Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-17


there was stolen from the farm of Jacob Cohen,
seven miles from Richmond, adjoining the farm
of Ben. Green, by a negro man named Ned, a
bay horse. He also broke into his store room,
and stole about forty pounds Of sugar, forty
pounds Of -four and seventy pounds Of bacon.
Nothing has been heard OF him since. Are
ward has been offered for his apprehension.
NATIONAL EXPRESS AND TRANsPORTATIONCO Con-
PANY.-It is currently reported, that the head
quarters Of this company are being removed
20 Baltimore the reason assigned therefor
being the facilities from that point for
transportation Of freight North and West
General Johnston and Mr.. Fieklin are said to
be in Baltimore now. General ?. i. Moore
has, it is said, resigned the SecretaryshiP OF
The Company.
BEFoRE THE CIRCUIT CoURT.-At the last
term of the HenricO County Court, extra pay
was awarded the Commonwealth Attorney,
]. B. Young; Sheriff P. H. Huffman, and
Constable j. W. Cole. Twenty-tour citizens
of the Yellow Tavern district peutioned Judge
Meredith for a writ of supersedeas, which was
argued yesterday by MesSrs. Cannon and
Courtney for the petitioners, and MessrS. Nance
and Williams for the defendants. After hear
ing the argument, the Judge reserved his deci-
sion until to-day.
The RICHMOND GoLD.-The latest in regard
tol the gold of the Richmond banks is the
following from the Washington Chronicle of the
10th:
Is The specie claimed by the Richmond banks
re- mains in the vaults Of the treasury depart
ment, and will not be surrendered until further
proof is forthcoming. Important testimony has
been elected which will doubtless interfere
with the claims as set forth by the banks, which
are now making extraordinary eXertions to Sc
cure what they deem their property"
Turned UP AaAN.-There was in Rich
n,o nd an adventurer, before and during the
frs, Of the war, named Estyan, who, after hum
bro0in a good many credulous citizens, de-
naStsd' !, NorthwaTd, and represented himself as
n ConCsd, rate Colonel, which he never was.
The same 'odigidual, we presume, has again
tnrned nm = Washington, where he assumes
the titIe IF 60 usdeRtial Agent Of the Emperor
MaximiliaD. ! his fact having come to the
knowledge of |. Ouis de Arroyo, the Agent OF
the Mexican En- 0erors ne PhonSheS caru
denying that EStvan hoiaS any OllGlAl cohnec-
tion with either the umpire or the Emperor.
EXCURSION TOEACoUI4 CREEK Io-DAY'-The
President Of the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Company, Mr. r "
Daniel. Jr., has extended an invitation to the
press of Petersburg, Fredericksburg ana TINS
city and others, TO make an excursion tO-uay
to Acquia Creek to witness the trlaI Trip VI
the new engine, fredericksburg" Inc eN-
cursiOn train will leave the depot at O'Clock,
ha the mail
train, and, returning, will reach TINS city al
$50 D. m. Every arrangement has been made
10 make il a most agreeable and delightful ex-
cursion. We will be ON hand and chronicle
such incidents as We deem OF sufficient inter-
est to be put in type.
The CITY COUNcm.-At no period within the
history of this city has it been so important as
now that we should have an industrious, honest
and intelligent City Council, and especially as
the amended charter has enlarged the powers of
that body.
We have heard it rumored on the street that
our worthy fellOw-citizen, A. Y. Stokes, ESQ,
had intended TO decline becoming candidate
at the forthcoming election, but we know that
many gentlemen interested in having good
representative have approached him on the
subject, and We believe that he is disposed to
Weld TO the solicitations Of those who desire to
have an honorable man represent them. I'M
der these circumstances, we say that we believe
Mr.. Stokes, if elected will serve.
THE MAYoR's COuRT-A SOLITARY OFFEND
ER.-The Mayors court. opened yesterday at
the usual hour, and, in the absence Of Mayor
Saunders, who is paying a flying visit to the
country, Recorder Chandler presided. The
only case called was that OF Mrs. Margaret Em-
merson, charged with being drunk and dlsOr-
derby. She frankly stated that she was CON-
D, Nlled to drink TO keep down the low spirits
wit, y which she is continually affected. Some
bod,. soto uOce, said, % Why don't she take as
soS:st;. "a pills 9-they will cure her" The Re-
corder n consideration of the fact that, when
sober. She is very good woman, discharged
her. with IN admonitlOn. 1t is 10 be hoped
that She wi. offend no more.
TIE D1scox .yISUANcE OF JUDGE McENTEE's
CoURr-The fat that Judge MeEntee's court
is to be discontin, led, furnishes us an occasion
n nav 4 tribute to a faithful officer and a
rigbteous iudge. Coming to Richmond a
stranger and belonging % the Federal army
il was but natural that our people should look
upon him with distrust, but this, by degrees,
gave way as they saw that in his decisions ne
looked not to the antecedentS OF the parties
brought before him, but only to the guilt or IN
nocence of the accused, aud 10 the measure OF
punishment, in case Of a conviction, pre-
scribed BY the Code Of Virginia. We say,
without fear OF contradiction, that there Is not
a man, woman OF child in our midst, capable OF
formi,, an opinion, who is cOnverSaut with his
;nSicis1 decisions since the Inauguration of the
Provost Court, who will not wish him health,
happiness and prosperity wherever he goes.
THE sycoS9 READING Or MR. BASGs.-On
Thursday night a representative audience oi
the beauty, fashion and intelligence OF Rieh-
mond greeted Mr.. Bangs at the Exchange
Concert Room. The audience was not our!
satisfied but delighted at his chaste ana nm,
shed rendition of some Of tue sweetest and
most attractive poetic gems Of the language
If it be treason for him to read Thompson
impressive description Of a NirginiaR marion
reading the burial service over the brave m
ginian boy, Latane, when a clergyman could
not be procured, then he is a traitor, for he
read il with a pathOs that made the StOutest
heart in his audience feel regret that one
50 young, so brave and so generous had
thus suddenly fallen. We are grained
to see that the National LniegigAeeT defends
i'm against the unjust aSpersions OF Forney
O. 'roAiele.
Mo portion OF Mr.. Bangs reading was so en-
thus. 'aStieally received b. the audience is Tue
Doem entitled The Dead Duck"
AsCL.SAR AS MUD.-ThOse who read, IN our
issue of ycster,tay, the report of Mr.. Ambrose
1. White, on thu subject Of gas, will not be
much wiser than they were before that re-
markable paper was given to the public. Mr..
White is regarded as an expert in all that per-
tains 10 this business. he was especially sent
for by the City Council, aGd came all the way
from New York for the e&Vress purpose OF ex-
aiming into our Gas Works and Of reporting
upon their condition. He is DO doubt literally
paid for his services. The Council BAD a rigntl
therefore, to expect clear, ful spe complete !. ]!