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The Daily Dispatch: September 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], Continued. (search)
Continued. --The trial of John O. Austin, for buying a lot of soap in the Second Market to sell again, contrary to law, was continued.
The Daily Dispatch: September 18, 1863., [Electronic resource], Two hundred and fifty dollars reward. (search)
To be Looked into. --Several cases of violation of market ordinances having been brought before the Mayor of late, a doubt has arisen in his mind as to what article shall properly be sold in these marts. Everything, from a cambric needle to an Irish potato has been for some time offered for sale there, where, in the opinion of His Honor, nothing not appertaining exclusively to the vegetable kingdom should be admitted. A case of this kind occurred Tuesday of John O. Austin, for buying in the market soap to sell again. Not considering this an article of diet, the Mayor deferred his decision till he could confer with the Committee on the Markets, and ascertain their views with regard to the propriety of selling such an article in the markets.
The Daily Dispatch: November 12, 1863., [Electronic resource], Bad eggs. (search)
Bad eggs. --John O. Austin, formerly a dealer in the Second Market, purchased a keg of eggs yesterday, which he said were for his own use. The Mayor, however thought Mr. A. was mistaken about the matter, and ordered them to be confiscated.
The Daily Dispatch: December 1, 1863., [Electronic resource], Affairs on the Rapidan — no battle yet. (search)
land sold them in Henry, Pendleton, and Wythe squares, in accordance with the action of the Council in March 20th, 1854, and that the President of the Council execute a deed for the same to the said road. A petition was presented from Mr. John O. Austin, grocer, near the Second Market, asking the remission of a fine of $20, imposed upon him by the Mayor for buying a lot of butter to sell again, contrary to law; also, asking compensation for butter confiscated at the same time. Austin was Austin was represented by J. H. Glimer, Esq., as counsel, who argued at length in favor of the prayer of the petitioner. He took the ground that the construction given the market ordinance by the Mayor was erroneous, and could not believe that it was the intention of the Council to interdict grocers in the neighborhood of the market from buying and selling in their stores butter, eggs, &c., during market hours, while merchants in a more remote part of the city were permitted to do so. Several members
The Daily Dispatch: June 6, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
g, the back basement door to the residence of Juan Pizzini, on Grace, between Foushee and Adams streets, was forced open, and several thousand dollars' worth of strawberries, sugar, flour, bacon, &c, were put in the yard, preparatory to carrying off. In this case the robbers were four negro men, and having cleaned out Mr. Pizzini's repository for provisions, &c., they were just about transferring them to a wheelbarrow outside, when they were discovered by a next door neighbor, who fired upon and frightened them off. In their flight three of them left their shoes behind. Major Carrington's hennery, on 4th, between Clay and Leigh streets, was entered, and eighteen or twenty chickens were stolen therefrom. Unsuccessful attempts were made between the hours of one and three o'clock, to break into the grocery stores of John O. Austin and Martin Spicer, on 6th and Market streets. Each time the thieves were discovered and pursued by officers Seal and Jenkins, who were on the alert.
The Daily Dispatch: February 25, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
Recovery of stolen Goods. --On Tuesday night last, Constable E. W. Robinson, of Henrico, found secreted in the kitchen of Mrs. Judith Smith, on Union Hill, upwards of eight thousand dollars' worth of pork, which had been stolen the night before from Mrs. Amanda S. Nunnally. Upon the premises were the following negroes, who were arrested and taken before Justice Nettles, and subsequently committed to the county jail for further examination: Emily, slave of Judith Smith; Albert, the property of Alexander Carr; Bill, slave of Miles E. Eggleston, and Andrew, slave of John O. Austin.
The Daily Dispatch: February 28, 1865., [Electronic resource], Proclamation by the President, appointing a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, with thanksgiving. (search)
Hustings Court. --In Judge Lyons's Court, yesterday, the only cases disposed of were those involving discharge from militia service under writs of habeas corpus. John O. Austin, Edward Cunningham and Samuel Pearce, laying claim to exemption from militia service on the ground of being over fifty years of age, were each discharged, they having, in the opinion of the Judge, established the fact of being beyond the age prescribed by law. The Court adjourned till 10 o'clock this morning.
The Daily Dispatch: March 24, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
Robbery. --On Wednesday night, the cellar under the store of John O. Austin, on Sixth street, near the New Market, was broken into and robbed of a large lot of bacon, lard, fish, etc., owned by a free negro huckster, occupying a stall near by. The burglars made a clean sweep of everything which was worth carrying off.