The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11

guilty OF grand larceny, and that for the
said offense he be burnt in the left hand,
which, being done in the presence of the
court. It is further ordered that at .
o'clock in the evening of this day he be
tyed to the end of Cart and led thro
the main Street with a pair of Cows
horns affixed to his forehead, and also
receive on his bare back one hundred
lashes. to be well laid on. which being
done. It is ordered that he be discharged
Of Custody.
"The minutes OF these proceedings
were signed, w. FOUSHEE,
Mayor
Or the same day Jack, a negro slave
belonging to Thomas Wood" was tried
for felony. The records set forth the
presence of the Mayor, recorder and al
dermen, as above. Jack was found guilty
CT grand larceny, and the sentence was
that ''he be burned in the left hand,
which being done in the presence OF the
court, it is further ordered that at
o'clock in the evening Of this day he be
tyed to the end Of a cart and led thro
the main street with a pair of Sleeps
horns affixed to his forehead, and receive
on his hare back one hundred !ashes to
be well laid on
At the session OF the court held four
days later, August 3. 1852, the presence OF
Tacquelin Amber, the fourth alderman Of
the city. recently elected, is noted.
AS TO TAVERNS.
Under date Of September 16, 17S2, the
following interesting court order is en-
tered. William Foushee being Mayor and
Jscquelin Amber. John Beckley and
robert Mitchell sitting as aldermen:
Ordered. That the following rates be
established for regulating the taverns In
this city. and their liberties. to-wit: For
a breakfast or supper, two shillings and
si1pence; for q dinner, three shili1ngs;
for one nights lodging. one shilling; Tor
n servants diet one shilling and three
renee: for quart of wine, two shlllinss:
for a quart of rum punch, made with loaf
sugar, six shillings: for quart Oh rum
tnEdy, made with loaf sugar, three shll-
linas: for a quart of brandy toddy. made
with loaf sugar, two shillings for gill
of rum. one shilling; for gill OF brandy,
seven pence, half penny; for gu OF
whiskey, four pence; for one gallon OF
com or oats ten pence; for pound OF
Kay or fodder, two pence; Tor staolage
or pasturage for one horse per h'she'
/ ne pence"
Signed by VIM. Foushee, Mayor.
Prices appear to have gona down III
the next six months, for under date OF
April q, 17SS. a similar order was entered
naming the following scale or prices:
Breakfast or supper. two shlkings; uln-
ner, two shillings six pence; night
lodging, ono shilling; servants dlet' one
shilling; one quart Madeira VINE, SIX
shi]l!nss: one quart port wine. four shil-
lincs: one quart rum punch. made WITH
leaf sugar, two s}llllings and siNpence; one
quart of rum or brandy toddy, one shll-
las ana sixpencc; gill Of rum or trench
brandy, si2pence; gill or common ofanoy
or wlliskey, roulpence; gallon OF corn
or oats, tenpence; pound OF nay or 100
DER twopence; pasturase per night
h.
SCALE OF PRICES.
v-uder date Of April Fl. 1883. tho follow
Ing order is entered;
THE court. agreeable to the act o.
the Assembly directing them to fix the
prices of certain alternatives. which are
judgments, do establish the same for the
present month as follows:
For ali inspected crop tobadc above
tho mouth of James River on James
and Appomattox Rivers. Hanover town
and at Newcastle. @ rs shillings per cwt.
For all inspected crop tobacco at
Fredericksburg and Falmouth, % ~ sMl-
Ilngs per cwt.
Alexandria. Colchester and Dumfries q
IS shllings per cwt.
For all other tobacco @ 16s. per cwt
e or supertine flour q 15s. per cwt.
"i7or common flour q Us. b.. per cWt.
For merchahtaple 1-Specleo Aeihp w
$40 per ton"
The following court order illustrates
tha condition Of the times and the wide
range of subjects brought to the atten-
ton Of the court:
John Campbell. late Of Fittsburg,
came into court and made oath that he
was possessed Of two military land war
rants, which were granted to him in the
year 1774 in virtue Of the King of Great
Brltain's proclamation of 1853 for two
thousand acres each, one of them issued
IN the name Of the said Campbell and
the other in the name of William Muir
ray, which were taken from him when
captured by the Indians in the year 1779,
and which he has never since recovered,
whereupon it is ordered that the same
be certified to the Register Of the Land
ONCE for new warrants to ISSUE.