The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-01
GUILTY or PErIr LARCEyF.
l.. y. Baugh Sentenced to Fifteen Days in
Jaii-The Tobacco Market

PrrrnspunG, VA, Feb. 2s.-lSpeciaLI-The
Hastings Court, Judge D. NJ. Bernard presid-
ing. met this morning at 10 o'clock. when the
case of the Commonwealth against Luther
n Baugh. charged with the larceny
Of sndiy articles Of dry goods rom
VI. NJ. Davis a Co., while IN their
employmcnt a. salesman. WAS called
for trial. The total value of the goods stolen
was about 500 The pilterlngs Of baugh Gov
cred % period of three months. but rs the
goods stolen bv him at any one time did not
amount iu value 10 $50, be could only bee tued
for petit larceny.
III, defeudmt. through his counsel, Mr.
Alexander Hamilton, plead guilty OF petit
larceny. and the case was given 10 the jury
without the examination ofWinesses of afSu-
mcut of counsel Thejury found the prisoner
guilty off petit larceny and fixed his punish
meut an fifteen DAYS m the city laiL ms is
the last case un the criminal docket
The United States internal revenue coHec-
tious from the Second District of Virginia for
the past month were as follows: Tobacco,
So. OGG 2G: cigars and cigarettes go, iN0bl;
brandy. S7j1 snuff, e615O. specials fzlt.iO;
lists, $3.50. Total. Sll9M2.yG Inc colec-
tions for the same month CT last year
amounted To 2 lGO 1883.
The recently elected Elders of the Tabb-
street PRESBYTERIAN church Will be ordained
tomorrow after the usual morning service. -
The App0mattOX river is very mgh ana al
of the low lands on the Chesterfield side OF
the stream are submerged.
The offerings Of tobacco the past week We're
again very large. The tremendous receipts
here the past three weeks has depressed the
market. and compared with prices some
weeks AGO. the market closed yesterday Tor
most kinds very decidedly lower. Inc aver
ace decline is fully = per 100 pounds. some
SORTS show les, decline than that while some
D. q hon Z huf
heaviest onfairtOgOOd brlghilsh lugs ana snort
filler leaf Poor lugs are quoted at Sl.50 10
- Common 81 80 10 $3.50. Short hller.
leaf. S40s $3.50. with sales occasionally at
HIGHER figures: medium 10 falr leu' : ',ooG
$3.50. rood leaf, @l0N 5000; very gOod leai,
el1n7l The highest price PAID Yesterday
f0r shipping leaf ranged from ! 5Oa -l5.ot3.
Fine shipping and fine red or dark Wrappers
If ON the market would bring more. me
otTeriur- ON Yesterday showed an unusual
ouautitr of poor: common and nondescnpt
grades A.
During the past month the clerk Of the
court issued marriage licenses o. nineteen
couples whites II; colored, o. anu aOllIi'1eu
To- record ~ deeds.
Mr.. William b. McIlwainc, the leading
counsel for Carleton II. Marks. received a
telegram .his afternoon from Judge Is, \.
Hancock, who is now holding court M Man
chester. stating that be had granted Wit
of error I'm the case Of Marks. who
was convicted in the County Court of
Grcen,ille. Of the murder of \. NJ. Bane
and sentenced to ten years and eight months
imprisonment IN the penitentiary. \ motion
for new trial viii be argued at an early day
before Judge Hancock. Marks Is now IN the
jail of southampton county.
Major T.. T.. ID. Myers. of Richmond. was IN
the CITY to-day. Major Myers is always awel-
come visitor here.
Nj Robert Gillian went over 20 Richmond
tonight TO attend Mr.. Julius Straus' silver
wedding celebration.