Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-15
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

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MONDAY MORNING...-...-..JAN-l5 Is, lSse.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
HusrIxGs-CoURr-This Court met on Saturday,
at the usual hour and without tgansaeting any bust
ness adjourned. to meet again to-day
TSoors LE,vIxo.-The remaining hall Of the
Second Battalion 18th United States Infantry ieft
this city yesterday for Petersburg.
METROPOLITAN HALL-Captain Qlinby re-opeus
the above place of amusement tonight, with
minstrel troupe
EsclrED.-Four prisoners have escaped from Lib
by prison within two nights past Their names are
as follows :-wm. Smith, George Johnson, Harry
Willis aud James Wren.
CHARGED Win FoEGEsY.- Michael Kessner.
company c. Eleventh. United states Infantry. has
been reported at police headquarters the charge Of
forging the name Of Captain Char!e, + Farrand To
an order Adams Express Compony Tor one hun
dred and twenty dOllars IN gold. lie Is a German by
birth.
STEALING CLorHING.-Thomas Berry, colorel,
was arrested Saturday by Captain Bbb, Of the PO-
lice, charged Rwith stealing a valise containing
clothing to the value Of ninety dollars from Frank
Ashe. lie locked up, AMI will have hearing
before the Provost Judge to-ddy.
HAD HIS POCKET PIcKED.--Au elderly Christian
gentleman whose purse strings are never tied when
the worthy poor approach him. had his pocket pick
ed on saturday night while pressing INTO the theatre
with the crowd which attended the Mrs. jackson
benefit concert. lie. fortunately, had not very
large amount with him.
HARD At WoRK.-Tbe police force made about
thirty arrests from saturday morning up TO yeSter-
day evening at 8 o'ciocS Tor various Offences
Some for drunken aud d.>orjcriy conduct, SOME for
stealing aud tFesspassing aud Others for assault and
battery-t,e cOlOred Stat}emeQ m the majority
They will all, doubtless, have hearing before the
proper authorities to-day.
Two NEGROES SrAgGrp.-On Friday night
free fight came Oh at the corner Of Broad and First
streets, at the house Of Mrs Alexander Hamilton
No p Men and women pitched in indscrminately
aud blood was drawn N proiusiOn Two negroes
being stabbed put an Cui % the row. The police
have caught one Of the parties aud in search Of
Others Can this den AMI the vile rOoAery Iu the
old United States Hotel be broken up What say
the Mayor aud Major Claiborne
CHARGED WITH HoEsr STEALING Chastlin
Hampton and John Turner were before the Mayor,
on saturday upon the charge OF stealing two horses,
.he property Of John A. Sa'leu AMI Dr. Turner The
case was postponed until to-day at II O'Clock. At
the request OF MarmlduSe Johnson, Esl, counsel Tor
one OF the parties witnesses were allowed 20 testify
in order % whether Turner OF tht parties
Cused, could not be babel. Turner was baiied ny
the Mayor in the sum Of $1,000, and VIM. Brown be-
came his security
SUPPOSED HoRsE SrEALING--The Lynchburg Re
publican says that three men and two boys, "w1o
claim to belong 20 minstrel troupe which has been
exhibiting in Richmond" hired horses az ElliOuS
stables IA lynchburg, on Thursday morning last
on the preteace Of taking ride OF an hour or 50
around the city. SOme hours afterwards they were
heard Of on tae road 10 New London, were pursued
by Elliott and captured They say they were merely
Going 10 see the election at New London. The meI
were locked up and the boys parOled preparatory 20
hearing before the Mayor.
JoHN SArNBEEs, THE IloRSE SrEALEE, FURNISHED
WirH QUARTERS N TuE PENTENTINEY.- John
Saunders colorei, was before Judge McEntce Satttr
day morning. ON the charge OF stealing a horse FROM
JoSeph Talley Of Hensic0 county, about the g;h OF
the present month. Several witnesses appeared te-
fore the court and testified that the horse stolen
from the premises Of the said Taley; that the prs
Oner WAS seen riding the horse in the direction of
this city and that John was formerly a slave of Mr..
Talev The evidence all through WAS very conciu-
siye against the prisoner. lie was, therefore, not
tempered with mercy. but Justice, and sentenced To
the Virginia Penltent,ary for the term OF two YEAR
RUxAwAY-TuE DRIVER lNJURED.-About
nine o'clock on saturday morning, just bat
talon of the Twelfth Regulars was passing down
Main street cu route for Farmyle, a four-hOrSc
team, attached 10 gOycrnmen. wagon took fright
at the music, Gad ran from the corner OF Main and
Fourth until they reached Gary, when the driver
John llamlin, was thrown ou,, and % was thought
that his leg was broken. The team wa, stopped be-
fore reaching Canal. H1mln was taSrn Co a house
near by. Dr. j. b. Brock was called iu, when Il WAS
.Lscertaiued that although tLcre Was no fracture,
Halnljn had received several ugly cuts upon the leg.
These being promptly sewed zap. AND proper remedies
being administered, he kec7Iie a. comfortable ~
could be- expected under ;aS circumstances We
learn that The symptoms 80 far are favorable 10 his
speedy recovery.
NEsRo MoRMox-TRouuLEs TurCEEN AROUND
HIM-it will be remembered that Alexander Ham
Hton. ancsro, charged with stealing silverware FROM
A. L. Elicit was locked up the other day by Colonel
McEntee. To await an examination of the charge
Now Hamilton. who was cook m Gordous brit
gade. aEd Not "a 1 ut-d STATES sergeant, aS ne
ruims has two wives IA tie city, Ia whom he has
been married and there Is no telling how many
more elsewhere. One resides on Jackson street. aud
the other in that Infamous den winch drgraceS the
corner of First aud Broad street Att latter pla'e,
on Friday evening. q trunk was found, which had
been stolen from Mr.. W. u. lsaacS some time pre-
yioil>ly On saturday, the police made a further
descent upon the same place, anu l"Uuu huuuct
Of valuable articles which had been taken from the
trunk and scattered about the premises among them
were a cloak valued at one handled and fifty dol
lars, aud several fue bOnuets. The diligence dis
ulayed in this case by our police, gives ear
nest OF the future efficiency which We are gratihcd
70 note. 10 = 10 be hoped that Hamilton will get
Justice done him.
TIE CONCERT AT TIE THEATRE Or SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR THE PENEFIT or Mrs. SToNEwALL JACK
soN-THg House CEowDEp.-Never, within our re-
collection. did more elite, or m9rc cultivated
audience assemble within the walls OF auy public
place Of amusement in this city than attended tie
theatre on saturday ght, on the occasion OF the
Concert for the benefit OF the widow OF the Great
.Stouewal jackson. Before the hour advertised the
front Of the building WAS literally besieged, aud
when the doors were opened, for hours a long mass
ii the beauty fashion and iRtril gcn'c OF Richmond
poured into the p1rluettc, dresS-c iyce and family
circle. There was unfortunately, something wrong
with the gas metre OF The theatre, which delayed The
concert, but this yeXatnu was forgotten when the
performers appeared. 70 describe the treat which
The multitude in attendance eDj"yed with anything
ha A., In