The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-21
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i TuE AFFAIR At THE ONNkhstff.-We
/ L.. received yet another communication on
-. ..hiect of the much regretted occurrence
4 :, the University. Ia the Dispatch Of the 9TH,
,bere was brief statement of the purport OF =
letter from three friends Of young Mostly, COM
planning Of previous statement OF the affair
at the University, and giving version OF the
occurrence, differing somewhat from that com,
planned of. We then expressed the hope that
| the developments at the examination OF Mos
by would bring out The truth. That exam'-
nation resulted in his being sent on for trial by
Me Superior Court; but the testimony has not
seen published.
We now have a communication contradict
| ing that which came from the friends OF Mos
| by. We cannot publish it as it comes tc us
because, in the first place, we have published
| none OF the letters which have been sent to us
on the subject, and in the second, all commu-
nications which appear in the Dispatch must
| be inserted as advertisements, and paid ior.-
But we will do this last communication the
| same Justice we did to the others, and OF this
the writer. we are sure, will not complain.
This last communication is signed "Fair
Play." "Fair Play" positively denies that
the note from Mosby to young Turpin was a
note "respecgfuiiy requesting' an explanation
of remark he had made. Fair Play" says
the word "DEMAND" was used in the note in its
most Objectionable form. The friends of
| young Mosby represented the collision on the
steps, in their note 10 us, as "meeting"-this
"Fair Play does not conceive proper ex.
preston, since, as he contends, Mosby and
| his friends "were waiting for" young Turpin
"at the head of the steps - and as TO their
representations touching the preparation of
young Mosby for bloody assault-"Fair
Play" declares that Mostly himself admitted
shat he did hare has hand on his pistol at the
Play" alluding TO the statement of the friends
| of young Mosby that he would have been dis
charged when first arraigned but that the ma
gisuates did not accurately understand part
of the testimony, says that there was a part
of The testimony which might not have been
understood, yet the committing justices were
| gentlemen, who in point of understanding
| would compare with any in the State.-
| He adds that one of them, upon being CUES.
toned in court upon certain points in the tes-
timony, said, 1--WE did not 60 into full exam
ination of the witnesses, because we were sat
is6ed from the evidence that we ought to CON-
NIT him" (Mosby,) "Fair Play disavows
any intention to ipjure young Mosby, who, he
hopes, may be dealt with very lenientIy by 6
jury Of his countrymen and declares that he
writes simply TO repel the attempt to preju.
dice public opinion against young Turpin.
| So far as we are concerned, we have now
| given both sides hearing, and can take nc
further part in the matter.
SUPPLY OF WATER FOR PETERSBURG
We learn from the Express that Petersburg
| is about 10 take measures TO secure TO her
self an abundant supply of pure water fol
drinking, bathing and cooking, aud for the ex
tinguishment of fires. At the last meeting o
the Council report of MIR. G. o. SANFORD
was read, advising that Livetenant run be re-
sorted to for the purpose of obtaining water
for the city. He states that, with dam TWEEN
ty feet high across this run about mile South
OF Petersburg, reservoir covering an area o
twenty acres, could be formed with a level for
ty feet higher than the general level of Wash
ington street. If the city should ever require
it, by going six miles farther, an abundant sup
ply, MIR. S. says, can be obtained for any mum
ber. of inhabitants. The Council instructed
the Mayor to convene the people in public
meeting to consider the propriety of authoris
ing the Council to borrow, not exceeding
100000, for the purpose of constructing
works to supply the city with water.
1t may appear to be none of our business to
beImeddling in our neighbours affairs; but as we
do feel an interest in her welfare, at the risk
being considered impertinent, we will take the
liberty of suggesting the importance of the
highest possible elevation for the reservoir tina
is TO supply the city with water. A few feet ele
vation may save, some day, thousands of dol
lars worth of property. If the highest eleva
ton cannot be maintained by damming, il
would be much better to resort TO the pumps
Besides, we would ask if the plan is simply &c
dam the stream spoken of, and have the dam
| ny 10 iSoOiSOA1 VI 40 ~ P~Sf
duct the water from this dam to a reservoir
As We, of course, have not seen Dir. Sanford
report, we cannot tell. If the dam across
the stream alone forms the reservoir, there
would be some danger of its filling up some o
these days, and in case of sudden demand
for a very large amount of water, ii might rur
little too low!
RUSSELL JARVIS, who died Sunday in New
York, was twenty years ago connected with
Gen. DUFF GREEN in the publication of the
United States Telegraph, the Jacksonian or
gan in Washington City. Those were re
markable times. The Telegraph was a very
hot party paper, and carried on the party war
fare OF the day with bitterness highly pro
gressve-much ahead ofthe spirit oforganisr