOD
Episcopal Minister.
JOSEPH A. PROCTOR
.- Methodist Minister
A. f. DICKINSON,
Baptist Minister.
J.E EDWARDS,
Methodist Minister
T. B. PRICE,
NILES TURPIN, President.
JAMES f. RlDDICK,
Vice President
RO. T. RICHARDSON,
AY. STOKES, Treasurer.
o,5.- D.,ert,ry.-G,orse W Allen, Sas L.
Jobn.on ". II. Williams, John Knox, NJ. d., Will /
liam COulhng.
MAYORS CouRr-HIs HoNoE D. J. SArNDEEs
PgrsIpr>G.-Before the usual hour for meeting the
Courtroom was, as usual, crowded with spectators
The first case beior, the Court was that Of
James Watson. charged with detrauding Thomas |
G.. Epp, out Of twenty dollars at his place OIL DUST
Ness. ,..,
a man hy the name OF Arnold came % my shop aud |
ordered = WAGON. When finished, he paid me MY |
dollars Watson came ia company wl9 Arnolu'-
There WAS twenty dollars remaining % ne li'N lu'.
Watson promised % pay me the twenty dollars au
said that he was employed al the Examiner ONCE
and could not draw his money until saturday morn
ing. lie did not pay me and went To MI leg
nault and got out q warrant and had nun arrested,
- Heath stated that Watson was employed
prlhal}y about two weeks ~ the Examiner once as
a sub. 80
- Graham stated that he had loaned Watson
money a. settle with Arnold Aiter when ms non
or lid that he would have % send hum on before th
next term of the Hastings Cont on the charge "'
4 receiving goods under false pTctcucrS
I James A. Berry and Walker =. Er'ii'son Wetr uPo"
the charge of lighting ia the street. I'H'D"'n
Frobl SAID he SAW the parties hghlug on hI"aA
street he arrested both and took them 10 the
stttnn- hou,,. Capt Kelly stated Che good rhiI1c-
Ter of Byau-Om. George Ddbncy ouieu t>., cOui-
sci for Bran>Dm here atemprdto state ho" Tue G''-
frulty originated, but his honor deciding that THAT
WAS not evidence, Mr.. Wooteu took his seat The
Mayor tucu bound them over m the sum oil s'oO ''
Keep the peace. IL.
Tertiary cGugi,ts, u on the charge "i sitalhs
two watchc, the property OF j. Vincent valued "t
si75 ON TUESDAY last Nmccnts testimony hellS
not sufficient % satisfy his Honor oi their gut he
tb-rrupon discharged them.
Peter Rush alias j. Il. Vaughan charged win
be nag. % suspicious character was in default OF 81
cuf Ity. sent Co jail.
W., lr Name. 4 youth Of thirteen or fourteen, was
cL,re I'd with stealing pair of skates from Howard
Iryin9 another youth ot abUut twelve. His Honor
-..,,rn GO Nlle with a rrprmAnd, and caused The
skates To- Dc delivered o. Irving.
TurNrLr GAsE--ANorHEE Party ~ TEoUELE-
NJ. Lucy Ann West. who WAS hailed for her
oppearincc YESTERDAY lc.orr ia" Mayor, on the
,I,ro, or HAVING. i. l,r possession a mule knowing
,tr .,tl to have le,b -tlrn maGr her appearance,
when the follow1C testimony VA, taken M The
-
C. D. Martin sst6ei thlt the mgle in question was
taken from the New Market ca thc id "i "rJ'nrr
last U, did not .t the mule again Until last sat
urIly morning. when be i"Uaj 10 at the Ne" AaI-
ket 10 pu>s,~>luu OF Nr-. West
James r. Cosby testified that he Knew the maze ''
IL, the property OF Martin
- West tc,ti,,-Thr mule belongs I" me.
loaned IL 10 Ms. West. got u nom man oy Tue
name of Jones. / traded with h.m for IT.
After the above evidence. Mr~. West was dismissed
Z frOn the charges preferred against her
Robert Jones was then called up, ou the ch1rge "l
stealing mule belonging To ID. :. Martin, On or
about the third OF October. The same evidence wa,
tb-n gwen los Martin, West, Cosby and several
,tharS ~ ju the case against Mr.. West Tie Ioi-
I0wiug additional testimony was taken;
Thomas L. bones said saw the accused at Mr.
Vests making trade for mule this was some
time in October !aSt.
lie then testified a. ~ the high character Oh Tue
accused.
- Brown confirmed IL. tz>iimouy of Mr.. JOne'.
=! Thompson said that he us stopping at the
hans, Of tie accused when he bOugpt lhe mule. \
man L ~ the name Of WOOdSOn sold h,r 30 b.m l"r
s45 anG for which hc gave the accused Lh - saL'
which al, produced IN Court, and ncogOzeai ~
IN. witness A. the same.
The Wlyor stated that he was sorry that tie ea-e
had com, uB before him. Happening 10 KNOW
something Of thv transaction. II would have been
Lost for Others 20 have tried the case. Under The
circumstances however. he would hal the party lh
.ts sum off S5ug Though hyt haiable ease for his
lIT L,f,re the uexi t-m Of the Hu,tugs
Cont. -, .
Tlomas l.. Jones became b lis O,alsman in that
sam.
A. j. frame was counsel for Jones
4 GAaSorER THwAErED.-Night before lisa Mr.
Eilaire Delas noticed at billiard saloon, at which
Ne was playing game with a friend a large-sized
and SUSPICIOUS lOokins stranger who seemed To be
+tking observations Air.. leaving the saloon nc
,ro,eeled heuae. gong by VA OF Governor street
an reaching Judge Crumps, hoss-2r he was CON
S,ntcJ Inv rbs aid stranger who sgvVDtly asked
rim If he ever ats crackers with mustard N then'
Dsarue replied, yes. and with pepper, too ,Le
s,me time putting his hand in his breast, Nhles
movement Was quickly is99ied by me Stranger