Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-14

The EYEs-PrOfeSSor bernharut, whose Iooii4s
at the Ballard House are crowded by persons
seeking his services as an optician, is winning
the highest commentators. In addition to
other testimonials from leading members oil TIE
Faculty IN this city, he has received the iol-
lowing from Dr.. Tucker:
RICHMOND, March y, 1866.
al have examined many Of the glasses
manufactured bv Professor VI. Bernhardt, and
regard them most perfect in construction, and
permitting clear and well defined view of OBJ
iects. and this Is effected without any strain to
The eve The glasses are we'll fitted in neatly
made frames. The great care taken in every
case 10 adjust 10 each eye its appropriate glass,
merits the highest praise. / am now wearing
mir of his Cataract Lenses, and am highly
pleased with them.
"DAvID II. TUcRER, ". D.,
.. Professor Practice of Medicine, Medical Col
lege of Virginia.
An INCoREIGIBLE YoUNG TmEF.-Wm. Neck
ius colored boy y years OF age, was brought
before Judge McEntec yesterday for the seven
teeuth time, on the charge OF stealing. Billy is
charged tins time with stealing halt pound OF
raisinS, the property of A. Ruberts. lie says
that he is being all the time " rested and has
never vet " tO0ksG' anSthing. To rid himself
of trouble for some time to come, Judge NcEn-
tee sentenced him 10 the Libby Tor sixty
days.
EmGEATING FROM NORTH CAROLINA To IN
DIANA.-Three hundred men, women and chill
dreu, from the counties of Guiltord, Chatham
and Randolph, North Carolina, reached this
city yesterday en- route for Indiana, whore they
intend to settle permanently. They were well
clad in homeSpuu, and Ola respectable bearing,
aud will make good citizens wherever they 60.
They LETT by the Fredericksburg train.
Tur WAY ro MAZE MoNEY.-One single Pc
tersburg merchant has one hundred new adj
refreshments in the Express OF Saturday. That
man knows what the true secret of success in
business is, and is bound 10 get rich. There Is
nothing like printers lux to help a man along
in the world, and those business men only who
use it literally, succeed in amaSsing fortunes.
THE RICHMOND GoLD.-The reported return
OF the gold belonging TO the banks of this city
was altogether premature, as it still remains in
the treasury vaults at Washington. Its return
at all is an undecided question, because the
Frccdmen'S Bureau is pressing its claims for
il as abandoned property. The amount thus
retained amounts TO SlOO,OOO.
A CoNrNDRUM.-Win Adams Express Com
pany tell us, pro bono puJi'co, why it IS that
fra barrel or whiSkey from Charlottesville TO
Richmond they charge three dollars, and for
barrel OF molaSseS from Baltimore TO Richmond,
but eighty cents Do they belong to the tenn
peranCc society and desire to stop our gros, aud
reconvert us 10 the use Of adams ale:
An OBsrREpERous NEGRo.-Milton Brown
(colored) was arrested yesterday by Captain
Eppcs, in the upper ward station, on the charge
of being drunk and fighting in the street, and
also threatening the life OF VIM. CrenShaw,
colored. He was sent to the'lowcr station and
locked up.
Is TRorBLE.-Jcdersou Euroughty, citizen,
a resident of Rockets old field, was arrested
yesterday by the police, ON the charge of
taking, by misrepresentation, a quantity OF old
iron from William Bell and John Henry, col
ored. He will probably be brought before
Judge McEntee to-day.
VIOLATED THE LAw.-The Virginia Towing
Company was compelled to discontinue opera
tons yesterday, by the Custom House Officers,
because their tugs did not have proper papers.
We presume that they will be permitted to re-
sumo in a few days.
AuUSENENTS.-We are to have the Grand
Opera on the 2Sth, the Circus on the goth, and
the Theatre, under the management Of Mr..
DuGield, will open on the 9th Of April with a
full dramatic company.