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

m 80 rnuid. think the horses would bring about
s.yeuty.fve dOllArs apiece on hme' ANA piO'iiei'
in-law TO Turner a.. ,,u...i
for Tprnar came into court and asked his Honor 10
ostDone the decision in the case until one day next
veek In order that witnesses from New jersey could
h. GOTTEN here as their evidence would throw im-
Dortant light on the subject one way or the other.
Colonel Oud. also counsel FOR Turner, asked, m
v.ev, of the peculiar circumstances surrounding the
,a.r. that It b. continued until Tuesday next.
His Honor thepupOn remarked, IL Turner would
come before the court and swear that the witnesses
alluded b were important, he would continue the
case until Tuesday next at eleven o'clock ms
being done, the case was 50 ordered, anu turner
bail renewed in the SUN Of one thousand doilarS'
d. PEBBLES became his security. Hampton MAS re-
manded to jail in default Of security.
Tur CoSsrIrUrIoNlLirY OF THE ORDINANCE
AgA1xsr KEEprNG BAR-RoONs OPEN AFTER 10
O'CLOCK AT NloHr.-Marmaduk johnson, ESP
ar.,pel N length Yesterday, before his Honor the
Nsvr a,f,inst the cOnStitutOnahty of an ordinance
~ d. ,n1nrl 10 prohibit parties from selling ardent
spirts after stated hour. lie quoted from the QUO
al VIRGINIA. and cited numerous other legal a"'"'l-
.t; 4, show it, uncOnstitutiOnalty. Tie asu-
,,,,t w,,s able and was listened % with profound
attention. Col. August made q similar argument
IL will aforementioned, ON "Wednesday il't De'o'e .u'
s,m. court At the conclusion OF Mr.. Johnson re-
marks the further consideration oil tue suuJ''' was
postponed until to-day at l2o'cl"'A
T,,v Ir,lt,y OPERA To.NlGur.-We hardly sup
poe it S necessary to call further attention to the
f,.t that Ne.srs Grau Brckcu will inausurate the
,..,,,,nip, Tonight. Of the New Richmond Theatre,
,f ytbIh they are the rSeeS, by giving ~ citizens
/ ana opportunity OF enjoying The music OF real
Italian opera combination concert company hut
.l n viii not b. amiSS 10 again remind them OF the
fact and urge their attendance The opening pro-
misc, from present indications. ~ be grand affair.
AZ tru.t il will be Is successful il merits and
that we are sure is all the management desire.
Mas. K1RBY's CASE CoSrINUEp.-Mr Cannon
concluded his remarks yesterday morning in the
raSe of Mrs. Kirby and was followed by Judge
Crump who delivered an argument Of marked
ability When he concluded, the court ADJOURNED
until this morning NJ eleven o'clock when Mt.
SturlivInt will appear for the prosecution
wHlsEEY, SC, SroLES.-Mr. Daniel Wrenn, near
the corner of Seventeenth and Grace streets on
Thursday night. was robbed Of iive-gallon demi-
John Of Bourbon quantity OF cigars and all the
money IN his drawer the proceeds Of the nights
sales The thieves have far escaped the vigilance
OF the police.
FLoUR-There is outrageous cheating done in the
repacking of -four aud even where it is not epacked
il does not come up in many instances to the proper
weight People buying flour ought invariably have
! it weighed.
RrrIEF.-Some benevolent persons sent on Thurs
day. 100 loayes Of bread aud two barrels Of flour to
/ the Church and Union Hills Relief Association
There is indeed much suffering there. Read the eo-
/ quent appeal in this days paper.
/ PEovosr CoURr-Colonel McEntee the Provost
/ Judge had quite dull session Of his court yester
day. Several trivial cases were disposed OF, which
resulted in the parties landing in Castle Thunder for
short periods.
| For STEALING BED CLorHNG.-John, alias Ster-
/ ling Brown, and Mary Jones, both cOlored, were
arrested yesterday by detective Jackson on the
\ charge Of stealing bed clothing.
DR.. BAGBY's LEcrTEE-Iickets Of admission to
Dr. Bagbys lecture be obtained at the counting
room OF This Office. The lecture will be delivered
/ Monday night, at the Medical College.