The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-17

Raiiscay Connection scsth North Carolina -Th1
Board Of Trade held meeting last Saturday
evening. at the banking. house Of Messrss
Isaacs Taylor, for the purpose Of receiving
the report OF the delegates who attended thl
| recent neetiag OF the Dan River Coalfeld
kailroad Company, at Wentworth, N. Q. Mr.
LEWIS WEBB WAS called TO the chair.
Mr. Jos. r. Anderson, chairman Of the dele
CATION, made q verbal statement of the pro
ceedIngs Of the meeting at Wentworth. Her
cited many interesting facts, and presented II
TIE Board tho assurances Of the people oi
North Carolina that they intend to bnild the
| road themselves, asking only that we meet
them at the Virginia State line.
Mr. Clark, civil engineer, who is familiar
with the country through which the line OF
the proposed road passes, gave statement OF
| his views, derived from personal observation
He spoke of its great fertility, its beds Of an
thraclte, ,blfuIninous, and semi -bituminous coal
| its marble, and ether mineral treasures The
scheme was considered the most advantageous
| that could be proposed.
Capt. p. 7. Moore offered the following res
olutions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That the report of the COMMITTEES
appointed by this Board to attend the meeting
Of the friends Of the Dan River Coaiiields Rail.
road Company, at Wentworth, N. G., be APP
proved.
preston of our great interest in the proposed
improvement. and in fur therance of the views
OF the parties intereste we appoint delega-
ton of twenty-five to attend the adjourned
H.
N. y, on the 5th of November next.
Ine following resolution, offered by Mr..
Anderson, was also adopted:
Resolved, That a.committee Of five be ap-
pointed by the President, to petition the next
Legislature Of Virginia to authorize the con-
nection of the Richmond and Danville Rail.
road with the Dan River Coalfields Railroad
At the North Carolina line.
Ihe names of the delegates Of the committee
will be hereafter annouced.
Heary Ro5be,y.--A most daring robbery was
perpetrated on Mr.. NJ. G.. Whitman on Fri.
DAY evening last, the facts connected with
which were brought to the attention of the
police last Saturday morning. Mr.. Whitman's
residence, ON 18th street, was burgiariously en-
tered, in the absence of himself and family,
small box forced open, and five gold watches,
i've gold chains, and one cigar case. the whole
xaiued at $500, were stolen and carried away.
Soon after the facts of the robbery were made
known, a young lady described the appearance
OF young man she had seen to 90 into
the premises, and Mr.. Whitman recognizing
the person described as that of james p HEN
ry, procured a warrant fer his arrest On Sat.
uruay morning last officer Seal captured and
Gagged Henry, and he is now in custody await
ing an examination. The officer also searched
Inc premises occupied by Henry, in Rockets
OLD held, but failed to find any of the stolen
articles.
Henry, 1T seems, was on in ntimate terms with
Mr. whitman, and as he was preparing to
leave for Baltimore on Friday evening Invited
MRS. hitman to Rockets TO see his wife be-
lore she started. In Mrs. VS. absence the
robbery was committed, and Mr.. W.'s impress
SION is, that the invitation was extended and
It's acceptance urged 10 make the way elea. for
the robbery. When Henry got TO Rockets the
poat had been gone about twenty min tes and
he was therefore disappointed ia his trip. The
accused will probably be examined this morn
ing.